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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09STOCKHOLM709SWEDEN'S STATE SECRETARY SPILLS ON IRAN, ISRAEL,
[...] (C) Summary: On November 9, DCM and acting PolCouns met with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Frank Belfrage, to review Swedish perspectives on the November 3-4 US-EU Summit. Belfrage relayed EU thinking on Iran (expert level groups are in constant discussions on appropriate types of sanc [...]
2009-11-12 12:16:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN IR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM779SNAPSHOT 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 09:26:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKISL PHUM PTER PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM782SWEDEN GRABS THE LAST OF THE TURKEY
[...] (C) Both Hakan Emsgard, MFA Director General for Europe, and Peder Spangberg, Turkey desk officer, confirmed to us today that Sweden was moving forward with the opening of Turkey's environment chapter of the EU acquis. The report is "technically finished," Spangberg said, and is currently bei [...]
2009-12-15 14:23:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY EUN SW
09TALLINN36ESTONIAN ACCEPTS CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO
[...] (U) On February 6, 2009, the Government of Estonia formally accepted the accession to NATO of Albania and Croatia by depositing its instruments of ratification of the NATO Accession Protocols with the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn. Post will forward the documents to Washington. DECKER [...]
2009-02-09 07:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO HR AL EN
09TALLINN370Estonia Supports Macedonia's EU Negotiations
[...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points November 16 to Tonis Idarand, MFA Director for Central and Southern Europe. Idarand replied that Estonia shares the USG opinion and supports the EC's recommendation to start formal accession negotiations with Macedonia. However, Idarand said that Greece and C [...]
2009-11-16 14:27:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EUN MK EN
09TALLINN38ESTONIA ACCPETS CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO ACCESSION
[...] (SBU) Following Estonian Parliament's ratification of the NATO Protocols of Accession for Albania and Croatia on December 17, 2008, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves signed the instruments of ratification on February 12, 2008. The Government of Estonia provided these documents to the U.S. Embass [...]
2009-02-10 14:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO HR AL EN
09TBILISI1602GEORGIA 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 14:29:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF UNGA RS GG
09TBILISI365GEORGIA: 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 12:58:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GG
09TELAVIV2021SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 06:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2381ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 10:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2394SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 06:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09THEHAGUE149NETHERLANDS/NATO ENLARGEMENT: PROTOCOLS ON TRACK
[...] (U) The Dutch expect to deposit the protocols for accession of Albania and Croatia to NATO by mid-March. End Summary. 2. (U) Policy Advisor Anouk Vos, from the Dutch MFA's NATO Affairs Security and Defense Policy Division, noted that Queen Beatrix signed the law accepting the NATO protoco [...]
2009-03-02 16:59:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL NL
09THEHAGUE210CWC: WRAP-UP FOR MARCH 16-26, 2009
[...] (SBU) After Iraq's delivery of its initial declaration, Delreps met with the Iraqi Ambassador and delegate on March 17 to discuss preparation for Iraq's presentation at the April destruction informals and the importance of having Iraqi experts arrive in The Hague in advance of that meeting. [...]
2009-03-27 08:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE340NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH VIEWS ON THE JUNE GAERC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY/BACKGROUND: The Dutch views on the economic crisis, EU institutions, climate change negotiations, Russia-Ukraine gas, the Western Balkans, the Middle East Peace Process, Syria, Cuba, and Sudan are described in the following paragraphs. MFA officials Rochus Pronk and Peter Jan Kl [...]
2009-06-10 09:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EU NL
09THEHAGUE371CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JUNE 15-22, 2009
[...] (SBU) As instructed in Ref A, U.S. Delreps met with Mohadeb Gheton of Libya on June 22 to deliver the U.S. non-paper detailing specific requests for greater transparency and information about Libya's conversion of its former Chemical Weapons Production Facility (CWPF) at Rabta and the destruc [...]
2009-06-26 11:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE450NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF JULY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of the July 27-28 GAERC meeting, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials briefed EMBOFFS on Dutch positions on the Swedish Presidency, the Baltic Sea Cooperation plan, Iceland, Somalia, Iran, and the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia. Few concrete de [...]
2009-07-24 10:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EFIN EUN NL
09THEHAGUE500GICNT: 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 15:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC RS
09THEHAGUE54NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PRIORITIES FOR JANUARY GAERC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch are looking to reactivate the EU border mission in support of Israel-Palestine peace negotiations. On Guantanamo, the EU will consider a common position, but the Dutch are not willing to accept detainees. On Ukraine/Russia, the Dutch will support continued negotiatio [...]
2009-01-23 11:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU NL CZ
09THEHAGUE601CWC: SELECTION OF THE NEXT OPCW DG: RESULTS OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The selection for the next Director-General (DG) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) moved forward today after the first informal straw poll of Executive Council (EC) members. Results of the straw poll indicate a distinction between three candid [...]
2009-10-05 15:47:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE72NETHERLANDS/NATO ENLARGEMENT: EXPECT MID MARCH
[...] (U) Summary: The Dutch expect to deposit the ratification for the protocols accession of Albania and Croatia to NATO by mid-March. End Summary. 2. (U) Policy Advisor Anouk Vos, from the Dutch MFA's NATO Affairs Security and Defense Policy Division, confirmed the First Chamber of the Par [...]
2009-02-02 07:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM NL PREL
09TIRANA100NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 16:17:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
09TIRANA285 EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR FEBRUARY
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- Albania and Croatia became members of NATO on 4 April 2009. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD ALB [...]
2009-05-12 13:01:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA286DAS JONES MEETINGS IN TIRANA MAY 7-8, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 7-8, EUR DAS Stuart Jones came to Tirana to participate in the Adriatic Charter Ministerial Conference. On the side, he conducted meetings with Albanian officials. These meetings largely focused on preparations for the June 28 national elections and the current dispute [...]
2009-05-13 07:27:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM AL
09TIRANA295GERDEC LEAKS CAUSE POLITICAL CIRCUS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 11, the Supreme Court finally began hearing the Gerdec case against 27 defendants including former Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu and former Chief of Defense General Luan Hoxha. The court turned down the prosecution's request to remove three judges due to conflict of inter [...]
2009-05-15 14:01:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR KJUS PREL PGOV MASS AL
09TIRANA326 EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR APRIL
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- Albania and Croatia became members of NATO on 4 April 2009. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD See paragraphs 4 and 5 below discussing equipment and training. 3. (SBU) MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD ALB [...]
2009-05-29 13:46:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA429EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR MAY 2009
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- Albania and Croatia became members of NATO on 4 April 2009. -- Albanian Defense Minister Gazmend Oketa visited the Norfolk base for a ceremony to raise the Albanian flag after Albania's NATO membership at the Strasbourg/Kiel Sum [...]
2009-06-30 14:30:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
09TIRANA480MEICO AND ARMS DEALS IN ALBANIA
[...] (C) Summary. Due to its involvement in the Gerdec tragedy and revealed arms scandals, the image of Albania's Military Export-Import Company (MEICO) suffered a significant blow last year. As result, MEICO Director Granit Leka claims that arms sales from Albania have virtually dried up, although [...]
2009-07-15 14:46:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPGOV PARM KCOR AL
09TIRANA537WHAT HAPPENED TO G-99?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 15:42:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL AL
09TOKYO869JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09UNVIEVIENNA103COPOUS: WRAP-UP OF THE 46TH SESSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND
[...] (U) The U.S. accomplished its objectives for the 46th session of the STSC in Vienna February 9-20, 2009, including STSC approval of the voluntary safety framework for the use of nuclear power sources in outer space and adoption of a new agenda item on space weather research. The U.S. delega [...]
2009-03-13 15:34:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA UNGA UNPUOS
09UNVIEVIENNA253 IAEA: JUNE BOARD PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place amid continuing uncertainty over the Director General election and budget negotiations (ref a.) Nevertheless, Mission will endeavor to take advantage of favorable attitudes toward the Pre [...]
2009-05-29 19:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA285NUCLEAR SAFETY: REPORT OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT
[...] The Third Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management was broadly successful for U.S. interests. The meeting was more widely attended than last time, and the quality of the national reports and the discussions [...]
2009-06-18 13:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP AORC
09UNVIEVIENNA287NUCLEAR SAFETY: REPORT OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT
[...] The Third Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management was broadly successful for U.S. interests. The meeting was more widely attended than last time, and the quality of the national reports and the discussions [...]
2009-06-19 07:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP AORC
09UNVIEVIENNA415COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY (CTBT): On-Site
[...] This cable reports discussions of On-Site Inspection (OSI) issues that took place during the first half of the thirty-third session of Working Group B (WGB-33),August 17 - 25. International Monitoring System (IMS) and International Data Centre (IDC) and OSI discussions taking place during th [...]
2009-09-03 06:48:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORC KTBT IR
09UNVIEVIENNA450 IAEA/General Conference: Resolutions Wrap-Up
[...] (SBU) Once again, and despite best efforts by USDEL, Middle East issues (ref a) overshadowed much of the substantive agenda of the September 14-18 IAEA General Conference. Among the five core technical resolutions referred to the Committee of the Whole, or COW, -- omnibus safety, nuclear appli [...]
2009-09-30 15:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA78COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY (CTBT): On-Site
[...] (SBU) Summary: REFTEL requested U.S. Delegation provide detailed reporting of the on-site inspection (OSI) discussions at Working Group B (WGB)-32 of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization. As instructed delegation was primarily in a listening and information gathering mode, and avoided [...]
2009-02-24 15:04:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORC KTBT IR
09USEUBRUSSELS1382EU INVITES U.S. TO DISCUSS CURRENT SECURITY
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) The Swedish EU Presidency has convoked an October 16 meeting between EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors and representatives of non-EU NATO Allies and EU accession candidates to discuss: -- EU counter-piracy operations; -- The EU police [...]
2009-10-14 15:51:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL EUN
09USEUBRUSSELS554THIRD STATES LEVERAGING ESDP TO PURSUE THEIR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 16:23:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR EUN
09USNATO106MARCH 6 VCC AND EXPERTS: EXPERTS SEARCH FOR 2009
[...] (C) Summary. During the March 6 VCC and meeting of experts, Allies echoed opinions expressed in Vienna -- that the 2009 AIAM was livelier than the previous year but still short on substance. Experts agreed that it was too soon to propose an agenda for work in 2009 based on the results of the [...]
2009-03-18 15:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO107SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 11:25:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO BE
09USNATO131THE VICE PRESIDENT'S MARCH 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) March 10, 2009; 9:30AM-12:15PM Central European Time; Brussels, Belgium. 2. (U) Participants: U.S.: The Vice President Ambassador Kurt Volker National Security Advisor to the Vice President Anthony Blinken Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy Lieutenant Genera [...]
2009-04-02 16:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP MOPS NATO PGOV PREL KV AF PK
09USNATO136APRIL 3-4 NATO SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE PART 1 OF 2
[...] (U) The following communique was approved and released by NATO Heads of State and Government following the Summit of April 3-4: BEGIN TEXT: 04 Apr. 2009 Strasbourg / Kehl Summit Declaration Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic C [...]
2009-04-04 15:15:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
09USNATO156NATO EXERCISES IN GEORGIA - THE FACTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 16:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO MOPS GG RU
09USNATO174CFE/VCC: APRIL 23 VCC AND EXPERTS--STATUS OF
[...] (C) Summary. The U.S. non-paper on Status of VCC Experts (Ref A) was discussed in both the group of experts meeting and VCC. No one rejected the principle that experts receive their tasking from the VCC. Although they had only a brief opportunity to review the paper, preliminary comments from [...]
2009-05-05 17:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO223LAVROV ON ALBANIA AND CROATIA'S NATO MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) On May 27 NATO Secretary General received the following letter from Russian FM Lavrov in response to his letter informing the FM of the accession of Albania and Croatia into NATO. BEGIN TEXT: Unoffcial translation from Russian Moscow, "25" May 2009 Dear Mr. Secretary General, [...]
2009-06-02 16:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL RS
09USNATO235VCC MEETING JUNE 4, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the June 4, 2009 meeting of AC 319, the Verification Coordination Committee (VCC),Allies agreed that VCC experts should base their work on taskings from the VCC. Allies also agreed that the work of groups established to deal with continuing technical issues, such as the Da [...]
2009-06-05 16:21:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO299NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 8,2009
[...] (S/NF) Summary of the July 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: Allies were briefed on ISAF's revised tactical directive which emphasized the importance of population security. The Deputy Secretary General and Allies expressed frustration at not being notified by militar [...]
2009-07-13 18:05:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO323USNATO: SWEDISH FM BILDT STRESSES NEED FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22, Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt briefed the NAC on Sweden's goals for its EU Presidency. FM Bildt, with U.S. backing, emphasized the need for a true NATO-EU strategic partnership to confront common challenges. Ambassador Daalder called on the EU to do more in Afghanist [...]
2009-07-28 15:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS BK KV EUN
09USNATO336NEW SECRETARY GENERAL'S PRIORITIES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: New NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen used the August 4 North Atlantic Council meeting--his first as the Secretary General--to set out the priorities for his term, including: Afghanistan, NATO-Russia, the Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative par [...]
2009-08-05 06:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO384STRATEGIC CONCEPT: GROUP OF EXPERTS MET WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the September 7 first meeting of the Group of Experts (GoE) with the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on the NATO new Strategic Concept (SC) review, both the Secretary General (SYG) and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the GoE's chairperson, stressed the importance o [...]
2009-09-10 17:06:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PREL MARR MOPS PK UK XG RS
09USNATO4DECEMBER 17-18 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS
[...] (C/REL NATO) Summary: During meetings of Experts on 17 and 18 December, Allies de-conflicted the 2009 Vienna Document 99 Verification Schedule. In addition, the U.S. secured CFE quota inspections to Armenia and Ukraine, a Flank inspection to Ukraine and two Additional Paid inspections to Ukr [...]
2009-01-06 15:45:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO
09USNATO409NAC STRESSES THAT KFOR DRAWDOWN MUST REMAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a September 23 Council meeting in KFOR contributing nations format, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Di Paola highlighted the lack of national pledges to fill key intelligence and reserve requirements during the KFOR Force Shaping Conference on September 8. He [...]
2009-09-25 14:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI
09USNATO427BOSNIA APPLIES FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) During an October 2 visit to NATO Headquarters, Zeljko Komsic, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),delivered a letter to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen formally applying for BiH's entry into NATO's Membership Action Plan. Rasmussen distributed the letter to [...]
2009-10-05 12:09:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO PGOV MCAP PHUM PINS PNAT BK
09USNATO449MONTENEGRO AND BOSNIA MAP: A SNAPSHOT OF ALLIED
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With the December 2-3 NATO Foreign Ministerial quickly approaching, Allies are beginning to seriously discuss whether and how to respond to the applications of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to join the Membership Action Plan process. While most Allies do not beli [...]
2009-10-13 18:10:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL BK MW GG UP
09USNATO465MARCHING TOWARDS DECEMBER: NATO DISCUSSES THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: NATO Secretary General (SYG) Anders Fogh Rasmussen presided over an informal session of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on October 20 to discuss views on the Western Balkans in preparation for decisions to be taken at the December Foreign Ministerial, a discussion informed by a n [...]
2009-10-21 17:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PGOV PREL MW BK YI GG UP
09USNATO52JANUARY 29 HLTF: ALLIES WILLING TO WAIT FOR U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the January 29 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting, two clear messages - pointedly directed at the U.S. - emerged. First, Allies continue to place high importance on a unified NATO strategy for retaining the CFE regime and getting it back on track. Many specifically not [...]
2009-02-04 17:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO520HIGHREP INZKO PRESSES NATO ON MAP FOR BIH
[...] (C) Summary: High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Inzko briefed the NAC on November 11. Inzko, supported by Ambassador Daalder and many other PermReps, provided a negative assessment of the situation in BiH and stressed the need to support the U.S.-EU "Butmir process." Inzko [...]
2009-11-13 17:23:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MARR MASS BK
09USNATO530NATO ALLIES TELL BOSNIAN FM THAT REFORMS ARE
[...] (C) Summary: Bosnia-Herzegovina's Foreign Minister failed in a November 17 informal meeting with NATO PermReps to push Allies towards consensus that Ministers should grant Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) the Membership Action Plan (MAP) in December. Most PermReps rejected the FM's assertion that pro [...]
2009-11-18 17:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO BK TU IT NO
09USNATO554TURKEY INVITING FOREIGN MINISTERS TO HAVE A
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey intends to invite NATO Foreign Ministers to a separate meeting to discuss granting MAP to Bosnia. Unless directed otherwise USNATO will work to oppose this move. End summary. 2. (C) Turkey announced in a November 27 communique negotiation for the December 3-4 NATO Fore [...]
2009-11-27 15:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO BK TU NO
09USNATO573(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 3, 2009,
[...] (U) Classified by: Amy Scanlon, D(S) Special Assistant, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 4, 2009; 3:30 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder A/S Phil Gordon, EUR Amy Scanlon, D(S) Special Assista [...]
2009-12-08 12:27:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL NATO UP RS
09USNATO575(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 3, 2009,
[...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 4, 2009; 5:00 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder Brian Greaney (Notetaker) Georgia Foreig [...]
2009-12-08 13:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL NATO GG RS
09USNATO580(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 3, 2009,
[...] (U) Classified by: Amy Scanlon, D(S) Special Assistant, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 3, 2009; 8:00 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder A/S Phil Gordon, EUR Amy Scanlon, D(S) Special As [...]
2009-12-10 09:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALOVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL NATO PGOV MOPS
09USNATO72READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: ISAF Senior Civilian Representative Fernando Gentilini said the Afghan constitution gives no clear guidance on who should govern during the period between the expiration of President Karzai,s mandate on May 22 and the elections on August [...]
2009-02-19 16:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USNATO90NATO SECRETARIAT AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON
[...] (C) The NATO Secretariat agrees with the United States that Slovenia must continue to do everything in its power to complete its ratification process in order to allow Croatia to join NATO in advance of the April 2-4 NATO Summit. NATO will continue to encourage Slovenia to find ways to complete [...]
2009-03-06 17:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KTIA HR SI AL
09USNATO97READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 15:13:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USOSCE118CFE/JCG: MAY 5 PLENARY - RUSSIA TRIES TO TURN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the U.S.-chaired May 5 JCG Plenary, Russia repeated MFA criticisms of the CFE text of the NATO Summit declaration and presented its Aide-Memoire to all CFE States Parties as Russia's official position on how to restore the viability of the CFE regime on the basis of the [...]
2009-05-06 14:58:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE134FSC MAY 27: U.S.-MOROCCO SEMINAR ON CONVENTIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Dialogue included an account of the U.S.-Morocco hosted seminar on conventional arms and regional security in Rabat, April 14-15. The U.S., Morocco, Spain, and France described the seminar, which sought coordinated regional responses to the proliferation of weapon [...]
2009-05-28 12:48:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE MO RS XG
09USOSCE138FSC JUNE 3: ALLIES COOL TO RUSSIAN NAVAL CSBMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: France, Germany, the UK, and the U.S. reacted skeptically to Russia's renewed call for naval CSBMs in the OSCE "maritime area." The U.S. said the measures were unnecessary given Russia's ready access to naval exercises in international waters and the high level of routine coop [...]
2009-06-04 15:44:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE140OPEN SKIES: JUNE 15: RUSSIA LAST HOLDOUT ON JUNE
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) on June 15 consensus continued to emerge supporting the draft decision on proposed dates for the U.S.-chaired Second Review Conference (June 7-9, 2010). Russia awaits a final go-ahead from Moscow, but assured USDel that it fully [...]
2009-06-15 12:05:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09USOSCE153CFE/JCG:JUNE 30:RUSSIA REPEATS ACCUSATIONS OF NATO
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a relatively lengthy JCG meeting, Canada refuted Russia's 16 June claim that Canada did not understand Russia's views on actions versus words. Russia commented on its Aide-Memoire, stating that the Parallel Actions Package requires considerable work to flesh out necessary d [...]
2009-07-02 10:50:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE169DAYTON ARTICLE IV: CONTACT GROUP SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The Dayton Article IV Contact Group (CG) met July 8 with the OSCE Personal Representative for Dayton Article IV (PR),Italian Brigadier General Costanzo Periotto and his staff, to discuss the PR's proposal for the ownership plan. This envisions a multi-year gradual transfer of t [...]
2009-07-20 13:18:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALBK HR KCFE MW OSCE PARM PREL SR XG
09USOSCE188DAYTON ARTICLE IV: U.S. CHANGES TO LETTER FOR
[...] (C) The Dayton Article IV Contact Group (CG) countries of Russia, Italy, Britain, France, Germany, and the U.S. have confirmed full support for the U.S.-recommended changes (ref a) to the Contact Group letter to be sent to the OSCE Personal Representative (PR) for Dayton Article IV. Inter ali [...]
2009-08-21 12:54:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALBK HR OSCE PARM PREL SR
09USOSCE204 SUBJECT: OPEN SKIES, OPENING OF ROUND: TWO
[...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S.-proposed decisions on Rules and Working Methods and on establishing an Informal working Group (IWG) for the forthcoming review conference were adopted by the Open Skies plenary on September 14. A highlight of reports on completed flights was the incident-free British- [...]
2009-09-16 10:33:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE
09USOSCE220CFE/JCG OCT 13: RUSSIA RAISES MORE POINTS FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the October 13 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, Russia offered familiar comments on paragraphs 10, 11, and 12 of its aide-memoire of 5 May 2009, &Restoring the Viability of the CFE Treaty: A Way Forward.8 The U.S. replied that discussions on the Parallel Actions Packag [...]
2009-10-14 16:08:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE230CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 20: DELEGATIONS CONSIDER
[...] (SBU) At the October 20 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary chaired by Denmark (Petersen),Turkey and Spain criticized the Russian Federation for refusing their respective October CFE inspection requests. Ten other delegations, including the U.S., supported the Turkish and Spanish statem [...]
2009-10-21 16:02:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE244CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 27: RUSSIA MOCKS ALLIED
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the October 27 JCG plenary, Romania supported by 13 other delegations including the U.S., criticized the Russian Federation for refusing a recent CFE inspection request. Delegations discussed a draft JCG political contribution to the Ministerial declaration proposed by De [...]
2009-10-29 15:39:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE247OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 26 - 30, 2009
[...] (SBU) A draft Ministerial Council decision on "Women,s Participation in Political and Public Life" was tabled at the October 28 Human Dimension Committee meeting. While Russia, Belarus, and a handful of other participating States said they lacked formal guidance, all expressed general support [...]
2009-11-02 17:31:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE248CFE/JCG: NOVEMBER 3: RUSSIAN PROPOSAL TAKES
[...] (SBU) The November 3 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary was brief even by recent JCG standards. The Spanish Chair (Sabadell) observed the draft decision on the duration of the present session had been circulated (JCG.DD/2/09). It would be approved at the next JCG unless any delegation [...]
2009-11-03 17:18:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE252CFE/JCG: NOVEMBER 10: NO CHAIRMAN'S LETTER;
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the November 10 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, Italy and France supported by 13 other delegations, including the U.S., raised the Russian Federation's refusals to their recent requests for CFE inspections. Russia again accused NATO allies of violating group limita [...]
2009-11-12 09:09:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE253CFE/JCG: NOVEMBER 10: NO CHAIRMAN'S LETTER;
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the November 10 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, Italy and France supported by 13 other delegations, including the U.S., raised the Russian Federation's refusals to their recent requests for CFE inspections. Russia again accused NATO allies of violating group limita [...]
2009-11-12 09:55:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE255DAYTON ARTICLE IV - 43RD SRCC: PARTIES AGREE TO
[...] (U) Summary: The 43rd Dayton Article IV Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC),representing the four parties to the Dayton Agreement (Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, Montenegro, and the Republic of Serbia),met November 3-4, 2009 in Novi Sad, Serbia. Five SRCC Decisions [...]
2009-11-16 15:33:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALBK HR KCFE MW OSCE PARM PREL SR XG
09USOSCE258CFE/JCG: NOVEMBER 17: COMMEMORATING ISTANBUL;
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the November 17 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, Greece supported by 14 other delegations, including the U.S., raised the Russian Federation's refusal to its recent CFE inspection request. The French Chair commemorated the tenth anniversary of the Istanbul Summit 19 [...]
2009-11-17 16:11:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE259OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEMBER 2 - 13, 2009
[...] (SBU) At our weekly meeting with the CiO Nov 3, Greek Ambassador Marinaki told us the CiO's Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts, Christopoulus, would meet with his Kazakh-proposed successor, Nurgaliev, in Vienna on Nov 5 and they would participate in the informal "Five plus Two" m [...]
2009-11-20 08:39:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE269FSC OF NOVEMBER 25: "ISSUES" AND OTHERS TO BE
[...] (SBU) The Forum for Security Cooperation's Working Group B (WGB) preceded the plenary in order to determine whether any of the draft decisions intended to be presented to the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens could be moved forward. Of the four draft substantive items on the agenda only the F [...]
2009-11-27 10:05:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS XG
09USOSCE283DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 1, 2009
[...] (U) Cleared by Deputy Secretary Steinberg 2. (U) December 1, 2009; 5:30 pm; Athens, Greece. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon Jeff Hovenier, NSC Jim Kuykendall (Notetaker) OTHER COUNTRY Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu [...]
2009-12-18 07:25:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPREL XH ZL NATO TU BK YI HR MW AM AJ IR
09USOSCE292OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 9 - 18, 2009
[...] (SBU) Staff in the OSCE Secretariat's Conflict Prevention Center (CPC) told PolOff December 8 that Special Representative Christopoulos and Special Representative-designate Nurgaliev intend to visit Tbilisi and Tskhinvali December 14 and 15 to revisit the idea of establishing a small team to s [...]
2009-12-24 11:40:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM RU MD HR AF KZ
09USOSCE73DAYTON ARTICLE IV - 42ND SRCC: PARTIES WANT OSCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 42nd Dayton Article IV Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC),representing the four Parties to the Dayton Agreement (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia),met March 16-19 in Split, Croatia. The SRCC was held in a cooperative and friendly atmosphere, res [...]
2009-03-27 09:12:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE OSCE BK HR MW SR
09USOSCE8FSC JANUARY 21: NEW ROUND, OLD AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The winter 2009 session opened with no surprises with many agenda items remaining from the autumn 2008 round. The new French chair proposed a straight forward work plan for 2009 that includes long-established topics: CSBMs, small arms (SALW) and conventional ammunition (SCA),t [...]
2009-01-22 14:27:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE85CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL IN VIENNA, A SPRING
[...] (C) Summary: The OSCE spring recess provides a useful occasion to take stock of conventional arms control work in Vienna. The crisis in CFE continues to overshadow all else. Most states continue to faithfully implement the Treaty, but the impasse over Russia's suspension of CFE implementation [...]
2009-04-07 14:51:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE89U.S.-EU SPRING CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE: DETERMINING
[...] (U) The EU hosted on March 6 a U.S. delegation, headed by USOSCE Charge Kyle Scott and EUR/RPM Office Director Bruce Turner, for the semi-annual U.S.-EU "COSCE" consultations on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The discussions ranged over a variety of topics con [...]
2009-04-08 13:27:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM OSCE EUN
09USUNNEWYORK100MULET BRIEFS COUNCIL ON ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: As requested by the United States, A/SYG Mulet briefed the Security Council on February 3 for the second time in less than a week on escalating violence in Darfur. Mulet reported that JEM forces had withdrawn from the vicinity of Muhajeriya, scene of much of the recent violenc [...]
2009-02-10 02:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK102ACTION REQUEST: DRAFT SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Per Reftel instructions, Ambassador Rice along with Ambassadors of Croatia, France, Germany, and Russia ("Group of Friends") have achieved "ad referendum" agreement on the text of a Security Council resolution that would extend the mandate of the UN mission f [...]
2009-02-10 02:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK1022INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) PRESIDENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On Thursday, October 29, President Owada of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) addressed the Security Council. (The President of the ICJ has addressed the Council annually since 2000.) Owada provided an overview of the work of the Court over the past year. All members [...]
2009-11-12 20:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS UNSC UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1034UNGA/C-5 SUBSIDIARY BODY ELECTIONS: LUCRETIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee held elections on November 6 for appointments to several subsidiary bodies. Lucretia Myers of the United States won re-election to the International Civil Service Commission for a four year term (2010-2013). Along with Myers, candidates from Italy and Germany d [...]
2009-11-13 22:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1038PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS: SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC
[...] SUMMARY. The Security Council adopted a thematic resolution on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict at a high-level open debate on November 11, with the participation of 60 member states, the Secretary-General, U/SYG Holmes and Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kang. The debat [...]
2009-11-16 20:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1051SRSG MELKERT BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNAMI
[...] (U) Summary: On November 16 Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ad Melkert briefed the Security Council regarding UNAMI activities during the last quarter, emphasizing the recent successful passage of an election law while highlighting the work remaining to hold credible el [...]
2009-11-18 15:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV UNSC IZ SY TY
09USUNNEWYORK1063GENERAL DEBATE ON THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
[...] Judge Hisashi Owada, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ),addressed the General Assembly on October 29 and 30. Twenty-seven Member States addressed the General Assembly on the issue with Georgia exercising its right of reply. All of the interventions praised the ICJ for its [...]
2009-11-23 15:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1068SOMALIA: FRIENDS GROUP TOLD CREDIBILITY OF UNSC AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah met with the Friends of Somalia on November 20 at the Norwegian Mission. (NOTE: The Friends group includes Belgium, China, Croatia, Denmark, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Germany, Iceland, I [...]
2009-11-24 15:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR UNSC SO ER ET AU XA XW
09USUNNEWYORK1072BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES
[...] SUMMARY. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) High Representative Valentin Inzko told the Security Council that BiH had made very limited progress in its effort to complete the agenda necessary for the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR),citing actions by Republika Srpska that unde [...]
2009-11-25 19:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC BK
09USUNNEWYORK1073UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING - LIBYA KEEN FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat's briefing to the Security Council at its monthly meeting on the Middle East on November 24 focused on the current impasse in re-launching bilateral negotiations, given continuing Israeli settlement activity. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains troubli [...]
2009-11-25 23:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK1096UNAMID SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING: GOS RESTRICTIONS
[...] Summary: A/SYG Mulet briefed the Security Council on November 30 on the Secretary General's report on the UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Joint Chief Mediator (JCM) Djibril Bassole updated the Council on political process talks. The Sudanese Perm Rep accused the UN of inaccur [...]
2009-12-04 17:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK1108ICTR/ICTY JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS BRIEF SECURITY
[...] Summary: The Security Council met December 3 for its biannual briefing on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The President and Prosecutor of each tribunal made statements, as did all Council members a [...]
2009-12-09 14:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1109CHAIRMEN OF 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Chairs of the 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, the 1373 Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),and the 1540 (Nonproliferation) Committee jointly briefed the UN Security Council on November 13. The Chair of the CTC issued a joint statement emphasizing the need for co [...]
2009-12-09 17:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UNGA UNSC PREL
09USUNNEWYORK1123UNSC: COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON UNDOF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Council met on December 14 in consultations to discuss the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) since its mandate expires at the end of the month. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed the Council on the Secretary-General's six-month repor [...]
2009-12-15 21:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC IS SY
09USUNNEWYORK1127GA ADOPTS 6TH COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS AND CREDENTIAL
[...] Summary: On December 17, the General Assembly took action on 16 resolutions recommended by the Sixth Committee on topics ranging from universal jurisdiction to rule of law to criminal accountability of U.N. officials and experts on mission. All of the resolutions were adopted without a vote. [...]
2009-12-17 23:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1150UNSC: COUNCIL'S DECEMBER MEETING ON THE MIDDLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process Serry briefed the Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on December 17. He highlighted the lack of progress in seeking the two parties' return to the negotiating table. While noting that Israeli Prime Minister Netan [...]
2009-12-23 19:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK1158SECURITY COUNCIL RESPONDS TO AU REPORT ON DARFUR,
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 21 briefing on the Report of the African Union High-level Panel on Darfur, Secretary General Ban praised the Panel's work and called for continuing efforts to encourage both the Government of Sudan (GOS) and rebel movements to embrace the peace process. African [...]
