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05KUWAIT2251	KUWAIT IPR: NEW INFORMATION MINISTRY ASSISTANT U/S [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24, emboffs met with Ibrahim Al-Nouh, the Ministry of Information's new assistant undersecretary overseeing intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Econ/C congratulated Al-Nouh on his ministry,s recent raids (ref B),and asked for additional details on Al-Nouh' [...]	2005-05-25 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU

05KUWAIT2258	FOUR OUT OF FIVE KUWAITI LAWYERS AGREE: SYSTEMIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: An examination of many recent legal cases, discussions with Kuwaiti attorneys of all political stripes, and an overview of basic legal codes and procedures reveals significant flaws in Kuwait's judicial system. According to several lawyers, the system suffers from a c [...]	2005-05-25 12:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PTER KLIG KJUS PHUM ASEC KU ISLAMISTS TERRORISM
05KUWAIT2509	AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES NEW MUNICIPAL COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary: Ten Kuwaiti men were elected in June 2 elections to the 2005-2009 Municipal Council and the GOK appointed on June 3 two women and four men to the Council completing the formation of the 16-member local governing body. The Ambassador paid courtesy calls on several newly-elected Cou [...]	2005-06-07 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR KWMN EIND KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT2551	FM REPORTS ON GCC GOODWILL TOUR, SAYS GOK OPPOSES [...] (C) Summary: During a June 8 meeting, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed told the Ambassador he had been asked to visit Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE to calm the waters between these GCC states and identify areas for cooperation with fellow GCC member Saudi Arabia. He reported progr [...]	2005-06-08 16:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EPET PBTS PGOV KU KGCC
05KUWAIT2927	POST INPUT FOR GULF STRATEGY PAPER TO COMBAT [...] (S/NF) Post read with interest the Kuwait portion of the "Strategy for the Gulf Region to Combat Terrorist Financing And Strengthen Overall AML/CTF Efforts" paper (Ref A). While we endorse the action points for Kuwait as well-targeted and appropriate, we are concerned that the background por [...]	2005-06-29 16:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN ETTC PGOV KU
05KUWAIT3583	ANTI-WEST, ANTI-ISRAEL AD MAKES ROUNDS OF LOCAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: A virulently anti-West, anti-Israel advertisement calling on good Muslims to fight to defend the Quran and their faith appeared in two of Kuwait's five Arabic daily papers on three consecutive days this week. The ad, placed at considerable expense by an individual Kuwaiti said to [...]	2005-08-10 11:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KISL PREL PTER PINR KU ISLAMISTS
05KUWAIT3669	NATIONAL GUARD CHIEF ON COUNTERTERRORISM, THE [...] (C) Summary: During an August 15 meeting, National Guard Commander Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador that fighting poverty and illiteracy will help combat terrorism and that the security situation in Iraq will improve once the Iraqis advance economically. On Iran and [...]	2005-08-16 08:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IZ KU
05KUWAIT3831	KUWAIT CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW [...] (C) Summary. In an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz Al-Sabah, Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait made the following key points: (1) GOK remains committed to enacting comprehensive legal reform on terror finance and money laundering; (2) an independent auditing [...]	2005-08-27 15:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PTER PINR CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT3970	TFUSO1: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AMBASSADOR'S [...] Summary: Major daily newspapers gave front-page, banner headline coverage to the Ambassador's remarks thanking Kuwait for its generous offer of $500 million in aid for Hurricane Katrina victims. The remarks came on the heels of a meeting, also widely reported, between the Ambassador and the Ac [...]	2005-09-07 11:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO PREL KU KATRINA AID
05KUWAIT4186	FREEDOM AGENDA: COMMERCE MINISTER IDENTIFIES [...] (C) During a September 24 meeting with Minister of Commerce Abdullah Al-Taweel, the Ambassador asked Al-Taweel for his views on next steps in political reform. Al-Taweel said that, in his opinion, the top priority should be changes to the electoral constituencies in order to increase district [...]	2005-09-26 10:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SOCI KU
05KUWAIT4190	FREEDOM AGENDA: UNPRECEDENTED [...] (C) Summary and comment: Emboffs have confirmed that an unprecedented alliance of liberal, Islamist, and Shi'a political associations have been meeting since the end of May to negotiate a political reform agenda. Former Minister of Information Dr. Saad Bin Tefla Al-Ajmi said the associations [...]	2005-09-26 12:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA
05KUWAIT4209	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN KUWAIT [...] (S) Summary and Introduction: This report responds to the request (ref A) for information on programs for combating extremism. Embassy Kuwait actively engages the Government of Kuwait at every opportunity on every level on ways to combat extremism. Although the GOK has previously discounted [...]	2005-09-27 11:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI KISL ASEC KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT4293	FREEDOM AGENDA: REDUCTION OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Reducing the number of electoral districts from 25 to 10 is a top priority for reform-minded parliamentarians (MPs) in the next National Assembly session, which begins October 17. They argue that the reduction would reduce electoral corruption by making common prac [...]	2005-10-03 14:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KISL SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA
05KUWAIT4546	FINANCE MINISTRY ON TAX REFORM AND THE REJUVENATED [...] (U) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance confirmed the resumption of the Offset Program and the GOK's efforts, spearheaded by the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA),to establish a private company tasked with administering [...]	2005-10-23 07:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KU KFIN
05KUWAIT4740	FREEDOM AGENDA: PLANNING MINISTER ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary. Planning Minister Dr. Masouma Al-Mubarak told the Ambassador during a November 12 meeting that reduction of the number of electoral districts was a GOK priority and would pave the way for additional political reforms, and facilitate the participation of women in the 2007 nationa [...]	2005-11-13 07:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
05KUWAIT4763	MEDIA REACTION: INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] Moderate Arabic daily Al-Seyassah reprinted an article by Mohamed Yousef Al-Melaify titled "The audacity of the American report." Mr. Al-Melaify heavily criticized the International Religious Freedom Report. He questioned the authenticity of the report's information as well as the integrity o [...]	2005-11-15 04:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF IZ KU
05KUWAIT4813	28TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION: 28 [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait hosted on November 15, the 28th meeting of the Tripartite Commission (TPC) on Gulf War Missing. The session closed 28 cases (26 Kuwaitis, two Saudis, and one Iraqi),continued the mandate of the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) for one year, and selected November 15, 2006 [...]	2005-11-19 14:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR AORC ICRC KU IZ SA
05KUWAIT5002	PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT TO BE ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 27 [...] (C) After six weeks of deliberations, the all-Kuwaiti judicial panel of three judges presiding over the case of the Peninsula Lions, with 37 defendants, eleven of whom are fugitives, is expected to announce its verdict on December 27. The 37 defendants face charges including murder of Kuwai [...]	2005-12-05 11:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT5101	ENGAGING THOUSANDS - KUWAIT'S INTERNATIONAL BOOK [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy participated in Kuwait's 30th International Book Fair, organized by the National Council of Culture, Arts and Letters, from November 24 to December 2, 2005. Most of the tens of thousands of visitors were conservative Muslims accompanied by family members. Public Affair [...]	2005-12-13 04:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU
05KUWAIT638	KUWAIT'S COMMERCIAL BANKS: SURVEY OF RESULTS, IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Following up on his December 2004 meeting with the Central Bank Governor (Ref B) Ambassador met during January and February with the top executives of the leading Kuwait banks. The bank executives were generally positive about the Kuwaiti economy and the strength o [...]	2005-02-13 12:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PTER KU IZ
05KUWAIT728	KUWAIT RESPONSE TO SPA PROPOSALS [...] Post's MEPI committee recommends two of the six Standing Program Announcement (SPA) proposals for funding. They include applications from, in descending order, the Sharqiyat Institution (SPA-105-168) and Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (SPA-105-153). In Post's view, these were the highest qu [...]	2005-02-16 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI PREL ECON KPAO KDEM KU
05KUWAIT806	SYNOPSIS OF KUWAIT'S ACTIONS TO COMBAT TERRORIST [...] (U) Summary. In the wake of January's violent confrontations between extremists and Kuwaiti security forces, the Government of Kuwait has begun to view terrorist finance as an issue of real concern. Although Kuwait is not a major financial center and has not been a primary entrepot for terr [...]	2005-02-23 12:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC KU TERRORISM
05LAGOS1376	NIGERIA: FUEL PRICE HIKE AND NATIONAL STRIKE UPDATE [...] (SBU) On August 26, the Petroleum Products Regulatory Agency (PPPRA),citing increased international oil prices, raised gas prices from 50 Naira/liter to 65 Naira/liter. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) requested the increase, claiming it could no longer shoulder the financ [...]	2005-09-01 16:22:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ELAB KDEM PGOV NI
05LAGOS1420	BASIC FOOD PRICES RISE CONSIDERABLY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRICES OF BASIC FOOD ITEMS HAVE RISEN CONSIDERABLY IN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS. CORN, SORGHUM, MILLET AND COWPEA PRICES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED DURING THE PAST YEAR. LOCAL SOURCES ATTRIBUTE THE SPIRAL TO A COMBINATION OF FACTORS, NAMELY: (A) LOW PRODUCTIVITY AND UNATTRACTIVE PRIC [...]	2005-09-14 07:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PGOV NI AME
05LAGOS1429	LAGOS LABOR UPDATE [...] Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) and other civil society leaders are headed to Benin City today to speak with police authorities regarding security measures for the September 16 rally against fuel price increases. Organizers are mindful of the violent student disturbances in Benin in early Sept [...]	2005-09-15 13:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI
05LAGOS1464	2005 NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY [...] (SBU) Summary. The bank recapitalization process continues to weaken the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as many investors prefer to channel their money toward bank Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) rather than daily stock market activities. The average returns on investment (ROI) for the 30 lar [...]	2005-09-21 15:11:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV NI
05LAGOS1470	LAGOS: THIRD LABOR UPDATE [...] The Nigerian Labor Congress's (NLC) September 20 rally against increased fuel prices in Kano attracted at least 50,000 people and proceeded relatively peacefully to the Governor's office. Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekaruau addressed the protesters, supporting their cause and calling the f [...]	2005-09-23 06:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI
05LAGOS1570	NIGERIA'S VERSION OF MCDONALD'S SAYS PROFITS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary. The increase in food and transportation prices had cut into the profit margins of Nigeria's equivalent to McDonald's -- Mr. Biggs. The company's executives told us food prices are rising because of weak infrastructure, inconsistent agricultural policies, and lack of local capa [...]	2005-10-12 09:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
05LAGOS1573	NIGERIA: POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. The Southern Nigerian political scene remains volatile. Three demonstrations in Nigeria in recent weeks have resulted in between four and ten deaths. Another deputy governor has been impeached; the governor of Abia State is embroiled in a bitter political battle with the Presi [...]	2005-10-12 12:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NI
05LAGOS1691	DRUG CHIEF SEETHES OVER PRESIDENTIAL MEETING [...] (S) In an October 21 meeting with the Consul General, Dr. Bello Lafiaji, head of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),appeared tired, shaken and agitated with regard to the recent meeting between President Obasanjo, Ambassador Campbell, and the British High Commissioner about Nig [...]	2005-10-31 10:17:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV SNAR NI
05LAGOS1934	DOMESTIC AIRLINES GROUNDED;LOW PUBLIC CONFIDENCE [...] (U) Summary. In a vote of no confidence in the domestic aviation sector, many would-be air travelers seem to be opting for road transportation following recent air mishaps. After the December 19 emergency landing of a Bellview flight in Accra, the GON temporarily suspended Bellview's operating [...]	2005-12-21 16:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
05LAGOS284	GERMAN DIPLOMATIC VEHICLE ATTACKED IN LAGOS [...] SUMMARY: On 02/19/2005, armed gunmen in Lagos attacked a German Consulate armored vehicle. The German vehicle sustained damage however the German Consulate driver was able to evade the attackers and return to Victoria Island. No injuries were reported. 2. DETAILS: On 02/23/2005, RSO w [...]	2005-02-24 12:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
05LAGOS435	OBASANJO'S NEMESIS: LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR TINUBU [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 23, the Ambassador met Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu who said that the federal government's withholding of approximately USD 135 million of accrued local government allocations for Lagos still has disproportionately affected children, health care delivery, transp [...]	2005-03-18 07:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KJUS NI PGOV PINS PREL
05LAGOS502	TIDEX STRIKE CONTINUES; MISSION RAMPS UP EFFORTS [...] (C) Striking Tidex employees continue to prevent Tidex vessels and non-Nigerian crew members (approximately 45-50 expatriates),including thirteen AMCITs, from leaving the ports of Onne, Escravos and Brass. Tidex now states thirteen, not seventeen AMCITs, are aboard the detained vessels. T [...]	2005-04-01 21:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI
05LAGOS536	NIGERIAN BANKS IN DISTRESS? [...] (C) Summary. With nine months remaining to meet the December 2005 naira 25 billion (USD 192 million) recapitalization deadline, banking sector noise has amplified. While the banks publicly talk positive about the future, we have heard rumors of liquidity problems at some banks. We believe t [...]	2005-04-08 13:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER NI
05LAGOS575	VIEWS ON THE NIGER DELTA, FROM THE NIGER DELTA; [...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Campbell's April 5-7 visit to Port Harcourt, Nigerian interlocutors identified poverty and corruption as their chief concerns. American citizens working in the area cited the absence of law and order as their biggest worry. Contacts said working in the Delta [...]	2005-04-15 12:10:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CASC NI
05LAGOS61	LAGOS BUSINESS EXECS GRIM ON NIGERIAN BUSINESS [...] (C) Commercial and Energy Officers recently met with group of senior business executives from American firms based in Lagos, who expressed substantial concern with the Nigerian business environment and import bans. They believe the GON is failing to develop the institutions and policies need [...]	2005-01-14 16:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EPET PGOV NI
05LAGOS629	NIGERIA'S UNEMPLOYMENT: A SILENT EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: According to the GON Federal Office of Statistics (FOS),Nigeria's unemployment rate for 2003 was 14.8 percent. (Note: Statistics have not been released for 2004. End note.) The actual unemployment rate likely is considerably higher than what FOS reports. Nigeria's informal s [...]	2005-04-27 14:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI PGOV NI
05LAGOS749	NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 2005 [...] (U) This economic update includes: -- American Business Leaders Discuss Local AmCham -- Stock Market Affected by Banking Reform -- Shipping Dinner Reveals Hands Behind Cabotage Act -- GON Introduces Presidential IPR Initiative: STRAP -- Nigeria Census 2005, Plan for the Worst and Hope for t [...]	2005-05-20 09:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI
05LAGOS924	NIGERIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR ROUNDUP [...] (U) Summary. Since digital mobile licenses were awarded in 2001, Nigeria has improved from 400,000 telephone lines -- the world's third lowest telephony per capita rate -- to 10 million lines. This expansion has moved the country from a telecom emerging market to a quickly maturing market. T [...]	2005-06-15 12:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON NI
05LILONGWE143	MALAWI CROP ESTIMATE: SHORTAGE COMING [...] (U) Malawi's first crop estimates show a shortage of over 20 percent in maize, due mainly to late distribution of fertilizer and a developing dry spell. Grain stocks are adequate for now, though the hunger season is now reaching its peak. If the crop is seriously impaired, it may begin to imp [...]	2005-02-15 14:54:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA EAGR ECON EAID PREL MI
05LILONGWE202	DVC on MCA Threshold Program Gets Rave Reviews [...] Post wishes to thank all those in Washington who organized and participated in the March 1 digital video conference hosted by USAID Washington on the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program. The DVC received high-level participation here, and key MCC officials in Washington were able [...]	2005-03-04 06:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KMCA KPAO PGOV ECON MI
05LILONGWE331	MALAWI TOBACCO SELLING AGAIN [...] Malawi's tobacco auction floor reopened on March 12 after being closed for a week and a half in a dispute over prices. While the negotiated base price is an improvement over last season's closing price, the size of the crop is estimated to be down nearly 20 percent from last year's. Large left [...]	2005-04-18 05:46:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAGR ECON MI
05LILONGWE348	IMF MALAWI PROGRAM DEPENDS ON FOOD SOLUTION [...] (U) As the IMF's team comes to negotiate a new program for Malawi, it is clear that the central issue is food. The poor crop is expected to lower GDP to 0-2 percent, and food-driven inflation is already rising. The need for humanitarian relief has become clear, and one of the main points to b [...]	2005-04-22 11:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON MI
05LILONGWE506	MALAWI BUDGET DEBATE BEGINS [...] (SBU) Malawi's finance minister presented the FY 2005/06 budget on June 10 to open parliamentary debate. The budget includes a sharply lower deficit, some paydown of both domestic debt and government arrears, and line items for food security and a fertilizer subsidy. While opposition is thre [...]	2005-06-16 06:42:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE507	MALAWI ADOPTS U.S. TAX RECOMMENDATIONS IN BUDGET [...] (SBU) In presenting the draft budget to Parliament on 10 June, Malawi's finance minister proposed several tax reforms which follow recommendations made by U.S. Treasury experts. The changes include a higher floor and simpler structure for personal income tax, lower excise rates on most imports, [...]	2005-06-16 06:43:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV EAID MI BUD FIN
05LILONGWE514	MALAWI DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SLOW ONSET FOOD [...] In a letter dated June 1, 2005, the Government of Malawi formally requested food aid assistance from the USG. This request follows the recent release of Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee results for the May 2005 to April 2006 marketing year that indicate e significant unmet food aid n [...]	2005-06-17 08:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR MI
05LILONGWE74	UNHCR SURVEY REVEALS LOWER NUMBER OF REFUGEES IN [...] (U) United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) resident representative Michael Owor told CDA in a January 20 courtesy call that the recent verification of refugee populations in Malawi (reftel A) has been completed. The exercise, which was a pilot program, has apparently been succe [...]	2005-01-25 07:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM MI
05LILONGWE927	MALAWI CONTINUES STRONG FISCAL PERFORMANCE [...] (U) The Reserve Bank of Malawi recently published its mid-year economic and fiscal report, showing strong performance across the board. Higher than projected domestic revenue and sharply lower expenditures compensated for lower revenues from external grants. Macroeconomic performance at the [...]	2005-10-25 05:26:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN MI
05LILONGWE994	IMF MALAWI REVIEW: ANOTHER GOOD QUARTER [...] (SBU) The IMF's country team today delivered its first quarterly review of Malawi's new Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Malawi has met substantially all of its targets, although it appears headed to miss its net asset target next month. The IMF is recommending a looser foreign [...]	2005-11-22 11:52:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV MI
05LIMA1346	Peru: 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report [...] The following is Post's submission of Peru's 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report, as requested in reftel. Effect of the ATPA/ATPDEA ------------------------- 2. The growing importance of the U.S. market for Peruvian exporters is reflected by the fact that the U.S. share of Peru's total expor [...]	2005-03-21 16:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PE OPIC USTR
05LIMA2027	USTR DISCUSSES MOBILE TERMINATION RATES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During the ninth round of U.S.-Andean Free Trade negotiations, USTR lead telecommunications negotiator Ken Shagrin met with both the Ministry of Communications (MTC) and Osiptel (Peru's telecommunications regulator) to discuss the lack of competition in the telecommunications [...]	2005-05-03 17:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA2053	WILL AEROCONTINENTE RESUME FLIGHTS? [...] (SBU) Summary. OFAC King Pin designate and owner of the now defunct AeroContinente airlines, Fernando Zevallos, recently announced plans to resume domestic service of his airline. On May 1, AeroContinente announced job openings for pilots who can fly F28s, B737s, and B727s - all planes in th [...]	2005-05-04 21:42:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD EINV CASC PE
05LIMA2133	FUNDING FOR INITIAL ENTRY ROTARY WING TRAINING FOR [...] NAS LIMA provides fiscal data to cover 6 slots for Peruvian students for the development and implementation of an Initial Entry Rotary Wing training program to be held from June 28 through October 24, 2005 for the total amount of USD 365,910. USD 365,910 19 4611540000 00 0136407070 0136 2770 [...]	2005-05-11 16:41:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAIR ABUD PE
05LIMA2235	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FREE TRADE IN PIURA [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 5-6 trip to Piura in northern Peru, the Ambassador met with local dignitaries to discuss free trade and economic development, inaugurated a new AID-sponsored small business center, toured a local textile plant, and visited Peace Corps volunteers. Although the Wor [...]	2005-05-18 18:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA2509	TELECOMS REGULATOR ISSUES TEMPORARY MOBILE [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 26, Peruvian telecommunications regulator OSIPTEL issued a temporary mobile termination rate of $0.2053 for all carriers. According to OSIPTEL President Edwin San Roman, OSIPTEL is still working to establish a cost-based mobile termination rate, which should be publish [...]	2005-06-06 18:58:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA2523	PERU'S TEXTILE EXPORTS INCREASE 13 PERCENT IN Q1 [...] (U) Summary. Peru's textile industry witnessed a 13 percent increase in exports during the first quarter of 2005 year-on-year, despite local fears that the end of the Multi- Fiber Agreement (MFA) would limit the Peruvian textile industry's ability to compete internationally. The GOP, noting [...]	2005-06-06 22:30:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA2553	GOP RESPONSE TO AGRICULTURAL STRIKE! PROMISES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a four-day strike, that ended May 27, agricultural producers in ten departments put up roadblocks demanding import controls and price supports and concessions/protections for agriculture in the FTA negotiations. However, in some areas only a 15-day pause was agreed upon, hin [...]	2005-06-07 21:54:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAGR EC
05LIMA2565	GOP RESPONSE TO AGRICULTURAL STRIKE! PROMISES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a four-day strike, that ended May 27, agricultural producers in ten departments put up roadblocks demanding import controls and price supports and concessions/protections for agriculture in the FTA negotiations. However, in some areas only a 15-day pause was agreed upon, hin [...]	2005-06-08 17:03:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAGR EC
05LIMA2600	VISIT OF STAFFDEL WALKER TO PERU [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) During a busy two-day visit, Staffdel Walker raised pending U.S. company commercial disputes, trafficking of narcotics and persons, and the benefits of an U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in discussions with Members of Congress, high-ranking government officials, and pri [...]	2005-06-10 14:49:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON SNAR EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PE
05LIMA3337	TOLEDO'S STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH [...] A confident President Alejandro Toledo delivered his annual State of the Nation speech on 7/28, in which he touted his administration's economic, political and social successes; emphasized that these accomplishments were achieved in conjunction with the Congress, political parties and the pop [...]	2005-08-03 21:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM PE
05LIMA3414	Peru's Evangelicals: A Rising Force [...] (SBU) This is the first in a three-part series on Peru's Evangelical Christians. This cable traces the recent history of this key emerging sector. The second will delineate the Evangelicals' political strategy for the upcoming presidential and congressional elections. The final cable will [...]	2005-08-08 22:28:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PE
05LIMA3474	Peru: Human Rights Update [...] The following report provides a mid-year update on the Human Rights situation in Peru. It is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to identify emerging trends and highlight key issues. Peru's human rights situation, in terms of the GOP's respect for the human rights of citizens, continu [...]	2005-08-11 20:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PE
05LIMA3534	AMERICA MOVIL BUYS PERU'S SECOND LARGEST MOBILE [...] (SBU) Summary. America Movil, one of the largest mobile telecommunications providers in South America, expanded its infant operations in Peru on August 11 with the $503 million purchase of TIM Peru. Although TIM, Peru's second largest mobile provider with 31 percent of the market, recently [...]	2005-08-16 18:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA3571	MAJAZ ANTI-MINING VIOLENCE ON ECUADOR BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-17 21:24:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN PGOV SNAR ASEC EINV ENRG PE
05LIMA3593	NEW HOUSING MINISTER RUDECINDO VEGA [...] Summary. New Housing Minister Rudecindo Vega has served the last three years as Chief of Staff to outgoing Housing Minister Carlos Bruce. Since 2003, he also served as Technical Secretary to the GOP Interministerial Commission on Social Issues. Vega is a respected technocrat. He has had s [...]	2005-08-18 22:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PE
05LIMA3687	PERU BUYS BACK $1.5 BILLION IN PARIS CLUB DEBT [...] (U) Summary. The Peruvian Government on August 16 issued a $1.5 billion buyback of its Paris Club debt, sending checks to 13 Paris Club countries. The GOP expects the buyback to lighten the government's service burden over the next few years by an average of $360 million annually during the [...]	2005-08-25 16:35:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PE ENIV
05LIMA4108	GOP TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MOBILE TERMINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 20, Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, published its model for the reduction of mobile termination rates. After a 40-day public comment period, Osiptel will hold a public hearing, scheduled for September 26, where companies will have the opportunity to reac [...]	2005-09-21 15:56:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA4129	HIGH UNDER-EMPLOYMENT DESPITE SOLID MACRO SHOWING [...] Summary: Despite doubling yearly exports since 2001, (projected to reach $15 billion in 2005) and 49 consecutive months of GDP growth, Peru's labor force remains largely informal and under-employed. In Lima, the average rate of open unemployment through July 2005 was 9.58 percent, up slightl [...]	2005-09-22 18:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD PE
05LIMA4132	FAR LEFT, INSPIRED BY CHAVEZ, SEEKING TO RIDE [...] (C) Most of Peru,s far-left Marxist parties, movements, and labor organizations are attempting to unite forces for the 2006 general elections under the banner of a "Frente Amplio" (Broad Front). They hope their standard bearer will be Ollanta Humala, leader of the fascistic Nationalist Peruv [...]	2005-09-22 19:23:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
05LIMA4226	PUBLIC COMMENTS ON PERU'S MOBILE TERMINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 26, Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, hosted a public audience to hear comments on its model for the reduction of mobile termination rates. Osiptel officials began the conference by explaining how the model was derived and justified the need for a thr [...]	2005-09-28 20:12:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA4393	Tim Laughlin Jazz Quartet Tours Peru [...] "We can't go back to our homes right now, so we thought we would bring a little bit of our home town- New Orleans- to the good people of Peru." With that simple but powerful statement, clarinetist Tim Laughlin captured the hearts of audiences during a four-city concert tour of Peru Oct. 1-11, [...]	2005-10-12 20:55:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PE
05LIMA4411	HIP-HOP ANTI-DRUG PROGRAM [...] From October 1 to 4, 2005, PAS and Peruvian anti-drug NGO Cedro organized a five-day Hip-Hop/rap program with U.S. group Havikoro in underpriveleged neighborhoods in Lima, Callao, and the provincial city of Trujillo. The program sent a positive anti- drug message to disadvantaged Peruvian yout [...]	2005-10-13 16:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PE
05LIMA4732	ECONOMIC EXPANSION BEGINNING TO REDUCE POVERTY [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 21:24:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4777	PERU'S CHIEF FTA NEGOTIATOR ON FINAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's Chief FTA Negotiator Pablo de la Flor told the Ambassador that Peru is ready to conclude the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations by Thanksgiving, pending resolution of specific IPR and Agriculture concerns. De la Flor warned that Peru's Health Minister would resign -- creating [...]	2005-11-08 21:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4934	PERU'S UN AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ [...] Peru's new Ambassador to the United Nations, Oswaldo de Rivero, who will represent Peru on the Security Council Starting in January, recently authored an article entitled, "Is Iraq Another Vietnam?" in the Lima intellectual journal "Quehacer." De Rivero's piece criticizes U.S. policy in Iraq [...]	2005-11-21 17:15:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL PE
05LIMA4962	Peru's 2006 National Trade Estimate Report [...] The following is Post's submission of the National Trade Estimate, as requested in reftel. Trade Overview -------------- 2. The U.S. trade deficit with Peru was $1.6 billion in 2004, an increase of $895 million from the 2003 trade deficit of $710 million. U.S. goods exported in 2004 t [...]	2005-11-22 19:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA5031	OPENING OF NEW POLICE BASE AT PALMA PAMPA [...] Summary: The new NAS-sponsored police base at Palma Pampa was inaugurated November 16, although airborne interdiction operations began in July. The base is in the heart of the Apurimac/Ene Valley (VRAE) that is one of the main source zones for coca cultivation -- around 14,000 hectares -- a [...]	2005-11-28 15:26:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT PE PREL SNAR
05LIMA5073	TELECOMS REGULATOR PUBLISHES IMPROVED MOBILE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian telecommunications regulator, OSIPTEL, published its new mobile termination rate on November 24. The new rate is based on cost factors including the value of a company's network investment and the spectrum value. Under the new plan, OSIPTEL will lower the mobile [...]	2005-11-29 21:37:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA5205	EVALUATION OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 21:47:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PE
05LIMA5343	PERU: 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. After several years of anticipation and prolonged prodding by Post, Peru's telecommunications regulator Osiptel issued resolution No. 70 on November 21, 2005, which establishes a new mobile termination rate for calls made from pay phones and mobile phones. Under the new regul [...]	2005-12-19 17:45:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA5391	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, [...] The following is Post's submission as Part I of the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Drugs and Chemical Controls 2. Summary - In 2004-2005, the Peruvian government (GOP) surpassed its coca eradication goals and conducted operations on land and sea to disr [...]	2005-12-21 20:30:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PE
05LIMA68	Textile Industry Fears End of MultiFiber Agreement [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian Government fears that the termination of the World Trade Organization's MultiFiber Agreement (MFA) on January 1 will limit the Peruvian textile industry's ability to compete on both the domestic and international markets. The textile industry accounted for approxi [...]	2005-01-05 20:22:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE
05LJUBLJANA127	SLOVENIA: 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - [...] SUMMARY. In light of significant progress Slovenia has made over the past year, Post recommends that Slovenia not be included on the Special 301 Watch List or Priority Watch list for 2005. Post has consulted with PhRMA members in Ljubljana and relevant government authorities on the PhRMA re [...]	2005-02-24 07:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD SI
05LJUBLJANA217	SLOVENIA OFFERS EXPERTISE ON MERCURY REDUCTION [...] During a 30 March demarche on an unrelated matter, Emil Ferjancic, Post's main interlocutor at the Ministry of the Environment, told Econoff and Econ Specialist Slovenia was interested in providing its expertise in mercury containment and reduction "if asked to do so." Post delivered reftel t [...]	2005-04-05 04:17:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC ETRD PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA653	HURRICANE KATRINA AND ENERGY SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS IN [...] (U) Summary: Econoff delivered reftel points 8 September to Miro Vidmar, Head of the Division for Oil, Food Supplies and Reserves at the Ministry of the Economy. Vidmar said Slovenia was concerned with the potential for continued price increases in the wake of the Katrina tragedy, but felt tha [...]	2005-09-12 06:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG SI
05LJUBLJANA688	Response to CY2006 Compensation Questionnaire -- [...] Below please find Embassy Ljubljana's response to the CY2006 FSN Compensation Questionnaire. These answers have been approved by Post Management and the ICASS Council. 2. (SBU) Questionnaire --------------------------------------------- ------ Competitive Compensation Position ----------- [...]	2005-09-29 01:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFSN AMGT KICA
05LJUBLJANA757	SLOVENIA'S EFFORTS TO FIGHT AVIAN FLU [...] (U) Summary: In light of the geographic proximity of recent cases of avian flu in neighboring countries, Slovenia realizes it will likely see (and may already have) cases of avian flu within its borders. In order to prevent or at least contain possible outbreaks, the GOS has undertaken a ser [...]	2005-10-26 08:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO SI
05LJUBLJANA807	SLOVENIA ON CONTROLLING AVIAN FLU [...] (U) Summary: On 21 November, Econoff and Econ Assistant met with Simona Salamon, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer at the Slovene Veterinary Administration, to discuss Slovenia's efforts to control avian flu. Salamon has the lead in the GOS for all avian flu related matters. Following is a su [...]	2005-11-23 06:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SI
05MADRID100	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March, 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish l [...]	2005-01-12 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB SP OPIC USTR
05MADRID1088	SPAIN'S BOOMING HOUSING MARKET AND THE UNCERTAIN [...] SUMMARY: The Spanish housing market in 2004 and the first trimester of 2005 can be characterized by record growth, easy credit, and poor rentability. In recent years, tremendous demand for housing, coupled with insufficient supply has resulted in rising prices and unprecedented construction. [...]	2005-03-18 17:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN AMGT SP
05MADRID1316	SENATOR SHELBY MEETS SPANISH ECONOMICS OFFICIALS [...] Summary: Senator Richard Shelby met separately in Madrid March 28 with two high-ranking Spanish government officials in the government,s two ministries dealing with economic and finance issues. The Senator and his hosts discussed the current state of the Spanish economy, the impact of EU en [...]	2005-04-06 11:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID1577	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 25 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Iraq, the Middle East Peace Process, Lebanon, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Great Lakes with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator (and Special Assistant to MFA Political Director Dezcallar) on April 21. Fernandez-Arias did not expect detailed discussion [...]	2005-04-22 14:35:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI SU SP EUN CGEN
05MADRID1578	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 25 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Iraq, the Middle East Peace Process, Lebanon, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Great Lakes with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator (and Special Assistant to MFA Political Director Dezcallar) on April 21. Fernandez-Arias did not expect detailed discussion [...]	2005-04-22 14:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI SU SP EUN CGEN
05MADRID1580	SPAIN: WATER BILL PASSED BY LOWER HOUSE [...] The Spanish lower house of Congress passed April 21 a landmark reform of the country's water policy, thus advancing one of the Socialist Party (PSOE) government's leading environment-related policy goals. The bill passed by a vote of 188 in favor, 135 against (the former ruling Popular Party [...]	2005-04-22 15:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SP
05MADRID1618	SPAIN'S NEW TOBACCO CONTROL LAW CLEARS FIRST HURDLE [...] Spain's tough new tobacco control law was approved by the nation's Council of Ministers April 22 and forwarded to the lower house of Congress, where it is expected to be approved before Spain shuts down for the summer. The law (see reftel for complete details) bans all tobacco advertising (as [...]	2005-04-26 15:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI SP
05MADRID1676	SPAIN'S COAL INDUSTRY: THE WAY FORWARD [...] SUMMARY: Coal is currently a critical part of the Spanish energy industry, although its domestic production continues to rely on public subsidies to remain viable. The recent moratorium on EU coal subsidies to Spain will force the Spanish government to re-examine the future of the industry. P [...]	2005-04-29 12:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EMIN ECON PGOV SP
05MADRID1687	SPAIN NOT SUPPORTIVE ON WHO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS [...] (U) ESTHOFF passed reftel points April 21 to appropriate MFA and Health Ministry contacts. POLMILOFF passed reftel points that same day to the Defense Ministry. The MFA contacted ESTHOFF to inform the Embassy that it would deliver the combined GOS response to our demarche. This response was [...]	2005-04-29 15:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL PTER SP WHO
05MADRID1880	SPANISH REACTION TO NEWSWEEK'S RETRACTION OF KORAN [...] The Spanish media have given very prominent coverage to Newsweek's retraction of its Koran desecration allegation story. All national and major regional broadcast and print media have made the retraction either the lead or one of the top three international stories in May 17 reports, includin [...]	2005-05-17 16:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KISL SP

05MADRID2169	SPAIN'S 2003 TAX BURDEN RISES 0.45 PERCENT OVER [...] Summary. Spain's 2004 tax burden rose slightly to 34.45 percent of GDP, a 0.45 percent rise over 2003. This figure is calculated using the new GDP base year of 2000, and would be 36.12 percent of GDP under the older calculation year of 1995 (reftel). The Socialist government promised that th [...]	2005-06-07 14:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN SP
05MADRID2484	SPAIN: ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENERGY SUPPLY [...] SUMMARY: Spain's national energy grid, Red Electrica de Espana (REE),was forced to temporarily cut power to hundreds of businesses in various parts of Spain in June due to record demand and inadequate supply. The businesses affected have contracts with the electricity supplier that allow for [...]	2005-06-29 14:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SP
05MADRID3044	FOREST FIRES AND DROUGHT RAVAGE SPAIN [...] Spain is suffering its second worse year in the last decade in terms of total hectares lost to forest fires. From January 1 through August 14, 2005, Spain lost 107,524 square hectares to forest fires. The 1995-2005 average for this same period was 79,621. Thus, the current year is 32 percen [...]	2005-08-25 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI SP
05MADRID4053	SPAIN: GOS APPROVAL SLIPS TO LOWEST LEVEL SINCE [...] SUMMARY. Recent poll data shows GOS at lowest level of popular support since coming to office in 2004. A massive protest on November 12, organized mainly to protest GOS's proposed reform of the Education Law drew between 400,000-2 million. This also reflects discontent with recent GOS policies [...]	2005-11-22 17:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SP
05MADRID4095	EUR A/S FRIED AND WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary. EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, accompanied by WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, visited Madrid November 15-16 for meetings with Spanish officials to discuss cooperation to advance Broader Middle East reform, the upcoming NATO summits, and areas for possible collaboration in Latin [...]	2005-11-28 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID4347	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SPAIN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-29 19:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PREL SP
