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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE 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| 09DHAKA61 | DHAKA ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL [...] (U) Please find the following crime/safety information for Bangladesh: I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: In 2008 police reported an increase in violent crimes involving the local population over 2007 levels. Crimes of opportunity remained prevalent against Western targets, particu [...] | 2009-01-15 07:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER |
| 09DHAKA611 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIR CHIEF'S CONFERENCE from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Air Chief's Conference to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii and Washington DC; which will begin on or about October 25-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 16 2009. P [...] | 2009-06-16 07:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA612 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NINETEENTH INTERNATIONAL SEA POWER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the 19TH ISS Symposium to be held in Newport, Rhode Island; which will begin on or about 6 - 9 October 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-06-16 07:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA613 | PRIME MINISTER STRONGLY SUPPORTS USG-ORGANIZED [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the new Bangladesh army chief enthusiastically endorsed an upcoming workshop organized by a U.S. Government think tank to improve civil-military relations in Bangladesh. They voiced their support during separate meetings with Lt. Gen. (retired) Ed Smith, di [...] | 2009-06-17 02:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BG |
| 09DHAKA614 | PRIME MINISTER PRAISES PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told visiting SCA A/S Blake she was very pleased with President Obama's Cairo address, in particular his reference to Bangladesh, and expressed the hope that the President and Secretary Clinton would visit Dhaka. The Prime Minister outlined her plans to comba [...] | 2009-06-17 04:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ETRD BG |
| 09DHAKA615 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE PUSHES HOME MINISTER FOR [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Robert O. Blake told the Bangladesh Home Affairs Minister counterterrorism cooperation could expand greatly if Bangladesh's security forces became more accountable and transparent. The minister, Advocate Shahara Khatun, responded that the Gov [...] | 2009-06-17 05:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA617 | A/S BLAKE OUTLINES NEW AREAS OF COOPERATION FOR [...] (C) Bangladesh's top two foreign affairs officials welcomed prospects for collaboration with the United States in areas like climate change, food security and building stronger U.S. relations with the Muslim world. South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake and the Amba [...] | 2009-06-17 11:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAGR PHUM KPAO SOCI BG |
| 09DHAKA618 | BNP,S ZIA REHASHES OLD COMPLAINTS AGAINST AWAMI [...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Begum Khaleda Zia told SCA A/S Blake on June 13 that the Awami League (AL) government continued to prevent the BNP from playing a constructive role in parliament. Zia, leader of the opposition, blamed the Caretaker Government for "destroying the [...] | 2009-06-18 07:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM BG |
| 09DHAKA619 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the MPAT Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP) Workshop - Thailand, which will begin on August 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 18, 2009. Post requ [...] | 2009-06-18 07:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA620 | DHAKA UNDECIDED ON SUPPORT FOR IRENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-21 09:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG EINV ENRG SENV KGHG |
| 09DHAKA622 | LEAHY VETTING FOR RED FLAG-ALASKA (RF-A) IN USA, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) Executive Observer Program (EOP)-2009, which will begin on July 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 22, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...] | 2009-06-22 08:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA623 | MINISTER SAYS NO WITCH HUNT AGAINST FORMER [...] (C) Local Government and Rural Development Minister Syed Ashraful Islam assured Ambassador Moriarty the Prime Minister did not support calls to prosecute the former army chief and former Caretaker Government officials. Ashraf also said trials of people suspected of war crimes in the 1971 war of [...] | 2009-06-22 09:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM ECON ETRD PINR BG |
| 09DHAKA627 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM (ICT) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Counter Terrorism (ICT) Fellows Program in USA, which will begin on July 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...] | 2009-06-23 09:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA631 | H1N1 FLU ARRIVES IN BANGLADESH VIA PARTICIPANTS IN [...] (C) Bangladesh has recorded its first cases of H1N1 influenza. A 19-year-old male tested positive for H1N1 June 19 after returning to Bangladesh from a year of high-school study in the United States as part of a USG-sponsored exchange program. Five more students from the same program have si [...] | 2009-06-25 08:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU CASC AMED ECON EAGR PREL KPAO TBIO AMGT |
| 09DHAKA637 | NO EASY WAY OUT: THE QUANDARY OF THE UNREGISTERED [...] (C) As more unregistered Rohingya originally from Burma continue to settle outside one of the two official refugee camps in southeast Bangladesh, their situation becomes increasingly tenuous. Malnutrition rates among this population of 15,000 to 25,000 unregistered refugees remain high, as [...] | 2009-06-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM |
| 09DHAKA64 | PROPOSAL FOR NADR-FUNDED SOUTH ASIA SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (U) The following is a proposal for a regional counterterrorism program to be funded with two-year FY'09 foreign assistance funding per Reftel: 2. (U) Project Title: South Asia Security Dialogue 3. (U) Implementing Agency: Local think tank 4. (SBU) Program Description: The South Asia [...] | 2009-01-15 11:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC IN BG |
| 09DHAKA643 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 28, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...] | 2009-06-28 03:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA65 | CRICKET DIPLOMACY A SMASHING SUCCESS [...] (SBU) An inaugural Embassy-organized Sports Diplomacy day to help local police improve relations with the general public through a shared joy of cricket proved a huge hit. About 1,000 people participated in the December 20, 2008, program in Patuakhali, a southern district still recovering from [...] | 2009-01-19 07:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KDEM PREL BG |
| 09DHAKA652 | GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER [...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...] | 2009-07-01 02:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG |
| 09DHAKA653 | GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER [...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...] | 2009-07-01 02:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG |
| 09DHAKA655 | BANGLADESH WORKING ON UNSCR 1874 PROVISIONS [...] (U) PolOff conveyed reftel points and the Treasury advisory to Sanchita Haque, Senior Assistant Secretary in Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) UN and Human Rights Wing. Haque said the Government of Bangladesh appreciated the USG's position on this important issue and pledged to [...] | 2009-07-01 07:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN ECON PARM KNNP BG |
| 09DHAKA658 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-07-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA659 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pacific Spectrum Management Conference in USA, which will begin on July 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 7 to pr [...] | 2009-07-02 08:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA663 | BANGLADESH OPPOSITION USING INDIAN DAM TO ATTACK [...] (SBU) India's construction of a dam on a major river that flows into Bangladesh has triggered protests from the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),which claims the project threatens the region's environment and livelihoods. Party leaders clearly believe they can get political mile [...] | 2009-07-02 10:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD PREL EAGR SOCI PGOV IN BG |
| 09DHAKA670 | BANGLADESH NONCOMITTAL ON ITSO DG'S PUSH FOR [...] (SBU) Acting Pol/Econ Chief presented reftel demarche to Ms. Samina Naz, Director, Americas and Pacific Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Mr. Rafiqul Islam, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. Both Government of Bangladesh officials agreed to pass the message to [...] | 2009-07-06 11:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA BG |
| 09DHAKA676 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACAF INTERNATIONAL LOGISTIC SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in PACAF International Logistic Symposium (PILS) in USA, which will begin on August 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...] | 2009-07-09 03:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA677 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC CONFERENCE IN MONGOLIA, AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in UNSOC in Mongolia, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 9, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 23 to provide sufficient time for [...] | 2009-07-09 03:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA678 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Malaysia, which will begin on July 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...] | 2009-07-09 03:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA686 | GOB BUDGET: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (SBU) The recently-passed Government of Bangladesh (GOB) budget is expansionary and flexible. The $16.6 billion budget includes a progressive initiative for encouraging public-private partnerships to develop energy and transport infrastructure. More troubling is a tax amnesty that would all [...] | 2009-07-13 10:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BG EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM KTNF PGOV PTER |
| 09DHAKA69 | BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR LTG FRIDOVICH, BG BOERA [...] (SBU) USG activities in Bangladesh are based on three pillars: democratization, development and denial of space to terrorists. Your visit comes at a critical juncture for U.S. relations with this strategically important, moderate, Muslim-majority nation of 150 million people. The new governm [...] | 2009-01-19 10:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PTER KREL BG |
| 09DHAKA690 | ARCHITECT OF CARETAKER GOVERNMENT LEAVES BEHIND A [...] (C) Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed, the architect of Bangladesh's 2007-2008 Caretaker Government (CTG),quietly retired June 14. Though he retired without fanfare, Bangladeshis continue to debate whether Moeen should be celebrated or condemned for his role in the [...] | 2009-07-14 08:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MARR PTER BG |
| 09DHAKA691 | GOB CONSIDERING A SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE FOR THE [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is reluctant to provide a sovereign guarantee for the Boeing aircraft deal, but the Ambassador and a Boeing representative told the Prime Minister July 12 that a sovereign guarantee was the only way Bangladesh's national airline could secure financing to b [...] | 2009-07-14 09:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA692 | AMBASSADOR REGISTERS CORRUPTION AND CRIME CONCERNS [...] (C) The Ambassador voiced serious concerns about rising levels of crime and corruption in Bangladesh with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, describing recent incidents of pressure by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the Awami League on American business, including harassment of a U.S.-inves [...] | 2009-07-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR ASEC KCRM CASC BG |
| 09DHAKA693 | BANGLADESH 527 REPORT [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of five (5) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). One case has been added in 2009. I. a. Claimant A b. 1979 c. In 1977 Claimant A entered into an agreement with the GOB Mini [...] | 2009-07-16 01:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC BG |
| 09DHAKA696 | BANGLADESH SEEKS RE-ELECTION TO COUNCIL OF THE IMO [...] Post received a diplomatic note from Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bangladesh seeks re-election to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in category "B" at the forthcoming election to be held during the 26th Regular Session of the Assembly, which will take pl [...] | 2009-07-16 07:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV BG |
| 09DHAKA697 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Major Case Management Course, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management Course, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin August 10- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 07/12/09. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-07-16 09:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA698 | BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER FOCUSED ON FAMILY PLANNING AND [...] (SBU) Family planning and improving local health care programs are top priorities for Bangladesh's Health Minister, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque. Minister Haque welcomed USG-funded health programs and emphasized the importance of decentralization to improving health services in Bangladesh. The Amb [...] | 2009-07-16 09:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO BG |
| 09DHAKA699 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 10:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK BG |
| 09DHAKA70 | NEW FOREIGN MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS TRADE, AID AND CT [...] (C) Bangladesh's new Foreign Minister, Dr. Dipu Moni, told the Ambassador January 15 her government's priorities included fulfilling the Awami League's election manifesto and strengthening Bangladesh's democracy. In her first meeting with the Ambassador since taking office January 6, Moni exp [...] | 2009-01-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EAID PTER EFIN PHUM BG |
| 09DHAKA707 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC ARMIES CHIEFS CONFERENCE VI [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...] | 2009-07-20 02:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA709 | CREATING A DIGITAL BANGLADESH: POSTS AND [...] (SBU) Bangladesh,s Posts and Telecommunications Minister, Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, described at length his ambitious plans for expanding the country,s telecommunications infrastructure ) towards the goal of creating a &digital Bangladesh8 by the year 2021. In a meeting with the Ambassador on Ju [...] | 2009-07-20 07:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG PREL TINT BG |
| 09DHAKA710 | Bangladesh: Urgent Engineering/Contracting Needs for [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 11. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Post needs Washington engagement and support to implement Mission Dhaka's $34 million cyclone shelter construction project, the centerpiece of emergency supplemental funds Congress provided followi [...] | 2009-07-20 08:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ECON PTER BG |
| 09DHAKA712 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Dhaka and Khulna, Bangladesh, which will begin on August 7, 2009. Post vetting [...] | 2009-07-21 09:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA718 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - MAJOR CASE MANAGEMENT FROM AUG [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management from August 23-September 3, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on July 23. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 10 [...] | 2009-07-23 07:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA723 | (C) PM ADVISOR RIZVI TAPPED TO TAKE ON INDIA, U.S. [...] (C) Prime Minister confidante Gohar Rizvi told the Ambassador July 21 that he had accepted formal appointment as PM Advisor for International Affairs and Special Representative. Rizvi said he would focus on relations with India from Charlottesville while retaining his chair at the Univers [...] | 2009-07-26 12:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG IN |
| 09DHAKA725 | (S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...] | 2009-07-26 12:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA727 | (S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...] | 2009-07-26 12:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA728 | (C) PM ADVISOR RIZVI TAPPED TO TAKE ON INDIA, U.S. [...] (C) Prime Minister confidante Gohar Rizvi told the Ambassador July 21 that he had accepted formal appointment as PM Advisor for International Affairs and Special Representative. Rizvi said he would focus on relations with India from Charlottesville while retaining his chair at the Univers [...] | 2009-07-26 12:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG IN |
| 09DHAKA729 | (S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...] | 2009-07-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA731 | (S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...] | 2009-07-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA733 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNIFIED ENGAGEMENT PACIFIC INFORMATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Unified Engagement Pacific Information Sharing Forum in Guam, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...] | 2009-07-27 08:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA735 | FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: ENGAGING WITH THE MUSLIMS [...] (U) Muslims in Bangladesh have shown great enthusiasm for following up with the U.S. on many of the themes unveiled in the President's Cairo speech. Mission Dhaka recommends the following areas of opportunity to foster dialogue with Muslims here: -- Bring the Peace Corps Back to Bangladesh. [...] | 2009-07-28 07:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL |
| 09DHAKA739 | BOEING,S BANGLADESH DEAL: LIVERY DESIGN DECISION [...] (C) Boeing continues to slog forward on a 1.3 billion USD aircraft sale deal concluded with the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government to revitalize ailing national airline Biman Bangladesh (reftels). PM Sheikh Hasina will now personally decide Boeing's related effort to obtain Government of Banglad [...] | 2009-07-29 06:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA741 | AMBASSADOR URGES PRIME MINISTER,S ADVISER TO [...] (C) The Ambassador recently urged the Prime Minister,s Energy Adviser, Tawfiq Elahi Chowdhury, to resolve several pressing issues, including awarding offshore blocks for natural gas exploration and authorizing coal mining. The Adviser indicated that Conoco Phillips would likely be awarded two of th [...] | 2009-07-29 09:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV ECON PINR EINV BG |
| 09DHAKA742 | LIFE IN DHAKA COMES TO STANDSTILL AFTER RECORD [...] (SBU) Record rainfall overnight July 28 left major sections of Dhaka temporarily underwater, bringing normal life in the capital to a standstill and causing significant localized damage. The Prime Minister immediately convened an emergency meeting of Dhaka city and ministry officials and cr [...] | 2009-07-29 09:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC BG CASC EAID PGOV PINR PINS PREL |
| 09DHAKA747 | ONE STEP FORWARD: BANGLADESH PARLIAMENT PASSES [...] (C) On July 9, 2009 the Bangladesh Parliament passed legislation establishing a long-awaited National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The new law includes significant changes to the composition of the commission first created by the then-Caretaker Government in an ordinance in 2007. While r [...] | 2009-07-30 08:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 09DHAKA757 | BANGLADESH'S INDUSTRY MINISTER EYES PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Minister of Industry Dilip Barua assured the Ambassador during a July 29 meeting that protecting foreign investments was an "absolute" for his Ministry. Barua also stressed the importance of assisting small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) as a way to diversify Bangladesh's industria [...] | 2009-08-03 03:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND EINV ELAB ETRD EAID BG |
| 09DHAKA759 | BANGLADESH RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIAL TORTURE TASKER [...] Torture is the subject of national discussion in Bangladesh, which is seeking to reconcile a national commitment to human rights with the imperative to maintain law and order in the face of pressing threats, including active domestic and international terrorist and criminal organizations. Ban [...] | 2009-08-03 03:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA760 | LEAHY VETTING FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in USA, which will begin on August 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 30 to pro [...] | 2009-08-03 04:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA762 | PRIME MINISTER SIDELINES OLD GUARD AND [...] (C) When General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam unveiled the new AL Central Committee July 30 it became apparent that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was no longer willing to "forgive, but not forget" those who betrayed her during the two-year Caretaker Government. Four senior party leaders were [...] | 2009-08-03 07:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM EAID BG |
| 09DHAKA763 | BANGLADESH CONCERNED BY POSSIBLE BURMESE MILITARY [...] (S) Bangladesh's armed forces assess that Burma is considering military action to coincide with the November anniversary of the maritime confrontation between the two countries in the disputed zone of the Bay of Bengal. To prepare for this contingency, the Bangladeshi military is redeploying [...] | 2009-08-03 10:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PREL PINR MARR MASS PGOV BG BM |
| 09DHAKA764 | BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...] | 2009-08-04 00:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG |
| 09DHAKA768 | BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...] | 2009-08-04 10:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIOZK XD BG |
| 09DHAKA769 | BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...] | 2009-08-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG |
| 09DHAKA770 | CIVAIR CHIEF: BANGLADESH WANTS TO ENGAGE FAA [...] (U) In an August 2 meeting with Emboffs, Sakeb Majlis, the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) expressed hope that national carrier Biman Airlines would restart flights from Dhaka to New York, emphasizing the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) determination to obtain C [...] | 2009-08-04 10:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG |
| 09DHAKA775 | APPEALS OF 1975 MURDER/COUP CONVICTIONS MOVE [...] (C) Government prosecutors are finalizing arguments against five former military officers appealing death sentences for their leadership of the August 15, 1975 coup that killed then-President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, senior members of his government and their families. With the coup anniversa [...] | 2009-08-06 09:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KJUS PHUM PREL CJAN PGOV PINR PINS BG |
| 09DHAKA78 | PRIME MINISTER LOOKS FOR CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (C) As she completes her second week in office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is focused on assembling her team, preparing for the opening of Parliament, and beginning to deliver on key elements of her ambitious election manifesto. Hasina understands the need to confront the regional terrorism [...] | 2009-01-20 06:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR PINS KDEM BG |
| 09DHAKA781 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR (SES),09 - 16 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Senior Executive Seminar (SES) in Germany, which will begin on September 09, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Augus [...] | 2009-08-11 06:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA782 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-17 IN NEPAL, AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT Tempest Express -17 in Nepal, which will begin on August 28, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 21, 200 [...] | 2009-08-11 06:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA783 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG)IN CHINA,08-10 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the PASOLS Planning Group (PPG) in China, which will begin on September 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 2 [...] | 2009-08-11 06:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA784 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS (UNMO) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) Course - Mongolia, which will begin on September 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...] | 2009-08-11 08:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA789 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN MALAYSIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) in Malaysia, which will begin on August 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 16 t [...] | 2009-08-12 03:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA790 | NOBEL LAUREATE MOHAMMAD YUNUS FACES CHALLENGES AT [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus August 9 to congratulate him on winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Yunus said he was honored to have been chosen and highlighted his success in replicating his foundation Grameen in several Latin American countries, most notab [...] | 2009-08-12 03:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELAB KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BG |
| 09DHAKA80 | 2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND: BANGLADESH [...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to improve business promotion and commercial outreach that the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund provides. In the last two years, our commercial workload has increased dramatically, and our small Trade Center would greatly benefit from BFIF support. [...] | 2009-01-20 07:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON PREL BG |
| 09DHAKA805 | FY2009 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR INL LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 08:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BG KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI |
| 09DHAKA807 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME INTELLIGENCE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the International Maritime Intelligence Course (IMIC) in California, which will begin on September 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 17, 2009. Post requests that vetti [...] | 2009-08-17 09:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA81 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS 09 - 2) in Germany, which will begin on February 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 20, 2009. Post requests that vett [...] | 2009-01-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA82 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course in USA, which will begin on March 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 15 [...] | 2009-01-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA822 | UNHCR REPORTS INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) In a recent briefing to donors on Rohingya refugees, UNHCR Regional Rep Raymond Hall expressed cautious optimism, noting that Burmese and Bangladeshi officials had confirmed in recent meetings that both governments were open to continued dialogue. Hall noted improvements in conditions f [...] | 2009-08-20 10:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM |
| 09DHAKA824 | RAPID ACTION BATTALION TRAINING: BENCHMARK [...] (C) Two United States Marshals have prepared preliminary recommendations for how the RAB can improve and safeguard its human rights performance. The two, who were on an S/CT-funded DOJ/ICITAP deployment, departed Dhaka in late August after 90 days embedded with Bangladesh's lead counterterro [...] | 2009-08-23 08:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PTER MARR MASS BG |
| 09DHAKA825 | GOB IMPLEMENTING CHITTAGONG HILL TRACT PEACE ACCORDS, [...] (SBU) Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) monitors credit PM Sheikh Hasina's personal commitment to peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts with progress towards implementation of the 1997 Peace Accords between the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and indigenous groups. In an August 18 donor [...] | 2009-08-23 09:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV EAID BM BG |
| 09DHAKA827 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SYLHET DIVISION WITH SENIOR GOB [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and USAID Mission Director visited USG-supported development assistance project sites in Sylhet Division August 2-5 to highlight U.S. support in health and environment and enhanced U.S.-Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and intra-GOB cooperation. They attended the inaugurati [...] | 2009-08-23 10:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO BG |
| 09DHAKA829 | PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH RELATIONS REMAIN IN DEEP FREEZE [...] (C) Outgoing Pakistan High Commissioner Alamgir Bashar Khan Babar told the Ambassador August 20 he was disappointed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had not responded to an overture from Pakistan to overcome the bitter legacy of the 1971 Liberation War. Babar said that he had delivered two [...] | 2009-08-24 07:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PREL BG |
| 09DHAKA83 | LEAHY VETTING FOR GARUDA SHIELD FINAL CONF IN JAKARTA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Garuda Shield Final Conference in Jakarta, which will begin on January 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 15, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Januar [...] | 2009-01-21 08:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA831 | BANGLADESH FM WELCOMES MEETING WITH SECRETARY, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Dipu Moni welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Secretary on September 16 in Washington. In a wide-ranging conversation August 20, the Ambassador pushed Moni on bilateral issues, including high-profile commercial advocacy cases, and outlined U.S. objectives on human [...] | 2009-08-25 07:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON EAIR PHUM BG |
| 09DHAKA832 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION: HOLDING BANGLADESH'S FEET TO [...] (SBU) Post continues to press the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to recognize Kosovo's independence. Despite repeated private and public pressure, however, the GOB continues to defer its decision, likely for fear of alienating Russia. We recommend that this issue feature prominently in the [...] | 2009-08-25 08:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KVIR PGOV PINR BG |
| 09DHAKA837 | AMBASSADOR MEETS CANCELLED YES PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS [...] (U) The Ambassador and Public Affairs Officers met August 20 with students and their parents to discuss the cancelled Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program for 2009-2010 (reftel). The Ambassador expressed disappointment that the program had been cancelled and explained the situation with the [...] | 2009-08-26 07:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EDU KPAO SCUL BG |
| 09DHAKA839 | GOB REFORMING BANGLADESH RIFLES BORDER GUARDS, TO [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) should conclude its investigation of the February 2009 Bangladesh Rifles border guard (BDR) mutiny by October, according to Commerce Minister LTC (ret.) Faruq Khan, who is charged with coordinating the investigation (reftel). Khan told the Ambassador o [...] | 2009-08-26 09:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL PGOV PINR MARR PHUM MOPS BM BG |
| 09DHAKA84 | Leahy Vetting for Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Human Rights [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Januar [...] | 2009-01-21 10:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA840 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ENHANCED PEACE OPERATIONS CAPACITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Enhanced Peace Operations Capacity Building Program in Hawaii, which will begin on September 09, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-08-27 00:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA841 | AWAMI LEAGUE MUST GOVERN WELL, OR "WE WILL GO TO [...] (C) Commerce Minister Faruk Khan told the Ambassador August 25 that the Awami League government faced a stark choice: "if we do not govern well enough to win reelection, we will go to jail" when the opposition comes to power in five years. Khan said Prime Minister Hasina must do three thing [...] | 2009-08-27 08:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD BEXP EINV EAIR ELAB BG |
| 09DHAKA843 | BANGLADESH ATTENDING ARF DISASTER MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Meeting with Samina Naz, Americas Division Director at the Foreign Ministry (MFA). Samina said the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) was very interested in attending. She informed us that the GOB intended to send th [...] | 2009-08-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ARF EAID MARR |
| 09DHAKA844 | BANGLADESH H1N1 CASES INCREASING [...] (SBU) The number of H1N1 cases in Bangladesh is on the rise, with 117 total confirmed cases by August 26 and early evidence of in-country community-level transmission. Government actions to date seem appropriate. The local press reported the spread of H1N1 and two private schools closed tempo [...] | 2009-08-27 09:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PINR EAGR AMED CASC PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA845 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 6, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 27, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-08-27 10:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA848 | THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING BANGLA: QUICK BANGLA TRANSLATION [...] Summary: President Obama's Ramadan message received extensive coverage in the local media. The White House's Bangla translation ensured timely dissemination of the message immediately before the start of Ramadan. Seven local television stations broadcasting to 40 percent of Bangladesh's 150 [...] | 2009-08-30 06:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL KISL BG |
| 09DHAKA849 | SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Dipu Moni's September 14 - 17 visit to Washington will be the highest level bilateral meeting in almost three years and comes almost nine months after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government took office. As A/S Blake noted during his June visit to Bangla [...] | 2009-08-30 08:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID PINR PTER BG |
| 09DHAKA851 | SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Dipu Moni's September 14 - 17 visit to Washington will be the highest level bilateral meeting between the U.S. and Bangladesh since 2006 and comes almost nine months after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government took office. The newly elected administrat [...] | 2009-08-31 09:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID PINR PTER BG |