2009-12-24 17:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK117GEORGIA: SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In closed consultations on February 10, all Security Council members except the Russian Federation identified a continuing need for a UN presence in Georgia, at least on an interim basis, which would ensure security and stability pending consultations on a comprehensive security [...]
2009-02-11 01:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK123GEORGIA ACTION REQUEST: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Subsequent to USUN's Ref A Action Request, USUN has engaged in further negotiations with the Russian Federation, United Kingdom, France, Croatia and Germany ("Group of Friends") on the text of a Security Council resolution that would extend the UN Observer Mi [...]
2009-02-12 14:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK127GEORGIA: AMBASSADORS RICE AND DICARLO URGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Georgian PermRep Alexander Lomaia expressed appreciation for the extension of UNOMIG, but warned that Georgia might not view another UNOMIG extension as worthwhile in June 2009. He complained that Russia had already begun to spin the draft resolution as a victory. Ambassadors Ric [...]
2009-02-12 19:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK137GENERAL SUPPORT FROM UNSC MEMBERS FOR 1540 WORKING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-14 00:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK141AU/ARAB LEAGUE LOBBY UNSC FOR ICC DEFERRAL FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union and Arab League leaders met informally with Security Council members on February 12 to press their case for deferral of the ICC case against Sudan President Bashir. AU Commissioner Lamamra told Council members that the AU is making progress with the Government of [...]
2009-02-17 13:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SU
09USUNNEWYORK15UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER GUTERRES BRIEFS THE
[...] Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),briefed the Security Council on January 8, 2009 on refugee and broader displacement issues as they relate to threats to international peace and security. In his speech, the High Commissioner reported that the number of r [...]
2009-01-10 00:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF
09USUNNEWYORK151UNAMID CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO ICC DECISION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a February 17 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy emphasized that adequately equipping troops already on the ground in Darfur should become a priority. Le Roy also briefed the Council on the agr [...]
2009-02-18 21:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO PHUM UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK159UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING: SUPPORTIVE OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the monthly Security Council meeting on the Middle East, Robert Serry, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and the Secretary General's Personal Representative to the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, briefed the Council on the situation in Gaza and t [...]
2009-02-19 22:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK193THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S QUARTERLY DEBATE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 26, the Security Council held its quarterly debate on UNAMI and Iraq, with the participation of SRSG Staffan de Mistura and Iraqi PR Bayati. De Mistura reprised the major themes taken from the recent UN report on UNAMI/Iraq: successful Iraqi-led elections, increas [...]
2009-02-27 18:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IZ UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK218OSCE: CHAIRWOMAN-IN-OFFICE BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] SUMMARY. Greek Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Dora Bakoyannis, briefed the UN Security Council on February 27 on Greece's priorities for the OSCE. She called for a continued OSCE presence in Georgia as well as border security and policing projects in Central Asia and Afghanis [...]
2009-03-05 22:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC OSCE
09USUNNEWYORK227OCHA BRIEFS COUNCIL ON NGO EXPULSIONS FROM SUDAN
[...] Summary: Libya began March 6 Security Council consultations on Darfur by noting that the African Union and Arab League would send a high-level delegation to brief the Council on regional organizations' unanimous opinion that the Council should defer prosecution of President Bashir by invokin [...]
2009-03-10 00:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK248UNSC: UNSCR 1701 QUARTERLY CONSULTATIONS AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams and DPKO Director for Asia and the Middle East Division Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber briefed the Security Council in consultations on the Secretary-General's UNSCR 1701 quarterly report. Both emphasized that the most [...]
2009-03-11 21:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC KPAL KPKO IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK303SOMALIA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL: "BACK FROM THE BRINK"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Security Council Members largely sidestepped the much-discussed issue of a UNPKO and instead pledged support for Somalia's new unity government in a March 20 Council debate on Somalia. Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ould-Abdallah and Somali Transitional Fe [...]
2009-03-24 19:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO UNSC ER SO
09USUNNEWYORK324U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26, U/SYG for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed members of the Security Council on the situation in northern Sri Lanka. He said the situation there was worsening and civilian casualties remained "tragically and unacceptably high." The "informal interactive disc [...]
2009-03-27 19:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CE MOPS PREF PHUM UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK328UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 25, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in 2009. In addition to a briefing by the Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs covering recent events, which he termed a "situation of impasse and uncertainty," all 15 Council members spoke [...]
2009-03-27 22:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG IR
09USUNNEWYORK329CHIEF DARFUR MEDIATOR BASSOLE PUSHES UNSC FOR ICC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Joint UN/AU Chief Mediator Djbril Bassole made his first appearance before the Security Council on March 26. Bassole focused on three factors affecting mediation efforts: the tense relationship between Chad and Sudan; the splintering of Darfuri armed movements; and the Interna [...]
2009-03-27 22:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK345UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met March 24 and March 31 for intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion focusing on regional representation. 68 delegations spoke during the day-and-a-half discussion with most focusing on Article 23(1) of the UN [...]
2009-04-02 00:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK351COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW) 2009 SESSION
[...] (U) Summary and Action Request. The Commission on the Status of Women held its annual two-week session from March 2-13, 2009. The new positions of the U.S. were well received, Agreed Conclusions were adopted by consensus, an annual resolution on Palestinian women was adopted by a vote of 30-3 [...]
2009-04-03 16:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PHUM UN KWMN
09USUNNEWYORK355DPRK: SECURITY COUNCIL, KEY PLAYERS RESPOND TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 5 bilateral meeting, Amb. Rice told Japanese Perm Rep Takasu that in response to the recent Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) missile launch the United States will seek a Security Council resolution that includes real consequences for the DPRK's actions. She [...]
2009-04-06 17:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK388UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met April 7 and 8 for intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion focusing on the size of an enlarged Council and the Council's working methods. 81 delegations spoke with growing agreement across the three major blo [...]
2009-04-11 15:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC JA BR
09USUNNEWYORK412DPRK: RUSSIA/CHINA LACK FULL INSTRUCTIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 21, the UN Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee was largely unable to discuss proposals for new designations because some key delegations (namely, Russia and China) lacked complete instructions from their capitals. The Russian delegate supported one element of the [...]
2009-04-22 20:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKN PHUM ETTC MCAP
09USUNNEWYORK416DPRK SANCTIONS COMMITTEE MAKES MINIMAL PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, the UN Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee made some minimal progress in considering new sanctions designations, as was requested by the Security Council on April 13 after the DPRK missile launch. The Committee is nearing consensus on updating the Missile Tec [...]
2009-04-23 13:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKN PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP
09USUNNEWYORK433UNSC MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS: FRUSTRATED BY LACK
[...] (C) Summary: Lynn Pascoe, Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on April 20 briefed Council members on the situation in the Middle East in a public session before the Council moved to closed consultations. Pascoe focused most of his presentation on the situation in Gaza, and noted pa [...]
2009-04-24 22:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG IR
09USUNNEWYORK443SOMALIA: NEW YORK STATE OF PLAY ON 1863 RENEWAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In P3 consultations on April 29, the UK said that it intends to circulate its draft resolution on Somalia (ref) to the full Council by May 6 and that it plans to schedule a vote for May 22 in order to allow the Fifth Committee four days to consider AMISOM support before the end [...]
2009-04-30 14:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MARR KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK453CYPRUS: SPECIAL ADVISOR DOWNER BRIEFS THE SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The SYG's Special Advisor for Cyprus, Alexander Downer, told the Security Council on April 30 he is "cautiously optimistic" about the current negotiations over reunification of the island. The two leaders had made "steady progress" since talks began in September 2008, but the [...]
2009-05-04 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNFICYP UNSC CY
09USUNNEWYORK464U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS ON THE "HORROR" OF THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council met on April 30 in an "informal interactive" format to consider the situation in Sri Lanka. U/SYG Holmes briefed on his latest visit there, and Sri Lankan PR Palihakkara briefed on the government,s position. Following the meeting, the Mexican Presidency br [...]
2009-05-07 00:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF CE
09USUNNEWYORK465SECURITY COUNCIL RECEIVES BRIEFING ON NEPAL/UNMIN,
[...] (U) Summary: On May 5, the Security Council received a briefing on Nepal/UNMIN from Karin Landgren, the Secretary-General,s Representative in Nepal and head of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). Landgren emphasized that the recent political crisis that led to the resignation of the Prime Minist [...]
2009-05-07 00:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NP PHUM KDEM
09USUNNEWYORK482UNSC: UN ENVOY SAYS GREAT PROGRESS ON 1559, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council on May 7 that significant progress had been achieved in the implementation of UNSCR 1559, particularly on the full opening of diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria. Despite great strides in solidifying internal stability and [...]
2009-05-12 01:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPAL UNSC LE SY IS
09USUNNEWYORK485SRSG ADADA IN SHARP EXCHANGE WITH SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's April report on the hybrid United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). SRSG Adada characterized the situation in Darfur as a "low-intensity" conflict with a high-risk of escalation an [...]
2009-05-12 01:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK493UNSC: MIDDLE EAST MINISTERIAL STRONGLY BACKS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council on May 11 convened a ministerial-level meeting to encourage Israel, the Palestinians, and the international community to move forward on their commitments toward a comprehensive peace agreement. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, opened the meetin [...]
2009-05-13 00:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL UNSC LE SY IS
09USUNNEWYORK494SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DISCUSS SRI LANKA WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, the UK and French Foreign Ministers hosted a meeting with like-minded Security Council members to discuss the situation in Sri Lanka. OCHA and four NGOs (Caritas, Save the Children, Oxfam and Human Rights Watch) also participated. The Austrian and Costa Rican Foreig [...]
2009-05-13 00:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF CE UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK506SOMALIA: 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 21:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK508SECURITY COUNCIL REACTS OFFICIALLY TO SITUATION IN
[...] (U) The UK, France and Austria circulated a draft Security Council press statement on Sri Lanka in the evening of May 12, and formally introduced the text in Council consultations under other matters May 13. They stressed that the Security Council must react in a formal way to the situation in [...]
2009-05-14 21:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC CE PHUM PREF
09USUNNEWYORK529UNSC ACHIEVES BURMA PRESS STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) During consultations on May 22, the Security Council debated the U.S.-drafted press statement on Burma to reach Council consensus. Ambassador DiCarlo underlined international concern with developments around ASSK and highlighted clear member support for a timely, substantive statement f [...]
2009-05-22 21:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK530UNSC CONDEMNS NUCLEAR TEST; BEGINS WORK ON
[...] (C) Begin Summary. The Security Council roundly condemned North Korea's nuclear test in brief consultations following a P5 plus South Korea and Japan discussion, in which all delegations but China were prepared to agree to a formal Council press statement. The P5 2 ultimately agreed to eleme [...]
2009-05-26 00:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP UNSC KN
09USUNNEWYORK532CYPRUS: SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON UNFICYP
[...] (SBU) Cyprus SRSG Taye-Brook Zerihoun told the Security Council on May 22 that the military situation in Cyprus is stable, and he reported an increase in restrictions imposed on UNFICYP's movements by Turkish forces in the north. Zerihoun noted a lack of public support for a settlement, as wel [...]
2009-05-26 22:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNFICYP UNSC CY
09USUNNEWYORK538GEORGIA: MAY 27 UNSC CONSULTATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Georgia SRSG Johan Verbeke told the Security Council on May 27 that a credible security regime, adhered to by all sides, needs to be the core of any future UN presence in Abkhazia, Georgia. Verbeke said that the Council's call in Res. 1866 for paragraph 2(a) of the former Mosco [...]
2009-05-28 22:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK55A/SYG MULET BRIEFS COUNCIL ON DARFUR VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On request of the United States, A/SYG Mulet provided the Security Council a detailed factual chronology of events in Darfur beginning with the January 10 movement of JEM forces into South Darfur and the ensuing aerial bombardment by the Government of Sudan. He said that, al [...]
2009-01-29 02:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK552MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Clint Williamson, Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty, and Foreign Service Officer Todd Anderson from June 4 - 5 with Assistant Secretary General for Legal Affairs, Peter Taksoe-Jensen and Croatian Prime Minister I [...]
2009-06-02 19:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KJUS OTRA UNSC XA AF EU
09USUNNEWYORK554GEORGIA: RUSSIAN MISSION REFUSES TO ENGAGE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. At a meeting of French, German, U.K., U.S., Russian and Croatian PRs/DPRs on June 2, Russian Permrep Vitaly Churkin refused to engage on a German draft resolution to extend the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Churkin said he had received emphatic i [...]
2009-06-02 22:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK560CROATIA: PRIME MINISTER SANADER DISCUSSES EU, ICTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister of Croatia Ivo Sanader told Ambassador Rice on June 1 he is hoping for a positive assessment of Croatia's cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) from Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, when Brammertz reports to the Secu [...]
2009-06-04 01:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC HR
09USUNNEWYORK570GEORGIA: RUSSIA INSISTS ON NEW 'POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian Permrep Churkin continued to resist substantive negotiations, on June 5, on a draft resolution to extend UNOMIG beyond June 15. Churkin insisted that Western partners needed to present a draft resolution within Moscow's preferred "political framework" before he would engag [...]
2009-06-06 01:57:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK575ICC PROSECUTOR MORENO-OCAMPO BRIEFS UNSC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his June 5 briefing to the Security Council, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo stressed that the Government of Sudan (GoS) had not cooperated with the ICC, in contravention of its obligations under UNSC resolution 1593. Ocampo said he would n [...]
2009-06-09 15:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK577FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AND RWANDA WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS
[...] SUMMARY: The Security Council met June 5 for its biannual briefing on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The President and Prosecutor of each tribunal made statements, as did all Council members and [...]
2009-06-10 00:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK578AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS WITH THE ICTY'S CHIEF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serge Brammertz, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) met with Ambassador DiCarlo on June 2 prior to the ICTY's biannual briefing to the UN Security Council. Brammertz focused the discussion on Croatia's less than optimu [...]
2009-06-10 00:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK580GEORGIA: MARGINAL PROGRESS ON UNOMIG NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. Russian Permrep Vitaly Churkin acknowledged to France, Germany, U.K., U.S., and Croatia Permreps on June 9 that Russian forces would be subject to any security regime that would serve as the basis for a revised UNOMIG mandate. Churkin also said Russia would n [...]
2009-06-10 14:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK583GEORGIA: RUSSIA AND WESTERN FRIENDS AT AN IMPASSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Per Ref A and B instructions, USUN has maintained close unity with the Quad in negotiations over extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). At a June 10 negotiating session among Croatia, France, Germany, Russia, U.K., and U.S. Per [...]
2009-06-11 02:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK592DPRK: COUNCIL VOTES TO IMPOSE NEW SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to condemn the May 25 nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and impose new sanctions. All Council members delivered statements that were generally supportive of the text and condemned t [...]
2009-06-13 02:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK595GEORGIA: RUSSIAN VETO FORCES EXPIRATION OF UNOMIG
[...] (C) The Russian Federation vetoed a two-week technical rollover of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) on June 15, 2009, after several attempts by the Quad to reach compromise with Russia on the terms of a substantive resolution. Per Reftel instructions, USUN had consulted [...]
2009-06-16 02:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK610SRSG JENCA BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, Miroslav Jenca - SRSG for Central Asia and head of the UN,s Regional Centre for Preventative Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA) - briefed the Council on the activities of the newly constituted center. His priorities are to gain the trust of Central Asian leaders, sup [...]
2009-06-20 02:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC UNRCCA
09USUNNEWYORK617UNSC: UNDOF MANDATE RENEWED FOR SIX MONTHS
[...] (U) The Security Council adopted resolution 1875 on June 23 extending the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights for another six months until December 30, 2009. The Council also agreed to an accompanying Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2009/18) which was read by the Pre [...]
2009-06-25 02:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS SY
09USUNNEWYORK624UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council held its monthly meeting on the Middle East on June 23. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry briefed the Council and highlighted the concerted push to create the conditions for re-launching negotiations for a two state solution. [...]
2009-06-26 00:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK632UNSC CONDEMNS NUCLEAR TEST; BEGINS WORK ON
[...] (C) Begin Summary. The Security Council roundly condemned North Korea's nuclear test in brief consultations following a P5 plus South Korea and Japan discussion, in which all delegations but China were prepared to agree to a formal Council press statement. The P5 2 ultimately agreed to eleme [...]
2009-06-27 00:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK647SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES UNAMA/AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary: On June 30, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMA/Afghanistan. SRSG Kai Eide briefed on behalf of UNAMA, Ambassador Zahir Tanin briefed for Afghanistan. In addition to interventions by Council members, eleven other countries (ISAF members and Afghanistan,s neighb [...]
2009-07-02 00:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AF
09USUNNEWYORK649UN SECRETARIAT TELLS THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO "STAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN DPKO U/SYG Le Roy told the Security Council on June 25 that UN troops in Liberia should not be withdrawn too quickly, and that 8,000 should remain through the 2011 national elections. He said training for the Liberian National Police needed to be brought back on track, and [...]
2009-07-02 21:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY LI IV
09USUNNEWYORK651UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS PEACEKEEPING MISSION
[...] Summary: Following weeks of sometimes contentious negotiations, the Fifth Committee, on June 23rd, reached agreement on the 14 peacekeeping operation (PKO) budgets financed under the peacekeeping scale of assessments and on other peacekeeping-related requirements for the UN peacekeeping fina [...]
2009-07-03 00:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IS LE PREL UNGA YI
09USUNNEWYORK654DPRK: COUNCIL RESPONDS TO JULY 4 MISSILE LAUNCHES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 6, the Security Council discussed how best to respond to the July 4 launch of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Most Council members supported a Japanese proposal that the Council President (currently Ugandan [...]
2009-07-07 11:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK676UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON SYG'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: In July 8 Security Council consultations on the UNSCR 1701 report, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Williams told the Council that the successful Lebanese parliamentary elections and the calm during the reporting period offers a real opportunity for full implementation of UNS [...]
2009-07-11 00:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK679SOMALIA: UNSC ADOPTS STATEMENT SUPPORTING TFG,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Security Council members adopted a UK-drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) that largely tracks a recent African Union communiqu condemning recent attacks on the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and expressing concern about Eritrea's support for extremis [...]
2009-07-13 10:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK682UN OFFICE FOR WEST AFRICA BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL,
[...] (SBU) UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) SRSG Djinnit briefed the Security Council on July 7 on the biggest challenges facing the region, namely unconstitutional changes of government, security sector reform, and drug trafficking. He warned of the slow pace of reform in Guinea. Djinnit said UN [...]
2009-07-13 16:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY
09USUNNEWYORK684GEORGIA: WESTERN FRIENDS DISCUSS FUTURE OF UN WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Permreps/Deputy Permreps from the expanded Western Friends group (U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Croatia, Austria, Turkey and EU Council Secretariat) informally discussed the future of UN involvement in Georgia post-UNOMIG in a July 9 meeting with A/SYG Mulet (DPKO),A/SYG Fernan [...]
2009-07-13 22:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK689BAN BRIEFS THE UNSC ON JULY 3-4 TRAVEL TO BURMA
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an open session of the Security Council on July 13, Secretary-General Ban said he was "deeply disappointed" in the regime's refusal to allow a visit with Aung Sun Suu Kyi (ASSK). However, he added that he was able to convey key recommendations, including the release of all [...]
2009-07-14 22:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK70GEORGIA: GROUP OF FRIENDS INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. At an informal meeting of Ambassadors of the Georgia Group of Friends on January 29, Russian PermRep Churkin linked Russian cooperation on an extension of the UN Mission in Georgia to an invitation from the Security Council for Abkhaz de facto authorities to par [...]
2009-01-30 18:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC GG RS
09USUNNEWYORK702U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNMIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 17, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Council on the upcoming decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) regarding the Abyei boundary d [...]
2009-07-18 00:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK713U/SYG PASCOE UPDATES SECURITY COUNCIL ON
[...] Summary: (SBU) In July 21 consultations on the Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute, U/SYG Pascoe told the Security Council that Eritrea has failed to comply with UNSC Resolution 1862, which calls on Eritrea to recognize the dispute, accept mediation and withdraw its forces. Council members unan [...]
2009-07-22 11:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC DJ
09USUNNEWYORK721CLOSED COUNCIL SESSION LEAVES LITTLE DOUBT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 23 Alain LeRoy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefed Security Council members in consultations on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movements and initial investigation. LeRoy said the cache rep [...]
2009-07-24 16:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK728SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON PEACEBUILDING
[...] SUMMARY. At a July 22 debate on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict, 42 speakers from the Security Council, Secretariat, major troop and police contributors and major donors stressed the importance of national responsibility for peacebuilding efforts and the need for early en [...]
2009-07-28 19:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK736UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant-Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on July 27. He focused his briefing on continuing Israeli settlement activity, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and th [...]
2009-07-31 00:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL KPO UNSC IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK751U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON JONGLEI VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 4, at the request of the United States, U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Security Council on inter-tribal violence in Jonglei state that occurred on August 2 and resulted in 185 people, primarily women and children, being killed. Members unanimously condemned the violence [...]
2009-08-06 02:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK765SC DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY: SEXUAL VIOLENCE
[...] Summary: The members of the Security Council, plus over two dozen other delegations, discussed the Secretary-General's report on sexual violence in armed conflict (SCR 1820) August 7, condemning such crimes and urging continued international attention to this issue. Ambassador Rice began the [...]
2009-08-12 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN UNSC CG KPKO SOCI
09USUNNEWYORK768UNIFIL TCC MEETING: DPKO AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 13, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed Security Council members and troop contributing countries (TCCs) in a private meeting on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movement and initi [...]
2009-08-14 20:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK77AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Croatian PermRep Neven Jurica told Ambassador Rice during a January 29 introductory meeting, that Croatia considered the United States to be a strong ally and friend, and that he would continue his practice of closely coordinating Croatia's Security Council positions with the Un [...]
2009-02-03 02:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC HR
09USUNNEWYORK783MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/CT COORDINATOR
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is granted for U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Daniel Benjamin and S/CT Multilateral Affairs officer Zachary Bernstein for meetings scheduled August 25 with USUN Permanent Representative Susan Rice, Acting Chair of the 1373 Committee, Croatian Deputy P [...]
2009-08-24 21:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREF PTER UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK788UNSC: COUNCIL CALLS FOR UNIFIL RENEWAL; MAJORITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 20, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed the Security Council in consultations on UNIFIL. He highlighted the Hizballah arms cache explosion at Khirbet Selim, as he and other DPKO officials have to the Council on previous occasions (r [...]
2009-08-24 23:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK797UNSC ADOPTS RESOLUTION EXTENDING UNFIL'S MANDATE
[...] (U) The Council adopted unanimously UNSCR 1884 on August 27, thereby renewing UNIFIL's mandate until August 31, 2010. Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US co-sponsored the resolution. There were no explanations of vote by Council members. (Note: Text of UNSCR 1884 will [...]
2009-08-27 23:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK799UNSC : MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST AUGUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SYG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on August 19. He focused on evictions of Palestinians from East Jerusalem homes, the continuing difficulties at the borde [...]
2009-08-28 14:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO KBIO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK809GEORGIA: DPKO OUTLINES PLANS TO SUPPORT GENEVA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on a July 13 meeting (reported Reftel),A/SYG for Peacekeeping Edmund Mulet told Deputy Permreps from the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Croatia on August 31 that the UN would continue to support the Geneva talks and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism ( [...]
2009-09-01 22:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC KPKO RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK837S/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 16:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCT PARM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK838UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON SYG'S REPORT ON HAITI
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 9 the Security Council held an open debate on the Secretary-General's report on the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Former President Bill Clinton, addressing the Council in his capacity as UN Special Envoy to Haiti, called for projecting a "more posi [...]
2009-09-15 23:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC HA
09USUNNEWYORK854UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST SEPTEMBER
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process Robert Serry briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on 17 September. He focused on the prospects for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Serry noted efforts aimed at the deve [...]
2009-09-23 21:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHUM KBIO UN IS LE IV SO
09USUNNEWYORK860POTUS CHAIRS UNSC SUMMIT, PASSES UNANIMOUS
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Obama on September 24 convened a heads-of-state summit of the UN Security Council at which resolution 1887 on nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation was adopted unanimously and with full Council co-sponsorship. In addition to the 15 Security Council members [...]
2009-09-29 12:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM
09USUNNEWYORK880UNSC DECIDES TO HANDLE LIBYAN REQUEST FOR MEETING
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Security Council met on October 7 in closed consultations to discuss the Libyan mission's request for an urgent Council meeting on the Goldstone report. Prior to consultations, USUN had surveyed the Council and knew that there was little support for a stand alon [...]
2009-10-08 01:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK892SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AND DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Khiem chaired the Security Council open debate on the Secretary-General's report on Women, Peace, and Security. At the top of the meeting, the Council adopted follow-on resolution 1889, which focuses on women's empowerment in post-confl [...]
2009-10-12 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK893SECRETARY CLINTON CHAIRS UNANIMOUS ADOPTION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of State Clinton chaired the unanimous adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1888 on conflict-related sexual violence which was co-sponsored by 68 UN member states including 10 members of the Security Council. Russia, China, Libya, Uganda and Vietnam did not co- [...]
2009-10-13 20:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK894UNSC BRIEFED ON SITUATION IN SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Under Secretary-General Pascoe and UNSOA Director of Field Support Boyd reported to the Security Council on October 8 that the TFG has persevered in spite of the challenging security situation, and urged the international community to continue its political and financial suppor [...]
2009-10-13 20:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPKO MARR PHUM SO
09USUNNEWYORK909UN SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING BY SRSG KAI EIDE AND
[...] (U) Summary: On September 29, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMA. SRSG Kai Eide briefed the Council on behalf of UNAMA concentrating on elections, new government formation, reconciliation, security and international coordination. Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta's remarks f [...]
2009-10-14 11:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO AF
09USUNNEWYORK910BURMA, BURUNDI, COLOMBIA AND UGANDA ADDRESS SC
[...] (SBU) The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (WGCAAC) held a formal meeting chaired by Mexican Permanent Representative Claude Heller on October 12 to adopt the group's conclusions on Burma and to discuss the Secretary General's reports on children and armed conflict [...]
2009-10-14 19:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI UNSC BM CO BY UG
09USUNNEWYORK911COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTIONS TO BE DELAYED; COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) SRSG Choi told the Security Council on October 13 that elections would be delayed for political and technical reasons, and said the priority must be approving the provisional voters list as soon as possible. Choi said the 2.7 million names [...]
2009-10-14 19:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY IV LI
09USUNNEWYORK938GUINEA: UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY DETAILS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Department of Political Affairs A/SYG Haile Menkerios briefed the Security Council on October 21 on the planned UN commission of inquiry (COI) into the atrocities committed in Guinea since September 28. He explained the expectations for the COI for which there was widespread [...]
2009-10-22 17:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY GV
09USUNNEWYORK965UNSC DEBATE ON UNMIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Atul Khare briefed the Security Council on the Secretary-General's interim report on the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste on UNMIT on October 23. Khare discussed the successful community elections, strengthening the rule o [...]
2009-10-29 23:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC XB XV XU
09USUNNEWYORK968SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON USSCR 1559,
[...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy for the Secretary-General for Implementation of UNSCR 1559 Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council in consultation on October 27, 2009. The positive part of his presentation centered on the restoration of full diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria and th [...]
2009-10-30 17:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC LE IS SY
09USUNNEWYORK976SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 28
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During emergency consultations with Security Council members, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afg [...]
2009-11-02 21:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OPVIP
09USUNNEWYORK979AU-UN: SECURITY COUNCIL DIVIDED ON UN ASSESSED
[...] SUMMARY. In an October 26 open debate on support for African Union peacekeeping, Security Council members expressed divergent views on whether UN assessed contributions were a viable option to finance AU peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council. Uganda, Libya and Burkina Fa [...]
2009-11-02 21:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO AU
09USUNNEWYORK98UNMIS CONSULTATIONS AND THE ICC
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 5, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). SRSG Qazi stressed that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) [...]
2009-02-10 01:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK983FUNDING THE UNGA'S TASK FORCE ON COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8 below. 2. (U) The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (Strategy),GA resolution 60/288, welcomed the intention of the Secretary-General to institutionalize, within existing resources, the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task For [...]
2009-11-03 19:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL CT
09USUNNEWYORK987REPORTS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS FOR
[...] Summary: On October 8 the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) reported to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) on the progress of their respective courts. Interventions followed from ten Member St [...]
2009-11-03 22:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK997U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 24, PM):
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The afternoon session of the 2nd day of the UNGA General Debate on September 24 opened with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticizing the United States, dissecting the intentions of President Obama, and extolling the merits of socialism. Latin American leaders from Venezuela, C [...]
2009-11-05 23:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNGA VE SI GY CS PA TZ LG
09VIENNA1012009 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 10:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR
09VIENNA1096BILINGUAL SIGN DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS CHANCELLOR'S SLOVENIA
[...] (U) Summary: A long-running dispute over bilingual signs in Carinthia Province overshadowed Chancellor Faymann's August 26 visit to Slovenia, during which Slovenian PM Pahor called on Faymann to resolve the issue. A contact in the Chancellor's office told the Ambassador that Faymann will try t [...]
2009-08-28 14:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM HR AU
09VIENNA1479Austria's Hypo Alpe Adria Bank in Trouble
[...] (SBU) Hypo Alpe Adria (HAA),Austria's sixth largest banking group, is in trouble again. According to media reports and leaked documents, HAA is undercapitalized and will need fresh equity of 1.5-2.0 billion Euros in time for a special general shareholder meeting December 10. A conflict has e [...]
2009-11-20 13:04:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENNA15Gas Dispute -- OMV Sees No Short-Term Solution;
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Austrian energy company OMV announced early January 7 that Russian natural gas deliveries to Austria have come to a standstill. For the medium term (about three months),OMV's subsidiary EconGas -- which supplies customers -- can compensate from its storage (1.7 bcm),domestic pr [...]
2009-01-07 11:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV EPET PREL AU
09VIENNA1583Austrian Government Takes Over Hypo Alpe Adria Banking
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 14, the GoA nationalized Hypo Alpe Adria (HAA) -- Austria's sixth largest bank -- in concurrence with the bank's private shareholders. HAA's troubles were increasingly evident (reftel) and the GoA took the step (in consultation with the ECB and the provincial governm [...]
2009-12-16 09:57:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU GM
09VIENNA296Austrian Outlook on Central/ Eastern
[...] SUMMARY: As leading investors and bankers in Central/Eastern/Southeastern Europe (CESEE),Austrians have developed broad expertise on the region. The latest forecast by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) paints a negative but differentiated picture. As a group, [...]
2009-03-12 15:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB EUN XH TU RS KZ CH
09VIENNA483AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC
[...] (U) Polchief met April 22 with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent, to discuss the agenda items for the upcoming GAERC. Famira offered the following views: 2. (U) Iran: There will be no debate on Iran. The EU will adopt a set of conclusions supporting the new U.S. approach to Iran an [...]
2009-04-23 10:20:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA592LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: ALOIS DOHR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Dohr First name: Alois Date of [...]
2009-05-18 15:02:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA655LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: ERNST ALBRECHT
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Albrecht First name: Ernst Date [...]
2009-06-04 13:05:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA697AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 14:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA75AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] (C) In separate farewell calls on January 16 with both new Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and long-standing MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, Ambassador Girard-diCarlo reviewed the top items on the US agenda with Austria: cooperation in the UN Security Council, Iran, energy securi [...]
2009-01-21 14:53:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALAU ENRG ETTC PREF PREL UNSC AF
09VIENNA828Austrian Bank Exposure to Central/Eastern/ Southeastern
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Alarm over Austrian bank exposure to Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) has given way to a more realistic view of the situation as difficult but manageable. Top Austrian banks will suffer losses in the region -- but they continue to make profits, have ramped up lo [...]