05MADRID541	SPAIN: TIME TO DEFROST THE DEEP FREEZE? [...] (C) Summary. After a tumultuous year in our bilateral relations with Spain, the Mission is considering how best to establish a more productive relationship with the Zapatero administration. The GOS scored early political points with the Spanish public by withdrawing Spanish forces from Iraq, attack [...]	2005-02-10 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID550	SPAIN PREPARES FOR EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM [...] SUMMARY. On February 20, Spain will become the first EU country to put the European Constitution to a popular referendum. Because of support from both the governing Socialist party and the opposition Popular Party (PP),there is little doubt that a "yes" vote will win. Many in Spain see Sp [...]	2005-02-11 12:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SP EUN
05MADRID649	SPAIN: GROWING PAINS IN LIBERALIZED NATURAL GAS [...] SUMMARY: Rapid growth in domestic consumption has made Spain the world's fifth largest natural gas market. Market liberalization, combined with growing demand and environmental concerns, has given rise to potential supply problems that could jeopardize Spain's energy grid. Spain is strengthe [...]	2005-02-18 12:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG PGOV SP
05MADRID666	SPANISH VOTERS APPROVE EU CONSTITUTION [...] On February 20, Spain became the first EU nation to approve the European Constitution by popular referendum with 76.73 percent of voters in favor of the Constitution. There had been little doubt that a "yes" vote would win, and the 17.24 percent "no" vote was in line with expectations. The [...]	2005-02-22 11:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SP EUN
05MADRID960	BMENA - POSSIBILITY FOR COOPERATION WITH SPAIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-14 14:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MANAGUA1867	NICARAGUAN IMF PROGRAM ON THE ROPES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, President Bolanos broke the two-month standoff over fiscal reform legislation intended to close the spending gap created by the National Assembly's 2005 budget. He yielded to the Assembly's refusal to accept or override his partial veto and sent the measure for public [...]	2005-06-22 21:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN NU IMF
05MANAMA1005	SHURA COUNCIL PASSES FTA [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-13 09:46:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BTIO ECON PREL BA
05MANAMA103	BAHRAIN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] The following is post's Investment Climate Statement submission for 2005. 2. Begin text: INVESTMENT CLIMATE OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The government of Bahrain has a generally liberal approach to foreign investment and is eager to improve Bahrain's attractiveness to internati [...]	2005-01-25 04:47:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD BA
05MANAMA111	THE IRAQ FACTOR: BAHRAIN'S SHIA OPPOSITION [...] (C) Bahraini Shia supporters of participation in the domestic political process have begun to state their views publicly in an environment heavily influenced by Shia political empowerment in Iraq. In early January, the independent Al Wasat newspaper launched a campaign explicitly urging Bahr [...]	2005-01-25 15:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM BA IZ
05MANAMA1256	CROWN PRINCE CONCERNED ABOUT SECTARIAN SPILLOVER [...] (C) Crown Prince Salman expressed concern to the Ambassador August 28 that Iraq will not be able to meet its goal of improving security for some time. While making clear that Bahrain fully supported the U.S. position in Iraq, he worried that a developing sectarian paradigm "is doomed to fail [...]	2005-08-29 13:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IZ
05MANAMA1347	SHIA OPPOSITION SOCIETY AL WIFAQ MOVING TOWARD [...] (C) The Political Societies Law passed in July requires all political societies to register with the Ministry of Justice by November 2. The question of registration has created controversy within the membership ranks of leading Shia opposition society Al Wifaq, though contacts say that the l [...]	2005-09-18 15:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL BA
05MANAMA136	MGIZ01: KING, CABINET PUBLICLY HAIL SUCCESS OF [...] (SBU) King Hamad and the Bahraini Cabinet January 30 issued statements celebrating the success of Iraq's elections. The King sent a message, which was released to the press, to Iraqi Interim President Ghazi Yawar congratulating him on the success of the elections, saying that this was "the f [...]	2005-01-31 11:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BA IZ
05MANAMA14	BAHRAIN'S RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS CONDEMN [...] (C) Bahrainis disregarded London-based Saudi dissident Dr. Saad Al Faqih's call for protests against the Saudi Arabian government following Friday prayers December 31. While police stood by, worshippers departed the Al Fateh Grand Mosque compound in a normal fashion. Al Faqih's appeal provok [...]	2005-01-03 10:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC BA SA
05MANAMA1403	COMBATING EXTREMISM: BAHRAIN ACTIVE PARTNER IN [...] (S) The United States and Bahrain are close partners in combating extremism and promoting tolerance and moderation inside the Kingdom. King Hamad is a recognized regional leader for his political and economic reforms and advancement of women's rights. He is fully committed to the global war [...]	2005-09-29 08:51:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM KPAO PTER EAID PHUM KMPI BA
05MANAMA1426	NEWSPAPER'S FALSE ACCUSATION AGAINST EMBASSY [...] (C) Arabic daily Akhbar Al Khaleej September 29 printed a small front-page item accusing the Embassy of a superpower of requesting the names of Sunni preachers in Bahrain so it could monitor their statements and criticisms. Several Sunni Imams denounced this alleged request in their September [...]	2005-10-03 12:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO KISL ETRD BA
05MANAMA1633	SCENESETTER: VISIT OF SECRETARY RICE TO BAHRAIN [...] (C) We warmly welcome your November 11-12 visit to Manama for the Forum for the Future meeting. The Bahraini leadership, which values its relationship with the United States and yearns for more high-level engagement, looks forward to receiving you here. This will be your first opportunity to [...]	2005-11-07 09:36:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL BA OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1679	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: REGIONAL MEDIA FOCUS ON [...] Summary: In contrast to the American press' focus on the November 12 Forum for the Future's failure to issue a final communiqu, characterizing it as "ending in discord" over Egypt's objection on the role of NGOs, the Bahrain and regional media highlighted the broader importance of the Forum' [...]	2005-11-14 16:03:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV KMPI BA
05MANAMA169	BAHRAIN'S SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) In 2002, Bahrain became a monarchy and adopted a constitution which reinstated a legislative body. The upper house of parliament (Shura Council) is appointed by the King, and the lower house (Council of Representatives) is elected by the people. All men and women citizens age 21 and abov [...]	2005-02-05 15:43:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA1767	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UPCOMING LEGISLATION WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador November 27 spoke with Council of Representative (COR - elected lower house of parliament) Speaker Khalifa Al Dhahrani about the legislative agenda for the current session. Al Dhahrani explained that the COR had decided to hold a series of extraordinary sessions to address [...]	2005-11-30 10:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BA REFORM ECTRD BILAT OFFICIALS POL
05MANAMA1810	ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT TOWNSEND'S DECEMBER 2 [...] (C) Summary: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with Kuwaiti National Security Bureau President Shaikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah December 2 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Shaikh Sab [...]	2005-12-10 12:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PARM PGOV KISL BA KU REGION OFFICIALS CTR
05MANAMA1839	PEACEFUL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY MARCHES REINFORCE [...] (C) More than 5,000 people marched in peaceful International Human Rights Day rallies December 9, a sharp contrast to the small but sometimes destructive demonstrations that took place in and around Manama November 29-December 2. The Committee for the Unemployed, which had organized the viol [...]	2005-12-13 15:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM KDEM BA HUMRIT POL REFORM
05MANAMA282	STAFFDEL FISCHER DISCUSSES ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Senate Banking Committee Staffdel Fischer met with the Bahrain Minister of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior Anti-Money Laundering Unit, the Bahrain Monetary Agency Compliance Unit and the Director of Community Development at the Ministry of Social Affairs to discuss the GOB, [...]	2005-03-01 13:50:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA
05MANAMA299	MINISTER OF MUNICIPALITIES AND AGRICULTURE [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh discussed the free trade agreement and municipal, environmental, and economic reform with the Ambassador February 28. Al Saleh told the Saudi Ambassador in Bahrain that Saudi Arabia should join the WTO in order to [...]	2005-03-02 13:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA469	A CALL TO SAVE TUBLI BAY [...] (C) Summary. The Municipal Councils of Manama and Isa Town are suing businesses for illegal dumping in Tubli Bay and questioning the validity of land reclamation contracts in the bay. Parliamentarians are investigating the reclamation schemes that have already reduced the bay to half its or [...]	2005-03-28 08:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA50	CABINET RESHUFFLE EXPECTED VERY SOON; PM'S MEN MAY [...] (C) The Bahraini press January 10 reported rumors of a cabinet shuffle to be announced within days or hours. While the press reports varied somewhat, it appear, if accurate, that five ministers would leave, two new ministers would be appointed, four ministers moved to new positions, two mini [...]	2005-01-10 12:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD BA
05MANAMA501	GOB DECIDES NOT TO PUNISH OPPOSITION SOCIETY [...] (SBU) The GOB decided April 5 not to take legal action against leading Shi'a opposition political society Al Wifaq for its role in organizing a March 25 demonstration that was banned by the government. Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Fatima Al Belooshi met with Al Wifaq's leadership and reite [...]	2005-04-05 14:09:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV BA
05MANAMA573	NDI PROMOTES DEMOCRATIZATION THROUGH ACTIVITIES IN [...] (C) The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) is making great strides in bringing MPs, oppositionists, and civil society activists together to find common ground on cutting-edge political issues, thereby strengthening the democratic process and institutions in Bahrain. NDI organize [...]	2005-04-18 15:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA
05MANAMA584	BUSINESS CHAMBER STEPS ONTO POLITICAL STAGE [...] (C) Summary. King Hamad approved the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (BCCI) request to provide in-kind support to political candidates. BCCI representatives told Emboffs they decided to become involved in the political process in order to preserve Bahrain's open and business-frie [...]	2005-04-19 15:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KDEM BA
05MANAMA64	BAHRAINI MINISTER OF OIL AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Oil Minister Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa on January 11 to discuss developments in the petroleum industry. The Minister opened the meeting by commenting on press speculations that he will lose his job in an impending cabinet shuffle. He asserted he would still b [...]	2005-01-12 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET BA
05MANAMA706	PARLIAMENTARIANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST DRAFT [...] (C) The draft counter-terrorism law currently before parliament continues to be criticized by MPs and other political actors despite the King's unusual move to reach out to parliamentarians in support of the law. The law is designed to fill gaps in Bahrain's existing criminal code to facilit [...]	2005-05-17 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA707	KING'S CONFIDANT DISCUSSES REFORM ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Industry and Commerce Hassan Fakhro, in a May 16 conversation with the Ambassador, was cautious about the possibility of gestures by the government to entice opposition participation in the 2006 elections. The government would be reluctant to redistrict because it wan [...]	2005-05-17 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BA
05MANAMA871	KING DISCUSSES DOMESTIC, REGIONAL ISSUES WITH GEN. [...] (C) Summary. Bahrain's King Hamad reaffirmed to visiting CENTCOM CDR Abizaid June 18 his position that any amendments to the constitution should be done by the legislature, not the King; intervention by the King to entice participation in next year's election would weaken, not strengthen Bahra [...]	2005-06-19 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA880	VISIT OF AMERICAN LAWYERS STIRS UP GTMO ISSUE [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Two Amcit attorneys from law firm Dorsey and Whitney, which represents on a pro bono basis the six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo, visited Bahrain June 13-15 to meet with family members, MPs, activists, and government officia [...]	2005-06-20 09:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PTER PREL BA
05MANAMA900	PARLIAMENT FLEXES ITS MUSCLES IN BUDGET PROCESS [...] (C) The Finance and Economy Committee of the Council of Representatives (COR, elected lower house of parliament) completed the bulk of its review of the bi-annual 2005-2006 (calendar years) government budget and is expected to pass it to the full Council for consideration on July 2. The COR [...]	2005-06-26 13:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KDEM BA
05MANAMA910	MEPI-FUNDED NDI PROJECT COMES UNDER FIRE [...] (C) The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) project in Bahrain has attracted criticism from many directions recently. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghaffar has privately expressed his concerns to the Ambassador several times that NDI gives too much emphasis to oppos [...]	2005-06-28 08:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KMPI KDEM PREL BA
05MANAMA942	FTA CLEARS LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) The lower house Council of Representatives passed the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by a wide margin on July 5. The forty-member body ratified the treaty with twenty-five votes in favor, four votes opposed and two abstentions. (Nine members were not present for the vote.) The f [...]	2005-07-05 15:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BTIO ECON PREL BA
05MANILA1716	BUILDING A BRIDGE ON TAWI-TAWI [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy believes the number one USPACOM FY05/FY06 humanitarian assistance objective in the Philippines should be the Tawi-Tawi bridge project. The project will have a strategic impact on the "rat-line" terrorists use to enter and leave the Philippines. Although much smaller in [...]	2005-04-14 05:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MOPS MARR PREL PINS EAID RP
05MANILA1808	The "Masa" as a Political Force [...] (SBU) Summary: The underprivileged and impoverished "masa" remains a potentially significant but largely unorganized political force. The once-influential Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) party of former President Estrada has claimed success in renewing the party's membership and effectivenes [...]	2005-04-20 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI RP
05MANILA1840	Senate Passes Value Added Tax Bill [...] (U) Summary: The Philippine Senate approved on April 13 proposed amendments to the value-added tax law. Bicameral conference committee hearings are deliberating over the House and Senate proposals, with a reconciled bill targeted for signing by President Macapagal-Arroyo on April 30. The ex [...]	2005-04-22 02:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA1889	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK [...] (U) Manila is our fourth largest post, with about 265 American employees and 1000 locally engaged staff. Our aim is to be the United States' best. The mission of our team of 26 USG agencies is to revitalize and carry to maturity the US-Philippine partnership and alliance by strengthening ou [...]	2005-04-26 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PTER EAID ECON MARR RP
05MANILA2278	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 5, 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 5, 2005; 9:00 a.m.; Manila, the Philippines. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-terrorism legislation will be on top of the Arroyo Administration's agenda once the Philippine Congress passes a value added tax. GRP officials told Deputy Secretary Zoellick they hope to rally support around an [...]	2005-05-18 06:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MASS MCAP ECON ETRD EFIN KISL
05MANILA2359	ILLEGAL "JUETENG" LOTTERY POTENTIALLY THREATENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The illegal lottery known as "jueteng" played a prominent role in the downfall of former President Estrada, and a newly brewing scandal related to jueteng could potentially have a similar impact on the Arroyo Administration. Despite Malacanang's vows to crack down on jueteng, [...]	2005-05-23 07:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KCRM ASEC RP
05MANILA2660	TIP: GRP BEGINNING TO FOCUS ON CYBERSEX DANGERS [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government is slowly beginning to react to reports that cybersex is an increasing contributor to the trafficking in persons (TIP) problem in the Philippines. Most cybersex dens op [...]	2005-06-08 08:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KCRM ELAB KOCI TINT RP
05MANILA2969	SEVEN ABU SAYYAF MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG),a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) since 1997, received death sentences on June 22 from the Basilan District Court for their role in the 2001 [...]	2005-06-28 07:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL KCRM RP
05MANILA3045	LITTLE ECONOMIC IMPACT SO FAR FROM ARROYO'S WOES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peso broke the PhP56/$1 mark on June 29, but has marginally recovered. The stock market continued to slide lower on concerns about the President's future, but most local analysts said that the situation remains manageable. The Philippine business community appears to be [...]	2005-07-01 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA3115	A GMA INSIDER GETS OUT [...] (S) Summary. The defection from GMA ranks of Congressman Golez is a blow to Arroyo. He believes she has lost the "moral high ground" and civil society support. There are no signs yet of other significant political defections or military unrest, but the situation remains highly fluid. End [...]	2005-07-07 07:09:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS PINR RP
05MANILA3188	MARKETS CAUTIOUS AS TRADING WEEK OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Markets opened the trading week on July 11 shaky on resurgent fears of protracted political controversies and escalating concern that the political turmoil will distract and/or paralyze President Arroyo's ability to move her Administration's reform agenda forward. Recent reac [...]	2005-07-11 09:32:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA3251	MUCH DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: A group of party leaders from across the political spectrum (pro-President Arroyo to opposition) met July 12 and agreed that the Philippine Constitution should be changed to create a unicameral legislature. No firm work program was agreed to. Arroyo welcomed further discussions [...]	2005-07-14 08:55:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR PREL RP
05MANILA3370	CALMER WEEK ON POLITICAL FRONT PROVIDES RESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: A relatively calmer week on the political front and positive fiscal news gave currency, stock, and bond markets some breathing space to partially recoup lost gains. The peso traded above the 56 pesos/$1 level throughout the July 18-22 trading week, but ended the week down sl [...]	2005-07-22 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA3421	PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL MARKETS POST-SONA [...] (U) Summary: Peso, stock, and bond markets have not reacted negatively to President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address on July 25. Her promise to forge ahead with economic and fiscal reforms, whatever the political cost, helped send a positive signal (Ref A). The stock market closed firm [...]	2005-07-26 11:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA3657	JULY 27-AUGUST 5 UPDATE: PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo and her new economic team went on a media offensive shortly after the President's July 25 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to assure investors, creditors and other Philippine observers that the Administration remains focused on managing the economy and pursu [...]	2005-08-08 10:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA3677	COUNTING OF VOTES CONTINUES IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Officials continue to count votes cast in the August 8 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections. Results are due to be released within the next 24 hours. Only minor problems have [...]	2005-08-09 07:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KISL ASEC KPAO RP
05MANILA3843	GRP-MILF OPTIMISTIC ON TALKS, MALAYSIAN MONITORS, [...] (C) Summary. The GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) maintain their readiness to resume exploratory talks, although GRP officials indicate Malaysian facilitators remain concerned about distractions stemming from the still unresolved political situation in Manila. Both parties appre [...]	2005-08-19 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP
05MANILA3955	NEW TERMINAL FACES LEGAL AND FINANCIAL HURDLES TO [...] (SBU) Eight months after government took possession, the new airport terminal in Manila continues to languish unopened. A temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court at the GRP's request continues to block a lower court order on the GRP to begin paying "just compensation" to the [...]	2005-08-25 08:56:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON RP
05MANILA4109	CHARGE CALLS ON KEY GRP FINANCIAL OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with the Charge, both Central Bank Governor Tetangco and the Finance Secretary Teves described what they see as good prospects for steady economic growth, financial stability, and continued progress on fiscal reforms. Tetangco, in particular, downplayed recent "po [...]	2005-09-01 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EINV RP
05MANILA4112	Supreme Court Upholds Expanded VAT Law [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, the Philippine Supreme Court upheld the legality of the Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT) law but has yet to lift the temporary restraining order. The TRO that the Court issued on July 1 will remain in place for at least another fifteen days. During that interv [...]	2005-09-01 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA4503	PHILIPPINES: SLOW PACE OF ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine government and private sector leaders told U.S. Senior Official for APEC Michael Michalak that the Philippines continues to face problems with inefficient courts and corruption in general. Poor implementation and unpredictable enforcement of laws remain disincentive [...]	2005-09-22 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KIPR TBIO TSPL RP APEC WTRO
05MANILA4528	Proposed 2006 Budget: A Taxing Proposition [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo's proposed 2006 budget call for a 30 percent increase in funds for infrastructure, health, and education while continuing to reduce the budget deficit for a fourth consecutive year. The 1.05-trillion peso ($18.8 billion) budget proposal represents 7.5% year-on [...]	2005-09-25 09:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA4600	SLUGGISH GROWTH IN ELECTRONICS HIGHLIGHTS POWER AND [...] Philippine semiconductor and electronics exports, 70% of total exports, are growing slightly in 2005 despite the closure of a major Toshiba laptop factory in late 2004. Growth in semiconductor exports offset a decline in other electronics categories caused by Toshiba's departure. The industry [...]	2005-09-27 06:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL ECON RP
05MANILA4639	Prospering from the Remittance Gusher [...] Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) remittances grew by 22% for the first seven months of 2005, and should approach $10 billion for the year, equal to 10% of GDP. Two-thirds of remitters from the U.S. use the banking system while others go through informal channels. Surveys show recipients apply m [...]	2005-09-28 08:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA4810	PHILIPPINES: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message is in response to the action request contained in "Democracy Promotion Strategies for EAP Focus Countries" (ref a). Responses are keyed to specific informational requests contained in ref a, p [...]	2005-10-10 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PINS ECON KDEM RP
05MANILA4935	Supreme Court Clears Expanded VAT Law [...] (SBU) The Philippine Supreme Court upheld the legality of the Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT) law, the key element in President Arroyo's revenue-enhancement agenda, boosting the credibility of her economic reform efforts. This measure could reduce debt accumulation and fund increases in soc [...]	2005-10-18 10:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA5067	USTR, DOC VISIT ILLUSTRATES TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: USTR, Department of Commerce (DOC) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officials, accompanied by econoffs, met with congressional leaders, GRP officials and U.S. business leaders to discuss general economic issues including the upcoming WTO meeting, ASEAN, IPR protec [...]	2005-10-27 07:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR RP
05MANILA5130	THE INC AND EL SHADDAI: TWO PHILIPPINE RELIGIOUS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) and the charismatic El Shaddai Catholic group are politically active and their leaders retain significant influence on national politics. This influence was highli [...]	2005-11-02 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS SOCI KDEM RP
05MANILA5344	MINDANAO TUNA INDUSTRY AT RISK [...] The tuna industry, which generates $400 million in annual revenues in Mindanao, faces a potential reduction in access to the EU market and restrictions in traditional fishing grounds. Indonesia is reluctant to extend a crucial bilateral fishing agreement beyond December 3. Tuna producers ar [...]	2005-11-15 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL PGOV ECON RP WTRO
05MANILA5505	FINANCE SECRETARY NONCOMMITAL ON DOHA ROUND; [...] (SBU) Finance Secretary Teves acknowledged to Charge that the GRP needs to do more to address public skepticism over the benefits of lower tariffs and progress in the WTO Doha Round. Teves was grateful for U.S. assistance and advice on improving the efficiency of revenue collection, a key are [...]	2005-11-28 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EINV RP
05MANILA5951	Banking System More Stable But Still Vulnerable [...] (SBU) The Philippine Government is working to overcome the reputation of the banking sector as weak and inefficient with insufficient oversight. Although it remains fragmented, the central bank has successfully encouraged consolidation and has introduced many reforms to strengthen banks and [...]	2005-12-23 08:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV RP
05MANILA5983	TELECOM UPDATE: GRP ENCOURAGES INTERNET TELEPHONY [...] The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued recent rulings lowering entry barriers to encourage the development of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The decisions should reduce international rates but will have less impact on lucrative cellular services, which have ecl [...]	2005-12-28 08:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV ETRD ECIN RP APEC
05MANILA683	ADMIRAL FARGO'S TALKS WITH SECRETARY OF NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary of Defense Cruz presented to Admiral Fargo in February 9 discussions a new framework for US-RP counterterrorism cooperation. "Kapit Bisig" would encompass humanitarian/civil affairs, exercises, and operations. Cruz expressed confidence that such a framework, which inc [...]	2005-02-11 08:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS RP
05MANILA724	GRP PREPARES FOR AUGUST ELECTIONS IN MINDANAO AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Executive branch and Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sources confirm that regional assembly (ARMM) elections in Mindanao are on track to take place in August 2005. Nationwide neighborhood (b [...]	2005-02-15 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR EAID SOCI RP
05MAPUTO1059	LAST AGOA GARMENT EXPORTER IN MOZAMBIQUE TO CLOSE [...] (U) Belita, the only remaining garment factory in Mozambique exporting to the U.S. under AGOA, has announced it will close its operations on September 17. The closure will result in the loss of nearly 600 jobs in the city of Beira, Sofala province. Palmar Group, Belita's parent company located [...]	2005-08-22 14:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EINV MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO1086	MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Mozambique is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor (Convention 182). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but it does not have a regulatory body specifically [...]	2005-08-25 14:18:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ USAID
05MAPUTO1137	MOZAMBIQUE - RENAMO OFFICERS THREATEN TO "RETURN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador, along with other heads of missions, was called to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign on August 30 to hear the government rebut claims made recently a RENAMO leader that former RENAMO officers are being forced to retire unfairly from the Mozambican armed forces. Former se [...]	2005-09-01 16:25:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MZ RENAMO
05MAPUTO1313	MOZAMBIQUE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REPORT FOR 2006 [...] Summary: Mozambique meets the requirements for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continues to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, [...]	2005-10-07 10:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO173	SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY MOSELEY [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of IBFAN-funded Reencontro's activities on infant feeding feeding and nutrition in Mozambique, the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS under the President's Emergency [...]	2005-02-08 12:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHIV ECON ETRD MZ EAGR
05MAPUTO232	MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will give you an opportunity to meet leading members of the new Guebuza government and convey to the government and the public our support for Mozambique's development and HIV/AIDS efforts. You also may wish to encourage continued movemen [...]	2005-02-18 10:39:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO255	MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT CHISSANO RETROSPECTIVE [...] (C) On February 2 President Joaquim Chissano stepped down as leader of the Republic of Mozambique after 18 years in power. He took over from Samora Machel in 1986, after Mozambique's first president was killed in a airplane crash. In 1994 Chissano was elected president in Mozambique's first mu [...]	2005-02-25 09:05:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO305	2005 MOZAMBIQUE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Mozambique is a source country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. South Africa is the principal receiving country for trafficked Mozambicans. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that 1,000 Mozambican women are trafficked every year. [...]	2005-03-04 09:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF MZ KFLD
05MAPUTO310	MOZAMBIQUE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: In her March 2 meetings with President Guebuza, Prime Minister Diogo, Foreign Minister Abreu, and other officials visiting A/S Newman outlined USG priorities of fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development. She emphasized the need for the GRM to show leadership in discussi [...]	2005-03-07 12:17:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON KPKO PGOV MARR MASS KTIA PREL MZ MCC
05MAPUTO388	MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide you an opportunity to gain a better understanding of issues surrounding port and coastal security in Mozambique, as well as insight into Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal. The trip will also give you i [...]	2005-03-23 15:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO559	MOZAMBIQUE - CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Mozambique has a serious corruption problem. The former Chissano government did little to confront the problem despite repeated promises. In the past three months newly-elected President Guebuza has vowed to take action. There are signs that his government is serious about grappli [...]	2005-05-05 12:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ
05MAPUTO7	SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL MCLEAN TO [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS and Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) concept paper. You are arriving just after presidential and legislative [...]	2005-01-04 12:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHIV KMCA ECON ETRD MZ MCC
05MAPUTO702	MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S [...] (SBU) Newly elected Mozambican President Armando Emilio Guebuza is one of five African heads of state to visit Washington on June 13 to participate in a joint meeting with President Bush. We understand the Department is considering a separate meeting for President Guebuza with Secretary Rice. [...]	2005-06-06 15:41:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL ETRD ECON MZ
05MAPUTO911	MOZAMBIQUE: HONEYMOON OVER FOR GUEBUZA [...] (C) Public support for the Guebuza government appears to be waning as a result of transportation price increases and perceived lack of focus and real action by his government. President Guebuza called a special, three-day extended Council of Ministers meeting with leaders from his government t [...]	2005-07-26 06:27:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MZ ENRG
05MASERU205	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR LESOTHO [...] The Ambassador declares that a humanitarian disaster exists in Lesotho due to the continuing shortage of food. In essence, the conditions that created a humanitarian disaster starting in 2002 (ref E) and continuing in 2003-2004 (REF D) remain in effect: the drought continues and the situation [...]	2005-04-19 15:09:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL LT
05MASERU214	LESOTHO FACES UP TO ITS DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Lesotho and the country's private sector held a three-day World Bank-sponsored Private Sector Development Forum from April 6-8, 2005 to identify and map out modalities for eliminating infrastructure, training, administrative and legal impediments to private sector g [...]	2005-04-26 12:59:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD LT AGOA
05MASERU554	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOWUP ON UN ISSUES [...] (C) Minister of Local Government Dr. Pontso Sekatle requested Ambassador meet with her on October 25 to follow up on UN issues which had been previously discussed (see reftels). Specifically, Sekatle wanted the Ambassador to know that as Acting Foreign Minister (during FOMIN Moleleki's travels [...]	2005-10-28 12:12:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LT UNGA UNESCO
05MILAN519	Subject: Multiethnic Milan -- Caritas [...] (U) Summary: Caritas Ambrosiana recently held a conference to present Caritas' annual report on immigration. While the report included national statistics, the focus of the presentation in Milan was on the Lombardy Region in general and Milan specifically. Almost a quarter of Italy's immigrant [...]	2005-11-17 05:38:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG SOCI ELAB PGOV ASEC IT EUN
05MINSK1013	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 24, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ Authorities Annul Two Weekly Papers' Registration 2. On August 22, Minsk authorities deregistered Denpress (i.e. the company that produces the independent we [...]	2005-08-26 14:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1040	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 31, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Parliamentarians Extremely Critical of USG Response to Hurricane Katrina On September 1, Chairman of the Commission for [...]	2005-09-02 14:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1075	"Privatization Not For Slavs" [...] (C) Summary: On August 19, Lukashenko opined that Slavs are not mentally ready for privatization and, therefore, private farms have no future in Belarus. According to Lukashenko, the state collective is the best option and must be preserved. The president's statements drew sharp criticism fr [...]	2005-09-08 11:45:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ECON BO
05MINSK1155	Chernobyl Report Met with Criticism by Some [...] (C) Summary: The Chernobyl Forum, comprised of several UN organizations, recently released its report on the consequences of the Chernobyl accident 20 years later. The report predicts much lower deaths and health effects than previously predicted and calls earlier assessments "exaggerated an [...]	2005-09-22 10:23:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV MNUC SENV TBIO TRGY BO
05MINSK1165	Flaws in Single Candidate Process [...] (C) Summary: The independent election observation NGO Partnership recently released a report on the conduct of the opposition 10+ coalition's single candidate process. Partnership documented numerous instances of harassment by the regime, but also pointed out failings by the oppositiQ, such as [...]	2005-09-23 13:57:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
05MINSK1169	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 23, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. GOB Customs Service "Stays Outside Politics" On September 16, the State Customs Committee announced that the GOB has not ordered the Belarusian customs [...]	2005-09-27 05:22:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO

05MINSK1192	New Poll - Lukashenko Already Winning [...] (U) Summary: NOVAK released the results of its August - September survey and presented an analysis to Pol Chief on September 27. Lukashenko's rating jumped 5 percentage points while the leading opposition contenders' ratings remained below one percent. However, the percentage of those who di [...]	2005-09-29 13:22:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK1305	Importing Barley A "Treasonous" Act [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB has been trying to promote domestic beer production since 2003. Though Belarusian beer is cheap and sold in half-liter or larger bottles, the low quality of the barley used in brewing has resulted in even worse tasting beer and the industry's loss in competitiveness on [...]	2005-10-26 11:36:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV ECON BO
05MINSK1324	Belarus Cozies Up to Iran [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months Belarus and Iran have greatly increased their contacts and friendly rhetoric, including an invitation for Belarusians to work on the Iranian nuclear program and improve trade ties. Belarusian factories are being founded in Iran, and Iranian businessmen are sear [...]	2005-10-31 08:45:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD BO IR
05MINSK1347	Belarus and Russia to Unite? Not this Year [...] (C) Summary: Reportedly on November 15, Presidents Putin and Lukashenko are scheduled to review the latest draft of the Constitutional Act on the Belarus-Russia union (although rumors now circulate that this could be postponed to December). The draft has not been made public, and is reportedl [...]	2005-11-02 12:20:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO
05MINSK1363	Extreme Extremist Law Passes First Reading [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26 Belarus' parliament passed the first reading of a bill to combat extremism. The bill specifically mentions political parties, NGOs, mass media, and religious organizations as potential sources of extremism. A senior BKGB officer introduced the law to parliament, a [...]	2005-11-09 12:09:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BO
05MINSK1419	Day of Solidarity Numbers Don't Add Up [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 16, opposition activists hosted the second "Day of Solidarity" with those who have been persecuted by the GOB. While the organizers reported extremely high levels of participation, embassy observations suggest their numbers were inflated. End summary. 2. (U) On [...]	2005-11-23 07:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BO
05MINSK1433	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 25, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. New Life Church's Building is NOT a Cow Barn On November 17, the New Life Church filed its third application for registration at the address of the forme [...]	2005-11-25 13:45:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1437	Three Years In Jail for Discrediting Belarus [...] (U) Summary: Belarus' lower house of Parliament on November 25 approved in first reading amendments to the criminal code that would make it a criminal offense to participate in demonstrations or give "false" information to foreign entities and international organizations. Though still requiri [...]	2005-11-30 14:14:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO
05MINSK1462	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 02, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Stricter Laws on Discrediting Belarus On December 25, the lower house of PQliament overwhelmingly approved the first reading of amendments to Belarus' cr [...]	2005-12-05 11:08:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1507	Presidential Elections To Take Place In March 2006 [...] (C) Summary: On December 16, the Belarusian Parliament in a suddenly announced extraordinary session unanimously approved March 19, 2006, as the date for holding presidential elections. Rumors about holding the elections in March started to circulate in November, although Belarusian election o [...]	2005-12-16 15:45:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
05MINSK1524	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 20, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. --------- Elections --------- 2. "Ambassador's Residence is Opposition's Meetinghouse" - State TV On December 17, Post held its annual children's holiday party for U.S. Embassy staff at Ambassad [...]	2005-12-21 10:53:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK760	New SD Leader Meets Ambassador, Tries to Sell [...] (C) Summary: On July 7, new social democrat leader Aleksandr Kozulin called on Ambassador Krol to give his view of the political opposition in Belarus. Kozulin spent most of the meeting slamming the rest of the opposition for their waste of foreign monies and inability to build their parties. [...]	2005-07-13 07:40:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BO
05MINSK810	Polling Shows Street Name Fury [...] Summary: According to the NOVAK opinion polling for June, 42.3 percent of Belarusians would vote for President Aleksandr Lukashenko, down 0.1 percent since April. The opposition candidate posing the greatest threat to Lukashenko, UCP leader Anatoli Lebedko, would receive 1.0 percent of the v [...]	2005-07-22 10:31:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK859	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 27, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. No Election Observation On July 21, Secretary of the Central Elections Commission Nikolai Lozovik stated the Belarus does [...]	2005-07-29 12:58:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK923	The "Best" Harvest Ever [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2005 harvest campaign is in full swing in Belarus and, like in years past, Lukashenko expects an unattainable yield. During his annual conference on the "battle for the harvest", Lukashenko rattled off his demands and listened to exceptional progress reports from nervous a [...]	2005-08-05 13:22:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV ECON BO