| 09DHAKA852 | LEAHY VETTING FOR Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...] | 2009-09-01 03:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA853 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October 5-23, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comp [...] | 2009-09-01 03:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA857 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 1, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2009-09-01 07:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA858 | BANGLADESH'S FINANCE MINISTRY PARTIALLY ADDRESSES [...] (C) Bangladesh's Finance Minister maintains the government's revised tax amnesty does not violate international standards or domestic laws against money-laundering and anti-terrorism finance. In a recent letter to the Ambassador and other diplomatic Heads of Mission in Dhaka, Finance Ministe [...] | 2009-09-01 08:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EAGR PTER KTFN KCRM EAID |
| 09DHAKA859 | LEAHY VETTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR IN BANGLADESH, 14-15 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 01, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...] | 2009-09-01 09:25:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA86 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER LIKELY TO BE KEY PLAYER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 11:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PINR PINS KDEM BG |
| 09DHAKA861 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on September 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2009-09-02 02:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA862 | LEAHY VETTING FOR WILTON PARK CONFERENCE ON THE USE OF [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Wilton Park conference on the use of military assets in the humanitarian response to natural disasters in United Kingdom, which will begin on September 28, 2009. Post vetting was [...] | 2009-09-02 02:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA863 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN NEPAL, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar - Nepal, which will begin on 14 September, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 12 [...] | 2009-09-02 08:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA864 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ON MARITIME TERRORISM SEMINAR IN COLOMBO, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Maritime Terrorism Seminar, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 16 to provi [...] | 2009-09-02 09:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA865 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NON-LETHAL WEAPONS EXECUTIVE SEMINAR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES) in Australia, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-09-02 09:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA866 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM WORKSHOP, SEPTEMBER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...] | 2009-09-02 09:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA874 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM IN MOROCCO, 18-21 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the NESA Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 2 [...] | 2009-09-08 05:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA875 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October 5-23, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Post vetting was completed on September 08. Post requests that vetting be complet [...] | 2009-09-08 05:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA878 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: DHAKA RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 10:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC BG |
| 09DHAKA879 | BANGLADESH'S PRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed informed the Ambassador September 9 that she looked forward to meeting with President Obama and other Heads of State during the UNGA to discuss peacekeeping reform. Hasina said she had recently discussed peacekeeping reform with the UNSYG o [...] | 2009-09-09 09:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPKO BG |
| 09DHAKA880 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September. Post vetting was completed on September 10. Post requests that vetting be completed by Septem [...] | 2009-09-10 08:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA881 | BANGLADESH ON THE CUSP: AMBASSADOR AND A/DAS OWEN [...] (S) During a September 9 meeting, the Ambassador and visiting SCA A/DAS Owen outlined for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opportunities for strengthening the bilateral partnership. They noted that a series of upcoming high-level meetings would focus on identifying areas for expanding the relati [...] | 2009-09-10 09:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR EAID ECON ETRD KPKO KDEM BG |
| 09DHAKA884 | BANGLADESH SEEKS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEMARCATE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is seeking foreign aid for a survey of the nation's continental shelf in the Bay of Bengal. According to the GOB, Bangladesh requires a seismic survey of 4,000 kilometers [...] | 2009-09-13 08:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV ENRG EWWT PBTS PHSA EPET BG |
| 09DHAKA888 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...] | 2009-09-14 08:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA889 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SENIOR MISSION LEADERS (SML) COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation Senior Mission Leaders (SML) Course in Japan, which will begin on October 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 28 [...] | 2009-09-14 08:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA89 | Leahy Vetting for ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course in North Carolina, USA, which will begin on April 20-June 5, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 04, 2009 to [...] | 2009-01-22 09:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA890 | LEAHY VETTING FOR GLOBAL MARITIME SECURITY ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Global Maritime Security Assistance Symposium in USA, which will begin on September 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2009-09-14 09:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA894 | CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS KEEN TO REGAIN CAT 1 STATUS; [...] (SBU) Bangladesh civil aviation officials voiced their keen desire to see Bangladesh upgraded to Category 1 status during a recent visit by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives. By improving aviation safety to reach Category 1 status, civil aviation authorities would help sta [...] | 2009-09-14 09:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG |
| 09DHAKA895 | A/DAS OWEN HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER TERRORISM, FOOD [...] (C) Bangladeshi interlocutors engaged on U.S. priorities including counter terrorism, food security, climate change, and clean energy during the September 9-10 visit by SCA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Owen. In addition to our continued strong partnership in democracy, [...] | 2009-09-14 09:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EAGR ENRG PTER BG |
| 09DHAKA897 | WORK STOPPAGE AGAINST FOREIGN ENERGY COMPANIES [...] (C) A fringe group opposing the development of Bangladesh's natural resources failed to garner widespread support for its September 14 work stoppage, or hartal. The National Committee to Protect Oil, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports called the hartal to protest a Government of Bangladesh ( [...] | 2009-09-15 08:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV ENRG EPET EINV BG |
| 09DHAKA90 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS 09 - 2) in Germany, which will begin on February 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 22, 2009. Post requests that vett [...] | 2009-01-22 09:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA903 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2009-09-17 07:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA904 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by O [...] | 2009-09-17 07:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA905 | LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2009-09-17 07:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA907 | BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONS WARMING [...] (C) In a September 8-10 visit to India, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni discussed a range of bilateral issues with Indian counterparts and agreed to improve security cooperation, develop transport links and facilitate trade. This signaled warming bilateral relations and sets the stage for further [...] | 2009-09-17 10:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL PTER BG |
| 09DHAKA908 | RAB CHIEF COMMITTED TO IMPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General Hassan Mahmood Khandker outlined to Poloff RAB procedures for reviewing incidents involving the use of deadly force, discussed the recently completed U.S. Marshals visit, and asked for USG sponsored training. The DG also discussed the Gover [...] | 2009-09-17 10:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PINS PGOV PINR PTER BG |
| 09DHAKA91 | LEAHY VETTING FOR 15TH ANNUAL PACIFIC COMMAND SPECIAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Annual Pacific Command Special Operations Conference 09(PASOC 09) in Honolulu, Hi, USA, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 22, 2009. Post [...] | 2009-01-22 09:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA918 | URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT [...] This is an action request. See paras two and four. 2. We have received a last minute request for the candidate listed in para three to participate in the Embassy/SOCPAC Countering Violent Extremism conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on 27 September. Given the Government of [...] | 2009-09-24 09:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA919 | BANGLADESH DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Mission Dhaka welcomes reftel initiative and opportunities for further connections with the Bangladeshi diaspora in the United States. We already engage with Bangladeshi-Americans in a number of areas, but there is wide scope for expanded interaction. Our experience is that the Banglad [...] | 2009-09-24 09:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC BEXP BG BTIO EAID ECON EINV OIIP PGOV PREL SCUL SMIG |
| 09DHAKA92 | SENIOR HOME MINISTRY OFFICIALS PLEDGE CLOSER [...] (C) During an introductory courtesy call, the Ambassador and the Minister for Home Affairs pledged to expand U.S.-Bangladesh cooperation to fight terrorism and enhance security. The Ambassador briefed the Minister and State Minister on border security issues, USG engagement with the Rapid Act [...] | 2009-01-25 09:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ETRD PTER BG |
| 09DHAKA921 | BRING THE PEACE CORPS BACK TO BANGLADESH [...] Director Williams, congratulations on taking the helm at Peace Corps, the pre-eminent people-to-people nexus of the United States. I strongly believe the time is right to re-open the Peace Corps program in Bangladesh. By returning Peace Corps Volunteers to Bangladesh, the world,s fourth most [...] | 2009-09-24 09:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL BG |
| 09DHAKA922 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5, 2009. Post vetting was completed [...] | 2009-09-24 09:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA924 | LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5. Post vetting was completed on Se [...] | 2009-09-27 06:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA934 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN INDIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop in India, which will begin on October 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 14 [...] | 2009-09-30 09:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA935 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN CAMBODIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar in Cambodia, which will begin on October 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October [...] | 2009-09-30 09:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA939 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 10/04/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 10/15/09 [...] | 2009-10-04 09:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA94 | COMMERCE MINISTER ASSERTS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty 1/25/09 Bangladesh's new Commerce Minister Faruk Khan, a close confidant of Prime Minister Sheik Hasina, expressed optimism about the business climate in Bangladesh under the new government. Elected by a landslide in his constituency, the Minister cit [...] | 2009-01-26 04:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PINR PREL BG |
| 09DHAKA941 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 4. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octo [...] | 2009-10-04 09:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA942 | BANGLADESH WANTS CONCERTED CLIMATE CHANGE [...] The Government of Bangladesh believes both developed and developing countries share responsibility for addressing climate change, according to State Minister for Environment and Forests Dr. Hasan Mahmud, in a meeting with the Ambassador. Mahmud praised President Obama's engagement on climate [...] | 2009-10-05 10:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR SENV SMIG TPHY BG |
| 09DHAKA944 | BANGLADESH'S INTELLIGENCE CHIEF PLEDGES TO FIGHT [...] (S) Bangladesh's Directorate of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) is committed to fighting terrorism in close partnership with the USG, according to its Director General. The Director General reiterated his commitment to respecting human rights and expressed his desire for closer cooperation with the [...] | 2009-10-06 02:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA945 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 06, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octo [...] | 2009-10-06 06:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA946 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by October [...] | 2009-10-06 06:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA948 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks course, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 1-12- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...] | 2009-10-06 07:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA950 | FRAUD SUMMARY - DHAKA [...] Dhaka is a high fraud post. In FY 2009, Dhaka's FPU conducted FPU verifications (mostly site visits) for 488 cases, not/not counting cases referred for DNA analysis. Many of these cases required several site visits to complete. Infrastructure, especially road infrastructure, is poor outside [...] | 2009-10-06 09:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BG |
| 09DHAKA952 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18. Post vetting was completed on October 7. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 17 [...] | 2009-10-07 03:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA954 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S. PRIORITIES WITH PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 6. He reviewed her productive UN General Assembly trip and U.S. interest in cooperating with Bangladesh on climate change, food security, UN Peace Keeping Operations and counter-terrorism. The PM was receptive to U [...] | 2009-10-07 10:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PK PREL PTER |
| 09DHAKA97 | INVESTING IN BANGLADESH'S DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Bangladesh's successful democratic transition following the December 29, 2008 parliamentary elections opened a new chapter in this country's history. This exceptional moment also presents the United States and other development partners with an historic opportunity to help Bangladesh impr [...] | 2009-01-26 09:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL KDEM BG |
| 09DHAKA971 | LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE (TTT) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Train The Trainer Course (TTT) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 25. Post vetting was completed on October 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 24 to pr [...] | 2009-10-14 08:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA974 | BANGLADESH MEDIA CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR WINNING [...] Summary and comment: President Obama's selection for this year's Nobel Peace Prize received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum generally applauded the President's selection. Most mainstream commentary agreed with the Nobel c [...] | 2009-10-14 23:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG |
| 09DHAKA976 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - INTERDICTING TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks course, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin November 1-12- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 10/14/09. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2009-10-15 02:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA977 | MINISTER'S COMMENTS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (C) Human Rights Groups and supporters reacted strongly after Bangladesh's Shipping Minister sought to defend extrajudicial killings while a panelist on a BBC produced talk show that aired October 4. Local human rights groups demanded clarification of the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) posit [...] | 2009-10-15 08:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA98 | NEW FINANCE MINISTER FOCUSED ON PRICES, RURAL [...] (C) Bangladesh's new Finance Minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhit, said the new government's top three priorities are managing inflation, developing the energy sector and improving education. In a January 22 meeting with the Ambassador, the Finance Minister said he planned to focus on rural devel [...] | 2009-01-26 09:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA982 | LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE (TTT) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Train The Trainer Course (TTT) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octob [...] | 2009-10-18 07:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA983 | BANGLADESH H1N1 INFECTIONS DECLINING [...] (SBU) Overall circulation of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 activity is decreasing throughout Bangladesh although some cases continue to be identified. During June-October 15, 2009 surveillance programs identified a total of 6 fatalities out of 705 laboratory confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases. The M [...] | 2009-10-18 23:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PINR EAGR AMED CASC PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA987 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - MAJOR CASE MANAGEMENT COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management Course, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin December 6-15, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 18. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2009-10-19 06:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA988 | BANGLADESH BORDER RIFLES CHIEF DISCUSSES BURMA, [...] (S) Major General Md. Mainul Islam, Director General of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR),highlighted his commitment to reform and improving the professionalism of the BDR to Embassy officers on October 12. MG Islam outlined the current deployment of border observation posts (BOP) and the limitat [...] | 2009-10-20 03:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PBTS PINS PINR PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS MCAP |
| 09DHAKA99 | BANGLADESH LOCAL ELECTIONS A LETDOWN AFTER [...] (C) Bangladeshis voted for county-level officials for the first time in nearly two decades on January 22. Coming fast on the heels of a hugely successful Parliamentary election, the local vote attracted significantly less interest. Allegations of electoral fraud, intimidation and violence by A [...] | 2009-01-27 08:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BG |
| 09DHAKA996 | LEAHY VETTING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE ELETRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) repair and Calibration in USA, which will begin on November 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 22, 2009. Post re [...] | 2009-10-22 07:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 09DHAKA997 | SENIOR AWAMI LEAGUE LAWMAKER ESCAPES APPARENT BOMB [...] (C) Fazle Noor Taposh, Awami League Member of Parliament and nephew of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, escaped unharmed after an apparent bomb attack in front of his offices in Dhaka on the evening of Wednesday, October 14 . Initial reports indicated that thirteen others were hospitalized for [...] | 2009-10-22 07:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
| 09DILI285 | TIMOR-LESTE: SECURITY SITUATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The security situation in Timor-Leste has improved dramatically following the political crises and violence in 2006, 2007, and early 2008. Infrastructure has been rebuilt, the internally-displaced persons have been resettled, and the incidence of serious and even petty crime i [...] | 2009-10-16 07:48:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC EAID TT |
| 09DILI338 | THE DOWNSIZING OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORCES IN [...] (SBU) The Timorese government seeks a significant reduction in the presence of international security forces over the course of 2010. Citing the improved security situation here, Australian and New Zealand troops deployed in Timor-Leste plan to drop from a combined 800 soldiers today to 450 [...] | 2009-12-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PMIL KPKO TT |
| 09DOHA131 | QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Post was very encouraged in the second half of the year by the willingness of the government to open a more frank and constructive dialogue on the problem of TIP and how to combat it. As a result of this dialogue, Post gained easier access to Qatari officials, and the government hosted [...] | 2009-02-19 10:33:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB |
| 09DOHA132 | QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] Below is Part 2 of 2 of post's input for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reported. Part 1 has been communicated by septel. 2. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 26: PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) What kind of protection is the government able under existing law to provide f [...] | 2009-02-19 10:34:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB QA |
| 09DOHA205 | KEY TRENDS IN QATAR OVER THE NEXT 36 MONTHS - AN [...] (C) Embassy Doha's second interagency off-site was held March 3, 2009 at CENTCOM Forward HQ at Camp As-Saliyah (see ref A). This was the second such off-site (see ref B). These interagency off-sites will be held twice yearly, with the objective of reviewing and updating our field interagency [...] | 2009-03-24 13:11:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | AMGT ASEC ECON KSPR PREL QA |
| 09DOHA3 | QATARI LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO SHOW ACTIVISM ON GAZA [...] (U) Many of the estimated 15,000 people who attended the January 1 rally at the Qatar Sports Club stadium to show their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza carried placards saying, "Stop Killing Our Children." Children and adults waved Palestinian and Qatari flags. The Doha Youth Center [...] | 2009-01-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWBG KPAL QA |
| 09DOHA513 | H1N1 UPDATE IN QATAR: MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF [...] (U) Qatar's Supreme Council of Health is now reporting 350 H1N1 cases, up from the previous figure of 43, according to a report in a local English-language newspaper published on August 12. This gives Qatar the 3rd largest total of cases in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. To date th [...] | 2009-08-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO |
| 09DUBAI408 | FRAUD SUMMARY - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Country Conditions Fraud at Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai is low. Concern about visa fraud in the UAE is generally limited to visa applications from Third Country Nationals (TCNs) living in or visiting the UAE. UAE citizens ("Emiratis") are a minority in their own country, c [...] | 2009-10-05 10:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AE |
| 09DUSHANBE1059 | QATAR TO BUILD FIRST-CLASS RETAIL & RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company in Tajikistan recently announced plans to build a large office, retail and residential development in central Dushanbe. Office Manager Manuchehr Kurbonali said the project is the result of direct talks between President Rahmon and the E [...] | 2009-09-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL EAID TI QA |
| 09GABORONE1001 | BOTSWANA 2009 REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Botswana has a low terrorism threat. No acts of domestic or international terrorism occurred in Botswana during 2009. 2. While there was no evidence of terrorists using Botswana in this way in 2009, two reports in recent years suggest that terrorists could use Botswana as a transit point du [...] | 2009-12-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR BC |
| 09GABORONE570 | FRAUD SUMMARY: BOTSWANA JULY 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 09:51:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BC |
| 09GENEVA117 | Canada's Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review [...] On February 3, an 18 member delegation from the Government of Canada led by Deputy Justice Minister John Sims, participated in the Human Rights Council (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group "interactive dialogue." During this three hour session, Canada described its actions to p [...] | 2009-02-11 14:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 09GENEVA1265 | 98TH IOM COUNCIL - GENERAL DEBATE AND RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: IOM Director General William Swing presided over the organization's Ninety-Eighth Council meeting November 23-26, which focused on a number of institutional issues, including budget and structural reform initiatives. Member States agreed to a 1.5 percent increase in IOM's 2010 [...] | 2009-12-23 11:09:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SMIG |
| 09GENEVA128 | WHO: REPORT ON THE 124TH SESSION OF THE WORLD [...] Summary. The 124th Session of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) met from January 19-26, 2009, in Geneva. This cable reports on the significant outcomes from the Board (and its Program, Budget and Administration Committee, which met prior to the EB),including re [...] | 2009-02-12 17:27:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
| 09GENEVA281 | UNHCR 44TH STANDING COMMITTEE: FOCUS ON REFUGEE [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR's) March 3-5, 2008 Standing Committee meeting, UNHCR managers briefed Member States on progress made in three thematic areas: a) return and reintegration of displaced populations; b) the global work p [...] | 2009-04-06 07:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL |
| 09GENEVA29 | UNCTAD - Trade and Development Board, 55th Session, [...] Begin Summary. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held the 55th Session of its Trade and Development Board (TDB),UNCTAD's governing body, in Geneva from September 15-26, 2008. IO DAS Gerry Anderson represented the US during the high-level segment of the TDB, Septem [...] | 2009-01-14 11:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | UNCTAD ECON ETRD |
| 09GENEVA349 | Mitigating Indoor Air Pollution - Geneva Connections [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 13. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On April 15 the US Mission Geneva held a luncheon to encourage parties in Geneva to work on mitigating indoor air pollution and coordinate their efforts, and to brainstorm with delegates from affected countries about solutions. T [...] | 2009-05-06 14:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TRGY EAID |
| 09GENEVA363 | Accounting: a key development challenge [...] SUMMARY: The Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) builds developing countries' capacities to keep accounts (book keeping) and comply with internationally accepted accounting standards. ISAR has produced useful simplified acc [...] | 2009-05-11 16:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV EFIN UNCTAD |
| 09GENEVA66 | WTO Trade Facilitation Meetings December 1-3, 2008 [...] Summary/overview. This cable reports on the meeting of the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (NGTF) held in Geneva on December 1-3, 2008. The meetings consisted of informal, open-ended Chair-led working sessions devoted to revised Member proposals related to GATT Article V (freedom [...] | 2009-01-27 07:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 09GENEVA682 | Burkina Faso Investment Policy Review 2009 [...] SUMMARY: UNCTAD held an Investment Policy Review (IPR) for Burkina Faso on June 23, 2009, attended by about 40 delegates, including a number of LDCs and African delegations. Policy Review Section Chief Chantal Dupasquier recommended that Burkina Faso accelerate legal and fiscal reforms to a [...] | 2009-08-17 12:49:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON UNCTAD EAID XA |
| 09GENEVA864 | GOLDSTONE REPORT BACKLASH - SPECIAL SESSION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallout from the Goldstone report and the possibility of a Human Rights Council (HRC) special session on the matter (as early as next week) has led to a hardening of positions by both the Palestinian and the Israeli Missions in Geneva, leaving even less room than before for a cons [...] | 2009-10-09 12:49:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNCTAD UNHRC |
| 09GENEVA888 | ASYCUDA customs software: aid catalyst [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is helping countries install the automated customs data software program (ASYCUDA),which the USG has supported in numerous countries, most recently Haiti, Jordan, and Sao Tome and Principe. Mission Officer participated in an U [...] | 2009-10-19 16:42:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID UNCTAD |
| 09GENEVA901 | 60TH SESSION OF UNHCR EXCOM: FOCUS ON ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR's operations in the Asia Region received much attention during the 60th Session of the Executive Committee (EXCOM) from September 28 to October 2. High Commissioner Guterres described UNHCR's efforts to provide assistance to large numbers of refugees and internally displa [...] | 2009-10-22 16:31:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL |
| 09GENEVA905 | 60TH SESSION OF UNHCR EXCOM: FOCUS ON ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR's operations in the Asia Region received much attention during the 60th Session of the Executive Committee (EXCOM) from September 28 to October 2. High Commissioner Guterres described UNHCR's efforts to provide assistance to large numbers of refugees and internally displa [...] | 2009-10-23 15:32:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL |
| 09HANOI185 | Vietnam Supportive but Cautious on GPOI [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with Ministry of Defense and Foreign Affairs counterparts February 12, U.S. Pacific Command officials encouraged Vietnam to participate more actively in international peacekeeping operations through the GPOI program and reiterated the invitation for Vietnam to participat [...] | 2009-03-02 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR MASS VM |
| 09HANOI336 | CODEL McCain Visit to Vietnam [...] (SBU) Summary: In their April 6-8 visit to Vietnam, CODEL McCain covered a wide range of issues with the Vietnamese leadership, including the recent DPRK missile test, the need for a new bilateral agreement on adoptions, the GVN's desire for market economy status and the need for greater respec [...] | 2009-04-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL ECON ETRD SENV PHUM CASC VM |
| 09HARARE28 | ZIMBABWE CHOLERA USAID DART SITUATION REPORT #3 [...] As of January 8, the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of more than 36,000 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the outbreak began in August, with 1,822 deaths and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 5.0 percent. On January 6, the health cluster coordinator noted that a number of the [...] | 2009-01-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM TBIO ZI |
| 09HARARE46 | ZIMBABWE CHOLERA - USAID/DART HEALTH COORDINATION UPDATE [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has been working closely with the team from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and humanitarian partners to improve coordination, set up the cholera command-and-control center, and implement cholera response activities at the field le [...] | 2009-01-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE50 | ZIMBABWE CHOLERA - USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT #4 [...] As of January 22, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of over 48,600 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the outbreak began in August, with 2,755 deaths and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 5.7 percent. According to the WHO epidemiological report covering the week of January 11 to [...] | 2009-01-23 08:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO EAGR PREL PHUM ZI |
| 09HARARE54 | ZIM NOTES 01-23-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Talks Remain Deadlocked... - Zimbabwe Courts Foreign Diamond Investors... - Zimbabweans Turn to Satellite TV to Watch U.S. Inauguration... - (Dis)Grace Punches Photographer... - Cholera Continues... - Budget to Consider Dollarization... - Lawy [...] | 2009-01-26 08:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HELSINKI239 | FINLAND: MUSLIM POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the last two decades, Finland has experienced significant growth in its Muslim population, albeit based on smaller numbers than other European countries. In the last decade, the growth occurred mainly due to refugee acceptance programs. Analyzing that growth proves chall [...] | 2009-06-24 10:42:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR KISL KPLS FI PHUM PGOV |
| 09HELSINKI59 | FINLAND: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Post's point-of-contact on TIP is Political & Labor Officer Lisa Conesa(ConesaLB@state.gov; Tel: 358-9-6162-5482; FAX: 358-9-6162-5766). Ms. Conesa is an FS-04, and spent 100 hours on preparing the TIP report. Two local LES employees in the Political Section and Consular Section spent 6 [...] | 2009-02-18 12:35:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB FI |
| 09HONGKONG747 | HK LEADERS TELL DALLAS FED CHIEF CHINA NEEDS U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher and staff met with Hong Kong government officials, business and finance leaders and the media April 14-15 to explain recent U.S. Federal Reserve actions and to hear local concerns. He reassured interlocutors that the U.S. economy w [...] | 2009-04-24 07:43:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN HK CH |
| 09HYDERABAD47 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: UNDERSTANDING ANDHRA PRADESH: THE MIM [...] SUMMARY: In the first election after the death of its patriarch, Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, the All India Majlis-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (MIM) faces one of its toughest challenges in years. The Old City section of Hyderabad remains a stronghold of the MIM, but this year, barely seven months after [...] | 2009-05-13 11:43:00 | American Consulate Hyderabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN |
| 09ISLAMABAD10 | PRESERVING INFORMATION SHARING [...] (S) Post notes with some concern the report (Ref A) that the GOI Ministry of External Affairs plans to release information from its investigation into the Mumbai attacks next week to all countries that lost citizens and "that therefore any information sharing will be overtaken by events." Ref A say [...] | 2009-01-03 12:47:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PTER PK IN |
| 09ISLAMABAD141 | CONSEQUENCES OF A ZARDARI-NAWAZ SHOWDOWN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 14:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PREL |
| 09ISLAMABAD2218 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 09:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2290 | ASSESSMENT OF PRESIDENT ZARDARI'S FIRST YEAR IN [...] (C) Summary: When Asif Ali Zardari took oath as Pakistan's President on September 9, 2008, he inherited a series of intersecting political, economic, and security crises for which the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led coalition government appeared ill-equipped. One year later, Zardari appears [...] | 2009-09-21 13:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ENRG MOPS PK IN AF |