2009-07-07 13:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENNA912AUSTRIA: EU TO DISCUSS AHMADINEJAD INAUGURATION AT
[...] (C) Polchief discussed agenda items for the July 27-28 GAERC on July 22 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent. Famira said GAERC participants will discuss EU-Iran relations in light of the latest election and the crackdown on protesters. They will consider options for handling the in [...]
2009-07-22 14:29:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN IR IC AU
09VILNIUS594LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN -- ADVANCING MUTUAL GOALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following our mid-October visit to Afghanistan to review Lithuania's ISAF contributions, Foreign Minister Usackas is seeking to inject much-needed new organization, energy and financing into Lithuania's efforts to support development in Ghor Province, where Lithuania leads a 200 [...]
2009-11-06 16:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS656LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON WESTERN BALKANS, EAP PLANNING
[...] (C) We spoke with head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas on December 4. He said that Lithuania will be focused on the Western Balkans during the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting. Navikas expects that Ministers will reach an agreement on tran [...]
2009-12-07 11:21:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS699LITHUANIA'S GO-FORWARD STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. Members of the U.S. delegation to the December 8-9 GOL-hosted RC-West conference met bilaterally with MFA and MOD representatives on December 9 to discuss RC-West conference conclusions and future strategy for Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation underscored that we should work toge [...]
2009-12-21 14:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID LH
09WARSAW1170AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR IN POLAND
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Morningstar traveled to Poland November 12-14 to meet with government, opposition and business officials on a wide range of regional energy security topics. The visit followed Vice President Biden's commitment in Warsaw to further cooperation on energy security and t [...]
2009-11-25 16:56:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EINV PREL PL
09WARSAW59POLAND: 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 07:59:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDEIQ EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PL
09WARSAW596POLISH VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In advance of the June 15-16 GAERC, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland will press for close coordination with the U.S. on the Middle East and oppose efforts to condition the upgrade of EU-Israel relations on progress in the peace process. Poland views the E [...]
2009-06-12 10:48:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL
09ZAGREB10DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. OPPOSITION TO IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 15:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF IR UN EAID HR
09ZAGREB103UNDP 2008 HUMAN DEVT REPORT: CLIMATE CHANGE AND
[...] Summary: On February 16, UNDP released its 2008 Human Development Report for Croatia, which analyzes the links between climate change, the economy, and human development. While expected warmer temperatures could have good or bad effects on tourism in Croatia, rising sea-levels and increased fr [...]
2009-02-23 13:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PGOV KGHG HR
09ZAGREB105CROATIA PROVIDES VIEWS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Andrej Dogan, Head of the Department for International Security at the Croatian MFA, responded to reftel during a 23 February meeting. The GOC approaches the review process with its own three pillars in mind: universality, commitment to strengthening non-proliferation regimes, a [...]
2009-02-24 07:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT
09ZAGREB107PAHOR-SANADER MEETING: NO PROGRESS ON
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Croatian Foreign Minister Jandrokovic reported that the talks earlier in the day between Croatian Prime Minister Sanader and Slovene Prime Minister Pahor resulted in no progress on the Croatian-Slovenian border issue and the related i [...]
2009-02-25 11:32:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO HR
09ZAGREB109ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 27, 2009
[...] AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON NEW ADMINISTRATION DRAWS LARGE AUDIENCE AT AMCHAM: Ambassador Bradtke delivered a speech entitled "New Directions in the Obama Administration" at the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Hotel Esplanade in Zagreb. Speaking to over 150 members of the business co [...]
2009-02-27 14:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR ECON
09ZAGREB111CROATIA SUPPORTS USG'S APPROACH ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Poloff delivered points from reftels on 26 February to Andrej Dogan, Head of the Department for International Security at the MFA. Dogan expressed gratitude for the comprehensive overview on Afghanistan and said that he was encouraged by what he heard. The GoC agreed with the U.S. Adminis [...]
2009-02-27 15:27:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF HR
09ZAGREB113DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG PARTICIPATION IN THE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 12:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL HR
09ZAGREB114CROATIA TO SUPPORT MARK PAINTER FOR UN APPEALS
[...] (C) On February 27, Poloff presented reftel demarche regarding our candidate for the UN Appeals court to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. In a follow-up conversation with Poloff on Monday March 2, she indicated that Croatia will support Judge Mark Painter in the March 2 vote. BRAD [...]
2009-03-02 15:41:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KAWC KJUS UNGA HR
09ZAGREB117NEW CIVIL AIR AGENCY TAKES CHARGE
[...] Summary. The new Croatian Civil Aviation Agency (CCAA) assumed authority over all civil aviation oversight activities in Croatia on March 2, 2009. The CCAA will also absorb 90 percent of the staff of the former civil aviation authority within the Ministry of Transport. This key reform in c [...]
2009-03-03 15:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON HR PGOV
09ZAGREB118CROATIAN-SLOVENIAN BORDER DISPUTE: THE VIEW FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT We see little prospect that significant progress can be made in resolving the longstanding border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia before Croatia formally joins the NATO Alliance. Assuming Croatia achieves NATO membership in time for the April 3 Summit there may [...]
2009-03-04 07:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO HR
09ZAGREB120MAYOR MILAN BANDIC, THE KING OF ZAGREB
[...] (C) SUMMARY Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) will be running for re-election to his fourth term. He has a comfortable lead in recent polls and is an experienced campaigner, which will make him very tough to beat in the May election. Frequently criticized for his [...]
2009-03-04 10:55:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV HR
09ZAGREB121CROATIA WOULD VIEW COMPLETING THE ACCESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 11:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB122CROATIA SPEEDING UP ITS DOMESTIC NATO RATIFICATION
[...] (C) Summary: The GoC told post it was speeding up its own domestic NATO ratification process due to the potentially tight timeframe for Slovenia to finalize the ratification of Croatia's accession protocol. The GoC said it would be ready to deposit its instrument of accession in Washington a [...]
2009-03-05 09:55:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB123MANPADS DESTRUCTION MOVING FORWARD IN CROATIA
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 18-20 visit, PM/WRA Senior Advisor Mark Adams met with key officials at the Ministries of Defense (MOD) and Foreign Affairs to discuss the arrangement between the USG and the GoC on the destruction of excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) as well as [...]
2009-03-05 09:56:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MASS MARR PARM HR
09ZAGREB124ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MARCH 5, 2009
[...] (U) GENERAL ZAGOREC SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS: On March 2, a Zagreb court sentenced General (retired) Vladimir Zagorec to seven years in prison for abuse of office during wartime and stealing $5 million worth of diamonds upon leaving his post at the Ministry of Defense in 2000. In addition to [...]
2009-03-05 14:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB125Embassy Science Fellows 2009 CROATIA
[...] In response to reftel, post supports a request from the Government of Croatia to host Embassy Science Fellows. Post has received one proposal. The Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport will provide housing and in-country transportation for any Embassy Science Fellow. The requesting [...]
2009-03-06 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL SENV EAGR AMGT OTRA APER HR
09ZAGREB126NEW BUDGET TOPS GOC'S SET OF ANTI-RECESSION
[...] Summary: On February 26, PM Sanader announced a set of ten anti-recession measures the government will pursue. The first measure will be to cut budget expenditures by HRK 1-3 billion ($175-526 million). Other measures will increase support for exporters, small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) [...]
2009-03-09 10:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV HR
09ZAGREB128FORMER CROATIAN GENERAL ZAGOREC GUILTY OF ABUSE OF
[...] Summary: On March 2, the Zagreb County Court convicted retired Tudjman-era Croatian General Vladimir Zagorec of abuse of office and stealing $5 million in diamonds, and sentenced him to seven years in prison. The theft occurred at the Ministry of Defense (MOD) upon Zagorec's departure from hi [...]
2009-03-09 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KCRM HR
09ZAGREB132POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE AT INFORMAL SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN
[...] (C) Summary: On March 5 and 6 Croatian Defense Minister Branko Vukelic hosted an informal meeting of Southeastern European Defense Ministers that focused on advancing peace and stability through Euro-Atlantic integration. Defense Ministers from Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Hungary, Greece, an [...]
2009-03-10 14:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB133CROATIA CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] Per reftel, post has determined Croatia possesses no critical infrastructure or key resources which, if destroyed, would have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. RSO, Pol/Econ, GSO, and IMO were consulted for this response. BRADTKE [...]
2009-03-11 12:12:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09ZAGREB135CROATIAN GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER UN
[...] Summary. Summary. MFA Head of Section for Security Council Affairs Tihomir Lulic called in Pol/Econ officers to express concern at a human rights report presented March 10 by Martin Schein Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Coun [...]
2009-03-13 10:48:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV UNGA HR
09ZAGREB136ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MARCH 12, 2009
[...] (U) NEW WEBSITE FOR HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL SITE: The Jasenovac Memorial Site and Museum has launched a new website providing information on the WWII era atrocities committed there as well as a searchable database of the approximately 75,000 victims identified to date. Jasenovac was the largest e [...]
2009-03-13 10:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB137BRAMMERTZ REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE CROATIAN PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary. The Government of Croatia issued a non-paper on March 12 detailing their efforts to resolve the issue of missing documents (reftel) in the Gotovina case in progress at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Brammertz, office reached agreement with [...]
2009-03-13 14:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC ICTY HR
09ZAGREB139SCENESETTER FOR MG KISNER, CG SOCEUR, VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Sir, your visit is very important for the dedication ceremony in honor of MSG Ivica Jerak (YER-ak). You will meet Ambassador Bradtke at the ceremony and will be hosted later by the Chief of the General Staff, GEN Josip Lucic (LOOTS-itch). 2. (C/NF) Atmospherics. Your trip comes at [...]
2009-03-13 15:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE
09ZAGREB144CROATIA TO COORDINATE WITH EUROPEANS FOR AMISOM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 12:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SO KPKO HR
09ZAGREB148CROATIA-SLOVENIA: NO PROGRESS ON BORDER ISSUE,
[...] (C) Summary. In a March 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Croatian Foreign Minister Jandrokovic reported that there was no substantive progress on resolving the Croatia-Slovenia border dispute during his March 17 meeting with Slovene Foreign Minister Zbogar and EC Commissioner Rehn. On Sloven [...]
2009-03-19 12:27:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR NATO EU
09ZAGREB149CROATIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN KOREA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 14:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC HR
09ZAGREB15CROATIAN CONCERNS OVER NATO RATIFICATION PROCESS
[...] (C) In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Matkovic raised Croatian concerns over the pace of progress towards ratifying Croatian and Albanian accession to NATO. Noting that she had been instructed by Prime Minister Sanader to meet with the Am [...]
2009-01-09 14:20:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB152CROATIA IPR UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Croatia is currently not on the Special 301 Watch List. Post has researched the area of concern identified by industry in its Special 301 submission (see paragraph 4). Croatia's legal framework continues to develop and is now completely harmonized with the EU. However, effec [...]
2009-03-20 14:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR HR
09ZAGREB154ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MARCH 20, 2009
[...] (SBU) CROATIA MOVING AHEAD ON ITS DOMESTIC NATO RATIFICATION PROCESS: The Government of Croatia held a session on March 18 that approved the draft legislation of Croatia's NATO accession protocols. According to the MFA, once the President's office is formally given the opportunity to comment [...]
2009-03-20 14:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB159DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMCIT CANDIDATE FOR WMO'S CBS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 06:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY WMO HR
09ZAGREB160PARLIAMENT APPROVES CROATIA'S NATO ACCESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 11:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR NATO
09ZAGREB167GOC COORDINATING WITH USG ON NEXT STEPS IN NATO
[...] (C) Summary. After the Croatian Parliament approved Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol, the Ambassador met with MFA Director Mario Nobilo on March 26 to coordinate on the next steps that the GoC would take so it would be ready to become a member of NATO in time for the Summit on April 3. Nobi [...]
2009-03-26 12:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR NATO
09ZAGREB168CROATIAN TOURIST SEASON WILL BE KEY FACTOR IN
[...] Summary. The Croatian National Bank (HNB) over the past several years has very successfully maintained the exchange rate due to strong foreign currency inflows from the tourism sector, foreign direct investment, and a significant foreign reserve position. All these sources of kuna stability [...]
2009-03-26 13:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HR
09ZAGREB172REFUGEE RETURNS, MARCH PRINCIPALS MEETING
[...] (U) Summary. In a March 17 meeting with ambassadorial level representatives of the international community (IC),the Deputy Prime Minister for Regional Development, Reconstruction and Return, Slobodan Uzelac, reported that the GOC had made significant progress in resettling former occupancy/te [...]
2009-03-27 15:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL EUC REFUGEES HR CROATIA
09ZAGREB173GOVERNMENT MOVES TO CUT SALARIES, UNIONS CRY FOUL
[...] SUMMARY: The GOC has proposed a budget revision showing a revenue drop of HRK 8 billion ($1.5 billion) and expenditure cuts of HRK 5.4 billion ($1 billion). The revision assumes a 2 percent fall in GDP for 2009 and estimates a deficit of 1.6 percent of GDP. The revision includes a 6 percent cut [...]
2009-03-27 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB PGOV HR
09ZAGREB174ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MARCH 26, 2009
[...] (U) MOVING TOWARD QUALIFICATION FOR VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: From March 18-20, representatives CA/P/IP, L/CA and TSC visited Zagreb to begin negotiations on an arrangement to share terrorist screening information under HSPD-6. The negotiating team met with representatives from the Croatian Mini [...]
2009-03-30 05:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB175CROATIA-SLOVENIA BORDER DISPUTE: CROATIAN VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary. In a March 30 conversation, Croatian Prime Minister Sanader told the Ambassador that Croatia would continue to insist that the final arbitration of the disputed border with Slovenia could only be done by an international court. All other outstanding issues, including the right [...]
2009-03-30 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR NATO EU
09ZAGREB178TRANSPARENCY OF GOC BUDGET FOR FY09 ASSISTANCE
[...] In response to reftel, the central government of Croatia will receive U.S. foreign assistance from FY09 funds. 2. The GOC makes its budget publicly available on the Ministry of Finance website. During the course of the year, progress reports, a year-end report, and an annual auditor's repor [...]
2009-03-31 09:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL HR
09ZAGREB179CROATIAN RESPONSE ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 09:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09ZAGREB180SANADER'S VISIT TO BELGRADE OPENS POSITIVE CHAPTER
[...] (U) This cable was drafted jointly by Embassies Zagreb and Belgrade. Summary ------- 2. (C) Summary: Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader visited Belgrade on March 20 to meet with senior Serbian political figures, including Serbian President Boris Tadic. Both the GoC and the GoS viewe [...]
2009-04-02 06:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPRGOV PREL HR SR
09ZAGREB182ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 3, 2009
[...] CROATIAN LEADERS HAIL HISTORIC ACCOMPLISHMENT OF BECOMING A MEMBER OF NATO: Prime Minster Sanader told the press on April 1 that by becoming a member of NATO, Croatia achieved a goal that it had been trying to achieve for nearly two decades. Sanader stated that a special debt of gratitude fo [...]
2009-04-03 09:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB187CROATIAN UNEMPLOYMENT GROWING
[...] SUMMARY: After several years of steady decline, the Croatian registered unemployment rate rose in January and February. Union rolls and day-to-day conversations indicate the public is feeling the effects of the trend, despite relatively little attention from the media or the government. As the [...]
2009-04-07 12:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB PGOV HR
09ZAGREB191DEMARCHES DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO NORTH KOREA
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarches on April 7 to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. She expressed her appreciation for receiving the material and said that she would forward the information to her colleagues in New York. Croatia agrees with the US determination that the launch consti [...]
2009-04-08 10:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC KNNP HR
09ZAGREB194UPDATE: COOPERATION WITH ICTY, MISSING GOTOVINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian officials and ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz continue to disagree on whether Croatia is doing everything it can to comply with Brammertz' request for additional documents in the Gotovina trial at The Hague. Although they agreed on a list of 23 key documents that should have ex [...]
2009-04-09 11:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC ICTY HR
09ZAGREB196ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 10, 2009
[...] (U) CROATIA CELEBRATES JOINING NATO Croatia marked its accession to NATO on April 7 first by raising the flag of the Alliance at the Ministry of Defense (MOD). During his official remarks at the ceremony, President Mesic said that the NATO flag should remind Croatia of the path it had chosen [...]
2009-04-10 08:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB197CROATIAN RESPONSE ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (C) Summary. On April 7 in a discussion with MFA State Secretary Bozinovic, the Ambassador urged the Croatian government to consider a number of possible additional contributions to Afghanistan. Bozinovic responded that Croatia would expand its forces in Afghanistan to the 300 troop limit s [...]
2009-04-10 08:20:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR
09ZAGREB20GAS SUPPLIES FROM ITALY AND GERMANY TO HELP
[...] Two agreements over the weekend may ease pressure on Croatia's gas situation (reftels). First, Italian ENI agreed to split gas production from its northern Adriatic fields with Croatia, beginning delivery over the weekend of 30,000 cubic meters per hour. Croatia also began receiving gas shi [...]
2009-01-13 12:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG HR
09ZAGREB202DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING PRST ON NORTH KOREAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC NK HR
09ZAGREB204DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO'S IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 12:52:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KV HR
09ZAGREB210CROATIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HRC
[...] This is an Action Request - see para 3. 2. Poloff delivered reftel demarches on April 14 to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. She expressed her appreciation for receiving the material, including the diplomatic note. She stated that Croatia is inclined to support our candidacy fo [...]
2009-04-20 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN HR
09ZAGREB213ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 24, 2009
[...] (U) U.S.-CROATIAN OPERATIONAL MENTORING LIAISON TEAM (OMLT) DEPARTS FOR AFGHANISTAN: On April 16, twelve Minnesota National Guard soldiers and 12 Croatian soldiers departed for Afghanistan where they will serve as the first multinational combat support operational mentoring liaison team (OMLT [...]
2009-04-24 10:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB215FM JANDROKOVIC EXPECTS CROATIA TO AGREE TO REHN
[...] (C) FM Goran Jandrokovic told the Ambassador on April 24 that the latest Rehn proposal for sending the Croatia-Slovenia border dispute to arbitration and to de-block Croatia's accession negotiations was a good and balanced one. Croatia had one concern about a reference to "Slovenian contact w [...]
2009-04-24 13:38:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SI EUC HR
09ZAGREB218MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MESIC ON SLOVENE BORDER
[...] (c) In a one-on-one with President Mesic this morning (April 27),I told President Mesic that the United States was following closely the progress of EU Commissioner Rehn's efforts to establish a mechanism to arbitrate the Croatia-Slovenia border dispute and unblock Croatia's EU accession tal [...]
2009-04-27 13:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SI EUC HR
09ZAGREB226SANADER POSITIVE ABOUT REHN PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Summary: Building on previous meetings with Foreign Minister Jandrokovic and President Mesic (see reftels),Ambassador met today (April 28) with Prime Minister Sanader to urge a "positive and rapid" response to the latest version of the Rehn proposal. Sanader agreed, saying that he is "ve [...]
2009-04-28 13:52:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SI EUC HR
09ZAGREB229LOCAL ELECTIONS: RULING HDZ LIKELY TO AVOID A
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The local elections on May 17 (with second round runoffs as needed two weeks later) are likely to provide both of Croatia,s two main parties--the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP)--with a basis to claim "victory." Desp [...]
2009-04-29 13:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HR
09ZAGREB232ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 30, 2009
[...] (U) WORK STARTS ON CROATIAN SUPPORTED CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE PROJECT IN AFGHANISTAN: On April 26 Croatian civilians serving in the PRT working with the government of Afghanistan and local officials in the Feyzabad district of Badakhshan province took part in a ground breaking ceremony for a heal [...]
2009-04-30 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KFLU MARR MASS KPAO HR
09ZAGREB24ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 14, 2009
[...] (U) CROATIAN NATIONAL BANK GOVERNOR NAMED CENTRAL BANKER OF THE YEAR: Croatian National Bank (HNB) governor Zeljko Rohatinski has been named both the European Central Banker of the Year and World Central Banker of the Year by The Banker magazine, a publication of the Financial Times. The awa [...]
2009-01-15 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON MASS HR SI SR MW
09ZAGREB244CROATIA ACCEPTS REHN'S PROPOSAL FOR RESOLVING
[...] (U) After political consultations with all parliamentary parties and President Mesic on May 5, the Government of Croatia has announced that it will agree to EU Enlargement Commissioner Ollie Rehn,s latest proposal to resolve the border dispute with Slovenia. President Mesic and Prime Minister [...]
2009-05-06 11:43:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HR SI EUC
09ZAGREB245CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Jandrokovic called me the afternoon of May 6 to confirm that Croatia had accepted the Rehn proposal on arbitration to resolve the Croatia-Slovenia border dispute (REFTEL). Jandrokovic stressed that Rehn had told both him and Slovene Foreign Minister Zbogar in presenting [...]
2009-05-06 13:18:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR SI EUC
09ZAGREB246CROATIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. HRC CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 06:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN HR
09ZAGREB25UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: CROATIA
[...] Summary: Croatia has a strong institutional and legal framework for protecting the rights of minors and a good track record of taking action to prevent child labor. Problems are isolated and infrequent. Most reported abuses occur in the entertainment, hospitality, retail, industrial construct [...]
2009-01-15 15:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID HR
09ZAGREB250ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 7, 2009
[...] (U) FORMER CROATIAN POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS IN JAIL FOR WAR CRIMES: After having been acquitted three times in past years by a local court, former member of the Karlovac special police Mihajlo Hrastov was found guilty by the Croatian Supreme Court of killing 13 and wounding two JNA res [...]
2009-05-08 06:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB251TFFLU01: CROATIA TO LIFT TRADE BAN ON PORK
[...] In response to reftel, Econ officer discussed points with the MFA Department for Bilateral Economic Affairs, the MFA Department Head for North America, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture's Department of Veterinary Inspection. All were sympathetic to our position and the MFA informed us on [...]
2009-05-08 12:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD HR KFLU
09ZAGREB252PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS ANNOUNCE STRIKE FOR MAY 13
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Eight public sector unions will go on strike May 13 and stage a public demonstration May 16 over the six percent pay cut that took effect April 1 as part of the GOC's budget revision. The decision comes after nearly two months of failed negotiations and a majority vote by union mem [...]
2009-05-08 13:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV ECON HR
09ZAGREB253CROATIAN PARLIAMENT UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTS ACCEPTING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 14:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR SI EUC
09ZAGREB254CROATIAN MP BRANIMIR GLAVAS AND CO-DEFENDANTS
[...] (U) The Zagreb County Court on May 8 found Croatian MP Branimir Glavas and his five co-defendants guilty of war crimes for the killings of over a dozen ethnic Serb civilians in 1991 in the eastern Croatian city of Osijek. Glavas received a sentence of ten years, while his co-defendants receiv [...]
2009-05-08 14:33:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KAWC HR
09ZAGREB255SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CRO MOD STATE SECRETARY,
[...] (C/NF) Atmospherics. Sir, the visit of Croatian State Secretary (Deputy Minister for Plans and Policy),Pjer Simunovic (P-YER sh-MUUN-o-vitch),is the first trip to the U.S. by a senior Croatian MOD official since Crotia joined NATO in April of this year. It comes at a time when the excel [...]
2009-05-08 14:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
09ZAGREB259PARLIAMENT ALLOWS DENTENTION OF CONVICTED MP WAR
[...] (U) The Croatian Parliament (Sabor) Committee on Privileges and Immunities met in a special session on May 11 to consider the request of the Zagreb County Court to permit the detention of convicted MP Branimir Glavas for war crimes committed in 1991 in the eastern Croatian city of Osijek. The [...]
2009-05-11 14:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KAWC HR BA
09ZAGREB26CROATIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment over the last several years, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. With progress towards membership in NATO and the European Union well advanced, Croatia has taken a lead [...]
2009-01-16 07:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
09ZAGREB264GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS COMMITMENT FOR REFUGEE HOUSING IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite expected government-wide budget cuts, the GOC has said there will be no interruption of housing construction for the Vukovar area during this budget year. Returnees to this region comprise the lion's share of beneficiaries in the government's housing care program inside the [...]
2009-05-14 10:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF PREL EUC HR
09ZAGREB265DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DJURDJA ADLESIC COMMENTS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 11:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID HR AF
09ZAGREB268ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 14, 2009
[...] (U) GOVERNMENT HOLDS SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND PRESENTS NEW NATIONAL PLAN: The head of the Government's Office for Human Rights and National Coordinator for the Suppression of Trafficking in Persons, Luka Maderic, held a two-day seminar this week in coordination with the Ministry [...]
2009-05-14 13:42:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM HR
09ZAGREB271UNIONS AND GOC REACH AGREEMENT, STRIKES CANCELED
[...] SUMMARY: Union and GOC representatives have reached an agreement on public sector wages. Based on the agreement, union leaders called off their one-day-old strike and the demonstration planned for May 16 (Ref A),and union members have returned to work. According to the agreement, public serva [...]
2009-05-15 07:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV HR
09ZAGREB272JUSTICE MINISTER LAYS OUT GOC VIEWS ON ICTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Simonovic says Croatia has been unable to find any more of the 23 documents (or types of documents) sought by the ICTY Prosecutor, and which the GoC agrees once existed but says have now disappeared. The GoC has reconstructed the chain of custody for these docume [...]
2009-05-15 13:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KAWC ICTY HR
09ZAGREB276LOCAL ELECTIONS HIGHLIGHT STRENGTHS OF BIG PARTIES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: High turnout marked Sundays, local elections and the results contrasted the differing strengths between the two largest parties. The ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) along with coalition partners won the largest number of county prefects and should hold sway in nearly fift [...]
2009-05-18 13:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HR
09ZAGREB283FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS US HELP ON GLAVAS CASE
[...] (C) Following a May 20 meeting on other subjects, Foreign Minister Jandrokovic raised one-on-one with the Ambassador the case of Branimir Glavas (reftel),who was found guilty of war crimes and fled to Bosnia. Jandrokovic said that he had requested the assistance of EU in having Glavas extr [...]
2009-05-21 14:49:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KAWC BH HR
09ZAGREB285CROATIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 10:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KV HR
09ZAGREB294CROATIAN COMPETITION AGENCY: NO CHOICE BUT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC and EU continue to negotiate the terms for privatizing Croatian shipyards - one of the key remaining challenges in Croatia's EU accession process. According to the head of the Croatian Competition Agency, the GOC has now proposed selling a 50 percent stake in Uljanik, th [...]
2009-05-26 11:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV PGOV PREL EUC HR
09ZAGREB295ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 26, 2009
[...] (U) ALBANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS ZAGREB: Albanian President Bamir Topi met with President Mesic on May 20 and discussed the widening cooperation between the two countries. Mesic stated that Albania and Croatia joining NATO this year introduced "a new element" in bilateral relations, and that it [...]
2009-05-26 11:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG HR PGOV PREL
09ZAGREB3OFFICIAL DATA SHOW RISE IN CROATIAN TOURISM FOR
[...] (U) Summary: According to official statistics, Croatia saw a 1.9 percent rise in the number of visitors for the 2008 season, but anecdotal evidence from businesses suggests the statistics may not be entirely accurate and there may already be a significant downturn in this critical industry. Re [...]
2009-01-07 15:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON HR
09ZAGREB301FY 2009 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES - CROATIA PROJECTS
[...] (U) Post is pleased to propose its submission for project funding through the Julia V. Taft Fund for Refugees FY 2009. Our two-part project aims to provide assistance to aid in the reintegration and sustainable return of primarily ethnic Serb returnees in disadvantaged and isolated regions of C [...]
2009-05-28 12:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF PHUM EAID HR
09ZAGREB302ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 28, 2009
[...] (U) FUGITIVE MP BRANIMIR GLAVAS THREATENS JUDGE: Fugitive war criminal and still Member of Parliament Branimir Glavas called the office of the Zagreb County Court and indirectly threatened Judge Zeljko Horvatovic, who convicted Glavas earlier this month to ten years in prison for war crimes. [...]
2009-05-29 06:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB304GOC BOND ISSUANCE PROVES EASY MONEY
[...] (U) Seemingly unaffected by recent credit-rating downgrades, the GOC successfully completed its largest ever bond issuance on May 27. Media report that investor interest was "beyond expectations"; the full EUR 750 million was registered in just one day and the issuance was oversubscribed by 6 [...]
2009-05-29 10:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV HR
09ZAGREB31PROPOSAL FOR EEB BIOTECH OUTREACH FUNDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 14:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HR
09ZAGREB310DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-01 11:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KV MD HR
09ZAGREB312LOCAL ELECTION RUN-OFFS CONFIRM RELATIVE STRENGTHS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Runoff elections for several mayoral races and county executives on May 31 generally mirrored the results of the first round elections held two weeks earlier. All parties -- again -- are claiming victory, as the main opposition parties tout their strength in the cities and the la [...]
2009-06-01 13:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HR
09ZAGREB315CROATIAN ACTIONS ON GETTING KOSOVO INVITED TO
[...] (SBU) MFA Chief of Staff Neven Mikec called the Ambassador on June 2 to follow up on reftel demarches. Mikec said that FM Gordan Jandrokovic had personally called Montenegrin FM Milan Rocen to urge Kosovo's inclusion in the upcoming "Corridors of Culture" event (REFS A and C). Rocen had given [...]
2009-06-02 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB32EARLY YEAR-END NUMBERS CONFIRM WEAKENING CROATIAN
[...] SUMMARY: Year-end figures confirm a slowdown in the Croatian economy. In the third quarter of 2008, GDP grew at its slowest pace in eight years, rising just 1.6 percent above its level in the third quarter of 2007. Retailers saw decreased sales in the second half of 2008, prompting significan [...]
2009-01-22 10:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD ECON HR
09ZAGREB320RESPONSE ON IDENTIFYING AIR ASSETS FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Colonel Damir Terzic, Military Advisor to the Minister of Defense, told post that if Mi-8 helicopters, an earlier version of the Mi-17, would fill the Pakistani requirements, a favorable response from Croatia might be possible. 2. (SBU) Action Request: Post requests guidance from Washin [...]
2009-06-04 11:55:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG PARM PK HR
09ZAGREB321UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE CLAPPER DISCUSSES REGION
[...] (C) Summary. President Mesic told Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence James Clapper on June 1 that Serbia needed to send a public message to the political elite in Republika Srpska that they were part of BiH and should look to Sarajevo, not to Belgrade. Mesic warned that the leaders [...]
2009-06-04 12:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR
09ZAGREB323S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON MEETING WITH CROATIAN PM
[...] (C) PM Sanader told S/WCI Ambassador Williamson that the need to cooperate with ICTY is fully understood by the GoC, and insisted that the GoC has done all it can to find the documents sought by ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz. Sanader is particularly upset at the prospect that Brammertz could imply [...]
2009-06-04 14:14:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC PGOV HR
09ZAGREB326ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JUNE 5, 2009
[...] (U) BRIEF TRADE WAR WITH BOSNIA RESOLVED (FOR NOW): The Croatian Minister of Agriculture and officials of the Veterinary Office met with Bosnian counterparts over the May 30-31 weekend in an attempt to resolve a growing meat trade war that threatened Croatia's $400m export market in food produ [...]
2009-06-05 12:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB329CMC STEEL: LARGEST U.S. INVESTMENT IN CROATIA
[...] Summary: With the buyout of Barr Pharmaceuticals by the Israeli firm Teva, the Houston-based Commercial Metals Corporation of Sisak is now the largest U.S. investment in Croatia. The mill employs roughly 1,000 people, making it also one of the largest employers in this central Croatian town [...]
2009-06-05 12:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV HR
09ZAGREB33TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING UN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 10:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN HR
09ZAGREB34TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 10:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN HR
09ZAGREB341FRENCH EMBASSY VIEW OF THE CROATIAN-SLOVENIAN
[...] (C) French diplomats in Zagreb judge that Ljubljana,s ultimate aim is to leverage Croatia,s EU accession process to secure a settlement or a mechanism to settle the longstanding border dispute that is unbalanced in Slovenia,s favor. France is pessimistic that EU Enlargement Commissioner Ollie [...]