05MINSK984	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 17, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Kyoto Protocol On August 15, Belarus joined the Kyoto Protocol. At the upcoming November meeting of participating countrie [...]	2005-08-22 10:13:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MUMBAI1708	GUJARAT: WILY MODI WEAKENS HIS OPPONENTS AND POSITIONS [...] (C) On August 1, controversial Gujarat BJP Chief Minister Narendra Modi (whose visa we revoked for his role in the 2002 Gujarat Hindu-Muslim riots) expanded his cabinet by inducting 11 new ministers. In doing so, Modi met a long-standing demand of the rebels within his own party who had openly cr [...]	2005-08-10 11:16:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR CVIS IN
05MUMBAI1931	GUJARAT: PEACEFUL ON THE SURFACE, YET STATE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The riots of 2002 belong to history, and communal harmony now reigns in Gujarat, business leaders and the state's Chief Secretary told the Consul General during his September 8-9 visit to Ahmedabad. The Chief Secretary criticized the USG for continuing to probe into the judicial aftermat [...]	2005-09-22 08:09:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PINR CVIS PREL PGOV KISL IN
05MUMBAI2076	BJP TROUBLES CONTINUE AS IN-FIGHTING ERUPTS OVER LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Firebrand politician Uma Bharati, the deposed former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh (MP),has launched a public fight to return to power, embarrassing her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the process and dividing its MP members into two camps. Bharati succeeded in getting the support o [...]	2005-10-20 12:15:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR PREL IN
05MUMBAI2199	SHIV SENA FACES STIFF CHALLENGE IN NOVEMBER 19 BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Maharashtra state parliament by-elections scheduled for November 19 may represent a defining moment for Bal Thackeray's Marathi-based Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena movement. In the Malvan district of southwestern Maharashtra, erstwhile Shiv Sena leader Narayan Rane is standing for re-elect [...]	2005-11-16 12:54:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
05MUMBAI2427	PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL MARKETS [...] (U) Private sector efforts to take computer technology, retail trade, and modern commodities exchanges to rural India are helping farmers in Madhya Pradesh (MP) get higher prices for their crops by cutting out middlemen. The Indian Tobacco Company (ITC),a major buyer of agricultural goods in [...]	2005-12-30 05:00:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD PREL IN
05MUSCAT112	OMAN: COMMENTS ON U.S. MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES [...] Per reftel instructions, this cable outlines the Embassy's assessment of market access priorities for U.S. service suppliers in Oman. 2. U.S. Market Access Priority by Sector (ranked from 1 to 5, with 1 as the highest priority and 5 as the lowest) and by informal ranking of relative market [...]	2005-01-18 12:02:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV BEXP MU
05MUSCAT1277	ILO, UNICEF KUDOS FOR OMANI CAMEL RACING REFORM [...] (SBU) The regional directors for UNICEF and the ILO met on August 14 with Sports Minister Ali al-Sunaidi to discuss Omani camel racing reforms. The government is not only gradually raising jockey age limits from 14 to 18 years, but is also setting minimum age standards for camels because matu [...]	2005-08-17 08:37:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KOCI SCUL ETRD PREL MU
05MUSCAT1278	OMAN ONLINE: TAYBAH, TERROR, AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...]	2005-08-17 11:09:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT1327	OMAN OFFERS OVERSTAYERS AN EASY EXIT [...] (SBU) In an effort to spur the exit of expatriates who have overstayed their visas, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) eased departure regulations and urged all persons on expired visas to pay a one-time fee of $655 USD and depart the country without hindrance by August 19. The offer did not apply t [...]	2005-08-30 08:52:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI PREL MU
05MUSCAT1475	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN OMAN [...] (S) The Embassy's outreach and public diplomacy efforts, filtering down into every social strata and region of the Sultanate, have promoted a consistently positive image of U.S. society and culture that have complemented the Omani government's own effective actions to counter or prevent extrem [...]	2005-10-04 04:46:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	KDEM KPAO KMPI PREL EAID PHUM PGOV ASEC MU
05MUSCAT242	EB SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD TALKS BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: During recent meetings with senior State Department official Frank Mermoud, Omani government officials and members of the local and American business communities provided valuable insights into the upcoming free trade agreement (FTA) talks and the issues facing American companie [...]	2005-02-13 13:11:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD KTDB EINV CVIS ELAB MU
05MUSCAT27	PDO SIGNS DEAL, BUT CAN IT DELIVER? [...] (C) Summary: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) signed a 40-year extension to its concession agreement with the Omani government on December 19. The agreement was touted in the local press as symbolic of Oman's commitment to PDO as well as indicative of the Sultanate's capability to continue oil [...]	2005-01-05 09:46:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV MU ESTH
05MUSCAT367	OMAN: FTA INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS [...] (SBU) Embassy Muscat is pleased to provide additional information regarding environmental matters in Oman to assist USG negotiators for the upcoming free trade agreement talks. The following responses are keyed to questions (a - t) in paragraph 5 of reftel. a. The Law on Conservation of The [...]	2005-03-02 10:54:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON SENV MU ESTH
05MUSCAT471	MUSCAT BOOK FAIR: SALES DOWN, LESSONS LEARNED [...] Summary: Embassy Muscat exhibited 85 American titles at the Muscat International Book Fair. We sold a total of 120 Arabic-language books, down from previous years. We plan to substantially increase the number of English titles we offer next year. End summary. --------------------------- [...]	2005-03-19 02:13:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP TSPL MU
05MUSCAT669	LABOR CONCERNS LOOM LARGE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (SBU) In a regional visit to Salalah April 15-17, PolOff met with officials at Salalah Port Services (SPS) and Dhofar Power Company (DPC) to discuss issues related to the labor chapter of the expected U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, as well as customs, training, and recruitment and retention c [...]	2005-04-24 12:29:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ELAB EWWT KMPI EINV PREL ECON MU
05MUSCAT68	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR OMAN [...] Following is the text of the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for the Sultanate of Oman. 2. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Oman's economy is based primarily on petroleum, which accounted for about 66.9 percent of government revenue by October of FY 2004. Oman's proven recoverable oil reserves are e [...]	2005-01-13 10:09:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KTDB MU
05MUSCAT684	UNPRECEDENTED TRANSPARENCY IN NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Recent arrests of 30-40 Omanis charged with seeking to overthrow the Sultan and impose Ibadhi religious rule under an Imam have been the focus of public and press attention in Oman since January. But the trial itself, underway since April 18, has surprised the public by its unprecedented [...]	2005-04-26 02:45:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS KJUS PHUM PGOV MU
05MUSCAT761	OMAN RATIFIES WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION [...] (SBU) A royal decree May 7 ratified Oman's joining the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, although reportedly with some reservations. The step came on the eve of Oman's participation in the May 7-10 NAM Ministerial on the Advancement of Women taking place in Mal [...]	2005-05-11 11:39:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN MU
05MUSCAT792	COUNTRY DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR OMAN [...] (C) Oman stands ahead of many Arab states on broad issues of democratic reform. Its constitution was promulgated in 1996 and enshrines human rights protections and judicial independence. The lower house of its bicameral parliament (the Majlis al-Shura, or Shura Council) has been an elective [...]	2005-05-16 13:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO KMPI AMGT ECON PREL PGOV MU
05MUSCAT815	SOHAR: BOOMTOWN OMAN [...] (C) Summary: The city of Sohar on Oman's Batinah Coast near the UAE border is poised for dramatic growth as billions of investment dollars pour into a massive industrial port project. Representing Oman's most visible diversification effort, Sohar will be transformed over the next five years as [...]	2005-05-18 10:50:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EWWT EIND ETRD EMIN MU
05MUSCAT852	OMAN ONLINE: WISHING FOR REFORM; MOANING ABOUT MINISTER; [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...]	2005-05-25 13:16:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT909	MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINE, MAJLIS AL-SHURA, IRAQ [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" ran an editorial on June 4 under the headline "The Need To Tidy Up The Palestinian House": "Despite Abu Mazen's efforts to tidy up the Palestinian house -- especially its security apparatus -- it seems that there are still some Palestinians intent on [...]	2005-06-06 12:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05NAIROBI1488	Kenya Telecom Reform: A Good Story Gone Bad? [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of stagnation under a government-mandated monopoly, Kenya's telecom and ICT sectors looked set to grow rapidly in 2005 following the adoption late in 2004 of bold reforms aimed at opening the market to all comers. These prospects are now in doubt, however, followi [...]	2005-04-10 21:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON KCOR KE
05NAIROBI1756	BUDGET REFORM: A KEY TO BETTER GOVERNANCE IN KENYA [...] (U) This is a joint State-USAID cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's system for allocating its scarce national resources though the national budget process is broken and has long been a factor in the country's slow economic decline. Recognizing this, the government, spearheaded by the Minist [...]	2005-04-26 13:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV KE
05NAIROBI2571	KENYA ARTICLE 98: ANTI-U.S. CENSURE MOTION MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kenyan newspapers reported during the week of June 13 that MP Paul Muite had filed a motion in Parliament to censure the U.S. for attempting to arm-twist Kenya into signing an Article 98 agreement. A reliable source in Parliament reported, however, that, as of June 21, no such m [...]	2005-06-22 12:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SOCI SENV PGOV EAGR PINS MASS KE
05NAIROBI2691	KENYA'S BUDGET: MORE SPENDING, BUT BETTER FOCUSED [...] (U) This is a joint State-USAID cable 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's new budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 foresees a 34% nominal increase in spending, but proposes to spend proportionally more money in areas deemed crucial to economic development and poverty reduction, namely healt [...]	2005-06-30 12:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID KMCA KE
05NAIROBI3188	Kenya's Energy Future [...] Summary: Kenya is facing a significant power shortage and is being forced to turn to more expensive sources of energy. Future production will come from increased electricity generation from geothermal sources and likely new coal-fired plants. A World Bank-promoted East African regional ele [...]	2005-08-05 11:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV BTIO SENV KE ENGR
05NAIROBI3600	KENYA'S PRESIDENT GOES TO CHINA - AND WHAT IT MEANS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's August state visit to China was clearly aimed at further developing a bilateral economic relationship which, while small, is growing rapidly. Trade and tourism are especially robust. Investment by Chinese firms in Kenya has yielded less-spectacu [...]	2005-09-05 05:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ELAB EINV ETRD PREL CH KE
05NAIROBI4023	East African Community Customs Union: Just Teething [...] (SBU) Summary: The East African Community Customs Union, established at the start of 2005, is experiencing teething problems - and in the minority view, may be unraveling. A slew of problems, ranging from tariff rates for pharmaceuticals to rules of origin for vehicles assembled locally by G [...]	2005-09-27 06:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON KE TZ
05NAIROBI4421	Export Processing Zone Faces Competitive Pressures [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya's Export Processing Zones (EPZ) face rising wage and energy costs, poor transportation infrastructure, and constraining government regulations that make it difficult to attract investors and compete with Asian exporters. Nevertheless, the EPZ Authority (EPZA) believes it [...]	2005-10-25 11:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN KE
05NAIROBI4599	IMF BRIEFS DONORS ON KENYA'S ECONOMY AND PRGF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IMF Mission Chief for Kenya Godfrey Kalinga briefed donors on the results of a 10-day IMF mission examining Kenya's progress on the second review of its three-year $326.7 million Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Kalinga was generally optimistic on Kenya's near-te [...]	2005-11-07 11:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR KE
05NAIROBI4903	SOMALIA PIRACY -- JOWHAR-TFG MEMBERS LET CONTRACT [...] (C) Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minster Ali Mohamed Gedi has confirmed that members of the TFG allied with President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed signed on November 25 a contract with a U.S.-origin company to provide coastal security and training services. The primary goal see [...]	2005-11-29 01:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI5030	WTO - KENYA'S PROTECTIONIST TAKE ON HONG KONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Kenyan Trade officials prepare to depart for the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong, it is clear that their main goal, and perhaps for most African countries, is to promote "flexibility" in market access, protect existing preferences (through new compensation measures),and ensur [...]	2005-12-06 07:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE
05NAIROBI5070	KENYA'S NEW CABINET: NO NATIONAL UNITY, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late December 7, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki finally announced his new cabinet. Instead of cleaning house as most Kenyans hoped, President Kibaki has returned to cabinet a full measure of corrupt and obstructionist ministers, including those who advised him so badly on the con [...]	2005-12-08 10:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5073	KENYA'S NEW CABINET: NO NATIONAL UNITY, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late December 7, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki finally announced his new cabinet. Instead of cleaning house as most Kenyans hoped, President Kibaki has returned to cabinet a full measure of corrupt and obstructionist ministers, including those who advised him so badly on the con [...]	2005-12-08 11:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5078	THANKS, BUT NO THANKS: CABINET NOMINEES DECLINE [...] (C) Although President Kibaki met his self-imposed two week deadline for announcing a new cabinet (reftel),Kenya's government is still incomplete, with twenty-one nominees declining their appointments. Within moments of the President's announcement on December 7, ten appointees turned Kibak [...]	2005-12-08 13:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5094	KENYA: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-09 08:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PTER KTFN EFIN KE
05NAIROBI5180	KENYA: 2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) This is post's submission for the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report. The first section updates the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism section on Kenya. The second section provides supplemental information. Proposed Text for Patterns of Global Terrorism Report ------------------------------- [...]	2005-12-20 01:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MARR EFIN KE
05NAIROBI5247	MALNUTRITION IN KENYA?S TANA RIVER DISTRICT [...] Chronic food insecurity and drought in several communities of Kenya?s northern Tana River District are responsible for high levels of malnutrition, particularly amongst children under five years and pregnant women. A UNICEF nutritional assessment conducted in October found malnutrition rates [...]	2005-12-23 06:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KE EAGR SOCI
05NAIROBI5276	CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITION IN KENYA MAKE [...] In recent days, the Kenyan press has been dominated by alarmist stories of the country?s worsening famine situation in certain regions. Photographs of starving children and adults, as well as dead and dying livestock, along with headlines such as, ?Starvation at Christmas,? have raised the c [...]	2005-12-29 01:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KE
05NASSAU1191	BAHAMAS: ENERGY MINISTER TO ATTEND MEETING WITH [...] (U) Ambassador raised CARICOM's upcoming meeting with Venezuelan President Chavez in general terms with Foreign Minister Mitchell on June 23. Minister Mitchell indicated that The Bahamas would be represented by the Ministry of Trade of Industry, which has oversight over the country's energy [...]	2005-06-27 18:24:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL KDEM BF VZ
05NASSAU1827	CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS CONFRONTS STIGMA [...] Summary: On October 3 and 4, Post hosted international HIV/AIDS experts and 10 Caribbean mission representatives for the 4th Caribbean Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Rood opened the conference with an appeal to reduce the 2.3 percent Caribbean infection rate by compassi [...]	2005-10-21 16:06:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID TBIO OVIP KHIV XL BF
05NDJAMENA1015	CHAD INQUIRES ABOUT G8 DEBT RELIEF [...] (U) The following message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance is very concerned that, despite oil revenues, Chad is facing intense financial pressures and needs to be considered for G8 debt relief proposals. In a recent mee [...]	2005-06-27 06:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1357	CHAD'S OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT PROCESS: SHOWING [...] (C) Summary: The recently released report of Chad's Oil Revenue Management College's verification of projects highlights some of the issues now arising over the use of petroleum funds. The College found numerous deficiencies such as non-delivery or significant delays in delivery of items, p [...]	2005-09-03 07:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1377	SALIM ON THE NEXT ROUND OF DARFUR PEACE TALKS, SLM [...] (C) Summary: During his visit to Chad for consultations over September 8-9, the African Union's Special Envoy for Darfur, Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, shared his views on the upcoming round of peace talks. Salim is committed to starting the talks on September 15, but acknowledges that members of [...]	2005-09-10 17:52:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1395	CHAD: IMF-WORLD BANK MISSION PRESENTS POSITIVE [...] SUMMARY: The latest IMF-World Bank Mission has presented a fairly positive assessment of Chad's economic prospects, but has also noted the need for progress in non-oil sectors, particularly cotton, agriculture and livestock, and telecommunications. While the country received a passing grade [...]	2005-09-14 14:53:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1757	USAID/OFDA PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN CHAD [...] Approximately 200,000 Sudanese refugees currently live in reasonable but delicate harmony with their Chadian hosts in an arid and undeveloped environment. Potential problems revolve around use of natural resources, jealousy and political developments in Sudan and Chad. UNHCR and its partners [...]	2005-12-12 10:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PREF PREL CD USAID
05NDJAMENA1761	THE MANY FACES (AND LIVES) OF PRESIDENT IDRISS DEBY [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Idriss Deby at year's end is perhaps more besieged than he has ever been in his fifteen years in power. He is confronting a rash of desertions, raids on military targets, and violent student demonstrations. Even his most respected family members are joining the oppo [...]	2005-12-13 11:53:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG EPET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD
05NDJAMENA28	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC REFUGEES: DON'T FORGET US! [...] Summary. Central African refugees told Ambassador Wall not to forget their plight during his visit to Amboko Camp in Gore on December 14. Amboko, in southern Chad near the border with Central African Republic, has been open since June 2003 and hosts 13,800 refugees who fled political unrest [...]	2005-01-10 06:50:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM CD SU CT
05NDJAMENA283	REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI [...] Summary. PRM/AFR officer reviewed protection issues, provision of basic services, vacant staff positions, and the relocation of Oure Cassoni refugee camp during a visit from February 11-13. As the result of Oure Cassoni's close proximity to the Sudanese border, large numbers of young men mo [...]	2005-02-23 10:34:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA326	FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON [...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]	2005-03-03 11:55:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA329	FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON [...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]	2005-03-03 14:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA330	FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON [...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]	2005-03-03 14:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA559	EXECUTIVE INTERFERENCE AND REPRISALS UNDERMINE [...] (U) Summary: In an apparent act of reprisal for their refusal to hand down the ruling favored by the Executive branch in a long-disputed property sale case, the Minister of Justice has demoted and reassigned the three Appeals Court justices involved in the case. The Union of Magistrates, the [...]	2005-04-08 07:29:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM EAID CD LY PJUS
05NDJAMENA653	MINISTER OF COMMERCE DISCUSSES COTTON ISSUES [...] Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador April 6, the Minister of Commerce discussed plans for an early-May meeting in N'djamena among Cotton-4 trade ministers to prepare a unified strategy for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The Minister reiterated the GOC's appeal for elim [...]	2005-04-25 09:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD CD WTO
05NDJAMENA814	REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: MALNUTRITION RATES AND [...] Summary: PRM Office Director for Assistance to Africa Margaret McKelvey and Program Officer Hazel Reitz visited Chad from May 4 to 18 to monitor the operations on behalf of the Sudanese refugees in the east of Chad. This cable, one of three reporting on the visit, focuses on efforts to unders [...]	2005-05-20 10:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA835	REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: A LOOK AHEAD (PART II) [...] (C) Summary: Bureau for Population, Migration, and Refugees Officers Margaret McKelvey and Hazel Reitz traveled to Chad from May 4 to 18 to conduct a periodic review of protection and assistance efforts in eastern Chad. This is the third of three cables from the visit. (Refs A and B). Some [...]	2005-05-24 06:53:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA887	LIFTING TERM LIMITS: CENI READY FOR REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: As the ruling party goes all out to drum up votes and opposition parties call for a boycott, Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) President Djimtibaye Lapia Neldjita is confident that the public referendum to amend the constitution, including lifting presidential te [...]	2005-06-03 14:58:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CD
05NEWDELHI1073	""NATWAR'S MAN"" SK LAMBAH: INDIA'S LIKELY NEW SPECIAL ENVOY TO ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: The expected appointment of retired career diplomat Satinder Kumar Lambah as Special Envoy to Pakistan would maintain the web of engagement between New Delhi and Islamabad, but at a quieter pitch, a decidedly lower political level, and with firmer MEA guidance than was the case w [...]	2005-02-10 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1274	NAXALITES AND SYMPATHIZERS ENCOURAGED BY NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: In a reflection of India's mounting concern about internal disorder, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee recently described India's Naxalite insurgency as "the gravest threat to our internal security." This worry is also reflected in the stern GOI reaction to the coup in Nepal, wi [...]	2005-02-18 05:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ELAB PHUM PINR IN NP
05NEWDELHI1304	BIHAR ELECTIONS COULD WEAKEN UPA GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The elections for the Bihar State Assembly are being watched more closely than usual this year, because the outcome could possibly weaken the UPA coalition in Delhi. A resurgent Congress is losing patience with Bihar satrap Lalu Prasad Yadav, and would like to reduce his influenc [...]	2005-02-18 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL IN
05NEWDELHI1520	GOI UPBEAT ON CYBER-COOPERATION, SERIOUS ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a brief February 22 meeting, National Security Council Secretariat Joint Secretary Arvind Gupta and Deputy Director (Information Security) Commander Mukesh Saini were upbeat on US-India cybersecurity cooperation, clarified the objective of the upcoming April 18-19 Cybersecuri [...]	2005-02-28 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCIP TINT KCRM PREL PGOV IN GOI
05NEWDELHI1764	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL PRAKASH,S MARCH 19-28 VISIT TO USA [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Clark, we greatly appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit to the USA of your counterpart, Admiral Arun Prakash, India's Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee. President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agree that Indo-US relati [...]	2005-03-08 05:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MASS MOPS PTER PK XD IZ IN
05NEWDELHI1773	CONGRESS BEGINS PARTY CLEANUP IN HARYANA [...] (C) Summary: Following a week of political turmoil in which Congress has taken a beating for playing fast and rough with the democratic process in several states, the party leadership moved to install a cleaner politician as Chief Minister of Haryana. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a longtime Congre [...]	2005-03-08 08:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI1824	REVITALIZING THE US-INDIA ENERGY RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Secretary Bodman, now that you have had a few weeks to settle into your new role, I want to share with you some thoughts and ideas on our relationship with India. You already know from our meeting last November my views on the emerging India, a vibrant, multi-faceted democracy that is a [...]	2005-03-09 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETTC PREL KNNP TRGY IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI1938	INDIA WANTS HIGH FIDELITY MISSILE DEFENSE EXERCISES [...] (S) Summary: In her remarks at the initial working group meeting of the US-India Missile Defense (MD) Workshop in Hyderabad on March 3-4, MEA Additional Secretary for International Security Meera Shankar affirmed New Delhi's desire for a cooperative MD technology relationship with the US over [...]	2005-03-14 08:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	KOMC MARR PGOV PREL TNGD IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2050	INDIA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: In an upbeat assessment of Secretary Rice's first visit to India, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar described the action agenda that the Secretary left behind as "the most significant road map we've had in the last 47 years." Areas for immediate progress include expa [...]	2005-03-17 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG ETRD MASS TSPA ETTC IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2511	Scenesetter for Transportation Secretary Mineta's [...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary, I want to welcome you to India, a vibrant, diverse, multiethnic, multifaceted democracy that is emerging as an economic powerhouse and has growing global ambitions. Your visit comes close on the heels of an extraordinarily successful visit of Secretary Rice, who unveiled [...]	2005-04-04 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BEXP ECON IN US
05NEWDELHI2550	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON,S APRIL 13-16 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Fallon, we welcome your upcoming visit to India, coming at a time of excellent relations in a fast maturing defense cooperation relationship. You also come soon after Secretary of State Rice's first visit last month, which has been characterized as the most successful visit o [...]	2005-04-05 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS PTER IN US
05NEWDELHI2606	ICRC FRUSTRATED WITH INDIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary: In a April 1 confidential briefing on GOI detention centers in Kashmir, ICRC XXXXXXXXXXXX described to D/Polcouns torture methods and relatively stable trend lines of prisoner abuses by Indian security forces, based on data derived from 1491 interviews with detainees during 2002-2004. [...]	2005-04-06 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PHUM PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI282	PM UPBEAT ON US-INDIA RELATIONS REAFFIRMS EXPORT CONTROL COMMITMENT WITH CODEL FRIST [...] (C) Summary: Senators Frist, McConnell, DeWine and Coleman discussed a broad range of issues with PM Manmohan Singh during their January 10 meeting, including US-India ties, Tsunami disaster relief, democratization in Burma, HIV/AIDS, trade and the WTO, Iraq, NSSP, Indo-Pak relations, and UNS [...]	2005-01-12 08:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC EAID KDEM IN PK IZ BM CE US
05NEWDELHI2866	INDIA UPBEAT ON MUSHARRAF MINI-SUMMIT, BUT KEEPING [...] (C) Summary: India is expecting a successful April 16-18 visit by the Pakistan President, largely because Musharraf has laid out positive and realistic goals that mesh with New Delhi's. The Reuters interview he gave on the eve of his departure was music to India's ears, and was taken here as [...]	2005-04-15 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3242	EXBS: EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM STANDARDS FOR INDIA [...] (SBU) Export Control System Standards for India, in response to Ref A. The GOI is in the process of introducing new legislation aimed at licensing and controlling the export of WMD and their delivery systems. MEA contacts have stated that they expect to introduce and seek approval of the legi [...]	2005-04-29 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL IN GOI
05NEWDELHI353	INDIA TSUNAMI UPDATE: JANUARY 13 [...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in Chennai continue to work to resolve the fewer than 20 remaining missing persons inquiries in India. The USAID/DART team that conducted assessments in Andhra Pradesh has found that there is not an emergency need for shelter, food and water in the state. The [...]	2005-01-13 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI3603	ASSESSING OF INDIA'S DRAFT EXPORT CONTROL [...] (SBU) Summary: Our initial review of the "Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Bill, 2005" (Bill No. 70),suggests the draft legislation is a comprehensive statute that meets NSSP Phase Two requirements that the GOI introduce stronger exp [...]	2005-05-12 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MNUC IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3652	INDIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES LANDMARK WMD/EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Parliament passed the landmark "WMD and their Delivery Systems Bill" (Ref A) in record time, with only a few hours to spare before the session adjourned on May 13. FM Natwar Singh framed the bill as "overarching and integrated legislation" for India's existing non-pr [...]	2005-05-13 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3969	INDIAN FOCUS ON FROZEN, WET, AND SOFT PAK BORDERS [...] (C) Summary: New Delhi is currently focused on three Indo-Pak territorial disputes, with senior officials in Islamabad discussing two of them, demilitarizing Siachen Glacier (May 26-27) and demarcating the international border at Sir Creek (May 28-29). Conventional thinking in Delhi is that, [...]	2005-05-27 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4124	GOI AGREES TO COORDINATION ON PUL-I-KHUMRI, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with a delegation from Embassy and USAID Kabul and the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Dilip Sinha agreed to Indian participation as necessary in a donor Steering Committee in Kabul to coordinate technical de [...]	2005-06-02 11:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ENRG PREL IN AF PK
05NEWDELHI4308	INDIAN LABOR LEADERS OPPOSE UPA PLANS FOR PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Leftist labor unions and the UPA's communist allies have stepped up their opposition to the GOI's announced plans for a public offering of 10 percent of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL),which will raise approximately $400 million dollars for the National Investment Fund ( [...]	2005-06-08 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EINV PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI4679	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PETROLEUM AND NATURAL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador told Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on June 17 that there appears to be an unprecedented level of optimism about the US-India relationship in the USG leadership. In this context, the Ambassador said, we have revitalized the Economic D [...]	2005-06-20 13:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETTC IN US
05NEWDELHI4721	SCENESETTER FOR INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MUKHERJEE,S 25 JUNE - 2 JULY VISIT TO THE USA [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rumsfeld, we appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit of Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and see many opportunities to accelerate our burgeoning defense cooperation with a nation we believe to be the key to a prosperous and peaceful future for South A [...]	2005-06-21 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ETTC ETRD KNNP MASS PTER IN NP PK IZ IR
05NEWDELHI4761	SOCIOECONOMIC FUTURE OF INDIAN DALITS REMAINS BLEAK [...] (C) Summary: Embassy interlocutors report that after one year of UPA rule, limited government efforts to improve dalit (formerly called ""untouchables"") socioeconomic status have shown little success, ensuring that they continue to face severe economic and social discrimination. Government reser [...]	2005-06-22 13:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ECON ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI4961	US-INDIA NON-PROLIFERATION DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Arms Control A/S Stephen Rademaker and representatives from AC, NP, SA, OSD, and Embassy met GOI counterparts, led by MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar on June 16 to continue the ongoing bilateral dialogue on strategic stability and nonproliferation [...]	2005-06-29 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC IR PK CH IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5216	BJP MISCALCULATES AGAIN: EFFORTS TO CAPITALIZE ON [...] (C) Summary: BJP attempts to capitalize on the July 5 Ayodhya terrorist attack have largely fallen flat, and opposition calls for the resignation of Home Minister Patil and the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister have evoked little popular response. BJP calls for nationwide strikes and demonstrations [...]	2005-07-07 11:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KISL IN PK

05NEWDELHI5402	FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT: INDIA, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-14 06:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM ECON ETRD PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI5912	BHUTANESE DRAFT CONSTITUTION: A STEP IN THE RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: The RGOB released a draft constitution on March 26, continuing the process of democratic reform started when the King abdicated power to a council of ministers in 1998. The draft, if approved, would create a constitutional monarchy with a Parliament consisting of an upper and lo [...]	2005-07-29 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL ECON KDEM KIRF SENV IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI5925	KASHMIRIS: INDIA NOW HOLDS ALL THE CARDS, BUT WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A survey of Kashmiri political opinion in Srinagar, Jammu, and Delhi indicates a consensus that India is in a magisterial position right now: our contacts assess that India's strategic stock is secure and rising on the heels of the PM's visit to Washington; they agree the mood of [...]	2005-08-01 07:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS ECON ASEC PBTS IN PK
05NEWDELHI6294	THE US-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL: SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh,s appearances before Parliament (Ref. A, B and C) and our contacts in the Indian scientific community allow an early assessment of how the GOI interprets the July 18 Joint Statement (JS) on civil nuclear cooperation and where challenges are likely to arise in [...]	2005-08-12 11:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IN KNNP PREL IAEA US
05NEWDELHI6804	INDIA WALKING IRAN TIGHTROPE [...] (C) Summary: As Natwar Singh travels to Tehran September 2 to meet the new regime, India's overriding goal is securing energy, followed by preserving access to Afghanistan, maintaining influence in what India perceives as a swing state in the debate over Islam, and advancing other business relati [...]	2005-09-02 14:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PBTS IR IN
05NEWDELHI6903	BHUTAN FEARS MAOISTS IN REFUGEE CAMPS [...] (C) Summary: Bhutanese MFA officials expressed concern over Maoist intrusions into refugee camps in Nepal and indicated the government's main priority is keeping radical elements out of Bhutan during August 24-25 meetings with Poloff and Econoff in Thimphu. The MFA reiterated the Royal Govern [...]	2005-09-07 12:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI7159	ECONOMIC INTERVIEWS IN BHUTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Econoff traveled to Bhutan in late August to interview several Ministry officials at the working level and to establish additional contacts with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The three day visit, which included over 15 meetings around Thimphu, resulted in a number o [...]	2005-09-14 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD IN BT
05NEWDELHI7241	EDUCATION IN A HIMALAYAN KINGDOM: ANOTHER FACET OF [...] (U) Summary: During Poloff's August 22-25 visit to Bhutan, our interlocutors insisted that Bhutan is committed to educating its children by providing free schooling for all. Primary school enrollment stands at 87.8 percent. The government's decision in the 1950s to use English as the medium [...]	2005-09-16 09:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SCUL PHUM IN BT
05NEWDELHI7400	RISING BANGLADESHI MIGRATION IN INDIA AND THE [...] (C) As India grows increasingly concerned about Islamic extremism in Bangladesh, there is a rising paranoia about the number of Bangladeshi migrants, the nature of a more radicalized Islam that they bring to border areas, and changes in political demographics in the Northeast. This problem i [...]	2005-09-22 11:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS SMIG PTER BG IN
05NEWDELHI7417	BHUTAN: GOOD GOVERNANCE LEADS TO HEALTHY MOUNTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite its isolation, low income and rugged terrain, Bhutan has created an effective system of state-provided medical care that is delivering a healthier population and outpacing others in South Asia. The Government continues to invest heavily in the medical sector, with dono [...]	2005-09-23 10:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL EAID IN BT NP UN
05NEWDELHI749	HIGH TURNOUT IN FIRST ROUND OF J&K LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Consolidating the pattern set in other recent state elections, Kashmiris turned out in large numbers in municipal elections in North Kashmir on January 30, defying terrorist intimidation and a separatist-led boycott campaign, and demonstrating that they want to have a greater say i [...]	2005-01-31 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IN PK
05NEWDELHI7777	HOME SECRETARY UPBEAT ABOUT DECLINE IN TERRORISM, [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST FOR S/CT IN PARA 8. 2. (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador following an MLAT signing ceremony, Home Secretary VK Duggal was moderately upbeat over the security situation in Kashmir, noting that the situation was calm enough for the valley to welcome [...]	2005-10-06 08:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER CASC CJAN IN PK NP GOI
05NEWDELHI7990	TFPK01: KASHMIRIS SEEK LOWERING OF BORDERS AS [...] (C) Summary: PM Singh and the senior Indian leadership have moved swiftly following the October 8 earthquake to show Kashmiris that India shares their grief and would help them, but relief efforts have been slow to reach some areas. The quake is having its impact in Kashmiri politics, too, wit [...]	2005-10-14 10:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID AEMR KISL PTER PBTS PK IN
05NEWDELHI8266	INDIA'S SHAME: LINGERING BIGOTRY AFFLICTS 200 [...] (SBU) Summary: India,s 200 million Hindu and Christian Dalits (formerly &untouchables8) constitute approximately 21-25% of the population. Dalit leaders argue, and our Human Rights Report agrees, that Dalits are subject to sporadic cases of human rights abuses, including rape, trafficking, an [...]	2005-10-25 09:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR ECON ELAB KDEM KIRF SCUL IN
05NEWDELHI8397	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SNOW'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, I want to warmly welcome you to India, a vibrant, diverse, multi-ethnic, multifaceted democracy -- much like our own in important respects -- that is emerging as an economic powerhouse and has growing global ambitions. Your visit will help set the stage for President Bush's [...]	2005-10-28 13:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON BEXP PGOV PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI9078	RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION REQUEST ON DALITS [...] (U) This cable is a response to Reftel A requesting information regarding the treatment of Dalits in India. Please read Reftels B and C in conjunction with this cable for a thorough picture of the issue. The following is posts response to Paragraph 6 questions: 2. (U) Question 1: How is th [...]	2005-12-01 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF PHUM PREL SCUL KDEM ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI909	INDIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN 2005 [...] (S) Summary: With political momentum in its favor, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) expects to solidify its hold on power in 2005. The Congress-led coalition's pursuit of closer US-India ties will continue unabated, but the exigencies of coalition government will slow progress on issues of i [...]	2005-02-04 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID MARR MOPS KPKO XD IN
05NEWDELHI997	NEW NSA SIGNALS COMMITMENT TO US-INDIA [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Ambassador since his elevation as National Security Adviser, MK Narayanan identified progress in US-India relations as one of the three or four top priorities that the PM has tasked him to focus upon. Although Narayanan was uninformed about Phase 2 o [...]	2005-02-08 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER BG NP IN PK US