| 09ISLAMABAD25 | Pakistan: 2009 INCSR Submission, Part I - Narcotics and [...] (U) Pakistan is on the frontline of the war against drugs as a major transit country for opiates and hashish from and precursor chemicals to neighboring Afghanistan. In 2008, Pakistani forces have engaged the militants along the border with Afghanistan, particularly in the Bajaur Agency of th [...] | 2009-01-05 13:27:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD252 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 05, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD269 | PAKISTAN INVESTIGATION INTO MUMBAI ATTACKS LEADS [...] (C) Summary: On February 5, Interior Minister Rehman Malik met with the Ambassador and FBI agents to discuss the initial results of the FIA-led investigation into the Mumbai attacks. Malik shared both the investigation team's findings and the draft First Instance Report (FIR),both of which wi [...] | 2009-02-06 14:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2819 | FRAUD SUMMARY: ISLAMABAD [...] Pakistan Fraud Summary: Pakistan is considered a "high" fraud country. Fraud of every kind is pervasive at all levels of government and commercial sectors. Fraud surfaces in many different forms, including washed U.S. visas of good to excellent quality; forged documents such as post-secondary [...] | 2009-11-21 05:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PKST |
| 09ISLAMABAD3042 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 16 DECEMBER, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 02:30:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD32 | QURESHI SHARES MUMBAI DOSSIER WITH BOUCHER [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on January 5. The two men discussed India's sharing of a dossier with Pakistan detailing the results of India's ongoing investigation into the November 26-29 [...] | 2009-01-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD442 | PAK TELECOM SECTOR SLUMPS [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on conversations with several telecom executives and the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Director of Economic Affairs Muhammad Sargana, the telecommunications sector in Pakistan is suffering from market saturation and the general economic downturn. Telecom co [...] | 2009-03-02 02:27:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD486 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MARCH 05, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-05 11:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD930 | ACTION ON PAK-AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pakistani Cabinet approved the opening of formal negotiations on a new Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement (ATT) April 8, a significant step toward replacing the outdated 1965 agreement currently in place. While this is a welcome step forward, challenges ranging from vested [...] | 2009-05-01 08:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD PK |
| 09JAKARTA1035 | GOI ACTS TO STOP VIOLENCE AT ROHINGYA CAMP IN ACEH [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In response to recent beatings of Rohingya asylum seekers and Bangladeshi migrants by Indonesian Red Cross staff at a camp in East Aceh, the GOI has dispatched a security team to the camp to restore order. The situation [...] | 2009-06-19 04:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF ID BM CE |
| 09JAKARTA1049 | ROHINGYAS IN ACEH -- GOI VOWS QUICK TRANSFER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key Indonesian officials have agreed with our recommendation to move the Rohingya asylum seekers and Bangladeshi migrants away from the tense Idi Rayeuk camp in East Aceh, Sumatra. They also pledged to act quickly to separate minors. Responding to a demarche on these points de [...] | 2009-06-22 08:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ID BM CE |
| 09JAKARTA1072 | 2009 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LABOR DIPLOMACY: [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission nominates Stanley J. Harsha for the 2009 Award for Excellence in Labor Diplomacy. Counselor for Political Affairs Joseph L. Novak has nominated Stan with the full endorsement of Ambassador Cameron R. Hume. 2. (U) SUMMARY (Con'd) Stan has performed his Labor Attache [...] | 2009-06-24 08:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ELAB PHUM ID |
| 09JAKARTA1146 | PEACEKEEPING -- INDONESIA LEADS MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian military recently hosted a major U.N. peacekeeping capstone event--"Garuda Shield"--involving 19 countries and about 1400 personnel. The U.S. Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative (GPOI) team present at the exercise said Indonesia performed impressively as hos [...] | 2009-07-07 08:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS ID |
| 09JAKARTA1257 | BURMESE ROHINGYA UPDATE -- GOI WORKING WITHIN THE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia and other members of the Bali Process are meeting July 27-29 in Bali to discuss Asia-Pacific migrant-related issues. One key topic involves the Burmese Rohingya migrants now in Sumatra and what to do about [...] | 2009-07-28 09:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ID BM |
| 09JAKARTA128 | ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN INDONESIA [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. Please see para 7 for action request. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government on January 23 invited the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist with the safe repatriation of 193 Burmese and Bangladeshi nationals hou [...] | 2009-01-23 10:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ID BM |
| 09JAKARTA137 | ROHINGYAS -- URGING THE GOI TO ENSURE PROTECTION [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Although it has publicly classified them as "economic migrants," the Indonesian government has made no final decision regarding the status of 193 Burmese and Bangladeshi boat people. The boat people are mostly ethnic [...] | 2009-01-27 11:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ID BM |
| 09JAKARTA152 | VP ADVISOR ON U.S. VISIT, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, [...] (C) Vice President Jusuf Kalla looks forward to his upcoming visit to Washington, Senior Advisor Gembong Prijono told Pol/C on January 28. Kalla will attend the National Prayer Breakfast and hold events with the Indonesian community during the February 4-5 trip. He also hopes to meet Vice P [...] | 2009-01-29 10:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF OVIP ID |
| 09JAKARTA162 | ROHINGYAS -- IOM ASSISTING INDONESIA TO ASSESS [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- Please see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (Deplu) began interviewing January 28 the 193 Burmese and Bangladeshi boat people living in a military ca [...] | 2009-01-30 11:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ID BM |
| 09JAKARTA176 | MORE ROHINGYAS ARRIVE IN INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A second boatload of 198 Rohingyas landed off the eastern coast of Indonesia's Aceh Province on February 3. Interviews with the initial group of 193 Rohingyas/Bangladeshis currently housed on Sabang Island in Aceh were scheduled to conclude on February 3. DepPol/C stressed ag [...] | 2009-02-03 12:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ID BM |
| 09JAKARTA182 | ROHINGYA BOAT PEOPLE HOSTED BY ACEHNESE COMMUNITY [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan and Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The 198 Rohingyas that landed in northern Aceh on February 2 are being well cared for by members of the Acehnese community. The local government has asked the International Organization [...] | 2009-02-04 10:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ID BM PK AF |
| 09JAKARTA194 | ROHINGYA SITUATION BREAKTHROUGH -- UNHCR PROMISED [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The GOI's Department of Foreign Affairs (Deplu) has told UNHCR that it will be granted access to the two groups of Rohingya boat people being cared for in Aceh. The promise is contingent on UNHCR including humanitar [...] | 2009-02-05 10:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ID BM |
| 09JAKARTA2092 | ROHINGYA MOVED FROM ACEH TO MEDAN, AWAIT NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian authorities transferred 190 Rohingya to Medan from Aceh on December 17, where many had spent nearly a year in one of two camps located in East Aceh and on Wei Island. The arrival of the Rohingya was rejected by communities at two original sites intended for their relo [...] | 2009-12-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF SOCI ID |
| 09JAKARTA252 | ROHINGYAS -- INDONESIA WORKING WITH UNHCR, PUSHING [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The GOI will soon grant access to UNHCR to the nearly 400 Rohingya boat people rescued by Indonesian authorities off the coast of Aceh in January-February. UNHCR and IOM personnel met with the GOI to present a plan fo [...] | 2009-02-12 10:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ID BM |
| 09JAKARTA39 | BURMESE AND BANGLADESHI REFUGEES IN ACEH [...] Summary. 177 Burmese and 16 Bangladeshi refugees were rescued by Indonesian fisherman off of the island of Sabang in Aceh after drifting through the Indian Ocean for nearly a week. The refugees were bound for Malaysia and are currently at a naval base at Sabang pending a decision from the Indo [...] | 2009-01-09 10:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PREF ID |
| 09JAKARTA52 | BURMESE AND BANGLADESHI REFUGEES IN ACEH [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Over 190 Burmese and Bangladeshi refugees continue to be housed in an Indonesian military camp in Sabang off the coast of Aceh in north-western Sumatra Island. The GOI is reviewing what to do about the refugees who wer [...] | 2009-01-12 09:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF ID |
| 09JAKARTA629 | ROHINGYAS TREATED WELL IN INDONESIA, INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) This is an Action Request--see Para 9. It was coordinated with Consulate Medan and is Sensitive but Unclassifed. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs (Deplu) has given the International Organization for Migration (IOM) access for the first time to the second g [...] | 2009-04-07 07:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF ID BM |
| 09JAKARTA698 | BALI PROCESS REINVIGORATED, SEEKS ANSWERS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The April 14-15 Bali Process Ministerial Conference established a reinvigorated ad hoc mechanism for member countries to raise transnational issues, which could address the Rohingya problem. Another breakthrough was the attendance of a senior Burmese official. While the Rohing [...] | 2009-04-17 11:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ID BM PHUM |
| 09JAKARTA858 | SRI LANKAN MIGRANTS LAND IN INDONESIA [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY. A vessel carrying 55 Sri Lankan men ran aground in Aceh, Sumatra, on May 14. The group apparently was fleeing conflict in Sri Lanka and hoped to seek political asylum in Australia. The GOI has secured the group and i [...] | 2009-05-18 06:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ID CE BM |
| 09JAKARTA870 | UNHCR RECOMMENDS REFUGEE PROTECTION FOR ROHINGYAS; [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan; it also contains an Action Request -- please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR has submitted its recommendations to the GOI on the nearly 400 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants staying in two camps in Aceh Province, Indonesia. Rohingy [...] | 2009-05-19 10:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL ID BM CE |
| 09JAKARTA884 | UNHCR TO GET ACCESS TO SRI LANKAN MIGRANTS; [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR has been given access to 55 Sri Lankans migrants who drifted ashore in western Aceh Province on May 14. The GOI, for safety and security reasons, moved the Sri Lankans from a warehouse to a prison, a move which [...] | 2009-05-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF ID BM CE |
| 09JAKARTA917 | ROHINGYAS IN ACEH TO BE COMBINED INTO ONE CAMP [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) The GOI is planning to combine Rohingya asylum seekers located in two camps in Aceh Province into one camp under UNHCR protection, a senior Indonesian diplomat told us. The Bangladeshis in the same camps will be moved to an imm [...] | 2009-05-29 10:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ID BM CE |
| 09JAKARTA928 | BALI PROCESS TO ADDRESS ROHINGYA ISSUE IN JULY AD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bali Process Steering Committee will meet on June 3 to discuss transnational migration issues, a senior Indonesian diplomat has told DepPol/C. Participants are planning a July senior officials' meeting which is meant to focus on recent migration movements in the region. A [...] | 2009-06-01 09:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ID BM |
| 09JAKARTA988 | IRREGULAR MIGRANT FLOWS SURGING THROUGH INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of irregular migrants transiting Indonesia this year is on pace to quadruple over last year's flow due primarily to a surge of arrivals from Afghanistan. The number of migrants now in Indonesia has reached a peak not seen in nearly a decade. Many of the migrants were [...] | 2009-06-10 07:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF ID BM CE AF |
| 09JEDDAH173 | RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CREATION OF NEW HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is moving forward with plans to create a new human rights organ within the OIC. A senior OIC official passed post a draft resolution as it stands now, with key points noted below. Outstanding issues include membership and composit [...] | 2009-05-19 17:15:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KISL OPDC PREL SA OIC KTIP |
| 09JEDDAH226 | OIC SECRETARY GENERAL REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the President's POTUS speech, the Organization of the Islamic Conference remains fixated on gaining a meeting with a high-ranking U.S. official and specifically are requesting a meeting with the Secretary between June 15-23. While the OIC continues to press for lower le [...] | 2009-06-14 13:14:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
| 09JEDDAH416 | OIC DG ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" RESOLUTION: [...] (C) In meeting over lunch today (October 29),Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Director General for Cultural and Social Affairs Ambassador Hemayet Uddin (protect) expressed the opinion that the OIC states would not/not agree to postponement since passage currently looks highly prom [...] | 2009-10-30 08:36:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BG PHUM SA UNGA UN |
| 09JEDDAH465 | THE GREAT JEDDAH FLOOD: CONTINUING CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public and media condemnation of the Saudi local government continues two weeks after flash floods inundated Jeddah. Concern has shifted from the plight of the flood victims to broader issues such as the disaster investigation and a Shoura Council meeting yesterday which urged go [...] | 2009-12-07 17:12:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC CASC ECON KPAO PGOV SA SENV |
| 09JEDDAH72 | JEDDAH'S SITTEEN BRIDGE: CONGEN OFFICERS WITNESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the process of confirming a Saudi newspaper story that Indonesian workers were congregating under a Jeddah bridge awaiting deportation, ConGen officers spoke to several prospective deportees while observing hundreds being loaded into busses en route to the deportation center. [...] | 2009-02-18 15:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09KABUL1735 | ANATOMY OF AN INSURGENCY - DECLINING SECURITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Though by no means comparable to the situation in Afghanistan's south and east, the security climate in the country's northwest is worsening in certain districts, and this has local officials concerned. A particular worry is the situation in Ghormach district, administratively [...] | 2009-07-02 14:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF |
| 09KABUL2655 | MFA TO HOST CONFERENCE ON NON-VIOLENT MOVEMENTS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will hold its first international conference in October, titled "Non-Violent Concepts & Movements in South Asia." The conference, being organized by the MFA's Center for Strategic Studies, invites researchers and scholars from the region to submit [...] | 2009-09-01 12:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL528 | PAKTIKA PROVINCE: SECURITY CHALLENGES HINDER [...] (C) Security worsened in the second half of 2008 in Afghanistan's Paktika province, affecting governance, development, and the work of the PRT. The PRT faced increasing limitations in its mobility and ability to reach the people. PRT construction projects saw cost increases, delays, and ove [...] | 2009-03-10 07:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 09KAMPALA1278 | UGANDAN ELECTIONS: PROFITS FIRST, TRANSPARENCY [...] (C) Summary: The Electoral Commission's (EC) recent announcement that it is postponing award of a $15 million biometric voter ID contract - for which one U.S. company is short listed - has sparked concerns about the priorities of the Commission, and the competing business interests of preside [...] | 2009-11-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM KCOR UG |
| 09KAMPALA1349 | PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY CANCELS VOTER ID CONTRACT [...] (C) Summary: Uganda,s Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) canceled a tender issued by the Electoral Commission for a voter registration and biometric ID system on November 6 due to irregularities in the bidding process. The Electoral Commission had suspended the [...] | 2009-11-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV KCOR KDEM UG |
| 09KATHMANDU1002 | KATHMANDU MEETING AGREES ON PLANS TO HELP TIGERS [...] (U) Summary: More than 200 tiger experts, government representatives and non-governmental organizations met in Kathmandu October 27-30 to consider how to reverse the alarming reduction of tigers in the wild in the last hundred years from 100,000 to about 3,500. The World Bank and the governm [...] | 2009-11-04 11:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ETRD ETTC ASEAN SAARC XC XE XD NP |
| 09KATHMANDU1089 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS AND SOUTH ASIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 11:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC NP |
| 09KATHMANDU1143 | NEPAL: DRAFT 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Nepal is not a regional financial center and there are no indications that the country is used as an international money laundering center. In January 2008, the Government of Nepal (GON) for the first time passed legislation on anti-money laundering. There were no prosecutions or arrests fo [...] | 2009-12-16 06:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR NP |
| 09KATHMANDU201 | NEPAL'S REMITTANCES GROW AMIDST DETERIORATING [...] (SBU) Nepal's level of remittances grew 65.3 percent in the July 15-January 15 period, defying numerous local press reports that remittance growth would be severely affected by the deteriorating world economy. Excluding India, record numbers of Nepalis continue to leave the country and seek [...] | 2009-03-13 02:10:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV NP |
| 09KATHMANDU320 | NEPAL: MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT THREATENING TO REMOVE [...] (C) Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal asked Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal to step down on April 19. The PM cited three issues: Nepal Army (NA) recruitment, the brigadier generals' continued reporting to duty after their forced retirement and the NA's withdrawal from the Nation [...] | 2009-04-20 09:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL PTER NP |
| 09KATHMANDU48 | NEPAL: RUBY INDUSTRY UNREGULATED [...] (SBU) Nepal does not have any ruby mines, nor does the country have a finishing and cutting industry. All rubies and other precious gems for jewelry are imported. Neither the Government of Nepal (GON) nor private entities in Nepal maintain controls on the typical chain of custody of rubies [...] | 2009-01-15 06:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON ETRD BM NP |
| 09KATHMANDU484 | THE WORLD'S WETTEST PLACE [...] On location at the world's wettest place in Cherrapunjee, in the Indian state of Meghalaya, the South Asia Regional Environment Officer (REO) found a modest trend towards more erratic rainfall patterns since the 1960s. Over the past winter the area went without rain for five months and with li [...] | 2009-06-10 01:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO XD NP |
| 09KATHMANDU538 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. In a June 21 meeting with Ambassador, Indian Foreign Secretary Menon expressed growing concern about the potential for confrontation between the military and the Maoists and about the lack of political leadership from the other parties. Menon said that COAS Katawal,s confronta [...] | 2009-06-22 08:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR UN IN NP |
| 09KATHMANDU779 | COOPERATION KEY TO SOUTH ASIAN WATER SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. The battle over water will drive geopolitical relations in South Asia in the 21st century as the flow of Himalayan rivers becomes increasingly unpredictable due to climate change, according to regional experts who attended a recent conference in Kathmandu. The only way to ensur [...] | 2009-08-20 01:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID TBIO PGOV NP |
| 09KATHMANDU808 | NEPAL'S NEXT ENVOY TO U.S. IS COMPETENT TECHNOCRAT [...] (C) Summary: Shankar Prasad Sharma, Nepal's Ambassador-Designate to the United States of America, is a longtime economic adviser to the Government of Nepal (GON) who has also been a personal adviser to the family of Nepali Congress chairman G.P. Koirala. He received his Ph.D. in economics f [...] | 2009-08-31 09:19:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH IN NP |
| 09KATHMANDU910 | FRAUD SUMMARY - KATHMANDU, NEPAL [...] Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita income of less than USD400. A precarious peace following ten years of armed civil conflict, the Maoist party intimating a potential return to violence, weak government institutions under the current government - the second [...] | 2009-10-05 12:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NP |
| 09KHARTOUM1039 | STAFFDEL DORAN DISCUSSES UNMIS AND UNAMID MANDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with civilian and military UN Mission leadership in Sudan, staffers from the House Foreign Affairs Committee were called upon to advocate for more ambitious mandate execution of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Mi [...] | 2009-09-09 15:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1102 | UNAMID CLOSER TO FULL DEPLOYMENT, BUT STILL FACING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 13 visit to the El Fasher headquarters of the United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),UNAMID leadership told Special Envoy (SE) Gration that they are working vigorously to shift the mission's focus from deployment to employment. The force is now [...] | 2009-09-29 09:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PHUM PREF KPKO AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM142 | UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: As of January 29 the total number of UNAMID military personnel was 12,540, or just over 64 percent of the total authorized force strength. UNAMID senior staff agree that the deployment goal is impossible to secure by Mabch 31. In fact, UNAMID's shipping pipeline may be empty wi [...] | 2009-02-04 06:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM191 | UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE, FEBRUARY 10 [...] (SBU) Summary: As of February 5 the total number of UNAMID military personnel was 12,547, or just over 64 percent of the total authorized force strength. DPKO is pressing UNAMID to facilitate the deployment of an Ethiopian attack helicopter company a soon as possible, but construction of adeq [...] | 2009-02-10 15:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM544 | UNAMID UPDATE APRIL 21 [...] (SBU) The night of April 19, a fire broke out at UNAMID Headquarters in El Fasher causing millions of dollars worth of damage, UNAMID officials told poloff on April 21. UNAMID Public Information Chief Kemal Saiki told poloff that at approximately 22:30 on April 10, a fire was detected at the UN [...] | 2009-04-22 09:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM719 | UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE, JUNE 1, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID deployment stands at approximately 69 percent, with 13,485 mission staff already deployed to Darfur. UNAMID officials predict, however, that the mission may not reach full deployment until early 2010. With the rainy season approaching, progress on deployment will slow ove [...] | 2009-06-03 07:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM89 | UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE, JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: The big news in UNAMID deployment for January 2009 was the successful movement, with strong Embassy support especially from the Defense Liaison Office (DLO),of Rwandan troops and equipment by the U.S. Air Force. The movements went flawlessly with full cooperation by the GoS and [...] | 2009-01-25 13:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KINGSTON1034 | JAMAICA: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW, DROUGHT A RISING CONCERN [...] (U) Drought conditions continue to hamper business in the Kingston area as water levels reach critical stages from a lack of rain; -- Entrepreneur and Recording Industry legend Chris Blackwell has failed in his efforts to bring a Grameen Bank style micro-lending operation to the island; [...] | 2009-12-02 17:55:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SENV SOCI TRSY |
| 09KINSHASA155 | UNHCR ASSESSMENT OF OPERATIONS AGAINST FDLR AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) Deputy Representative, Mohamed Toure, recently met with PolCouns and PolOff to discuss security and humanitarian issues in Eastern DRC, as well as civilian protection challenges stemming from the separate joint operations against th [...] | 2009-02-17 15:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM PGOV CG UG |
| 09KINSHASA161 | DRC: RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL [...] (U) This message contains Embassy Kinshasa's responses to questions in reftel, paragraphs 23-27, on trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Begin responses to paragraph 23: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) t [...] | 2009-02-18 15:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CG |
| 09KINSHASA20 | EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 7 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. CNDP Internal Discord --------------------- 2. (SBU) Goma PolOff reported that C [...] | 2009-01-07 12:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA6 | EASTERN DRC NOTES - January 5 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) The CNDP and an unspecified Mai [...] | 2009-01-05 09:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG |
| 09KINSHASA784 | CIVILIAN PROTECTION AGAINST LRA ATTACKS [...] (U) Responses to reftel-specific questions for the DRC are in paragraph two below. Our response has been cleared by USAID/OFDA and DAO representatives at post. 2. (SBU) --What are the current MONUC and FARDC response capacities in LRA-affected areas? The FARDC has approximately 6,000 s [...] | 2009-08-25 13:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS KPKO CG |
| 09KOLKATA130 | GORKHAS SUPPORT BJP TO FURTHER GORKHALAND STATEHOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Voters in the West Bengal Darjeeling constituency elected the state's only Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) successful candidate to parliament as part of their ongoing movement for the creation of a new "Gorkhaland" state within the Indian Union. The political organization Gorkha [...] | 2009-05-19 11:35:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC IN |
| 09KOLKATA153 | FRESH AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN WEST BENGAL [...] (SBU) On May 27, the GOI's central Ministry of Agriculture confirmed a new outbreak of avian influenza among poultry at Hemtabad in the North Dinajpur district of West Bengal. Hemtabad is located about 490 KM north of Kolkata and 20 KM from the border with Bangladesh. Contacts in West Bengal' [...] | 2009-06-08 04:44:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BD |
| 09KOLKATA215 | GORKHAS PURSUE POLITICAL STRATEGY TO FURTHER STATEHOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: For the past two years, the new political party Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) has increased its efforts to carve out a new Indian state - Gorkhaland - from the existing state of West Bengal. Like other political parties in West Bengal, GJMM uses force and intimidation but it i [...] | 2009-08-03 11:20:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC IN |
| 09KOLKATA22 | ASSAM ELECTORAL PRIMER - ETHNICITY, ALLIANCES AND TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: Ethnicity and migration in the northeastern state of Assam will continue to be a key issue in the state during the upcoming national elections. The Congress Party is confident of maintaining its current number of parliamentary seats in the state contingent; however, the relative [...] | 2009-01-28 09:47:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER SOCI PREL PGOV IN BG |
| 09KOLKATA28 | NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN WEST BENGAL [...] (U) On January 30, the Indian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus in West Bengal's Coochbehar district. The two avian influenza (AI) epicenters are in the villages of Nagar Bhagni and Uttar Dangkoba, in two non-contiguous administrative blocks of the district. The [...] | 2009-02-06 05:13:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BD |
| 09KOLKATA3 | NEW CONFIRMED AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS IN WEST BENGAL [...] (U) On January 2 the Indian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the presence of H5N1 virus in poultry in two non-contiguous administrative blocks of Darjeeling, a district in northern West Bengal. Avian influenza (AI) was confirmed in Matigara in southern Darjeeling and Tukdah in the northern pa [...] | 2009-01-07 09:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BG |
| 09KOLKATA334 | INDIA-BANGLADESH COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION HITS NORTHEAST [...] (SBU) Summary: India's recent arrests of United Liberation Front of Assam's (ULFA) chairman and senior leadership is a setback for the northeastern state's most prominent insurgent group. While Bangladesh has officially denied facilitating the arrests, its cooperation with India appears to b [...] | 2009-12-22 11:03:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PGOV CASC IN BG |
| 09KOLKATA335 | CLIMATE CHANGE HERE AND NOW FOR SUNDERBANS: NGO'S ADAPTATION [...] (U) Summary: The famed Sunderbans, a deltaic region in the Bay of Bengal with more than one hundred islands and four million people, is one of India's most vulnerable areas to rising sea levels and extreme climatic events. On one of the islands, Mousuni, public and private actors have foc [...] | 2009-12-23 12:00:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON TSPL KSCA KGHG IN BG |
| 09KOLKATA43 | AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN WEST BENGAL'S SOUTH [...] (SBU) On February 17, the Principal Secretary of West Bengal's Animal Resources Development (ARD) Department confirmed the presence of avian influenza (AI) H5N1 virus in backyard poultry of Barmahar village in South Dinajpur district. The latest epicenter is located approximately 300 km north [...] | 2009-02-20 04:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BD |
| 09KOLKATA55 | NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN WEST BENGAL - A CROSS BORDER [...] (U) On February 24, the GOI reported a second outbreak of the avian influenza (AI) virus H5N1 in backyard poultry in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, this time in the forest village of Punding (See Reftel). The village is about 630 km north of Kolkata and the district physically borders the [...] | 2009-03-05 09:15:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BG |
| 09KOLKATA56 | ASSAM: ULFA AND NDFB MAIN SUSPECTS IN OCTOBER 30 TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary: Assam's Chief Minister confirmed that the separatist groups United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) are the main suspects in the October 30, 2008 terrorist attacks in Guwahati (Reftel). Assam officials, who believe that the attacks w [...] | 2009-03-05 09:47:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL IN BG |
| 09KOLKATA75 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: A CRACK IN THE LEFT FRONT'S WEST BENGAL [...] (SBU) Summary. As the fourth most-populous state in the Indian Union, the seat of one of India's four great metropolises and the bastion of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M),West Bengal politics has always had national significance. More important than the national electoral iss [...] | 2009-03-19 12:37:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
| 09KOLKATA78 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: A CRACK IN THE LEFT FRONT'S WEST BENGAL [...] (SBU) Summary. As the fourth most-populous state in the Indian Union, the seat of one of India's four great metropolises and the bastion of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M),West Bengal politics has always had national significance. More important than the national electoral iss [...] | 2009-03-20 13:06:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR IN |
| 09KOLKATA96 | ULFA SUSPECTED IN ASSAM TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 6, nine people died and more than 30 were wounded in a series of six terrorist attacks in different parts of Assam, including the capital Guwahati. Police suspect that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA),which celebrates its foundation day on April 7, conducted [...] | 2009-04-07 13:45:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV PK IN |
| 09KUALALUMPUR102 | MALAYSIA'S NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia made some progress in addressing the challenges associated with trafficking in persons during this reporting period, building incrementally on the advances it made last year. Malaysia began implementing and enforcing its comprehensive anti-trafficking law, which went [...] | 2009-02-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD KTIP |
| 09KUALALUMPUR140 | PRM TEAM DISCUSSES ROHINGYA REFUGEE ISSUE WITH [...] (C) MFA officials told a visiting PRM team and our Regional Refugee Coordinator February 11 that while Malaysia does not recognize refugee status, it is willing to participate in regional talks on the issue. The representative noted that there is not currently the political will in Malaysia [...] | 2009-02-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR152 | MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO BANGLADESHI LABOR [...] (C) Malaysian media highlighted the plight of an estimated 140 Bangladeshi workers, who may be victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) for labor exploitation. Post raised concerns with the police and the Human Resources Ministry, but as of February 27 all suspected victims remained under the [...] | 2009-03-03 06:08:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB SOCI KTIP BG MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR318 | MALAYSIAN PM ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced a number of liberalizations to Malaysia's financial sector on April 27, as promised last week when he removed some restrictions in various service sectors (reftel). Foreign equity limits will be raised from 49 percent to 70 percent for in [...] | 2009-04-28 12:17:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON ETRD PREL MY BG |