2009-06-09 10:48:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR SI
09ZAGREB345CROATIAN RESPONSE ON CONTRIBUTING TO NATO'S
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on June 9 to Marko Horvat, Head of the NATO Department. Horvat said Croatia was supportive of a NATO counter-piracy mission, especially since maritime issues play an important role in the country. Horvat noted that five Croatian sailors were participating in [...]
2009-06-10 11:44:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB349ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JUNE 12, 2009
[...] (SBU) OPPOSITION LEADERS SPAR OVER INFLUENCE IN ZAGREB CITY GOVERNMENT: Newly re-elected Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic seems to have relented to pressure from his Social Democratic Party (SDP) chief, Zoran Milanovic, to accept SDP MP and city councilman Boris Sprem as the head of Zagreb City Co [...]
2009-06-12 13:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB35TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF FOUR MEMBERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 10:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN HR
09ZAGREB350CROATIA WILL SUPPORT DRAFT RESOLUTION ON DPRK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 13:18:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UNSC KN HR
09ZAGREB352CROATIA PLANNING EUROPE'S FIRST MAJOR REVERSE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Croatian police are planning to undertake US-style reverse sting operations in the coming months, becoming the first European country to do so. The operations are a direct result of recommendations from post's ICITAP program to Croatian police to help strengthen their fight a [...]
2009-06-12 13:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR HR
09ZAGREB353GMOS IN CROATIA: SLOW ACCEPTANCE BY SCIENTISTS,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Acceptance of biotechnology in agriculture and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in general is increasing somewhat among the scientific community in Croatia, but among the public, fear and skepticism remain. In alignment with EU laws, Croatian laws and regulations allow for re [...]
2009-06-12 13:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO ETRD HR
09ZAGREB354CROATIAN VIEWS ON THE WAY AHEAD WITH SERBIA
[...] (C) In a recent conversation with PolOffs, Ambassador Davor Vidis, MFA Director General for the Southeastern European Region, said that the GoC still hopes to build on the momentum from PM Sanader,s March visit to Belgrade (ref A) to deepen Croatia's bilateral relationship with Serbia. It see [...]
2009-06-12 13:50:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF HR SR
09ZAGREB355IRANIAN OFFICIALS INVITED TO JULY 4TH EVENTS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 09:34:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETODIP PREL IR HR
09ZAGREB36TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 10:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN HR
09ZAGREB361CROATIAN MARKET COMPETITION AGENCY ASSERTS ITSELF
[...] (SBU) Croatia has recently made significant progress toward a new competition law that will be more in line with EU legislation, strengthening potential penalties for monopolistic practices, and empowering the Agency for the Protection of Market Competition (AZTN) to enforce its directives. [...]
2009-06-16 06:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV ENRG HR
09ZAGREB365CROATIAN REACTION TO LATEST REHN PROPOSAL ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR SI EUC
09ZAGREB37ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 22, 2009
[...] (U) EMBASSY HOSTS INAUGURATION RECEPTION AT AMERICAN CORNER ZAGREB: Embassy Zagreb hosted an inauguration event January 20 at the American Corner located at a downtown Zagreb library. The reception targeted young Croatian academic, business and politicla leaders to give them the opportunity [...]
2009-01-22 13:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CVIS UNSC HR LY
09ZAGREB374DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOC WILL NOT ATTEND IRENA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 16:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV
09ZAGREB3752009 CROATIA INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post has been following one ongoing case involving a U.S. investor attempting to purchase a subsidiary of the Croatian railroad in a privatization tender. The investor claims the Croatian Railroad (HZ) has refused to return a 150,000 euro deposit after the two sides could not [...]
2009-06-17 16:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV KIDE OPIC CASC HR
09ZAGREB382ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JUNE 19, 2009
[...] (SBU) CMC STEEL FORCED TO SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS: CMC metals of Sisak, the largest U.S. investment in Croatia (see Zagreb 329),has temporarily shut down operations due to a lack of orders for its seamless steel pipes. The company's general manager told us he hopes the shut down will be no mor [...]
2009-06-19 11:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB383EUR/SCE DIRECTOR HYLAND DISCUSSES REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his June 12 meetings in Zagreb, EUR/SCE Director Jason Hyland discussed regional cooperation with interlocutors from the Croatian government, the South East Regional Cooperation Council, and the European Commission. Presidential Advisor Loncar expressed concern over nega [...]
2009-06-23 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB385OSCE HDIM: NO ISSUES TO RAISE FOR CROATIA
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post believes the Government of Croatia generally respects the human rights of its citizens. Basic freedoms such as democratic elections, freedom of religion, and freedom of press exist within the country. Corruption and transparency are problematic areas for the g [...]
2009-06-24 12:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM
09ZAGREB386CROATIAN DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE POLICE REMOVED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vladimir Faber, Director General (DG) of the Police, was removed from his post on June 19 and named as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, after just eight months in charge of the police. The Croatian media speculated that that Faber's removal as DG was due to political [...]
2009-06-24 16:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR HR
09ZAGREB387ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT- JUNE 26
[...] (U) BOSNIAN COURT REJECTS EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR GLAVAS: A Bosnian Court on June 23 rejected a request from the Croatian Ministry of Justice for the extradition of convicted war criminal Branimir Glavas due to his possession of Bosnian citizenship. The court found that the BiH Criminal Proced [...]
2009-06-26 12:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB396SCENESETTER FOR GEN HAM, CG USAREUR, VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Sir, yours is the first USAREUR CG visit to Croatia in several years. CSM Bean visited his Croatian counterpart in February. After you arrive you will be hosted by the Chief of the General Staff, GEN Josip Lucic (Lootz-itch) and the Croatian Army Commander, LTG Mladen Kruljac (KREWL-ya [...]
2009-06-30 15:00:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
09ZAGREB40CROATIA'S VIEWS ON THE NATO RATIFICATION PROCESS
[...] (C) On January 21 Croatia held a State Council meeting on NATO, which focused on progress toward ratification of Croatia's Accession Protocol among NATO allies and domestically. Following the State Council's meeting, PM Sanader expressed cautious optimism that the process will be complete b [...]
2009-01-23 13:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB402CROATIAN PM SANADER RESIGNS
[...] (U) At 2:15 p.m. on July 1 Prime Minister Ivo Sanader announced that he had resigned his premiership earlier in the day just three days ahead of the his party,s, Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),annual party congress, without specifying an exact reason for his actions. Sanader proposed Deputy [...]
2009-07-01 14:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HR
09ZAGREB407PM RESIGNATION SPURS CABINET SHAKEUP; COALITION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A day after Ivo Sanader announced his resignation as Prime Minister, the reasons for his abrupt departure are no clearer. While Sanader is still acting Prime Minister, current Deputy Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor has the support of all of Sanader,s coalition partners and shoul [...]
2009-07-02 12:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV HR SI EUC
09ZAGREB408SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Following the visits of the Vice President and yourself to the region in May, your participation in the "Croatia Summit" will demonstrate the new Administration's high-level engagement in Southeastern Europe, in close partnership with the EU. Much of your time will be scheduled, with your [...]
2009-07-06 11:43:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB409CROATIA DISCOVERS FIRST CASE OF H1N1 FLU
[...] The Croatian Ministry of Health (MOH) announced over the July 5-6 weekend that it has detected the first confirmed case of H1N1 flu in Croatia. A 60 year-old Australian woman of Croatian origin, arriving from Sydney on July 1, showed flu-like symptoms and checked into a hospital on July 2nd. [...]
2009-07-06 13:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT HR
09ZAGREB421ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 10
[...] (U) LITTLE CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC POLICY: The new Kosor government released a 19-point governance program this week, 15 points of which concern economic policy. There is no major change of direction from the Sanader government. Most points focus on broad principles such as establis [...]
2009-07-09 08:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB428CROATIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 07:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR
09ZAGREB430TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 08:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID HR
09ZAGREB431FORMER MINISTER RONCEVIC AND UN AMBASSADOR JURICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatia's Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic plans to file criminal charges against former Assistant Minister of Defense Ivo Bacic in the next week, followed by charges against former Minister of Defense and Interior Berislav Roncevic, for abuse of office relating to the purcha [...]
2009-07-15 08:44:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR HR
09ZAGREB432SDP SELECTS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE; SEEKING ALLIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the first ever party primary in Croatia, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on July 12 chose law professor Ivo Josipovic as the party's presidential candidate for elections to be held in late December 2009 or early January 2010. The formal Josipovic campaign will probably be [...]
2009-07-15 09:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HR
09ZAGREB433NEW CAPITAL MARKETS LAW WILL IMPROVE OVERSIGHT,
[...] (U) Officials of the Croatian Financial Markets Regulatory Authority (HANFA) have explained to Econoff the provisions of the new capital markets law that came into effect earlier this year. According to HANFA, the law brings Croatia 99 percent into harmonization with EU regulations under the [...]
2009-07-15 11:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON HR
09ZAGREB436CG USAFE FROM DATT/ARMA DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE
[...] (SBU) Monday 20 July, you are scheduled to meet with U.S. Embassy country team representatives headed by Charge Vivian Walker. Following your meeting with the embassy country team, Croatian Air Force Commander, MG Vlado Bagaric (BAAG-r-itch) will receive you at Pleso Air Base. Tuesday morni [...]
2009-07-15 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM MARR MOPS
09ZAGREB437ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 17
[...] (U) MOU SIGNED TO IMPROVE LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITH U.S.: Minister of Interior Tomislav Karamarko and Ambassador Robert Bradtke signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Croatia on Combating Crime on July 16. The MOU will allow for the for [...]
2009-07-20 05:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KCOR HR SI SR CU
09ZAGREB447LARGE CROATIAN STUDENT GROUP EXPOSED TO H1N1;
[...] (U) A Croatian Ministry of Health spokesperson confirmed to us that 7 members of a large student group that returned from Spain last week, as well as 3 additional unrelated individuals, have tested positive for H1N1. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Croatia to 36. While som [...]
2009-07-21 10:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT HR
09ZAGREB448CROATIAN GOVERNMENT ON SECOND BUDGET REVISION THIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Kosor has made revising the deteriorating budget one of her top priorities. The Croatian Sabor passed the government's second budget revision this year on Friday July 17, then immediately went into negotiations for its third. The bill passed last week includes [...]
2009-07-21 10:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV HR
09ZAGREB453ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 24
[...] (SBU) BOZINOVIC APPOINTED MFA STATE SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS: On July 16 the MFA announced that Davor Bozinovic would be the new MFA State Secretary for Political Affairs, replacing Bianca Matkovic who is now serving as Minister without Portfolio in the new Kosor government. Bozinovic [...]
2009-07-24 11:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EINV KHDP KCRM HR
09ZAGREB454DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPCOMING 2009 AUSTRALIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 12:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC CBW HR
09ZAGREB455DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND
[...] (C) In a meeting on July 21 Andrej Dogan, Head of the Department for International Security at the MFA, in response to points in reftel expressed appreciation for the update. He stressed that Croatia remained committed to its role in Afghanistan. He noted that in addition to its current con [...]
2009-07-24 12:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR HR AF
09ZAGREB458CROATIAN PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON UPCOMING
[...] (C) PMs Kosor and Pahor will meet Friday, July 31, at 11:30 at Trakoscan castle in northern Croatia. The GoC would like to present a three-step solution for unblocking Croatia's EU accession negotiations and restarting negotiations on an eventual arbitration process for the border dispute. T [...]
2009-07-28 11:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SI HR
09ZAGREB459CROATIAN DELEGATION TO 2009 UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 12:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA HR
09ZAGREB466IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGES IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT FOR
[...] (C) While Prime Minister Kosor's ruling coalition and government consist of nearly the same membership as her predecessor's, Croatian foreign policy will be conducted in a significantly different manner than under PM Sanader. Early indications are that Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic has [...]
2009-07-30 08:57:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR HR
09ZAGREB467NEW KOSOR GOVERNMENT KNOWS TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Croatian economy is likely to shrink between 4 and 5 percent in 2009, and the Government of Croatia is struggling to cut its budget deficit down to a manageable level and secure financing. Years of poor and bloated fiscal policy are at the center of Croatia's pro [...]
2009-07-30 13:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV HR
09ZAGREB468IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TELLS GOC THAT IRAN WILL SOON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 13:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR IR
09ZAGREB469ZAGREB WEEKLY REPORT- JULY 30
[...] (U) DEADLY TRAIN CRASH LEADS TO CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION: Six people were killed (four Croatians and two foreigners) and 55 injured on July 24 after a train derailed outside of Split. No AmCits were among the killed or injured, although many casualties were tourists. The initial stage of an on [...]
2009-07-31 08:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EIND KCRM KCOR HR
09ZAGREB480CROATIAN PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON
[...] (C) Summary: Kosor's Foreign Policy Advisor, Davor Stier, described the 7/31 Trakoscan meeting between PMs Kosor and Pahor as "an important step forward" in the resolution of the bilateral border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia that has blocked Croatia's EU accession process. Stier said [...]
2009-08-03 11:34:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SI HR
09ZAGREB484THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BOSNIAN
[...] (C) In a private meeting with Deputy Secretary Steinberg, Sulejman Tihic of the SDA argued that constitutional reform had to come before the closure of the Office of the High Rep (OHR) in Bosnia. He also expressed skepticism of the value of continuing the "Prud 3" process, unless it was to agr [...]
2009-08-04 12:08:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK
09ZAGREB488ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 7
[...] (U) SIX SHIPYARDS OFFERED FOR SALE: On August 1, the government issued long-awaited tenders for six Croatian shipyards. Among the shipyards up for sale is Brodosplit, the largest Croatian shipyard with 4000 employees. The contentious process, which has dragged on for years, has pitted union [...]
2009-08-07 12:43:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV HR
09ZAGREB497RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CROATIA'S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Progress on Croatia's LNG terminal is excruciatingly slow, with LNG project staff at INA, Croatia's largest shareholder in the project, sitting idle waiting for the final investment decision to be made. As Croatia's domestic gas production slowly declines, its need for new so [...]
2009-08-12 08:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV HR
09ZAGREB5PARTIES BEGIN PREP-WORK FOR 2009 LOCAL ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) While active campaigning for local elections is not expected until early Spring, political parties across Croatia's political spectrum have begun jockeying for position and adjusting party strategies to a new law on local elections. This political maneuvering primarily entails announcin [...]
2009-01-07 15:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HR
09ZAGREB509ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 20, 2009
[...] (U) MESIC TO TRAVEL TO CUBA THEN UNGA: Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, who is nearing the end of his second and final term in office, is planning to visit Cuba prior to his participation in the 2009 UN General Assembly (UNGA). Mesic last traveled to Cuba in 2006 when Havana hosted the conf [...]
2009-08-21 08:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB522SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS JONES' VISIT TO ZAGREB
[...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit to Zagreb comes at a time of renewed optimism on the Slovenia border dispute, but also political and economic uncertainty for the young Kosor government. As the vacation season winds down, Croatian government leaders return to Zagreb with major challenges looming bef [...]
2009-08-28 10:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON HR SI
09ZAGREB524ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 28, 2009
[...] (U) CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR TESTIFIES IN GOTOVINA TRIAL IN THE HAGUE: Croatian Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic testified this week before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the trial of Generals Gotovina, Markac, and Cermak. Bajic, who was a Deputy Mil [...]
2009-08-28 12:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB543CROATIA TO SUBMIT ORAL BRIEF ON KOSOVO AT ICJ
[...] (U) This is an Action Request - see para 3. 2. (SBU) Following up on FM Jandrokovic's September 1 comments to EUR DAS Jones (septel) that Croatia is inclined to provide an oral briefing at the ICJ on Kosovo's independence, POLCOUNS delivered reftel points to Amb. Davor Vidis, MFA Director [...]
2009-09-03 10:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL ICJ HR KV
09ZAGREB545CROATIA PREFERS JOINT BULGARIAN/HUNGARIAN/CROATIAN
[...] (SBU) While reftel reports that Croatia was inclined to provide an oral briefing at the ICJ on Kosovo's independence, MFA State Secretary Davor Bozinovic informed charge this morning that Croatia would now prefer to undertake this oral argument jointly with Bulgaria and Hungary. Bozinovic ex [...]
2009-09-04 08:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC HR PREL ICJ KV
09ZAGREB546ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
[...] (SBU) SMALLER ETHNIC SERB PARTIES UNITE: On August 31, three small ethnic Serb parties, primarily based out of the Vukovar area, announced that they are uniting in an attempt to provide a viable alternative for Serb voters and to counterbalance the main ethnic Serb party, the Independent Demo [...]
2009-09-04 12:01:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB551EUR DAS JONES' DISCUSSIONS IN ZAGREB ON BOSNIA,
[...] (SBU) Croatian officials told EUR DAS Stu Jones on September 1 of their concern about political developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina, but pledged that Croatia would continue to play a constructive, and relatively hands-off, role there. The Croats also noted continued strains in their relationsh [...]
2009-09-10 07:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON HR BK SR ICJ
09ZAGREB552EUR DAS JONES' ZAGREB DISCUSSIONS ON SLOVENIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic told visiting EUR DAS Stu Jones on September 1 that he believed agreement with Slovenia on a way forward in the border dispute was near, and that Croatia's EU accession negotiations might be able to re-start soon. He added that he was [...]
2009-09-10 08:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV HR SI EUC
09ZAGREB558SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. EUCOM'S Visit to
[...] (C/NF) Sir, your visit to Exercise JACKAL STONE 09 comes at a time when the excellent security relationship between Croatia and the United States continues to grow stronger. Croatia appreciated the United States being one of earliest countries to ratify Croatia's NATO accession protocol and [...]
2009-09-11 13:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE
09ZAGREB559CROATIA AND SLOVENIA ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON BORDER
[...] (C/NF) PMs Kosor and Pahor announced today in Ljubljana that they had reached an agreement to unblock Croatia's EU accession negotiations and re-start negotiations on a Arbitration Agreement for their long-standing border dispute. If all goes well, this could mean both processes get back unde [...]
2009-09-11 13:44:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB560ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
[...] (SBU) INITIAL LABOR PROTESTS AGAINST GOVERNMENT AUSTERITY MEASURES FIZZLE: Only 300 members of the Croatian Trade Union Association (HUS) and the Croatian Pensioners Party (HSU) turned out in the eastern city of Vinkovci for the first in a series of planned protests on September 9. The union [...]
2009-09-11 14:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ELAB NATO HR
09ZAGREB561POOR RESULTS ON CROATIAN COMPETITIVENESS
[...] (U) In the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report, Croatia dropped 11 places to number 72 out of 133 countries ranked - the largest fall since the country was included in the research in 2002. Hungary, Romania, and Montenegro all passed Croatia in the rankings this year. [...]
2009-09-11 14:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN HR
09ZAGREB568CROATIA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 11:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA HR
09ZAGREB572AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SLOVENIA, BOSNIA, KOSOVO,
[...] (C) The Ambassador paid his initial call on FM Gordan Jandrokovic late in the afternoon on September 14. Most of the hour-long meeting was spent discussing the recent agreement with Slovenia to get EU accession talks going again and to reach an agreement on an arbitration process for the disp [...]
2009-09-16 15:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR SI ICTY ICJ
09ZAGREB573DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FOLLOW-UP 1820 UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 08:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPKO PREL CG KWMN HR
09ZAGREB575ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT- SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
[...] (SBU) WORLD BANK PRESENTS REPORT ON CROATIA'S PREPARATIONS FOR EU: The annual World Bank study on Croatia reports the most serious problem hindering economic growth is an underemployed population. Croatia,s employment rate of 57% of the working age population in 2008 is lower than both the EU [...]
2009-09-18 12:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ELAB NATO HR
09ZAGREB576AMBASSADOR FOLEY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Ambassador Foley presented his credentials to Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Sept. 15. In his remarks, Ambassador Foley said he was "proud to be representing the United States in a country that has so recently become our ally within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization." The Ambas [...]
2009-09-18 12:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB577OPPOSITION GRUMBLES OVER KOSOR'S HANDLING OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Croatia's main opposition parties -- headed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) -- have signaled their dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Kosor's handling of the longstanding border dispute with Slovenia. Their criticism, thus far, has focused more on Kosor's style and an al [...]
2009-09-18 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR SI
09ZAGREB578EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN - CROATIAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref A points directly to FM Gordan Jandrokovic on September 14 and to President Mesic's Special Advisor Budimir Loncar on September 17. Jandrokovic said he understood U.S. concerns, and noted that it was important for the Ambassador to demarche Mesic as well. Loncar a [...]
2009-09-21 06:41:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP MNUC HR IR
09ZAGREB579EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN - CROATIAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref A points directly to FM Gordan Jandrokovic on September 14 and to President Mesic's Special Advisor Budimir Loncar on September 17. Jandrokovic said he understood U.S. concerns, and noted that it was important for the Ambassador to demarche Mesic as well. Loncar a [...]
2009-09-21 06:41:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP MNUC HR IR
09ZAGREB581MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER KOSOR
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 18 introductory courtesy call, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor welcomed Ambassador Foley to Croatia, noting that bilateral relations were excellent and expressing thanks for U.S. support on Croatia's NATO accession and recent negotiations with Slovenia over a lo [...]
2009-09-24 13:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR SI ICTY ICJ
09ZAGREB583SDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOSIPOVIC DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SDP presidential candidate Ivo Josipovic outlined his campaign goals and his stance on various judicial reform issues of interest to the U.S. He said a major theme of his election campaign would be fighting corruption, but took a moderate line on privatization reforms. He claim [...]
2009-09-25 14:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR KJUS HR
09ZAGREB584ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT- SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
[...] (U) AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CARDINAL BOZANIC, PRAISES PLANNED JASENOVAC VISIT: Among his introductory calls with local leaders, Ambassador Foley met on September 21 with the head of the Catholic Church in Croatia, Cardinal Josip Bozanic. The Cardinal and Ambassdor discussed the important role [...]
2009-09-25 14:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MASS PREF HR
09ZAGREB588POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR OPERATIONAL MENTOR AND LIAISON TEAM (OMLT)TRAINING SET IN CROATIA FOR FY10
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 08:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS HR
09ZAGREB59ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JANUARY 29, 2009
[...] (U) EBRD PRESENTS ANNUAL TRANSITION REPORT; ZERO GROWTH PROJECTED: EBRD Lead Economist Peter Sanfey presented the report in Zagreb this week, in which the bank downgraded growth projections for Croatia to zero for 2009. Sanfey claimed this was an optimistic scenario, given that most other c [...]
2009-02-02 14:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB592CROATIAN FDI SUFFERS WITHOUT LARGE PRIVATIZATIONS
[...] Summary. The Croatian National Bank (HNS) reported that foreign direct investment (FDI) declined 50% through the first six months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Senior economists from private banks blame the financial crisis for the drop, but also point to high labor costs, red ta [...]
2009-09-30 13:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EIND HR
09ZAGREB595DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CROATIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 13:47:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR HR
09ZAGREB599CROATIAN INCLINED TO SUPPORT US CANDIDACY TO IMO
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche, diplomatic note, and aide memoire to the Tihomir Lulic the Head of Section for International Security in the Croatian MFA. Lulic noted that, while a formal decision has not yet been made, Croatia was inclined to support the US candidacy for category "A" given [...]
2009-10-02 14:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK HR
09ZAGREB6IMPACT OF NATURAL GAS CUTOFF ON CROATIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: According to a Ministry of Economy spokesperson, Croatia's natural gas supply from Russia was cut by about 75 percent on January 6 and stopped entirely on January 7. In a public statement January 7, PM Sanader said the situation was serious, but no cause for panic. He said Croatia [...]
2009-01-07 16:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB600ZAGREB WEEKLY REPORT- OCTOBER 2, 2009
[...] (SBU) MAYOR BANDIC SAYS THE RIGHT THINGS ABOUT CROATIA AND EUROPE; PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS? During an initial courtesy call with the Ambassador on September 28, four-term Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic described the relationship between the city of Zagreb and the Embassy as excellent. He also exp [...]
2009-10-02 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS PREF HR
09ZAGREB602CROATIA PLANS NEW INVESTIGATION INTO MISSING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Ivan Simonovic told Ambassador Foley on October 2 that Croatia is forming a police-led interagency task force to conduct additional investigations into missing documents related to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) trial of Croat [...]
2009-10-05 11:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KAWC HR
09ZAGREB605CONFUSION AND FINGER POINTING OVER DELAY IN LNG
[...] SUMMARY. Insiders within the government and energy industry are at a loss to explain the slow pace of progress in the liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal planned for construction on the Croatian island of Krk. Both are quick to point fingers at the other for the delay. Contacts in the natural [...]
2009-10-06 08:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV HR
09ZAGREB606AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SLOVENIA, DOMESTIC POLITICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Zoran Milanovic, President of Croatia's opposition Social Democrats, and Ivo Josipovic, the SDP's candidate in the upcoming Presidential elections, expressed deep suspicion about whether the Croatian government was being truthful in discussing its negotiations with Slovenia. Both [...]
2009-10-06 13:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR SI
09ZAGREB607 Union Disunity Causes ProtestsQ Failure
[...] SUMMARY. A series of September protests organized by the small Croatian Trade Union Association failed to gather more than a few hundred angry senior citizens, while Croatia's larger unions elected not to participate. Relations between the government and unions have been strained, particularly [...]
2009-10-07 09:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EIND EINV PREL HR
09ZAGREB609CROATIA SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 13:47:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR HR
09ZAGREB61CROATIAN ECONOMY BACKED INTO A CORNER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Economics Institute of Zagreb (EIZ),a key independent government think tank, has released a negative 1.4 percent growth forecast for 2009, the first domestic institution to forecast negative growth for the country. Press were quick to publish headlines of recession, lead [...]
2009-02-03 10:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HR
09ZAGREB612ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT-OCTOBER 8, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 12:42:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MASS PREF HR
09ZAGREB619CROATIA: GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 14:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL HR
09ZAGREB62DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REQUEST REGARDING UNOMIG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 15:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PGOV GG HR
09ZAGREB620ZAGREB WEEKLY REPORT- OCTOBER 16, 2009
[...] (U) AMBASSADOR FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES VISITS ZAGREB: Ambassador Stephen Rapp visited Zagreb on October 11-13 and met with the Minister of Justice, Minister of the Interior, and Chief State Prosecutor, among others. The focus of the visit was on Croatia's cooperation with ICTY and the newly ann [...]
2009-10-19 05:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF HR
09ZAGREB624POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR OPERATIONAL MENTOR AND LIAISON TEAM (OMLT)TRAINING SET IN CROATIA FOR FY10
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS HR
09ZAGREB625POST SUPPORTS 1206 PROPOSAL FOR AVIATION PARTNER
[...] The Ambassador supports ODC Croatia's 1206 proposal, coauthored with SOCEUR, for FY10 - "Aviation Partner Development Program" in Croatia. The equipment and training in the proposal will help address the significant shortfall of rotary wing support available to NATO forces for out-of-area oper [...]
2009-10-19 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS HR
09ZAGREB627SEDM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 14:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL HR
09ZAGREB628OSCE ZAGREB HEAD TO RECOMMEND ADDITIONAL YEAR FOR OFFICE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Foley paid an introductory call to Ambassador Enrique Horcajada, head of the OSCE office in Zagreb, on October 14. Based on this year's annual assessment (currently in draft form) Horcajada indicated that he will ask for an extension of the office's mandate. The reco [...]
2009-10-20 14:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF OSCE KAWC HR
09ZAGREB629OSCE ZAGREB HEAD TO RECOMMEND ADDITIONAL YEAR FOR OFFICE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Foley paid an introductory call to Ambassador Enrique Horcajada, head of the OSCE office in Zagreb, on October 14. Based on this year's annual assessment (currently in draft form) Horcajada indicated that he will ask for an extension of the office's mandate. The reco [...]
2009-10-20 14:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF OSCE KAWC HR
09ZAGREB631WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP DISCUSSES ICTY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 05:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KAWC HR
09ZAGREB633FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER RONCEVIC INDICTED FOR CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a key corruption case, Former Defense and Interior Minister, Berislav Ronvecic, and Interior Ministry State Secretary Ivo Bacic are being indicted on charges of position abuse, according to prosecutors. Parliament stripped Roncevic, an active member, of his immunity at the re [...]
2009-10-22 14:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCOR HR
09ZAGREB635WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP DISCUSSES ICTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Stephen Rapp met separately with top Croatian justice officials and EU ambassadors to discuss Croatia's latest investigation into the missing Gotovina documents (reftel) and related efforts to unblock the Judiciary Chapter in the EU accession process. He noted t [...]
2009-10-23 08:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KAWC HR
09ZAGREB636CROATIAN CANDIDATE FOR ACABQ- JASMINKA DINIC
[...] (U) Post urges the Secretary of State to give full consideration to the candidacy of Ms. Jasminka Dinic to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ). Ms. Dinic has worked directly with the Fifth Committee for more than eight years (1997-2001 and 2006 to present) [...]
2009-10-23 13:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA HR
09ZAGREB637DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGRARDING 64TH UNGA, THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 15:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN HR
09ZAGREB644PM KOSOR STRENGTHENING POLITICAL WILL TO FIGHT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since Jadranka Kosor took over as Prime Minister in July following Ivo Sanader's sudden resignation, she has brought to her office what appears to be a new attitude toward allegedly corrupt party members that is strengthening the political will to fight corruption at all levels in the [...]
2009-10-30 15:38:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR HR
09ZAGREB645ZAGREB WEEKLY REPORT - OCTOBER 31, 2009
[...] (U) GOVERNMENT SETS DATE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: The Government announced on October 30 that it has set the date for Croatia's upcoming Presidential election. The first round will be held on December 27, 2009. A second round, if necessary which is likely) will be held on January 10, 2010. [...]
2009-10-30 15:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF HR
09ZAGREB647CROATIAN PARLIAMENT BACKS KOSOR TO SIGN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Croatian Parliament on November 2 voted by simple majority to authorize Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor to sign the Arbitration Agreement (AA) with Slovenia agreed between the two Prime Ministers on 26 October (ref A). The GoC hopes Kosor and Pahor will be able to sign the Agree [...]
2009-11-03 14:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SI HR
09ZAGREB648BLUE LATERN: POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) In an October 14 meeting between poloff and officials from the Croatian MOD, Zdravko Milak from the Material Resources Department confirmed that the Ministry had ordered and received the 4 Sig Model 556 rifles and 20 magazines mentioned in reftel. He noted that the MOD had not yet recei [...]
2009-11-03 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC HR
09ZAGREB649CROATIA: INCSR 2009-2010, PART 1
[...] The following is the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2009-2010, Part 1 for Croatia. BEGIN TEXT. Croatia I. Summary The Republic of Croatia is a transit point through which narcotics are smuggled from production countries to consumer countries. While smuggling occurs [...]
2009-11-03 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM HR
09ZAGREB651CROATIA- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 3 November to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. She expressed her appreciation for receiving the material and indicated that Croatia would coordinate its position with the US via its mission in New York. She noted that Croatia shares the US po [...]
2009-11-04 14:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL HR
09ZAGREB652CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL DISCUSSES ECONOMY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a courtesy call on October 27, Croatian Chamber of Commerce President and independent presidential candidate Nadan Vidosevic told the Ambassador that the time has come to speak of Croatia's future in economic terms. He said he was uniquely qualified as an economist and busin [...]
2009-11-05 07:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB653PM KOSOR URGES BOSNIAN CROAT LEADERS TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Kosor made an official one day visit to Sarajevo on November 3 and during her meetings with HDZ-1990 Party President Bozo Ljubic and HDZ-BiH Party President Dragan Covic the GoC urged them to support the Butmir process. Ljubic said that he had proposals for changes to the Hou [...]
2009-11-05 10:35:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK
09ZAGREB657EXBS: CROATIA MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2009
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -None Known. 2. (U) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD -None Known. 3. (U) SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD CROATIA: A) (SBU) October 22 - the GoC held an interagency meeting with a member [...]