05NICOSIA2024	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON THE TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: On December 27, Ambassador Schlicher paid introductory calls on key players in the Turkish Cypriot leadership --"President" Mehmet Ali Talat, "Prime Minister" Ferdi Sabit Soyer, and "Foreign Minister" Serdar Denktash -- to discuss the current state of play on the Cyprus issue and [...]	2005-12-28 15:06:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY
05OTTAWA2042	CANADIAN HEALTH CARE: [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. (SBU) A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on June 9 has opened up and accelerated Canada's national debate on health care reform. The court struck down a Quebec provincial prohibition on private he [...]	2005-07-07 17:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI EFIN PGOV CA
05OTTAWA2106	FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: LUCI GRECHEN; FEBRUARY 7-25, [...] Summary: Program evaluation for International Visitor Leadership Program grantee Luci Grechen. End summary. 2. MPP Theme Addressed: Open Markets, Mutual Understanding. Strategic Goal: Economic Prosperity. 3. Post Objectives: -- Learning about the U.S. federal system of government - [...]	2005-07-12 19:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PREL CA IV
05OTTAWA2669	TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE REPORT 2, [...] (SBU) After the long weekend and initial confused flurry, things seem to be running smoothly. We will direct most future offers of Canadian assistance to the GOC for coordination. Deputy Prime Minister Anne McClellan told the Ambassador this afternoon that the USG should let her know of any [...]	2005-09-06 21:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA268	PLACING A NEW NORTH AMERICAN INITIATIVE [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. (SBU) An incremental and pragmatic package of tasks for a new North American Initiative (NAI) will likely gain the most support among Canadian policymakers. Our research leads us to conclude that [...]	2005-01-28 15:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV CA
05OTTAWA2700	CANADA'S GLOBAL SAFEGUARD INQUIRY INTO BICYCLES [...] The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has published its final report determining that imports of bicycles are a principal cause of "serious injury" to Canadian bicycle manufacturers. CITT has recommended a surtax on assembled or unassembled bicycles with a wheel diameter greater t [...]	2005-09-08 20:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD
05OTTAWA2881	CANADA UNTIES HALF ITS FOOD AID [...] (U) Up to 50% of Canada's food aid may now be purchased in developing countries. Until September 22, 90% of Canada's food aid contributions had to be Canadian-sourced. The ministers of International Cooperation, of International Trade and of Agriculture and Agri-food made their announcement [...]	2005-09-26 18:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PREL CA
05OTTAWA289	CANADA: IRAQ OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING COMMENCES [...] Canada is one of 14 countries designated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to host polling sites for Iraqi citizens to participate in the January 30th election of a transitional National Assembly. As the 3-day window (January 28-30) for out-of-country voting opens at five [...]	2005-01-28 21:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KDEM IZ CA
05OTTAWA2931	CANADA'S DISAPPEARING BUDGET SURPLUS [...] (U) Introduction and summary: Canada's 2004-05 budget surplus came in at C$1.6 billion (about US$ 1.36 billion),almost C$8 billion lower than conventional wisdom had expected. The GOC attributes the discrepancy to an unanticipated change in accounting procedures for one-time expenditures a [...]	2005-09-29 19:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ETRD KTFN ECON PREL CA
05OTTAWA2966	HURRICANES AND NATURAL GAS DISRUPTIONS: THE VIEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. 2. (SBU) Summary: With Canada's natural gas production at nearly full capacity, there is little that government or industry can do in the short-term to add to North America's natural gas supply. Interlocutors say that in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and [...]	2005-10-04 17:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PGOV CA
05OTTAWA3121	MISSION CANADA 1ST QUARTER 2006 90-DAY GOALS [...] (SBU) Summary - Two issues will dominate our relationship with Canada over the next 90 days -- softwood lumber and climate change. The frustration and anger over softwood, whipped up in the current political climate, is palpable and continues to push out all else on our agenda. Our contribut [...]	2005-10-19 14:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSPR KPAO AMGT PREL PGOV CA
05OTTAWA3169	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN TELECOMS [...] (U) This message summarizes key views of Canadian players on the challenges of critical infrastructure protection in North America's telecom sector. It is based on a series of interviews held by Mission staff in September-October 2005 in Ottawa and Toronto with government and industry repres [...]	2005-10-21 19:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND PTER ECON CA SPP
05OTTAWA3228	AMBASSADOR MEETS PARLIAMENT'S BORDER CAUCUS [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilkins and Minister Counselor of Consular Affairs Keith Powell met for 75 minutes with Parliament's Border Caucus on October 26, fielding questions on subjects ranging from the new travel document requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) to the [...]	2005-10-28 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ETRD CPAS ASEC CMGT CA
05OTTAWA3399	GOC PAVES ROAD TO WINTER ELECTION BY PROMISING [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: On November 14 the GOC's annual Economic Update to Parliament took on new life as the Liberal Party's campaign platform. In an hour-long presentation to the House Finance Committee, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale recapped Canada's strong fiscal condition and promised [...]	2005-11-15 19:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV CA
05OTTAWA418	SMART REGULATION IN CANADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR [...] (U) Following the September 2004 report on Smart Regulation (www.smartregulation.gc.ca),the Privy Council Office's group for Implementation Strategy for Smart Regulation is gearing up to put principle into practice. PCO plans to propose a number of new initiatives to improve the quality and [...]	2005-02-10 14:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN ETRD
05OTTAWA587	Proposed law would ban trans-fats in Canada [...] A law proposed by Canada's social democratic party, the NDP, would amend Canada's Food and Drug Act to prohibit content of more than 2 grams of trans-fatty acids per 100 grams of oil or fat in foodstuffs. This proposed law, would take Canada down the same path as Denmark, which in March 2003, [...]	2005-02-25 14:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO CA NDP
05OTTAWA640	CANADA'S 2005 BUDGET: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet or distribution outside the USG. 2. (U) Introduction and Summary: Canada's Opposition parties were hard-pressed to complain about the minority Liberal Party's February 23 budget. Prime Minister Paul Martin and Finance Minister Ralph Goodale [...]	2005-03-01 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV CA
05OTTAWA641	U.S.-CANADA CONSULTATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S. and Canada held consultations on February 14 in Ottawa in preparation for the upcoming session of the CHR. Both sides agreed that engaging Mexico before the CHR in a tri-lateral meeting would be important, particularly if Mexico goes forward with an initiative that coul [...]	2005-03-01 19:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CA CHR
05OTTAWA714	ALASKA GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI AND YUKON PREMIER FENTIE [...] (SBU) Alaska State Governor Frank Murkowski and Yukon Territory Premier Dennis Fentie held two days of meetings in Ottawa in late February to promote a proposed rail line to link Alaska and Canada. Murkowski and Fentie jointly tried to sell the project to Government of Canada (GOC) officials, [...]	2005-03-07 21:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECIN CA
05OTTAWA746	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC SEEKS U.S. VIEWS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) The GOC is considering possible Canadian Criminal Code listing of Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG),Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) in the near future. MEK and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar are currently listed in Canada under the UN Suppres [...]	2005-03-10 14:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05PANAMA1423	SENIOR PANAMANIAN OFFICIALS TO VISIT CARACAS JULY [...] (C) Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis called POL Counselor July 5 to let us know that he plans a one-day visit to Venezuela tomorrow, July 6, to meet with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez to "review" the bilateral relationship. Minister of Government and Justice Hector Aleman [...]	2005-07-05 20:39:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1496	PANAMA-VENEZUELA RELATIONS STUCK ON INTERNAL [...] (C) Panamanian concerns about suspected Venezuelan meddling in Panama's internal politics and domestic headaches due to high oil prices prompted Panamanian Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis and two GOP cabinet officials to meet Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez in Caracas on Jul [...]	2005-07-14 16:46:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAIR EPET PM VE OAS IDB POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1591	PANAMA'S COLON: FLINT MICHIGAN ON THE CARIBBEAN [...] (SBU) When the USG began to draw down military forces from its bases in the Panama Canal Zone in the 1970s, the port city of Colon, on the Canal's northern terminus, was hit hard, experiencing the same rapid decline that made one-time car manufacturing center Flint, Michigan infamous. By the [...]	2005-07-28 20:25:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PINR PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1613	PANAMANIAN COMPTROLLER GENERAL DANI KUZNIECKY [...] (C) Disturbed by an administration he sees as rudderless and by President Torrijos's lack of attention to his reform agenda, especially anti-corruption, Comptroller Dani Kuzniecky is considering throwing in the towel. Kuzniecky's defection would deprive Torrijos of one of his most able refor [...]	2005-08-02 15:10:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2038	PANAMA: UNHCR - AID EFFORTS UPSTAGING GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) UNHCR's unwavering support of refugee rights and its aid to Colombian civil-war refugees has given it great status and respect in Puerto Obaldia, a Caribbean town 200 miles from Panama's capital on the coastal border of Colombia. However, the distance from Panama City seems much great [...]	2005-10-11 20:02:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PM
05PANAMA2162	PANAMANIAN OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC THAT CANAL [...] (SBU) This message is the second in a three-part series on views of the Torrijos administration's performance as it passes its September 1, 2005 first anniversary. Part One (Reftel A) evaluated the performance of the Panamanian government (GOP),citing the views of critics outside and inside the [...]	2005-10-27 14:21:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2258	PANAMA - 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade surplus with Panama was $1.50 billion in 2004, a decrease of $43 million from $1.55 billion in 2003. U.S. goods exports in 2004 were $1.8 billion, up 1.6 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Panama were $316 million, up 4.8 percent. P [...]	2005-11-17 20:36:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
05PANAMA2260	CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT [...] Per ref A, post has emailed the below text to USTR for inclusion in the Sixth Report to Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). As noted ref B, the CBERA and Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act have boosted Panama's exports to the U.S., particularly [...]	2005-11-18 13:45:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
05PANAMA2342	GOP AT ODDS WITH PETROLEUM INDUSTRY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-02 15:36:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EIND EPET ETRD PM ENIV ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
05PANAMA277	PANAMA: FISCAL REFORMS PASS WITH A GRIMACE [...] (SBU) In a show of political courage and discipline, and despite yelps of pain from business and white collar groups, President Torrijos and his Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) swiftly passed a fiscal reform package on January 31 that was signed into law February 2 (see Reftels). After t [...]	2005-02-07 21:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA835	PANAMA'S REPORT ON CHAVEZ'S ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, following is Embassy's report on Chavez's activities in Panama, making reference to its extensive prior reporting in reftel B. Embassy has already forwarded the desk copies of recent DAO Panama reports (and Embassy political and economic reftels) on Chavez and Venezuela. [...]	2005-04-13 20:35:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PM VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PARAMARIBO788	PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S OUTLOOK SPEECH ECHOES [...] Summary: President Ronald Venetiaan's annual "government outlook" speech before Suriname's National Assembly articulated his administration's plans and policies for the next five years. The President projected that his government's economic policies will bring about significant growth over th [...]	2005-12-06 16:51:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NS
05PARIS1050	GDP INCREASED 2.3 PERCENT IN 2004; UNEMPLOYMENT [...] SUMMARY. According to the latest flash estimate, French GDP increased a relatively high 2.8 percent (annualized) in the fourth quarter of 2004, which means France posted a decent 2.3 percent growth rate for 2004. Domestic demand revived, contributing to significant import growth. [...]	2005-02-18 11:03:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO
05PARIS1231	FINANCE MINISTER VISION FOR GOF MACRO-ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY. Just before turning in his resignation (septel),Finance Minister Herve Gaymard announced the details of GOF macro-economic policy in the run-up to presidential elections in 2007. He planned a series of fiscal incentives and reforms aimed at restoring confidence, boosting economic g [...]	2005-02-25 16:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS1310	Haiti Reconstruction: Paris Preparatory Meeting for [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 24, representatives of State, Treasury and USAID attended a French-hosted preparatory meeting in Paris in preparation for the ministerial conference on Haiti reconstruction to be held on March 18, 2005, in Cayenne, French Guiana. The French presented the Cayenne Co [...]	2005-03-01 18:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID HA FR
05PARIS137	2004: FRENCH MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE [...] SUMMARY: France enjoyed a moderately good year in 2004 in terms of macroeconomic performance, advances in economic policy, and economic stability. Job growth remains the economy's major weakness, but modest GDP growth did help the government to maintain fiscal restraint and the private sect [...]	2005-01-07 18:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO
05PARIS1432	FRANCE: ANNUAL SECTION 1377 REVIEW OF TELECOM TRADE [...] On January 26, EconOff and visiting USTR telecom trade specialist Ken Schagrin met with GOF Industry Ministry (DIGITIP) officials as well as Telecom Regulatory Authority (ART) officials to discuss concerns raised in response to the reftel Federal Register Notice published on November 24, 2004. [...]	2005-03-04 16:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR WTO
05PARIS1456	FRENCH BUDGET DEFICIT AT 3.7-3.8 PERCENT OF GDP IN [...] SUMMARY. The 2004 overall budget deficit for France is reported to be 3.7% of GDP. The deterioration over the expected 3.6% deficit is mainly due to a rise in social security expenditures, notably health insurance. France's public debt amounted to 65.6% of GDP in 2004, also exceeding the 60 [...]	2005-03-07 12:32:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS1520	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: New CEO named for France Telecom (para 2) France Telecom Announces 2004 Results (para 3) A Victory for ART ... (para 4) ... And [...]	2005-03-08 15:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS1649	GENERAL STRIKE MARCH 10 -- MORE PRESSURE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A nationwide general strike March 10 called by public sector unions took place peacefully, and without causing major disruption. Striking public and private sector employees protested loss of purchasing power, low salaries and proposed reforms to the 35-hour work week and the [...]	2005-03-11 18:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EU FR PGOV SOCI
05PARIS1680	SARKOWATCH: NICOLAS SARKOZY REGAINS SEAT IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a special by-election on March 13, Nicolas Sarkozy regained his old seat in the National Assembly representing the affluent town of Neuilly in the suburbs west of Paris. Sarkozy won handily in the first round garnering 71 percent of the vote. It was the most comfortable ma [...]	2005-03-14 14:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB FR PGOV PINR PREL SOCI
05PARIS1807	VILLEPIN'S POLICE ADVISOR DISCUSSES FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin's cabinet advisor on the police said March 15 that the French security establishment is going through a period of "synthesis," in which reforms proposed over the past decades are gradually finding their place within standard operating proced [...]	2005-03-17 17:45:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER FR PGOV KJUS
05PARIS2006	CHIRAC WINS EU COUNCIL'S BACKING ON HOT-BUTTON [...] (C) Summary: Playing on collective nervousness over polls suggesting that French voters could reject the draft EU constitution in the May 29 referendum, President Jacques Chirac persuaded fellow EU heads of state and government March 22 to send back to the drawing board the Commission's "serv [...]	2005-03-24 18:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ELAB FR EUN
05PARIS2162	(C) GENERAL AOUN ON LEBANON DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary and comment: At the Department's recommendation (reftel),DCM met with former Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Michel Aoun at the latter's request March 29. Throughout the hour-long discussion, Aoun stressed his status as the most long-standing opponent of Syria's occupatio [...]	2005-03-31 14:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE PTER FR
05PARIS2245	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TRIBUTE TO JOHN PAUL II UN [...] TRIBUTE TO JOHN PAUL II 2. UN REPORT: ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TRIBUTE TO JOHN PAUL II CONTINUES TO BE TODAY'S OVERWHELMING FRONT PAGE AND EDITORIAL STORY. SEVERAL REPORTS NOTE THAT THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH WILL ATTEND FRIDAY'S FUNERAL. LE FIGARO TITLES: "THE FIRST [...]	2005-04-05 10:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS2298	FRENCH GDP GROWTH TO SLOW IN THE FIRST HALF [...] SUMMARY. GDP growth is likely to slow in the first half of 2005, mainly due to lower consumer spending. Rising oil prices and the appreciation of the euro are curbing investment and exports. Measures recently announced by the government to boost consumption are unlikely t [...]	2005-04-06 14:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS2512	FRANCE: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DECISION CLEARING [...] Summary: In the most recent development in the on-going legal dispute between Yahoo Inc. and French anti-racism groups, a French court exonerated former Yahoo CEO Timothy Koogle of responsibility for providing links to now-defunct internet auctions of Nazi paraphernalia. End summary. 2. A [...]	2005-04-13 15:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KJUS FR
05PARIS2604	EU CONSTITUTION: PRESIDENT CHIRAC TAKES HIS CASE [...] (SBU) Seeking to revive flagging support in France for the proposed EU Constitution, President Chirac, in a closely followed TV event the evening of April 14, made his case that the constitution's defeat in the May 29 referendum would isolate France, undermining its influence in Europe, and th [...]	2005-04-15 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI
05PARIS2825	THE FRENCH REFERENDUM ON THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION: [...] (SBU) The current debate over French referendum on the EU Constitution has highlighted France's deep-rooted economic and social malaise. With unemployment at a five-year high of just over 10 percent, labor groups and public sector unions have linked outsourcing to this general malaise to just [...]	2005-04-26 15:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL ELAB PINR FR EUN
05PARIS2910	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- France Telecom's debt on the rise (para 2) -- GOF technology and information society office merged with regional and small bus [...]	2005-04-29 09:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS2945	FRENCH CONFIRM BROAD SUPPORT FOR U.S. GOALS ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: Senior French MFA and Presidency officials confirmed broad support for U.S. goals for the planned U.S.-EU conference on Iraq, during April 25 discussions with Senior Coordinator on Iraq Ambassador Richard Jones. French officials echoed U.S. views on the need for incl [...]	2005-04-29 19:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ FR
05PARIS327	VISITING AF/W DEPUTY DIRECTOR DISCUSSES COTE [...] (C) Summary: During a January 10 meeting with visiting AF/W Deputy Director Larry Andre, French MFA DAS-equivalent for West Africa Bruno Foucher stressed deep GoF pessimism on Cote d'Ivoire (CdI). GoF demarches to regional leaders prior to the Libreville Summit called for African Union (AU) [...]	2005-01-18 15:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV XY FR
05PARIS3352	FRENCH 2005 GDP MAY BE LOWER THAN 2% [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: French GDP growth has been slowing in the first half of 2005 according to recent indicators and information provided by contacts. GDP is likely to be closer to 1.5% than to the Government's forecast of 2.0- 2.5%, a situation not favoring job creation. More modest growth and h [...]	2005-05-17 09:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ELAB PGOV FR
05PARIS3416	OECD REPORTING: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITTEE AND [...] The OECD Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) held its meeting on April 13th and 15th, 2005. In addition, EPOC held a High Level Special Session on the Costs of Inaction on April 14, 2005. Judith E. Ayres, EPA Assistant Administrator for International Affairs, led the delegation. The major ac [...]	2005-05-19 08:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA FR OECD
05PARIS3485	(C) REQUEST FOR SECDEF ADVOCACY ON GE PROPULSION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Paris believes that Secretary Rice's and Secretary Gutierrez' advocacy letters in support of General Electric's bid to provide gas turbines to equip the join French-Italian Multi-Mission Frigates (known as FREMM) were useful in signaling high-level USG [...]	2005-05-20 14:45:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ETRD PREL FR
05PARIS3507	Paris Launches Its First Internet Chat on U.S. [...] Summary. The Mission conducted its first 'Internet chat,' and we are pleased by the public's response. In planning the chat, we contacted several regional posts to learn about their experiences. Few had conducted chats, while others expressed an interest in learning from us. We are, theref [...]	2005-05-23 12:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL CMGT AMGT ACOA ANET AADP KRIM
05PARIS3521	POLICY PLANNING DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Policy Planning Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Deputy Barry Lowenkron met in Paris April 19 with French MFA Center for Analysis and Prediction (CAP) Director Pierre Levy and his deputy, Philippe Errera for discussions of Russia's drift towards authoritarian rule; democ [...]	2005-05-23 15:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS XF XI FR
05PARIS3581	FRENCH Q-1 GDP INCREASED MUCH LESS THAN EXPECTED [...] SUMMARY. Disappointing GDP growth in Q-1 (0.8% annualized) means that the GOF target of 2.0 to 2.5% GDP growth in 2005 is almost impossible to achieve. Most economists revised their forecasts downward to levels close to 1.5%. END SUMMARY. -------------------------------------- GDP Increa [...]	2005-05-24 15:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS3604	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM - [...] EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM 2. TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP: AMERICAN NEO-CONSERVATISM AND EUROPE (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: RISING UNEMPLOYMENT, DIVISIONS BETWEEN THE FRENCH POLITICAL CLASSES AND SUNDAY'S REFERENDUM CONTINUE TO DOMINATE HEADLINES AND EDITORIALS LEADING LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERAT [...]	2005-05-25 12:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS3679	GOF PLANS FOR BOOSTING CORPORATE INVESTMENT [...] SUMMARY. Despite GOF predictions of economic disruption if France votes against the EU constitution in the May 29 referendum, the GOF itself is doing little to prepare for such a contingency. The GOF has introduced two bills to encourage corporate investment and small businesses, but any pos [...]	2005-05-27 10:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS3864	FRANCE'S NEW GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY: MOVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. French voters may have cited the poor state of the economy as a key reason to reject the European constitution in last week's referendum, but neither incoming Prime Minister de Villepin nor President Chirac have signaled that economics will be the focus of the new government's a [...]	2005-06-03 13:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EIND EFIN FR EUN
05PARIS3952	NEW FRENCH RESEARCH MINISTER [...] Summary. President Chirac appointed a new government on June 2 (ref C). The research portfolio remains folded into a large Education Ministry. Francois Goulard, the new `Minister-Delegate for Higher Education and Research,' will face a number of sensitive challenges, including the final dr [...]	2005-06-07 17:32:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY TSPA TSPL KSCA PGOV PINR FR
05PARIS4119	A/S FRIED MEETING WITH FRENCH OPINION LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Daniel Fried met a small group of French opinion leaders June 7 to discuss next steps following France's rejection of the European constitution. A/S Fried emphasized that, although the U.S. did not have a position on the Constitut [...]	2005-06-13 12:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR
05PARIS4327	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE TO MIDDLE EAST [...] SECRETARY RICE TO MIDDLE EAST 2. IRAN ELECTIONS 3. EU ISSUES - EU SUMMIT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE RISING PRICE OF OIL AND THE FAILED EUROPEAN SUMMIT ARE TWO OF TODAY'S MAJOR FRONT-PAGE STORIES. FOR LEFT-OF-CENTER LE MONDE "THE EU-25 `FREEZE' THE EU CONSTITUTION;" LIBERATION HEADLINE [...]	2005-06-20 12:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4444	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- New Industry Minister Francois Loos (para 2) -- New Agency for Industrial Innovation partially financed by FT stock sale (para [...]	2005-06-24 11:15:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS4565	BRETON PROPOSES MEASURES TO BOOST GROWTH AND [...] SUMMARY. GOF Finance Minister Thierry Breton finally has broken out of his shell and announced measures to boost economic growth and reduce unemployment, admitting that GDP growth will be lower than 2% in 2005. These measures may help in the long term, but they are more likely to increase bu [...]	2005-06-29 16:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB FR
05PARIS4699	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA [...] G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA 2. CENTRAL ASIA: SUMMIT IN KAZAKSTAN B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: EXCEPT FOR THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC PRESS, EVERY OTHER OUTLET DEVOTES ITS FRONT-PAGE TO THE 2012 OLYMPICS AS "FRANCE HOLDS ITS BREATH" (LE PARISIEN) AND WAITS FOR THIS MORNING'S VOTE IN SINGAPORE. [...]	2005-07-06 10:15:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS489	CESR HOLDS HEARING ON CREDIT RATING AGENCIES [...] SUMMARY: At a public hearing organized in Paris on January 14 by the Committee of European Securities Regulators, financial market participants aired differing opinions about how and whether the EU should regulate credit rating agencies. The discussion highlights the difficult road ahead fo [...]	2005-01-27 10:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS4954	CHIRAC'S BASTILLE DAY INTERVIEW: A WEAKENED [...] (SBU) Fighting to re-establish his relevance, President Chirac began the now traditional Bastille Day interview of France's President by casting himself as the leader of France's anti-terrorism effort. Thereafter, in the hour-long exchange with two leading TV anchorpersons, Chirac focused on [...]	2005-07-18 15:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS5141	2005 NOT A GOOD VINTAGE FOR FRENCH GDP GROWTH [...] SUMMARY. The National Statistical Agency's forecast confirmed that the 2005 GDP growth is likely to be modest, close to 1.5% -- lower than the 2% government forecast, despite an expected recovery in the second half of the year. The agency sees a high risk of sluggish economic growth among Fra [...]	2005-07-26 09:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS5297	FRENCH GOVERNMENT QUIETLY PREPARES FOR 2006 NUCLEAR WASTE [...] With little fanfare, French authorities are advancing France's waste management strategy on the political agenda. On schedule, on June 30 the National Waste Management Agency (ANDRA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) submitted to the GOF a progress report on R&D in their respective field [...]	2005-08-02 15:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA FR KNUC
05PARIS5480	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - PRESIDENT BUSH AND U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-12 12:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5694	FRANCE: SEEKING MORE LABOR FLEXIBILITY [...] (SBU) PM de Villepin has announced an emergency employment plan, which will introduce more flexibility into the rigid French labor market. The plan creates a new type of hiring contract that will allow companies of up to 20 employees to lay off workers anytime during the first two years of e [...]	2005-08-24 11:01:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL ELAB PINR FR EUN
05PARIS5871	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EU ISSUES- TURKEY PRESIDENT [...] EU ISSUES- TURKEY 2. PRESIDENT BUSH - IRAQ B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A VARIETY OF DOMESTIC STORIES DOMINATE TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, BUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF HURRICANE KATRINA, FINANCIAL AS WELL AS HUMAN ARE PROMINENTLY REPORTED. THE FINANCIAL COST OF THE HURRICANE IS ESTIMATED BY LA TRIBUNE TO [...]	2005-08-31 10:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5936	FRENCH EONOMIC GROWTH SLUGGISH [...] SUMMARY. French GDP increased a low 0.4% (annualized) in the second quarter. The rise in oil prices and the euro in the third quarter caused fears that 2005 economic growth could be lower than government forecast of 2.0%. Eventually, the government reduced its GDP growth forecast to 1.5-2.0% [...]	2005-09-01 11:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS6149	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Katrina - Political Fallout [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 10:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS6311	PM DE VILLEPIN'S PLANS FOR SOCIAL ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] SUMMARY. Prime Minister de Villepin unveiled the second phase of his economic plan, the key feature of which is the retention of the French social model. This second set of measures, which adds new budget spending, is unlikely to have real positive effects on economic growth before 2006. Mea [...]	2005-09-16 08:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV FR
05PARIS6314	FRENCH BUDGET DEFICIT FOR 2005 COULD BE 3% of GDP, [...] SUMMARY. The GOF is confident its 2005 budget deficit will be 3% of GDP. This would be the first time in four years that the government complied with the EU stability and growth pact limit. However, public debt (estimated at 66.2% of GDP) considerably exceeds the EU limit of 60% of GDP. Wor [...]	2005-09-16 10:45:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS6447	FRENCH GOVERNMENT WARY OF POSSIBLE WTO PRE-AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EU AND THE U.S., READY TO OPPOSE IT. [...] (SBU) AGRICULTURAL MINISTER COUNSELOR MET WITH HERVE LEJEUNE, ADVISER FOR AGRICULTURE TO FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20. DURING THAT MEETING, LEJEUNE EXPRESSED FRENCH CONCERNS ABOUT A POSSIBLE PRE- AGREEMENT ON WTO PARAMETERS FOR AGRICULTURE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE [...]	2005-09-21 16:19:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN
05PARIS6471	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Nuclear Threat Katrina [...] Iran Nuclear Threat 2. Katrina and Iraq - Impact on Bush Presidency 3. Iraq - Basra Incident B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: Two of today's front pages (Le Figaro and France Soir) are devoted to Hurricane Rita and the state of alert declared in the Gulf of Mexico. Inside, related stories report [...]	2005-09-22 10:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS6614	FRENCH AUTHORITIES BOLSTER THE EURO, ENCOURAGE [...] SUMMARY. Key EU and French authorities are talking up the euro and the attractiveness of French financial markets in an effort to increase the attractiveness of France to foreigners . At a recent event targeting Japanese investors, officials underlined progress already made by France, while [...]	2005-09-27 14:01:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS6961	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Nuclear Issues - Nobel Prize [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-11 12:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR

05PARIS6995	FOREIGN INVESTMENT & NATIONAL SECURITY CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) A parliamentary conference on foreign investment and national security on October 10 has helped to inject some market sense into Prime Minister Villepin's "economic patriotism" agenda, although it also highlighted shortcomings in the French approach to protecting firms from foreign inve [...]	2005-10-12 10:32:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON FR EUN
05PARIS7102	FRENCH ECONOMIC GROWTH 1.5% IN 2005 [...] SUMMARY. The National Statistical Agency forecast 1.5% GDP growth in 2005, the bottom end of the government's official 1.5-2.0% prediction. The forecast takes into account oil price increases and government programs for job creation. Corporate growth is weak, but could edge up in the second [...]	2005-10-17 15:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS7146	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Saddam Trial UNESCO - [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-19 10:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7195	GISCARD D'ESTAING ON FRENCH POLITICAL SCENE, [...] (C) On October 18 former President Giscard d'Estaing hosted Ambassador Stapleton to breakfast -- and to a magisterial presentation of French history and the current political scene, along with trenchant observations on Europe and transatlantic relations. Giscard said he believes that post-Iraq [...]	2005-10-20 13:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR PREL EUN POLINT
05PARIS7216	AIR FRANCE CEO ON AVIATION SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador over breakfast October 20, Air France CEO Jean- Claude Spinetta called for enhanced cooperation and greater efficiency in the operation of international aviation security programs, and highlighted Air France's strong interest in succes [...]	2005-10-21 11:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ASEC CVIS FR EU
05PARIS7220	GOF NEARS COMPLETION OF WHITE PAPER ON [...] (C) The GOF continues to finalize its white paper on terrorism and internal security (ref B). On October 20, Poloff contacted Louis Blin, the MFA's office director-equivalent for terrorism and security, for an update. Blin said the GOF was in a period of "synthesis," in which the inter-agenc [...]	2005-10-21 13:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER FR
05PARIS7301	France: Telecom and Information Technology Update [...] This is another in a series of periodic updates on the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- GOF hopes for "dialogue" on internet governance (para 2) -- France holds its own on broadband growth, but not in Europe's top [...]	2005-10-25 15:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD FR
05PARIS7328	LUNG DISEASE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL EFFORTS [...] Summary: From October 18-22 in Paris, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) held its 36th World Conference on Lung Health, the world's premier meeting of tuberculosis and public health experts from the perspective of low-income, high disease-burdened countr [...]	2005-10-26 14:40:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO FR
05PARIS7355	OECD/EXPORT CREDIT: STRENGTHENED ANTI-BRIBERY [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) working group on export credits and credit guarantees (ECG) met October 10 and 11 in Paris to consider proposals to enhance the November 2000 Action Statement on Bribery and Officially Supported Export [...]	2005-10-27 13:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD EXIM OECD
05PARIS7525	PARIS RIOTS CONTINUE FOR 7TH NIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: The rioting that began October 27 in Paris' "inner city" suburbs has persisted, every night, for a week so far. Running battles between riot police and rampaging youth have pitted tear gas and rubber bullets against taunts, stones, trash fires and car burnings. The accidenta [...]	2005-11-03 18:00:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL FR
05PARIS7532	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - President Bush to South [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 11:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7577	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Paris Riots President Bush to [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-07 11:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7598	WTO DEMARCHE: FRENCH MAINTAIN VIEWS ON AG TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs delivered ref A points to key French officials at the Elysee, the Trade Ministry and the Foreign Ministry, who continue to voice their objections to the Commission's revised proposal for the WTO Doha Round negotiations. The French approach seems to have changed very li [...]	2005-11-07 17:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV FR
05PARIS7688	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq Social Unrest in France [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-10 12:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS771	FRANCE AND GERMANY COORDINATE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE [...] SUMMARY. Using the semiannual Franco-German Economic and Finance Committee meeting as a springboard, French and German Finance Ministers jointly called for coordinated G7 action on the declining U.S. Dollar; reiterated their desire for reform of the European Stability and Growth Pact; and dis [...]	2005-02-07 17:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO
05PARIS7771	FRENCH ECONOMY IMPROVING, BUT UNREST MAY LEAVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. While the recent unrest in France may have dominated the headlines, the GOF has attempted to counter the negative reports with good economic news. GDP growth increased 2.8% (annualized) in the third quarter, much more than expected. The unemployment rate decreased to 9.8%, and [...]	2005-11-15 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS7948	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Bush to Mongolia Israel- [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-22 11:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7980	PARIS CLUB - NOVEMBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the November 15 Paris Club meeting, the IMF reported that the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Iraq that will be presented to the IMF Board on December 23 will probably be precautionary. The Secretariat and some creditors complained that a precautionary arrangement belied Iraq's claim [...]	2005-11-23 11:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS8081	USUNESCO GUIDANCE REQUEST: EXHIBITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: Mission continues to receive requests from American artists, consortia and NGOs for support in securing UNESCO exhibit space. This is because navigating the exhibits bureaucracy at UNESCO is deeply confusing to the uninitiated, rates to rent out the spac [...]	2005-11-29 12:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETRD SCUL KPAO UNESCO EUN
05PARIS8418	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Syria - Assassination of [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 12:02:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS8586	PARIS CLUB - DECEMBER 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) At the December 13 Paris Club meeting, creditors agreed to implement a second 30 percent tranche of debt reduction for Iraq, provided a Stand-By Arrangement is approved by the IMF Executive Board before year-end. The first batch of bilateral agreements implementing the Paris Club debt d [...]	2005-12-21 17:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS8622	FRANCE REVISES 2005 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] SUMMARY: The GOF revised its 2005 central government budget to include additional social expenditures and revised receipts including transfers to local authorities. The revised budget includes measures dear to President Chirac: a tax on airline tickets to help fund development aid, and tax cu [...]	2005-12-22 16:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS8623	FRENCH LOWER HOUSE VOTES TO LEGALIZE PEER-TO-PEER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a vote that surprised the Government, France's lower house, empty on the eve of the holiday season, voted 29-28 late Dec 21 in favor of amendments that would legalize peer-to-peer downloading on the Internet. To the dismay of French and U.S. industry as well as mainstream l [...]	2005-12-22 17:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR SCUL FR EUN
05PARIS8626	FRENCH LOWER HOUSE VOTES TO LEGALIZE PEER-TO-PEER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a vote that surprised the Government, France's lower house, empty on the eve of the holiday season, voted 29-28 late Dec 21 in favor of amendments that would legalize peer-to-peer downloading on the Internet. To the dismay of French and U.S. industry as well as mainstream l [...]	2005-12-23 06:15:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR SCUL FR EUN
05PARIS8689	REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND SPORTS [...] Mission France is pleased to have the opportunity to provide an overview of those cultural programs that best support our MPP goals and objectives. While France - and Paris in particular - is center to the cultural world, hosting thousands of these events each year without our involvement, th [...]	2005-12-29 17:04:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL FR
05PORTAUPRINCE1294	HAITI: GOVERNMENT, MINUSTAH, AND POLICE BATTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent increase in the number of kidnappings in Port-au-Prince has put the government and police under increasing pressure to respond. The government has raised the penalty for kidnapping to life-imprisonment and announced May 9 the establishment of a joint HNP-MINUSTAH ant [...]	2005-05-10 11:19:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM HA MINUSTAH