| 09KUALALUMPUR380 | MALAYSIA: ECONOMIC PROSPECTS AND FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] (U) Summary and comment: Central Bank Deputy Governor Ooi Sang Kuang reports that Malaysia is seeing signs of a U-shaped recovery with positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2009. Ooi credits GOM monetary and fiscal policy (Ref A) as well as financial sector liberalizations (Ref B) for the [...] | 2009-05-18 00:47:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV MY EINV |
| 09KUALALUMPUR471 | ISLAMIST PARTY SENDS MIXED SIGNALS ON ITS FUTURE [...] (SBU) The Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS),the Islamist opposition party, held its annual convention and biannual elections June 5- 7. Elections featured an unprecedented contest between two factions, those supporting leadership by Islamic scholars (ulamas) and those favoring more pragmatic p [...] | 2009-06-11 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR521 | DCM PRESENTS TIP ACTION PLAN TO HOME MINISTRY [...] (C) The DCM presented the trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan for Malaysia in a June 29 meeting initiated by the Home Ministry, which had sought an understanding of the steps Malaysia needs to take to upgrade itself from the current Tier 3 ranking in the U.S. TIP report. Deputy Home Min [...] | 2009-06-29 09:52:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB KTIP MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR618 | TIP: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) In a July 28 meeting, the Ambassador congratulated Malaysia's Inspector General of Police Musa on the recent arrests of immigration officers involved in trafficking of persons, and expressed appreciation for ongoing Malaysian-U.S. cooperation on a broad spectrum of law enforcement issues. [...] | 2009-07-28 09:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR652 | MALAYSIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE, AUGUST 7, [...] (C) Summary. In recent weeks, the GOM has continued to pay substantive attention to trafficking in persons (TIP) issues: the GOM invited local embassies to participate in a GOM training seminar designed to train prosecutors and court officials on how to handle TIP cases; GOM Immigration Dete [...] | 2009-08-07 09:12:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR775 | TIP AMBASSADOR CDEBACA'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA, AUGUST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 05:56:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MY PGOV |
| 09KUALALUMPUR79 | MALAYSIA: ROHINGYA SITUATION STATUS QUO [...] (C) Summary: The UNHCR has not detected any change in the status quo or increase in the number of Rohingya refugees entering Malaysia so far this year. A Foreign Ministry official said Malaysia would have "no problem" in joining a contact group with Thailand on the Rohingya situation, but g [...] | 2009-02-06 10:14:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL SMIG BM ID TH MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR830 | EAP-MTS OFFICE DIRECTOR YUN'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In October 1 meetings with visiting EAP/MTS Director Yun, Malaysian Foreign and Home Affairs officials stressed their desires for improved U.S.-Malaysian relations on bilateral and regional issues. Malaysian MFA officials assessed that the highest levels of GOM wanted better ties [...] | 2009-10-20 06:54:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR839 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER: [...] (C) Home Affairs Minister Hishamuddin Hussein told the Ambassador during a wide-ranging 90-minute meeting on October 21 that the GOM would publish its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) action plan soon and that it was a priority for him and Prime Minister Najib to make significant progress on the i [...] | 2009-10-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | CT MY PGOV KTIP |
| 09KUALALUMPUR84 | BANGLADESH ENVOY DECLINES TO RETURN TO DHAKA [...] (C) Bangladesh High Commissioner M. Khairuzzaman, together with spouse Rieta Rahman, called on the Ambassador January 30 and explained that he did not intend to return to Dhaka to face what he termed politically motivated and renewed charges related to the 1975 assassination of Bangladesh fou [...] | 2009-02-09 05:54:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF BD MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR909 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER: [...] (C) Home Affairs Minister Hishamuddin Hussein told the Ambassador during a wide-ranging 90-minute meeting on October 21 that the GOM would publish its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) action plan soon and that it was a priority for him and Prime Minister Najib to make significant progress on the i [...] | 2009-11-12 05:24:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | CT MY PGOV KTIP |
| 09KUALALUMPUR913 | MALAYSIA: REFORMING THE INTERNAL SECURITY ACT? [...] (C) Summary: In September the Malaysian government conditionally released five suspected terrorists detained under the country's Internal Security Act (ISA),which permits law enforcement authorities to detain for up to two years (with extensions possible)persons deemed a threat to national se [...] | 2009-11-13 05:18:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINS MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR956 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY ADMIRAL [...] (C) Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia. You will be participating in the Airpower and Maritime Conferences and meeting high ranking defense officials not only from Malaysia, but from other countries around the world who are participating in this year's Langkawi Intern [...] | 2009-11-25 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET//NOFORN | MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY |
| 09KUWAIT1134 | CDEBACA TO GOK AND KUWAITI NGOS: NEW BILL IS KEY [...] (U) Summary: Highlights of the November 16 visit to Kuwait by Ambassador at Large for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Luis CdeBaca: --Meeting with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),Ambassador CdeBaca emphasi [...] | 2009-12-03 09:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KMPI KTIP ELAB KU |
| 09KUWAIT1161 | MAIDS R US: PLAN FOR GOK-RUN DOMESTIC WORKER [...] (C) Summary. On December 9, the General Director of Kuwait's Ministry of Interior's Immigration Department, Kamel Al-Awadhi, laid out his plans for a government-run domestic worker recruitment agency, telling a crowd of labor attaches, NGOs, and GOK officials gathered at an International Orga [...] | 2009-12-14 11:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU |
| 09KUWAIT195 | GOK, FOREIGN LABOR ATTACHES EXCHANGE HARSH WORDS [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait's domestic worker regulations director, Kamel Al-Awadhi, upbraided the Filipino Embassy's labor attache on February 18 for not supporting Kuwait's plan for a domestic worker orientation center. The exchange marked the climax of an International Organization for Migration [...] | 2009-03-05 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU |
| 09KUWAIT434 | TERROR FINANCE: GOK PROGRESS IN CHARITY OVERSIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of Kuwait's charity oversight committee from the Ministries of Awqaf, Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs met with Econcouns and Econoff to discuss GOK efforts to strengthen oversight of Kuwaiti charity organizations over the last four years. These included ending dire [...] | 2009-04-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KU PGOV PREL PTER KTFN |
| 09KUWAIT788 | GOK ENACTS POSITIVE CHANGE TO FLAWED WORKER [...] (C) Summary. The GOK has made several recent moves towards reforming its flawed foreign worker sponsorship system: -- On August 9, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) issued a Ministerial resolution ) not subject to Parliamentary approval ) to immediately permit most foreign w [...] | 2009-08-10 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KTIP SMIG KU |
| 09LAHORE207 | PAKISTAN'S TEXTILES INDUSTRY IS FRAYING AT THE EDGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Garments and textiles constitute the single largest industrial sector in Pakistan, accounting for 40 percent of all industrial employment and 8.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the industry has several globally competitive firms, the bulk of the business is mired [...] | 2009-11-01 09:14:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP BTIO EAGR EAID ECIN EIND ELAB ETRD |
| 09LAHORE41 | (S) SHAHBAZ SHARIF OPEN TO NEGOTIATIONS WITH PRESIDENT ZARDARI [...] (S) Summary: In a March 6 meeting with Principal Officer, Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif laid out a number of preconditions for a quick negotiated settlement to the current political impasse with President Asif Zardari including that (1) the agreement included [...] | 2009-03-06 19:08:00 | Consulate Lahore | SECRET | PGOV PTER KDEM PK |
| 09LAHORE9 | THE BATTLE TO CONTROL THE PUNJAB [...] (S) Summary: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) coalition in the country's most-populous Punjab province is looking increasingly weak. Both parties are openly courting the opposition Pakistan Muslim League (PML) in an effort to solidify control over the [...] | 2009-01-22 07:16:00 | Consulate Lahore | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PK |
| 09LISBON101 | PORTUGAL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); 6. The [...] | 2009-02-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09LISBON412 | INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC [...] (U) SUMMARY. The ROKG (South Korea),current Chair of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP),hosted an inter-sessional meeting of APDP on the margins of the Community of Democracies Ministerial in Portugal on July 11. The ten governments represented received a briefing on APDP activit [...] | 2009-07-29 06:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XB PO |
| 09LONDON109 | 2009 UK INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2009. 2. Much of the data supplied in this report is from 2007, since end-of-year 2008 figures are not yet available. Given the economic down [...] | 2009-01-15 13:20:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB UK |
| 09LONDON1911 | EFFECT OF THE RECESSION ON UK REMITTANCES TO [...] (SBU) Summary. UK remittances to Pakistan have continued to increase in 2009, according to official data, but experts are skeptical that the trend will continue. Unlike remittances from other parts of the world, which experts speculate are being boosted in the short term by the return of the [...] | 2009-08-19 16:29:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PK SA UK XC |
| 09LONDON236 | INDIA: MILIBAND'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C/NF) Summary. In spite of the significant Indian media criticism of Foreign Secretary Miliband's comments on Kashmir during his January 13-15 visit to India (reftels),he had an opportunity for useful discussions with Indian leaders on key policy and regional issues, including Pakistan, Iran [...] | 2009-01-27 14:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER EAID KDEM IN PK IR XD UK |
| 09LONDON2520 | UK INITIATIVES HARNESS DIASPORA CAPACITY [...] (U) Summary. The UK has initiated a number of programs to help engage UK-based Diaspora groups and harness their expertise in international development. Under the direction of the Department for International Development (DFID),and the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO),these programs are ty [...] | 2009-11-06 17:18:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PHUM OIIP SCUL SMIG ECON SO PK NI |
| 09LONDON2557 | INDIAN ENVOY DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a meeting with Poloff to discuss the October 27-29 state visit of President Pratibha Patil to India, Neil Kernohan (Protect),Head of the India, Nepal, and Bhutan Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),told Poloff that HMG would appreciate it if the U.S. would [...] | 2009-11-13 12:35:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI AF UK PK |
| 09LONDON268 | UK STRESSES FUNDING FOR ADAPTATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary. UK Minister of Climate Change Joan Ruddock (Department of Energy and Climate Change) has called for the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference to make as a priority increased funding for adaptation and deforestation to help developing countries address climate chan [...] | 2009-01-29 17:22:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV KGHG UK |
| 09LONDON27 | UK MUSLIM DEMOGRAPHICS (C-RE8-02527) [...] (S/NF) Summary. Per reftel, this cable provides information on the demographics of the Muslim community in the UK. The last official UK census was in 2001 and much of what is provided below is a combination of census figures and subsequent estimates and surveys. Post notes that the information is i [...] | 2009-01-06 11:55:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PINR KISL KPLS UK |
| 09LONDON2873 | POST COP-15 PRESS BRIEFING BY UK ENERGY SECRETARY [...] (U) Summary: Ed Miliband, UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, briefed the diplomatic corps, press and environmental NGOs on December 21, on results of the Copenhagen Conference (COP-15). Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined by satellite from Scotland. Together they focused on three key [...] | 2009-12-22 05:33:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV UK KGHG |
| 09LONDON707 | PM BROWN PRESSES FOR SAFE NUCLEAR POWER, COMPLIANT [...] (C/NF) Summary. PM Brown affirmed in his March 17 International Nuclear Fuels Conference keynote speech the UK's commitment to a reduction in its nuclear arsenal, eventual global nuclear disarmament, and the use of nuclear power to meet its energy security needs. PM Brown said Iran could be [...] | 2009-03-23 10:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA IR UK |
| 09LUSAKA490 | COMESA LEADERS DISCUSS U.S.-COMESA TRADE AND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Booth met with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya on July 6 to discuss the U.S.-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council meeting (scheduled for September 17-18 in Lusaka) and to explore the possibilit [...] | 2009-07-13 14:50:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ETRD EAID SENV TBIO XA ZU XW |
| 09MANAGUA314 | VISIT NICARAGUA! DECREE TEXT AND REVISED COUNTRY [...] (U) Late on March 18, 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) released the official text of Decree 07-2009 that changed Nicaragua's visa policy. Our unofficial English translation appears below. The decree's fundamental change to Nicaragua's visa regime is that citizens from countries in "C [...] | 2009-03-24 18:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS ASEC PGOV SMIG PREL NU |
| 09MANAMA107 | EMBASSY MANAMA'S INPUT FOR BAHRAIN TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain's government demonstrated a commitment to actively combating Bahrain's human trafficking problem. At the same time, senior Bahraini officials recognize that they need to continue their efforts to change society's attitude toward TIP issues, and to educate officials on h [...] | 2009-02-22 13:51:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09MANAMA55 | BAHRAIN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 [...] Summary: The following is Post's submission of its Investment Climate Statement for 2009. Each paragraph is keyed to the format provided reftel. End Summary. 2. Bahrain Investment Climate Statement 2009 A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- The Governmen [...] | 2009-02-01 04:28:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OPIC KTDB USTR BA |
| 09MANAMA596 | A/USTR-LABOR VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-12 14:08:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PHUM BA |
| 09MANILA1220 | PHILIPPINE MUSLIM RELIGIOUS LEADERS REACT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Muslim leaders from the National Ulama Conference of the Philippines addressed a letter to President Obama June 5 expressing their sincere appreciation for the President's remarks last week in Cairo on U.S. relations with the Muslim world. The letter (full text para. 5),deliver [...] | 2009-06-08 08:43:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PGOV RP |
| 09MANILA2271 | MANILA ENDORSEMENT FOR FY10 1206 PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Embassies Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Suva (for Tonga),Phnom Penh, Dhaka and Colombo (for Maldives) met with U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) representatives in Bangkok in August 2009 to finalize FY2010 regional 1206 proposals approved by PACOM with a [...] | 2009-10-28 08:05:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP BG CB CE |
| 09MANILA86 | Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One [...] Part Two of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Efficient Capital Markets And Portfolio Investment The Philippines is open to foreign por [...] | 2009-01-14 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP |
| 09MASERU337 | FRAUD SUMMARY-MASERU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 11:14:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LT |
| 09MASERU414 | DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS' CONSULTATIVE FORUM BRIEFED BY IMF [...] (U) On Tuesday, November 17, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hosted the Development Partners' Consultative Forum (DP CF) briefing by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission on Article IV consultations. The IMF expects Lesotho's economic growth to be around 1.5% in 2009. [...] | 2009-11-23 15:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN LT |
| 09MELBOURNE92 | VICTORIA'S MUSLIM COMMUNITIES [...] (SBU) The Muslim population represents a very small percentage of the Victorian community, yet it spends a disproportionate amount of time in the news due to events like the August 4 arrests of six terror suspects in Melbourne and the 2008-2009 Benbrika terror trial. In Victoria, it is not fai [...] | 2009-08-08 05:02:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PINR AS |
| 09MEXICO1235 | SITREP 10 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- On the morning of May 3, Secretary of Health Cordova announced that the GOM had confirmed 506 cases of H1N1 and 19 fatalities. He stressed that Mexico had not ignored warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) of a possible outbreak, but had responded in a [...] | 2009-05-03 22:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX |
| 09MOSCOW112 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 13:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV OPIC KTDB USTR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1540 | Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations Seeks to Expand [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AORC EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS KG TI |
| 09MOSCOW2712 | RUSSIAN STEPS TO EXPAND ODA PROGRAMS [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see paragraph 12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In 2007, then-President Putin called for the expansion of the GOR's Official Development Assistance (ODA) system, including the development of bilateral assistance programming. Putin mandate [...] | 2009-11-02 14:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EIND ELAB PGOV PREL RS SOCI |
| 09MUMBAI305 | NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING UNIT IN MUMBAI [...] (U) Summary: The Mumbai Crime Branch Unit formed a new cell in February to specifically address international trafficking and human smuggling. The unit has already made some progress: it arrested two Air India pilots for smuggling women into the U.S. and rescued several Uzbek and Bangladesh [...] | 2009-07-23 08:51:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM ASEC KWMN IN |
| 09MUMBAI311 | MUMBAI BUSINESSES FINDING NEW MECHANISMS FOR TRADE WITH [...] (C) Summary: While large Indian conglomerates are wary of investing in Iran, Mumbai's small and medium size trade companies continue to do business with their Iranian counterparts, explaining the 42 percent increase in India's non-petroleum and non-crude oil trade with Iran in the last year. [...] | 2009-07-28 08:32:00 | Consulate Mumbai | SECRET | EINV ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD ETTC EIND KCRM IR KS |
| 09MUMBAI431 | INDIA'S OVERLOADED JUDICIAL SYSTEM: CAN MAHARASHTRA [...] Summary. The state of Maharashtra has the biggest backlog of criminal cases in India, with over one million cases winding through the courts. Like other Indian states, Maharashtra's judiciary suffers from a lack of resources, a shortage of judges, and only the most basic case management sys [...] | 2009-11-10 08:52:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM IN KDEM PGOV KLIG |
| 09MUSCAT1000 | FRAUD SUMMARY - MUSCAT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 09:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC |
| 09MUSCAT152 | Labor Attach??s Discuss TIP in Oman [...] (C) Summary: On February 16, emboffs met with labor attachC)s from the Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Philippine embassies in Muscat for a roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons (TIP) in Oman. Labor attachC)s said that most TIP-related problems in Oman concerned empl [...] | 2009-03-02 10:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIP MU ELAB |
| 09MUSCAT235 | FRAUD SUMMARY - MUSCAT, SEPTEMBER 2008-FEBRUARY 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-28 03:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC MU |
| 09MUSCAT253 | EMBASSY MUSCAT INPUT TO THE 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) This report covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Oman (GOO) from April 2008 to March 2009. Paragraph three begins text. Compiling the report required 48 hours at the FS-04 level, 3 hours at the FSN-09 level, 6 hours at the FS-02 level, 3 hours at the FS-01 level, and 3 hou [...] | 2009-03-30 12:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF SMIG ASEC MU |
| 09MUSCAT997 | OMAN MINISTER OF MANPOWER COMMITTED TO REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The Omani Minister of Manpower remains committed to combating labor abuses in the Sultanate and is encouraging the further development of trade unions. His ministry has a deep understanding of labor and trafficking issues, due in large part to its ongoing engagement with the Inte [...] | 2009-11-03 09:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIP PHUM ELAB MU |
| 09NASSAU65 | LECTURE AFFORDS SNAPSHOT OF BAHAMAS MUSLIM [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a recent lecture at the historical society, a prominent local Muslim leader presented a largely autobiographical and documentary overview of the origins and development of Islam in The Bahamas. He provided an eyewitness perspective on a growing minority religion whose ad [...] | 2009-02-02 20:04:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BF |
| 09NDJAMENA588 | CHAD: MINURCAT MAKING BIG PUSH ON SECURITY IN EAST [...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo met December 7 with representatives of UN member states resident in N'Djamena to describe the PKO's "big push" over the past month to enhance security in Eastern Chad, in the wake of recent kidnappings and a general increase in criminal activity directed agai [...] | 2009-12-08 11:59:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID PREF EU FR UNSC CA CD |
| 09NDJAMENA97 | MINURCAT RISING: REINFORCED UN PKO REPLACES EUFOR [...] (SBU) The EU PKO EUFOR, one of two PKOs authorized by UNSC 1778, stood down March 15, transferring its authority to provide security to civilians in Eastern Chad and Northeastern CAR to the UN's MINURCAT, whose mandate was enhanced to include such a role by UNSC 1861. Many of EUFOR's EU-membe [...] | 2009-03-23 08:07:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MASS MARR UN PKO SU LY |
| 09NEWDELHI1049 | JOINT US TREASURY AND DOD SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted a successful regional conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector from April 14-16 in New Delhi, India, with assistance from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) as well. Interagency [...] | 2009-05-22 11:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM EFIN PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1052 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATES ON INFORMATION ON [...] (SBU) The following information is provided in response to reftel request for details of India,s immigration and border controls. A. (SBU) Immigration Data Bases and Traveler Information Collection: -- What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? Foreigners Re [...] | 2009-05-22 12:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1138 | SCENESETTER FOR INDIA VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Burns: In many respects, your visit represents the moment so many of us who manage the India account have waited years for: a time when U.S. officials can engage with a new, strong Indian government freed from the constraints of anti-American coalition partners or [...] | 2009-06-03 13:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1162 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 1-5, 2009, including the following: -- GDP Growth of 6.7% Surprises on the Upside -- Infrastructure Sector Recovers Somewhat in April -- Some Signs of Expanding Manufacturing Sector -- FY 2009-10 Be [...] | 2009-06-05 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
| 09NEWDELHI1210 | FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed regional security June 10, with a focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Menon referred to Prime Minister Singh's June 9 comments in Parliament that the Composite Dialogue could not resume [...] | 2009-06-11 17:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1211 | FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS NEW STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed a new architecture for the Strategic Dialogue and a variety of bilateral and regional issues during several meetings June 10. Remarking on the substantial overlap in thinking on how t [...] | 2009-06-11 17:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1213 | HOME MINISTER MEETS U/S BURNS [...] (S) Summary: In a productive and serious June 10 exchange with Under Secretary Bill Burns, Home Minister P. Chidambaram offered his sober assessment of India's internal and external security challenges: from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to ongoing insurgencies in "the hinterlands" of I [...] | 2009-06-11 18:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV BG ECON NP PHUM PK PREL PTER IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1224 | ADVANI PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR U.S.-INDIA RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 11 meeting with Under Secretary Burns, India's Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani pledged common cause with the new Congress-led government, particularly on the principal foreign policy issues of Afghanistan and Pakistan and on a strengthened relationship with the Un [...] | 2009-06-12 14:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ENRG PAK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1272 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, PALESTINE, [...] "CLEAR WARNING," editorial in June 17 right-of- center Hindi daily DAINIK JAGRAN: "PM Manmohan Singh clearly and publicly told President Zardari in Yekaterinburg that Pakistan's territory should not be used for terrorist attacks against India. Such a firm attitude is absolutely right when deal [...] | 2009-06-18 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1277 | SCENESETTER FOR INDIA VISIT OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) General Jones: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit comes on the heels of Under Secretary Burns' successful trip to India and in the run-up to a July visit by Secretary Clinton. You will be coming at a time when U.S. officials can engage with a new, strong Indian [...] | 2009-06-18 14:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1339 | NSA NARAYANAN PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS TO WELCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Advisor Narayanan, the Foreign Secretary, and Defense Secretary, as well as a number of other senior officials, reiterated India's desire to strengthen the bilateral relationship during a series of meetings with National Security Advisor General James Jones an [...] | 2009-06-29 10:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER ECON PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1464 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary: Mission India warmly welcomes you to India. This is an opportune moment in the relationship between the world's largest democracies. The Congress Party's strong showing in the April elections allowed formation of a new and strong Indian government--freed from the constrain [...] | 2009-07-15 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | EAGR EAID ECIN EFIN EINT EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC |
| 09NEWDELHI1636 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "MISPLACED GENEROSITY," op-ed in August 3 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's latest peace overture to a recalcitrant Pakistan seems bewildering and misplaced. How can you repose trust in a Pakistan that is unwilling to own up to its misdemeanors? Paki [...] | 2009-08-04 11:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1641 | NEW MEA COUNTERTERRISM DIRECTOR SOUMEN BAGCHI [...] (SBU) Soumen Bagchi, the new director of counterterrorism (CT) at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),expressed interest in expanding U.S. - India CT cooperation in an Aug. 3 courtesy call in New Delhi. S/CT and Poloff brought the new CT Director up to date on pending activities, in [...] | 2009-08-04 13:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1649 | U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: NEXT STEPS IN THE STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Following on the August 5 Interagency Policy Committee meeting to discuss the Strategic Dialogue, Mission offers its views on next steps in the run up to the Prime Minister's November visit. We spell out dialogue goals, describe ways to move forward, flag pitfalls and propose po [...] | 2009-08-06 15:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1782 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-CHINA, INDIA-NEPAL [...] "BEWARE OF CHINA," editorial page article in August 24, centrist Hindi daily, NAI DUNIYA: "China has never been a friend of India. The Indian parliament once swore it will be get back every inch of land captured by China, but that intent was sacrificed at the altar of maintaining cordial relat [...] | 2009-08-25 11:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1783 | HOME MINISTER CHIDAMBARAM'S WASHINGTON D.C. VISIT, SEPT. 7-10 [...] (S) Summary and Background: India's Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram will visit New York and Washington D.C from September 7 - 10. On August 19, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials shared the ""agenda points"" for the Home Minister's visit. The GOI sees the visit as an opportunit [...] | 2009-08-25 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1808 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 24-28, 2009, including the following: -- India Announces Foreign Trade Policy for 2009-2014 -- ICRIER Seminar On Express Delivery Issues -- Washington Apples Bring Bonanza to Indian Importers -- [...] | 2009-08-31 02:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR |
| 09NEWDELHI1812 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi. This is an opportune moment as we seek a truly global partnership with India and build upon the Secretary's highly successful July visit (Ref). Secretary Clinton and her counterpart, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, formally launche [...] | 2009-08-31 14:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP LEW PREL EAGR EAID IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1896 | INDIA SHARES CONCERNS, WILLING TO COOPERATE ON SRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian MEA shares USG concern over the situation of Sri Lankan Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),and remains focused on getting them resettled. India is providing significant aid and is working to de-mine affected areas. There are plans to augment the GOI-funded de-mining [...] | 2009-09-11 11:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1917 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN, INDIA-CHINA, [...] "EXPECTATION FROM PAKISTAN," editorial in September 14 Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Home Minister P. Chidambaram's U.S. visit has yielded something, in that the U.S. has now at least asked Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of 26/11 to justice. Despite providing all the evidences, Pakistan [...] | 2009-09-15 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1983 | MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION IN SOUTH [...] "YOUR ATOM BOMB AND MINE," editorial in September 23 right-of-center Urdu daily, HINDUSTAN EXPRESS: "When Pakistan was producing nuclear weapons of mass destruction, America not only turned its back on Pakistan, it often extended its full cooperation. No doubt, it was a part of its gameplan in [...] | 2009-09-24 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2196 | PM SINGH TO MILITARY CHIEFS: BE READY BECAUSE "OUR [...] (C) Summary: In a much-publicized October 20 speech to the senior commanders of India's armed forces, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged the military to "be prepared to face onslaughts" in light of "regular intelligence reports of imminent attacks" in India. Pointing out that India is threat [...] | 2009-10-29 11:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS MAPP IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2265 | India Reporting Workshop Puts Strategic Dialogue in [...] (SBU) The Ambassador enthusiastically welcomed more than 80 participants from throughout India and neighboring Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and China to an October 5-6 India Reporting Workshop in New Delhi. SCA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Blake, addressing the group via DVC, underscored the valu [...] | 2009-11-09 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON POL AMGT IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2280 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- Buzz Misleads on WTO Government Procurement Agreement -- RBI Audits Could Lead to Further Opening of the Banking Sector -- Corporate Profits Up, Sales Not [...] | 2009-11-13 09:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY IN |
| 09NEWDELHI23 | INDIAN CONCURRENCE ON INFORMATION SHARING: TAKING YES FOR AN ANSWER [...] (S) Summary: India's concurrence in the U.S. sharing law enforcement information developed during the investigation of the Mumbai attacks with Pakistani authorities should be read broadly. In the interest of providing complete clarity on the scope of concurrence, this cable summarizes the under [...] | 2009-01-06 14:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2350 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 16-20, 2009, including the following: -- India Ready for FATF Evaluation -- Disinvestment Gets a Push -- Commerce Minister Plans to Double India's Share in Global Trade Within the Next Five Yea [...] | 2009-11-20 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP TRGY TINT BG NP |
| 09NEWDELHI236 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "UNNECCESARY ACTION," editorial in February 7 right- of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan has done it again, speaking out of turn and thereby harming the interest of the nation. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee last week almost snubbed Narayanan in pu [...] | 2009-02-09 09:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2462 | PDAS WITTEN DISCUSSES GOI ASSISTANCE TO SRI LANKA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a lengthy meeting at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on November 10, Suresh Reddy, Director for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the Maldives, described India's relief efforts for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka with PRM Principal Deputy Assi [...] | 2009-12-09 11:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL IN SL |