2009-11-06 14:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KV
09ZAGREB665ZAGREB WEEKLY REPORT - NOVEMBER 6, 2009
[...] (U) CROATIAN AND US SOLDIERS DEPLOY TO AFGHANINSTAN: The second rotation of the 25-soldier Combined Croatia-Minnesota National Guard Combat Support Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) arrived at Camp Mike Spann October 29, 2009. The new team has started the hand-over procedures and [...]
2009-11-13 13:42:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV HR
09ZAGREB666RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. In response to ref A request, Croatia enjoys a variety of security dialogues with the United States -- bilaterally, regionally, and multinationally. The security dialogues the United States has with Croatia are through NATO, the Adriatic Charter, the Southeastern Europe Defense [...]
2009-11-13 13:43:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS HR
09ZAGREB667ZAGREB WEEKLY REPORT - NOVEMBER 13, 2009
[...] (SBU) KOSOR APPOINTS NEW ECON MINISTER; EXPANDS DEPUTY PM POSITIONS: Croatian PM Kosor announced the appointment of Croatian Employer Association (HUP) Executive Director Duro Popijac as new Minister of Economy November on 13. PM Kosor also announced that Health Minister Darko Milinovic and Fi [...]
2009-11-13 14:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EFIN PREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB668CROATIAN GOVERNMENT PREPARED FOR FLU OUTBREAK;
[...] (U) Summary: The Croatian government is fully prepared to deal with increasing cases of H1N1 and other seasonal influenza as the outbreak spreads throughout the country. Public health officials urged the public not to panic and to take precautions to prevent further influenza spread. However [...]
2009-11-13 14:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAMER KFLU PREL HR
09ZAGREB669PM SENDS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT TO PARLIAMENT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 07:07:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR SI
09ZAGREB670RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENT IN CROATIAN ENERGY SECTOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a public address on Russian energy policy in the Balkans, the Russian DCM in Croatia openly laid out Russia's desire for increased Croatian participation in the South Stream gas pipeline, completing a deal on the Druzba Adria oil pipeline, and possible Russian takeover of the [...]
2009-11-16 07:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB678PM KOSOR DRAWS IN OUTSIDE EXPERTS AND ELEVATES OLD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Croatian PM Kosor announced on November 13 the appointment of Croatian Employers' Association (HUP) Executive Director Djuro Popijac as Minister of Economy, and Health Minister Darko Milinovic and Finance Minister Ivan Suker as Deputy Prime Ministers in addition to their current p [...]
2009-11-18 10:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB679CROATIA WILL SUPPORT US FOR IMO CATEGORY A
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 10:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA USCG UK HR
09ZAGREB68JUSTICE MINISTER ADDRESSES WAR CRIMES DOCUMENTS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Justice Minister Simonovic on January 30 to hear his explanation of the steps Croatia has taken to find missing documents requested by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (reftel),ahead of the ICTY Chief Prosecutor's visi [...]
2009-02-05 12:27:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC ICTY HR
09ZAGREB684ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT- NOVEMBER 20,2009
[...] (U) PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY, WITH 12 CANDIDATES: The State Electoral Commission (DIP) announced on November 18, 2009 that 12 candidates had met all constitutional requirements, including submitting more than 10,000 valid signatures, to be included on the first round presiden [...]
2009-11-20 13:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON HR UK
09ZAGREB689CROATIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 15:08:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR HR
09ZAGREB69CROATIAN PM: SLOVENIA WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 5 meeting, Croatian Prime Minister Sanader affirmed that both Slovene Prime Minister Pahor and opposition leader Jansa assured him personally that the Slovene Parliament will vote in favor of Croatia's NATO accession early next week. As for the border dispute [...]
2009-02-05 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALEU NATO PGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB690CROATIA CONSIDERING INCREASE IN ISAF DEPLOYMENT BY
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley conveyed points in reftel in November 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Jandrokovic emphasizing inter alia importance of increased troop contributions by Croatia to ISAF. Jandrokovic replied that the U.S. could count on strong public support from the GOC in the wake of the [...]
2009-11-27 10:44:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NATO MOPS AF HR
09ZAGREB691ZAGREB'S EFFORTS TO ENGAGE BOSNIAN CROAT PARTIES
[...] (C) Summary. MFA State Secretary Davor Bozinovic told post that he was in Sarajevo on November 16 and 17 following up on PM Kosor's engagement with HDZ-1990 Party President Bozo Ljubic and HDZ-BiH Party President Dragan Covic on the Butmir process. Bozinovic believed that both leaders were l [...]
2009-11-27 12:00:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK
09ZAGREB694PUSHING CROATIA FORWARD ON ICTY COOPERATION AND EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After making difficult concessions in order to conclude an Arbitration Agreement with Slovenia, Prime Minister Kosor now confronts an ongoing UK and Netherlands blockage of Croatia's EU accession path, inspired by ICTY Prosecutor Serge Brammertz. This impasse has the potential to endur [...]
2009-11-30 14:02:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ICTY EUC HR
09ZAGREB695Zagreb Daily Report - November 30, 2009
[...] (U) New Corruption Scandal Erupts - Transport Minister Under Fire: Croatian authorities on November 26 arrested five executives suspected of involvement in shady dealings at the state-owned Croatian Highways company (HAC). The five are suspected of manipulating public tenders and overbilling fo [...]
2009-12-01 08:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ICTY EUC HR
09ZAGREB697RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON INA'S IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 09:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL HR
09ZAGREB699CROATIA TO PROVIDE STRONG PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Foley met with Foreign Minister Jandrokovic on November 27 meeting to request additional contributions in Afghanistan. As reported in reftel B, Jandrokovic pledged that Croatia would endorse a unified alliance statement in support of the U.S. plan at the December 3-4 NATO Mi [...]
2009-12-01 13:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HR
09ZAGREB70ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 6, 2009
[...] (U) VAGRANT ARRESTED FOR HIGH-PROFILE "MAFIA-STYLE" MURDER: Police announced on February 6 that they arrested a 60-year old vagrant for the October murder of Ivana Hodak, the daughter of a prominent defense attorney. The murder last October led to a massive shake-up in the police, the replac [...]
2009-02-06 14:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB703ZAGREB DAILY REPORT - DECEMBER 2, 2009
[...] (SBU) Initial Croatian Media Coverage of President,s Policy on Afghanistan: Major dailies gave significant coverage to President Obama,s speech, although primarily based on reports from senior officials, pre-briefs, given the time difference. All media note that the Croatian government remai [...]
2009-12-02 15:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ENRG AF HR
09ZAGREB704GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA GIVES STRONG PUBLIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 15:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF PK HR
09ZAGREB707Zagreb Daily Report - December 3, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 13:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB708KOSOR GROWING IN CONFIDENCE; FIRMER MANAGEMENT OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor has been growing in confidence in her role as premier since assuming office unexpectedly in July 2009. She has moved steadily to implement a 3-track agenda, which has earned public support for her personally and halted her party's (Croatian Democrat [...]
2009-12-03 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB710CROATIA'S 2010 BUDGET; FAILS TO ADDRESS NEEDED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Croatian parliament passed PM Kosor's proposed $25.3 billion 2010 budget draft December 2, with all coalition parties voting in favor. Increased spending for social payments and the public sector comprise the majority of the budget with cuts in Defense, Foreign Affairs and oth [...]
2009-12-03 14:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV HR
09ZAGREB711Zagreb Daily Report - December 04, 2009
[...] (U) Prime Minister Reacts to Brammertz Report, Pledges to Continue Investigation: Responding to ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz's report to the UN Security Council on December 3, in which he welcomed Kosor's initiative to set up a special task force to find missing documents, Prime Minister Jadranka [...]
2009-12-04 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR AF XT ECON
09ZAGREB713Zagreb Daily Report - December 07, 2009
[...] (U) Croatia's ICJ Oral Argument in Support of Kosovo's Declaration of Independence: Croatia is scheduled to give its oral argument in support of Kosovo's declaration of independence on December 7. Croatian media speculated that Belgrade will react negatively to Croatia's presentation at the IC [...]
2009-12-07 11:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR AF ECON
09ZAGREB714RACE FOR CROATIA'S THIRD PRESIDENT IN FULL SWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The race to become Croatia's third president began officially on November 18, giving the candidates just over five-weeks to woo voters before the first round of voting on December 27. While the election will almost certainly require a run-off between the top two candidates, th [...]
2009-12-07 11:43:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB715RACE FOR CROATIA'S THIRD PRESIDENT IN FULL SWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The race to become Croatia's third president began officially on November 18, giving the candidates just over five-weeks to woo voters before the first round of voting on December 27. While the election will almost certainly require a run-off between the top two candidates, th [...]
2009-12-07 11:43:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB716Zagreb Daily Report - December 08, 2009
[...] (U) Dutch Foreign Minister reserved over Croatia's chances to open Judiciary Chapter in EU negotiations: Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, referring to ICTY Chief Prosecutor Brammertz's report on cooperation with Croatia, commented in Brussels on December 7 that he did not see how the EU [...]
2009-12-08 14:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
09ZAGREB717Zagreb Daily Report - December 09, 2009
[...] (SBU) Slovenia Still Blocking Three Chapters: Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar said in Brussels after the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on Tuesday that Ljubljana would not be able to lift its blockade of three more negotiating chapters at the accessi [...]
2009-12-09 13:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
09ZAGREB718CROATIA UNPREPARED FOR ANOTHER GAS CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Stevo Kolundzic, senior advisor to the board of directors of INA, Croatia's largest energy company, told econoff on December 7 that owing to existing Croatian gas supplies and market conditions, Croatia is ill-equipped to deal with another gas cutoff from Russia, or even a cold snap that [...]
2009-12-09 14:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON HR
09ZAGREB721Zagreb Daily Report - December 10, 2009
[...] (U) Minister announces planned new agreement with Bosnia on fugitive convicts: Croatian Justice Minister Ivan Simonovic on December 9 said publicly that he expects Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina to sign, by the end of this month, an agreement on the execution of final verdicts delivered in the [...]
2009-12-10 12:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR AF ECON
09ZAGREB722CROATIA CONTINUING INVESTIGATIONS WHILE PREPARING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Croatia is preparing for a Trial Chamber hearing at The Hague on December 16 to assess its cooperation with the ICTY, which the GoC sees as a critical juncture in Croatia's EU accession process. Justice Minister Simonovic told the Ambassador on December 8 that [...]
2009-12-10 13:08:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KAWC ICTY HR
09ZAGREB723CROATIA CONTINUING INVESTIGATIONS WHILE PREPARING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Croatia is preparing for a Trial Chamber hearing at The Hague on December 16 to assess its cooperation with the ICTY, which the GoC sees as a critical juncture in Croatia's EU accession process. Justice Minister Simonovic told the Ambassador on December 8 that i [...]
2009-12-10 13:08:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KAWC ICTY HR
09ZAGREB724CROATIAN POLICE RAID HOMES OF FORMER MILITARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 9, Croatian police, coordinated by the GoC's inter-agency Task Force searching for missing artillery documents sought by the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),raided and searched a number of homes an [...]
2009-12-10 14:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ICTY HR
09ZAGREB725Zagreb Daily Report - December 11, 2009
[...] (U) Investigation for ICTY Documents continues: As reported in Zagreb 724, on Wednesday, December 9, Croatian police searched dozens of buildings and interviewed some two dozen individuals, including some closely tied to Gotovina's defense team, looking for artillery documents sought by the IC [...]
2009-12-11 13:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB726UPDATE ON POLICE RAIDS IN SEARCH OF ARTILLERY LOGS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Initial review of the more than 10,000 pages of documents seized in police raids on December 9 shows none of the documents are among the 23 sought by the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). General Gotovina's [...]
2009-12-11 15:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KAWC ICTY HR
09ZAGREB727Zagreb Daily Report - December 14, 2009
[...] (U) (SBU) ICTY Trial Chamber orders temporary freeze on GoC investigation into missing artillery documents: Croatia has halted a portion of its investigation into missing documents after the ICTY Trial Chamber on December 11 ordered Croatia to temporarily suspend actions dealing with any mem [...]
2009-12-14 14:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
09ZAGREB728SERBIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TURNING A NEW PAGE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met on December 10 with new Serbian Ambassador to Croatia Stanimir Vukicevic. Vukicevic stressed that relations between Serbia and Croatia were the "keystone" for stability in the region. More work needed to be done to improve them, however, and to shift the focus [...]
2009-12-15 10:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR SR
09ZAGREB729CROATIAN VIEWS ON RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The GoC has traditionally been leery of Russia's involvement in the region, particularly due to Russian support for Serbia during the 1990s war, as well as concerns that the GoR could slow efforts to bring South Eastern Europe into the Euro-Atlantic community. Since taking of [...]
2009-12-15 11:48:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ENRG HR RS
09ZAGREB73CROATIA CIVIL AVIATION REFORM: POSITIVE SIGNS BUT
[...] Summary. Econoff met with the director of the recently formed Croatian Civil Aviation Agency (CCAA) to disQs reform of aviation oversight and the IASA proQs. The director appears to have a good grasp of the problems and challenges identified by the FAA during their IASA inspection last year [...]
2009-02-09 11:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON HR PGOV
09ZAGREB731GOC SAYS ALL LEADS ON ICTY DOCUMENTS POINT TO
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Davor Stier, foreign policy advisor to PM Kosor, briefed the Ambassador on December 14 regarding the latest developments in the GoC's search for the artillery documents sought by ICTY Prosecutor Serge Brammertz. Stier said that the searches conducted by the special Task Force [...]
2009-12-16 10:38:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ICTY HR
09ZAGREB732CROATIA'S TOURISM 2009 REVENUES: BETTER THAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Croatia's 2009 tourism season, with 6.8 billion euros in revenue, was not as bleak as the GoC and domestic tourism operators had feared. Increased numbers of European tourists from Austria, Germany and Poland traveled to Croatia during the peak summer season, offsetting declines [...]
2009-12-16 12:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND HR EINV
09ZAGREB733Zagreb Daily Report - December 15, 2009
[...] (U) Court upholds indictment against former defense minister Roncevic: On December 14, the Zagreb County Court upheld all counts of an indictment filed by the Office for Suppression of Organized Crime and Corruption (USKOK) against former defense minister, Berislav Roncevic, and his former ass [...]
2009-12-16 14:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB734Zagreb Daily Report - December 16, 2009
[...] (U) Crucial hearing at ICTY on December 16: A hearing by the Trial Chamber was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. today, December 16, pursuant to the Trial Chamber's "responsibility to assess a state's compliance with its obligations" to cooperate with the ICTY. The GoC, which has sent a sizeable d [...]
2009-12-16 14:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
09ZAGREB737Zagreb Daily Report - December 17, 2009
[...] (SBU) ICTY reviews Croatia's cooperation: A Croatian delegation, led by Ministry of Justice Director General Gordan Markotic and members of the GoC task force investigating the missing artillery documents in the Gotovina case, appeared before the ICTY trial chamber on December 16 for a hearing. [...]
2009-12-17 12:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
09ZAGREB738OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HOLDS SOLID LEAD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With less than two-weeks to go before the first round vote in the presidential race, the most reliable polling numbers suggest that Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP),is certain to make the second round runoff. (REF A) The race for the [...]
2009-12-17 13:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HR
09ZAGREB739CROATIA AND SERBIA FIND LITTLE COMMON GROUND ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The expert-level meeting between Croatia and Serbia in early December aimed at defining an agenda for a Belgrade-sponsored conference to address the lingering refugee issues in the region did not go well, according to contacts in Zagreb. The only agreement the parties reached wa [...]
2009-12-18 11:03:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL UNHCR HR SR
09ZAGREB743Zagreb Daily Report - December 18, 2009
[...] (SBU) Croatia upbeat about potential for progress at ICTY, but no activity planned until after holiday recess: Gordan Markotic, who headed the Croatian delegation to the December 16 ICTY hearing on missing documents in the Gotovina case, told us today that the atmosphere at the hearing was goo [...]
2009-12-18 13:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB746CROATIA AND SERBIA FIND LITTLE COMMON GROUND ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The expert-level meeting between Croatia and Serbia in early December aimed at defining an agenda for a Belgrade-sponsored conference to address the lingering refugee issues in the region did not go well, according to contacts in Zagreb. The only agreement the parties reached wa [...]
2009-12-21 11:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL UNHCR HR SR
09ZAGREB747Zagreb Daily Report - December 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-21 13:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB749CROATIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following is Embassy Zagreb's submission for the 2009 Croatia Country Report on Terrorism: Croatia There were no terrorist attacks in Croatia during 2009. As part of international efforts to counter violent extremists, Croatia had approximately 300 troops participati [...]
2009-12-21 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EFIN CR
09ZAGREB754Zagreb Daily Report - December 22, 2009
[...] (U) Croatia closes two more EU Chapters: Croatia closed two more policy chapters in its accession negotiations with the European Union in Brussels on Monday, December 21 and has now closed 17 out of 33 chapters. Croatia closed negotiations on chapter 3 "Right of Establishment and Freedom to Pro [...]
2009-12-22 14:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB756Zagreb Daily Report - December 23, 2009
[...] (U) Latest Polling Confirms Lead for Josipovic; Bandic and Vidosevic Battle for Second Slot: On December 22 the polling firm PULS released its last poll before the first round vote on Sunday December 27, which confirmed that Ivo Josipovic of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is the strong favo [...]
2009-12-23 10:42:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB759PROSECUTORS PLANNING TO CHARGE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic may charge several presidential candidates for unspecified crimes following the first round of presidential elections. In the meantime, Bajic is beginning to feel a backlash as he investigates corruption among top politicians. Parliament rejec [...]
2009-12-23 14:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR HR
09ZAGREB762Zagreb Daily Report - December 24, 2009
[...] (U) Poll Suggests Bandic Enjoys Solid Lead in Diaspora Vote: Croatia's NovaTV, utilizing an unknown Bosnian polling agency of uncertain reliability, announced one of the only poll results conducted for the Croatian diaspora residing in Bosnia-Herzegovina (B-H). The poll indicates that Milan Ba [...]
2009-12-24 10:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB765OPPOSITION PARTY CANDIDATE TO FACE THE MAYOR OF ZAGREB IN
[...] (U) Croatians voted in the first round of presidential elections on December 27. Turnout for the rainy, post-Christmas vote was low, at only 44 percent (down from 52 percent five years ago). The top two vote getters were Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party [...]
2009-12-28 09:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB767ZAGREB DAILY REPORT --- DECEMBER 28, 2009
[...] (U) Opposition Party Candidate to Face Mayor of Zagreb in Second Round Presidential Run-Off: Croatians voted in the first round of presidential elections on December 27. Turnout was low, at only 44 percent (down from 52 percent five years ago). The top two candidates were Ivo Josipovic, cand [...]
2009-12-28 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR HR
09ZAGREB768POST RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR NOTIFICATION AND
[...] (S) Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs UN Department Deputy Director Tihomir Lulic and MFA International Security Director Andrej Dogon. Lulic promised to coordinate the information with Croatia's inter-agency body dealing with terrorist finance and to inform Croatia [...]
2009-12-29 09:03:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETKTFN PINR PTER PREL HR
09ZAGREB769ZAGREB DAILY REPORT: DECEMBER 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-29 14:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON HR
09ZAGREB77CONTINUING CROATIAN CONCERNS ABOUT SLOVENIA'S
[...] (C) In a February 12 phone conversation with the Ambassador, Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Bozinovic expressed the continuing concern of senior Croatian officials about Slovene ratification of the NATO accession protocol for Croatia. Noting that he was calling at the [...]
2009-02-12 10:22:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB770ZAGREB DAILY REPORT: DECEMBER 30, 2009
[...] (U) MESIC RECEIVES CREDENTIALS FROM FIRST KOSOVAR AMBASSADOR TO CROATIA: On December 30, Kosovo's first ambassador to Croatia, Valdet Sadiku, received his credentials from President Mesic. Mesic said that Croatia's recognition of Kosovo's independence was not aimed against anyone, but was a p [...]
2009-12-30 10:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB773CROATIAN RESPONSE ON GICNT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 11:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC HR
09ZAGREB774CROATIA WILL GIVE TRANSLATION OF EU DOCUMENTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 12:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR SR
09ZAGREB775ZAGREB DAILY REPORT: DECEMBER 31, 2009
[...] (U) GoC DECIDES PROVIDE CROATIAN VERSION OF EU acquis communautaire TO INTERESTED NEIGHBORS: The GoC decided on December 30 to make available the Croatian translation of the European Union's acquis communautaire to interested countries in Southeast Europe. (SEE SEPTEL FOR DETAILS). 2. (U) A [...]
2009-12-31 12:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCOR HR
09ZAGREB78ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 12, 2009
[...] (U) MFA REPORTING THAT LUXEMBOURG'S PARLIAMENT APPROVED CROATIA'S NATO ACCESSION PROTOCOL: The MFA issued a press release on February 12 stating that it received information that the Parliament of Luxembourg approved Croatia's accession protocol. According to the MFA the only NATO member cou [...]
2009-02-13 09:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB79DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CROATIA ON UNSCR 1540
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 09:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC HR
09ZAGREB80CROATIA PROBABLY WILL SUPPORT US REGARDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 09:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW HR
09ZAGREB81ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report for 2008. Croatia has previously been ranked as a Tier 1 country. Post believes that Croatia has maintained its efforts to meet Tier 1 status, and post strongly recommends retaining the Tier 1 ranking for 2008. The [...]
2009-02-13 12:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ZAGREB85CROATIAN NATURAL GAS PROJECTS: LOOKING FOR NEW
[...] Summary: The recent gas crisis has fueled discussion and interest in the subject of Croatian energy security and energy diversification. The most significant project addressing these issues is the long-delayed construction of an LNG terminal on the Adriatic. Senior government leaders have e [...]
2009-02-17 16:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV HR
09ZAGREB9UPDATE ON IMPACT OF NATURAL GAS CUTOFF ON CROATIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 15:09:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB93CROATIA MAKING PROGRESS IN COOPERATION WITH ICTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said that Croatia and ICTY have reached agreement on a list of key documents in the Gotovina case that Croatia now admits existed. According to ICTY's representative in Croatia, this represents [...]
2009-02-19 14:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC ICTY HR
09ZAGREB98ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 19, 2009
[...] (U) MFA REPORTS THAT ALL NATO PARLIAMENTS HAVE APPROVED CROATIA'S NATO ACCESSION PROTOCOL The MFA issued a press release on February 18 stating that it received information that the Parliament of Greece approved Croatia's accession protocol. The MFA also reported that over the last week it [...]
2009-02-20 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON HR
09ZAGREB99RESTRAINED CROATIAN RESPONSE TO SLOVENIAN BLOCKING
[...] (SBU) Summary: So far the senior Croatian leadership has had a restrained response to a toughly worded resolution the Slovenian Parliament passed on February 19 regarding the border dispute with Croatia as well as the news that a referendum on Croatia's membership in NATO was moving forward [...]
2009-02-20 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO HR
10AMSTERDAM8VISAS VIPER WATCHLIST NOMINATION
[...] Visas Viper 2. (SBU) The following biographical information is provided for watchlisting purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate: Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: XXXXXXXXXXXX POB: XXXXXXXXXXXX Gender: Female Nationality: Dutch and Croatian Pas [...]
2010-02-26 15:37:00Consulate AmsterdamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC CMGT NL
10ANKARA47TURKEY PLANS QUADRILATERAL MEETING ON BOSNIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following its spate of meetings with Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia in December, the MFA is planning a new quadrilateral structure that would parallel the Butmir framework for dialogue on Bosnia. At least according to their embassies here, the other participants are open to the idea [...]
2010-01-12 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU BK
10ATHENS922010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) - GREECE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 08:34:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB OPIC GR USTR
10BEIJING432FEBRUARY 23, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-PRC RELATIONS,
[...] Key points at the February 23, 2010 MFA press briefing were: --China looks to the United States to take credible measures to undo the damage to U.S.-PRC relations following arms sales to Taiwan and President Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama. --China hopes relevant parties will show flexi [...]
2010-02-23 23:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM KN NG DA UN CH IR JA PK IN ZA IS
10BELGRADE108SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly a priority for the government of Serbia (GoS). Serbi [...]
2010-01-21 15:12:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINT OPIC KTDB EFIN PGOV SR
10BELGRADE118Scenesetter for the U.S. Visit of Serbian Deputy Prime
[...] (SBU) Ivica Dacic, who wears three hats as First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, and head of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS),is perhaps the most savvy and intriguing member of the Serbian government. As the head of strongman Slobodan Milosevic's former party, Dacic has laid [...]
2010-01-22 15:40:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC KCRM SR
10BELGRADE172Serbia: Ambassador's Introductory Call on PM Cvetkovic
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Cvetkovic highlighted the Serbian government's commitment to European integration in welcoming Ambassador Warlick to Serbia. Cvetkovic said that Serbia's formal application for candidacy status demonstrated there was no turning back from a European future. Cvetkovic comm [...]
2010-02-04 07:23:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV SR
10BELGRADE178SUBJECT: BALKANS REGIONAL REFUGEE COORDINATOR REPORT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 17:19:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV SR
10BELGRADE188SERBIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 17-19 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Belgrade comes at a time when Serbia's pro-European government is stable and recently achieved key milestones in its path to EU membership. To keep making progress, however, Serbia must stop allowing the Kosovo issue to undermine its broader foreign policy approach and s [...]
2010-02-05 13:21:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MARR SR
10BELGRADE19Serbia: Ambassador's First Meeting with President Tadic
[...] (C) In a January 28 meeting with Serbian President Tadic, the Ambassador emphasized her desire to expand bilateral cooperation on defense and economic issues, as well as to increase high-level contacts between our governments. Tadic welcomed the intent but expressed frustration that he had not [...]
2010-01-29 17:50:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPREL PGOV SR KV
10BELGRADE21Ambassador's February 2 Meeting with Serbian Foreign
[...] (C) During their first meeting on February 2, Foreign Minister Jeremic reinforced President Tadic's recent statements that 2010 would be the "Year of Solutions" for the Western Balkans. When pressed for details, however, the "solutions" appear linked to the expectation that other parties woul [...]
2010-02-05 13:28:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SR BK KV HR MW US
10BELGRADE244SERBIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 18-21 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Serbia comes at a time when Serbia's pro-European government is stable and recently achieved key milestones in its path to EU membership. To keep making progress, however, Serbia must stop allowing the Kosovo issue to undermine its broader foreign policy approach and shift [...]
2010-02-12 11:11:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MARR PREL OREP SR
10BELGRADE25SERBIA: AMBASSADOR’S FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN
[...] (C) In a February 3 conversation with the Ambassador, presidential foreign policy advisor Jovan Ratkovic conveyed Serbia's desire for intensified cooperation with the United States and detailed his plans to visit Washington February 10-12 to discuss possible ways forward on Kosovo, saying Serbia so [...]
2010-02-05 14:20:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPREL PGOV MARR SR KV
10BELGRADE26SERBIA: RASIM LJAJIC UNVEILS SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF
[...] (SBU) The new Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS),led by popular Minister of Labor and Social Policy Rasim Ljajic, held its founding party congress in Belgrade in mid-December. Marking Ljajic's ascension from leadership of the regional Sandzak Democratic Party (SDP) to a nation-wi [...]
2010-01-08 09:38:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SR
10BELGRADE266Serbia: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister Dulic
[...] (SBU) In her February 9 introductory call on Minister of Environment and Zoning Dulic, the Ambassador thanked him for his assistance leading to the NEC groundbreaking. Dulic pledged his ongoing support as construction proceeds and requested technical assistance on a variety of environmental [...]
2010-02-18 11:10:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KIDE SENV PGOV SR
10BELGRADE28Balkans Regional Refugee Coordinator Report of Weekly
[...] (SBU)December 14-30 Report on Weekly Activities -- Macedonia Government to Take over Refugee Assistance in 2010 -- UNHCR Macedonia's Exit Strategy -- More Returns to Kosovo from Macedonia Possible -- Macedonia's New Amended Asylum Law; Operations Show Improvement -- Kosovo Returns - [...]
2010-01-08 13:09:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV SR
10BELGRADE282SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. The office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffi [...]
2010-02-22 14:28:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN SR
10BELGRADE29Serbia: Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic to Ambassador:
[...] (C)Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic told the Ambassador, during her February 9 courtesy call, that following his meetings and recent trip to the United States he was committed to expanding our police cooperation on training and operational issues. He assured the Ambassad [...]
2010-02-12 17:50:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC SR
10BELGRADE334SERBIA: CODEL VOINOVICH DISCUSSES EUROPEAN INTEGRATION,
[...] (SBU) During their February 17-19 visit to Belgrade, Senator Voinovich and Senator Shaheen expressed strong support for Serbia's European aspirations and urged the government to tackle remaining challenges including domestic reforms and finding a modus vivendi with Kosovo in the wake of the In [...]
2010-02-26 15:12:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MARR SR
10BELGRADE35SERBIA: FINGERPOINTING CONTINUES IN MAJOR ORGANIZED CRIME
[...] (C) Serbian efforts to crack down on narcotics trafficking and organized crime have led to several arrests, including in the Operation Balkan Warrior case, which began with Serbian cooperation in seizing two tons of cocaine in October 2009. Montenegrin-born organized crime figure Darko Saric [...]
2010-02-24 17:37:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR KCRM SR MW
10BELGRADE82SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: ------------------------------------- A. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------------- Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly [...]
2010-01-16 21:59:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SR
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 16:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM
10BRATISLAVA18SLOVAKIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Following is Embassy Bratislava's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT OVERVIEW Following 6.4 percent GDP growth in 2008, Slovakia's economy has not been spared by the global recession and is expected to [...]
2010-01-15 16:23:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LO
10BRATISLAVA21SLOVAKIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (UPDATED)
[...] Following is Embassy Bratislava's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel. This is an updated version; please disregard previous cable, Bratislava 18. 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT OVERVIEW Following 6.4 percent GDP growth in 2008, Slova [...]
2010-01-20 10:14:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LO
10BRATISLAVA71SLOVAKIA 2010 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The Ministry of the Interior (MOI),police, the International Organization for Migration (IOM),and NGOs are reliable sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. In March 2010, the government will open an Inter [...]
2010-02-18 15:39:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10BRUSSELS96EULEX MAKING PROGRESS, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 18, the EU convened the EULEX Kosovo Committee of Contributors, which comprises EU and non-EU contributing countries for a political and operational discussion. The Committee heard an operational briefing from the EU and conveyed U.S. policy points to all contribut [...]
2010-01-27 09:02:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV KV XG EUN
10BUDAPEST26AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS:
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador made January 11-14 introductory calls on President Laszlo Solyom, Prime Minister Gordan Bajnai, and Foreign Minister Peter Balazs. Although the most substantive meeting was with Prime Minister Bajnai, each of the Ambassador's Hungarian interlocutors stressed the [...]
2010-01-19 14:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG EPET EINV MARR MOPS PHUM RS LO HR
10BUDAPEST30GOH SOON TO ENTER SOUTH STREAM JOINT VENTURE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Hungarian officials will soon sign a set of agreements to establish a Russian-Hungarian joint venture to commence work on the feasibility study for the Hungarian segment of the South Stream pipeline project. This will set the project in motion after nearly a year of apparent sta [...]
2010-01-21 11:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
10BUDAPEST39AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WESTERN BALKANS/SLOVAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Hungary continues to favor an early NATO Membership Action Plan for Bosnia, believing it could help stabilize the Western Balkans. State Secretary Szabo told the Ambassador that he fears bilateral tensions over the new Slovak language law might be exploited by extremist elements [...]
2010-01-25 16:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG PHUM PREL OSCE HR YI LO RU HU
10BUDAPEST432010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR HUNGARY
[...] The following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Hungary: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HUNGARY OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. Hungary maintains an open economy and attracting foreign investment remains a priority for the Hungarian government. According to the Hungaria [...]
2010-01-27 13:39:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN OPIC KTDB PGOV HU
10BUDAPEST45HUNGARY TO HOST HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS ON EU DANUBE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hungary will host two linked but separate "macro-regional" gatherings in Budapest February 25-26 to give momentum to the EU's Danube Strategy -- an initiative that the GOH has identified as a priority for its 2011 EU Presidency. Hungarian PM Bajnai will host a "Danube Summit" [...]