05PORTAUPRINCE1326	Haitian Tax Collection Trails Projections [...] SUMMARY: Revenue collection for the first half of the Haitian fiscal year is about 3.3 percent behind projections, due mostly to slower than expected internal tax collection (income tax and VAT). The Director General of Taxation attributes the shortfall to on-going violence in Port-au- Prin [...]	2005-05-12 13:16:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1353	HAITI: SUPREME COURT ANNULS KEY PART OF RABOTEAU [...] (C) Summary. On May 9, the Haitian Supreme Court issued an unexpected ruling that effectively annulled one part of the 2000 Raboteau trial. The decision, on procedural grounds, annuls the convictions of the 15 people who were actually present during the proceedings, but leaves unclear whethe [...]	2005-05-13 18:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1410	PRO-ARISTIDE MARCHERS STAGE LARGE BUT PEACEFUL [...] (U) Summary: Roughly 5,000 supporters of former President Aristide marched without incident through the streets of Port-au-Prince on May 18. The rally was organized by the Cite Soleil and Bel Air cells of Fanmi Lavalas to celebrate the Haitian 'Flag Day' holiday and to demand Aristide's retu [...]	2005-05-20 18:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1460	MINUSTAH SCALING DOWN OPERATIONS IN STILL VOLATILE [...] (C) Summary: MINUSTAH military leaders provided Core Group members an update of the situation in Cite Soleil on May 20. The presentation was notably void of achievement and indicated force rotations would oblige MINUSTAH to scale back their footprint in the zone at a time when the area has bec [...]	2005-05-25 20:37:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC HA MINUSTAH
05PORTAUPRINCE1506	Haiti: Inflation Jumps in April [...] According to figures from the Haitian Statistical Institute, overall inflation for April 2005 was 2.37 percent (a yearly rate of 32.5 percent),over twice that of last month's 0.92 percent (yearly 11.6 percent) rate. Year-to- year inflation stands at 12.8 percent. 2. Much of April's rise [...]	2005-06-01 16:56:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1597	CIVPOL COMMISSIONER EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH HNP COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: CIVPOL Commissioner Dave Beer told PolOff and Embassy Police Advisor on June 2 that he had abandoned attempts at a "unified command" of MINUSTAH military and CIVPOL forces and had freed his Formed Police Units (FPUs) from static positions to focus on roving patrols. Beer also comp [...]	2005-06-07 18:38:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1599	MINUSTAH AND HNP RAID BEL AIR; GANGS RETALIATE; [...] (C) Summary: In response to the May 31 attack on a downtown public market (ref A) and subsequent threats by gangs to commit similar acts throughout Port-au-Prince, the Haitian National Police (HNP) and MINUSTAH conducted a joint operation in Bel Air June 4 that reportedly resulted in 7 deaths [...]	2005-06-07 19:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC HA MINUSTAH
05PORTAUPRINCE1625	HAITIAN POLICE DIRECTOR RESPONDS TO EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: Amid escalating violence and doubts surrounding the ability of the IGOH to ensure stability, Haitian National Police (HNP) Director General (DG) Leon Charles explained that he was having difficulty complying with Post's request to relinquish 21 long-guns to U.S.-controlled bunker [...]	2005-06-10 19:31:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC HA
05PRAGUE1006	IN-DEPTH READOUT OF EU'S CUBA COMPROMISE [...] (C) Following the June 13 GAERC on Cuba, Post received a comprehensive record of the internal EU discussion in a document given to us by our interlocutors at the MFA. This document is the Czechs' written record of what transpired at the meeting. We have translated it and are sending it to W [...]	2005-07-01 16:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU EZ CU
05PRAGUE111	CZECH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES APPROVES EXTENSION OF MP [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. On January 21 the Czech Chamber of Deputies, parliament's lower house, approved the extension of the Czech military police (MP) mission in Iraq until the end of 2005. With a few exceptions, the coalition a [...]	2005-01-24 06:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR EZ IZ
05PRAGUE1139	CZECH REPUBLIC: PRIVITAZATION OF AERO VODOCHODY [...] (U) Summary. At its cabinet meeting on July 20, the Czech government approved a privatization plan for Aero Vodochody (Aero),the aircraft company formerly partnered with Boeing until their 2003 split. Following the recommendations made by Deloitte & Touche, the government will sell Aero as [...]	2005-08-02 14:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL PGOV EZ
05PRAGUE1176	GOCR HEALTH CARE REFORM [...] (U) Summary. On July 7, following up on several health care reform proposals by Health Minister Milada Emmerova, the GOCR officially approved specific steps and deadlines for reform implementation. As part of these health care reforms, the government-run health insurance company, VZP (the [...]	2005-08-11 07:31:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EZ
05PRAGUE1203	CZECH OPPOSITION ON 05 CAMPAIGN, 06 ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. One hundred days after new PM Jiri Paroubek took office, and 10 months before parliamentary elections, three shadow ministers from the main opposition party, the Civic Democrats (ODS),shared with the Ambassador their expectations for the time remaining before next June's election [...]	2005-08-17 13:57:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
05PRAGUE1209	SMALL CZECH PARTIES AND THE 2006 ELECTION: 1 + 1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The current consensus in political circles in Prague says that there will be only four parties in government after next June's elections and that likely scenarios include a grand coalition between the Social Democrats (CSSD) and the Civic Democrats (ODS),a minority government, [...]	2005-08-17 15:16:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EZ
05PRAGUE127	CZECH SENATE GIVES FINAL APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 16:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR EZ IZ
05PRAGUE1275	CZECH CORRUPTION FIGHTER UNDER ATTACK BY JUSTICE [...] SUMMARY. (C) In the midst of a very public battle between Justice Minister Pavel Nemec and the Supreme State Prosecutor (Attorney General) Marie Benesova, Benesova's number two, Deputy Attorney General Jaroslav Fenyk, contacted the Embassy to air grievances and his version of events. Fenyk pro [...]	2005-09-01 15:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ KCOR
05PRAGUE1325	CZECH REPUBLIC: IS RUNNING IN PLACE GOOD ENOUGH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the GOCR,s June 2005 economic strategy, the Czech Republic hopes to reach the EU average GDP per capita by 2013 (from USD 19,700 to USD 30,000 using PPP). To this end, the Czech economy,s near term outlook remains strong. Real GDP growth reached 4.4 percent in 2 [...]	2005-09-13 12:35:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EZ PGOV
05PRAGUE1329	CZECH CORRUPTION: BAD, AND UNLIKELY TO GET BETTER [...] SUMMARY. In light of several recent Czech corruption scandals, post offers the following snapshot of the issue. Internal statistics, as well as assessments from Transparency International and the World Bank show the number of cases is increasing, while the government's effectiveness in combati [...]	2005-09-14 07:49:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR PGOV EINV KJUS EZ
05PRAGUE1447	CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS BEGIN TO CONSIDER COMMUNIST [...] (C) Summary: The Czech government under PM Jiri Paroubek, in order to secure passage of priority legislation, is beginning to break the long-standing taboo against cooperation with the Communist party. Debate over two high-profile pieces of legislation, along with a change in the Communist [...]	2005-10-07 17:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
05PRAGUE1496	CZECH RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL FOR WTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Industry and Trade received our demarche with genuine welcome and said that although they would have to consult with the Ministry of Agriculture, it would be in the interest of the Czech Republic to urge the EU to seize this timely opportunity to get beyond the ag [...]	2005-10-18 13:13:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EZ WTRO
05PRAGUE1504	CZECH PM APPOINTS NEW HEALTH MINISTER [...] (U) Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek today named David Rath, currently President of the Czech Medical Chamber, to replace Milada Emmerova as Minister of Health. With less than eight months before the next general election, the move is being seen as an interim appointment. One of Rath's main tasks w [...]	2005-10-20 15:12:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINV EZ
05PRAGUE1514	CZECH ELECTIONS - TOO EARLY AND TOO CLOSE TO CALL, [...] SUMMARY. (C) The Czech Republic will hold general elections next June. This cable summarizes current election trends and possible outcomes, and assesses impact on US interests in the Czech Republic. Septels will discuss in greater detail the positions of individual parties. Under the propor [...]	2005-10-21 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EZ PGOV PREL
05PRAGUE1575	CZECH COMMUNIST PARTY: STILL HERE AND [...] Summary: (C) Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek has recently turned to the Communist Party (KSCM) for parliamentary support on key legislation. This, along with the speculation that next June's general election might lead to a minority Social Democrat-led government that relied on the Communis [...]	2005-11-04 09:50:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
05PRAGUE1586	CZECH DRAFT LABOR CODE: APPEALS TO THE COMMUNISTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a political move that has brought together the Social Democrat and Communist parties and could cool investment in the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek has made his union-friendly Labor Code a "super priority" that he wants passed before the elections in June 20 [...]	2005-11-08 12:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EZ
05PRAGUE1588	CZECH PARLIAMENT AGAIN REJECTS LEGALIZATION OF [...] The lower house of the Czech Parliament has rejected a bill that would have paved the way for the legal regulation of prostitution in the Czech Republic. The proposal would have permitted the GOCR to withdraw from the International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and t [...]	2005-11-09 15:01:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EZ KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SOCI
05PRAGUE1649	CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS: STRUGGLE FOR SOUL OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) in the Czech Republic, a numerically small force, have traditionally exercised an influence beyond their numbers, staking out the middle ground in order to maintain the option of forming coalition governments with larger parties either to their [...]	2005-11-25 17:55:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EZ
05PRAGUE1686	CZECH REPUBLIC'S MACROECONOMIC FAIRYTALE AND MIXED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic is enjoying unprecedented GDP growth (5.1 percent in 2Q 2005),doubling of foreign direct investment from 2004 to 2005 (to USD 10 billion),the first trade surplus since the country's birth (USD 2 billion or 1.7 percent of GDP) and a possible budget surplus. On [...]	2005-12-06 15:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EZ PGOV
05PRAGUE1727	CZECH CIVIC DEMOCRATS (ODS): RIGHT OF CENTER, LEFT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the start of 2005, the Czech Republic's senior opposition party, the center-right Civic Democrats (ODS),had a comfortable lead in the polls. The party, as well as the public, assumed ODS would easily win next June's election and form a right-of-center government after eight [...]	2005-12-15 17:08:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
05PRAGUE184	CZECH PM STANISLAV GROSS: SHROUDED IN CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary. Czech Prime Minister Stanislav Gross is under increasing pressure from the opposition and the public to explain the unclear origin of money used in 1999 to purchase the family's luxury Prague apartment, or to resign. His inability to explain his source of financing for the apart [...]	2005-02-09 06:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EZ
05PRAGUE197	MAJOR EUROPEAN TELECOMS COMPANIES MAKE PRELIMINARY [...] Five entities made preliminary offers for the Czech Republic's leading telecoms company, Cesky Telecom (CT),by the January 31 deadline for doing so. They are the Spanish firm Telefonica, Belgium's Belgacom, Swisscom, and two financial groups, a consortium of the U.S. company Blackstone Grou [...]	2005-02-10 16:22:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV ETRD EZ
05PRAGUE198	CZECH LOWER HOUSE PASSES REFORM OF COMPANY [...] On February 9 the lower house of the Czech parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, passed a bill designed to speed up registration of companies in the so-called "commercial register", a sine qua non for doing business in the Czech Republic. Foreign and domestic businesses alike have long compla [...]	2005-02-10 16:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PGOV EZ
05PRAGUE204	FIRMS WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT ADD MORE VALUE, HAVE [...] Summary: Much of the Czech Republic's economic growth over the past several years has been attributable to significant flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) that have made the country the destination for more such investment per capita in recent years than any other country of central and [...]	2005-02-11 12:23:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EZ
05PRAGUE239	CZECH PRESIDENT NAMES THREE NEW MEMBERS OF CENTRAL [...] Summary: President Klaus appointed three new members of the board of the Czech National Bank on February 11. The three are known to be close both politically and philosophically to President Klaus and the opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Klaus will have a majority of his appointees [...]	2005-02-17 15:20:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EZ
05PRAGUE366	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MORAVIAN-SILESIAN REGION: [...] Summary. During his February 7-8 visit to Ostrava, regional governor Evzen Tosenovsky told the Ambassador the influence of the regions is growing, and that an accommodation between Prague and the regions must be worked out within his ODS party. The Ambassador visited Vitkovice Steel, which [...]	2005-03-14 06:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV ETRD MARR EZ IZ
05PRAGUE46	PRIORITIES FOR WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS FOR CZECH [...] Embassy Prague has reviewed the list of services sectors transmitted reftel. We submit the following rating of sectors in the Czech Republic that offer the highest potential for U.S. services providers. Ratings are from 5 (highest) to 1 (lowest). 2. --Legal services 5 --Accounting, aud [...]	2005-01-10 16:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP EZ BMOT WTO
05PRAGUE474	Czechs vote to keep UN treaty; prostitution [...] This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: The Czech Parliament has refused to permit the government from withdrawing from a UN Convention on trafficking in persons, effectively stalling the country's prior efforts to pass a prostitution regulati [...]	2005-04-04 12:08:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM EZ
05PRAGUE478	CZECH REPUBLIC AMCHAM REVIEWS ITS AGENDA WITH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic (AmCham) priorities for the coming year include the traditional ones of commercial register reform and a new bankruptcy code. The AmCham is [...]	2005-04-04 13:09:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EZ
05PRAGUE515	HIV/AIDS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: PREVENTION AND [...] Summary: The Czech Republic currently has one of Europe's lowest rates of HIV infection, despite a significant problem with prostitution and trafficking. Officials and NGOs in the country link the low incidence of HIV with active prevention campaigns, abundant and accessible anonymous testin [...]	2005-04-12 05:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PGOV PHUM PREF EZ
05PRAGUE603	CZECH GOVERNMENT CRISIS MOSTLY RESOLVED AS PM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The crisis that began 14 weeks ago with an inquiry into the funds used by Czech Prime Minister Gross to purchase a luxury flat is nearly at an end. Gross has resigned and Jiri Paroubek, formerly his Minister for Regional Development, has replaced him at the head of a three-part [...]	2005-04-26 15:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
05PRAGUE68	CZECH REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Post's updated investment climate statement for 2005 follows para 2. 2. THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE Maintaining an open investment climate has been a key element of the Czech Republic's transition from a Communist, centrally planned economy to a functioning market economy. The Czech Republic [...]	2005-01-13 07:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EZ OPIC USTR
05PRAGUE707	THE ODS: HOW TO SELL THE DISMANTLING OF THE SOCIAL [...] Summary: The Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS) program for the next elections promises a limited state that costs the taxpayer less, but offers less support to citizens and companies and demands they take more responsibility for their own futures. Although the party benefits mightily from t [...]	2005-05-12 11:51:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EZ
05PRAGUE720	NEW CZECH PM PAROUBEK SURVIVES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE, [...] (U) The government crisis that began in January with a questions about the source of funds used by then PM Stanislav Gross (CSSD) to acquire his apartment, came to a formal end on May 13 when the government of his successor, Jiri Paroubek (CSSD),was approved by the lower house of parliament. [...]	2005-05-13 14:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
05PRAGUE822	NEW CZECH GOVERNMENT: GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Czech PM Jiri Paroubek, who won a vote of confidence on May 13 (ref A),has gotten off to a stronger than expected start. His foreign policy looks to be a continuation of that of the previous Gross Government, marked by support for transatlantic policies. Notwithstanding his [...]	2005-05-27 14:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EZ
05PRAGUE835	BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The third meeting of the U.S.-Czech Bilateral Consular Working Group was held on June 1 at the Czech Foreign Ministry. Its agenda followed the elements of the visa roadmap aimed at eventual qualification of the Czech Republic for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP),an important Cze [...]	2005-06-02 14:59:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL EZ
05PRETORIA113	RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Introduction: In light of recent government initiatives to restructure the South African energy industry, post will submit separate reports on the supply, distribution and transmission sectors. Each cable will serve as a general review of that sector, and be the launch-pad from which sub [...]	2005-01-11 11:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA1160	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Major Revisions for ICT Charter?; - Secondary Ta [...]	2005-03-18 11:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1220	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New Vehicle Exports Increase by 49.5% in February; [...]	2005-03-24 11:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1304	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER April 1 2005 ISSUE [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Ranks High as FDI Destination for Tra [...]	2005-04-01 08:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1306	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH APRIL 1 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2005-04-01 08:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA1365	PROTECTION SOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN [...] Summary. While Chinese and Indian apparel and textile exports to the United States continued to surge in the first month after the ending of the multi-Fiber arrangement, South African exports of these products (section 11) to the United States showed a 17% decline. A DTI official said the fl [...]	2005-04-06 05:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX SF USTR
05PRETORIA1413	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Unemployment Rates Drop; - Increase in Jobs and [...]	2005-04-08 13:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1505	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Surprise Interest Rate Cut; - Manufacturing Grow [...]	2005-04-15 14:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1506	SOUTH AFRICA'S SURPRISE INTEREST RATE CUT [...] Summary. On April 14, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced a 50 basis point reduction in its repurchase rate (equivalent to the U.S. federal funds rate) much to the surprise of South African economic analysts. SARB's justifications for reducing rates include lower inflationar [...]	2005-04-15 14:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1507	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH APRIL 15 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2005-04-15 14:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA1510	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" - ISSUE 3, MARCH 2005 [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]	2005-04-15 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA1605	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - International Economic Conditions More Important th [...]	2005-04-22 14:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1612	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" - ISSUE 3, MARCH 2005 [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]	2005-04-25 05:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA176	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - November Manufacturing Production Down; - Stats [...]	2005-01-14 09:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1766	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Signs of Slowing Manufacturing Activity; - South [...]	2005-05-06 09:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1887	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Barclays Deal Only Waits for Shareholder Approval; [...]	2005-05-13 13:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1892	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MAY 13 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2005-05-13 14:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA1980	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER May 20 2005 ISSUE [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - ANC to Discuss Relaxation in SA's Labor Market; - [...]	2005-05-20 08:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2090	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Increases Just Under Market Expectations; [...]	2005-05-27 08:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2194	SOUTH AFRICA: CONFERENCE PROMOTES INVESTING IN [...] (U) Summary. South African-based Investec Asset Management hosted a May 4th conference in Johannesburg focused on improving the investment climate in South Africa and Africa. About 250 people attended the posh conference which touted such high profile speakers as Cyril Ramaphosa (former ANC [...]	2005-06-03 15:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD ECON PREL PINR XA SF
05PRETORIA226	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - SOUTH AFRICA [...] In response to reftel A, here is post's 2005 investment climate statement for South Africa, chapter 6 of the next Country Commercial Guide. 2. BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2005 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The government of South Africa (SAG) [...]	2005-01-19 05:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2278	SOUTH AFRICA: FUEL PRICE SPIRAL TAKES A [...] (U) On June 1, 2005, the Department of Minerals and Energy slightly reduced the prices of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene from all time highs charged the previous month. The primary reason for the move was the lower price of crude oil. End Summary. Government Announces Marginal Price Decrea [...]	2005-06-13 07:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON EIND SF
05PRETORIA2343	ANC Document Presents Controversial Economic [...] (SBU) Summary. An ANC document proposes controversial policy changes to address poverty, unemployment and income inequality. Key suggestions include measures to promote a more competitive currency and liberalize labor market regulation. President Mbeki is likely behind the discussion docu [...]	2005-06-17 10:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB SF
05PRETORIA2441	NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Dow Southern Africa for the Secretary of State's 2005 Award for Corporate Excellence in SIPDIS recognition of its outstanding corporate citizenship and visionary employment practices in the face of South Africa's overwhelming HIV/AIDS health pandemic. 2. (U [...]	2005-06-22 13:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV SF
05PRETORIA2451	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] SUMMARY. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 25 newsletter include: - Interest rate remains unchanged - April manufa [...]	2005-06-23 09:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2492	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Spark of Hope for Stalled U.S.-SACU Free Trade Ta [...]	2005-06-24 15:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA270	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Free Electricity to Poor More Expensive than Planne [...]	2005-01-21 09:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2701	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Rand, Oil Prices Offset Inflation Good News; - J [...]	2005-07-08 13:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA288	SCENESETTER FOR TRANSPORT MINISTER RADEBE'S U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South Africa's Minister of Transport Jeffrey Radebe will travel to the United States January 23 to meet with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, New York City Port and Transit Authorities, FAA modal administrators, and to initiate Open Skies talks between South Afr [...]	2005-01-24 05:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SF
05PRETORIA29	Poverty in South Africa: Two New Studies [...] (SBU) Summary. Two new studies provide additional insight on poverty in South Africa. A report by the Development Policy Research Unit at the University of Cape Town provides additional evidence that South Africa has made progress in the provision of socio-economic services and infrastruct [...]	2005-01-04 12:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI EAID SF

05PRETORIA2942	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - BER Predicts 4.2% Economic Growth; - Weak Rand, [...]	2005-07-26 04:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2971	POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. While the government's macroeconomic and stabilization effort is largely complete, South Africa faces formidable medium and long-term challenges to reduce high unemployment and widespread poverty. More than a decade after apartheid, poverty and unemployment are still dramatica [...]	2005-07-27 11:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV KMCA SF
05PRETORIA2977	SOUTH AFRICA: THE NEED AND PROSPECT FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Fiscal and budgetary reforms of the past decade have built a firm foundation upon which the South African economy can build, but life for many South Africans has not improved much since the transition to majority rule in 1994. Widespread unemployment, rapid urbanization, and di [...]	2005-07-27 13:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KMCA EFIN EINV SF
05PRETORIA3001	SOUTH AFRICA: HIGH TELECOM PRICES, LITTLE RELIEF [...] (U) Summary. President Mbeki condemned South Africa's high fixed telephone line prices in his February 2005 State of the Nation address by stating that they cost ten times more than in developed countries. Mbeki's assertion was mainly directed at Telkom, the de facto monopoly for fixed line [...]	2005-07-28 14:47:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT ECPS EINV PREL XA SF
05PRETORIA3145	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Recent Inflation Trends Bring Poor Economic Relief; [...]	2005-08-05 09:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3253	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - Gold Strike L [...]	2005-08-12 13:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3257	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH AUGUST 12 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2005-08-12 13:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA3298	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chro [...]	2005-08-17 08:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA3369	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Treasury Plans to Increase Public Debt; - Wester [...]	2005-08-22 09:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3476	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Leads 2nd Quarter GDP Growth; - Oi [...]	2005-08-26 13:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3481	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH AUGUST 26 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2005-08-29 07:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA3588	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Money Supply and Credit Growth Discourage Future [...]	2005-09-02 14:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3620	South Africa: Fuel Prices Continue to New Record [...] (U) On September 7, the Department of Minerals and Energy increased the prices of gasoline and kerosene to new all-time highs, and slightly decreased the price of diesel. All of the increase was caused by the higher international price of crude oil. A stronger rand in August (the rand streng [...]	2005-09-08 11:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON EIND SF
05PRETORIA3657	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Indicator Down in August; - August [...]	2005-09-09 13:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3811	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH SEPTEMBER 9 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2005-09-16 12:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA3821	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Improves in World Bank's Business [...]	2005-09-17 07:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3823	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] (U) This cable provides statistical data to the extent currently available and other information on South Africa's textile and apparel sector as requested in ref A for the calendar year 2004 and mid-2005. Answers to questions posed in Ref A are based on interviews with major players in the So [...]	2005-09-17 07:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX SF
05PRETORIA3923	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Credit Blacklist Review; - IMF Report on South [...]	2005-09-23 14:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA394	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - December Consumer and Producer Inflation Less than [...]	2005-01-28 14:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3967	SOUTH AFRICA: LOOKING AT A SINGLE SADC CURRENCY [...] Summary. In a series of public speeches and press interviews over the course of the last six months, South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has advanced the prospect of a single currency for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by 2016. Mboweni sees South Africa and B [...]	2005-09-28 11:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ETRD PREL ECON SF
05PRETORIA4003	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Price Inflation Close to Market Expectations; [...]	2005-09-30 12:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4012	ERWIN EMPHASIZES SOE ROLE IN ACHIEVING 6% GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 28th American Chamber of Commerce luncheon address, Minister of the Department of Public Enterprises Alec Erwin focused on the state-owned enterprises' (SOE) role in boosting the GDP growth rate to 6% and the SAG's rationale for not privatizing large SOE [...]	2005-09-30 14:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EAIR ELTN EFIN ETRD SF
05PRETORIA4076	NEW NEPAD CHIEF EXECUTIVE [...] (U) Summary. In August 2005, Mozambican agricultural economist Firmino Mucavele was appointed the Chief Executive of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Secretariat. He replaced South Africa's Wiseman Nkuhlu, who continues to serve as South Africa's representative in the NE [...]	2005-10-06 11:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR ECIN ECON EINV ETRD SF
05PRETORIA4109	SOUTH AFRICA: POST'S VIEWS ON ANNUAL AGOA [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued AGOA eligibility for South Africa, based on the country's general compliance with the eligibility criteria. South Africa has continued to make progress in deepening its market-based economy, respecting the rule of law, protecting worker rights, implementing [...]	2005-10-07 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID ECON EFIN PREL XA SF
05PRETORIA4181	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - August Manufa [...]	2005-10-14 11:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4215	South Africa: SARB Leaves Interest Rates Alone [...] (U) Summary. Citing high oil prices, rising inflationary expectations, and higher global inflation as increasing the risk of inflation in South Africa, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decided to leave interest rates unchanged at its October 12-13 meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee [...]	2005-10-18 09:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4340	NIA IMPLICATED IN ANTI-MBEKI SPYING [...] (C) Summary: National Intelligence Agency Director General Billy Masetlha and two of his deputies on October 21 were suspended by Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils after NIA was accused of spying on Saki Macozoma, a prominent businessman and ally of President Thabo Mbeki. Press reports al [...]	2005-10-27 06:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
05PRETORIA4352	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: REGIONAL ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary. In discussing the IMF's first ever Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, IMF officials announced that the outlook for real GDP growth in SSA was good, with 2004 registering 5.3% growth and 2005 and 2006 expected to register growth of 4.6% and 5.3%, respectively. Risin [...]	2005-10-27 15:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ETRD PREL ECON SF XA
05PRETORIA4367	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Medium Term Budget: Infrastructure Spending to Spu [...]	2005-10-28 12:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4450	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Credit Demand High but Below Expectations; [...]	2005-11-04 13:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4508	MID TERM BUDGET STATEMENT PREPARES FOR 6% GROWTH [...] (U) Summary. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel delivered his Mid Term Budget Policy statement (MTBPS) with the South African economy facing relatively high growth, low inflation, improving global markets, and low budget deficits. Manuel's emphasis was on doubling South Africa's current long-ter [...]	2005-11-09 13:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4520	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Highlights Inflation Concerns; - Oc [...]	2005-11-10 14:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4593	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 18 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2005-11-18 11:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA4607	SOUTH AFRICA: OFFICIALS OUTLINE POSITIONS ON WTO [...] (U) Summary: At a roundtable on WTO agricultural negotiations on November 16, Chief Negotiator Xavier Carim and National Department of Agriculture Deputy Director Gunter Muller discussed a number of South African positions and views. In particular, they discussed market access, subsidies, spe [...]	2005-11-18 14:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON SF
05PRETORIA4621	SOUTH AFRICA; TELECOM PRICE RELIEF REMAINS OUT OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri opened the Department of Communication,s (DOC) Second Colloquium on Telecommunication Prices stating that the Colloquium was needed to lower the cost of doing business in South Africa, to make the country more competitive internat [...]	2005-11-21 14:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT PREL SF XA
05PRETORIA4641	REVISED HEALTH CHARTER FOR THE SOUTH [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-22 14:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI TBIO KSCA SF
05PRETORIA4646	SOUTH AFRICA: INPUT FOR THE 2006 NATIONAL TRADE [...] What follows is post's response for input for the 2006 National Trade Estimates Report as requested in reftel. Per instructions, this has also been sent in Microsoft Word format via electronic mail to William Jackson and Gloria Blue in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. [...]	2005-11-23 04:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG
05PRETORIA4743	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 2 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - 3rd Quarter Growth Slows, Economy Still Strong; - [...]	2005-12-02 11:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4752	SOUTH AFRICA: NO SAFEGUARD PROTECTION [...] (U) Summary. While the South African textile and clothing industries complained about cheap imports from China, the South African government announced that it was not prepared to employ safeguards for an extended period to limit imports from China. Government officials criticized industry f [...]	2005-12-02 14:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX SF
05PRETORIA4756	SOUTH AFRICA: CHIEF NEGOTIATOR ADDRESSES WTO ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Chief Trade Negotiator Xavier Carim told Econoff that the United States' proposal on agriculture had helped it reclaim the moral high ground in WTO negotiations and put the EU on the defensive. Nevertheless, analysis indicated that the United States could actually increase its [...]	2005-12-02 15:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON SF
05PRETORIA4757	SOUTH AFRICA: SPEECH ON RECLAIMING THE [...] (U) Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Rob Davies delivered the following speech entitled: Reclaiming the Development Content of the Doha Development Round. Davies delivered this speech to the National Consultative Conference on the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong on 17 November, 2005. [...]	2005-12-02 15:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON SF XA
05PRETORIA4829	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 9 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - October Manuf [...]	2005-12-09 11:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4834	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH DECEMBER 9 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2005-12-09 12:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA4854	SOUTH AFRICA: BEE CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (U) Summary. On November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry released the final version of the first two Codes of Good Practice for Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) along with the "Framework for Measurement." The codes, once promulgated, will set forth the criteria and methodo [...]	2005-12-12 14:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF
05PRETORIA4907	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 16 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - November Consumer Inflation Comes in at Five-Month [...]	2005-12-19 09:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4934	SOUTH AFRICA TELECOMMUNCATIONS: SECOND [...] (SBU) December 9 the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) licensed the yet-to- be-named Second National Operator (SNO). The SNO will compete with monopoly fixed line telephone operator Telkom in a market plagued by extraordinarily high prices. Although the SNO has not [...]	2005-12-20 09:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON SF
05PRETORIA4969	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 23 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Second Phase of BEE Codes Released; - Unemployme [...]	2005-12-23 07:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4995	LINKS BETWEEN POVERTY AND HIV/AIDS [...] Summary. In December 2005, an International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) conference in Cape Town presented demographic studies that highlighted the interactions between poverty and HIV/AIDS in Southern African nations of Malawi, Zambia, and South Africa. No direct evi [...]	2005-12-27 13:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA5034	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER December 30 2005 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SNO Needs R9 Billion to Start; - Growth in 2006 [...]	2005-12-30 08:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA655	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged; - S [...]	2005-02-12 09:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA84	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - IMF Report on South African Investment; - Govern [...]	2005-01-07 08:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA849	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter `THE [...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called `The Assay'. The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]	2005-02-25 12:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA852	INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S 2005 REPORT ON AGOA [...] This cable responds to Reftel A request for post's input for the President's 2005 report on AGOA drawing on the template provided. 2. SOUTH AFRICA Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Barriers to U.S. Trade --------------------------------------------- ------------ The Sout [...]	2005-02-25 14:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SF AGOA USTR
05PRETORIA864	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] SUMMARY. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 18 newsletter include: - President Mbeki's State of the Nation address [...]	2005-02-28 08:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA937	AMCHAM COMMENTS ON CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa (AmCham) submitted comments to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) this week on three draft Codes of Good Practice released by Minister of Trade and Industry Mandisi Mpahlwa in December 2004. AmCham's comments focus on c [...]	2005-03-04 05:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECIN ECON SF
05PRETORIA94	RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Introduction: In light of recent government initiatives to restructure the South African energy industry, post will submit separate reports on the supply, distribution and transmission sectors. Each cable will serve as a general review of that sector, and be the launch-pad [...]	2005-01-10 10:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA946	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 4 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]	2005-03-04 05:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA949	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - January Trade Deficit Widens; - Mboweni Comments [...]	2005-03-04 10:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA992	SOUTH AFRICA RAISES FUEL PRICES [...] (U) On March 2, 2005, the Department of Minerals and Energy implemented an across-the-board increase for gasoline and diesel fuel. This came after three successive price decreases in December, January, and February. Government attributes the price hike to a lower average value of the rand a [...]	2005-03-09 07:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND SF
05QUEBEC101	PARTI QUEBECOIS CONGRESS: ROADMAP TO SOVEREIGNTY, MAYBE [...] (c) Summary: A coalition of widely varying political ideologies, the Parti Quebecois (PQ) is united in the goal of sovereignty but divided on how to achieve this. The Party's "hard core" stresses Quebec's francophone identity and wants a declaration of independence immediately after victory [...]	2005-06-17 13:18:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CA
05QUEBEC115	QUEBEC UPS WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT [...] Hydro Quebec (HQ) is ramping up its wind power plan with an announcement June 29 that the public utility is looking to add an additional 2000MW of wind capacity, doubling the 1000MW originally planned target. Premier Jean Charest, backed by new HQ President Thierry Vandal and Ministers Pierre [...]	2005-07-06 19:54:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG EIND PGOV CA
05QUEBEC38	QUEBEC STUDENT STRIKES HEAT UP [...] The student movement in Quebec against cuts in education funding was background noise just a few days ago but is now front and center as student action gains support across the province. Close to 200,000 students - from secondary school through university - voted in favor of unlimited strikes. [...]	2005-03-24 22:33:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON CA