| 09NEWDELHI2470 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN, [...] "OBAMA'S AF-PAK STRATEGY," op-ed in December 9 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It seems very unlikely that America's work will be over in 18 months. The Taliban will sit tight to execute their plans till the Americans leave. There are, however, crucial elements in this strategy th [...] | 2009-12-10 11:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2492 | INDIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. India has made continuing progress since April 2009 in combating human trafficking. The Ministry of Home Affairs has designated trafficking in persons a top priority and demonstrated renewed efforts in tackling the problem. India enhanced efforts to expand law enforcement capac [...] | 2009-12-14 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KTIP IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2529 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG [...] (SBU) Senator Gregg and Delegation: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following soon after Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing everything from agriculture to defense coop [...] | 2009-12-18 15:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2541 | INDIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PK IN ASEC |
| 09NEWDELHI2550 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DEFENDS COPENHAGEN ACCORD; LOCAL NGOS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh claimed victory for India's Copenhagen negotiating team in a parliamentary session December 22. Ramesh used his response to opposition attacks to sensitize the nation to the idea India needs to realize its responsibilities as a [...] | 2009-12-22 13:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
| 09NEWDELHI2588 | BHUTANESE KING'S SUCCESSFUL FIRST STATE VISIT TO [...] (U) The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, visited India from December 21-26 on his first state visit to a foreign country following his coronation in November 2008. In addition to holding meetings with political figures that included the President and Vice President of India, Pri [...] | 2009-12-31 02:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM CH BH IN |
| 09NEWDELHI269 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS AND BACHUS [...] (SBU) We welcome your upcoming visit as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's historic journey to India in February-March 1959. The inspiration which Dr. King and other leaders of the American civil rights movement drew from Mahatma Gandhi is well known in [...] | 2009-02-12 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
| 09NEWDELHI274 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, INDO-PAK [...] QPAKISTAN FALLS FLAT ON ITS FACEQ editorial in the February 13, 2009, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily LOKSATTA. QAlthough PakistanQs Interior Minister has finally acknowledged that the Mumbai attacks were partly plotted on Pakistani soil, there are some expected twists in this [...] | 2009-02-13 10:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI351 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, INDIA-PAKISTAN [...] "PAKISTAN'S MILITARY WAR PLAN AND UNSTATELIKE CHARACTER", editorial in the February 23 right-of-center Urdu daily URDU TIMES, Mumbai: "It is of course not a concealed fact that the formation of terrorist outfits has always been a special ingredient of Pakistan's military strategies. Pakistan h [...] | 2009-02-25 10:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI359 | MEDIA REACTION: BANGLADESH, UNITED STATES, [...] "THE REBELLION IN BANGLADESH" editorial in the February 26, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "In a land that has witnessed several rebellions in the recent past, the latest uprising of the Bangladesh Rifles (BR - paramilitary troops) is the most shameful in Bangladesh's [...] | 2009-02-26 10:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI378 | MEDIA REACTION: BANGLADESH, US [...] "DISTURBED NEIGHBORHOOD," editorial in February 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "It is easy for India to explain away the disturbed situation in neighboring Bangladesh as that country's own problem. But is it right for India to shirk its responsibility? Being the biggest country [...] | 2009-03-02 11:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI381 | FS MENON CALLS IN CHARGE ON SITUATION IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Charge was called in by Foreign Secretary Menon on Saturday, February 28, to hear GOI concerns about the situation in Bangladesh. Menon said that while India was relieved that the rebellion by paramilitary troops appeared to be over, Delhi was worried that the Jamaat-e-Islami might [...] | 2009-03-02 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS BG IN |
| 09NEWDELHI413 | INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO HOLBROOKE: WANT YOU TO [...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke and Ambassador Mulford, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also acting Prime Minister, congratulated the United States on the election of President Obama. Mukherjee made the following points on U.S-Ind [...] | 2009-03-05 04:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN |
| 09NEWDELHI417 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN-TERRORIST ATTACK ON SRI [...] "A BARBARIC ACT" editorial in March 5 Guwahati Assamese ASAMIYA PRATIDIN. "... The attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers has clearly demonstrated the inability of Pakistan's present regime to rein in the Taliban who are running a parallel government within its territory ... The world community n [...] | 2009-03-05 11:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI420 | FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER MEETS WITH DIRECTORS OF [...] (C) In a March 3 meeting, FBI Director Robert Mueller met with the Director of India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) Rajiv Mathu and National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director Radha Vinod Raju. Director Mueller thanked the government of India (GOI) for its cooperation and access in the investigat [...] | 2009-03-05 13:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER KJUS PGOV KCRM PINR POREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI436 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN-TERRORISM; NEW DELHI. [...] "TROUBLED SOUTH ASIA", op-ed in March 5 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by foreign affairs columnist Vinay Kaura: "When Hasina won the elections, India celebrated. Today with the army crisis in Bangladesh, India grieves. Barely a year has passed and Pakistan democracy is already being questioned, pa [...] | 2009-03-06 10:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI44 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 5-9, 2009, including the following: -- India's Exports Continue to Fall in December -- Export Tax Makes Indian Basmati Rice Expensive -- Government Hopeful on Insurance Sector Bills -- GOI Manda [...] | 2009-01-09 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
| 09NEWDELHI468 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, CAMPAIGN AGAINST [...] "POLITICAL CRISIS IN PAKISTAN" editorial in the March 13 Guwahati Assamese ASAMIYA PRATIDIN. "... It seems Pakistan is heading for another military coup with the current political crisis deepening further ... The government's failure to curb the growing activities of the Taliban and the Al Qa [...] | 2009-03-13 11:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI475 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY; NEW [...] "PAKISTAN'S TRUE FACE," op-ed in March 13 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by editor Sanjay Gupta: "Musharraf's statements in New Delhi show clearly how much ill will this man harbors against India. When someone out of power can harbor such ill will, you can imagine what kind of mindset those in powe [...] | 2009-03-16 10:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI578 | INDIA WAITING TO SEE WHICH BANGLADESH WILL EMERGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: India - Bangladesh relations are healthy and close in the wake of the December election of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government. The violent Bangladeshi Rifles mutiny in early February did not shake the Government of India's confidence in Hasina, who is percieved to have handled th [...] | 2009-03-26 11:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN BG |
| 09NEWDELHI633 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AF-PAK STRATEGY, G-20 [...] "PAKISTAN HEADED TOWARD DESTRUCTION," editorial in March 31 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "From the attack on the police academy in Lahore, it is clear where Pakistan is headed. Pakistan covertly supports terror, allowing blacklisted outfits to operate under different names. The U.S. knows this w [...] | 2009-04-01 11:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI699 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN [...] (SBU) Dear Chairman Berman and Delegation: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit coincides with a historically unprecedented level of U.S.-India collaboration encompassing everything from defense cooperation to agriculture and reflecting widespread support in both countr [...] | 2009-04-09 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN |
| 09NEWDELHI728 | MEDIA REACTION: UNREST IN THAILAND, [...] "UNREST IN THAILAND" editorial in April 14 independent Bengali daily ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "The cancellation of the ASEAN summit in Thailand due to anti-government unrest is unparalleled, even in the entire South East Asia... It will affect Thailand's credibility as a safe investment destinatio [...] | 2009-04-14 12:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI742 | INDIA'S INDEPENDENT POLICY AND THE EMERGING ASIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: India is struggling to find its way among the disjointed, multi-layered regional architecture which exists in Asia today. India's policy toward Asia remains largely ad-hoc, and India's primary goals in Asia appear to be to increase economic engagement and integration and to max [...] | 2009-04-15 15:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD IN |
| 09NEWDELHI749 | HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: RECENT [...] (C) In each of the three important substantive meetings with Indian officials on April 8 (Foreign Secretary Menon, Ambassador S.K. Lambah, and National Security Advisor Narayanan),Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff A [...] | 2009-04-16 05:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN |
| 09NEWDELHI753 | FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON FLAGS CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting, Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon shared with Ambassador Burleigh his views on Bangladeshi instability following Menon's two-day visit to Dhaka on April 13-14. Menon characterized the situation there as ""fragile"" and said that following the late-February m [...] | 2009-04-16 10:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BG IN |
| 09NEWDELHI817 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: ROUND TWO OF INDIAN [...] Summary: (U) On April 23, Indian voters cast their ballots in 141 election districts across 13 states in the second of five phases of parliamentary elections. Polling in the second phase was mostly peaceful and smooth. Final turnout numbers were not available at COB, but turnout appeared to [...] | 2009-04-23 15:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN |
| 09NEWDELHI860 | MGSF01: H1N1 FLU - INDIA'S RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the close of business on April 29 in India, no cases of H1N1 infection in humans or livestock have been reported by the local press or government authorities. We expect India to achieve independent diagnostic capability within the next few days; CDC is providing technical as [...] | 2009-04-30 06:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
| 09NEWDELHI891 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S 100 [...] "OBAMA'S CONFIDENT BEGINNING," op-ed article by columnist Rashmi Bhure in May 5 centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL: "It is commendable that despite being surrounded by multiple domestic challenges, President Obama has given precedence to foreign policy issues. He wants to regain America's lost supr [...] | 2009-05-05 13:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI904 | MEDIA REACTION: NEPAL, PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "THE NEPAL PROBLEM," editorial in May 5 NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "The army and the Maoists have been at loggerheads since the Maoist government of Prachanda came into power in Nepal. Prachanda was forced to fire the Army chief Katuwal because of the latter's insubordination. There is clear [...] | 2009-05-06 11:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI968 | CHARGE'S CALL ON LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION L.K. [...] (SBU) Summary: Looking relaxed and confident, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani told Charge that there would be continuity and strength in U.S.-India relations should a BJP-led government emerge after the national parliamentary elections currently underway. H [...] | 2009-05-13 14:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG SENV IN |
| 09OSLO352 | NORWAY'S LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW, MAY 2009 [...] (C) The paragraphs in this cable are keyed to questions in reftel (A),paragraph 5. Poloff met with Kjersti Rodsmoen, MFA Latin America section director, to discuss Cuba policy. Norway continues to pursue a strategy of limited engagement toward Cuba in order to advance human rights, and, indi [...] | 2009-05-18 16:01:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU NO |
| 09OTTAWA134 | CANADA REITERATES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate remarks on February 23, Canada's top two diplomats reiterated Canada's top foreign policy priorities -- relations with the U.S., the Americas, Afghanistan, and emerging markets in Asia -- and its support for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Canada will further narrow its pri [...] | 2009-02-24 20:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID XF XM AF CA |
| 09OTTAWA448 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Mission Canada warmly welcomes the Secretary to the International Joint Commission centennial celebration on June 13 and to the bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. I along with Consul General John Nay and his staff from Toronto will be on hand to welcome you. 2 [...] | 2009-06-09 20:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CA |
| 09PARIS956 | GOF HAS LIMITED INFORMATION ON ALLEGATIONS OF WAR [...] (C) Summary: In July 10 discussions with Ambassador Williamson, GOF officials highlighted FM Kouchner's efforts to secure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka and his personal concern over the status of IDPs there. While the GOF is concerned by allegations of violations of international humanitarian law [...] | 2009-07-16 09:16:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | BG CB CE IN JA PGOV PREL KAWC FR |
| 09PARISFR1397 | UNESCO: Executive Board Election Results [...] (U) The election of members of the Executive Board took place on Wednesday, 14 October 2009. The names of the Member States elected to the Executive Board were announced at the plenary meeting by Mr. Khamlihne Nhouyvanisvong (Laos),Chairperson of the Nominations Committee. 182 Member States we [...] | 2009-10-15 14:33:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR1406 | UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results [...] Summary: Elections for UNESCO's subsidiary bodies were held on 16 October 2009 during the organization's General Conference. The U.S. was elected to the Legal Committee, the IHP (Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme),and the IBE (Council of the UNESCO Intern [...] | 2009-10-19 06:08:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO |
| 09PHNOMPENH114 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 06:06:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09PHNOMPENH277 | GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS CAMBODIA'S GARMENT INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cambodia's garment industry has been a hallmark of its economic development over the last decade. A competitive garment sector remains critical for the country's continued economic growth. However, the garment sector is experiencing immediate effects from the global economic c [...] | 2009-05-01 06:32:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB EAID PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH383 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-06-09 06:11:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH409 | CAMBODIA QUESTIONS VALUE OF HIGH LABOR STANDARDS [...] SUMMARY: As the global economic crisis takes a firm hold in Cambodia, garment manufacturers, service providers and government officials have started to question the value of Cambodia's high labor standards. Unions and employers are further at odds regarding what constitutes a fair wage during [...] | 2009-06-19 07:36:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH525 | CAMBODIA'S ANTI-SWEATSHOP BRAND INTICES BUYERS BUT [...] SUMMARY. Cambodia's garment industry is known for its innovative programs such as Better Factories Cambodia and is recognized as a global leader in responsible competitiveness. Companies concerned with image and social responsibility continue to source from Cambodia during the global economic [...] | 2009-07-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH580 | GARMENT JOB LOSSES ON THE RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the global economic slowdown hit Cambodia's garment sector last year, over 60,000 workers have lost their jobs. An additional 30,000 or so have seen their incomes reduced as hours and overtime are cut. However, the raw unemployment numbers do not reflect the full extent of [...] | 2009-08-13 09:22:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB EAID PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH741 | CAMBODIAN ECONOMY SHAKEN BY THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis continues to take a heavy toll on Cambodia's once vibrant economy. Cambodia's narrowly-based economic growth, reliant almost exclusively upon garment exports, tourism, and construction, has been brought to a standstill by the sharp fall off in externa [...] | 2009-10-06 12:09:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EAID ETRD CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH79 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH CAMBODIAN PRIME [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's first call on Prime Minister Hun Sen since presenting credentials, the PM took the opportunity to renew his personal relationship with the Ambassador and review the evolution of U.S.-Cambodian relations over the past several years, highlighting several areas [...] | 2009-01-30 10:07:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM ECON EAID CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH932 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-12-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PORTLOUIS147 | TIFA DELEGATION MEETS MAURITIAN PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Florizelle Liser, accompanied by CDA and other USG officials, called on Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam April 20. Ramgoolam claimed some credit for efforts to diversify Mauritius exports and the resulting resiliency of his country in [...] | 2009-05-13 07:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV USTR MP |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN361 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY [...] Airline boss quits ---------------------- State-owned Caribbean Airlines'(CA) CEO Philip Saunders recently tendered his resignation citing personal reasons. Saunders joined the airline in October 2007, and his resignation comes amidst reports that the airline has been unable to turn a profit [...] | 2009-09-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB ELTN ETRD TD |
| 09PRAGUE338 | PART 1: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU),in partnership with the upcoming Swedish Presidency, hosted the eighth in a [...] | 2009-06-17 11:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL |
| 09PRAGUE348 | CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 338 -- PART 1: U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 338 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the first of two cables reporting on the U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidenc [...] | 2009-06-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL |
| 09RABAT195 | MOROCCO'S TALLY OF COUNTRIES REJECTING/SUPPORTING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Morocco continues to work to persuade countries around the globe to de-recognize the Polisario Front's declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or at least freeze relations, beyond which they want countries to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Saha [...] | 2009-03-06 18:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV WI UNSC MO |
| 09RANGOON1 | BURMA: RICE EXPORTS LOWER THAN EXPECTED IN 2008 [...] (C) Despite GOB expectations that rice exports in November and December would total 300,000 metric tons, Burmese traders and military-owned Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) exported only 45,000 metric tons of rice during this period. Demand for Burmese rice remains low, as international cu [...] | 2009-01-02 05:11:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
| 09RANGOON207 | BURMA: GLOBAL FUND PRINCIPAL RECIPIENTS SELECTED [...] (SBU) The Minister of Health chaired the fourth Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting March 31 in preparation for the GOB's planned Round 9 Global Fund application. During the meeting, CCM members selected Save the Children (US) and the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) as the du [...] | 2009-04-06 22:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM |
| 09RANGOON235 | WHO'S WHO IN BURMA'S OFFSHORE GAS SECTOR [...] (C) Burma's offshore waters are becoming more crowded, as foreign companies from China, Korea, Russia, India, Malaysia, and Vietnam secure contracts to explore and develop offshore natural gas blocks. To attract additional investment and capitalize on the recent gas discoveries in the A1, A [...] | 2009-04-27 04:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM |
| 09RANGOON239 | BURMA: REGIME ATTEMPTS TO PLACATE ROHINGYA WITH [...] (C) On April 22, Rohingya sources in Rangoon told us that, over the last couple of months, a small group of Rohingya businessmen has joined the regime in initiating a number of community-development projects in northern Rakhine State in an attempt to placate the Rohingya community ahead of the [...] | 2009-04-28 04:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
| 09RANGOON25 | CONTRACT FARMING IN BURMA (C-AL8-02135) [...] (U) This is a response to an INR request (Ref B). 2. (C) Since 2005, the Burmese Government has encouraged investors from China, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Kuwait to invest in contract farms; to date, only the Thais have a formal agreement to farm 120,000 acres along the Thai-Burma borde [...] | 2009-01-12 00:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
| 09RANGOON270 | BURMA: GOB LIMITING VISAS IN MAY [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has informed the diplomatic community that the GOB will not be issuing any more visas for official foreign visitors during the remainder of May, but indicated that visas may be issued after June 1. MOFA has yet to justify this policy. Diplomats and [...] | 2009-05-12 08:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM |
| 09RANGOON30 | BURMESE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES [...] (C) The Charge met with Lieutenant General Ye Myint, the head of Burmese Military Security Affairs (MSA, Military Intelligence),in Rangoon on January 12 to discuss several military-related issues, including the invitation last August by Vice Senior General Maung Aye and LtGen Ye Myint for a [...] | 2009-01-14 06:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PINR PHUM BM |
| 09RANGOON33 | BURMA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, this is Embassy Rangoon's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Preface ------- 2. U.S. Investment Subject to Sanctions: On May 20, 1997, by Executive Order 13047, the President imposed economic sanctions prohibiting new investment by U.S. persons or entiti [...] | 2009-01-14 08:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BM |
| 09RANGOON337 | BURMA: REPORT CARD FOR 2010 NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST [...] (U) This message responds to Ref A request for a report on the Government of Burma's cooperation on narcotics control objectives in the context of the 2010 Narcotics Majors List. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of 2008 Certification Report Card: A. The USG asked the Government of Burma to take veri [...] | 2009-06-08 08:15:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PINR PREL BM |
| 09RANGOON374 | BURMESE TIMBER EXPORTS DECLINING [...] (SBU) The value and quantity of legal Burmese timber exports dropped in 2008 by eight percent and 21 percent respectively over the previous year. EU sanctions appear to impact Burma's timber trade, as the value of direct exports to Europe has dropped by 65 percent since 2007. Timber indust [...] | 2009-06-19 01:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM |
| 09RANGOON494 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEBB TO BURMA [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Rangoon looks forward to your visit, the first CODEL to Burma since Senator Kerry came in 1999. A Strained Bilateral Relationship --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The lack of CODELs reflects years of tension between the U.S. and Burma, mostly relat [...] | 2009-08-05 10:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD BM |
| 09RANGOON57 | BURMA: SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TRADE IN 2008 [...] (SBU) The Burmese Government recorded an increase in both exports and imports in 2008 compared to previous years. While the value of natural gas exports remained constant, trade was bolstered by substantial exports of jade, gems, and agricultural products. Burmese exports totaled USD 6.6 bi [...] | 2009-01-30 08:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
| 09RANGOON604 | STAFFDEL WEIL/LEE DISCUSSES ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) professional staff members Lynne Weil, Jessica Lee, and Dennis Halpin visited Burma August 27-30 to assess USG assistance programs and public diplomacy outreach efforts. In separate meetings with officials from the Ministries of Social Welfare and [...] | 2009-09-11 06:58:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO EAID BM |
| 09RANGOON705 | BURMA: ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS FEELING THE [...] (C) The Government of Burma (GOB) is exerting increasing pressure on INGOs and international organizations through the visa process and operational restrictions, according to our contacts. Several INGO heads and at least one senior UN official are now living on expired visas the GOB has fail [...] | 2009-10-22 10:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | BM EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL |
| 09RANGOON84 | BURMA: EARLY IMPACTS OF WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Although the Burmese Government claims the world financial crisis is having little to no affect on the country's economy, recent economic trends prove otherwise. Burma's trading sector has been hardest hit, as export earnings from key products including agriculture, garments, and timber [...] | 2009-02-06 06:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM |
| 09RIGA486 | LATVIA FRAUD SUMMARY: MARCH 2009 Q AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 14:52:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LG |
| 09RIYADH118 | SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...] | 2009-01-18 06:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR SA |
| 09RIYADH288 | Mecca's First African-Saudi Imam [...] SUMMARY & COMMENT: Media attention given to the Mecca Grand Mosque's first African-Saudi Imam, Adil al-Kalbani, provided a glimpse of King Abdullah's attempts to combat racism and promote openness among the Kingdom's senior clergy by giving national prominence to a talented, somewhat unorthod [...] | 2009-02-11 13:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINS PTER SA |
| 09RIYADH524 | FIRST MEETING OF U.S. - SAUDI ARABIA INTELLECTUAL [...] (SBU) The first meeting of the U.S. - Saudi Arabia Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group occurred March 4-6 in Washington, DC, on the margins of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting (septel). Some private rights-holders also participated in the meetin [...] | 2009-04-06 14:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
| 09RIYADH716 | SAUDI INTERIOR MINISTRY BRIEFS SPECIAL ADVISOR [...] Key points: -- (SBU) Special Advisor Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Treasury DAS Glaser were briefed on Saudi terror finance efforts at a May 16 meeting with Interior Ministry (MOI) officials at the Security Forces Officers Club in Riyadh. Holbrooke also received a briefing on Saudi counter [...] | 2009-05-29 11:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN AF PK SA |
| 09ROME1118 | FRAUD SUMMARY - ROME [...] (U) Italy is a highly developed European nation. Despite recent negative economic growth, Italy remains a popular destination for labor coming from eastern European countries, especially Romania. 2. (U) In the past two years, the population of Romanian residents in Italy has almost double [...] | 2009-09-30 15:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KFRD |
| 09ROME171 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...] | 2009-02-12 11:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
| 09SANSALVADOR958 | EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 19:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES |
| 09SEOUL1223 | SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 04:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US |
| 09SEOUL1224 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 04, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 05:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 09SEOUL1374 | DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...] | 2009-08-27 01:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG KS KN |
| 09SHANGHAI201 | STIMULUS PROVIDES LIFELINE TO CHINA'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...] (SBU) Summary: Government stimulus policies have saved thousands of apparel manufacturers in East China from shutting down production as dramatic drops in volume, sharp price cuts and RMB appreciation erode profit margins. During a series of meetings with Yangtze River Delta (YRD) apparel an [...] | 2009-04-30 08:57:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD ELAB KTEX CH |
| 09SHANGHAI329 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS COMMENT ON JUNE SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars regard the June 15-16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg as an important step in the development of the SCO as an influential regional organization and one that is broadening its engagement with the international community. Russia' [...] | 2009-07-22 05:16:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ENRG MARR CH XD ZK RS IR |
| 09SINGAPORE180 | SINGAPORE: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (S/NF) Post's reply is keyed to Reftel A: STATE 13023. - - - - - - - - - - - 5. POLITICAL VIOLENCE - - - - - - - - - - - I. (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. No. Singapore has a wide range of ethnic/religious communities. Singapore hosts significant numbers of Bangladeshi and Indonesian guest [...] | 2009-02-27 10:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
| 09STATE102073 | MULTILATERAL "COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM [...] Action Request - See Para 9. 2. (SBU) The Secretary's Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism is pleased to announce a three-day "Multinational Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Planners Workshop" from Wednesday, November 4-Friday, November 6, 2009 in Washington, D.C. This workshop wil [...] | 2009-10-01 01:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KHLS UK SP GM FR IT AS |
| 09STATE103560 | (U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 28, [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Robert O. Blake, SCA Assistant Secretary Matthew Lowe, Special Assistant Elena Soderblom, Bureau Notetaker BANGLADESH Dipu Moni, Foreign Minister Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, Foreign Secretary 2. (U) SUMMARY. In a meeting on the margins of UNGA with South and Ce [...] | 2009-10-05 18:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | BG PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 09STATE107298 | PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY [...] Summary. On September 25-26 in New York, Secretary Clinton introduced the USG approach to combating global hunger and promoting food security. The Secretary underscored that a key component of the U.S. plan is the support of country-led programs through strong partnerships and collaborations [...] | 2009-10-15 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD |
| 09STATE10843 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE WITH A DEADLINE OF MARCH 6, 2009. SEE PARAGRAPHS 16-19 FOR INSTRUCTIONS. AGENCY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AT PARAGRAPHS 20-30. SUMMARY: -------- 2. (U) OVERVIEW: THE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM (ESFP) OFFERS POSTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AND HOST A SCIENTIST [...] | 2009-02-05 23:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
| 09STATE111350 | (U) ARF ADVANCES DISASTER RELIEF INITIATIVES AT ANNUAL [...] (U) The ASEAN Regional Forum's (ARF) 27 members, along with other international representatives, advanced a number of proposals for disaster relief cooperation at the annual ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ISM-DR) in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 16-18. Working in small discussion [...] | 2009-10-28 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF EAID MARR |
| 09STATE112504 | G/TIP FY 2010 ANTI-TRAFFICKING COMPETITIVE GRANT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 8 and 9. 2. (U) Summary: The Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) is conducting a two-stage competitive process for FY 2010 funding of projects that will improve the response to trafficking in persons. [...] | 2009-10-31 01:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 09STATE112828 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 15, South African Justice Richard Goldstone released the report of his fact-finding Mission into alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the fighting between Hamas [...] | 2009-11-02 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
| 09STATE114330 | SCA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 19:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AJ BG CE IN PK TI UZ |
| 09STATE115569 | MALAYSIA: TIP TIER 3 ACTION PLAN (2009-2010) [...] (U) This is an action cable: please see paragraphs 4-8. 2. (U) The 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report carries policy and programmatic implications for those countries listed on Tier 3 (i.e. those countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elim [...] | 2009-11-09 19:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG MY |
| 09STATE117021 | GUIDANCE FOR USUN FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL JOINT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On Friday, 13 November, the Chairman of the 1267 (Al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee (Austrian PermRep Thomas Mayr-Harting),the Chairman of the Security Council Committee establish [...] | 2009-11-13 01:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
| 09STATE118799 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...] | 2009-11-17 23:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE |
| 09STATE129518 | DEMARCHE: REQUEST TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF [...] Summary. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. Department requests the assistance of Embassies Belgrade, Dhaka, and Tripoli in obtaining a commitment from their host governments to provide helicopters to the AU/UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). The mission is looking for up to 18 [...] | 2009-12-18 18:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | BG KPKO LY MARR YI |
| 09STATE131661 | UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING [...] (U) This is an action request. All Action addresses, please see paragraphs 7- 9. Paragraphs 10 ) 49 contain instructions for specific posts. ------------------------------------ SUMMARY and OBJECTIVES ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Maintaining the legitimacy and effe [...] | 2009-12-29 20:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER |
| 09STATE131801 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ACTION REQUEST FOR SENIOR [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see para 3. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In August 2009, Special Representative to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan (S/SRAP) Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in coordination with the Department of Treasury established the interagency Illicit Finance Task Fo [...] | 2009-12-30 13:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK KU AE QA SA |
| 09STATE13407 | COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will hold a Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia for participants from addressee countries. This training is f [...] | 2009-02-12 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ECON EFIN PREL KCRM KTFN |
| 09STATE13976 | SOUTH ASIA WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY: Washington is interested in obtaining Sri Lanka,s agreement to host a regional workshop on implementation of UNSCR 1540 in June 2009. This workshop is consistent with implementation of UNSCRs 1540 and 1810. This cable provide [...] | 2009-02-13 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CE UNSC KPAO PTER |
| 09STATE15625 | ENGAGING FOREIGN AUDIENCES ON "BUY AMERICAN" AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Efforts to confront the global economic crisis have prompted governments around the world to take protectionist trade measures. President Obama has spoken clearly about the need to avoid protectionism even as the United States confronts its own crisis. Secretary Clinton has said [...] | 2009-02-19 23:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTRO |
| 09STATE1730 | REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para. 2) and paras. 6 through 10 for specific information requested. 2. (SBU) Summary: This is a request for comment on the Department of Labor,s (DOL) draft list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor [...] | 2009-01-08 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP |
| 09STATE19253 | TRAVEL ALERT - BANGLADESH [...] THIS TRAVEL ALERT IS BEING ISSUED TO ALERT U.S. CITIZENS OF SAFETY CONCERNS IN BANGLADESH IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE RECENT ATTEMPTED MUTINY BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE BANGLADESH RIFLES (BDR),A PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR BORDER SECURITY. THIS TRAVEL ALERT URGES AMERICAN CITIZENS T [...] | 2009-03-03 08:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC BG |
| 09STATE26631 | INVITATION TO SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON [...] This is an action request for all Posts with host governments who are current members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC),as well as UNVIE, The Hague (OPCW),Geneva (BWC),EU, and USNATO -- see relevant paras 2 and 3, additional for USEU (see para 4),additional U [...] | 2009-03-19 19:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPAO EUE PREL PTER UNSC EUN SAARC |
| 09STATE322 | ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...] | 2009-01-03 03:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA |
| 09STATE33629 | DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD [...] (SBU) This is a time-sensitive action request for addressee posts. Given the importance of these IMF and World Bank votes, Department asks that the demarche be delivered at the highest appropriate level, preferably by Chief of Mission or DCM (please see paragraphs 2-5),with reports by April [...] | 2009-04-07 11:44:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
| 09STATE45504 | DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, May 5, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 8-13 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 14-20 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 21-32 5. (U) Threats & Analysis - Paragraphs 33-36 6. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 37-45 7. (U) Suspicious Activity Incide [...] | 2009-05-05 16:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC |
| 09STATE47360 | KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...] | 2009-05-08 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
| 09STATE47369 | KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...] | 2009-05-08 22:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
| 09STATE47372 | KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...] | 2009-05-08 22:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV |
| 09STATE49477 | 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This is an action request. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. Action Request: Pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA),the Department must prepare an annual, non-public rep [...] | 2009-05-14 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
| 09STATE58377 | ENCOURAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] This is an urgent action request. Please see para. 3. 2. The Government of Sri Lanka is hosting a South Asia Workshop on Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540, scheduled to take place June 23-25 in Colombo (reftel). The governments of Afghanistan, India, Maldives, and Sri [...] | 2009-06-05 20:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL PTER XD |
| 09STATE5909 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW [...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of 1/22/2009 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officer(s) listed below: DHAKA 41 Â [...] | 2009-01-22 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG |
| 09STATE60360 | THE MALDIVES -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 19:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SIPDIS MV |
| 09STATE60413 | SAUDI ARABIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 19:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SA |
| 09STATE60423 | QATAR -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG QA |
| 09STATE60433 | JORDAN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG JO |
| 09STATE60437 | BRUNEI -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 20:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BX |
| 09STATE60440 | BURMA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 20:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BM |
| 09STATE60485 | GREECE -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10 through 12. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in [...] | 2009-06-11 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GR |
| 09STATE60495 | BHARAIN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 20:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BA |
| 09STATE60528 | PALAU -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 22:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PS |
| 09STATE60559 | PAKISTAN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 22:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PK |
| 09STATE60577 | OMAN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 23:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MU |
| 09STATE60582 | FINLAND--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP FI |
| 09STATE60957 | IRAQ -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-12 16:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG IZ |
| 09STATE61069 | IRELAND -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-12 19:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG EI |
| 09STATE61158 | MALAYSIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-12 20:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY |
| 09STATE61338 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-14 23:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AE |
| 09STATE61415 | INDIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-15 13:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG IN |
| 09STATE63491 | 2009-H1N1 FLU DETECTED AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN [...] Summary: A group of 335 participants in the Department,s Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program gathered in Washington the week of June 8 for meetings and site visits before returning home. A small number of the returning students have experienced flu-like symptoms and we understand fro [...] | 2009-06-18 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER KFLU KPAO OEXC SCUL XA XD XF ZK |
| 09STATE63498 | BURMA -- TIP 2009 TIER 3 SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN [...] This is an action cable: please see paragraph 4. 2. The 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report carries policy and programmatic implications for those countries listed on Tier 3 (i.e. those countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of tr [...] | 2009-06-18 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BM |
| 09STATE64090 | ALLOWANCE AND POST DIFFERENTIAL [...] Effective June 21, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-710. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire m [...] | 2009-06-19 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ALOW AMGT APER AFIN |
| 09STATE66361 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050099495 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) - controlled electronic compo [...] | 2009-06-26 12:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC BG |
| 09STATE67105 | DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, June 27-29, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-11 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 12-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-43 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 44-57 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 58-64 7. (U) Iraq 8. (S//NF) Alle [...] | 2009-06-29 16:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC |
| 09STATE70691 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050127443 for the export of firearms and barrels to Bangladesh. Post is requested to complete [...] | 2009-07-08 18:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC BG |
| 09STATE79779 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR VISIT BY GLOBAL [...] On August 5, 2009, a delegation from the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) Team, as well as a representative from the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, will meet with representatives from the United States Mission to the United Nations and various offices of the UN Depart [...] | 2009-07-30 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KPKO USUN |
| 09STATE80163 | (S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: THE UNITED [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the United Nations (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to the United Nations (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the [...] | 2009-07-31 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KSPR ECON KPKO KUNR |
| 09STATE85140 | Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective August 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-714. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...] | 2009-08-14 22:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ALOW AMGT APER AFIN |
| 09STATE86469 | FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT [...] According to our records, we have not yet received a response to subject Blue Lantern request regarding the export of electronic components and spare parts for the Manpack Radio Set AN/PRC-77 to Bangladesh. This request was sent on 26 June 2009, over 45 days ago. We request an update from Pos [...] | 2009-08-19 18:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC BG |
| 09STATE87259 | (U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ARMY WITHDRAWAL [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN CONFIRMING THE VALIDITY OF RECENT NEWS ITEMS STATING THAT THE BANGLADESH ARMY PLANS TO VACATE SOME 300 "TEMPORARY SECURITY CAMPS" IN THE CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS (CHT) AS STIPULATED UNDER THE 1997 CHT ACCORD THAT THE AWAMI LEAGUE GOVERNMENT SIGNED WI [...] | 2009-08-21 14:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR MOPS BG |
| 09STATE90247 | ACTION REQUEST - CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 7 and 8. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In May of 2010, the UN General Assembly in New York will elect new members to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Election to the HRC is done by regional group. There are four open seats for the Asia group an [...] | 2009-08-28 23:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR |
| 09STATE9032 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW SESSIONS [...] (U) Summary: This cable is an action request for Mission Geneva to share U.S. views and suggested questions and recommendations for the upcoming UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Session, to be held February 2-13. The HRC's Fourth UPR session will include [...] | 2009-02-02 08:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM |
| 09STATE91632 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver President Obama's invitation (paragraph 4) to Heads of State or Heads of Government of action addressee posts, representing the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operations. USUN is [...] | 2009-09-02 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPKO |
| 09STATE92560 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paras.8-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, the Department of Labor (DOL) will release 3 items related to child labor and/or forced labor in numerous countries. (1) DOL will release a report containing its initial "list of goods from countries [...] | 2009-09-04 19:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI |
| 09STATE93358 | ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. Embassy New Delhi: Please note additional action request in paragraph 8. Embassies Brasilia, Dhaka, Santiago, Kyiv and Pretoria: Please note additional action request in paragraph 9. Embassies Tokyo, The Hague, Rome, Paris, London, Bru [...] | 2009-09-09 02:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC |
| 09STATE94205 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...] | 2009-09-10 18:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC BG |
| 09STATE96468 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver President Obama's invitation (paragraph 4) to Heads of State or Heads of Government of action addressee posts to join an event that will honor the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping [...] | 2009-09-16 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPKO |
| 09STATE97949 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Embassy is requested to deliver President Obama's invitation to President Hu (paragraph 2) to join an event that will honor the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operation. Given the short turnaround, USUN has passed [...] | 2009-09-21 21:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPKO |
| 09STOCKHOLM660 | SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ADMINISTRATOR FULGHAM's OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The Government of Sweden is focusing its EU Presidency on several global priorities, including the financial crisis, climate change and development issues. Bilateral US-Sweden relations are close [...] | 2009-10-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL IZ IR SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM779 | SNAPSHOT OF MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN SWEDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: As in other European countries, Muslim communities in Sweden are fast-growing and diverse. Muslims represent between 2.7% to 4.4% of the total Swedish population of 9.2 million, some 250,000 to 450,000 persons. Prominent communities are from Iraq and other Arabic-speaking count [...] | 2009-12-15 09:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW |
| 09TASHKENT1547 | BUSINESS AS USUAL AT UZBEK COTTON FAIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Fifth International Uzbek Cotton Fair took place in Tashkent on October 14-15, 2009. This event showcased Uzbekistan as a leading producer and exporter of quality cotton and highlighted recent efforts by the Government of Uzbekistan to strengthen its internal textile industry [...] | 2009-10-19 10:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1567 | UZBEKISTAN'S COTTON SECTOR STILL A BASTION OF THE COMMAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) continues to control the "commanding heights" of the cotton sector, exercising strict control over all aspects of cotton production and sale, from setting planting and harvest quotas to negotiating all ginning and export contracts on behalf of f [...] | 2009-11-03 12:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PHUM UZ |
| 09TASHKENT67 | Financial Crisis: Uzbekistan in the Tail of the Storm [...] (SBU) Summary: Although spared from the initial fall out of the global financial crisis by its isolation, Uzbekistan could face growing economic difficulties in the second half of 2009. Uzbekistan is vulnerable on three fronts: 1) reduced remittances and increased unemployment among the ranks o [...] | 2009-01-15 12:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SOCI UZ |
| 09TASHKENT73 | UZBEKISTAN: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] Summary: Per reftel request, post is providing the following update on child labor in Uzbekistan. In 2008, the Government of Uzbekistan undertook legal reforms to combat the use of child labor. In January 2008, Uzbekistan adopted a new law on children's rights which clarified protections for [...] | 2009-01-16 10:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI |
| 09TASHKENT83 | UZBEKISTAN: COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] Per ref A, Embassy Tashkent appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. We recognize that child labor continues to be [...] | 2009-01-21 08:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
| 09TBILISI1602 | GEORGIA SEEKS U.S. HELP IN PROMOTING UNGA IDP [...] (SBU) Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Sergi Kapanadze told emboffs on August 25 that the EU has decided to support the draft UN General Assembly resolution entitled "Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia a [...] | 2009-08-25 14:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF UNGA RS GG |
| 09TBILISI365 | GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2009. Introduction Since 2004 when the Saakashvili Government came to power, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms in [...] | 2009-02-24 12:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GG |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA249 | Drug confiscations in Honduras for 2009 already exceed 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first quarter of 2009 USG-supported joint Honduran antinarcotics forces have confiscated more drugs and vehicles than in all of calendar year 2008. Many of the cases have garnered broad press attention, and have sparked increased discussion of the trafficking issue in [...] | 2009-04-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO |
| 09TELAVIV1791 | ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Fatah members as saying that Israel should release jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, who came in third in the movementQs Central Committee elections [...] | 2009-08-12 10:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR IS |
| 09TELAVIV2365 | AMBASSADOR RICE,S OCTOBER 21ST MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice met with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on October 21. Ambassador Rice emphasized that it is in both U.S. and Israeli national interests that serious negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians must begi [...] | 2009-10-27 11:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR IS CY AF PK |
| 09THEHAGUE313 | NETHERLANDS: REASSESSMENT OF DUTCH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite the economic crisis, the Netherlands continues to comply with the UN recommendation of spending 0.7 percent of GDP on official development assistance (ODA) with an additional 0.1 percent for other overseas projects. Faced with sharp criticism of Dutch aid policy's effectiv [...] | 2009-05-26 07:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EAID NL |
| 09THESSALONIKI41 | NORTHERN NOTES - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) The following summary of last month's major developments in Northern Greece contains items on the following topics: Political: o Muslim Election Campaign Dynamics in Thrace o Poll Data on Importance of Macedonia Name Issue o Eastern Macedonia and Thrace SecGen Hosts Ifta [...] | 2009-10-15 09:19:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG SNAR ECON KCRM GR TU |
| 09TOKYO1294 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 00:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO1401 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/22/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TOKYO2456 | OVERVIEW OF JAPANESE EXPORTS OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The export of clean energy technology to Asia is a growing market at the nexus of Japan's industrial policy, overseas development goals, and energy security posture. To date four strategies have driven development and marketing of such technology, including: (1) ongoing economic [...] | 2009-10-25 21:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD SENV EAID PREL JA |
| 09TOKYO668 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/25/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 09TRIPOLI151 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR DECEMBER 2008 AND JANUARY [...] (U) State-Owned Zwara Oil Refinery Company Has Appointed HSBC as Financial Adviser: Zwara Oil Refinery Company (Zorco) plans to develop a 200,000 barrels-a-day crude oil refinery. The development of the refinery will be tender on a build-own-operate basis. The refinery is the first major gover [...] | 2009-02-16 16:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND EPET ENRG PGOV LY |
| 09TRIPOLI273 | NEARLY 400 RESCUED BUT 200 MISSING AT SEA IN MIGRANT SMUGGLING TRAGEDY REF: A. ROME 205 B. TRIPOLI 212 C. VALLETTA 143 TRIPOLI 00000273 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 16:36:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MARR SMIG KTIP EWWT LY |
| 09TRIPOLI293 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR MARCH 2009 [...] (U) Libya Oil Holdings Changes its Label Brand in Morocco: The Libyan state-owned oil group Libya Oil Holdings (LOH),which manages a network of 182 fuel distribution stations in Morocco, will now be called "Oilibya" in Morocco. LOH is an integrated oil company involved in the shipping, trading [...] | 2009-04-08 14:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV LY |
| 09TRIPOLI365 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR APRIL 2009 [...] (U) ExxonMobil Set to Prequalify Firms for Libyan Seismic Work: ExxonMobil Libya will prequalify contractors for a 2D seismic data acquisition and onboard processing services program offshore Libya. The data acquisition will begin in the fourth quarter of 2009. [MEED, 4/1/2009] 2. (U) IPS S [...] | 2009-05-04 14:02:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV LY |
| 09TUNIS516 | TUNISIA: DINNER WITH SAKHER EL MATERI [...] (S) The Ambassador and his wife had dinner with Mohammad Sakher El Materi and his wife, Nesrine Ben Ali El Materi, at their Hammamet home July 17. During the lavish dinner Al Materi raised the question of the American Cooperative School of Tunis and said he would seek to "fix the problem prior to t [...] | 2009-07-27 16:09:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PINR ENRG EAID TS |
| 09TUNIS722 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TUNISIAN DEFENSE [...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's 29 September introductory call with Tunisian Defense Minister Kamel Morjane, the Minister assured the Ambassador that the close cooperation between the U.S. and Tunisian militaries, and broader cooperation between the two governments, would make the Ambassador's j [...] | 2009-10-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS TS |
| 09UNESCOPARISFR1587 | 183RD UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTION RESULTS [...] Summary: UNESCO's newly reconstituted Executive Board for the 2009-2011 term met for a one-day meeting on November 23, where the principal business on the agenda was the election of a new Chairman and members of the Board's subsidiary committees and commissions. End summary. 2. UNESCO's [...] | 2009-11-25 15:28:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO |
| 09UNROME70 | WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 SECOND REGULAR [...] The 2009 Second Regular Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from November 9-12. Improved collaboration among the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies as well as other partners was a prominent theme. UNDP Administrator Helen Clark was invited as a sp [...] | 2009-12-01 01:58:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN |
| 09UNROME78 | ROME FOLLOW-UP MEETING TO L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 3 and 4, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome co-hosted the third follow-up to the G8 `plus' meeting on global food security held i [...] | 2009-12-11 16:51:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR EAID FAO WFP IT |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA12 | IAEA: COMPLETION OF THIRD GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] This cable is for information only. 2. Summary: The GNEP Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) held its third meeting on December 8, 2008, in Vienna, Austria in conjunction with a workshop on Radioactive Waste Management and a Resources and Gaps Workshop on December 9. The U.S. [...] | 2009-01-14 07:25:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA208 | PAKISTAN - IAEA AND UNODC EFFORTS TO HELP GOP COUNTER [...] (SBU) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has several ongoing activities with Pakistan that deal with nuclear and radiological security, training, regulatory development, safety, and equipment certification. Another Vienna-based International Organization, UNODC, is engaged with Paki [...] | 2009-05-07 15:30:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PTER KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA KCRM SNAR PK |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA575 | GNEP INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP DRAWS BROAD [...] Summary: The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) held its fifth meeting December 9-10, 2009, in Vienna, under U.S. chairmanship. Approximately 85 representatives from GNEP partner and observer countries, the International Atomic Energy Agency [...] | 2009-12-18 09:35:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA68 | BEIJING CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY PROMISES TO BE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A brief conference update was presented by the IAEA and the Permanent Mission to China to showcase the upcoming International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Energy for the 21st Century in Beijing, China on April 20-22, 2009. A Chinese rep expanded upon conference logistics as [...] | 2009-02-18 17:04:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PREL TRGY |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1003 | U.S. RE-ELECTED TO UN'S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL [...] The United Nations General Assembly held elections on October 16 to fill 18 vacancies on the UN's Economic and Social Council for the three-year term beginning January 1, 2010. All candidates have been endorsed previously by their respective regional groups and were uncontested. Elected were [...] | 2009-11-06 21:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA ECOSOC PREL GH CN ZA RW EG BG MG |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1008 | UNGA PASSES CONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION SUPPORTING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly met in plenary on November 4th and 5th to discuss the Report of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on the report on the UN fact-finding mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone Report). A draft resolution endorsing the report passed with 118 for, 18 against [...] | 2009-11-09 21:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UN UNGA IS |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1014 | UNGA 5TH COMMITTEE REVIEWS 2010-2011 BUDGET: G77 [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 29, the Secretary General introduced his 2010-2011 proposed budget in a formal meeting of the Fifth Committee which continued Friday, October 30th. Developing countries called for increased funds to address poverty and to reach targeted spending goals on development. [...] | 2009-11-12 14:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1031 | UNGA/C-5: G77 AND OTHERS ATTACK U.S. FOR ARREARS, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recently, Under Secretary General Angela Kane briefed the Fifth Committee during a formal session on Item 134: Improving the financial situation of the United Nations. Following this briefing, the Fifth Committee held another formal meeting to discuss this issue and received update [...] | 2009-11-13 19:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1064 | UNGA/C-5: FUNDING FOR AMISOM, CAPITAL MASTER PLAN, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee recently held a series of formal meetings on procurement, After-Service Health Insurance (ASHI),support for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),and the Capital Master Plan (CMP). The U.S. delivered a statement noting its support for AMISOM and cond [...] | 2009-11-23 19:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1083 | ISRAELI PRACTICES IN THE WEST BANK, GAZA AND GOLAN [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee met November 9 - 10 to debate the annual "Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories" (aka the Special Committee). The deb [...] | 2009-12-01 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1090 | UN THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS [...] SUMMARY: On November 19 and 20 the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly took action on 20 resolutions, adopting 14 by consensus and 6 by vote. Two resolutions, the Right to Food and the Rights of the Child, as the U.S. joined consensus for the first time, drew applause from the Third Com [...] | 2009-12-03 15:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1094 | PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: SECURITY COUNCIL LOOKS [...] SUMMARY. During its annual debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC),Chairman Heraldo Munoz told the Security Council that the PBC had consolidated its core advisory role and had increased its support for countries on its agenda. Council members affirmed the need for earlier [...] | 2009-12-03 17:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1099 | UNGA FOURTH COMMITTEE: PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: This year's annual general debate on peacekeeping in the Fourth Committee (special political and decolonization),from October 23 - 29, was largely uneventful, which is a positive step forward from the past few years' negative atmosphere and polemical divides between Nort [...] | 2009-12-07 19:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA KPKO |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1159 | MONUC EXTENDED 5 MONTHS; MANDATE CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Security Council unanimously renewed MONUC's mandate on December 23 for 5 months, with the intention to further extend it an additional 12 months. During Council consultations on December 16, SRSG Doss said the "Kimia II" operations against the FDLR would end in December, an [...] | 2009-12-24 17:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM XA UNSC CG RW |
| 09USUNNEWYORK118 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, Ambassador Rice met with Bangladesh PermRep Ismat Jahan to discuss shared priorities in development, climate change, security and governance. Ambassadors Rice and Jahan agreed that these priorities were linked and that all countries, from least developed to most de [...] | 2009-02-11 02:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN KDEM BG |
| 09USUNNEWYORK122 | U/SYG MALCORRA ON STAFFING, SUDAN, SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice paid a courtesy call on UN Under-Secretary-General Susana Malcorra on Wednesday, February 11. U/SYG Malcorra, who heads the UN's Department of Field Support (DFS),told the Ambassador that Amcit Tony Banbury was on a "one man shortlist" for the position of Assista [...] | 2009-02-11 23:23:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SU SO AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK202 | AMBASSADOR RICE AND UN DPKO USG LE ROY DISCUSS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UN Peacekeeping USG Le Roy told Ambassador Rice on February 26 that India planned to withdraw its troops from MONUC. He asked for U.S. assistance in encouraging DRC President Kabila to support Indian troops, to help ave [...] | 2009-03-03 01:22:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN SU XA AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK205 | UN CHILDREN'S FUND (UNICEF) EXECUTIVE BOARD -- [...] (U) SUMMARY: The February 4-6, 2009 session of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Board featured frank discussions on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and on proposals to reform UNICEF's accountability framework. UNICEF's very factual oral report on Gaza and its efforts there likely [...] | 2009-03-04 17:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNICEF EAID ECON CH UNDP |
| 09USUNNEWYORK228 | P-5 MEET WITH UN SYG BAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 6, UK Perm Rep Sawers hosted a P-5 lunch with Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe to discuss Sudan, the DPRK, DRC, Somalia and the Middle East. Prior to the arrival of SYG Ban and U/SYG Pascoe, P-5 ambassadors and [...] | 2009-03-10 00:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK428 | APRIL 25 UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING [...] Summary: The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Advisory Board met April 21 to finalize its recommendations for third round projects to fund for approximately $20 million, consistent with the short list discussed during the March 25 meeting of the Board's experts group (reftel). India and Germany anno [...] | 2009-04-24 13:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL |
| 09USUNNEWYORK496 | U.S. ELECTED TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United States won election to the UN Human Rights Council on May 12 with 167 votes cast in our favor during secret balloting, with a vote count that was among the highest the United States has ever received in a vote in the General Assembly. Also elected by the General Ass [...] | 2009-05-13 09:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM AORC UNGA PREL |
| 09USUNNEWYORK506 | SOMALIA: UNSC BACKS UK DRAFT, DEFERS UNPKO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Security Council members welcomed the UK's draft resolution on UN support to the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) with only a few members advocating a rapid transfer to a UN peacekeeping operation (UNPKO) in Security Council consultations on May 13. In a briefing prece [...] | 2009-05-14 21:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO |
| 09USUNNEWYORK528 | PAKISTAN MISSION COMPLAINS ABOUT UN ROLE IN [...] (C) The Pakistani Mission to the UN has demarched the UK, French and U.S. Missions regarding Pakistan,s concern over a potential UN role in the Bangladesh war crimes process. Pakistan requests that all three countries jointly demarche Bangladesh asking for the government to refrain from "press [...] | 2009-05-22 21:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM BG |