2010-01-27 15:34:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SENV EU HU
10BUDAPEST90VISEGRAD FOUR POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) The Hungarian MFA's Political Director, Gabor Ikody, offered to share with PolOff a report of the Visegrad Four (V4) Political Directors January 27-28 meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina. The Political Directors met with the three members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, [...]
2010-02-11 15:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEUN NATO PREL PGOV BK HU
10CHISINAU21MOLDOVA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] Embassy Chisinau submits the 2010 Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel: A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Moldova continues to take steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating [...]
2010-01-15 10:29:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
10CHISINAU83MOLDOVA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 13:37:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10COPENHAGEN88TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: POST'S INPUT TO 10TH
[...] (U) Post is providing the following answers keyed to question headings in REFTEL. 2. (SBU) DENMARK'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The following is a list of sources and their websites that offer information regarding human trafficking in Denmark: -The United Nations Human Rights Council - www. [...]
2010-02-16 07:39:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB KMCA DA
10DHAKA28SENIOR 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 10:32:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPINR PINS MARR BG
10DOHA22QATAR INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 07:10:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC QA
10HAVANA109USINT 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 20:27:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10HELSINKI19INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - FINLAND
[...] The following is Embassy Helsinki's response to reftel regarding features of the investment climate in Finland. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Finnish Government is open to direct foreign investment. There are no general regulatory limitations relating to acquisitions. Legisl [...]
2010-01-15 15:33:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD USTR OPIC ELAB KTDB PGOV FI
10HONGKONG279SUBMISSION 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 07:57:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10HONGKONG304SUBMISSION 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 09:52:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10ISTANBUL60EURASIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT ORGANIZERS REQUEST
[...] Istanbul Consul General (CG) met recently with Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Foundation which organizes the annual Eurasia Economic Summit in Istanbul. Suver invited the CG to attend this year's summit, which is scheduled for May 5-6, and asked if the U.S. government would be willing t [...]
2010-02-18 12:47:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TU
10JERUSALEM279NABLUS DEVELOPER ON AREA C CONSTRAINTS,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian private sector contacts and developers in Nablus report that a closed Israeli military road north of the city is preventing progress on 15 construction projects that would ease urban congestion and further develop Nablus's economy. Despite the constraints, the cons [...]
2010-02-12 16:58:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV OPIC KWBG KPAL IS
10KOLONIA12ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR THE FEDERATED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 03:17:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10LJUBLJANA1SLOVENIA: OMLT ON ORDER FOR OCT 2010, LOGISTICS
[...] (C) Summary: Slovenia announced on December 24 that it would lead an Operational Mentoring Liaison Team (OMLT) in Afghanistan beginning no later than October 2010, with functional caveats lifted to allow Slovene troops to accompany Afghan security forces on operations. USG support will be re [...]
2010-01-04 10:53:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR AF SI
10LJUBLJANA19SCENESETTER ON SLOVENIA'S ENGAGEMENT IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 15:08:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN MARR BK KV SI
10LJUBLJANA20CORRECTED COPY: SCENESETTER ON SLOVENIA'S
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 17:11:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN MARR BK KV SI
10LJUBLJANA28SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MARK FITZGERALD 10
[...] (SBU) Admiral Fitzgerald: Welcome to Slovenia. Your trip provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the message of strong U.S. government support for Slovenia and its commitment to participating in NATO and other international missions. The Government of Slovenia (GoS) recently approved [...]
2010-02-01 12:58:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SI
10LJUBLJANA36 SLOVENIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH
[...] (SBU) Senator Voinovich, welcome back to Ljubljana; Senator Shaheen, we look forward to welcoming you on your first trip to this beautiful little country. Your visit is an excellent opportunity to reinforce the importance of the U.S.-Slovenian bilateral relationship and thank Slovenia for the [...]
2010-02-10 13:32:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MARR SI
10LJUBLJANA41WESTERN BALKANS MAJOR THEME OF CODEL VOINOVICH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 15:59:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR OREP KSPR ZL SI
10LONDON92United 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 17:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV OPIC KTDB USTR UK
10MADRID190DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO ADDRESSES EU'S JHA MINISTERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary Napolitano met with European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministers January 21-22 in Toledo, Spain, and achieved trans-Atlantic consensus to improve aviation security. Her attendance at the plenary meeting led to the issuance of a U.S.-EU Joint Declaratio [...]
2010-02-19 14:17:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNEUN SP PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM
10MONTEVIDEO112Uruguay 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 12:44:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UY
10MOSCOW324ENGAGING RUSSIA ON THE FUTURE OF BOSNIA
[...] (C) While GOR officials share our goal for BiH -- a stable country integrated with Europe -- they are increasingly calling for the Office of High Representative (OHR) to close, assessing that the entities have nearly met all five objectives and two conditions ("5 plus 2") set by the Peace Imp [...]
2010-02-15 10:29:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK RS
10OSLO100NORWAY 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 13:06:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KMCA NI
10PARIS196FRANCE: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the reporting period, France continued to show a strong commitment to combating trafficking in persons by maintaining and improving upon active political, legal, and social mechanisms to eliminate human trafficking. As demonstrated by the work of its inter-ministerial [...]
2010-02-19 15:16:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10PHNOMPENH292010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CAMBODIA
[...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]
2010-01-19 00:41:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB
10PRAGUE117PANDURA'S BOX: CORRUPTION SCANDAL LIFTS THE LID ON
[...] (C) Summary: Widespread Czech press reporting of alleged corruption by Czech politicians involved in a billion-dollar contract between General Dynamics' Austrian subsidiary Steyr and the Czech MoD for Pandur armored personnel carriers (APCs) is shaking the political scene. One newspaper's s [...]
2010-02-24 14:40:00Embassy PragueSECRET//NOFORNKCOR PGOV EINV EZ AU
10PRAGUE86DAS QUANRUD'S FEBRUARY 9 PRAGUE VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 10:30:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALAF ENRG EPET EZ IR MARR PREL RS UP
10PRISTINA28EXBS: KOSOVO MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE DECEMBER 2009
[...] (SBU) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS A) On December 03, 2009, the Kosovo and Macedonian Ministries of Internal Affairs signed a Bilateral Agreement on Police Cooperation. 2. (SBU) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD N/A 3. (SBU) SITE ASSESSMENTS AND [...]
2010-01-14 13:03:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KV
10PRISTINA40KOSOVO: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] KOSOVO: 2010 Investment Climate Statement A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- The Government of Kosovo (GOK) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) actively promote foreign investment in Kosovo. In January 2001, UNMIK adopted Regulation 2001/3 on For [...]
2010-01-26 13:33:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR KV
10PRISTINA71EXBS: KOSOVO MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE JANUARY 2010
[...] (SBU) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS N/A. 2. (SBU) COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD N/A. 3. (SBU) SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD A) January 12, 2010: EXBS Advisor Milam and Program Assistant met with Bahri Berisha, Customs [...]
2010-02-09 15:07:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KV
10PRISTINA77TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 15:14:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ELAB KCRM KDEM KFRD KJUS KMCA KTIP KV KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
10ROME82INVESTMENT 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 14:06:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
10SANAA1782010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF YEMEN
[...] (U) Below is YemenQs submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. (U) Begin text of 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the Republic of Yemen. --------------------------------------------- -------- 2010 Investment Climate Statement - Republic of Yemen ---------------------- [...]
2010-01-27 11:44:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EIND EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PTER PGOV YM
10SARAJEVO110BOSNIA: CROATS SEEK EARLY ALLIES AS ELECTION YEAR
[...] (C) In preparation for the October 5 general elections, the leading BiH Croat parties are unofficially considering possible coalition partners and rallying them around perennial campaign themes, particularly the need for a third, Croat-dominated entity. Further complicating the pre-election [...]
2010-02-02 14:39:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO123BOSNIA: PDASD MCMILLAN'S MEETING WITH BIH
[...] (C) On January 28, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Joseph McMillan met with Bosnian Tri-Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic and Tri-Presidency Member Nebojsa Radmanovic. During the meeting, PDASD McMillan explained that Bosnia did not receive [...]
2010-02-05 09:08:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO133BOSNIA: RADONCIC POISED TO BE A NEW PLAYER IN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 12:01:00Embassy SarajevoSECRETPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO134BOSNIA: RADONCIC POISED TO BE A NEW PLAYER IN
[...] (S/NF) The emergence of a new Bosniak party, led by the powerful, reportedly corrupt, and sometimes vindictive media mogul Fahrudin Radoncic, is likely to create further rifts in the Bosniak political scene, particularly amid the campaign for the October 2010 general elections. Radoncic has the [...]
2010-02-09 12:33:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO148BOSNIA: COVIC AND DODIK - STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
[...] (C) An emerging relationship between prominent BiH Croat and Serb leaders is compounding worrisome rhetoric on both sides and engendering concern among Bosniaks. Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH President Dragan Covic and Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President -- and Re [...]
2010-02-12 08:21:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO150BOSNIA TO TAKE CONTROL OF ITS AIRSPACE IN 2010
[...] (U) Since the war, Serbia and Croatia have managed overflight control of Bosnian airspace, collecting USD 15 million annually in fees. After five years of developing its new air traffic management (ATM) system, Bosnia is poised to take control of this overflight space and the revenues that co [...]
2010-02-12 09:45:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BK
10SARAJEVO157BOSNIA: FEDERATION IGNORES HIGHREP CONCERNS
[...] (C) The Federation entity has refused to address HighRep Inzko's concerns, which he expressed in a letter to the Federation Presidency in December 2009, about the uneven distribution of governing positions. In a separate December letter, the HighRep also reminded Federation President Borjana [...]
2010-02-16 08:11:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO171BOSNIA: WORLD BANK DEADLINE LOOMS - POTENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Federation parliamentarians face a February 26 deadline to fix the entity's unsustainable system of social benefits, or risk grave financial and political consequences. At stake are a $111 million World Bank budget support loan, an IMF disbursement worth $135 million, ten more IMF disbu [...]
2010-02-22 23:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV SOCI IMF IBRD BK
10SARAJEVO175BOSNIA ? WOMEN'S SMALL GRANT PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Embassy Sarajevo submits the following four proposals in priority order for S/GWI's small grant initiative to promote women's political, economic, and social advancement. Post received 64 proposals, which were reviewed by representatives of the economic, public affairs (OPA),and USAID offic [...]
2010-02-23 13:32:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN EAID KPAO PHUM SOCI TRSY BK
10SARAJEVO196BOSNIA: MOSTAR BUSINESSPEOPLE WELCOME EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) In a series of discussions in Mostar, businesspeople from both large and small enterprises expressed positive attitudes about the benefits of Bosnia's eventual EU accession, particularly access to new markets and capital. All of the Mostar interlocutors noted a drop in consumer demand in [...]
2010-02-26 14:45:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ECIN BEXP PGOV EUN BK
10SARAJEVO198BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2010 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2010 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]
2010-02-26 15:41:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10SARAJEVO59BOSNIA: FY10 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Post appreciated EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. RENEWABLE ENERGY SEMINAR, MAY 2009 ----------------------------------- [...]
2010-01-21 10:47:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP KPAO ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BK
10SARAJEVO61BOSNIA: DISPUTE OVER FEDERATION TELECOM FIRM
[...] (SBU) Appointment of a general manager of the Federation majority-owned telecommunications firm HT Mostar has become a further point of conflict within the Federation. The Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA),along with most other Bosniak and Croat parties, favors reappointment of the c [...]
2010-01-21 14:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS PGOV BK
10SARAJEVO73BOSNIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION
[...] In the past several years, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. However, the global economic crisis, coupled with increasing internal political struggles, has led to a significant slowdown in necessary reforms since 2008. [...]
2010-01-25 13:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC KTDB USTR BK
10SARAJEVO75BOSNIA: CORRIDOR 5C: THE ROAD NOT TRAVELED
[...] (SBU) If it is ever completed, corridor 5C, a multi-country strategic highway planned for south-central Europe would run from Budapest, Hungary, to the Adriatic port of Ploce in Croatia. Obstacles facing this project mirror the difficulty securing an agreement on other, equally important ini [...]
2010-01-26 07:58:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELTN EINV BK
10SOFIA38BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 07:32:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
10SOFIA39BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Bulgaria - 2010 Investment Climate Statement. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Promising sectors for fo [...]
2010-01-19 07:32:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
10STATE11453(U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S JANUARY 21, 2010, MEETING
[...] (U) January 21, 2010, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Washington. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary Steinberg EUR Assistant Secretary Gordon PA Assistant Secretary Crowley Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Morningstar Director for Policy and Planning Slaughter NSC Director ( [...]
2010-02-04 17:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL EAID PGOV KNNP XG HA XD
10STATE11892LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 56)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend a program funded by the TCA, which is sponsored by ODC and scheduled for the 2010 at Military Schools and posts in the U.S. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vet [...]
2010-02-05 14:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE12996Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective February 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-727. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entir [...]
2010-02-12 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
10STATE14742LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 79)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the NATO Integration and Lessons Learned Regional Conference scheduled for February 24 2010 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the [...]
2010-02-18 20:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE15722GOLDSTONE 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 00:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PHUM UNGA
10STATE16555HCOC - ENCOURAGING SINGAPORE TO SUBSCRIBE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. OBJECTIVE AND ACTION REQUEST ---------------------------- 2. (U) Objective: We want Singapore to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). 3. (SBU) Action Request: Drawing on the ta [...]
2010-02-23 19:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA SN
10STATE2094PREPARING 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 04:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
10STATE3974LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1413)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the George C Marshall Center Residential Courses scheduled for January 20, 2010 in Garmisch, Germany. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals list [...]
2010-01-14 20:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE4433LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1413)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the George C Marshall Center Residential Courses scheduled for January 20, 2010 in Garmisch, Germany. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals list [...]
2010-01-15 17:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE4569LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 4)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the George C Marshall Center Residential Courses scheduled for January 20, 2010 in Garmisch, Germany. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed [...]
2010-01-15 19:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE5266UNMIK - GUIDANCE FOR JANUARY 22, 2010 SECURITY
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during the UN Security Council debate on the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) scheduled for January 22, 2010. 2. (U) Begin points: Mr. President, I would like to welcome Kosovo Foreign Minister Skender Hyseni [...]
2010-01-19 23:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL KV
10STOCKHOLM3SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY: GOOD ON AF/PAK AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Swedes pushed forward each of their Presidency priorities, from financial sector reform to climate change and institutional reform. Unlike France in August 2008 and the Czech Republic in February 2009, Sweden did not face a Russian surprise (aided by approving the Nordstream [...]
2010-01-08 08:57:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SENV KGHG EUN SW
10STOCKHOLM89SWEDEN'S FOREIGN POLICY STATEMENT 2010 - NO MORE
[...] On February 17, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt presented the Government's annual Foreign Policy Statement to the Parliament -- the first such statement to be delivered since the Lisbon Treaty came into force. In it, Bildt outlined a Swedish foreign policy more integrated into the EU's Com [...]
2010-02-26 14:46:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PMDL PREL SW
10TBILISI198GEORGIA: 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 07:25:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
10TIRANA27ALBANIA - FLOODING UPDATE JANUARY 13
[...] (SBU) Over the last 24 hours flooding from both the Drin and Buna rivers in northern Albania receded slightly. Water levels in the three dams in the region improved. The level at Fierze, the largest dam, has receded to 290.2 meters (the maximum allowable level is 296m); at Koman it has recede [...]
2010-01-13 15:56:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID SENV SOCI PHUM AL
10TIRANA44RFG: ALBANIA REQUESTS U.S. CO-SPONSOR DISARMAMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Action request. Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta met with Ambassador on January 21 to formally request U.S. assistance in organizing and hosting a two-day regional minister-level conference in Tirana on disarmament and demi [...]
2010-01-22 08:05:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM AL
10TIRANA54INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT: PART TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 15:43:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10USNATO48NATO SHOULD FACTOR NORTHERN STRATEGY INTO KFOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 29, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and non-NATO KFOR contributors discussed with EU representatives the situation in Kosovo and NATO's way ahead on the KFOR drawdown after reaching Gate 1 (10,000 troops) of deterrent presence. Stressing the importance of integrating [...]
2010-02-02 16:55:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI AFDB
10USNATO51CFE/VCC: RFG - EXPERTS RECONSIDER IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 6 below. 2. (C) Summary. Verification Coordination Committee (VCC) Experts initiated a discussion on a draft review of implementation coordination procedures during their January 22 meeting. Proposals to improve Allied coordination includ [...]
2010-02-03 15:41:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL MCAP MASS MARR
10USNATO69SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCASKILL
[...] (U) Welcome to Brussels, and to NATO! 2. (SBU) Your visit comes at an exciting time for NATO as Allies redouble our efforts to succeed operationally while working together to redefine NATO to meet the security challenges of the future. America is playing a key role, as we have in the past, [...]
2010-02-12 17:39:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO RS
10USNATO7ALLIES STRESS CAUTION AND SOLIDARITY ON KFOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 6,the North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreed on the need to ensure KFOR maintains adequate troop levels and force mobility during the drawdown. The U.S. and a large number of Allies stressed that the KFOR move to deterrent presence must be a conditions-based process with [...]
2010-01-08 14:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI AFDB
10USOSCE14OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 22, 2009 -
[...] (C) Kazakhstani DCM Suleimenov told A/DCM December 22 that Kazakhstan had received preliminary inquiries from Iran regarding the possibility of becoming an OSCE Asian Partner for Cooperation. We note that Suleimenov was previously posted to Iran, speaks the language, maintains ties there, and [...]
2010-01-21 07:20:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG KZ RU AF IR MD TI
10USUNNEWYORK1AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS WITH ICTY'S CHIEF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serge Brammertz, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),met with Ambassador DiCarlo December 1 prior to the ICTY's biannual briefing to the UN Security Council. Brammertz focused his discussion on recent developments with respect [...]
2010-01-05 18:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PREL UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK47UNMIK: TADIC AND HYSENI SPAR ON KOSOVO DURING
[...] SUMMARY. Kosovo SRSG Lamberto Zannier told the Security Council during a January 22 quarterly debate that the security situation remained stable, but fragile, in northern Kosovo due to politicization of issues such as municipalelections and energy delivery. Serbian President Boris Tadic calle [...]
2010-01-26 17:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNMIK SR KV
10USUNNEWYORK48EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 64TH GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 20:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA AL AM AJ BO BK BU HR CY EN
10USUNNEWYORK77AMBASSADOR RAPP (S/SWCI) HOLDS MEETINGS IN NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Stephen Rapp (S/WCI),held meetings in New York February 1, 2 and 5 to take the pulse of the P5, Austria, and Rwanda on the possibility of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) transferring cases to Rwanda's national judicial system where an internat [...]
2010-02-11 22:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYICTY PARM PREF PREL UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK9THE 2010 SECURITY COUNCIL: SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The votes and actions of incoming Security Council members Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria will be more challenging than their predecessors and will require close management on some issues. On the key priority of non-proliferation, Brazil's efforts to d [...]
2010-01-08 17:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
10VALLETTA54MALTA: GOM WILL STUDY PFP SOFA, OFFERS TRAINING
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion with the personal assistant (Chief of Staff)to Malta Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, the Government of Malta (GOM) indicated possible willingness to sign the "Agreement among the States parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participa [...]
2010-01-27 11:00:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALAF MT NATO PGOV PREL
10VIENNA108Copenhagen Accord: Austria to Inscribe via EU
[...] (SBU) On January 22, Ambassador Eacho delivered reftel demarche to EnvirMin Nikolaus Berlakovich (GoA Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Forestry, and Water Management). Berlakovich assured the Ambassador that Austria, along with the other EU countries, would associate itself with the Copen [...]
2010-01-29 08:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG AU END
10VIENNA177SERBS TELL AUSTRIAN FM THEY SEEK "FACE SAVING"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Serbia is not seeking a UN showdown over Kosovo, but might pursue one if it finds no other means to reach a "face saving" resolution of Kosovo's status, Serbian FM Jeremic told Austrian FM Spindelegger during his February 10 visit to Belgrade. Spindelegger warned that a conflict [...]
2010-02-17 13:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KV SR AU
10VIENNA210Consolidation Looming at Raiffeisen Group
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As markets await final 2009 results, consolidation rumors surround Raiffeisen International (RI) -- the second largest lender in eastern Europe and a listed subsidiary of RZB/Raiffeisen Zentralbank (Austria's third largest banking group). RI will likely report an 80% drop in pro [...]
2010-02-25 14:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
10VIENNA63Hypo Alpe Adria Group's Future Unclear Amid Allegations of
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Investigations into the nationalized Hypo Alpe Adria banking group (HAA) are likely to have significant legal and political implications in Austria and beyond. Following the December 14 GoA takeover of HAA (Austria's sixth largest banking group with pre-crisis assets of about EU [...]
2010-01-15 14:49:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN GM AU
10VIENNA872010 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 07:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
10VILNIUS48DEFENSE MINISTER ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Defense Minister Jukneviciene on January 20 asked the Ambassador for USG assistance to provide air transport for President Grybauskaite,s planned visit to Afghanistan this spring. The DefMin hopes to meet with Secretary Gates during [...]
2010-01-26 11:48:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF LH
10YEREVAN105ARMENIA 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 14:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
10ZAGREB100Zagreb Daily Report - February 16, 2010
[...] (U) Senators Voinovich and Shaheen Meet with PM and President: Senators Voinovich and Shaheen visited Zagreb February 15-16 as part of a multi-country tour of the region. They met with PM Kosor, President Mesic, President Elect Josipovic, Defense Minister Vukelic, and FM Jandrokovic. The Sen [...]
2010-02-16 14:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB102Zagreb Daily Report - February 18, 2010
[...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Lew Arrives for Presidential Inauguration: Deputy Secretary Lew arrived in Zagreb on February 17 to attend the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovich. Prior to the February 18 ceremony, the Deputy Secretary met privately with President-elect Josipovic [...]
2010-02-18 12:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
10ZAGREB109CROATIAN RESPONSE REGARDING U.S. POLICY ON IRAN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 10:55:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR HR
10ZAGREB110ZAGREB AIRPORT DIRECTOR DESCRIBES GRIM FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Zagreb Airport Director Tonci Peovic sat down with Ambassador and Econoff on February 12 to discuss the current state of air transport, the performance of the national airline, and problems within the Transport Ministry. According to Peovic, Croatia Airlines is in a dire finan [...]
2010-02-23 11:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ETA EINV HR
10ZAGREB113Zagreb Daily Report - February 24, 2010
[...] (U) Serbian Parliamentary Delegation Continues Visit; President Josipovic Sees Better Relations Ahead: On February 23, the Serbian Parliament's Croatia Friendship Group continued its visit to Zagreb, holding meetings with Sabor Speaker Luka Bebic, Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic and Preside [...]
2010-02-24 14:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB115SENATORS VOINOVICH AND SHAHEEN DISCUSS REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. On February 15 Senators Voinovich and Shaheen met with PM Kosor, Foreign Minister Jandrokovic, Defense Minister Vukelic, then-President Mesic and President-Elect Josipovic. Prime Minister Kosor described the GoC's key goals as completing EU accession negotiations, strengthening [...]
2010-02-25 09:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR OVIP
10ZAGREB116Zagreb Daily Report - February 25, 2010
[...] (U) Economy Ministry Releases Reports on Public Procurement: The Economy Ministry's department for the public procurement system and the State Commission supervising public procurement sent their reports on public procurements for 2009 to the National Council monitoring corruption this week. T [...]
2010-02-25 12:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB117CROATIA TO ABSTAIN IN GOLDSTONE VOTE ON FEBRUARY 26
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 14:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDIO PHUM UNGA HR
10ZAGREB118DS LEW MEETING WITH ALBANIAN PRESIDENT ON SIDELINES OF
[...] (SBU) In a meeting on February 18, prior to the inauguration of Croatia's new president, Ivo Josipovic, Deputy Secretary Lew met with President Topi from Albania. The talks covered Kosovo and regional relations, Albania's domestic situation, and Afghanistan. President Topi thanked the Deputy S [...]
2010-02-26 07:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ZL AL
10ZAGREB119DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW - U.S./SLOVENIA BILAT: AREAS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Lew met Slovenian President Danilo Turk in the margins of the February 18 inauguration of new Croatian President Ivo Josipovic. Lew was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Croatia James Foley and Chief of Staff Piper Campbell. Turk was joined by Dusan Snoj, of [...]
2010-02-26 07:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR SI
10ZAGREB12ZAGREB DAILY REPORT: JANUARY 7, 2010
[...] (U) RULING COALITION SUPPORTS PM KOSOR: Following its decision to expel former PM Ivo Sanader from party membership, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) leadership headed by Prime Minister and party president Jadranka Kosor met January 5 with its coalition partners, the Croatian Peasant Party [...]
2010-01-07 13:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB121DS LEW IN ZAGREB: NATO PARTNERSHIP, EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew traveled to Zagreb February 17-18 as head of the presidential delegation to the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovic. Croatia's ISAF contributions, EU accession and role in the region emerged as key themes of the visit. In addition [...]
2010-02-26 13:08:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PVOV HR
10ZAGREB122ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: FEBRUARY 26, 2010
[...] (U) Political relations between Croatia and Serbia are stagnating, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said in a February 25 television interview; although he stressed that the countries had good cooperation on economic, police, judicial and cultural issues. Jandrokovic was respondin [...]
2010-02-26 14:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON HR
10ZAGREB14PRESIDENTIAL RACE TIGHTENS; CANDIDATES PRESENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP),and independent candidate Milan Bandic, who is the mayor of Zagreb, are competing in the January 10 presidential run-off election. They share similar positions on key foreign policy issues, such as th [...]
2010-01-08 14:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HR
10ZAGREB16IVO JOSIPOVIC ELECTED CROATIA'S THIRD PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP),won the run-off election on January 10 garnering 60 percent of the vote to become Croatia's third president. Just after midnight, the Croatian Electoral Commission announced preliminary results (with 99 percent [...]
2010-01-11 12:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB19ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 11, 2010
[...] (U) IVO JOSIPOVIC WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party, won the run-off election on January 10, garnering 60 percent of the vote to defeat Milan Bandic and become Croatia's third president. Josipovic won an outright majority in 1 [...]
2010-01-11 14:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB20EMBASSY ZAGREB RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS FOR OSCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 16:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER OSCE HR
10ZAGREB26AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER KOSOR
[...] SUMMARY: I saw Prime Minister Kosor for 75 minutes January 11 to discuss the fallout from the Sanader "political coup" attempt (reftels) and a range of issues, including Croatia's EU accession negotiations, ICTY cooperation, energy relationship with Russia and prospects for improving ties wi [...]
2010-01-12 14:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB27ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 12, 2010
[...] (U) AMBASSADOR FOLEY MEETS WITH PM KOSOR: Kosor said strengthening the economy, completing EU accession negotiations, establishing Croatia as a "model" NATO member, and tackling corruption will be the GoC's top priority this year. Ambassador Foley reaffirmed support for Kosor's objectives and [...]
2010-01-12 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON HR
10ZAGREB30ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 13, 2010
[...] (U) PM KOSOR MEETING WITH SLOVENE PM PAHOR TODAY: Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor is traveling to Kranjska Gora in Slovenia today for a working lunch with Slovenian PM Borut Pahor. Topics for discussion will include the status of the Slovenia-Croatia Arbitration Agreement for the border dispute [...]
2010-01-14 08:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON HR
10ZAGREB31ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 14, 2010
[...] (U) SLOVENIA POISED TO LIFT RESERVATIONS ON TWO CHAPTERS: Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and his Croatian counterpart Jadranka Kosor said January 14 they were ready to clear the way for Zagreb's EU membership talks next month. "My wish is that, by the next EU-Croatia accession conference [...]
2010-01-14 11:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON HR
10ZAGREB32CROATIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President-elect Josipovic's first foreign policy priority will be supporting Croatia's EU accession, where his clear views on some key issues -- including corruption and cooperation with the ICTY -- should give a boost to Croatia's prospects for expeditious completion. Josipovi [...]
2010-01-14 11:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB34CROATIA 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: For more than a decade after the end of the war in 1995, Croatia enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. Investment activity slowed substantially in 2009, due partly to the global fi [...]
2010-01-15 11:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
10ZAGREB35ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 15, 2010
[...] (U) INAUGURATION FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSIPOVIC TO BE HELD FEB 18: President-Elect of Croatia Dr. Ivo Josipovic's inauguration will be held February 18 in Zagreb. According to Dr. Mirando Mrsic, Josipovic's campaign director, Josipovic is inviting the heads of state or government from all Euro [...]
2010-01-15 12:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON HR
10ZAGREB36CROATIAN RESPONSE ON CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL NATO AF HR
10ZAGREB43ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 20, 2010
[...] (SBU) PRESIDENT MESIC'S COMMENTS ON OPPOSING RS SECESSION WITH MILITARY ACTION: According to local media, in an informal chat with reporters on January 18, President Mesic said that, if Republika Srpska (RS) in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) voted in a referendum to secede from BiH, then the RS "wo [...]
2010-01-20 13:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB44ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 19, 2010
[...] (U) HUNGARIAN PM HIGHLIGHTS RELATIONS ON ENERGY DURING VISIT TO CROATIA: Hungarian PM Bajnai visited Croatia on January 18, the first prime minister to visit Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor since she took office. The main topic of their meeting was energy, and both expressed hope that [...]
2010-01-20 13:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ENRG HR
10ZAGREB45ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 21, 2010
[...] (U) PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ISSUE STATEMENT CLARIFYING MESIC'S RECENT COMMENTS ON BiH: Mesic's office released a statement on January 21 responding to "certain nervous and unfounded reactions" to this week's comments by Mesic that Croatia would be ready to respond militarily if Republika Srpska mo [...]
2010-01-21 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB46EU AMBASSADOR ON KEY ACCESSION ISSUES FOR CROATIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Foley on January 21, the EU Ambassador to Croatia, Paul Vandoren, and his Deputy, David Hudson, reviewed the current status of Croatian accession negotiations. Noting the "strong desire on the part of EU member states to bring (Croatia's) accession p [...]
2010-01-21 14:41:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF ECON SR HR
10ZAGREB48Zagreb Daily Report - January 22, 2010
[...] (U) Prosecutors Open Formal Corruption Investigation of Former Deputy Prime Minister: Media reported on January 21 that the Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime (USKOK) has opened a formal investigation of Damir Polancec, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Eco [...]
2010-01-22 11:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
10ZAGREB49PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSIPOVIC REVIEWS FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 21 meeting with Ambassador Foley, Croatian president-elect Ivo Josipovic reviewed the foreign policy priorities for his mandate. Beginning with an affirmation of Croatia's excellent relationship with the US as a NATO ally, Josipovic went on to express his appreciati [...]
2010-01-22 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB5ZAGREB DAILY REPORT: JANUARY 4, 2009
[...] (U) FORMER PM SANADER ANNOUNCES RETURN TO ACTIVE POLITICS: Former Croatian PM Ivo Sanader held a special press conference at the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) headquarters on January 3 in which he indicated that his withdrawal from politics last year had been a mistake and announced his retu [...]
2010-01-04 13:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB50Zagreb Daily Report - January 25, 2010
[...] (U) Chief State Prosecutor to be reappointed: Media are reporting that Croatian Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic is almost assured reappointment after the heads of all parties in the governing coalition expressed their support over the weekend. That should ensure Bajic a majority of votes de [...]
2010-01-25 12:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB51CROATIAN RESPONSE REGARDING OUTREACH ON LONDON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF HR
10ZAGREB52Zagreb Daily Report - January 26, 2010
[...] (U) SDP Announces Six Months of Cooperation on Economic Reforms: Former Social Democratic Party (SDP) Finance Minister, Slavko Linic, a close confidant to SDP chief, Zoran Milanovic, announced on Monday that Croatia's main opposition party is prepared to cooperate with the government to find bi [...]
2010-01-26 12:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB53CROATIAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING FORMER PM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic has outlined to us several ongoing corruption cases targeting former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and other top government officials. Prosecutors are developing at least one case against the former PM which could result in his indictment, and they are [...]