05QUEBEC52	QUEBEC PREMIER CHAREST VISIT SCENESETTER [...] Summary: Premier Charest is coming to Washington April 17-19 at the halfway mark of his four-year term, facing political difficulties at home but with his determination and vision for Quebec intact. When elected in 2003, the Premier promised to put Quebec on a "new path of development and p [...]	2005-04-15 15:49:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECIN BEXP CA
05QUEBEC91	QUEBEC OPPOSITION LEADER BERNARD LANDRY STEPS DOWN [...] (C) Summary: Falling short of his self-imposed target of 80 percent in a June 4 vote of confidence at the Parti Quebecois convention, PQ leader Bernard Landry announced to a stunned audience his immediate retirement from political life. Saying he needed "solid, unequivocal, massive" support [...]	2005-06-06 05:59:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CA
05QUITO1005	MAY LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: --Unions Make Demands to New Government (para. 2) --New Minister of Labor Still Not Named (4) --Presidential Decree to Remove Bureaucrats (5) --New Unions Registering Independently (6) --Judicial and Medical Workers End [...]	2005-05-03 20:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO1181	ECUADORIAN FISCAL POLICY: LIVING ON THE EDGE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy and Finance Rafael Correa inherited a relatively responsibly-managed fiscal situation from his predecessors. If he continues their policies, he should be able to meet his budget without great difficulty. However, his early statements to the press have damage [...]	2005-05-20 18:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EC
05QUITO1257	PRESIDENT PALACIO ON IMF, FTA AND HEALTHCARE [...] (C) Summary. In a May 31 meeting with the Ambassador, President Palacio, a heart surgeon, discussed his ambitious national health care plan. He also told the Ambassador to pay little attention to the exuberance of youth displayed by Palacio's Minister of Economy and Finance Rafael Correa. In [...]	2005-06-01 22:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EPET EFIN EC
05QUITO1322	DROPPING DOLLAR RAISES PROSPECTS IN TULCAN [...] SUMMARY: Tulcan, capital of Ecuador's Carchi province, bestrides the Panamerican Highway four hours from Quito and four miles from Colombia. Like frontier towns worldwide, Carchi's capital enjoys its share of money changers, truck stops, and customs checkpoints, most visitors clocking in for [...]	2005-06-08 20:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR PTER ECON ETRD EC CO
05QUITO1507	ROADBLOCKS MANY TO GUTIERREZ RETURN [...] SUMMARY. Former Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez has announced his intention to return to Ecuador to confront those who deposed him. An imminent Gutierrez return appears unlikely, however, owing to the myriad of charges, criminal and otherwise, filed against him. The ex-president's politic [...]	2005-06-24 20:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR PREL PHUM EC
05QUITO156	GOE ATTEMPTS TO GET PAST COURT ISSUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Supported by a pro-government march of 10,000, President Gutierrez introduced his referendum proposals in Congress on January 21. The reforms include a method to select a new Supreme Court and other judicial institutions. Already sensing opposition to his referendum from wit [...]	2005-01-21 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
05QUITO159	LABOR CODE REFORM PROPOSALS AND PROSPECTS [...] (U) Summary: Minister of Labor Raul Izurieta plans to announce a labor code reform package in February, which he expects to submit to Congress in April. The reforms would permit the formation of industry-wide unions, as well as include various pro-business competitiveness initiatives. Izuri [...]	2005-01-21 21:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO1715	ECUADOR: MIXED SIGNALS ON CHAVEZ DEAL [...] (C) Summary: Press reports suggest Ecuador is ready to sign agreements with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on financing and oil deals, despite President Alfredo Palacio's public denials that any GOE decision has been taken. Privately, however, Palacio administration officials are telling u [...]	2005-07-20 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ENRG EC
05QUITO1734	MORE FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON ECUADOR [...] (C) Summary. Opting for the path of least resistance, President Palacio issued a partial veto of the bill to refund social security (IESS) reserve funds, but proposed to refund the reserve funds anyway. The major immediate difference between the congressional bill and the Palacio proposal is [...]	2005-07-22 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2049	SCANDAL TARNISHES PALACIO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio has moved quickly to stem the damage caused by a widening forgery and position-selling scandal by firing implicated advisors inside the office of the presidency. Coming on the heels of damaging strikes, the scandal has weakened the Palacio government's image [...]	2005-09-02 14:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2100	GALAPAGOS PARK MANAGEMENT: ONE STEP FORWARD; TWO [...] Summary. In a move that strengthens the directorship of the Galapagos National Park (GNP),the GOE has established a transparent and independent selection process for park directors. But this positive move is undermined by a parallel resolution by SENRES -- the national technical secretaria [...]	2005-09-09 17:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL AORC EC
05QUITO2129	MINISTER OF LABOR WILL WORK TOWARDS LABOR REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 14 meeting, the Ambassador told Minister of Labor Galo Chiriboga that the FTA offered the best opportunity for labor rights protection in Ecuador. Chiriboga agreed that Ecuador needed a more modern labor code and the International Labor Organization (ILO) must be [...]	2005-09-15 16:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO2207	IMPROVING ECUADOR-COLOMBIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Communication and relations between President Palacio and President Uribe remain good, highlighted by recent GOE action against the FARC here. But the GOE continues to insist that aerial spraying of pesticides be suspended along the border while a new study is prepared. Palaci [...]	2005-09-27 21:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2235	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: With serious democratic deficiencies fueling political and economic instability in Ecuador, we welcome the Department's enhanced emphasis on democracy promotion and its decision to include Ecuador among countries to receive priority attention. After engaging all elements of t [...]	2005-09-29 21:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KDEM EC
05QUITO2241	NEW GOVERNMENT MINISTER AN IMPROVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, the Ambassador discussed pending political reforms with new Minister of Government Oswaldo Molestina. She also enlisted Molestina's continued support for the successful conclusion of an FTA and new leadership combating trafficking in persons (TIP). President [...]	2005-09-30 15:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO2409	PALACIO'S ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL BLOCKED BY TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Summary: The rejection of President Palacio's referendum proposal to convoke a national constituent assembly by the electoral tribunal was swift and has forced the GOE to reevaluate its options to promote reform. Signals from Congress are mixed, with some calling for new talks with the P [...]	2005-10-21 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EC
05QUITO2416	TRANSFORMING ECUADOR: ACTION PLAN FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) Ecuador is one of the most unstable, undemocratic, and corrupt countries in Latin America. Its political and economic systems, based on competition by entrenched elites for lucrative state-provided economic privileges, threaten U.S. interests directly where they impinge on U.S. anti-nar [...]	2005-10-24 21:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ECON EAID EC
05QUITO2463	PALACIO CONSIDERS COMPROMISE, CONGRESS APPEALS TO [...] (C) Summary: President Alfredo Palacio told the Ambassador on October 27 that he was considering sending a new referendum proposal to Congress which would allow voters to decide between constituent and constitutional assemblies to make political reform. The Ambassador urged strict adherence [...]	2005-10-28 19:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2673	ECUADOR - AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Per reftel, post is providing the following information regarding the GOE's efforts to control Avian Influenza (AI) and its capability to respond to an influenza pandemic. The answers are keyed to reftel questions. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- The GOE began working on a preparedness [...]	2005-11-21 21:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON PREL EC
05QUITO2861	A TALE OF TWO TELECOMS: ANDINATEL AND STEP-CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary. Established when the GOE broke up former state telecom Emetel in 1997, Pacifictel and Andinatel have taken divergent paths since their formation. While Andinatel has transformed itself into a profitable enterprise with a new corporate culture, an overstaffed and undeveloped Pa [...]	2005-12-15 21:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EIND EINV EC XR
05QUITO2938	MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ON FTA, EU BANANA TARIFF [...] SUMMARY: In a December 15 courtesy call on Minister of Agriculture Pablo Rizzo, Ambassador Jewell stressed that Ecuador would need to improve its agricultural proposals in the FTA negotiations. Rizzo stated that Ecuador wants to sign an FTA with the United States but is still looking for excep [...]	2005-12-27 16:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON EAID EC FTA
05QUITO57	US SERVICE MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES IN ECUADOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-07 21:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTO
05QUITO585	COURT SAGA CONTINUES, PROSPECTS IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: There are signs that the three-month crisis over the packing of the Supreme Court is nearing resolution. On March 8, President Gutierrez submitted a simplified referendum proposal to Congress. The opposition had favored a law to immediately terminate the current Supreme Cour [...]	2005-03-14 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS PREL EC
05QUITO719	ECUADOR UPDATE FOR ATPA REPORT [...] Per reftel request, we provide the following information for the update to the ATPA report for Ecuador. A Microsoft word version of the information below has been sent separately via email to USTR. 2. Ecuador Population: 13,027,000 (2004 est.) National Product per capita: $1,447 (2004 e [...]	2005-03-31 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EAGR EC
05QUITO850	EXHAUSTED GUTIERREZ JUSTIFIES EMERGENCY, OUTLINES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A fatigued President Lucio Gutierrez met with the Ambassador over breakfast April 18 and discussed the now-withdrawn state of emergency (Reftels) and his plans for reducing political temperatures. Gutierrez defended the April 15 decree, but claimed security conditions had improv [...]	2005-04-18 22:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO852	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The political situation remains fluid in the wake of President Lucio Gutierrez' lifting of the state of emergency. In an emergency session on April 17, Congress unanimously revoked its December 2004 reorganization of the Supreme Court and adjourned until April 19, when it is ex [...]	2005-04-18 23:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO854	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The political situation remains fluid in the wake of President Lucio Gutierrez' lifting of the state of emergency. In an emergency session on April 17, Congress unanimously revoked its December 2004 reorganization of the Supreme Court and adjourned until April 19, when it is ex [...]	2005-04-19 15:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO855	STATE OF EMERGENCY: USG OUTREACH CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary: After the declaration of a state of emergency by President Gutierrez on the evening of April 15, Embassy Quito and Consulate Guayaquil, working with other USG colleagues, acted quickly to encourage GOE restraint and non-violence. The Mission team (including several Embassy sect [...]	2005-04-19 17:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO881	ECUADOR'S ADMINISTRATION CHANGE: CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opinions differ here on whether Congress's dismissal of ex-President Gutierrez was constitutional. In play is whether Ecuador's supreme law required a simple or two-thirds majority to remove the chief executive on "abandonment of office" charges. With few demanding Gutierrez's [...]	2005-04-21 19:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EC
05QUITO897	ECUADOR: ENGAGING THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Palacio government is gradually consolidating its hold on power, and beginning to send disturbing signals on issues. With ex-President Gutierrez still in the country, the situation remains unsettled--it is far from clear how long this government will last. In line with the [...]	2005-04-23 20:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO919	WHY DID GUTIERREZ FALL? [...] (C) Summary: Early analyses of the overthrow of Gutierrez in Ecuador in the U.S. press and elsewhere have relied on facile, but erroneous comparisons between Ecuador and Venezuela or Bolivia. In most, either Gutierrez or Palacio is Ecuador's Chavez. In fact, little can be understood about [...]	2005-04-26 14:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EC
05QUITO934	ECUADOR: TENSIONS LOWER, GOE REGROUPS [...] (U) Summary: With the situation in Quito approaching normalcy, the Ambassador met with FM Antonio Parra on April 26. Convening for the first time since swearing in President Palacio on April 20, Congress met in Quito to vote in a new Congress president, and debate purging its ranks of ethic [...]	2005-04-26 21:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC EC
05RABAT1108	PM JETTOU (RE)OUTLINES SOCIO-ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] Summary: Reinforcing the Government of Morocco's (GOM's) commitment to education and literacy, housing, and health care, on May 23, Prime Minister Driss Jettou outlined his government's priorities and themes for social and economic development in the coming months. End summary. 2. Follo [...]	2005-05-26 13:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI MO
05RABAT1690	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] The Government of Morocco (GOM) raised fuel prices by five percent on August 7 in a move designed to lower the government's fuel subsidy burden. Premium grade gasoline now costs $1.15 per liter, diesel fuel $0.90, and industrial fuel $0.30. The GOM said the increase - the second in just thr [...]	2005-08-11 12:49:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR ELAB EAID EFIN EPET SENV EWWT MO
05RABAT1752	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Through a series of messages addressed to world leaders, King Mohammed expressed his satisfaction with the withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the Gaza strip, according to official Moroccan news agency, Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP). The King called Palestinian President Abbas on August 16 t [...]	2005-08-19 15:54:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
05RABAT1842	THE KING'S ROYAL FOUNDATIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN MOROCCAN POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Palace's royal foundations occupy a unique position in Morocco's political landscape. Headed by a member of the royal family (often the King),they are autonomous from the government, which allows them freedom of action and funding, but have the ability to closely partner w [...]	2005-09-01 15:47:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID KMCA KMPI MO

05RABAT2043	PARLIAMENT: LOWER HOUSE COMMITTEE SET TO VOTE ON DRAFT PARTY LAW ON SEPTEMBER 27 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the Interior, Decentralization and Infrastructure Committee in parliament's Chamber of Representatives (lower house) prepares to vote on the government's draft law on political parties on September 27, Post wishes to highlight for Washington readers key provisions in the dr [...]	2005-09-27 17:26:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI MO
05RABAT2139	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Ahmed Lahlimi, High Commissioner for Planning announced during an October 4 press briefing on the 2004 census results that the poverty rate in Morocco in 2004 stood at 14.2%, 2.3% lower than in 1994. The census showed improvement in both urban (2.5% decrease) and rural areas (1% decrease). [...]	2005-10-13 16:41:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT PTER KTEX EAGR EAIR ETRD MO SOCI
05RABAT2192	QADHAFI WOOS THE LIBYAN EX-PM [...] (C) Former Libyan PM Mohammed Otman Assed, in exile in Rabat since 1969, told Polcouns on October 7 that he continued to receive visits and phone calls from Libyan regime insiders encouraging him to drop his opposition to Qadhafi and move back to Libya. Assed said that in July he received a [...]	2005-10-21 16:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	LY MO PGOV PREL PTER
05RABAT2258	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] The Government of Morocco's 2006 appropriation bill forecasts a 5.4 percent growth rate and a two percent inflation rate, with oil at $60 a barrel and an exchange rate of nine Moroccan dirham to one U.S. dollar. Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou revealed these figures during his presentati [...]	2005-11-02 17:29:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN KCOR KIPR MO
05RABAT2466	FTA LEGISLATION MOVING THROUGH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) FTA-related copyright legislation was unanimously approved by the upper house committee on Education, Cultural and Social Affairs on Dec. 9. It will be voted in upper house plenary on Monday, Dec. 12. The bill is scheduled to be seen in the lower chamber committee on Dec. 13, and we expe [...]	2005-12-11 17:28:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR MO
05RABAT2472	FTA LAS PASS FIRST HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT [...] FTA-related copyright legislation was approved easilyby the Chamber of Councillor (upper house) plenary on Dec. 12 with several astentions but no votes against. This completes he upper house deliberations for the copyright bll. On Dec. 13 the bill will be seen in the Chamber of Representati [...]	2005-12-12 17:38:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR MO
05RABAT2487	FTA LAWS ON THE MOVE AGAIN [...] (C) FTA-related patent/trademark legislation was approved by the lower chamber plenary on Dec. 13, completing lower house deliberations of this bill. The legislation passed immediately to the upper house, where it is scheduled to be seen in a special after-hours session of the committee on Ec [...]	2005-12-13 17:27:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR MO
05RABAT2504	MOROCCO PASSES ALL FTA LEGISLATION [...] (C) Copyright legislation was approved by the lower house plenary on Dec. 15, completing all parliamentary passage of FTA-related intellectual property legislation. The newly approved Copyright and Patent/Trademark bills (Ref A) now pass to the Secretariat General of the Government (SGG),whe [...]	2005-12-15 15:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR MO
05RABAT2548	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] The flow of American tourists to Morocco has increased through November 2005 by 16 percent in terms of arrivals and by 23 percent in terms of bed-nights, compared to the same period one year earlier. National air carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has also recorded a 23 percent increase in its U. [...]	2005-12-21 16:34:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR EFIN ECPS MO
05RABAT2605	PARLIAMENT: SOME MP'S GROUSE ABOUT PRESSURE TO [...] (C) While the U.S. Mission is extremely pleased with the December 16 passage by the Moroccan parliament of the remaining provisions of FTA-related legislation (reftels),several members of the Moroccan Parliament's (MP) lower house (Chamber of Representatives) have expressed privately their [...]	2005-12-30 16:38:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KIPR MO
05RANGOON1054	AUSTRALIA SEES GRIM BURMA GETTING GRIMMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australian Ambassador Bob Davis painted a bleak picture of life in Burma today during Charge's initial call on him on September 13. His outlook matched the pessimistic perspectives of Malaysia's and Brunei's Ambassadors on September 12 (ref A). Davis said that Burma in 2005 i [...]	2005-09-14 10:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM AU
05RANGOON1139	BURMESE KYAT DEPRECIATES TO RECORD LOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The unofficial rate of the Burmese kyat reached a record low of K.1360/$1 on September 30, beating the previous record of K.1270/$1 in September 2002. This depreciation reflects the worsening economic situation, and may continue until at least Nov/Dec, when the kyat traditional [...]	2005-10-07 04:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV BM
05RANGOON1198	ASEAN PERSPECTIVES ON BURMA: PART II [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassadors of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, like their ASEAN colleagues (ref A) encourage U.S. engagement with the Burmese regime, but share generally negative views on the current situation and prospects for progress in Burma. Of this group, only the Thai [...]	2005-10-21 09:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH LA CB ECON EINV BM ID VN
05RANGOON1203	BURMA'S SOARING FUEL PRICES HIT THE POOREST FIRST [...] (C) Summary: Without prior or public notice, the GOB decreased its significant fuel subsidies on October 20, boosting diesel prices by a whopping 750 percent overnight. Consumers at the pumps will now pay $1.20/gal. and be held to an existing 60/gal. per month limit, with many expected to sel [...]	2005-10-24 10:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV ASEC BM
05RANGOON1297	BURMA'S KYAT ON THE REBOUND? [...] (U) Summary: From a record low of K.1360/$1 on September 30, the Burmese kyat appreciated 8.1% to K.1250/$1 on October 31, 2005. Local moneychangers forecast that it will continue to appreciate through tourist season (until May 2006). Despite the kyat's appreciation, prices of consumer goods [...]	2005-11-14 03:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV BM
05RANGOON1439	BURMA: 2005 INCSR PART I - DRUGS AND CHEMICAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-23 05:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BM
05RANGOON1449	REGIME'S DESTRUCTIVE ATTEMPTS TO CORRUPT YOUTH AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Dec. 22, Charge Villarosa hosted a small gathering of high-level NLD women (including four MPs) representing Rangoon, Mandalay and Mogok cities, Bago Division, Karen State, Shan State, and Mon State. The Charge arranged the meeting to gather information on the situation outs [...]	2005-12-29 03:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SNAR EAID ECON BM NLD
05RANGOON224	BURMA: A TOUGH WEEK AND A MISERABLE YEAR FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: It's been a long week for the democratic opposition: Burma's most influential pro-democracy ethnic leader is behind bars; the regime put NLD leader U Tin Oo on notice that he, like Aung San Suu Kyi, will likely spend a third consecutive year in detention; the NLD, possibly to fo [...]	2005-02-18 06:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM ASSK NLD
05RANGOON291	BURMA: RESPONSE TO FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Summary: The following report contains Post's responses to the fifth annual anti-trafficking in persons questionnaire contained in reftel requesting information on trafficking in persons in Burma from March 2004 to March 2005. End Summary. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact on TIP is p [...]	2005-03-08 07:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD BM
05RANGOON372	BURMA'S INFORMAL ECONOMY: COMMODITY TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted in ref B, the gray and black markets help keep the Burmese people and government afloat in the rough seas of chronic economic mismanagement. However, little is clearly known about the size of these markets except for unsubstantiated assumptions that they are perhaps ev [...]	2005-03-30 03:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ENRG ECON PGOV BM
05RANGOON87	A RARE GLIMPSE INTO BURMA'S NAGA REGION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Burma's Naga region, abutting the Indian border some 350 miles NW of Mandalay, is quiet but edgy, with "three governments--the underground, the Indian underground, and the Government" all exploiting villagers' resources, according to a Naga leader. Traditional opium poppy cult [...]	2005-01-21 05:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR MOPS PINS SENV BM
05RIODEJANEIRO19	Brazil - Bahia State Growing Faster but Interior [...] While the State of Bahia has the sixth largest GDP in Brazil and expected growth of 8.6% in 2004, the concentrated nature of Bahia's economy - both in terms of geography and industry - is a challenge for state authorities. In response, the State has developed several special programs designe [...]	2005-01-04 17:17:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EFIN BEXP BR
05RIYADH9303	MUNICIPAL COUNCILS UPDATE: REMAINING HALF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 15, the Saudi press announced that King Abdullah had completed the long delayed process of forming the country's 178 municipal councils. Half of the councils' members, totaling 592 officials in all, were chosen last spring in the Kingdom's first democratic, albeit [...]	2005-12-15 14:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SA
05ROME1150	ITALY'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS WITH CHINA: [...] There are divided views in Italy on trade and investment in China and whether China is a threat or an opportunity. Although Italian exports to China have increased recently, they pale compared to the sharp increase of Chinese imports into Italy. Italy's direct investment in China remains quit [...]	2005-04-05 12:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ELAB IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME1264	A REPORT BY USUN ROME AMBASSADOR TONY HALL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Tony Hall, U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, traveled to Ethiopia and Uganda from March 16 through 23, 2005, to investigate humanitarian issues in both countries. In Ethiopia Ambassador Hall visited USAID-funded projects for HIV/AIDS orphans and mothers, observ [...]	2005-04-14 11:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV PGOV KPAO EAGR ET UG UN
05ROME1484	IRAQ: ITALIANS LEND SUPPORT TO AMB JONES' [...] (C) Summary. Senior diplomatic officials told Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones during his April 22 visit to Rome that Italy intends to continue its engagement in stabilization efforts in Iraq. They were optimistic that the current political stalemate, th [...]	2005-05-02 11:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1509	OHR CANDIDATE MIRACHIAN - A GOOD CHOICE FOR [...] (C) As stated ref A, Embassy Rome considers Italian diplomat Laura Mirachian a good choice to take over as HiRep when Paddy Ashdown steps down next year. Our experience with her goes back to her time as DAS equivalent for Balkans issues in the run-up to and during the military action in Kosov [...]	2005-05-03 16:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO IT
05ROME1588	Italian Economic Policy and Challenges Under [...] (SBU) By reluctantly agreeing to resign and form a new Government, PM Berlusconi bought himself and the governing coalition another year to convince Italian voters to re- elect them in 2006. Growing evidence indicates that a weak economy is a leading contributor to public dissatisfaction with [...]	2005-05-09 14:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT EUN KPRP ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME1785	ITALY: CENTER RIGHT NEEDS DRASTIC CHANGES TO WIN, [...] (C) Vice Minister of Productive Activities Adolfo Urso told the Ambassador May 16 that the center-right coalition seems destined for defeat in the next national elections unless it takes drastic measures soon. Urso believes a larger, more unified center-right party needs to be created, with [...]	2005-05-25 12:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME2002	ITALY: COMPETITIVENESS AND GROWTH PROGRAM, PART I [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The Senate gave final approval May 12 for the first part of the 2005-2008 four billion euro plan to improve Italian competitiveness and implement EU Lisbon agenda reforms. The package will likely be the government's most significant piece of economic legislatio [...]	2005-06-13 12:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP
05ROME2162	UNIDROIT SUB-FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DEPUTY [...] Summary: the sub-Finance Committee of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) met on June 9 to discuss the hiring of a Deputy Secretary General for the organization. The meeting was a result of an April 2005 Governing Council recommendation to accept a UK-off [...]	2005-06-23 12:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ABUD UNIDROIT
05ROME2348	IRAQ: ITALIANS FOCUSED ON UN MANDATE, TROOP [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones and CENTCOM Deputy Commander LTG Lance Smith led a delegation to Rome July 6-7 to discuss the way forward in Iraq with senior Italian diplomatic and military officials. The Italians stressed that Italy's con [...]	2005-07-14 06:42:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2763	PARTICULATE MATTER AIR POLLUTION IN ITALY: AN [...] SUMMARY: Air pollution is a serious and intractable problem in Italy, causes health problems, and shortens Italian life spans. Emissions levels and particulate matter (PM) concentrations are highest in Italy's northern industrial Po Valley between Bologna, Milan and Turin. While industry an [...]	2005-08-19 15:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA IT EU
05ROME2922	BOSSI-FINI IMMIGRATION REFORM: THE RESULTS ARE IN [...] (C) Summary. Italian efforts to manage legal immigration and limit illegal immigration have met with mixed success. The Bossi-Fini law of 2002 produced a limited regularization of illegal workers but failed to establish viable long-term procedures to either encourage the legal immigration Ital [...]	2005-09-02 09:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3881	ITALY JUDICIAL REFORM AND IPR, AN INITIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: GOI officials, including the Minister of Justice, have denied that the "ex- Cirielli" legislation to reform Italy's criminal justice system will have a major impact on IPR enforcement. A recently adopted amendment limits the bill's impact on current cases and reduces the like [...]	2005-11-23 18:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3980	AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL VISITS GUATEMALA: CHRONIC [...] Six weeks after Hurricane Stan swept through Guatemala, I visited the country from November 12 to 15 to assess the food security situation and efforts to restore the nation's infrastructure. Damage to foodstocks and infrastructure has made emergency assistance challenging; reconstruction will [...]	2005-12-02 16:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC GT CONGRINT FAO WFP
05ROME4029	2005 INCSR SUBMISSION FOR ITALY (PART I) [...] Summary. The Government of Italy (GOI) is firmly committed to the fight against drug trafficking domestically and internationally. The Berlusconi government continues its strong counternarcotics stand with capable and effective Italian law enforcement agencies. Italy is a consumer country [...]	2005-12-09 13:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR IT EUN
05ROME4046	IPR Public Education in Italy: Refining the [...] Uneven IPR enforcement by police remains a problem in Italy, but a lack of respect for intellectual property among the general public also represents a significant hurdle. Some 20 percent of Italian consumers, according to a recent poll, admit to buying fakes. The Embassy, in cooperation wit [...]	2005-12-13 08:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EINV IT EUN
05ROME4064	PRODI SEES CENTER-LEFT LEAD, PLEDGES NO SURPRISES [...] (C) Center-left leader Romano Prodi December 14 called on the Ambassador at the embassy. The center-left leader broke no new ground on domestic or foreign issues and appeared to have no obvious agenda with us except to establish a dialogue. In the meeting, which took place at his initiativ [...]	2005-12-15 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME493	GOI LINATE DELEGATION LACKS CHIEF NEGOTIATOR [...] Italy's chief civil aviation negotiator and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) Director General Dr. Aldo Sansone will not participate in February 17 consultations in Washington to settle a joint complaint filed by American and United Airlines on access to Linate airport. Dr. [...]	2005-02-15 11:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR IT KTIA AVIATION
05ROME537	IRAQ: ITALIAN SENATE APPROVES CONTINUED FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: The Italian Senate has approved funding for Italy's continued military mission in Iraq. We expect the Chamber to follow suit when the measure is scheduled for a vote in the lower house in the coming weeks. END SUMMARY. 2. On February 16, the Italian Senate approved financing f [...]	2005-02-17 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS MARR IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
05ROME574	Italy's 2005 budget - Smoke and Mirrors [...] For the last several years, Italy has relied on extraordinary one-off revenue measures and spending deferrals to avoid bumping up against the euro zone budget deficit/GDP ceiling of three percent. Finance Minister Siniscalco, a technocrat, has sworn off tax amnesties and pursued the most chal [...]	2005-02-22 09:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME799	IRAQ/ITALY: FM FINI SPEAKS TO PARLIAMENT ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: DPM/FM Gianfranco Fini told the Chamber of Deputies March 8 that the March 4 killing by a U.S.patrol of Italian SISMI official Nicola Calipari near Camp Victory in Baghdad was "certainly an accident" but that there [...]	2005-03-10 05:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME821	IRAQ/ITALY: PM BERLUSCONI SPEAKS TO THE SENATE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Italian PM Berlusconi stressed to the Senate March 9 the importance of the U.S.'s "unprecedented" decision to allow Italy to participate in the investigation of the circumstances that led to the March 4 killing of [...]	2005-03-11 05:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV MOPS EAID MCAP IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05SANAA1338	ADEN CONTAINER TERMINAL TENDER: ROYG ANGLES FOR [...] (C) Summary. The tendering process for the Aden Container Terminal was delayed this month when the ROYG,s High Tendering Committee decided not to award the tender at the self-imposed deadline. The Committee believed that the proposals did not apportion a high enough share of ROYG revenue, an [...]	2005-05-21 11:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EWWT EINV YM COM
05SANAA1589	GOOD NEWS FOR YEMEN'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE: DUBAI [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On June 8 the ROYG announced Dubai Ports International (DPI) the winner of a 35-year concession to operate and develop the Aden Port and Aden Container Terminal (ACT). DPI is the world's fifth largest port operator, managing 18 international ports and terminals worldwide [...]	2005-06-14 11:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EWWT ETRD KMCA KMPI YM COM
05SANAA1833	DPM SOFAN ON CORRUPTION, USDA FOOD AID, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: CDA Nabeel Khoury met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Ahmed Sofan, on July 2 to discuss USDA food aid program implementation, corruption, and Yemen's Millenium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold plans. Sofan agreed with the DCM [...]	2005-07-06 08:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN EAID YM COM
05SANAA1875	YEMENI RIYAL SHOWS SIGNS OF INSTABILITY [...] (U) Summary. The Yemeni Riyal has fluctuated dramatically in recent months, and the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) intervened on at least two occasions to combat devaluation. Despite these efforts, for the first time in three years a black market has emerged for buying foreign currency, and the [...]	2005-07-11 09:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV YM COM
05SANAA196	YEMEN GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO CAPTURE TELCOM MARKET [...] (C) Summary: President Saleh's initiative to provide rural phone access through the use of CDMA technology expanded in 2004 to offer mobile phone service in Yemen. Yemen Mobile, though promoted as part of the rural access program, may serve to squeeze out its private sector GSM competitors, S [...]	2005-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI ECON COM
05SANAA2062	SALEH "RESCUES" YEMEN FROM PRICE HIKES [...] (C) Summary. Following a week of protests against the ROYG's decision to partially lift fuel subsidies, on July 25 President Saleh ordered the Cabinet to reduce prices by seven to 22 percent. The President reached his decision after consulting with tribal leaders, who in return agreed to lift [...]	2005-07-28 09:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI KMCA YM COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2463	THE CITY OF TAIZ: WILL THE PHOENIX RISE AGAIN? [...] Summary: DCM visited the city of Taiz, the third largest city in Yemen to open bids for the the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)-funded wastewater system project and to meet with civic, NGO, and business leaders on August 8. Taiz stand on the shoulders of trained and passionate NGO, [...]	2005-08-29 13:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV SOCI YM COM AORC
05SANAA255	INVESTMENT CLIMATE 2005 [...] The following is posts' submission for the 2005 Investment Climate Statement: (Begin Text) Investment Climate 2005 for Yemen: Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensation Dispute Settlement Performance Requir [...]	2005-02-07 11:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR YM ECON COM
05SANAA269	COMBATING YEMEN'S GRAY MARKET IN SMALL ARMS AND [...] (S) Summary. Yemen has one of the highest per capita rates of small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) in the world. It has been reported that, as a result of leakage or diversion, Yemeni weapons procured officially by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) have ended up in terrorist caches. In the past y [...]	2005-02-08 15:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2891	RAMADAN 2005 PD ACTIVITIES [...] SUMMARY: Ramadan celebrations in Yemen are typically hosted within families and, while Yemenis generally prefer to remain at home and close to family during the month, Embassy Sana'a has planned to participate in Ramadan in a variety of ways. End summary. 2. Ambassador will host well-posi [...]	2005-10-04 15:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF KPAO PREL COUNTER TERRORISM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3099	YEMEN UPDATE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR 2005 [...] Summary. In Yemen, children augment family incomes by working as street vendors and workers in family businesses or on the family-owned farm. While slavery and child prostitution are not major issues in Yemen, parliamentarians, international observers, and donors over the past two years have [...]	2005-10-25 11:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI SMIG SCUL YM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANAA326	POSITIVE ECONOMIC NEWS FOR YEMEN: LNG DEAL TO BE [...] (SBU) Summary: Yemen's first billion dollar direct foreign investment project since the USS COLE Attack is near completion. The Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Company (YLNG) is set to sign a major deal with the Korean Government to supply LNG for 20 years to the Korean Gas Company (Kogas). Jean- [...]	2005-02-16 14:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON YM COM
05SANAA335	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S FOR GLOBAL AFFAIR [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky to Yemen February 23-25. You will meet with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning International Cooperation Ahm [...]	2005-02-18 14:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KMPI ECON EAID PREF PHUM GTIP COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANAA3471	STUDY IN THE U.S. -- IT'S GOOD FOR YEMEN -- IT'S [...] SUMMARY: As was the case throughout the MENA region, the number of Yemeni students applying to study in the United States plummeted after 9/11. The good news is that the trend line is positive -- our numbers are slowly climbing after bottoming out in 2003. The bad news is that even with a [...]	2005-12-14 04:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO SCUL OIIP CVIS XF YM
05SANAA3524	PLACEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OP-ED [...] Post has placed A/S Lowenkron's op-ed on International Human Rights day, entitled "Helping the Impossible Become the Inevitable," in Arabic and English in the media outlets below. The Arabic translation was done by Public Affairs Section personnel at post. -- Al-Sahwa.Net (news website of [...]	2005-12-19 07:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA3548	(S) PUBLISHER THREATENED AND IN SECLUSION AFTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a visit to Aden, CDA met on December 14 with Basha Bashrahil, International News Editor of the independent Aden-based daily "Al-Ayyam." Bashrahil (strictly protect) expressed to CDA his alarm about recent signals from the ROYG, describing in detail threats against his fami [...]	2005-12-20 11:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA56	CENTRAL BANK OF YEMEN USING "MORAL PERSUASION" FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a MEPI-sponsored assessment of the Yemen banking system, representatives of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps engaged in lengthy discussions with Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) Sub-Governor for Control Abdullah Ulafi and Payment Systems Director Omar Bazara. Both offic [...]	2005-01-09 13:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KMPI YM COM
05SANAA663	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EB/ICT DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the visit of EB Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Telecommunications and SIPDIS Information Policy David Gross to Yemen March 24-26. You will meet Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning Ahmed Sofan, and Minister of telecommunications and Information T [...]	2005-03-21 11:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM KMCC ENVIRONMENT ECON COM
05SANAA873	2004 CENSUS RESULTS: FIVE MILLION MISSING YEMENIS? [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On March 16, the Yemen Central Statistics Organization (CSO) surprised the donor community in Sanaa, along with many ROYG officials, by announcing a 2004 Census result of 19.7 million Yemenis, an apparent drop from an estimated 22 million. Earlier that day, two senior [...]	2005-04-06 11:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ELAB SOCI KWMN KMPI KMCA KDEM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COM
05SANAA882	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/07/2005 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Charge d' Affaires (CDA) convened a core EAC meeting at 1200 noon, on April 07, 2005, to review the current threat conditions at post. Following core EAC review, CDA decided to call an expanded EAC to decide upon further steps necessary to inform and protect the community. [...]	2005-04-07 19:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA891	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/09/2005 [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 5, 2005, to discuss the possible threat and review security measures taken by the Embassy and community. EAC members recommended continuation of security measures in line with those delineated in REFTEL B, to include a restr [...]	2005-04-10 10:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA892	EB ECT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S YEMENI TELECOM [...] (C) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross's March 24-26 visit to Yemen came at a crucial juncture for the development of information and communications technology (ICT). With the introduction of GSM technology four years ago, the ROYG opened the wireless sector to private investment. M [...]	2005-04-10 12:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA905	YEMEMI DOCTORS STRIKE, ACCUSE ROYG OF DOING HARM [...] (C) Summary. Yemeni doctors recently suspended a strike against the ROYG. In a rare nation-wide organized strike in modern Yemeni history, the physicians demanded higher wages and a return of seized assets. None of the issues have been resolved, and it appears likely the doctors will strike [...]	2005-04-12 04:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ECON KMPI KMCA YM COM