| 09USUNNEWYORK544 | ECOSOC ELECTIONS TO 21 UN BODIES [...] SUMMARY: ECOSOC elected membership to 21 of its subsidiary bodies on May 18. The United States was elected to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Balloting was necessary for only the International Narcotics Control Board; elected were experts from India, France, Thailand [...] | 2009-06-01 14:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECOSOC UN AORC INCB |
| 09USUNNEWYORK574 | MUSLIM AMBASSADORS PRAISE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rice on June 4 hosted 28 Ambassadors from Muslim-majority countries at her residence to view President Obama's speech in Cairo a few hours earlier and discuss it. There was uniform praise for the President's sincerity and honesty, and most judged the speech a watershed [...] | 2009-06-08 23:27:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS UN EG |
| 09USUNNEWYORK601 | NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM CENTER DIRECTOR MEETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. National Counter-Terrorism Center,s (NCTC) Director, Michael Leiter, met with Mike Smith, the Executive Director of the UN,s Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) in New York on June 5. Director Leiter conveyed to Smith that the NCTC is currently trying to co [...] | 2009-06-17 22:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF CT |
| 09USUNNEWYORK644 | SECURITY COUNCIL WEIGHS FUTURE OF PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security Council members, senior Secretariat officials, and major troop contributing countries debated the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPKO) in a full-day session on June 29. UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Le Roy said in his open [...] | 2009-07-01 23:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PHUM PREL |
| 09USUNNEWYORK656 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE CLOSING STATEMENTS REFLECT [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Concluding several weeks of intense negotiations in New York, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) recommended to the General Assembly a record setting $7.8 billion peacekeeping budget for the coming year. In closing remarks, representatives from the G-77 as a grou [...] | 2009-07-07 18:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK667 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (U) The UN's Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate's (CTED) Executive Director, Mike Smith, met with Ambassador Rice on July 7. Ambassador Rice thanked Smith for the positive impact he has had as Executive Director. Smith provided an overview of CTED's work and shared some recent initiati [...] | 2009-07-09 23:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CT PARM PREF PREL |
| 09USUNNEWYORK744 | RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT DEBATE CONCLUDES: AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Responsibility to Protect populations from the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity was endorsed unanimously by world leaders in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (A/Res/60/1). The Responsibility to Protect, more commonly called "R2P" [...] | 2009-08-04 14:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC UNGA KAWC KTIA |
| 09USUNNEWYORK764 | SECURITY COUNCIL AGAIN DEBATES THE FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Alain Le Roy, U/SYG Susana Malcorra and UNAMID Force Commander Agwai briefed the Security Council on August 5, during an open debate on peacekeeping convened by the UK. The two U/SYGs highlighted key themes in the Secretariat's recently issued "New Horizon" non-paper, i [...] | 2009-08-12 21:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PHUM PREL |
| 09USUNNEWYORK837 | S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN MEETS WITH UN [...] Summary: In an August 25 visit to the UN, S/CT Ambassador Daniel Benjamin met with Richard Barrett, Coordinator, Al-Qaida/Taliban Monitoring Team (UNSCR 1267),Mike Smith, Executive Director, Counter-terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED),and the acting Chair of the Security Council Counte [...] | 2009-09-15 16:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CT PARM PREF PREL |
| 09USUNNEWYORK866 | PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SEPTEMBER 23 MEETING WITH TOP UN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Immediately following his address to the Open Debate of the UN General Assembly on September 23, President Obama convened an unprecedented meeting with the Heads of State and Foreign Ministers of the top contributors of troops and police to UN peacekeeping operations. President [...] | 2009-10-01 09:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNGA UNSC KPKO |
| 09USUNNEWYORK872 | S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN DISCUSSES [...] (U) Summary: S/CT Ambassador Daniel Benjamin met with representatives from Algeria, Burundi, India, Pakistan, and Uganda on the margins of the opening session of the UN General Assembly in New York September 24 and 25 to discuss counterterrorism issues. In general, Benjamin conveyed his inte [...] | 2009-10-05 20:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | CT PARM PREF PREL |
| 09USUNNEWYORK889 | UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: NETHERLANDS, EGYPT [...] SUMMARY: The ninth plenary meeting of the 64th UN general assembly was held on the morning of September 26. The themes of the economic crisis, climate change and UN reform, specifically the expansion of permanent members of the Security Council continued. Iran's nuclear program was addressed [...] | 2009-10-10 01:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA BY TH NL KG TV TD |
| 09USUNNEWYORK924 | UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT: SEEKING MOMENTUM FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Secretary-General's September 22 high-level event on climate change drew leaders from nearly one hundred countries just a day before the start of the UN General Assembly and three months before the anticipated Climate Change Convention ministerial in Copenhagen. Leaders from a [...] | 2009-10-19 15:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KGHG SENV UN |
| 09USUNNEWYORK928 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE - NON-MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 14 October, the Security Council held its Open Debate on the Middle East. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed the Council on recent events, noting that there had been no significant progress on the peace process. He referred to recent tensions in East Jerusalem as well as [...] | 2009-10-19 19:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE |
| 09USUNNEWYORK950 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 22:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
| 09VIENNA101 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investo [...] | 2009-01-27 10:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR |
| 09VIENNA1552 | BRIMMER IN VIENNA: AUSTRIANS CLAIM TO BE WITHIN [...] (C) Summary: Austrian MFA Political Director Lehne maintained Austria's position on sanctions against Iran was "well in the mainstream of Europe." We have since gone back to Lehne and others to review reports that indicate Austria is among the EU's Iran sanctions skeptics, and to urge prepara [...] | 2009-12-07 15:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO IR AF AU |
| 09VIENTIANE12 | OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP: LAO RESPONSE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Director General Saleumxay Kommasith (protect),who was very familiar with the issue. DG Saleumxai advised that Laos supported the South Korean candidacy throughout the Asia Group deliberations. When a consensus choice could n [...] | 2009-01-08 09:05:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IR LA PREF UN |
| 09WARSAW59 | POLAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The 1923 Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses 2. The 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards 3. The 1961 Geneva European Convention on International Trade Arbitration 4. The 1972 Moscow Convention on Arbitration Resolution of Civ [...] | 2009-01-20 07:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EIQ EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PL |
| 09WINDHOEK82 | NAMIBIA ON KIMBERLEY PROCESS CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) Namibia's newly appointed chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) -- Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Bernhardt Esau -- told DCM on February 24 that Zimbabwe would be his primary challenge. He plans a site visit there shortly and has invited South Africa and Angola to join the delegation, [...] | 2009-03-05 16:04:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETTC EMIN ETRD WA |
| 10ABUDHABI284 | UAE'S 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) Mission UAE's submission for the 2010 trafficking in persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel paragraphs 25 to 30. THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions in paragraph 25 of reftel: [...] | 2010-02-25 14:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG |
| 10ABUDHABI71 | UAE Announces New Shelters for Trafficking Victims [...] (U) On February 6, the UAE announced it would open new shelters by mid-2010 in the northern emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) exclusively for human trafficking victims. The expansion plan comes shortly after two major sex trafficking cases appeared, one in Abu Dhabi and one in RAK. [...] | 2010-02-10 13:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM AE |
| 10ABUDHABI89 | PROGRESS MADE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: At the third Preparatory Commission (Prep Com) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, critical progress was achieved on a number of programmatic, administrative and legal fronts related to establishing a transparent, progressive and efficient internati [...] | 2010-02-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AE |
| 10ANKARA151 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA155 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ANKARA191 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-04 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 10ATHENS220 | STATISTICS ON ILLEGAL ALIEN MIGRATION IN GREECE [...] SUMMARY: The number of illegal migrants entering Greece has decreased in 2009 from a record high in 2008, but it remained near the high end of an alien migration surge that began around 2000. The number of illegal migrants arrested in 2009 has dropped to 126,000 from 146,000 in 2008 - a 14 pe [...] | 2010-02-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PHUM GR |
| 10ATHENS25 | Muslim Engagement in Greece [...] (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission Greece has a multifaceted Muslim outreach strategy encompassing public diplomacy programming, human rights and religious freedom advocacy, outr [...] | 2010-01-19 15:36:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL KPAO GR |
| 10BAGHDAD213 | PRT BABIL: EXPO '09: BABIL BUSINESSES STRUT THEIR [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT reporting cable. Summary - - - - 2. (U) From December 8 to 11, the Babil Tourism Business Group hosted &Expo8; a combination trade fair, tourism conference and investment promotion meeting at the Babylon Conference Center. The event, the first of its kind in many [...] | 2010-01-28 04:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND PGOV EINV IR IZ |
| 10BANGKOK413 | ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THAILAND: RTG FOCUSED [...] (C) Summary. Senior Thai leaders provided their view of the strategic goals for Thailand and the nations' goals for the future for PACOM Commander Admiral Willard during his February 2-7 visit. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva encouraged increased U.S. engagement in the region, particularly [...] | 2010-02-18 06:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF TH |
| 10BANGKOK454 | HOW FAST IS BANGKOK SINKING? [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With a decades-long history of land subsidence similar to that of New Orleans, rising sea levels now threaten the 12 million people of Bangkok with inundation by 2050. ESTHoff and Embassy Science Fellow met with various academic and government actors over several weeks to [...] | 2010-02-24 09:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH |
| 10BANGKOK456 | Asian Ministerial Continues Efforts to Prevent Extinction [...] (U) Summary: In a ministerial meeting hosted by Thailand and the World Bank's Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) last month, thirteen tiger range states issued a joint declaration to stem the alarming decline of tigers in the wild, through regional law enforcement and country action plans. They a [...] | 2010-02-24 10:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD ETTC ASEAN SAARC XC XE NP TH |
| 10BERLIN166 | Germany - REVISED Investment Climate Statement [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Germany. This is the revised version of the statement. A previous version was sent on January 15, 2010. 2. Begin Text: GERMANY: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------- [...] | 2010-02-05 16:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM |
| 10CAIRO195 | FOREIGN WORKER AND LABOR PROBLEMS IN QIZ FACTORY [...] (C) Key Points: -The manager of a ready-made garments factory participating in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) program told EconOff that his company has been holding the passports of foreign workers and that it fired an Egyptian employee for organizing a strike. -This is firs [...] | 2010-02-11 16:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB ETRD EG PGOV |
| 10CANBERRA51 | VISAS VIPER: POST RECOMMENDS 23 NAMES FOR NO FLY [...] (S) Embassy Canberra recommends 11 individuals be placed on the NO FLY list and 12 individuals be placed on the SELECTEE list. The 23 individuals are Australian citizens, or are Australia-based, and are of security interest because they have either an historical or current association with Ye [...] | 2010-01-21 04:05:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PTER KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR ASEC |
| 10CDGENEVA2 | 2010 Conference on Disarmament: Pakistan Demurs on Fissile [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan, having delayed adoption of the agenda of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) by one week to January 26, is now publicly temporizing on action to adopt a Program of Work while privately telling the CD President it cannot accept CD/1864 (the 2009 Program of Work) as a basi [...] | 2010-02-05 15:20:00 | US Mission CD Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC CDG PK |
| 10COLOMBO103 | HAMBANTOTA PORT COMPLEX: WILL SRI LANKA REALIZE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka is betting on becoming a global trading hub, and a key part of its strategy is developing a giant port and industry facility in the southern rural area of Hambantota. Robust development in Hambantota, specifically the seaport and the international airport, is progres [...] | 2010-02-09 04:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN EWWT PGOV CH CE |
| 10COLOMBO66 | COLOMBO PLAN JANUARY SESSION READOUT [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Ambassador (and current Colombo Plan Council President) led a discussion about the Eminent Persons' Report at the 267th session of the Colombo Plan Council held January 20. Despite its impressive work plan, the Colombo Plan has languished in recent years with little funding [...] | 2010-01-29 03:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AORC ECON KUNR UN CE |
| 10COLOMBO72 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 08:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR |
| 10DARESSALAAM26 | OVERCROWDING CRITICAL CHALLENGE FOR TANZANIAN PRISONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Severe overcrowding produces poor living conditions in Dar es Salaam's prisons. Our observations indicate food supplies are sufficient, while sanitary and sleeping facilities are clearly inadequate. Remand prisoners at the Segerea Prison, who may wait up to five years for a tr [...] | 2010-01-14 12:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM TZ |
| 10DHAKA1 | JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI: THE TORTOISE NOT THE HARE [...] (C) Bangladesh's largest religious party, Jamaat-e-Islami held its closed-door Majlish-e-Shura December 7-9 and decided not to change course, despite extraordinary losses in the December 2008 elections and efforts by the current Awami League government to marginalize Jamaat. Ali Ahsan Mohamm [...] | 2010-01-03 02:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
| 10DHAKA107 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SENIOR LEADERS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Pandemic Influenza Senior Leaders Workshop in USA, which will begin on February 24, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 04, 2010. Post requests that vetting be complete [...] | 2010-02-04 08:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA109 | BANGLADESH ON THE ROAD TO WOO POWER INVESTORS [...] (SBU) Six power projects valued at $5.5 billion are the core of a Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plan to add close to 4,000 megawatts (MW) of power to Bangladesh's grid. GOB officials unveiled these plans at a series of investment roadshows in London, Singapore and New York in December and Ja [...] | 2010-02-04 08:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ETRD EAID ECON PREL BG |
| 10DHAKA112 | BANGLADESH ENDORSES U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES COP15 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 07:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV AORC |
| 10DHAKA113 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maneuver Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on March 15, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 08, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 2 [...] | 2010-02-08 08:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA114 | LEAHY VETTING FOR APPLICATION OF INTERAGENCY BIOLOGICAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Application of Interagency Biological Restoration Demonstration (IBRD) in Germany, which will begin on March 29, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 08, 2010. Post requ [...] | 2010-02-08 08:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA1145 | JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI: THE TORTOISE NOT THE HARE [...] (C) Bangladesh's largest religious party, Jamaat-e-Islami held its closed-door Majlish-e-Shura December 7-9 and decided not to change course, despite extraordinary losses in the December 2008 elections and efforts by the current Awami League government to marginalize Jamaat. Ali Ahsan Mohamm [...] | 2010-01-03 02:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
| 10DHAKA1146 | JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI: THE TORTOISE NOT THE HARE [...] (C) Bangladesh's largest religious party, Jamaat-e-Islami held its closed-door Majlish-e-Shura December 7-9 and decided not to change course, despite extraordinary losses in the December 2008 elections and efforts by the current Awami League government to marginalize Jamaat. Ali Ahsan Mohamm [...] | 2010-01-03 02:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
| 10DHAKA1147 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AVIATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (ALP) IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Aviation Leadership Program (ALP) in USA, which has begun on November 12, 2009. The course will last for approximately one year and the participant will begin as soon as possible [...] | 2010-01-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA1148 | LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM) Course in USA, which will begin on 18 February, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 29, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...] | 2010-01-03 08:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA1149 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNLOG IN BANGLADESH, 10 - 21 JANUARY, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in United Nations Logistic Officers Course (UNLOG) in Bangladesh, which will begin on January 10, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 3, 2010. Post requests that vetting be c [...] | 2010-01-03 08:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA115 | FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS IN DIPLOMATIC CORPS AFTER [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni called in the Ambassador and other COMs January 28 to request assistance in apprehending the absconding killers of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founder of Bangladesh and father to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In a hastily-arranged meeting the day after the exe [...] | 2010-02-08 09:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
| 10DHAKA1150 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on January 29, 2010. Post vetting was comp [...] | 2010-01-03 08:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA120 | THE ROAD TO AWAMI LEAGUE RE-ELECTION: BANGLADESH [...] (C) Bangladesh's Communications Minister, who is responsible for the nation's bridges, roads and rail, told the Ambassador February 3 that completing major infrastructure projects in southwest, southeast and northern Bangladesh was critical to the Awami League's re-election chances in four yea [...] | 2010-02-10 03:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAID ELTN BEXP PREL BG |
| 10DHAKA121 | AMERICA WEEK 2009 - TELLING AMERICA'S STORY ON THE ROAD IN [...] (SBU) Mission Dhaka made a splash in northwest Bangladesh with America Week Rajshahi, highlighting the U.S.-Bangladesh partnership and making key contacts outside the capital in this densely populated Muslim-majority country. The three-day Mission-wide outreach program included a cricket match [...] | 2010-02-10 10:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SCUL KPAO SOCI BG |
| 10DHAKA130 | BANGLADESH PM ASKS U/S MCHALE FOR MORE [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told visiting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale that she welcomed increased U.S. Government educational programs in Bangladesh, including the return of the Peace Corps. The Prime Minister also requested U.S. support [...] | 2010-02-16 01:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP SOCI SCUL EAID EAGR BG |
| 10DHAKA131 | MESSAGE FROM FOREIGN MINISTER MONI TO SECRETARY [...] Post received a diplomatic note from Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Please deliver the following message from the Foreign Minister to Secretary Clinton. There will be no signed original. The diplomatic note is repeated below. 2. Begin text: Dear Secretary Clinton, Greatly re [...] | 2010-02-16 02:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL BG |
| 10DHAKA132 | JAMAAT PLEADS ITS CASE BEFORE AMBASSADOR [...] (C) On February 10, 2010, the Ambassador and Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Razzaq discussed the recent upsurge in student violence, the possible repeal of the 5th amendment, and the looming war-crimes trials. One of Bangladesh,s leading barristers, Razzaq repeatedly stressed Ja [...] | 2010-02-16 03:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KUIR PINR BG |
| 10DHAKA137 | A MEETING OF MINDS: U/S MCHALE AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni discussed opportunities for closer multilateral cooperation, Indo-Bangladesh relations, climate change, and expanded bilateral exchange programs when they met on February 7. Both agreed [...] | 2010-02-17 09:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM SENV BG IN |
| 10DHAKA141 | BANGLADESH S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (U) Mission Dhaka received more than 20 submissions from Bangladesh organizations for the S/GWI small grants program. The proposals addressed the full range of women's issues, including projects to advance political rights, human rights, food security and entrepreneurship for women. A commit [...] | 2010-02-18 04:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL EAID ECON PHUM SOCI BG |
| 10DHAKA142 | INCREASING STUDENT VIOLENCE RAISES ALARMS [...] (C) A recent surge in student violence, and the ensuing crackdown on Islamic student groups, has raised concern that Bangladesh may witness a return to the violent political confrontations that preceded the January 2007 State of Emergency. The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) announced a crackd [...] | 2010-02-18 06:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM PINR SOCI KCRM KDEM BG |
| 10DHAKA145 | LEAHY VETTING FOR STABILITY, SECURITY, TRANSITION AND [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTAR) Course in Germany, which will begin on March 16, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 18, 2010. Post requests [...] | 2010-02-22 03:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA146 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MILITARY OPERATION AND LAW CONFERENCE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Military Operation and Law Conference (MILOPS) Course in Hawaii, which will begin on March 28, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 18, 2010. Post requests that vetting [...] | 2010-02-22 03:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA149 | BANGLADESH RESPONSE TO 2008 DOL REQUEST FOR TRADE AND [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref D request for additional information regarding exploitative child labor in Bangladesh under the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (TDA). As there is no new information on the use of forced labor and/or exploitative child labor in the production of goods, Ref A a [...] | 2010-02-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BG |
| 10DHAKA152 | BANGLADESH SEEKS MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCIL OF [...] Post received two diplomatic notes from Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There will be no signed original. The diplomatic notes are repeated below. The attachment CV mentioned will be sent by email to SCA/INSB. 2. Begin text: No. UN-EL-8004 (ITU)/09/235. The Ministry of Foreign A [...] | 2010-02-24 04:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL BG |
| 10DHAKA153 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SSENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN NESA CENTER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Senior Executive Seminar in NESA Center for Strategic Studies, USA, which will begin on March 29, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 25, 2010. Post requests that vetti [...] | 2010-02-25 03:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA159 | LEAHY VETTING FOR TIGER SHARK 2, 11 APRIL-15 MAY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following Unit has been selected for participation in the Tiger Shark 2 in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 11, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 28, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 18 to pr [...] | 2010-02-28 07:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA160 | LEAHY VETTING FOR TIGER SHARK 4, 15-30 SEPTEMBER 2010 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following Unit has been selected for participation in the Tiger Shark 4 conducted throughout Bangladesh, which will begin on September 15, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 28, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by Mar [...] | 2010-02-28 07:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA161 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air Command & Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on April 30, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 28, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 1 [...] | 2010-02-28 08:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA166 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG) MEETING, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Pasols Planning Group (PPG),Australia, which will begin on April 19, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 28, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 14, [...] | 2010-02-28 10:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA19 | BANGLADESH TRADE BOYCOTT ON ISRAEL IMPACTS U.S. [...] Bangladesh's ban on trade with Israel has impeded one U.S. firm, Avery-Dennison, from investing to expand its operations in Bangladesh. The ban has blocked Avery-Dennison's local affiliate from importing two printing presses to upgrade its services to Bangladesh,s ready-made garment industry [...] | 2010-01-07 09:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV BG |
| 10DHAKA2 | JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI: THE TORTOISE NOT THE HARE [...] (C) Bangladesh's largest religious party, Jamaat-e-Islami held its closed-door Majlish-e-Shura December 7-9 and decided not to change course, despite extraordinary losses in the December 2008 elections and efforts by the current Awami League government to marginalize Jamaat. Ali Ahsan Mohamm [...] | 2010-01-03 02:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
| 10DHAKA20 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SIGNAL CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Signal Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on February 03, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 05, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by January 20 [...] | 2010-01-10 00:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA21 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS) in Germany, which will begin on February 02, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 05, 2010. Post requests that vetting be [...] | 2010-01-10 00:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA23 | LEAHY VETTING FOR FBINAA ASIA PACIFIC CHAPTER Retainer [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for FBINAA ASIA PACIFIC CHAPTER Retainer Conference to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 19-24 July, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by 02/01/2010 to provide sufficient time for process [...] | 2010-01-10 08:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA24 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIA SECURITY (SEAS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Symposium on East Asia Security (SEAS 2010) in USA, which will begin on March 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 10, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2010-01-10 08:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA25 | LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SENIOR LEADERS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Pandemic Influenza Senior Leaders Workshop in USA, which will begin on February 24, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 10, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed [...] | 2010-01-10 08:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA26 | BANGLADESH MISSION FOOD SECURITY DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Bangladesh and the U.S. diplomatic-development team at Embassy Dhaka (Mission Dhaka) are well-positioned to maximize the opportunities presented by the USG's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. Mission Dhaka will capitalize on the political will of Bangladesh's leaders and our wh [...] | 2010-01-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID PREL PGOV SOCI KPAO KWMN BG |
| 10DHAKA27 | BANGLADESH'S PRIME MINISTER PREPARES FOR ""TRANSFORMATIONAL"" VISIT TO INDIA [...] (C) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed will arrive in New Delhi January 10 to begin her most important foreign visit since assuming office in early 2009. Recognizing the inertia within Bangladesh's bureaucracy, the Prime Minister entrusted her own office with preparations for the visit [...] | 2010-01-10 09:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD PTER KDEM BG IN |
| 10DHAKA28 | SENIOR BANGLADESHI MILITARY OFFICERS' BIOGRAPHIES [...] (U) The Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies sponsored a workshop on civil-military relations. Some of the senior military officers who attended the workshop provided brief biographies, which are included within this cable. Director of National Security Intelligence ----------------- [...] | 2010-01-10 10:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PINR PINS MARR BG |
| 10DHAKA3 | LEAHY VETTING FOR AVIATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (ALP) IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Aviation Leadership Program (ALP) in USA, which has begun on November 12, 2009. The course will last for approximately one year and the participant will begin as soon as possible [...] | 2010-01-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA31 | EXECUTION OR CLEMENCY: WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR SHEIKH [...] (SBU) On January 3, 2010, a Dhaka court issued death warrants against five former army officers convicted in the August 1975 assassination of then-President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and members of his family. While those convicted can still request a final judicial review and appeal for clemenc [...] | 2010-01-11 04:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
| 10DHAKA32 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on February 06, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 10, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...] | 2010-01-11 09:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA36 | RELIGIOUS PARTIES FEAR POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT BAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 07:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM BG |
| 10DHAKA38 | RELIGIOUS PARTIES FEAR POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT BAN [...] (C) On January 3, a panel of the appellate division of the Supreme Court decided in favor of a petition submitted by the Awami League-led government that aims at nullifying the Fifth Amendment of Bangladesh's constitution. The court appears ready to declare all Bangladeshi governments in power [...] | 2010-01-12 09:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM BG |
| 10DHAKA4 | LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM) Course in USA, which will begin on 18 February, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 29, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...] | 2010-01-03 08:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA41 | BANGLADESH CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (C) After sweeping into power in a landslide victory in December 2008, Bangladesh's Awami League Government overcame a number of challenges during its first year in office, most critically the February 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. Public opinion polls show the Government retains much of its [...] | 2010-01-13 06:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR KDEM PTER BG |
| 10DHAKA46 | EU INTERESTED IN A REGIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) The European Union (EU) is interested in supporting the United Nations Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UN CTED) proposal to establish a regional counterterrorism training center in Bangladesh. The EU will send a scoping mission to Bangladesh in January to discuss establ [...] | 2010-01-14 04:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PTER XD XG AS BG |
| 10DHAKA5 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNLOG IN BANGLADESH, 10 - 21 JANUARY, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in United Nations Logistic Officers Course (UNLOG) in Bangladesh, which will begin on January 10, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 3, 2010. Post requests that vetting be c [...] | 2010-01-03 08:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA51 | NO CHANGE IN PLANS: BILATERAL TALKS BETWEEN [...] (C) During Foreign Secretary-level talks in Dhaka, the Government of Burma agreed in principle to the voluntary return as soon as possible, of over 6,300 registered Rohingya refugees the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) considers Burmese citizens. The individuals targeted for repatriation we [...] | 2010-01-14 10:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM |
| 10DHAKA55 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 26, 2010. Post vetting was com [...] | 2010-01-18 06:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA56 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 12, 2010. Post vetting was com [...] | 2010-01-18 06:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA6 | LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on January 29, 2010. Post vetting was comp [...] | 2010-01-03 08:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA61 | GOVERNMENT TRUMPETS ACHIEVEMENTS OF PRIME [...] (C) Since her return from a state visit to India on January 13, 2010, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Government have trumpeted the trip as an unbridled success which will produce tangible benefits for both Bangladesh and the region. For her part, opposition leader Khaleda Zia has charac [...] | 2010-01-19 09:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM IN BG |
| 10DHAKA62 | STAFFDEL AHUJA DISCUSSES ENVIRONMENT AND INDIA, [...] (SBU) Professional Staff Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Jasmeet Ahuja's January 12 - 14 visit to Bangladesh highlighted the importance of cooperation between the U.S. and Bangladesh to combat terrorism and climate change. Ahuja also pressed Bangladesh to lift its trade boyco [...] | 2010-01-19 09:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM IS BG |
| 10DHAKA63 | PARLIAMENT RECONVENES; BNP OPPOSITION CONTINUES [...] (U) Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman opened Parliament's fourth session on January 4 by calling for unified government action and a proper role for the opposition. Although the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party continued its boycott of Parliament plenary sessions during the opening, th [...] | 2010-01-19 10:06:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PHUM BG |
| 10DHAKA64 | GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH OFFERS TO SEND A MEDICAL [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the Defense Attach on January 18, the Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division declared that the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) wished to send a medical team of 30 to assist in relief efforts in Haiti. It will be led by an Army Colonel and comprised of 10 [...] | 2010-01-19 10:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA BG |
| 10DHAKA65 | EMBASSY DHAKA SUPPORT FOR EDA LANDING SHIP, TANK [...] (SBU) Bangladesh's senior navy and civilian leadership, including the Prime Minister's national security advisor, have repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring Excess Defense Articles (EDA) ships from the United States to help upgrade and modernize Bangladesh's Navy. Approving the transfer [...] | 2010-01-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | MASS MCAP PINS PREL KPKO BG |
| 10DHAKA71 | PACIFIC COMMAND SUPPORT FOR BANGLADESH SHOWCASED [...] (C) A January 12-13 visit to Bangladesh by Professional Staff Members from the Senate Armed Services Committee highlighted the integration of U.S. Pacific Command programs with U.S. Mission Dhaka's efforts to support development, deny space to terrorists and extremists, and enhance democracy. [...] | 2010-01-21 06:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS EAID PTER PHUM MASS MCAP SNAR BG |
| 10DHAKA74 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on February 06, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 24, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...] | 2010-01-24 08:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA75 | LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND INSTRUCTIONAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Basic Instructor Course and Instructional System Designer Course in USA, which will begin on February 26, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 24, 2010. Post requests tha [...] | 2010-01-24 08:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA76 | LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICERS COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Staff Officers Course (UNSOC) In Malaysia, which will begin on March 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 24, 2010. Post requests that vetting be compl [...] | 2010-01-24 08:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA77 | LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY LIAISON OFFICERS (CMLO) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Liaison Officer (CMLO) Course in Bangladesh, which will begin on February 7, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 24, 2010. Post requests that vetting be com [...] | 2010-01-24 08:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA78 | LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the International Peacekeeping Operations Contingent Commander Course (PKOCCC) in USA, which will begin on February 15, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 24, 2010. Post [...] | 2010-01-24 08:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA8 | BANGLADESH CONSIDERS UNAMID HELICOPTER REQUEST BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 08:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG KPKO MARR |
| 10DHAKA82 | BNP CHAIR ZIA SLAMS AWAMI LEAGUE, PROMOTES [...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chair Begum Khaleda Zia alleged Awami League abuses and slights toward her party to visiting PDAS Moon and the Ambassador on January 21, decrying the AL's denial of a proper role in Parliament for the BNP as the lead opposition party. She reiterated the [...] | 2010-01-27 01:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS PINR ECON SOCI KDEM BG |
| 10DHAKA83 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Identifying and Developing Investigative Information from February 21 to March 4, 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 01/27/2010. Post requests tha [...] | 2010-01-27 07:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA85 | NEW INDIAN ENVOY UPBEAT ON BANGLADESH TIES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 08:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM IN BG |
| 10DHAKA86 | BANGLADESH: AN IDEAL FEED THE FUTURE FOCUS COUNTRY [...] Bangladesh is an ideal candidate to serve as the Asian focus country for the USG's Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative. This Muslim majority nation of more than 150 million people, where poverty and malnutrition rates remain high, places a very high priority on ensuring food security. The effec [...] | 2010-01-27 08:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID PREL PGOV SOCI KPAO BG |
| 10DHAKA87 | BANGLADESH BACKS COPENHAGEN ACCORD AND LOOKS AHEAD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) Minister of Environment Dr. Hasan Mahmud told visiting PDAS Patrick Moon on January 21 that Bangladesh would join the Copenhagen Accord and that he was hopeful about further progre [...] | 2010-01-27 09:06:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG KGHG BG |
| 10DHAKA88 | BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR U/S MCHALE [...] (C) Undersecretary McHale, we look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a secular democracy with a moderate Muslim-majority population of nearly 160 million people that is friendly to the United States. U.S. engagement with Bangladesh to help develop its democracy and economy and countert [...] | 2010-01-27 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAO ECON PINR PINS KDEM PTER BG |
| 10DHAKA89 | LEAHY VETTING FOR MCIP IN THAILAND, 15 - 19 FEBRUARY 2010 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communications Interoperability Program (MCIP) in Thailand, which will begin on 15 February, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 28, 2010. Post requests th [...] | 2010-01-28 08:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG |
| 10DHAKA90 | 2010 BFIF REQUEST FROM BANGLADESH [...] Mission Dhaka requests funding from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for training of economic-commercial staff and consultations with the Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) office in Kolkata. In the last three years, our commercial workload has increased dramatically, and our sma [...] | 2010-01-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON PREL BG |
| 10DHAKA91 | TRIBAL LEADER ATTACKED IN CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS [...] (C) On January 27, tribal leaders favoring the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord came under attack on their way to a meeting of the CHT Land Commission in Khagrachhari district headquarters. CHT Regional Council Chairman Shantu Larma and a few others sustained minor injury in the [...] | 2010-01-31 06:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ASEC PREL PHUM KDEM BG |
| 10DHAKA92 | ON THE RIGHT TRACK: PDAS MOON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) In January 21 meetings at the Foreign Ministry, SCA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Moon and the Ambassador underscored opportunities for closer U.S.- Bangladesh cooperation on a wide range of issues including regional integration, refugees, and multilateral issues. The Foreign Mi [...] | 2010-01-31 08:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN KVIR PINR BM KN BG |
| 10DHAKA99 | BANGLADESH: OPEN TO DIALOGUE BUT NON-COMMITTAL, ON [...] (C) During a visit by DRL Senior Advisor Ambassador Michael Kozak, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) expressed its openness to alternatives to a United Nations resolution banning defamation of religions. Interlocutors stressed Bangladesh,s commitment to religious tolerance and fundamental [...] | 2010-02-03 02:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN KVIR PINR BG |
| 10DUBAI25 | RAK and Sharjah Customs Authorities Seek Capacity Building [...] (C) Summary: In early February, Emboffs met with Customs and Port Officials in the Northern Emirates of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Sharjah to discuss EXBS training programs for customs officers. ISN officer and regional EXBS officer provided an overview of the EXBS program, provided background inform [...] | 2010-02-21 06:56:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV AE |
| 10GENEVA132 | PAKISTAN TELLS CD, "1864 IS DEAD" [...] (U) Summary. The early part of the week of February 8 saw no progress toward a CD Program of Work as Bangladesh closed out its portion of the rotating presidency. The only issue was whether or not the Bangladeshi President would table a nonpaper to initiate discussions on a Program of Wo [...] | 2010-02-12 15:37:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC CDG PK |
| 10GENEVA80 | The Global Framework for Climate Services [...] SUMMARY: The WMO hosted an intergovernmental meeting in Geneva on January 11-12, 2010, to approve the terms of reference and endorse the composition of a task force of high-level, independent advisors who will conduct consultations and make recommendations on the components of a Global Framew [...] | 2010-01-28 08:13:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG WMO AORC |
| 10HARARE158 | Zimbabwe: Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's response to questions posed to Post in ref B. --------------------------------- Zimbabwe's TIP Situation --------------------------------- -- 25 A. (SBU) There are no reliable statistics on the trafficking problem in Zimbabwe. Most informa [...] | 2010-02-23 20:01:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL PREF ELAB SMIG ASEC KMCA KWMN |
| 10HAVANA109 | USINT HAVANA'S ANSWER TO TIP REPORT QUESTIONS THIS [...] (SBU)Per Reftel, USINT Havana submits the following information for inclusion in the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, Cuba section. ------------------- REPORTING QUESTIONS ------------------- 25. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of [...] | 2010-02-25 20:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 10HONGKONG279 | SUBMISSION FOR 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: [...] (U) Per reftel A, the following are post's contributions to the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragraphs 25-30 of reftel A. Para 25: T [...] | 2010-02-17 07:57:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 10HONGKONG304 | SUBMISSION FOR 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: [...] (U) Per reftel A, the following are post's contributions to the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. Subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragraphs 25-30 of reftel A. [...] | 2010-02-22 09:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 10ISLAMABAD332 | U.S.-PAKISTAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: A POTENTIAL GAME CHANGER [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani and Finance Minister Tarin, like many Pakistanis before them, have pleaded with the USG for "trade, not aid." A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan holds substantial opportunity for the Pakistani economy, with small, [...] | 2010-02-11 14:30:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK PREL |
| 10JAKARTA131 | Indonesia - US Interfaith Dialogue: A Cairo Initiative [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The January 25-27 Indonesia-U.S. Interfaith Dialogue, the first of its kind under President Obama's Cairo vision, concluded with the issuance of a joint statement that calls on the U.S. and Indo [...] | 2010-01-29 07:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI KISL EAID KPAO ID XF |
| 10KABUL672 | ELECTIONS, KANDAHAR AND KARZAI [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a frank discussion, Canadian Ambassador Crosbie explained to Ambassador Eikenberry that getting the electoral process right is a bottom-line position for Canada, and said we must be prepared for confrontation with Karzai on this issue, or risk losing credibility among our [...] | 2010-02-23 13:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCOR PREL MOPS CAN AF PK |
| 10KABUL701 | ELECTORAL REFORM: DON'T COUNT ON QANOONI [...] (C) Summary: I met with Lower House Speaker Qanooni to learn what Parliament's legislative priorities will be in the next session, to understand Speaker Qanooni's views on President Karzai's Presidential Decree on the Electoral Law, and to ask what his views were on how we could jointly str [...] | 2010-02-26 18:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KATHMANDU72 | SAARC: REGIONAL POLITICS LIMIT POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) lacks clout among its member states, preventing it from reaching its full potential. SAARC has facilitated some regional economic and social cooperation, but has little influence over regional geopolitical issues. Th [...] | 2010-01-26 11:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECIN SAARC IN PK NP |
| 10KOLKATA11 | CONFIRMED OUTBREAK OF AVIAN INFLUENZA H5N1 IN WEST BENGAL [...] (U) On January 14 the Indian central government's High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal confirmed the presence of avian influenza and the H5N1 virus in samples taken from the village of Khargram, West Bengal. The outbreak's epicenter is in the district of Murshidabad located [...] | 2010-01-15 11:16:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN |
| 10KOLKATA15 | WEST BENGAL LAYS FORMER CHIEF MINISTER JYOTI BASU TO REST [...] (U) Jyoti Basu, former West Bengal Chief Minister and co-founder of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M),died January 17 in Kolkata. The 95 year old Basu succumbed to pneumonia after two weeks of hospitalization (Reftel). 2. (U) The West Bengal government closed on January 18 [...] | 2010-01-19 12:18:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IN BD |
| 10KOLKATA29 | INDIA'S NEXT TOP GENERAL OFFERS POSSIBLE COUNTERINSURGENCY [...] (C) Summary: In a February 11 meeting, India's departing Eastern Commander and next Chief of Army Staff, LTG V.K. Singh, discussed India's success with its ongoing northeast counterinsurgency operations, improved security with Bangladesh, the military's take on the Maoist/Naxal threat and the [...] | 2010-02-26 10:59:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN BG AF |
| 10KOLONIA12 | ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR THE FEDERATED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 03:17:00 | Embassy Kolonia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 10KUALALUMPUR6 | TIP: MALAYSIAN DIRECTOR GENERAL OF LABOR SAYS GOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Ismail Abdul Rahim, Director General of Labor in the Ministry of Human Resources, told Polcouns during a December 24 meeting that the GOM had acted to prevent outsourcing companies from fraudulently recruiting workers overseas and was close to reaching an agreement with Indonesi [...] | 2010-01-07 07:57:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY |
| 10KUWAIT126 | KUWAIT'S 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION: PART 1 [...] (SBU) Part 1 of Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows. 2. (SBU) Responses are keyed to paragraphs 25 to 27 of reftel. ================== THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ================== 3. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions i [...] | 2010-02-11 10:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 10LONDON92 | United Kingdom: Investment Climate Statement 2010 [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2010. UNITED KINGDOM: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT --------------------------------------------- ---- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment [...] | 2010-01-15 17:27:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV OPIC KTDB USTR UK |
| 10MANILA149 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - PHILIPPINES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 07:59:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV RP USTR |
| 10MASERU22 | LESOTHO CONFIDENT OF ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 10:54:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG LT |
| 10MEXICO69 | Chiapas: Mexico's Vulnerable Underbelly [...] (SBU) Summary. Both critics and supporters of Chiapan developmental policies agree that the Mexican government (GOM) and the USG should dedicate more attention and resources to the southern border. The poorest state in Mexico, Chiapas is plagued with economic problems that are further com [...] | 2010-01-22 20:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SMIG PHUM EINV ECON GT MX |
| 10MONROVIA36 | PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY (GHFSI) IN LIBERIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Liberia, food insecurity presents daily hardships for the majority of citizens, and has been an historic cause of destabilizing political unrest. Post recognizes that a reinvigorated agricultural sector is the key to broad-based employment, economic growth, and a healthy popul [...] | 2010-01-11 16:52:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID LI |
| 10MONTEVIDEO112 | Uruguay 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 12:44:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UY |
| 10MUSCAT44 | OMAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MU |
| 10NEWDELHI109 | HASINA'S DELHI VISIT: PROGRESS TOWARD REGIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina's January 10-13 visit to India boosted prospects for regional integration. Following recent Bangladeshi action against Indian insurgents, Hasina again pledged Bangladeshi territory would not be used for anti-Indian activities. Bangladesh granted India [...] | 2010-01-22 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BG IN |
| 10NEWDELHI115 | INDIAN MEA SHARES VIEWS ON SRI LANKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian MEA is optimistic that the January 26 elections will prove a step in the right direction for Sri Lanka. There is concern in the GOI that the international community's approach to addressing human rights concerns has pushed Sri Lanka toward China. India continues to wat [...] | 2010-01-22 13:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CE IN |
| 10NEWDELHI151 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY MCHALE VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary McHale: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington and Minister of Human Resource Development Sibal's US tour, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing e [...] | 2010-01-27 13:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI162 | NSA NARAYANAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN WITH SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Outgoing National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan discussed Afghanistan with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke January 18. Holbrooke explained President Obama's plan for the start of a phased troop withdrawal in 2011 rather than a precipitous pull out, and made the case f [...] | 2010-01-28 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI212 | HFAC STAFFERS MEET WITH INDIAN MEA OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) On January 12, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers Jasmeet Ahuja and Greg McCarthy met with Indian Ministry of External Affairs officials to discuss U.S.-Indian defense relations, civil nuclear cooperation, and the role of water issues in India's bilateral relations . Indo-America [...] | 2010-02-02 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS KOMC PREL PTER SENV BG CE PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI275 | MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 9, Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announced his final decision regarding the commercial approval of genetically modified (GM) eggplant, or Bt brinjal, in India. With a long and emotional charged justification, the Minister declared that a moratorium [...] | 2010-02-11 01:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
| 10NEWDELHI287 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY’S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (S) Summary: You will find an Indian government that is more committed than ever to building a durable and wide ranging USG-GOI relationship after Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit in November. New Delhi has been broadly supportive of USG goals in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. After refusing [...] | 2010-02-11 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER ECON SENV AF PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI290 | TIBET: GROWING FRUSTRATION AFTER LATEST ROUND OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Dharamsala February 3-7 to meet a cross section of the Tibetan community upon the conclusion of the ninth round of dialogue in Beijing between the Tibetan government-in-exile, known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA),and Chinese officials. During meetings with [...] | 2010-02-11 15:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREF PHUM CH IN PINR PREL |
| 10NEWDELHI356 | RSI PROPOSALS: SOUTH ASIA [...] (SBU) The following are 2010 Regional Security Initiative (RSI) program proposals for South Asia. Compiled by the RSI Coordinator at Embassy New Delhi, they include proposals covering Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and India. 2. (SBU) Regional Technical Confe [...] | 2010-02-25 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL IN PK NP BG CE MV BT |
| 10NEWDELHI59 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-BANGLADESH RELATIONS, [...] "BANGLADESH COMES CLOSER," editorial in January 13 right-of-center Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's India visit this week was remarkable for the manner in which contentious issues were set aside and points of agreement worked on. Sheikh Hasina has had a close relationshi [...] | 2010-01-14 10:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI74 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAK RELATIONS, INDIA- [...] "RESUMPTION OF INDO-PAK TALKS ESSENTIAL," editorial in January 13 right-of-center Urdu daily ETEMAAD: "India-Pakistan talks have been taken hostage by the Mumbai terror attacks and people-to-people contact is virtually dead. India-Pakistan tensions are in the interest of neither nation. When I [...] | 2010-01-15 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 10NEWDELHI79 | NEUTRALIZING PARTITION? CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sporadic violent clashes and riots in 2009 involving migrant laborers in Punjab have highlighted the changing demographics of India's wealthiest state. Punjab has historically imported labor to fuel its high agricultural and industrial growth rate. According to Embassy conta [...] | 2010-01-19 01:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC IN PGOV PREL KDEM PINR |
| 10OSLO100 | NORWAY 2010 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Oslo's points of contact for TIP issues are Scott Sommers, Political Officer ( 47) 21 30 88 69, fax ( 47) 22 55 43 13 and Tord Bergesen, Political Specialist, LES ( 47) 21 30 85 02. Poloff spent approximately 35 hours researching and preparing this report. End Summary. [...] | 2010-02-22 13:06:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KMCA NI |
| 10OTTAWA79 | VISAS VIPER: INDIVIDUALS ASSOCATED WITH HIVA ALIZADEH, A [...] (S/NF) Based on information received from GRPO, Post nominates the following individuals for inclusion in the Visas Viper program. All of them are known associates of Hiva Alizadeh, a Canadian citizen born in Iran who is strongly suspected of being an Islamic extremist who is plotti [...] | 2010-02-24 19:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA |
| 10PHNOMPENH70 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE UNITED [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetting for the following [...] | 2010-01-28 01:01:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 10PORTLOUIS35 | CORRECTED MAURITIUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel request, Post submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Mauritius. Please note that the exchange rate used throughout the report is (i) 2007: USD 1 = MRs 32, (ii) 2008: USD 1 = MRs 29, and (iii) 2009: USD 1 = MRs 32.50. (Mauritius Rupees = MRs). --------------- [...] | 2010-02-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB KTDB KIDE PGOV OPIC USTR |
| 10PRETORIA149 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 19-JANUARY 22 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-25 06:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
| 10RANGOON89 | BURMA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Burma remained a source country for women, men, and children trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation. To a lesser extent Burma is a transit country for trafficking victims going between neighboring countries. Forced labor and child-soldier recruitment continued to occur with [...] | 2010-02-16 11:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG KTIP |
| 10RIYADH107 | SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...] | 2010-01-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OPIC KTDB USTR SA |
| 10ROME209 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR ITALY PART 1 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
| 10ROME82 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. The Government of Italy (GOI) maintains a welcoming posture to foreign investment and has made modest progress in addressing the structural e [...] | 2010-01-21 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
| 10SEOUL83 | SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 21, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 08:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US |
| 10STATE12464 | ADDRESSING RESOURCE REQUESTS FROM THE UN [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN New York to share the information in paragraphs four through six with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). In addition to sharing the U.S. Government responses to DPKO requests for assistance, USUN is asked to confirm with DPKO that t [...] | 2010-02-10 00:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO |
| 10STATE12558 | FORCE GENERATION ISSUES TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs seven and eight. Action Posts are requested to report back to Washington by February 16, 2010. 2. (SBU) Background: In response to the massive January 12 earthquake in Haiti, the UN Security Council (UNSC) authorized the UN Depart [...] | 2010-02-11 05:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR |
| 10STATE15722 | GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Embassy Suva for Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, Kiribati and Tuvalu. Embassy Libreville for Gabon and Sao Tome. Embassy Port Moresby for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. Embassy Port Louis for Seychelles only. Embassy Koror for Palau only. Embas [...] | 2010-02-22 00:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IO PHUM UNGA |
| 10STATE18437 | MALDIVES AMBASSADOR’S WASHINGTON CONSULTATIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Maldives Ambassador-designate (resident in New York) Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed held his first consultations in Washington February 23, ahead of his presentation of credentials to POTUS February 24. Meeting with SCA, S/SECC, S/GC, and OSD, Ghafoor said he would prioritize developing educati [...] | 2010-02-26 22:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON EFIN ELAB MARR MASS |
| 10STATE2094 | PREPARING THE TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This is an action message for all posts. See paras 14-35. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, requires the Department [...] | 2010-01-09 04:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
| 10TASHKENT97 | Uzbekistan: Submission for 10th Annual Trafficking in [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 09:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP KMCA UZ |
| 10TBILISI198 | GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2010 [...] Per reftel, below is Embassy TbilisiQs Investment Climate Statement for submission for 2009. Introduction Since 2004,, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms include restructuring and downsizing governmen [...] | 2010-02-17 07:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV |
| 10TOKYO108 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - JAPAN [...] TABLE OF CONTENTS A.1. Overview of Foreign Investment Climate, para. 2-33 A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies, para. 34-35 A.3. Expropriation and Compensation, para. 36 A.4. Dispute Settlement, para.37-41 A.5. Performance Requirements and incentives, para. 42 A.6. Right to Private Ownershi [...] | 2010-01-19 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR JA |
| 10TRIPOLI110 | MUBARAK AND QADHAFI CONFER ON AL SUMMIT PLANNING, VISAS FOR EGYPTIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 07:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL KPAL KSUM EG LY |
| 10UNROME20 | COUNSELOR MILLS DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On February 12, Cheryl Mills, Secretary Clinton's Chief of Staff and Counselor, discussed next steps on food security issues with key interlocutors on the margin [...] | 2010-02-17 11:28:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO IFAD WFP UN EAID EAGR PREL HA |
| 10UNVIEVIENNA16 | NPT REVCON: EGYPT UNMOVED BY ISRAELI OVERTURE ON [...] (S) Summary: According to a January 21 readout from Israeli Ambassador Azoulay, an Israeli-Egyptian bilat on NPT Revcon and related IAEA General Conference Middle East issues registered no substantive progress. Azoulay said he repeated Israeli National Security Advisor Arad's late December app [...] | 2010-01-22 16:27:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PARM IAEA KTBT IS EG SY |
| 10USUNNEWYORK60 | UNICEF Executive Board 2010 First Regular Session [...] (U) Summary: The UNICEF January 12-14 first regular session dealt with a light menu of routine items (budgeting and final approval of a few country programs),but took place against the backdrop of the Haiti earthquake disaster and Executive Director Ann Veneman's announcement that she would no [...] | 2010-02-03 15:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNICEF EAID ECON TZ |
| 10VIENNA87 | 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Introduction - - - - - - Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investors r [...] | 2010-01-26 07:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU |
| 10YEREVAN105 | ARMENIA 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 14:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AM ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG |
| 87DHAKA2354 | BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). -- 2. SUMMARY: BANGLADESH HOPES THAT RAJIV GANDHI WOULD BE A POWERFUL FORCE IN IMPROVING BILATERAL RELATIONS HAVE FADED OVER THE PAST YEAR. BANGLADESH AND INDIA HAVE MADE LITTLE SUBSTANTIVE PROGRESS ON LONG-STANDING PROBLEMS UNDER RAJIV; MANY AGAIN APPEAR [...] | 1987-04-02 09:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPRP IN BG |
| 88DHAKA2166 | BANGLADESH: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] BANGLADESH. 2. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION: THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION, WHICH MAINTAINS A DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN DHAKA. FOUR PLO REPRESENTATIVES APPEAR ON THE DIPLOMATIC LIST, AND APPARENTLY HAVE [...] | 1988-03-17 10:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER BG |
| 89STATE102760 | LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT FROM LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS FROM THE LTTE, CRITICIZING THE PLACEMENT OF THE TAMIL GROUP IN A US GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION ON TERRORIST ORGZANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD AND CALLING FOR AMERICAN ASSISTANCE IN MEDIATING THE CONFLICT IN SRI LANKA. THE LTTE APPEARS T [...] | 1989-04-03 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PINS CE |
| 90STATE48186 | AFRICA IN THE U.S. PRESS - FEBRUARY 13, 1990 [...] No summary [...] | 1990-02-14 00:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC XA |
| 91DHAKA5954 | MEETING WITH AWAMI LEAGUE LEADER SHEIKH HASINA [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: I MET WITH THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, SHEIKH HASINA, IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY LONG, TWO-HOUR MEETING ON JULY 10. CLEARLY SHEIKH HASINA WANTS TO IMPROVE HER IMAGE, AND THAT OF THE AWAMI LEAGUE, WITH AMERICANS, AND THE USG. SHE RAISED THE ISSUE OF [...] | 1991-07-11 12:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
| 94DHAKA6796 | VIOLENCE ERUPTS DURING HASINA'S "TRAIN MARCH;" [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE OPPOSITION AWAMI LEAGUE ALLEGES THAT ITS LEADER SHEIKH HASINA WAS TARGET OF AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SEP 23 DURING A "WHISTLESTOP" RAIL TOUR OF WESTERN BANGLADESH. ALTHOUGH GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS CLASHED, WE HAVE SO FAR SEEN NO EV [...] | 1994-09-26 12:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BG |
| 97BANDARSERIBEGAWAN822 | ASIAWEEK'S "BRUNEI FUN?" ARTICLE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A LONG ARTICLE ENTITLED "BRUNEI FUN?" APPEARED IN THE SEPTEMBER 12 ISSUE OF ASIAWEEK MAGAZINE. IN THE ARTICLE, SENIOR ASIAWEEK CORRESPONDENT ROGER MITTEN, EXAMINES CURRENT TRENDS IN BRUNEI SOCIETY, POLITICS, CULTURE, AND THE BRUNEI ROYAL FAMILY. THE CONTEXT OF THE AR [...] | 1997-09-19 08:44:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI BX |
| 97DHAKA4187 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLZMAN. REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: PRIME MINISTER SHEIKH HASINA USED HER INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR HOLZMAN TO PRESS HARD FOR A PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO BANGLADESH. SHE SAID THAT SHE, AND THE PEOPLE OF BANGLADESH, "ARE EXPECTING A VISIT BY T [...] | 1997-09-04 11:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ECON BG US |
| 98ISLAMABAD3858 | BENAZIR PROMISES MODERATION ON NUCLEAR TESTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEETING MAY 25 WITH PRINCIPAL OFFICER, FORMER PRIME MINISTER BENAZIR BHUTTO SAID SHE WOULD NO LONGER PRESS THE GOVERNMENT TO TEST ITS NUCLEAR CAPABILITY. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A TIME FOR A DETONATION, BENAZIR ARGUED, BUT AT THIS STAGE A TEST WOULD BE COUNTER TO PAKISTAN'S INTERESTS. [...] | 1998-05-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MNUC IN PK |
| 98RIYADH3482 | SAUDI ARABIA: USAMA BIN LADIN (C-NA8-00989) [...] (S) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON EX-SAUDI TERRORIST USAMA BIN LADIN, WHICH INCLUDES INPUT FROM CONSULATES DHAHRAN AND JEDDAH, IS KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REF A. A. (S) ISLAMIC LEADERS ADMIRED BY BIN LADIN: BIN LADIN WAS RAISED IN A CONSERVATIVE WAHHABI MUSLIM FAMILY. AS A YOUNG MAN [...] | 1998-10-13 08:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KPRP PTER PGOV PINR SA |