2010-01-26 13:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR HR
10ZAGREB54CROATIAN MFA ON TRILATERAL TALKS ON BOSNIA AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Croatian MFA readout of the January 14 trilateral meeting between Croatia, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH),the GoC sought to improve political protection for the Bosnian Croats in the Federation. The GoC believes that relaxing tensions between the Croat and Bo [...]
2010-01-26 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK TU
10ZAGREB55NEW DIPLOMATIC CHANNEL OPEN TO IMPROVE RELATIONS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In a meeting on January 20, MFA State Secretary Bozinovic discussed with the Ambassador the recently opened channel with Serbian President Boris Tadic to improve bilateral relations. Bozinovic believed there was good will on both sides to try and tackle the complicated open i [...]
2010-01-26 14:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PREF SR HR
10ZAGREB56ICTY TASK FORCE TO CONTINUE ONCE CHAPTER 23 OPENS,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Foley briefed Justice Minister Ivan Simonovic on his trip to London to discuss Croatia's investigation into missing war crimes documents and the UK's block on Chapter 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) in Croatia's EU accession negotiations. Although some in the B [...]
2010-01-26 15:34:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KAWC ICTY HR
10ZAGREB57HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VISIT OF PRIME
[...] (C) Summary. Hungary's ambassador to Croatia, Peter Gyorkos, sat down with Pol/Econ Counselor and Econ Officer on January 22 to discuss the recent visit of the Hungarian Prime Minister to Croatia, and to explain Hungary's increasing nervousness regarding Croatia's energy relations with Russia [...]
2010-01-26 16:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL HU HR
10ZAGREB59Zagreb Daily Report - January 27, 2010
[...] (U) Chief ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz Comments on Missing Artillery Logs: Addressing the European Parliament on January 26, the Hague Tribunal's Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, said that so far the desired results have still not been achieved from Croatia's efforts to cooperate in the matter o [...]
2010-01-27 12:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB6FORMER PM'S SURPRISE RETURN TO POLITICS MAY LEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After an extraordinary meeting of the presidency of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),the party leaked to the press that the HDZ presidency decided to expel former premier Ivo Sanader from the party. While the HDZ will not release an official statement stripping Sanader of his [...]
2010-01-04 15:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV HR
10ZAGREB60CROATIA TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 15:09:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG PGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB61Zagreb Daily Report - January 28, 2010
[...] (U) President Mesic Welcomes Reported UK, Belgian and Finnish Decision to Lift Blockade on Judiciary Chapter in EU Negotiations: Responding to reports that at an EU enlargement working group in Brussels earlier this week, the UK, Belgian and Finnish (although not the Dutch) representatives had [...]
2010-01-28 11:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB65Zagreb Daily Report - January 29, 2010
[...] (U) Croatian Coverage of London Conference on Afghanistan: The MFA and press reported that FM Jandrokovic attended the international conference on Afghanistan in London on January 28. The FM confirmed Croatia's commitment to ISAF and highlighted the efforts underway to help Afghans assume resp [...]
2010-01-29 12:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB66CROATIA ANNOUNCES BAILOUT FUND PLAN FOR STRUGGLING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kosor announced a much-anticipated crisis financing initiative for struggling enterprises on January 28. This "bailout" plan is the first major initiative of an economic strategy to fight the recession, and has already received the support of the opposition SDP. [...]
2010-01-29 14:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB69Zagreb Daily Report - February 1, 2010
[...] (U) Former Defense Minister's Trial on Military Truck Procurement Case Begins at the Zagreb County Court: On Friday, January 29, the trial of former Defense Minister Berislav Roncevic, and former MoD State Secretary Ivo Bacic began in Zagreb. Roncevic and Bacic, who are charged with the illegal [...]
2010-02-01 12:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB70CROATIAN RESPONSE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 13:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI HR
10ZAGREB71PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DISCUSSES CROATIA'S
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: PM Kosor will visit Moscow on February 22. Croatia's main aim will be to secure a new gas supply contract with Russia, as the current one expires in late 2010. GoC is also interested in talking about Croatia's possible inclusion in South Stream, but only on a 50/50 basis. [...]
2010-02-02 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG HR RU
10ZAGREB72Zagreb Daily Report - February 2, 2010
[...] (U) Croatia's Exports Decline By 20.3 Percent, Imports by 25.7 Percent: Croatia's exports of $11 billion for 2009 represent a 20.3 percent decline from 2008, while 2009 imports declined 25.7 percent to $22.3 billion, according to statistics from the Croatian National Bank. The sharper drop in [...]
2010-02-02 11:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB76CROATIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CITIES COP-15
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 14:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA CITES HR AORC UNEP
10ZAGREB77Zagreb Daily Report - February 3, 2010
[...] (U) Economy Minister Meets with Shipyard Unions; Announces Tender Dates: Economy Minister Popijac met on February 2 with representatives of the principal shipyard workers' unions to explain the terms of the upcoming shipyard privatization tender. Unions expressed cautious optimism to the media [...]
2010-02-03 12:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
10ZAGREB8ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 5, 2010
[...] (U) FORMER PM SANADER'S PARTY MEMBERSHIP REVOKED: In response to former Prime Minister Sanader's January 4 decision to return to active politics and in view of his criticism of the leadership of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),PM Kosor announced on January 5 that the party had revoked his [...]
2010-01-05 13:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB81Zagreb Daily Report - February 4, 2010
[...] (U) Kosor Meets Merkel in Berlin: Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on February 3, in Berlin. Speaking at a press conference, Merkel thanked Kosor for her "... brave policies amidst an economic crisis." Merkel added that she was pleased that Croatia [...]
2010-02-04 13:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB82NEW ECONOMY MINISTER GIVES DOWNBEAT ASSESSMENT OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recently appointed Minister of Economy Duro Popijac sat down with Ambassador on February 2 to discuss Croatia's upcoming shipyard privatization effort, new economic stimulus measures, and potential reforms to improve Croatia's anemic business and investment climate. The Minist [...]
2010-02-04 15:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON PREL HR
10ZAGREB83Zagreb Daily Report - February 5, 2010
[...] (U) Finnish and Spanish FMs Express Optimism over Croatia's EU Bid: Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said in Brussels on Thursday that, during its six-month presidency of the European Union, Spain would dedicate the greatest possible attention to Croatia so that the country coul [...]
2010-02-05 11:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB84SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Zagreb on February 15 comes in the final week of President Stipe Mesic's second and final term in office, and just three days before the inauguration of Ivo Josipovic, an opposition Social Democrat and legal scholar, who will become Croatia's third president since independen [...]
2010-02-05 13:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA PGOV HR
10ZAGREB85Zagreb Daily Report - February 8, 2010
[...] (U) British Ambassador Says UK Ready to Discuss Opening Positions for Chapter 23: British Ambassador David Blunt told Croatian media on February 6 that full cooperation with the ICTY is "an absolute precondition for EU accession. But he added that, "Since September 2009, we have seen far mor [...]
2010-02-08 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB86AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER SUKER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Ivan Suker is relatively upbeat about Croatia's economic prospects, feeling that the government has managed its fiscal situation fairly well. While acknowledging that some further reforms, such as improving labor participation rates, are needed, he appears unwil [...]
2010-02-08 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV HR
10ZAGREB87Zagreb Daily Report - February 9, 2010
[...] (U) Chief of Training and Exercises of U.S. Army Europe in Zagreb: The Chief of Training and Exercises of the U.S. Army Europe was in Zagreb on February 3-5 to propose the concept of Exercise IMMEDIATE RESPONSE '11 for which Croatia would be the host nation. The exercise envisages a bilateral [...]
2010-02-09 11:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB88SERBIAN AMBASSADOR OUTLINES PLANS ON UPCOMING
[...] (C) Summary: The Serbian Ambassador to Croatia says Belgrade is looking to improve relations with Zagreb. Planned parliamentary visits could help improve the dialogue. GoS is proposing March 25 for regional ministerial on refugees, but projects that agreement on better data regarding refugee [...]
2010-02-09 11:35:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL UNHCR HR SR
10ZAGREB9PM'S BOLD MOVE AGAINST EX-PM IS A STRONG SIGNAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister and chief of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Jadranka Kosor announced on the evening of January 4 that the HDZ presidency had decided to strip former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader of his membership in the party. Kosor emphasized that Sanader's criticism of the [...]
2010-01-05 14:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV HR
10ZAGREB92SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO ZAGREB
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Zagreb on February 18 for the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovic, will send a clear signal of support for the new president and the US-Croatia relationship overall. Josipovic is a well-respected legal scholar and self-professed "europhile" who was nomi [...]
2010-02-11 12:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA PGOV HR
10ZAGREB94Zagreb Daily Report - February 11, 2010
[...] (U) Ambassador Foley Visits Vukovar and Marks the Beginning of Student Dormitory Renovation: Ambassador Foley visited Vukovar February 9-10 to mark the start of a $430,000 renovation of the Student Dormitory in the Vukovar neighborhood of Borovo Naselje. This U.S. financed Humanitarian Civic As [...]
2010-02-11 14:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
10ZAGREB97PODRAVKA CORRUPTION CASE TIED TO XXXXXXXXXXXX AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The investigation of former Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec and the Podravka food company (which is 26 percent state-owned) is uncovering a growing scandal and has now tied Podravka's financing schemes to the XXXXXXXXXXXX. The majority of Podravka's board are under arrest. Prosecu [...]
2010-02-12 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR HU HR
10ZAGREB98Zagreb Daily Report - February 12, 2010
[...] (U) Slovenia to Unblock 2 Chapters in Croatia's EU Entry Talks Next Week: Local media are reporting that Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor confirmed on Thursday that his government would lift its reserve on at least two policy chapters in Croatia's EU membership negotiations, which means the [...]
2010-02-12 13:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
91ZAGREB1189WGYOOL: RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN
[...] SUMMARY: AS REPORTED IN SEPTEL, THE FOLLOWING IS AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE SIXTEEN RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT REGARDING THE POLITICAL CONDITIONS IN CROATIA AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTION ON THE SOVEREIGNTY AND INDEPENDENCE OF CROATIA. END S [...]
1991-08-06 11:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV
91ZAGREB1569 REPORTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
[...] WE HAVE COMPILED A SERIES OF REPORTS FROM THE EC OBSERVERS (WHO WERE IN GRUBISNO POLJE ON NOVEMBER 6 AND PLAN TO RETURN NOVEMBER 7),THE FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT OF THE JNA, AND CROATIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS ON EVENTS, ALLEGED AND OTHERWISE, THAT HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN PLACE IN WESTERN SLAVONIA. TH [...]
1991-11-07 16:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS
91ZAGREB1589CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER APPEALS TO UN
[...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF NOVEMBER 11, 1991 LETTER FROM DR. ZVONIMIR SEPAROVIC ADDRESSED TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPEALING FOR ASSISTANCE FOR DUBROVNIK. BEGIN TEXT. SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UN NEW YORK NOVEMBER 11, 1991 GENTLEMEN, ACCORDING TO LATEST NEWS DUBROVNIK - THE TOWN UNDER U [...]
1991-10-12 12:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV
91ZAGREB1658 ZAGREB UPDATE, NOVEMBER 25, 1991
[...] (U) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT TUDJMAN WENT ON CROATIAN TELEVISION YESTERDAY TO DENOUNCE ALLEGED RIGHTIST AND JNA COVERT PLOTS TO BRING DOWN HIS GOVERNMENT. THE EVACUATION OF JNA INSTALLATIONS IN THE ZAGREB AREA HAS BEGUN, THOUGH NOT ALTOGETHER SMOOTHLY. SHELLING IN OSIJEK WAS REPORTED TODAY. [...]
1991-11-25 17:47:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS MARR PHUM
91ZAGREB1661ZAGREB UPDATE, NOVEMBER 26, 1991
[...] No summary [...]
1991-11-26 14:32:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL HR
92ZAGREB1002 CROATIAN PRESS ON THE DUBROVNIK FRONT,
[...] No summary [...]
1992-06-17 12:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR MOPS BI HR
92ZAGREB1028 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 23, 1992
[...] THE OSIJEK MAYOR THREATENED TO RESIGN IF THE MILITARY DOES NOT POLICE UP LAWLESS ELEMENTS WITHIN ITS RANKS. THE MOD AGAIN DENIED THAT CROATIAN UNITS ARE FIGHTING IN BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA. VP MESIC CALLED ON HDZ CROATS IN B-H TO COOPERATE WITH ALL POLITICAL UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-06-22 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM MOPS EC HR
92ZAGREB1036 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 24, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT HAS APPEALED FOR FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION TO HELP STEM THE TIDE OF CONTINUED SERB/JNA AGGRESSION. STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN RAMLJAK DISCUSSED UNPROFOR DEVELOPMENTS WITH FORCE COMMANDER GENERAL NAMBIAR. EC REPRESENTATIVE UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-06-24 14:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN PHUM MOPS EC HR
92ZAGREB1056 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 26, 1992
[...] LOCAL PRESS REPORTS IT IS ALL QUIET TODAY ON THE DRNIS FRONT, BUT UNPROFOR HAS POSTPONED ITS TAKEOVER OF SECTOR SOUTH UNTIL THE CEASEFIRE IS RESPECTED. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 01056 01 OF 03 261351Z PRESIDENT TUDJ [...]
1992-06-26 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN HR BK MOPS
92ZAGREB1169 LETTER TO SECRETARY BAKER FROM FOREIGN
[...] PROVIDED HEREIN IS TEXT OF A LETTER FAXED TO THE CONSULATE FROM CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZDENKO SKRABALO, REGARDING THE SITUATION IN BOSNIA -HERCEGOVINA (ENGLISH VERSION AS PROVIDEDB CROATIANS). UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZA [...]
1992-07-14 12:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB146LETTER OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN
[...] THERE FOLLOWS LETTER OF JANUARY 21 OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CONCERNING HIS WRITINGS AND PERSONAL VIEWS ON THE UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS SITUATION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN CROATIA. BEGIN TEXT. JANUARY 21, 1992 DEAR MEMBER OF CONGRESS: ON BEHALF OF [...]
1992-01-30 12:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV
92ZAGREB1526 CGYOOL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE UPDATE NO. 38
[...] THIS REPORT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF, DAILY UPDATE ON THE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SITUATION IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA WITH REGARD TO CONVOYS, COORDINATION, DISTRIBUTION OF U.S.-DONATED ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS. AIRPORT UPDATE -------------- 2. THE SARAJEVO AIRLIFT IS [...]
1992-08-20 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID MASS PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB1854 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: SEPT 28, 1992
[...] AS UN/EC PEACE ENVOYS VANCE AND OWEN MET WITH CROATIAN AUTHORITIES IN ZAGREB LAST FRIDAY, THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENT ERUPTED INTO DEBATE OVER THE PASSAGE OF A LAW GRANTING AMNESTY TO SOME OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR SERBIA AGAINST CROATIA. A SECOND SESSION OF CROATIA'S NEW NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL [...]
1992-09-28 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF ECON HR BK
92ZAGREB1869 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: SEPT 29, 1992
[...] THE PRESIDENTS OF CROATIA AND SERBIA WILL MEET IN GENEVA TOMORROW (SEPTEMBER 30) TO DISCUSS BILATERAL ISSUES. THE CROATIAN RED CROSS HAS REGISTERED 26,110 MISSING PERSONS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. ULTRA-RIGHTIST LEADER PARAGA MAINTAINS THAT LARGE QUANTITIES OF ARMS FOUND DURING A SEA [...]
1992-09-29 16:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PREF ECON HR BK
92ZAGREB1962 CGY001: UNPROFOR'S DAUNTING TASK IN CROATIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. A REGIME OF EXTRAORDINARY BRUTALITY HOLDS SWAY IN SERBIAN-DOMINATED VUKOVAR AND ELSEWHERE IN THE SECTOR EAST UNITED NATIONS PROTECTED AREA (UNPA) OF CROATIA. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDEN [...]
1992-10-09 12:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PREF HR
92ZAGREB2038 CYGOOL: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF SPECIFIC AND GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (B-H) BASED ON PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE SUBJECTS NAMED. THE SUBJECTS IN THIS REPORT AGREED TO SPEAK ONLY AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCES THAT THEIR NAMES WOULD NOT BE USED PUBLICLY FOR F [...]
1992-10-16 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2173 CYGOOL: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF SPECIFIC AND GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (B-H) BASED ON PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE SUBJECTS NAMED. THE SUBJECTS IN THIS REPORT AGREED TO SPEAK ONLY AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCES THAT THEIR NAMES WOULD NOT/NOT BE USED PUBLICLY F [...]
1992-10-27 16:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR
92ZAGREB2203 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: OCT 29, 1992
[...] CROATIAN BUDGET DEFICIT HITS 400 BILLION DINARS (ALMOST USD 890 MILLION). PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TELLS ISLANDERS THAT RECONSTRUCTION IS NUMBER ONE GOAL. SERBS DESTROY BOSANSKI BROD CATHOLIC CHURCH. ZUPANJA HIT BY 12 SERBIAN SHELLS. B-10,000 CROATIAN ARMY SOLDIERS TO BE [...]
1992-10-29 16:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2243 CGYOOL: CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN PRESIDENTS
[...] FOLLOWING A PUBLIC EXCHANGE OF RECRIMINATORY LETTERS BY PRESIDENTS IZETBEGOVIC AND TUDJMAN (REFS A AND B),THE TWO LEADERS MET IN ZAGREB ON SUNDAY, NOV 1, TO ATTEMPT TO IRON OUT THEIR DIFFERENCES. TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE START OF THE MEETING SHOWED B-H HDZ LEADER MATE BOBAN NEXT TO IZETBEG [...]
1992-11-02 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS HR BK
92ZAGREB2263CGYOOL-ICRC REPORTS RELEASE OF 87 DETAINEES.
[...] ICRC-ZAGREB REPORTS THE RELEASE, ON NOVEMBER 3, OF 87 PRISONERS FROM B-H CAMPS. SIXTY-ONE PRISONERS HELD BY SERBIAN FORCES IN KAMENICA (NEAR DRVAR) HAVE BEEN RELEASED AND TRANSFERED BY ICRC TO THE TRANSIT CENTER IN KARLOVAC (REPUBLIC OF CROATIA) RUN BY UNHCR. ANOTHER GROUP OF 25 SERBIAN PRI [...]
1992-11-03 15:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID MASS PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2290 CGYOOL: TUDJMAN SUMMONS DIP CORPS; SPELLS
[...] PRESIDENT TUDJMAN SUMMONED ALL ZAGREB CHIEFS OF LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 02290 01 OF 06 051640Z MISSION TO THE "PREDSJEDNICKI DVORI" NOVEMBER 4 TO HEAR A STATEMENT OF CROATIAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON A RANGE OF [...]
1992-11-05 16:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2362 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: NOV 12, 1992
[...] EX-JNA GENERAL GOES ON TRIAL IN SPLIT FOR WAR CRIMES. CROATIA AND RUSSIA SIGN NATURAL GAS DEAL. FIRST PRISONERS PARDONED UNDER NEW AMNESTY LAW. SERBIAN CAPO MARTIC THREATENS UNPROFOR. KRSKO A-PLANT RESTARTED AFTER MECHANICAL PROBLEM. ZUPANIJA AND SECTOR NORTH VILLAGE SHELLED BY [...]
1992-11-12 15:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2392 CGYOOL -- APPROACHING THE BREAKING POINT:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS CABLE RESPONDS TO REF A'S REQUEST FOR OUR CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 02392 01 OF 09 131606Z CANDID APPRAISAL OF THE REFUGEE SITUATION IN CROATIA. REF B CONVEYED THE GOC'S LATES [...]
1992-11-13 16:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2400 CGYOOL: UNPROFOR CHIEF SPEAKS OF ANARCHY IN
[...] WE REPORT HEREIN FOR THE RECORD RECENT PUBLIC REMARKS BY UNPROFOR CIVILIAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR CEDRIC THORNBERRY REGARDING THE SITUATION IN THE CROATIAN UNPA'S AND PINK ZONES. REFERING TO SECTORS EAST AND SOUTH, THORNBERRY DECLARED, "GANGS OF TERRORISTS ROAM THE AREA, THERE ARE POLICE FORCES WH [...]
1992-11-16 15:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM HR
92ZAGREB2405 CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
[...] ON COMPLETION OF THEIR VISIT TO MACEDONIA AND CROATIA NOVEMBER 15, A HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION COMPRISED OF SEN. DENNIS DECONCINI AND REP. FRANK MCCLOSKEY ISSUED A STATEMENT CALLING FOR: IMMEDIATE RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA; INCLUSION OF MACEDONIA IN UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-11-16 16:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2505 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: NOV 25, 1992
[...] EC MONITORS "CLEAR" CROATIA OF ALLEGATIONS OF NO-FLY BAN VIOLATIONS. SOME PROGRESS ON RESIDENCY PERMITS ISSUED. MUP REPORTS AN INCREASE IN CRIME. OPPOSITION ROUNDTABLE QUESTIONS GOVERNMENT REDISTRICTING PLAN. SERB GUNNERS CONTINUE SHELLING CROATIAN TOWNS. 14 SERBS INDICTED IN [...]
1992-11-25 15:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2517 CGYOOL: CODEL DECONCINI OPENS THE MASH;
[...] UNDER HELSINKI COMMISSION AUSPICES, SENATOR DECONCINI AND REP. MCCLOSKEY VISITED CROATIA NOV 15. THEY HELPED OFFICIALLY OPEN THE U.S. ARMY MASH UNIT AT ZAGREB AIRPORT AND INTERVIEWED SEVERAL MEN FROM THE LATEST GROUP OF SERBIAN DEATH CAMP SURVIVORS IN KARLOVAC. PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TOLD THE COD [...]
1992-11-27 13:07:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR BK MK
92ZAGREB2522 CGYOOL: PRES TUDJMAN TELLS SENATOR MOYNIHAN
[...] IN A LATE EVENING MEETING NOV 27, SENATOR MOYNIHAN SHARED WITH PRESIDENT TUDJMAN HIS IMPRESSIONS AFTER HAVING PERSONALLY VIEWED THE DEVASTATION IN SARAJEVO, MOSTAR, AND THE DUBROVNIK AREA. THE SENATOR SAID HE HAD BEEN TOLD BY UNHCR IN SARAJEVO THAT THE CITY IS DOWN TO ONLY ONE DAY'S FOOD SUP [...]
1992-11-30 09:18:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2532 CYGOOL: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-
[...] (LOU) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS ON SPECIFIC AND GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (B-H). ON OCTOBER 27, THE EMBASSY RECEIVED AN EIGHT-PAGE LETTER IN CROATIAN, ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT BUSH, FROM SAID MUMINOVIC, A MUSLIM REFUGEE FROM BRCKO, BOSNIA. IN THE LETTER, MU [...]
1992-11-30 15:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2544 CYGOOL: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS ON SPECIFIC AND GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (B-H) BASED ON PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE SUBJECTS NAMED. THE SUBJECT IN THIS REPORT AGREED TO SPEAK ONLY AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCES THAT HIS NAME WOULD NOT/NOT BE USED PUBLICLY FOR [...]
1992-12-01 10:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2586 CGY001: THE UGLY VIRUS OF MORAL SYMMETRY -
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. --------------- SUMMARY COMMENT --------------- 2. WE ARE FRANKLY APPALLED BY THE THRICE-REPEATED CLAIM IN REF A THAT THE EVENTS IN AND AROUND PROZOR OVER 6 WEEKS AGO CONSTITUTE HARD EVIDENCE OF PAST AND LIKELY FUTURE CROATIAN ETHNIC CLEANSING IN BOSNIA. F [...]
1992-12-03 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2592CGYOOL: PRES. TUDJMAN SAYS HE IS UNWILLING
[...] AT HIS MONTHLY PRESS CONFERENCE PRESIDENT TUDJMAN SAID IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCUSS EXTENDING UNPROFOR'S MANDATE. HE EXPLAINED GENERAL BOBETKO'S MEETING WITH GENERAL MLADIC AS AIMED AT STOPPING ATTACKS ON CROATIA AND DENYING BELGRADE'S ALLEGATIONS THAT CROATIA HAD 18 OR 19 BRIGADES IN B-H. HE [...]
1992-12-03 18:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HR
92ZAGREB2621 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 8, 1992
[...] CROATIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CALLS FOR MORE ACTION. TAX EVADERS TO BE THE TARGET OF ZAGREB'S NEW FINANCIAL POLICE. SERBIAN LEADER IN CROATIA CALLS FOR TOUGHER UN MANDATE. OSIJEK CITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN RETALIATES AGAINST CRITICAL NEWS STORY. B-H PRESIDENT IZETBEGOVIC CONTINUES TALKS WITH CRO [...]
1992-12-08 16:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2783 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 21, 1992
[...] FORMER FSO SAYS CROATIA WILL HAVE TO USE FORCE TO REGAIN OCCUPIED TERRITORY. 1,115 CHILDREN FROM B-H GO TO LIBYA TO STUDY AS PARLIAMENTARY GROUP VISITS WITH GHADAFFI. HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP REPORTS 30,000 WOMEN RAPED IN B-H WHILE 50,000 ARE STILL HELD IN PRISON CAMPS. MANJACA PRISON CAMP CLOS [...]
1992-12-21 16:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS PREL PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2816 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 24, 1992
[...] KRIVOKUCA MURDER UNDER INTENSE INVESTIGATION. UNPROFOR FALLS SHORT IN REQUEST FOR CHRISTMAS VISITS TO SECTOR SOUTH. SPLIT SUMMONS 29 EX-JNA TO ANSWER FOR WAR CRIMES. NEW TRADE LAW PAVES WAY FOR CONCESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. END SUMMARY. ------------------------------------------ MURDER OF L [...]
1992-12-24 12:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PHUM PREL HR
92ZAGREB2828 CGYOO1: WAR CRIMES COMMISSION REQUEST
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02828 281435Z 2. IZETBEGOVIC FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR HAJRUDIN SOMUN HAS PASSED TO US A VIDEOTAPE DEALING WITH THE SITUATION IN B-H AND REPORTED WAR CRIMES. TH [...]
1992-12-28 14:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL HR BK SR
92ZAGREB2829 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 28, 1992
[...] NOISEMAKERS RESOUND THROUGHOUT ZAGREB OVER THE HOLIDAY. 130,000 DEAD IN WAR BY BOSNIAN COUNT. B-H BATTLES RAGE ON OVER WEEKEND. LASIC IS NEW CROAT REP ON B-H PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL. CANADIANS RETREAT FROM B-H. GERMAN AF CHIEF FLIES IN TO REVIEW SOLDIERS. RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO SECT [...]
1992-12-28 14:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM HR BK CA RS GM
92ZAGREB2856 NBC "TODAY" REQUEST TO INTERVIEW CHARGE
[...] NBC "TODAY" SHOW REPORTER/PRODUCER MURIEL RUBINE IS IN CROATIA PREPARING A PIECE ON ATROCITIES IN BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, FOCUSSED HEAVILY ON THE WIDELY- PUBLICIZED REPORTS OF MASS RAPE. SHE HAS BEEN INTERVIEWING VICTIMS, WITNESSES, AND CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN ACTIVISTS ON THIS ISSUE. SHE HAS ASKE [...]
1992-12-31 10:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC HR BK
92ZAGREB2863 1992 CROATIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT -- EMBASSY
[...] LIMITED OFFICIAL USE -- ENTIRE TEXT. ----------------------------------------- GENERAL COMMENTS ON DEPARTMENT'S RE-DRAFT ----------------------------------------- LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02863 01 OF 08 [...]
1992-12-31 18:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KSPR HR BK
92ZAGREB395 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 3, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN PRESS CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE PROPOSED LAW ON THE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA, NOTING THAT PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF TV AND RADIO STATIONS WOULD BE PERMITTED IF THE LAW AS DRAFTED IS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN ASSEMBLY. SLOVENE DEFENSE MINISTER JANEZ JANSA HAS PRAISED THE DEPLOYMENT OF [...]
1992-03-13 14:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM MOPS
92ZAGREB409 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 17, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN SUPREME STATE COUNCIL MET ON MARCH 16 TO CONSIDER ISSUES RELATING TO LAW AND ORDER, CRIME AND THE TREATMENT OF SERBS IN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00409 01 OF 03 180711Z CROATIA. IN A SERIES OF DECLARAT [...]
1992-03-17 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS
92ZAGREB418 SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM INAUGURATES ITS
[...] ON MARCH 19, THE SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM (SDF) INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC ITS BUREAU FOR REFUGEES, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RIGHTS OF NATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THE CENTRAL BUREAU IS LOCATED IN ZAGREB. BRANCH OFFICES WILL BE OPENED SOON IN KARLOVAC, SISAK, RIJEKA AND PULA. LATER, AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT O [...]
1992-03-19 15:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM
92ZAGREB467 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 30, 1992
[...] AS OF THIS WRITING, THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL REACTION FROM THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT TO THE ALLEGED MASSACRE IN SIJEKOVAC. CROATIAN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00467 01 OF 03 301444Z AUTHORITIES IN SLAVONSKI BROD CLA [...]
1992-03-30 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON
92ZAGREB468 SERBS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A QUESTION OF
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY ------- 2. ALTHOUGH ARMED CONFLICT BETWEEN THE WARRING FACTIONS IN CROATIA CONTINUES TO BE OF CONCERN TO SERBS AND CROATS, BOTH SIDES (WITH THE ARRIVAL OF UN PEACEKEEPING FORCES) HAVE NOW APPARENTLY BEGUN TO FOCUS ON A NEW STRATEGY -- THE FORCED E [...]
1992-03-31 07:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
92ZAGREB527 CROATIA, SLOVENIA AND THE U.S.: THE FUTURE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. ON THE DAY AFTER U.S. RECOGNITION OF THE REPUBLICS OF CROATIA AND SLOVENIA, WE BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO CATCH OUR BREATH AND TAKE AN ACCOUNTING OF WHERE WE ARE, HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT AND SOME EARLY [...]
1992-04-09 12:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON
92ZAGREB557CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN'S LETTER TO
[...] PER SEPTEL, THERE FOLLOWS THE ENGLISH TEXT OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN'S LETTER TO CYRUS VANCE, THE SYG'S SPECIAL ENVOY. 2. BEGIN TEXT: UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00557 01 OF 02 141422Z CYRUS R. VANCE [...]
1992-04-14 13:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL
92ZAGREB558CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN'S LETTER TO
[...] THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT THE MORNING OF APRIL 14 CALLED IN THE DIPLOMATIC CORP TO EXPRESS ITS CONCERN OVER EVENTS IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN'S CHIEF OF CABINET, HRVOJE SARINIC, DELIVERED LETTERS (WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS) APPEALING TO WORLD LEADERS TO TAKE ACTION TO "END [...]
1992-04-14 13:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL
92ZAGREB66 TUDJMAN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD
[...] No summary [...]
1992-01-16 15:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV CA PHUM
92ZAGREB692 MAY 04 APPEAL FOR ACTION BY CROATIAN
[...] CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SEPAROVIC CALLED IN THE CONSULAR/DIPLOMATIC CORPS LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON (MAY 05) TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WHICH WAS AGREED TO DURING THE PREVIOUS DAYS CABINET MEETING AND IS SIGNED BY PRIME MINISTER GREGURIC. IT CALLS ON THE WORLD TO TAKE AGGRESSIVE ACT [...]
1992-05-06 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB780 UNPROFOR OFFICIAL ON SECTOR EAST, RAMLJAK
[...] (C) IN A MAY 18 CONVERSATION WITH UNPROFOR OFFICIAL MIKAEL MAGNUSSON, MAGNUSSON SAID THAT WHILE CROATIAN FORCES WERE HOLDING TO AGREEMENTS IN SECTOR EAST, THE JNA APPEARED TO BE BENDING THE AGREED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZA [...]