05SANAA968	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/17/2005 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened a general EAC meeting on April 17, 2005, to review the current threat assessment and to consider changes to post travel restrictions. The EAC determined that the threat condition remains as described in reftel A, with no specific information sugg [...]	2005-04-18 11:30:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANJOSE2020	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN COSTA RICA [...] (C) Summary. Costa Rica officially established diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1959 and is one of only 26 countries to officially recognize Taiwan. Costa Rica has no official diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China (China or PRC). (Note: Post will follow WTO naming convent [...]	2005-08-26 22:27:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH CS ESENV
05SANJOSE2037	ANOTHER POLL SHOWS MAJORITY OF COSTA RICANS SUPPORT [...] According to a poll conducted in August 2005 by UNIMER for the daily "La Nacion," 54 percent of the 1,413 persons polled supported the U.S.-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),up from 43 percent in a similar poll conducted for "La Nacion" in November 2004. Tw [...]	2005-08-31 14:57:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2158	COSTA RICA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] Summary: The textile industry in Costa Rica is regarded as efficient and productive. However, the low labor costs of China and the preferential treatment Mexico was granted under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) put the Costa Rican textile industry at a disadvantage. As a res [...]	2005-09-15 00:20:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX PGOV PREL CS
05SANJOSE2658	COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI- [...] SUMMARY: Post has updated information provided in previous report using the same format. Post contact is Maria D. Villanueva, (506) 519-2419, Fax (506) 519-2364, villanuevamd@state.gov. End Summary. 2. Country Reports: Compliance with Eligibility Criteria The country reports contained [...]	2005-11-15 14:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON CS
05SANJOSE2822	MODELING THE ELEPHANT: OECD/OAS GLOBAL FORUM ON [...] Summary: The OAS/OECD Global Forum on Trade session on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for Trade and Environment was held in San Jose November 3-4. Panels addressed market access, needs and priorities, and other issues related to trade and environment capacity building. Common th [...]	2005-12-12 12:45:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAID CS
05SANJOSE2850	SCENESETTER: CODEL BLUNT IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes CODEL Blunt on its December 19 ) 20 visit to Costa Rica. The delegation's visit comes at a time when the main issue in the bilateral relationship is the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The debate [...]	2005-12-14 00:02:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ECON ETRD CS
05SANJOSE2909	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OSCAR ARIAS CONFIDENT OF [...] (C) Presidential candidate Oscar Arias told Ambassador that he (Arias) was "an idiot" to run again for president but that he was under a lot of pressure to come back. Arias said that Costa Rica, which has been neglecting education, infrastructure, and economic development, "cannot afford to w [...]	2005-12-22 10:31:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD PREL CS
05SANSALVADOR2126	EL SALVADORS'S EVOLVING FOREIGN POLICY - ARAB [...] (C) Summary: Following a July 20 visit by Morocco's Health Minister, leading daily "La Prensa Grafica" led July 25 with a 3-page spread detailing El Salvador's evolving political strategy and rapprochement with the Middle East. The article discussed El Salvador's hopes of gaining an ECOSOC, o [...]	2005-07-27 20:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS MO QA BA ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2239	DRUG PROCUREMENT CHANGES COULD POSE HEALTH RISKS [...] Summary. The Salvadoran Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (INQUIFAR) is pushing the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS) to relax its requirements for the procurement of seventy medicines for which the ISSS now requires the manufacturer to either submit evidence of r [...]	2005-08-11 17:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI KIPR ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2507	EL SALVADOR: SIX MONTHS FROM ELECTIONS, ARENA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months away from March 12, 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections and fifteen months into his five-year term, President Saca continues to enjoy high approval ratings unprecedented in El Salvador's postwar history. Recent polls rate Saca highest in infrastructure- [...]	2005-09-09 15:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2541	CAFTA BRINGS HOPE TO SLUGGISH SALVADORAN ECONOMY [...] GDP grew by a lackluster 1.6 percent during the first quarter of 2005. Official data have not been released yet for the second quarter, but a Central Bank indicator based on real production data suggests that the economy continued to perform poorly. High oil prices are taking a toll on economi [...]	2005-09-13 22:03:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2572	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...] SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, which represents a substantial portion of total industrial production, exports and employment. The sector, which has been crucial to the government's developmen [...]	2005-09-16 22:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2583	CORRECTED VERSION TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: [...] SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, which represents a substantial portion of total industrial production, exports and employment. The sector, which has been crucial to the government's developmen [...]	2005-09-19 15:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2679	EL SALVADOR: THE DECLINING INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN [...] SUMMARY: In the last 17 years, the Roman Catholic Church has lost 12 percent of its share of the nation's population, falling from 64 to 52 percent, and Catholicism seems to have declined in power since the end of the country's 1980-1992 civil war. The proportion of Salvadorans belonging to [...]	2005-09-27 20:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM ES
05SANSALVADOR2689	REGISTERING A BUSINESS IN EL SALVADOR [...] The World Bank's "Doing Business in 2006" reports that it takes 40 days and about $2,775 to register a limited liability company (corporation) with start-up capital of $23,500 in El Salvador. We believe the process takes 40 days but that the actual cost is only about $775, $2,000 less than t [...]	2005-09-28 20:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA EINV ES
05SANSALVADOR2764	HEALTH AND EDUCATION SPENDING UP IN EL SALVADOR'S [...] On September 29, Minister of Finance Guillermo Lopez Suarez submitted the government's $3.3 billion budget proposal for 2006, an 11.6 percent increase over the budget approved for 2005. The Ministry of Education would see funding increase by 5.6 percent, while the Ministry of Health would re [...]	2005-10-07 16:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KTDB ES
05SANSALVADOR2818	MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR BARCLAY TO SECRETARY [...] (U) I am looking forward to your visit to El Salvador. Your pivotal role in securing U.S. Congressional approval of CAFTA-DR gives your visit a special significance; the Embassy and the Government of El Salvador also recognize that your making Central America the destination of your first overs [...]	2005-10-17 13:25:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL OVIP ES
05SANSALVADOR2951	2005 El Salvador CBI Report for USTR [...] In response to reftel, please see the following Embassy El Salvador report for USTR on El Salvador's compliance with requirements under the Caribbean Basin Initiative. ----------------------------- Commitment to WTO Obligations ----------------------------- 2. El Salvador has committed [...]	2005-10-31 17:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR3125	MEDIA REACTION: MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT [...] Reactions were enthusiastic to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) selection of El Salvador and Namibia as the two lower-middle income countries who are eligible to submit proposals for possible MCA funding. Press coverage of the decision was ample, mostly accurate, and included the e [...]	2005-11-10 18:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR ES KPAO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
05SANSALVADOR3298	SCENESETTER FOR U/S HUGHES, VISIT TO EL SALVADOR, [...] Embassy San Salvador extends a warm welcome to you and your party on December 6, 2005. We expect your visit will underscore the U.S. commitment to the people of El Salvador in assisting their recovery from Hurricane Stan and the eruption of the Santa Ana volcano in early October. Combined, the [...]	2005-11-23 21:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO EAID PREL ECON ES OVIP
05SANSALVADOR3431	2005 INFLUENCE ANALYSIS: EL SALVADOR [...] SUMMARY: Given its relatively small size (6.7 million people in an area smaller than New Jersey),El Salvador has a relatively rich media environment and a fairly well- defined number of "players" jockeying for power and influence. Though their combined circulation is scarcely 300,000, newspa [...]	2005-12-07 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR3485	OIG INSPECTION OF EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR - [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 15:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	AMGT ASIG BBG
05SANSALVADOR3505	EL SALVADOR: THREE MONTHS FROM ELECTION, ARENA'S [...] (SBU) Leading daily La Prensa Grafica publicized a CID-Gallup poll taken November 30-December 5 that involved 1,212 interviews nationwide. President Saca's approval rating remained at 72 percent overall, tying his rating of August, and scarcely lower than the 74 percent approval recorded at [...]	2005-12-16 20:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR3507	AFTER THE DELUGE: THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE STAN AND ILAMATEPEC VOLCANO ERUPTION [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's geography and geology make it vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes. During October, the nation suffered a volcanic eruption, hurricane-induced flooding and mudslides, and an earthquake, although the latter caused little if any [...]	2005-12-16 21:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR3544	APPEALS COURT AWARDS FORMER MCDONALD'S FRANCHISEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unexpected twist in McDonald's ten-year legal battle with former franchisee Servipronto, the Second Court of Appeals ruled on December 7, 2005, that the U.S. fast-food giant had illegally terminated its franchising agreement with Servipronto on July 1, 1996, and therefore [...]	2005-12-21 20:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV ECON ES
05SANTIAGO1586	CHILEAN SENATOR EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF [...] Summary: Senator Juan Antonio Coloma, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke about the future of Chilean international relations at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) on July 20. Coloma, who met with WHA A/S Noriega in Washington on July 11, emphasized the i [...]	2005-07-27 18:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR HA CI
05SANTIAGO1886	A/S GLASER TALKS MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary: Department of Treasury A/S Glaser and a five-member delegation met with key Chilean counterparts in the financial sector to discuss terrorist finance and money laundering. A/S Glaser noted during his meetings that while Chile is a few steps ahead of its regional neighbors, Chile's [...]	2005-09-13 14:27:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV EFIN PTER CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO2409	PINOCHET UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN OPERATION COLOMBO [...] (U) Summary: Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet marked his 90th birthday November 25 under house arrest for aggravated kidnapping charges after presiding judge Victor Montiglio filed four charges against Pinochet in the 1975 disappearance of six regime opponents, and ordered his house a [...]	2005-11-28 10:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KCRM CI
05SANTIAGO2441	CHILE HAS LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR WTO HONG KONG [...] (SBU) Summary. Top Chilean trade officials do not see a clear sense of direction among WTO members and see no action-causing event at or beyond Hong Kong that would lead to the successful conclusion of the Doha round in 2006. They are worried about the long-term health of the WTO and would re [...]	2005-12-01 20:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO WTO CI
05SANTIAGO250	CHILE INSCR 2004 REPORT: CORRECTED COPY [...] The second section of the INSCR 2004 report was inadvertently excluded in the first submission. Please find this section at the end of the previously submitted INSCR 2004 report below. -------------------------------------------- Section I: International Crime and Narcotics --------------- [...]	2005-02-02 17:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CI
05SANTODOMINGO1731	DOMINICAN SENATE ACTS ON BOND BILLS; MORE REMAINS [...] (U) In the evening of March 29, the Dominican Senate unanimously approved all but one of the bond authorizations needed to ensure compliance with the nation,s 2005 budget and the IMF standby accord. The authorization to renegotiate external (sovereign) bonds issued in 2001 and 2003 will now [...]	2005-03-30 19:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO1836	DOMINICAN POLITICS #18: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) This is #18 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR DEBATE CENTER STAGE WITH CHILEAN NEOGOTIATOR The Ambassador, USAID, and EcoPol arranged the three-day visit to the Dominican Republic of Amb. Osvaldo Rosales, currently Director of the Tra [...]	2005-04-04 21:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD DR

05SANTODOMINGO1999	DOMINICAN POLITICS #21: PROSPECTS FOR CAFTA [...] (SBU) Following is # 21 in our series on the politics of Leonel Fernandez's first year: Summary. The various players in the decision process for the CAFTA regional free trade agreement all know that ratification is necessary as soon as the U. S. Congress approves implementing legislation. [...]	2005-04-11 21:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO3228	DOMINICAN POLITICS #29: OPPOSITION PRD PICKS NEW [...] (SBU) This is #29 in our series of reports on political events of Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. PRD Picks New President, Secretary General, and other Leadership Posts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The main opposition Dominican Rev [...]	2005-06-16 22:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3229	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES LPG SUBSIDY TO [...] In a dry presentation broadcast over the government,s television station late on June 14, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez announced the continuation without change of liquid propane gas (LPG) subsidies of 17.29 Dominican pesos per gallon (about USD 60 cents). Those benefiting are househ [...]	2005-06-16 23:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO3369	DOMINICAN POLITICS #31: POSITIONING TO RATIFY [...] (SBU) This is #31 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. Positioning to Ratify CAFTA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The question is no longer whether the Dominicans will ratify the free trade agreement, but when -- whether they can manage to do so whi [...]	2005-06-24 22:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD PREL DR CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3370	U.S. TAXPAYERS WILL LOSE MONEY IN DOMINICAN AFPS [...] (SBU) The USG should not invest in Dominican pension funds (AFPs - Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones) because the likelihood of losing the funds due to fraud and corruption is extremely high. Based on the current state of affairs in the Dominican Republic, Embassy Santo Domingo strongl [...]	2005-06-27 11:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT KJUS PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3408	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ DISCUSSES CHAVEZ [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez says that though his relation with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remains warm, Chavez shrugs off Fernandez's advice to pursue moderation. Fernandez says he and other Latin American leaders see Chavez as out of touch intellectually with gl [...]	2005-06-29 14:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	PREL EPET DR
05SANTODOMINGO3434	DOMINICAN POLITICS #32: PLD'S LONG CONGRESS MOVES [...] (SBU) This is #32 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. PLD's Long Congress Moves Into End-Game - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Though founder Juan Bosch is dead and gone, the Partido de Liberacion Dominicana of President Fernandez retain [...]	2005-07-01 14:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3443	DOMINICANS PLAY PETROCARIBE FOR MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez came home from the "Petrocaribe" summit of June 27-28 with Venezuelan promises of more than USD 100 million cash financing for rural infrastructure projects, terms for oil financing more favorable that last November's "Caracas Accord," and [...]	2005-07-01 21:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL DR ENRG EFIN
05SANTODOMINGO3564	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN [...] This cable is in response to the USITC's request for the 2004 Caribbean Basin Investment Survey. According to the Dominican Export and Investment Center, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Dominican Republic in 2004 totaled USD 650 million, down from USD 1.01 billion in 2003. Investment i [...]	2005-07-12 11:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO3820	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REACTS TO DR-CAFTA APPROVAL [...] Summary: In the hours after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve DR-CAFTA implementing legislation, Dominican reactions indicate that the vote has dispelled any doubts about U.S. ability to implement DR-CAFTA and may have improved prospects for Dominican ratification. End summ [...]	2005-07-29 00:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO4036	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: COAL PLANTS? NOT ANY TIME [...] President Fernandez abruptly put on hold the idea of acquiring two coal-fired generating plants, only days after Radhames Segura, President of the Dominican Corporation of Electricity (CDEEE),gave an upbeat two-hour presentation on the immediate future of coal production. With ongoing sporad [...]	2005-08-19 20:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ENRG ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO4215	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATIFIES DR-CAFTA [...] (U) Summary: The Dominican Republic on September 6, in a vote in the lower house of Congress, ratified DR-CAFTA. All that remains are steps expected to occur promptly: A "protocolary act" to be signed by President Fernandez and publication of the DR-CAFTA text in the Official Gazette. The [...]	2005-09-07 11:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO4606	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo's response on our democracy promotion strategy for the Dominican Republic is keyed to lettered sub-ticks in para 6 reftel: A. Most important outcomes of the Democracy and Governance reform agenda for the Dominican Republic 1) Government develops, approves an [...]	2005-10-12 14:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4689	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #2: OFFICIAL PASSPORTS, INC [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-19 11:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR DR EAID
05SANTODOMINGO4690	MEMCON: THE AMBASSADOR AND THE DOMINICAN [...] (C) On September 29 President Leonel Fernndez received the Ambassador for two hours in the Palace. Fernndez had just finished a four-hour meeting on energy and was unaccompanied. The Ambassador was accompanied by DCM and USAID director. Topics discussed, mostly at USG initiative, were: [...]	2005-10-19 11:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ECON EFIN ENRG TBIO ETRD SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO4759	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CBI BENEFITS FOR THE 2005 [...] The Following information is keyed to reftel questions. ------------------------------------------- WTO and Free Trade Commitments ------------------------------------------ 2. The Dominican Republic signed the Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) with the United States on Augus [...]	2005-10-24 13:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON DR ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO4778	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: EL PASO SETTLES DISPUTE WITH [...] U.S. firm El Paso International recently resolved the dispute in which Dominican firm Carib Consult was petitioning the Dominican Supreme Court to ignore international arbitration rulings and to uphold a lower court judgement against El Paso. The Embassy has been actively involved in the case [...]	2005-10-26 13:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EFIN ENRG EINV BEXP
05SANTODOMINGO4944	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #7: PRD EXPELS A MAVERICK [...] This is the seventh cable in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. PRD Expels a Maverick and a Deserter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Months after Senator Ramiro Espino of Samana Province and Senator Tonty Rutinel Doming [...]	2005-11-07 19:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV PINR
05SANTODOMINGO5123	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #8: CHASING THE RED ROOSTER [...] (SBU) This is the eighth cable in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican President Leonel Fernandez. Chasing The Red Rooster -- A Scramble For Electoral Alliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [...]	2005-11-21 20:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO5410	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FACES VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) President Leonel Fernandez intended his first, brief visit to Port au Prince to serve as a reinforcement of bilateral relations and a boost to the Interim Government as it prepared for January elections. The Dominicans cut the event short as demonstrations outside the presidential palac [...]	2005-12-16 23:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV HA PREL
05SANTODOMINGO542	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT REPLIES TO AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez confirmed to the Ambassador on January 27 that he had been helping mediate between the presidents of Colombia and Venezuela, and he found both interested in lowering tensions. He remained concerned that the candidacy for OAS SYGEN Francisco [...]	2005-02-04 12:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CO DR
05SANTODOMINGO709	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON BROADCAST PIRACY, LAW [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez discussed the Dominican economy, CAFTA, broadcast piracy, Haiti and police and intelligence reform during a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador. Fernandez believes the new IMF Standby Agreement is as important for creating confidence as it is [...]	2005-02-11 23:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	EFIN KIPR ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO799	DOMINICAN POLITICS #12: NARCOTICS EXTRADITION TESTS SYSTEM, WORRIES MILITARY & POLITICIANS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-16 18:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN CO DR HA KJUS MARR PGOV PREL SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO923	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT- DOMINICAN [...] Following is the Investment Climate Statement for the Dominican Republic, chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide. (begin text) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE UPDATE A.1. Openness to foreign investment The Dominican government welcomes foreign investment. However, some [...]	2005-02-23 13:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR KTDB EINV ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO970	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends maintaining the Dominican Republic on the Special 301 Watchlist. IPR infringement problems remain at levels similar to those of last year, with some call for optimism in the area of television broadcast piracy, a long-term problem. A broadcast piracy court [...]	2005-02-24 12:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EINV DR
05SANTODOMINGO971	DOMINICANS OUTLINE APPROACH TO HAITI, CAFTA, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Haiti, bilateral relations with the United States, CAFTA ratification, promoting consensus on a new OAS secretary general, more active participation in regional and SIPDIS multilateral diplomacy, foreign investment and technology are priorities for the Dominican administration [...]	2005-02-24 15:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KIPR EFIN EPET CJAN PHUM PGOV DR HA CU MX XM
05SAOPAULO1110	WORKERS PARTY ELECTIONS FIRST ROUND RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: On September 27, the Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) released the final results of its September 18 internal election. In the race for national party president, Ricardo Berzoini, candidate of President Lula's moderate majority faction (Campo Majoritario - CM) gar [...]	2005-09-29 14:50:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV ELAB BR
05SAOPAULO875	AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DEBATE CONTINUES IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary: On June 10-11, government officials, non- profit organizations, educators, interested citizens, and representatives from 20 public Brazilian universities met in Sao Paulo for a two-day nation-wide conference to discuss nascent affirmative action programs in higher education. Man [...]	2005-07-22 14:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR TIP
05SINGAPORE1706	Financial Action Task Force Scenesetter: [...] (SBU) Action request and summary. Singapore is beginning to make some progress in mapping out legal and regulatory changes to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Revised 40 Recommendations on anti-money laundering (AML) and Special 9 Recommendations on countering the financing o [...]	2005-06-01 09:22:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE1790	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Franklin L. Lavin. Reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Date Time and Place: May 10, 2005, 11:30AM, Istana, Singapore 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Franklin Lavin DAS Marie Huhtala, EAP D Executive Secretary Ross Wilson Deputy Spo [...]	2005-06-07 08:39:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SN
05SINGAPORE2584	SINGAPORE CONSIDERS TOUGHER HIV LEGISLATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore is considering legislative changes that put the onus on individuals to be aware of their HIV status and responsible for protecting others from infection. This comes on the heels of Singapore's increase in HIV cases in 2004 from 1,192 to 1,503 infections among the count [...]	2005-08-29 06:34:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV TBIO PHUM ECON SN
05SINGAPORE312	MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 1 OF 2 [...] (C) Summary: Concerned about preventing racial and religious conflict in Singapore, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) actively co-opts talented Muslims, especially potential critics. In addition to holding a modest number of senior positions in the government, representatives from Singap [...]	2005-02-03 01:09:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SN SOCI
05SINGAPORE3160	U.S.-SINGAPORE PROLIFERATION TALKS IDENTIFY FUTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: On October 17-18, the U.S. held productive talks with Singapore on a broad range of nonproliferation and counterproliferation issues. The U.S. delegation, co-led by ISN/MTR Director Van Diepen and OSD/ISP/NPP Director David Cooper, was impressed by the level of preparedness and [...]	2005-10-28 10:00:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC SN
05SINGAPORE3324	2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is the draft chapter on Singapore for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that, as in the past, Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report. Per reftel instructions, we have emailed the text of the draft repor [...]	2005-11-21 08:49:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SN
05SINGAPORE343	MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 2 OF 2 [...] (U) This cable completes the biographic reporting on Singapore's 12 Muslim MPs. Reftel covered five of them and reviewed the role they play in Singapore and how they are perceived by the Muslim community. The biographies are designed to be stand-alone documents, so acronyms and organizations [...]	2005-02-07 06:31:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SN SOCI
05SINGAPORE3469	SINGAPORE 2005 INCSR REPORT PART I -- DRUG AND [...] Paragraph 2 contains Embassy Singapore's submission for the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Part I - Drug and Chemical Control. Part II will be submitted septel. 2. Begin Text: I. Summary The Government of Singapore (GOS) effectively enforces its stringen [...]	2005-12-11 23:59:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE3509	SINGAPORE 2006 INCSR SUBMISSION PART II - MONEY [...] Per reftel instructions, Post hereby submits the draft of Part II of the 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We have also emailed the text of the draft report, in MS Word format and showing changes from last year's version, to INL. Re [...]	2005-12-15 06:15:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PTER ETTC KTFN EFIN ECON SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE740	SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) This is first of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. The Embassy point of contact for this report is Colin Willett: phone (65) 6476-9492, fax (65) 6476-9389, email willettc@state.gov. Due to the length of our submission, we have split it into four cables. P [...]	2005-03-14 08:29:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SOFIA1020	SCENESETTER FOR BULGARIA'S JUNE 25 GENERAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria holds general elections on June 25, the sixth since communism collapsed in 1989. The election will likely come down to a race between the ruling National Movement for Simeon II (NMSS) and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). The NMSS began the 30-day official campaign [...]	2005-06-07 13:56:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
05SOFIA1054	BULGARIA: GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR ELECTION LOTTERY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A government plan to use a lottery to boost voter turnout in the June 25 election has stirred controversy in Bulgaria, drawing criticism towards PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg's ruling party during the election campaign. The state-funded lottery - giving out prizes to those who vote - i [...]	2005-06-13 12:11:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
05SOFIA1134	BULGARIAN SOCIALISTS WIN: COALITION TALKS BEGIN; EXTREMIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) won the June 25 general elections, though by a smaller margin than expected, and face tough coalition talks on the formation of the government. Official results show seven parties, including extreme nationalist group "Ataka", passed the four pe [...]	2005-06-26 13:21:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
05SOFIA1318	BULGARIAN COURT REJECTS JEWISH COMMUNITY PROPERTY [...] SUMMARY: In a July 6 decision, the details of which were not available until July 20, Bulgaria's highest court rejected the property claim of the Jewish community over a valuable piece of land in downtown Sofia that was nationalized during Communism and used for hotel construction. The deci [...]	2005-07-22 11:42:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ASCH PREL KTIA BU
05SOFIA1375	BULGARIA?S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR 2005 REMAINS [...] SUMMARY: The Bulgarian economy showed encouraging growth of 6 percent in the first quarter of 2005, cementing experts? views that the economy will continue to grow in 2005 despite the political turmoil surrounding the formation of the new government. The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) issued [...]	2005-08-02 14:51:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV BU
05SOFIA1561	SENATOR HAGEL MEETS NEW BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Hagel was the first Washington official to meet the new government after the June elections. He stressed energy and investment issues, Bulgaria's strategic importance as an ally in the region that extends eastward, and Bulgaria's need to improve its investment climate by [...]	2005-09-08 16:31:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OVIP PREL OREP ENRG MARR EINV LY BU
05SOFIA1639	BULGARIANS REACT TO IRAQ FOLLOW-ON MISSION [...] (C) Summary. A Washington engagement team presented Bulgarian security officials September 21 with three possible follow-on missions in Iraq. The expert-level Bulgarian interagency group was receptive and positive, but repeatedly noted the difficult political decision that awaits the governme [...]	2005-09-21 17:03:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO
05SOFIA1729	ISLAM AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN BULGARIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's large Muslim community is predominantly moderate and traditional, though both foreign and indigenous Islamic extremists are active in the country. Bulgaria's government is officially tolerant, but Muslim minorities and their problems are often ignored by central authori [...]	2005-10-11 14:08:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ASEC SOCI PINR BU
05SOFIA1799	BULGARIA: U.S. WTO AG PROPOSAL [...] We delivered reftel demarche and fact sheet to Bulgarian trade official Diana Naydenova on October 17. The GOB is currently reviewing the U.S. proposal with its future EU colleagues. Naydenova feels agriculture is the most advanced topic in the discussions. She said the EU proposal put forth [...]	2005-10-18 03:36:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD BU WTRO
05SOFIA1925	2006 BUDGET PROMISED INCREASED SOCIAL SPENDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government approved on October 31 the consolidated draft budget for 2006, which is now undergoing Parliamentary committee hearings. The government plans a balanced budget and introduces a package of measures aimed at sustaining strong economic growth. The budget [...]	2005-11-15 09:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SOCI BU
05SOFIA1950	2006 NTE UPDATE FOR BULGARIA [...] The following is Embassy's input for the 2006 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report for Bulgaria. The text -- including the ranking of barriers -- has been sent electronically to USTR and State (EB). RANKING OF BARRIERS: The following are general range estimates of what the increase in U.S. e [...]	2005-11-21 14:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON KIPR BEXP EAGR PGOV BU
05SOFIA2036	BULGARIA: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Per reftels, Post provides its submission for the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for Bulgaria. Begin text of 2005-2006 INCSR for Bulgaria: Part I - DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL I. Summary Bulgaria is a major transit country, as well as a producer of illic [...]	2005-12-12 14:41:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP BU
05SOFIA2063	RUSSIA PLAYING ENERGY HARDBALL WITH BULGARIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Stanishev's Foreign Policy Advisor, Valentin Radomirski, told the Ambassador December 12 that a Gazprom representative gave Stanishev "an ultimatum" to either renegotiate the current agreement on the purchase of natural gas or face a cutoff. In face-to-face meeti [...]	2005-12-15 15:52:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG MARR BU RU
05SOFIA2069	New Validation Study Shows Lower Than Expected [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 15:20:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD ASEC BU
05SOFIA2089	SHADES OF GRAY: BULGARIA'S UNDERGROUND ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's thriving underground economy is one of the few cloudy areas in an otherwise bright macroeconomic outlook. Most experts estimate the gray economy is responsible for 30-40 percent of GDP. Likewise 14 to 25 percent of the labor force are employed in the gray economy, [...]	2005-12-22 05:20:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KCOR KCRM BU EUN
05SOFIA2120	BULGARIA: ECONOMIC CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON, BUT TOO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Having already risen above the 2005 forecast of 3.5 percent, Bulgaria's inflation rate is expected to jump dramatically to 8.4 percent in the first quarter of 2006 thanks to higher fuel prices and an increase in excise taxes to match EU minimum levels. However, inflation is exp [...]	2005-12-29 16:12:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV BU
05SOFIA623	BULGARIA: SOCIALISTS RETAIN STRONG LEAD FOR JUNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Support for Prime Minister Simeon Saxe- Coburg and his ruling party has slowly but steadily increased over the past year, and the former king was named by a plurality as the preferred candidate to lead the next government, according to a survey by the International Republican I [...]	2005-04-04 10:31:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
05TAIPEI1028	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S "ANTI-SECESSION LAW" [...] SUMMARY: News about China's anti-secession law, whose terms was unveiled Tuesday (3/8) when the bill was presented to the National People's Congress, was prominent on the front pages of all major dailies in Taiwan. While all the newspapers cited Taiwan officials criticizing the law as a step b [...]	2005-03-09 23:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI1052	UNDERAGE MARRIAGE IN TAIWAN [...] (U) Following is AIT Taipei/Kaoshiung's preliminary report on child marriage in Taiwan. The report is according to reftel sections, beginning with A. In accordance with the USG's one-China policy, the use of the word country in reference to Taiwan is not used in this report. A) (U) What is [...]	2005-03-11 05:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SCUL SOCI KWMN TW
05TAIPEI1072	TAIWAN'S "GREEN" PARTY PICKS ECONOMICS OVER THE [...] (C) Summary. The Kyoto Protocol coming into force on February 16th has led Taiwan's policy makers to espouse a renewed commitment to work on reducing greenhouse gas emissions within Taiwan. However, the Kyoto Protocol is not driving changes in Taiwan's environmental policies. Taiwan has fa [...]	2005-03-13 22:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV PREL TW
05TAIPEI1080	CROSS-STRAIT - UNILATERAL ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION [...] (C) In the positive atmosphere following the Lunar New Year charter flights, recent moves by the Taiwan government have suggested that it was on the verge of further liberalization across a range of cross-Strait economic policy areas. These include the creation of an offshore dollar-denominat [...]	2005-03-14 04:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN TW CH
05TAIPEI1125	NEW KAOHSIUNG MAYOR ON CROSS-STRAIT AND OTHER [...] (C) In an initial call by AIT/K Branch Chief on newly appointed Kaohsiung Acting Mayor Chen Chi-Mai, Chen described himself as a DPP moderate who sees expanded cross-Strait economic ties as the best way to build confidence across the Strait. Widely seen as a protege of President Chen, Mayor [...]	2005-03-16 08:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
05TAIPEI1171	MARKETS STEADY AS TAIWAN REACTS TO ANTI-SECESSION [...] (SBU) Taiwan's stock market showed a significant drop March 14 and 15 as the PRC passed the Anti-Secession Law and Taiwan's officials reacted. The NT dollar also lost value. However, it is unclear whether these declines were a result of the Anti-Secession Law or completely unrelated factors. [...]	2005-03-17 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON TW
05TAIPEI1217	US/TAIWAN HOLD FIRST ANTI-TRUST WORKING GROUP [...] Summary: Representatives from the US Department of Justice and Fair Trade Commission and representatives from the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission held a Digital Video Conference (DVC) March 16. This was the first meeting under the auspices of the U.S./Taiwan Anti-trust Working Group. The TFTC [...]	2005-03-22 07:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR TW IPR
05TAIPEI1233	TAIWAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY SEARCHES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-23 05:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ETRD TW
05TAIPEI136	STEEL AND CEMENT - DEEPENING CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC [...] (C) Taiwan,s steel industry is exporting a large portion of its output to the PRC, accounting for as much as 50 percent of Taiwan,s steel exports. As is the case for many other Taiwan exports to the Mainland, Taiwan steel is mainly used to manufacture consumer goods for re-export to markets i [...]	2005-01-14 01:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI1376	CROSS-STRAIT LIBERALIZATION ON HOLD UNTIL MAY [...] (C) Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Department of Economic Director Fu Don-cheng confirmed that cross-Strait economic liberalization and government-sponsored exchanges are on hold until at least May. He said that the recent goodwill measures offered by the PRC on passenger charter flights, agr [...]	2005-03-25 04:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAIR ETTC EFIN CH TW
05TAIPEI1407	CHEN SHUI-BIAN: RESILIENT, IN CONTROL, BUT BOXED IN [...] (C) Summary. In the three months since he led his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) into its December legislative election setback, President Chen Shui-bian has stepped back from the confrontational public rhetoric he brought to both the presidential and legislative campaigns last year. His [...]	2005-03-28 06:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI1413	Taiwan State-owned Bank for Sale [...] (U) In mid-March 2005, two foreign consortia bid on the Changhwa Commercial Bank (CCB),slated to become the first Taiwan state-owned bank sold to foreign investors. If the bid price is too low, Taiwan may reconsider the proposed sale. The sale of CCB to foreign investors is a key part of T [...]	2005-03-28 07:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
05TAIPEI1421	PROCUREMENT STILL A CHALLENGE IN TAIWAN [...] (U) Summary: The public procurement process in Taiwan remains a longstanding irritant for US firms. Several recent cases of US firms running into problems with the procurement process, including allegations of improper political influence in the tendering process, indicate that this issue s [...]	2005-03-28 07:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON BEXP ETRD TW
05TAIPEI153	Taiwan: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the Taiwan Investment Climate Statement for 2004, as requested reftel. A copy has been transmitted by e-mail to EB/OIA. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. Taiwan officially welcomes foreign direct [...]	2005-01-14 06:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
05TAIPEI1560	Taiwan's Growth Continues Slowing [...] The slowing trend of Taiwan's economic growth has continued from the second half of 2004 into the first two months of 2005. Export growth has declined steadily. Industrial production has gone from growth to decline, while unemployment has edged-up for the first time in the past seven months. [...]	2005-03-31 01:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TAIPEI1582	Economic Briefing for March 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in March 2005: --Taiwan's economic performance in Q1 of 2005 --Privatization of two large state-owned enterprises --Legal-regulatory workshop for export control --High-Speed Rail Continues Efforts to Raise Capital --Ta [...]	2005-04-01 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TAIPEI1640	TAIWAN'S FOURTH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - HURDLES [...] (C) Summary. While the chances of completing the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) have improved under the second Chen Administration (refs a and b),serious challenges remain. Contractors for the project describe its management as beset by mass confusion and poor planning. While the Chen A [...]	2005-04-06 05:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV PREL TW