1992-05-19 11:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PHUM HR
92ZAGREB954 SERBS AND CROATS IN GORSKI KOTAR: A TALE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY ------- 2. A CONSULATE VISIT TO TWO DISTRICTS OF THE MIXED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00954 01 OF 08 111236Z CROAT/SERB GORSKI KOTAR REGION PROVIDED BOTH A HOPEFUL AND NEG [...]
1992-06-11 10:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM MOPS HR
94ZAGREB1155 WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL -- INTERVIEWING
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE WELCOME THE REFUGEE-INTERVIEWING TEAM'S PROPOSED VISIT TO CROATIA. CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE VISIT WILL BE REFCOORD ERIC WHITAKER -- (0) 385-41-444-800, EXT. 63; (H) 385-41-337-736. 3. THE DATES SCHEDULED FOR THE TEAM'S BRIEF STOP IN CROATIA INCLUDE [...]
1994-03-22 17:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BK HR
94ZAGREB118 TFSROL: ZAGREB UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
[...] ON JANUARY 6 UNPROFOR TROOPS WERE PERMITTED TO EXHUME A MASS GRAVE NEAR KRIZANCEVO (NEAR VITEZ, CENTRAL B-H). BRITISH UNPROFOR ELEMENTS INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION THERE ON DECEMBER 29 WERE FORCED TO WITHDRAW AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY FIRE FROM B-H ARMY POSITIONS. 2. ON JANUARY 8, AFTER [...]
1994-01-11 16:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV HR BK
94ZAGREB1217 THE NEST OF EVIL: SERBS INTENSIFY ATROCITIES IN
[...] THE USE OF EXTREME VIOLENCE AGAINST NON-SERBS REMAINING IN THE BANJA LUKA AREA OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA HAS ACCELERATED IN RECENT WEEKS. RECENT ARRIVALS FROM THE REGION HAVE PROVIDED NUMEROUS EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF EGREGIOUS EXAMPLES OF ETHNIC CLEANSING OF THE NON-SERBIAN POPULATION. THESE INCL [...]
1994-03-25 18:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS PINS PREL PREF BK HR
94ZAGREB13271993-94 CSCE IMPLEMENTATION REPORT:
[...] FOLLOWING IS OUR CONTRIBUTION FOR THE ANNUAL CSCE IMPLEMENTATION REPORT (REFTEL). ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. CROATIA CONTINUES BY AND LARGE TO IMPLEMENT ITS CSCE OBLIGATIONS, THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INCIDENTS IN VIOLATION OF CSCE NORMS. THE CONTI [...]
1994-04-01 17:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR ECON HR
94ZAGREB157 TFSROL: AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH MEETS WITH
[...] ON JANUARY 6, DURING THE VISIT OF UN AMBASSADOR ALBRIGHT TO SECTOR EAST REPORTED REFTEL, AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH MET FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES WITH CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00157 01 OF 02 121835Z GORAN HADZIC, [...]
1994-01-12 19:21:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM HR SR
94ZAGREB1634TFSROL: DART FIELD OFFICER'S VISIT WITH
[...] ON APRIL 5, DART/ZAGREB FIELD OFFICER HAD AN INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE MEETING WITH MR. FUAD DIDIC, MINISTER OF COORDINATION AND FIELD AFFAIRS IN ZENICA FOR THE BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT. HE IS THE SENIOR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE REGION. FORMERLY A PROFESSOR OF MARXIST PHILOSOPHY AT THE [...]
1994-04-25 11:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID PHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB176 A/S SHATTUCK AND CROATIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY INFORMATIVE AND SOMETIMES EMOTIONAL JANUARY 7 MEETING HOSTED BY AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH, HA A/S SHATTUCK AND LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS SPOKESMEN IN CROATIA DISCUSSED WHAT A/S SHATTUCK CALLED "THE HUMAN RIGHTS CATASTROPHE" IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA. IN A BROAD-RANGING CONVERSATIO [...]
1994-01-13 18:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB23 WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL: CROATIAN RESPONSE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. AS REQUESTED IN REFTEL, AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH CALLED ON FOREIGN MINISTER GRANIC JANUARY 13 TO DISCUSS ASSISTANCE TO THE PROSECUTOR FOR THE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL. HE LEFT A COPY OF THE TALKING POINTS IN THE REFTEL. 3. THE AMBASSADOR STRESSED THE NEED FOR [...]
1994-01-03 18:34:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB2371 AMBASSADOR RAISES WAR CRIMES, REFUGEE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TUDJMAN, DEFMIN SUSAK, AND DEPUTY FM SANADER, ON OTHER SUBJECTS (SEPTEL),AMB. GALBRAITH MADE TWO OTHER POINTS: ----------------------------------------- CRIMINAL ACTS OF CROATIAN OCCUPYING TROOPS -------------------------- [...]
1994-06-20 15:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB2605POST REPORTING PLAN - CROATIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ---------------------------- 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ---------------------------- CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02605 01 OF 02 081701Z WE ARE SUBMITTING HEREWITH A FORESHORTENED PO [...]
1994-07-08 16:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
94ZAGREB335 TFSROL: AMB. ALBRIGHT TELLS TUDJMAN MORE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. IN A JANUARY 6 MEETING PRESIDENT TUDJMAN THANKED AMBASSADOR ALBRIGHT FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR CROATIA'S CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00335 01 OF 06 251811Z TE [...]
1994-01-25 19:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB42 TFSROL: BOBAN DENIED VISA TO AUSTRALIA;
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. IN A JANUARY 4 MEETING FOREIGN MINISTER MATE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00042 041835Z GRANIC TOLD AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH THAT THE PLANNED "LONG VACATION" TO AUSTRALIA BY THE "PRESIDENT [...]
1994-01-04 18:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR BK
94ZAGREB467TFSROL: THE MEDIA WAR: CROAT-MUSLIM
[...] (U) THIS EMBASSY CONTINUES TO NOTE THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL MEDIA IN HEIGHTENING ETHNIC TENSIONS. GOVERNMENT OWNED AND CONTROLLED CROATIAN TV (HTV) ON SATURDAY, JAN. 29, BROADCAST TWO UNSCHEDULED DOCUMENTARIES BACK-TO-BACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENING NEWS. THE FIRST WAS A TWENTY MINUTE FILM [...]
1994-02-02 16:20:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB513 CROATIAN WEEKLY LISTS ALLEGED B-H ARMY
[...] THE SEMI-INDEPENDENT SPLIT-BASED WEEKLY "NEDELJNA DALMACIJA" ON JAN 5 PUBLISHED A LENGTHY PIECE BY RESPECTED FREELANCER MARIO MARUSIC ON THE THREAT FACED BY BOSNIAN CROATS FROM B-H ARMY OR ALLIED FORCES. MARUSIC DECRIES THE PAUCITY OF ATTENTION TO ATROCITIES SUFFERED BY BOSNIAN CROATS WHILE [...]
1994-02-04 19:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB82 TSFROL: UNPROFOR FORCE COMMANDER GEN. COT'S
[...] IN A JAN 5 ZAGREB BRIEFING CHAIRED BY UNSYG SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AKASHI, UNPROFOR FORCE COMMANDER GENERAL COT BRIEFED AMBASSADORS ALBRIGHT AND GALBRAITH, ASSTSEC SHATTUCK, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ALBRIGHT DELEGATION ON LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED [...]
1994-01-07 16:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF EAID MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB827TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS OF WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FIELD REP AND AN AMCIT IRC REP WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS. THIS REPORT NAMES VICTIMS AND, IN SOME C [...]
1994-02-28 16:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB903 TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS (REFTELS) OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00930 01 OF 05 071400Z BY A DAR [...]
1994-03-07 13:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MOPS HR BK
95ZAGREB1763UPDATE 15 ON SECTOR WEST: GRANIC ANNOUNCES CEASEFIRE; SAYS GOC WON'T RETALIATE FOR MAY 3 MISSILE ATTACKS EITHER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. FONMIN GRANIC DETAILED THE SUCCESS OF THE CROATIAN FORCES TO THE DIP CORPS ON MAY 3. HE ANNOUNCED A "CEASEFIRE" HAD BEEN AGREED WITH THE SERBS, WHICH HE HOPED WOULD END THE ATTACKS ON ZAGREB. (NOTE: OUR FOLLOW UP CONTACTS WITH TH [...]
1995-05-03 19:49:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1795 UPDATE NO. 29 - CROATIA LAUNCHES PR OFFENSIVE
[...] ON MAY 8, EMBOFF VISITED THE SECTOR WEST TOWNS OF JASENOVAC, OKUCANI, PAKRAC, AND A DETENTION CENTER IN BJELOVAR WITH A GROUP OF ZAGREB BASED DIPLOMATS ORGANIZED BY THE MFA. THE CONDITION OF THESE TOWNS IS AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER REPORTING OF PREVIOUS EMBASSY TRIPS. THE SERBS WE SPOKE WITH W [...]
1995-05-09 18:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS PGOV HR
95ZAGREB1796CROATIA UPDATE NO. 28: AMRASSADOR'S TRIP TO FORMER SECTOR WEST, MAY 8
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. ON MAY 8 AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH LED A GROUP THROUGH FORMER SECTOR WEST TO NOVSKA, JASENOVAC, OKUCANI, NOVA GRADISKA, AND PAKRAC. AT THE MONUMENT IN JASENOVAC COMMEMORATING THOSE WHO DIED IN THE INFAMOUS CONCENTRATION CAMP THERE, THE AM [...]
1995-05-09 18:45:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1801CROATIA UPDATE NO. 32: VISIT TO DETAINEES IN BJELOVAR
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. POLOFFS AND DART VISITED THE DETENTION CENTER AND JAIL IN BJELOVAR ON MAY 9. WE TALKED TO SERB DETAINEES AND UNSUCCESSFULY ATTEMPTED TO VISIT SERB LEADERS FROM THE PAKRAC AREA, WHO WERE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY VELKJO DJAKULA (R [...]
1995-05-10 16:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1822 AKASHI SAYS TENSION LOWER IN "RSK"; DEFENDS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL/NOFORN - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. AT A MAY 10 MEETING AT UN HQ IN ZAGREB, UNSYG SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE YASUSHI AKASHI TOLD AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH THAT "RSK PRESIDENT" MILAN MARTIC APPEARED TO HAVE A "FIRMER GRIP ON REALITY" DURING THEIR DISCUSSIONS THE PREVLOU [...]
1995-05-11 17:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMOPS HR BK
95ZAGREB1824CROATIA UPDATE NO. 36: U.S., UN, EXPLORING CROAT TREATMENT OF SERBS IN WESTERN SLAVONIA
[...] (C) VARIOUS UN ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY CIVPOL, ARE STRENGTHENING THEIR EFFORTS TO MONITOR AND INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS FOR SERBS IN "SECTOR WEST." MANY UN OFFICIALS SAY THEY STILL SUSPECT THERE WERE AT LEAST SOME HUMAN RIGHTS TRANSGRESSIONS BY CROATIAN FORCES DURING AND AFTER THE MAY 1 OFFEN [...]
1995-05-11 19:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1867 COMMITMENTS RY FONMIN GRANIC
[...] FOREIGN MINISTER GRANIC CALLED ME AT 7:00 P.M., MAY 15, TO REPORT THE FOLLOWING: -- CROATIA WILL BE READY TO SIGN THE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA) WITH THE UN IN ONE HOUR. ONLY TWO WORDS OF DIFFERENCE REMAIN AND THESE ARE NOT IMPORTANT. - -- COLONEL HARAMBASIC, THE SERB MILITARY L [...]
1995-05-15 19:01:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM HR
95ZAGREB1869 GRANIC SAYS CROATIAN ARMY OUT OF SECTOR
[...] FOREIGN MINISTER GRANIC CALLED AT 12 NOON, MAY 16, TO SAY THAT CROATIAN ARMY FORCES HAD WITHDRAWN COMPLETELY FROM THE POSITIONS IN THE ZONE OF SEPARATION (ZOS) IN SECTOR SOUTH THAT HAD BEEN OCCUPIED SINCE MAY 1. GRANIC AGAIN ASSURED ME THAT ALL FORCES WOULD BE BACK TO THE PRE-MAY 1 POSITION [...]
1995-05-16 12:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM HR
95ZAGREB1908VISIT TO DETAINED SERBS YIELDS NO SOLID EVIDENCE OF ABUSE
[...] ON MAY 12, POLOFF VISITED THE GYMNASIUM BEING USED AS A MAKESHIFT DETENTION CENTER IN VARAZDIN WHERE OVER FIVE HUNDRED SERB MEN FROM SECTOR WEST HAD BEEN BROUGHT BY CROATIAN AUTHORITIES ON MAY 5 (AND WHICH WAS EMPTY BY MAY 16). THE VISIT WAS PROMPTED BY ALLEGATIONS OF PHYSICAL MISTREATMENT AN [...]
1995-05-17 17:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1909 HEIGHTENED FEARS OF "SECTOR WEST" SERBS AFTER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SERBS LIVING AROUND PAKRAC, IN SECTOR WEST, ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED OVER WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS IN STORE FOR THEM, ESPECIALLY AFTER HEARING STORIES AND SEEING EVIDENCE OF MISTREATMENT OF FELLOW SERBS IN CROATIAN DETENTION CENTERS. DURING A MAY 16 VISIT TO [...]
1995-05-17 17:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL HR
95ZAGREB1926"RSK PRESIDENT" MARTIC -- UNREPENTANT BUT POSSIBLY UNDER PRESSURE
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT) --------------------------------- MARTIC STILL BOASTFUL, AGGRESSIVE --------------------------------- - 2. WHILE WE HAVE HAD NO DIRECT CONTACT WITH "RSK PRESIDENT" MILAN MARTIC SINCE THE EVENTS OF MAY 1-3, UNSRSG AKASHI, WHO MET HIM ON MAY 16, REPORTED TO TH [...]
1995-05-18 15:33:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1944OPPOSITION LEADERS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITUATION IN WESTERN SLAVONIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. ON MAY 17/18, LEADING OPPOSITION FIGURES EXPRESSED TO AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH THEIR VIEW THAT THE DEPARTURE OF ETHNIC SERBS FROM WESTERN SLAVONIA WAS EQUIVALENT TO ETHNIC CLEANSING AND A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY IN CROATIA. MESIC COMPLAI [...]
1995-05-19 17:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2007WESTERN SLAVONIA: INFORMATION GAP, PART I
[...] (C) A RECENT GOVERNMENT REPORT PROVIDED SOME LONG- AWAITED STATISTICS ON DETAINEES, KIA, AND CIVILIANS FROM THE MAY 1-2 SECTOR WEST BATTLES. IT APPEARS, HOWEVER, STILL TO LEAVE OPEN QUESTIONS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND FOR THE AREA'S SERB POPULATION. THE MAIN CASUALTY OF THE GOC'S [...]
1995-05-24 16:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2174GOC OFFERS MORE DETAIL ON SECTOR WEST KIA, GRAVES, DETAINEES
[...] AN OFFICIAL OF THE UN CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN ZAGREB (PROTECT) SAYS THAT CENTER DIRECTOR MAZOWIECKI, IN THE WAKE OF HIS CHARGES THAT THERE WERE "MASS GRAVES" IN PARTS OF SECTOR WEST, HAD TALKS WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER KOSTOVIC TO TRY TO RESOLVE SOME OF THE REMAINING DISCREPANCIES AND HOL [...]
1995-06-06 17:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2189OFFICIAL-INFORMAL NO. 7
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SAKIC RUMOR: (FOR CHRIS HOH FROM RICK HOLTZAPPLE) I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH CICAK TO SEE WHAT HE HAS HEARD, BUT I ASKED SLAVKO GOLDSTEIN (A MEMBER OF THE CROATIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE'S BOARD, A CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF CICAK, AND A PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE ZAGREB [...]
1995-06-07 16:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2227SERB LEADER DZAKULA SUGGESTS MEASURES FOR CONFIDENCE-BUILDING AND ENCOURAGING SERB RETURN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLOFFS MET WITH VELJKO DZAKULA AT HIS REQUEST JUNE 6. HE WANTED TO SUGGEST CONCRETE MEASURES TO BEGIN THE SERIOUS REINTEGRATION OF THE REMAINING SERB AND RETURNING CROAT COMMUNITIES OF WESTERN SLAVONIA. DZAKULA ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 800 TO 1000 SERBS WERE [...]
1995-06-09 12:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2326 CROATIA'S CARDINAL UNABLE TO ESCAPE HISTORY
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02326 01 OF 03 161531Z ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. IN AN APRIL 12 MEETING, CROATIA'S CARDINAL KUHARIC APPEALED TO THE AMBASSADOR FOR HELP FOR P [...]
1995-06-16 16:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HR
95ZAGREB2456 FAMILIES OF THE MISSING REQUEST ASSISTANCE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- SEE PARA 3. 2. ON JUNE 28 AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH MET WITH ZELENKA FARKAS, REPRESENTING THE CENTER FOR PROTECTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF IMPRISONED AND MISSING CROATIAN CITIZENS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FARKAS SOUGHT EMBASSY ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THE FATE OF 2,865 [...]
1995-06-29 15:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2493PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF ON 6/30 SAYS "NO PRECONDITIONS" FOR NEGOTIATIONS; TUDJMAN ON 7/2 GIVES ICFY A LIST OF PRECONDITIONS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. TWO DAYS AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF, HRVOJE SARINIC, TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT THE GOC HAD (ALMOST) "NO PRECONDITIONS" FOR TALKS WITH THE KRAJINA SERBS, PRESIDENT TUDJMAN PUBLICLY LAID OUT SIX CONDITIONS FOR CROATIAN PARTI [...]
1995-07-03 17:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB2615SREBRENICA UPDATE: BSA TAKES AWAY DRAFT AGE MALES; UNPROFOR SPOKESMAN CRITICIZES THE UNSC
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. SREBRENICA UPDATE ----------------- 2. THE UN REPORTS THAT 26,000 REFUGEES FROM SREBRENICA ARE STILL BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DUTCH BATTALION IN POTOCARI, HOWEVER, FOOD IS EXPECTED RUN OUT BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY. SEVERAL THOUSAND DRAFT AGE MALES ARE RE [...]
1995-07-13 14:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2622GRANIC SAYS CROATIA WILL NOT REACT TO SREBRENICA, WANTS PRESSURE ON BELGRADE, LAYS DOWN MARKERS ON UNCRO, BIHAC
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------- SUMMARY AND COMMENT ------------------- 2. SPEAKING JULY 13, CROATIAN FM GRANIC USED THE FALL OF SREBRENICA TO REINFORCE THE POINT HE HAS BEEN MAKING FOR SOME TIME, THAT BELGRADE IS RESPONSIBLE AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST EXERT [...]
1995-07-13 16:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2658ALL'S NOT WELL IN WESTERN SLAVONIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN WESTERN SLAVONIA, THE AREA RETAKEN FROM REBEL SERBS BY CROATIAN FORCES MAY 1-3, SERBS DETAINED BY THE CROATS AS POSSIBLE CRIMINALS ARE REPORTEDLY FINDING THAT THE GOC HAS ITS THUMB ON THE SCALES OF JUSTICE -- TRIALS ARE MOVING SLOWLY IF AT ALL, [...]
1995-07-17 16:31:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB2784 UN OFFICIALS SAY "ARSK" ATTACK ON BIHAC LIMITED,
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------------------ "ARSK" ATTACK ON BIHAC LIMITED ------------------------------ 2. ON JULY 25, POLOFFS MET WITH UNPF CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL KOLSTEREN TO DISCUSS THE "ARSK" OFFENSIVE IN BIHAC AND THE POTENTIAL FOR GOC REACTION. KOLSTEREN TOLD US [...]
1995-07-25 18:22:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2881PRESIDENT TUDJMAN RESPONDS TO AKASHI ON THE SIX POINTS FROM KNIN NEGOTIATIONS
[...] IT IS SURPRISING THAT YOU MAKE NO MENTION OF UNCRO -- THE UNITED NATIONS' PEACE KEEPING FORCES, WHICH UNDER THAT NAME GOT THE MANDATE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA BY A UN RESOLUTION, WHILE YOU MENTION THE KNIN LEADERSHIP AND RSK; 2. WE FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT UNCRO BE DEPLOYED ONLY ALONG [...]
1995-07-31 17:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2986 CROATIA SITREP NO. 9 - AUGUST 5, 2130 HRS LOCAL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. BENKOVAC FELL TO HV FORCES AT 17:55 LOCAL. PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF HRVOJE SARINIC EXPRESSED CONDITIONAL GOC INTEREST IN STOPPING ALL MILITARY OPERATIONS AND CONDUCTING POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH SERB INTERLOCUTORS, INCLUDING [...]
1995-08-05 22:34:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3045 UPDATE NO. 21: GLINA BECOMES A GHOST TOWN
[...] (U) ON AUGUST 9 AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH MADE HIS SECOND VISIT TO "SECTOR NORTH" SINCE THE CROATIAN MILITARY ACTION. ONE OF HIS STOPS WAS GLINA, WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE THE DESTRUCTION THAT HAD OCCURRED DURING RECENT FIGHTING, SPEAK TO A FEW CROATIAN RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN, AND DISCUSS THE [...]
1995-08-10 16:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF MOPS
95ZAGREB3082BIHAC SIEGE LIFTED, ATTENTION TURNING TO ASSISTANCE NEEDS, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, NEXT MILITARY MOVES
[...] (C) POLOFFS, REFCOORD, AND DART VISITED BIHAC AUGUST 11 TO ASSESS HUMANITARIAN SITUATION AND DISCUSS POLITICAL/MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAKE OF THE GOC OFFENSIVE TO RETAKE "RSK" TERRITORY. UN OFFICIALS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE INADEQUACY OF UN SAFE AREA POLICY WHICH ONLY PROTECTS BIHAC TOWN [...]
1995-08-12 15:38:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3309 CODEL KERREY/WARNER PART TWO: VISIT TO KNIN
[...] SENATORS WARNER AND KERREY WERE BRIEFED IN KNIN IN THE UN COMPOUND BY LOCAL UNCRO MILITARY OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER, THE EC MONITORING MISSION AND UNHCR. THE UN AND ECMM ASSESSMENTS OF THE ATTACK AND AFTERMATH OF THE HV'S "OPERATION STORM" WERE BL [...]
1995-08-30 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF MOPS HR BK
95ZAGREB350GOC DRAFT "POLITICAL SOLUTION FOR A PEACEFUL AND DEMOCRATIC REINTEGRATION" OF THE UNPAS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A JANUARY 24 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR (REF A),FOREIGN MINISTER GRANIC HANDED OVER A GOC DRAFT PROPOSAL (IN ENGLISH) OF "THE JURIDICAL AND POLITICAL SOLUTION FOR A PEACEFUL AND DEMOCRATIC REINTEGRATION OF THE TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED PARTS OF THE [...]
1995-01-25 18:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3504SERB REFUGEES IN KNIN -- A STEP CLOSER TO RELEASE
[...] DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT -- SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - - PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. TALKS BETWEEN SRSG AKASHI AND THE PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF HRVOJE SARINIC TO RELEASE THE 780 SERB REFUGEES LOCATED ON THE UNCRO COMPOUND IN KNIN CONTINUED OVER THE WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 9-10. (NOTE: OF THE 780 [...]
1995-09-11 14:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3545NO UN OBSERVERS PRESENT IN WESTERN BOSNIA AREA
[...] (C) - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. UNCRO DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POLITICAL OPERATIONS UK COL. WILLIAMS PULLED DCM ASIDE SEPTEMBER 13 AT A BRIEFING FOR THE NEW UN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CELL, SET UP IN RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEMS OF CIVILIAN POPULATIONS IN CROATIA AND BOSNIA. WILLIAMS POINTED OUT THAT HV AND HVO G [...]
1995-09-13 15:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREF MOPS BS HR
95ZAGREB3839DEPUTY PM TELLS A/S SHATTUCK GOC PLANS TO REPATRIATE ABDIC MUSLIMS, WILL CUT OFF ASSISTANCE TO BOSNIAN REFUGEES
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. DEPUTY PM KOSTOVIC TOLD VISITING DRL A/S SHATTUCK THAT THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO REPATRIATE THE 20,000 ABDIC REBEL MUSLIMS IN THE KUPLJENSKO CAMP NEAR VOJNIC AFTER 10-15 DAYS IF NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED IN THE INTERIM [...]
1995-10-02 20:02:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3925 A/S SHATTUCK'S 9/30 MEETING WITH INTERIOR
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH CROATIAN INTERIOR MINISTER JARNJAK, ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHATTUCK EMPHASIZED CONCERN OVER THE GOC'S FORCED REPATRIATION PLAN, THE CONTINUED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE KRAJINA REGION, AND DISCUSSED THE VOJNIC REFUGEE SITUATION. SHA [...]
1995-10-06 17:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF HR
95ZAGREB3939A/S SHATTUCK AND AMB. GALBRAITH SEE GRAVE SITE NEAR KLJUC, DISCOVER A POSSIBLE BORDER PROBLEM
[...] (U) VISITING DRL A/S SHATTUCK, AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH, DRL/BA DIRECTOR COFFEY, AND EMBASSY PAO, POLOFF AND DART TRAVELED TO WESTERN BOSNIA SEPTEMBER 29. THEY TALKED WITH OFFICIALS AT THE UNPROFOR BIHAC CANTON HQ NEAR CAZIN, MET THE NEW MUSLIM MAYOR OF BOSANSKI PETROVAC, VISITED THE SITE OF AN [...]
1995-10-10 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3944 REFUGEES FROM VELIKA KLADUSA - SLOW PROGRESS ON
[...] TALKS WERE HELD OCTOBER 6-8 BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE B-H, CROATIAN, AND TURKISH GOVERNMENTS TO ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK FOR A TRILATERAL ENTITY THAT WOULD MONITOR THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEES (ABDIC SUPPORTERS) WHO RETURN FROM CROATIA TO THE VELIKA KLADUSA AREA. TURKISH DELEGATION HAS RETURNED TO [...]
1995-10-10 13:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM BK HR TU
95ZAGREB4068 CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION (HDZ) CONGRESS:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 04068 171625Z 2. SUMMARY: PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN AND HIS TEAM GOT AN ALMOST UNANIMOUS MANDATE FROM PARTY DELEGATES AT A LAVISH TWO-DAY PARTY CONGRE [...]
1995-10-17 15:57:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM MOPS HR
95ZAGREB4334 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES - NORTHWEST BOSNIA
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT FOR PARAGRAPH 22. ------------------------ INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. (U) DRL A/S SHATTUCK TRAVELED TO ZENICA AND KAKANJ OCTOBER 16-18 TO ASCERTAIN THE DIMENSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES COMMITTED DURING THE EXPULSIO [...]
1995-10-30 16:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB4339 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES - NORTHWEST BOSNIA
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT P. FINN, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION. REASON: 1.5 (D) ------------------------ INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. (U) DRL A/S SHATTUCK TRAVELED TO ZENICA AND KAKANJ OCTOBER 16-18 TO ASCERTAIN THE DIMENSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES COMMITTED [...]
1995-10-31 09:56:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB4432HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES - DETENTION CAMPS IN SANSKI MOST AND PRIJEDOR; SANSKI MOST AND KLJUC TODAY
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT P. FINN, CHARGE, 1.5 (D). ------------------------------ SUMMARY: POW/CIVILIAN EXCHANGE ------------------------------ 2. (U) ZAGREB AND SARAJEVO POLOFFS TRAVELED TO SANSKI MOST AND KLJUC OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2 TO INTERVIEW MUSLIMS RELEASED OCTOBER 30 IN A P [...]
1995-11-06 15:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB454 Z-4: GOC'S OBJECTIONS ARE DEEP AND FIRM
[...] (LOU) THE GOC'S EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS TO "CONSIDER" THE Z-4 PLAN HAS HELPED CROATIA PRESENT A "REASONABLE" FACE THAT CONTRASTS FAVORABLY WITH THE KRAJINA SERBS' INTRANSIGENCE. NEVERTHELESS, CROATIAN OBJECTIONS TO VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN ARE DEEPLY HELD. A POINT-BY-POINT REVIEW IN THE [...]
1995-02-01 17:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB4591 COVERAGE OF EASTERN SLAVONIA BASIC AGREEMENT
[...] BECAUSE OF SOME SKEPTICISM WITHIN THE CROATIAN MEDIA AND PUBLIC OVER THE BASIC AGREEMENT ON EASTERN SLAVONIA, UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 04591 161634Z WE INVITED FOUR COLUMNISTS FROM CROATIA'S MAIN NEWSPAPE [...]
1995-11-16 15:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM HR SR
95ZAGREB4592 THE ART OF EDITING: CROATIAN TELEVISION FAILS
[...] ALTHOUGH THE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL'S INDICTMENT OF SIX BOSNIAN CROATS WAS NOT BIG NEWS IN THIS COUNTRY, THE NAMING OF ONE OF THEM, TIHOMIR BLASKIC, THE NEXT DAY TO A HIGH POSITION IN THE CROATIAN ARMY WAS. BY DAY THREE, HOWEVER, THE CROATIAN MEDIA -- THANKS, NO DOUBT, TO THE HIDDEN HAND OF POL [...]
1995-11-16 15:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR BK SR PREL PHUM
95ZAGREB4601 CROATIAN COURTS CONVICT "RSK" SERBS OF WAR
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT P. FINN, CHARGE, 1.5 (D). 2. (C) IN THE PAST WEEK, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY COURTS IN CROATIA HAVE SENTENCED MANY SERBS TO PRISON FOR ARMED REBELLION AND WAR CRIMES COMMITTED DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS. UNCRO IS ORGANIZING A TASK FORCE WITH OTHER UN AGENCIES AND I [...]
1995-11-17 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB470 OFDA DART/ZAGREB SITREP NO. 43
[...] FAO RECEIVES 3.5 MILLION ECUS FROM ECHO FOR SPRING SEED PROGRAM. CROATIAN AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO BLOCK FUEL DELIVERIES FOR SERB-HELD TERRITORY. KRAJINA SERBS GRANT CLEARANCE ONLY ONCE A WEEK FOR CONVOYS TO BIHAC POCKET. UNHCR RESTARTS FUEL DELIVERIES UNDER INA CONTRACT. POLICY IN MOSTAR [...]
1995-02-02 13:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID PHUM HR BK
95ZAGREB4931 CODEL MOLINARI MEETS SRSG ANNAN, GENERAL
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PETER W. GALBRAITH, AMBASSADOR, CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 04931 01 OF 02 051623Z REASON 1.5(B) AND (D) . 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 2 A 30-MEMBER CODEL LED BY REPRESENTATIVES MOLIN [...]
1995-12-05 15:35:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB5177SABOR PRESIDENT PAVLETIC SAYS NO PEACE WITHOUT U.S. ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
1995-12-18 12:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB5178HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR CROATIA
[...] No summary [...]
1995-12-18 13:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG HR PHUM
95ZAGREB5299(C) FM GRANIC EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER U.S. STATEMENTS IN NEW YORK ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONFIDENTIAL
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PETER W. GALBRAITH, AMBASSADOR, PER 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) CROATIAN FM GRANIC TOLD CHARGE FINN DECEMBER 29 THAT THE GOC WAS CONCERNED BY REPORTS FROM NEW YORK THAT THE U.S. WAS "SUPPORTING" A RUSSIAN-SPONSORED CONDEMNATION OF CROATIA'S HUMAN [...]
1995-12-29 16:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB817POLITICAL PARTY KALEIDOSCOPE: SOME OPPOSITION PARTIES' SUPPORT Z-4, AUTONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
1995-02-23 16:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
97TIRANA1976 BIOGRAPHY OF NEW ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) PERSONAL DATA: FATOS NANO WAS BORN IN TIRANA ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1952. HE IS MARRIED TO HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, AND THEY HAVE TWO ALMOST-GROWN CHILDREN, A BOY AND A GIRL. THE BOY, 17 OR 18, IS STUDYING AT AN AMERICAN COLLEGE IN THESSELONNKI, GREECE. THE GIRL, 16 OR 17, IS STUDYING [...]
1997-08-08 15:24:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR AL
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