05TAIPEI17	TAIWAN: 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The U.S. trade deficit with Taiwan was $14.2 billion in 2003, up $385 million from 2002. U.S. goods exports during the same period were $ 17.4 billion, down 5.1 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $31.6 billion, down 1.7 percent. Taiwan is the 9th la [...]	2005-01-04 06:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTDB TW KPRP
05TAIPEI1708	USTR CALLS ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: The USTR Director for Taiwan and Hong Kong met with government officials and US business representatives in Taipei to discuss ongoing bilateral trade concerns and the delay of proposed meetings under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Eliminating barriers to ag [...]	2005-04-08 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR EAGR TW IPR
05TAIPEI1781	CHI MEI FOUNDER STATEMENT DICTATED BY BEIJING [...] (C) Chi Mei Group senior executives confirmed to AIT/K that the text of Chi Mei Founder Hsu Wen-lung's March 26 statement in support of "one China" had been dictated in full by Beijing authorities and Hsu had not requested nor negotiated any changes to the text. They said Mainland authoritie [...]	2005-04-14 22:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV ETRD CH TW
05TAIPEI1797	VICE PREMIER URGES U.S. TO STUDY FTA WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) In an April 13 meeting, Taiwan's Vice Premier Wu Rong-I told AIT/T Econ Section Chief that Premier Frank Hsieh would maintain most of the economic policies of his predecessor. He also outlined the government goals for financial reform, which focus on bank consolidation, and fiscal policy [...]	2005-04-15 06:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TW CH
05TAIPEI1878	BABY STEPS TOWARD TAIWAN BANK CONSOLIDATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The announcement on April 19 of a merger plan approved by the boards of both Shinkong Financial Holding Corporation and Macoto Bank is a small step toward much needed bank consolidation in Taiwan, and one that government and investment bankers alike hope will serve as a catalys [...]	2005-04-22 06:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR TW
05TAIPEI1890	TAIWAN'S FIXED NETWORK LICENSING: AGAIN, NO BIDDERS [...] Summary: In two consecutive open seasons, Taiwan's Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT) has received no interested applications for fixed network licenses. The 2005 spring open season for applications closed on March 31, 2005. Industry watchers are pessimistic about the prospect [...]	2005-04-22 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON TW
05TAIPEI1925	LIEN DEPARTS AFTER FRIENDLY CALL WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Lien Chan departed Taipei for the Mainland April 26, a day after he spoke by phone with President Chen Shui-bian about his controversial trip. Lien told the President that he would not do anything to infringe on the government's authority and promised to convey any s [...]	2005-04-26 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CH TW
05TAIPEI1974	Environmental Sustainability Index - Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary. In January 2005, Yale, Columbia and the World Economic Forum published a joint study that ranked Taiwan as the world's second worst economy in terms of environmental stewardship. The low ranking troubles policy makers in Taiwan because of significant environmental progress in [...]	2005-05-02 06:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC SENV PREL TW
05TAIPEI203	"CHINA TIMES" ARTICLE DETAILING SENSITIVE [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 23:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TW
05TAIPEI2085	CHUNGHWA TELECOM PRIVATIZATION WITHIN SIGHT [...] (U) Summary: Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) announced April 25 that it will accept applications until May 17, 2005 from firms interested in facilitating placement of government-owned shares in the New York Stock Exchange. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC),CHT,s biggest shareh [...]	2005-05-10 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON TW
05TAIPEI2121	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S WEEKEND TV [...] Summary: As Taiwan dailies continued May 11 to cover the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's weekend TV interview, the focus also fell equally on PFP Chairman James Soong's planned meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao Thursday and next Saturday's ad hoc National Assembly election. The [...]	2005-05-11 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI2133	BAD NEWS FOR TAIWAN FINANCIAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: On May 6 Taiwan,s Chang Hwa Commercial Bank announced it had failed to bridge differences with foreign bidders for a controlling stake in the bank, and would indefinitely postpone attempts to sell equity through issuing Global Depository Receipts (GDRs). This failure represents a [...]	2005-05-12 00:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR TW
05TAIPEI2144	COMING WEEKS OFFER KEY OPPORTUNITIES, RISKS [...] (C) Summary: The period following the May 14 National Assembly (NA) election is expected to offer a critical window for movement on both domestic and cross-Strait policy. President Chen Shui-bian plans to renew his push to create a cross-party consensus behind greater cross-Strait economic, an [...]	2005-05-12 11:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CH TW
05TAIPEI2166	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: On election eve, the National Assembly (NA) election remains largely overshadowed by media focus on cross-Strait relations, Soong's PRC visit, and President Chen's relations with other political leaders. Nevertheless the major parties have launched a last minute effort to mobili [...]	2005-05-13 12:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI2195	MEDIA REACTION: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS AND [...] Summary: A surprise election victory for Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's Democratic Progressive Party and a new round of cross-Strait disputes over the World Health Organization issue were the highlights of Taiwan dailies May 14-16. All major Taiwan newspapers reported May 15 on their front [...]	2005-05-16 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI2207	MEDIA REACTION: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS AND [...] Summary: Major Taiwan newspapers May 17 carried on their front pages the report on Taiwan's failure to gain participation in the World Health Assembly as an observer. Taiwan`s biggest newspaper, pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a banner headline in the first page that read: "21 Countries V [...]	2005-05-17 06:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI222	TAIWAN WORKING OUT CHARTER FLIGHT IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Taiwan authorities and airlines are moving quickly to implement the agreement reached by Taiwan and PRC negotiators January 15 on cross-Strait Lunar New Year charter flights. Only Taiwan investors in the PRC, their families and Taiwan employees will be able to buy tickets, despite protests [...]	2005-01-19 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI2243	PRC'S CROSS-STRAIT AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE - [...] (C) The PRC has offered to eliminate tariffs on ten of the twelve categories of fruit that can be legally imported from Taiwan to the PRC. In addition, Beijing announced it will expand the number of permitted import categories to 18. The Taiwan government is insisting that government-to- go [...]	2005-05-20 07:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI2289	Mediocre Growth Returns to Taiwan [...] Taiwan's economy in Q1 2005 posted its worst performance since the middle of 2003, due mainly to a slowdown in export growth and the first decline in manufacturing production in the past three years. Nevertheless, a stronger local currency partly offset the impact of higher energy prices and [...]	2005-05-25 08:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
05TAIPEI2321	COMMENTARY ON TAIWAN CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-26 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI2337	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SET TO APPROVE CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) will convene in Taipei on May 30 to consider a package of constitutional reforms that leaders in both the DPP and KMT hope will encourage development of a two-party political system and discourage radical amendments to the constitution. The high ratif [...]	2005-05-27 12:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI2365	Taiwan Economic Stimulus & New Bank Branches [...] Immediately following the release of weak economic data for the first quarter of 2005 (reftel),Premier Frank Hsieh announced a program to increase funding for home buyers and small & medium enterprises by NT$600 billion. Some NT$400 billion of the support comes from government agencies. How [...]	2005-05-31 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
05TAIPEI2434	Economic Briefing for May 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in May 2005: -- Lowest Growth since 2003 -- FRF Funds Increased, But Not Enough -- Plans to Relax Cross-Strait Investment Restrictions -- ICPI Discusses Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reform -- HIV/AIDS Infections Skyrocke [...]	2005-06-06 00:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW ESTH
05TAIPEI2546	TAIWAN: NOT ENOUGH FUNDS FOR BANK RESOLUTION [...] (U) Summary: On May 31, 2005, the Legislative Yuan (LY) provided additional funding to extend the life of the Financial Reconstruction Fund (FRF). Much of the additional funding is earmarked for specific uses, including a bailout of shareholders in a credit association favored by the opposit [...]	2005-06-10 01:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
05TAIPEI2565	CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - INDUSTRY HAS HIGH [...] (C) The PRC has announced plans to allow the general public to visit Taiwan as tourists. The reaction in Taiwan's tourism industry has been enthusiastic, with Taiwan's tourism stock index increasing 37 percent since late April. A mixed Taiwan government reaction has delayed rapid implementat [...]	2005-06-10 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON CH TW
05TAIPEI2574	TAIWAN'S NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Regional Security Officer (RSO) met with a member of Taiwan's newly formed Counter-Terrorism Office (CTO) to discuss potential training and program participation on counter-terrorism initiatives. The structure and function of the Counter- [...]	2005-06-13 03:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER TW
05TAIPEI2650	MEDIA REACTION: Cross-Strait Affairs [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies focused June 16 on the dispute between Taiwan and Japan regarding their overlapping exclusive economic zones, and China's plan that would allow Taiwan people to work in China. The conservative, pro- unification "United Daily News" carried a headline banner on its fron [...]	2005-06-16 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI2673	TAIWAN'S STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION: NEW [...] (C) Summary. Taipei has portrayed the selection of former Premier Chang Chun-hsiung to be Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chair as an effort to restore SEF as a major player in cross-Strait relations. In his June 13 speech proposing to move forward cross-Strait dialogue, however, Premier [...]	2005-06-20 07:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW

05TAIPEI2732	CROSS-STRAIT CONTACTS - INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS [...] (C) On June 13, Taiwan Premier Frank Hsieh announced that the Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TaiTRA) could lead delegations on behalf of the Taiwan government in cross- Strait negotiations on direct charter flights and fruit trade, respecti [...]	2005-06-23 08:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAIR PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI2747	TAIWAN MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CURRENT MINISTER OF EDUCATION TU SHENG-CHENG IS CURRENTLY VISITING THE U.S. AND PLANS TO MEET THE U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION NEXT WEEK. FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THIS CONTROVERSIAL MINISTER AND SOME OF THE DIFFICULT ISSUES HE HAS FACED, INCLUDING A PROGRAM OF EDUCATIONAL [...]	2005-06-24 06:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO TW
05TAIPEI2768	Taiwan's Higher Education--Initiatives to Improve [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Taiwan's higher education system has grown rapidly in the past ten years, leaving it over-expanded and under-funded. Educators and employers have recognized the need for higher education to improve in quality and become more internationalized if Taiwan is to develop a more soph [...]	2005-06-24 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KPAO SCUL SOCI TW
05TAIPEI278	ACTION REQUEST - U.S. SEMICONDUCTOR EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (U) This cable is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Investment Commission Deputy Executive Secretary Emile Chang asked AIT to provide information on U.S. export regulations for semiconductor manufacturing equipment sold to entities in the PRC. [...]	2005-01-24 08:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EINV ETRD ECON PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI2835	Soft Business Performance Spills to Q2 of 2005 [...] Taiwan's soft economic performance from the first quarter of 2005 spilled over into the second quarter. Weak world demand for Taiwan products has driven y-o-y export growth in May 2005 to a new low and manufacturing posted its most significant contraction since SARS attacked Taiwan in early [...]	2005-06-29 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TAIPEI2868	Oil and Interest Rates Weaken Taiwan Dollar [...] Summary. The New Taiwan dollar (NTD),along with other East Asian currencies, depreciated significantly against the US dollar (USD) June 29. Analysts blame high oil prices and the market's expectation of higher US benchmark interest rates. There are probably also seasonal factors affecting [...]	2005-07-01 07:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TAIPEI2875	TAIWAN BANK M&A MAY PICK UP STEAM [...] Summary: Following the failure to privatize Changhwa bank, Taiwan authorities are making measured moves to encourage bank consolidation and proceed with the second-stage of financial reform. While it appears unlikely that the reform plan will achieve its stated benchmarks established in Oct [...]	2005-07-01 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PINR TW
05TAIPEI2936	Economic Briefing for June 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in May 2005: -- Soft Economy Continues in Q2 -- BenQ Acquires Siemens Cell Phone Unit -- EVA Air-Boeing Business Ties Remain Strong -- Taiwan Holds Energy Conference with Mixed Results -- EZPeer Not Guilty in P2P IPR C [...]	2005-07-07 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW IPR ESTH
05TAIPEI3085	MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON'S REPORT ON PRC [...] Summary: The Taipei dailies gave significant coverage July 21 to the Pentagon's annual report on the military power of the People's Republic of China (released Tuesday in DC). All the major Chinese- language newspapers in Taiwan reported on the contents of the report on their front and first [...]	2005-07-21 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI3096	RAISING TAIWAN UTILITY PRICES: IF NOT NOW, THEN [...] (C) Summary. Problems in Taiwan,s water and power infrastructures abound. Water prices in Taiwan are lower than in Malawi and impede Taiwan from improving its extremely low sewage treatment rate of about 8 percent; if new power plants are not built by 2010, Taiwan will again face power short [...]	2005-07-21 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV TW ESTH
05TAIPEI3132	MEDIA REACTION: RENMINBI REVALUATION, CROSS- [...] Summary: Amid the extensive coverage of local politics and the return of an injured Taiwan super- model from China to Taiwan, the major Chinese language Taipei dailies also spent pages July 23-25 reporting on the impact of the revalued Renminbi on Taiwan, President Chen's offer to attend this [...]	2005-07-25 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI3150	Taiwan Tax Reform Proposals [...] (SBU) This cable will be the first in a series on Taiwan tax reform proposals drafted by summer intern David Craig. This first cable will examine the problems related to Taiwan's current tax regime. Taiwan's regressive tax system places a burden on a narrow-base of tax-paying individu [...]	2005-07-26 08:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TW
05TAIPEI3178	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: While the major Chinese-language Taipei dailies continued July 28 to focus their coverage on the game-rigging/player-bribery scandal in Taiwan's Professional Baseball League, they also reported on the outbreak of a deadly but unidentified disease in Sichuan, the escalating incidence o [...]	2005-07-28 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI3195	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOM SECTOR [...] Reftel requested information regarding addressees telecommunications licensing regime for fixed-line networks. Although Taiwan does not require application or administrative fees for license applicants, Taiwan's licensing regime does impose conditions on entrants in the form of capital and bu [...]	2005-08-01 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS TW
05TAIPEI3197	Taiwan Population Focus - Quantity vs. Quality [...] (U) SUMMARY: Like other economies in East Asia, Taiwan has experienced a decline in births and an aging population. In the Taiwan government and press, there have been two contrasting approaches to the issue of low fertility. Some, including the Ministry of the Interior, Academia Sinica, and [...]	2005-08-01 08:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SCUL SOCI TW
05TAIPEI3287	RENEWED HOPE FOR TAIWAN BANK CONSOLIDATION [...] (C) Summary: On July 22 Taishin Financial Holding Company (Taishin) won a 22.5% of equity in the state-owned Changhwa Commercial Bank (CCB) with a bid price 46% higher than the floor price set by CCB and twice the value foreign investors had assigned to CCB shares in May of this year (ref A). [...]	2005-08-08 18:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR PREL TW
05TAIPEI3289	TAIWAN ECONOMIC BRIEF JULY 2005 [...] (U) This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in May 2005: -- Economic Growth -- Tax Reform -- China's Lenovo Breaks Taiwan Barrier -- High-speed Rail -- Boeing Delivers New Aircraft to EVA Think Tanks Lower Economic Growth Estimated for 2005 ------------- [...]	2005-08-08 18:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR PREL TW
05TAIPEI3313	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Most Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage August 8 on local issues such as the water shortage in Taoyuan County, a junior high school student overpowering an armed bank robber, and a child abuse case. The pro-independence "Taiwan Daily" was the only Chinese-language [...]	2005-08-09 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI332	NEW PM HSIEH CHANG-TING: THE VIEW FROM KAOHSIUNG [...] (C) Begin Summary. The January 25 appointment of Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) as Taiwan's new Premier was long-rumored, but still surprised some in the South who saw Hsieh as one of President Chen's chief competitors. The move was a natural step for Hsieh, however, who had served [...]	2005-01-26 22:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI3344	TAIWAN'S GIO DEFENDS BROADCAST LICENSING POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Government Information Office insists its July 31 decision not to renew seven television broadcast licenses was justified by these broadcasters violations of licensing terms spelled out in the 1999 Satellite Broadcasting Law. GIO dismissed allegations that the decision [...]	2005-08-11 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PGOV PHUM TW TIP
05TAIPEI3345	SCT TALKS: NOTHING SPECIAL ON SPECIAL BUDGET [...] (C) The Ministry of National Defense (MND) presentation to the formal opening round of U.S. Security Cooperation Talks (SCT) in Taipei on August 9, 2005, stated that Taiwan plans to increase its national defense spending to 3 percent of GDP, an annual increase of 50 billion NTD (USD 1.7 billi [...]	2005-08-11 08:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TW
05TAIPEI3346	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM OFFICE OPENS: EXERCISE IN [...] (C) Summary: On August 1, President Chen Shui-bian inaugurated a Constitutional Reform Office (CRO) in the Office of the President. This is to be the first step in his "second stage" of constitutional reforms, following on the heels of the constitutional revision package enacted in early Jun [...]	2005-08-11 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
05TAIPEI3370	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] Summary: As the major Chinese-language Taipei dailies August 12 continued to provide extensive coverage of the water supply situation in Taoyuan and incoming Typhoon Sanvu, the centrist "China Times" carried news stories about Taiwan's military buildup and cross-Strait transportation on its fr [...]	2005-08-12 07:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI343	SEMICONDUCTORS - TAIWAN FIRMS FACING CHINA,S [...] (C) With a market downturn expected to continue in 2005, Taiwan semiconductor manufacturers will be increasingly concerned about competing in the PRC chip market with local firms. Relatively new PRC firms like Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporations (SMIC) and Grace Semiconduct [...]	2005-01-27 09:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ECON EINV ETRD CH TW
05TAIPEI3551	DEFENSE PROCUREMENT SPECIAL BUDGET: A PRIMER ON [...] (C) Summary. A reduced and reconfigured Defense Procurement Special Budget will be re-introduced in the regular Legislative Yuan (LY) session that begins September 13. The Presidential office informed AIT yesterday, August 24, that President Chen personally was responsible for the decision [...]	2005-08-25 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW
05TAIPEI373	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: U.S. MARKET ACCESS [...] AIT has reviewed the reftel list of service sectors and submits provides the following rankings in terms of: A) U.S. market access priorities (1 being the highest, 5 the lowest); and B) Taiwan's current level of market openness for each sector (high, medium, low). [...]	2005-01-29 06:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TW ETRD
05TAIPEI3778	TAIWAN'S DEFENSE SPECIAL BUDGET: MOVEMENT EVERY [...] (C) Summary. Taipei's decision to shift PAC-III missiles from the Defense Procurement Special Budget into the regular defense budget was intended to enhance prospects for legislative passage of both the Patriots and the reduced Special Budget package of P-3C's and submarines. This appeared [...]	2005-09-12 10:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TW
05TAIPEI3799	EVOLVING TAIWAN ROLE IN GREATER CHINA ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: A number of forward-looking Taiwan business people see that Taiwan's economy is in the midst of another major shift in its evolution from manufacturing toward a service and knowledge-based economy. While other Pacific Rim economies are becoming big players in venture capital in [...]	2005-09-13 22:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PINR PREL TW CN
05TAIPEI3803	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Most of the pages of the major Chinese- language Taipei dailies September 13 contained articles on the Executive Yuan's announcement the previous day of the appointment of a new acting Kaohsiung Mayor, Minister of Labor Affairs, and Cabinet Secretary- General; the impact on Taiwan of [...]	2005-09-13 23:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI383	TAIWAN'S NEW PENSION PLAN: NEW BENEFITS AT HIGHER [...] Summary: In July 2005, Taiwan's new "Labor Pension Act" will go into effect. Once in effect, Taiwan's retirement payment system will be transformed from a lump-sum payment to an annuity system that will affect 6 million employees. Under the new Act, each employee will have a portable account [...]	2005-01-31 07:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD TW
05TAIPEI4024	Survey Shows Local DPP Administrations Receive [...] "The Commonwealth" magazine published in its latest issue the results of a performance survey of Taiwan's 25 city mayors and county magistrates. The survey found that ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) mayors and magistrates received overall lower performance ratings than did oppositi [...]	2005-09-30 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI4029	Economic Briefing for September 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in September 2005: --Overview: Oil prices dampen growth --Strikes stymie Taiwan's financial reform --Avian flu alert --Cross-Strait exchanges increase --Taiwan attempts WTO consultations with China --RMB appreciation affects [...]	2005-09-30 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW ESTH
05TAIPEI4178	Taiwan's Cash Cards [...] Cash card debt write-offs by Taiwan banks have increased sharply since June of this year mainly due to card-issuing banks trying hard to live up to a new, stricter non- performing loan (NPL) definition. Some observers worry that the sharp increase in cash card cancellations could create a cr [...]	2005-10-14 00:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TAIPEI4187	TAIWAN FINANCIAL REFORM BECOMES POLITICAL CONTEST [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's second stage financial reforms have become the subject of a heated political contest and media debate. Opposition parties have been able to capitalize on misgivings raised by labor union opposition to privatization and an opaque bidding process as an effective way to cas [...]	2005-10-14 08:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PINR TW
05TAIPEI4205	TAIWAN ADDRESSES FOREIGN WORKER ABUSE [...] Summary: The Thai labor riots (ref A, B and C) have highlighted the need for changes in Taiwan's treatment of foreign workers. NGOs report that Taiwan employers are able to mistreat foreign workers because of inadequate laws. Mistreatment includes high broker fees, labor trafficking, and arbi [...]	2005-10-17 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM SMIG TW VM ID TH PH ILO WCL
05TAIPEI4206	Taiwan Bans Vietnam Workers Due To High Runaway [...] Summary: Taiwan has banned foreign workers from Vietnam since January 2005. The official reason is the high percentage of Vietnamese workers that run away from their employers once they enter Taiwan. NGOs claim that, many workers flee as a means to escape abuse because the Vietnamese trade o [...]	2005-10-17 08:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM SMIG TW VM ID TH PH ILO WCL
05TAIPEI4229	Taiwan Betting on Lower Crude Oil Prices [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's first gasoline price war broke out in September after world crude oil prices reached record highs. Privately owned Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (Formosa) raised prices by almost 10 percent because of increased costs. However, government owned Chinese Petroleum Co [...]	2005-10-18 23:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG TW
05TAIPEI4341	PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: PENGHU COUNTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. DESPITE PENGHU'S LONG-STANDING REPUTATION AS SOLIDLY BLUE, OBSERVERS CALL THIS A NECK-AND-NECK RACE. THE GREGARIOUS DPP CANDIDATE CHEN KUANG-FU STARTED HIS CAMPAIGN FOR THIS ELECTION RIGHT AFTER LOSING THE LAST MAGISTERIAL ELECTION AND BY BUILDING UP HIS GRASSROOTS BASE IN PENGHU [...]	2005-10-26 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
05TAIPEI4381	TAIWAN'S PEOPLE'S FIRST PARTY: SNAPSHOT OF A PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE WEAKENED AND DEMORALIZED PEOPLE'S FIRST PARTY (PFP) APPEARS SET TO SLIP FURTHER IN POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN THE UPCOMING DECEMBER LOCAL ELECTIONS. WITH JUST ONE LIKELY AND ONE POSSIBLE ELECTION VICTORY, THE PFP WILL BE FURTHER MARGINALIZED AND ITS FUTURE FURTHER CLOUDED. CHAI [...]	2005-10-28 06:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
05TAIPEI4477	PRE-ELECTION SCENESETTER: TAITUNG COUNTY/THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. TAITUNG COUNTY IS HAVING THE ULTIMATE LOCAL TAIWAN ELECTION (REFTEL). NEITHER CANDIDATE IS ENDORSED BY A MAJOR PARTY. BOTH ARE BEDEVILED BY ACCUSATIONS OF CORRUPTION. NOTHING COULD HAVE SEEMED MORE NATURAL TO LOCALS. WHILE THE KMT HAS A STRONG HOLD IN TAITUNG, PARTY-AFFILIAT [...]	2005-11-04 08:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
05TAIPEI4508	PRE-ELECTION SCENESETTER: ILAN COUNTY [...] (C) Summary. The race for Ilan County Magistrate is one of the tightest of the December 3 city/county elections and is being closely watched as an indicator of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) staying power in northern Taiwan vs. the opposition Kuomintang's (KMT) growing momentum. D [...]	2005-11-08 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
05TAIPEI4621	Southern Taiwan's Tainan County Agricultural [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent press conference, executives of Tainan County's farmers' and fishermen associations and the County's thirty-one lower level farmers' associations expressed public support for DPP Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih's re-election bid. The County's grass root agri [...]	2005-11-18 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI4632	PRE-ELECTION SCENE SETTER: TAINAN COUNTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S HOME COUNTY IS VIEWED BY BOTH THE KMT AND THE DPP IN THE SOUTH AS AN "INDEX" ELECTION. IF DPP CANDIDATES CANNOT WIN EASILY WHERE THE DEEPEST GREENS FLOURISH, SOME BELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATION HAS NO HOPE OF WINNING THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. RECENT [...]	2005-11-20 23:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
05TAIPEI4633	Southern Taiwan's Tainan County Agricultural [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent press conference, executives of Tainan County's farmers' and fishermen associations and the County's thirty-one lower level farmers' associations expressed public support for DPP Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih's re-election bid. The County's grass root agri [...]	2005-11-21 03:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI4647	Taiwan Economy: Swamp of Negativism [...] (SBU) Summary: As AIT/T has reported in recent cables (refs),public trust in Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been seriously undermined by news of scandal, corruption, and mismanagement over the past several weeks. The erosion of trust in Taiwan institutions and of con [...]	2005-11-21 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TAIPEI4697	TAIWAN: 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. trade deficit with Taiwan was $12.9 billion in 2004, a decrease of $1.3 billion from $14.2 billion in 2003. U.S. goods exports in 2004 were $21.7 billion, up 24.6 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $34.6 billion, up 9.6 percent. Taiwan is cu [...]	2005-11-25 02:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTDB TW
05TAIPEI4719	LAPTOP PCS - MADE IN TAIWAN NO LONGER [...] (SBU) Taiwan firms had a 72.4 percent share of global laptop manufacturing in 2004, but more than 90 percent of their laptop output was assembled in the PRC. The rapid transfer of laptop PC assembly from Taiwan to the Mainland has been driven by the movement of component suppliers and custome [...]	2005-11-28 02:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV CH TW
05TAIPEI4721	2006 LUNAR NEW YEAR CHARTER FLIGHTS - PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Taiwan officials and airlines will have more time to prepare for 2006 Lunar New Year charter flights than a year ago. Preparations will also be easier due to previous experience with 2003 and 2005 Lunar New Year charters. Airlines are pleased that the flights will be available to anyone w [...]	2005-11-28 05:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI4748	TAIWAN'S DECEMBER 3 LOCAL ELECTIONS: THEMES AND [...] (C) Summary: Following highly negative campaigns by both major parties, Taiwan voters go to the polls Saturday December 3 to elect magistrates and mayors in 23 counties and cities. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has capitalized on a series of corruption scandals surrounding President Chen an [...]	2005-11-29 10:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
05TAIPEI4796	TAIWAN TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CONFERENCE: [...] Summary: Taiwan recently hosted an international conference on combating human trafficking which included representatives from law enforcement, government, NGOs, and academia. Taiwan, downgraded from Tier 1 to Tier 2 in the Department's 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, indicated th [...]	2005-12-05 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW TIP
05TAIPEI4799	TAIWAN'S DECEMBER ELECTION: KMT SWEEPS [...] (U) Summary. The Kuomintang (KMT) scored a landslide victory in Taiwan's island-wide local elections Saturday, December 3. The opposition party won 51 percent of the vote cast to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) 42 percent, 14 out of 23 county magistrate and city mayor seats [...]	2005-12-05 11:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
05TAIPEI4818	VICE PRESIDENT LU HSIU-LIEN NAMED ACTING DPP PARTY [...] (U) Immediately following the December 7 meeting of the DPP Central Standing Committee (CSC),a beaming Vice President Lu Hsiu-lien announced to the media that the CSC had unexpectedly selected her by consensus to serve as Acting DPP Party Chairman to fill temporarily the vacancy left by Su T [...]	2005-12-07 10:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
05TAIPEI4851	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION - THE WAY [...] (C) Over the past two decades, Taiwan has gradually lifted many restrictions on cross-Strait economic relations resulting in the PRC becoming Taiwan's largest trade partner and top investment destination. However, many restrictions remain, and many liberalization proposals continue to languis [...]	2005-12-12 22:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EAIR EWWT EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI4882	TAIWAN'S PLAN TO CUT HEALTH COSTS WORRIES PHRMA [...] Summary: In the first of what are promised to be regular bimonthly meetings between Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI),AIT, and local heads of U.S. pharmaceutical companies, BNHI explained in detail its current proposal to expand a pilot reimbursement cap program. Makers of [...]	2005-12-14 23:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TW ESTH
05TAIPEI498	Revenge of the Budget Cutters [...] (SBU) Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) passed the government's 2005 central budget during its final session. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Party and People First Party (PFP) used their legislative majority to slash funding for some government agencies. The deepest cuts seemed politically mot [...]	2005-02-04 06:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON TW
05TAIPEI519	Taiwan Economic Briefing for January 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in January 2005: - Taiwan-China cross-Strait charter flights - Taiwan's banking sector performance - Taiwan's 2005 central budget - New Free Trade Zones - Domestic investment slows - TSMC Chairman on Taiwan's econom [...]	2005-02-04 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TAIPEI711	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - LOOKING BACK AND [...] (C) Cross-Strait Lunar New Year charter flights ended February 20. Passenger loads were up from 2003, the last time charter flights were implemented, and airline financial losses were lower. The Taiwan government wants to proceed with cargo charter flights, but will attempt to insist on bil [...]	2005-02-23 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON CH TW
05TAIPEI712	TAIWAN SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: AIT SUBMISSION [...] Summary and recommendation: After an out-of-cycle review (OCR) in November 2004, Taiwan was removed from the Special 301 Priority Watch List in January 2005 and downgraded to the Watch List in recognition of improvements to the legal regime for protection of copyright and Taiwan's strengtheni [...]	2005-02-23 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR TW IPR
05TAIPEI731	ACER - SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR TAIWAN FIRMS [...] (U) Acer Inc., one of Taiwan's largest IT firms, has achieved remarkable success in an area where few Taiwan firms have ) developing a successful brand name. Former Chairman Stan Shih's managament has been key to Acer's success. Under Shih, Acer reorganized to focus on brand marketing, culti [...]	2005-02-23 10:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TW
05TEGUCIGALPA1041	Scenesetter for CoDel Nelson May 29-30 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Nelson to Honduras May 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, over three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There will be national el [...]	2005-05-16 23:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1180	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 31, 2005 [...] On 05/31 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Carlos Aguiluz Umana entitled "Doubts about CAFTA." "Economic globalization is an irreversible fact, but it will bring consequences to the national economy, some negative and others positive, with the hope th [...]	2005-06-02 14:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1577	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 29, 2005 [...] On 07/29 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Tight." "In a tight vote, 217 vs. 215, the United States House of Representatives approved the Free Trade Agreement for Central America and the Dominican Republic. The Bush administration barely succ [...]	2005-08-01 14:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1692	Honduran Public Ministry and the Fight Against [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption is a pervasive problem in Honduras, one that severely compromises the effective administration of justice (AOJ) and rule of law. Corruption involving police, prosecutors, and judges is common and extremely damaging. The U.S. AOJ strategy in Honduras, which includes [...]	2005-08-12 23:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1693	SEND LAWYERS, FUNDS AND GUNNY: SA/LW DESTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Department of State Small Arms and Light Weapons (SA/LW) program officer (PM/WRA) and Department of Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) ordnance destruction team visited Honduras August 1-5 to review possible future technical assistance. Team and PolMilOff met with Vice Minis [...]	2005-08-12 23:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PARM PREL PTER MOPS SNAR KLIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1720	HONDURAS: MACROECONOMIC UPDATE: SIGNS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: As of July, inflation remains moderate, at 8.6 percent year-on-year, though fuel price increases have led to increases in consumer prices for foodstuffs, lodging, utilities, and transportation. The GOH continues to consult broadly on proposals for applying an estimated USD 212 [...]	2005-08-18 13:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB EAGR PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1728	HONDURAS: NEW WORLD BANK RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Recently-arrived World Bank Resident Representative Adrian Fozzard highlighted the Bank's current foci in Honduras, including closer coordination with other donors, encouraging GOH civil service reform and an orderly transition following the November 27 elections, and the product [...]	2005-08-22 14:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1745	Honduran Fiscal Policy: Academicians Present Tax [...] Summary. A recent seminar on the importance of tax reforms raised a number of interesting themes, but GOH officials present limited their remarks to exhortations for discipline and calls for increased tax revenue. Featured academic speakers said there must be improved tax collection, a more [...]	2005-08-22 23:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1821	HONDURAN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL: ROMERO LOSES APPEAL [...] (C) Summary. The Tegucigalpa Appeals Court ruled 2-1 late August 31 in favor of the Public Ministry's appeal of the August 18 decision by a lower court to grant bail to former Honduran Immigration Director Ramon Romero on the charge of abuse of authority. Post's initial assessment is that Ro [...]	2005-09-02 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PGOV KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC KLIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1843	SHIPPERS HIKE HONDURAN PORT FEES, SPURRING [...] (C) On August 26, the private shippers' umbrella organization -- the Central America Discussion Agreement (CADA) -- informed Honduran importers and exporters that effective September 1, shippers would raise container handling fees by USD 5-15 per container. According to CADA, this price incre [...]	2005-09-08 21:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT KJUS ECON ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1851	Honduras: Public Unrest Over Gasoline Price [...] Summary: Unusually effective strikes by taxi drivers hit major urban centers on September 6-7, following a 25 percent increase in gasoline prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Whether prompted by easing markets or political pressure, the GOH walked back nearly half of the increase on Sep [...]	2005-09-08 21:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV ELAB ECON PGOV CASC ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1859	HONDURAN GAS PRICE PROTESTS RATTLE PRESIDENT [...] (C) A harried Honduran President Ricardo Maduro telephoned the Charge late on September 7, saying that he might declare a "State of Siege" to deal with the crisis on the streets. The president bitterly charged Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel "Mel" Zelaya with inciting insurrection [...]	2005-09-09 00:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET ELAB PHUM CASC ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1873	HONDURAS: GOH ROLLS BACK PRICES; CARDINAL, IMF [...] (C) Summary: In a session lasting until four a.m. September 8, the National Congress passed three decrees that seek to alleviate the impact of higher fuel prices on Honduran workers. One rolls back gasoline prices and calls for a commission to establish a new gasoline pricing formula; the se [...]	2005-09-12 22:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV CASC ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1910	Honduran "Notables" Report Recommends GOH Keep [...] (U) This is an action request: Please see para 4. 2. (U) A special "notables" committee appointed to review how the GOH sets gasoline prices (reftel) issued a recommendation September 16 to continue the current price freeze in effect for the past 8 days. Commission head Cardinal Oscar Rod [...]	2005-09-19 17:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV ECON HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1938	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (ref A). --------------------------------- POLITICAL VIOLENCE --------------------------------- Â [...]	2005-09-21 17:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC HO KSAC
05TEGUCIGALPA1969	HONDURAS: HURRICANE KATRINA IMPACT ON REMITTANCE [...] According to two experts on remittance flows, the reduction in remittances from the U.S. to Honduras as a result of Hurricane Katrina could be much less severe than early estimates suggested. Ref A reported that there is a significant Honduran expatriate population in the New Orleans area -- [...]	2005-09-26 17:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV ELAB HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1983	HONDURAN "PACTO POLITICO" SPONSORED BY UNDP [...] (SBU) On September 5, EconChief attended the very public disintegration of the 2005 &Political Pact8 during its planned rollout. The document, based on a similar Pact from 2001, was intended to serve as a blueprint for the political transition following the November 27, 2005 presidential elec [...]	2005-09-26 23:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ELAB EAGR PREL HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2086	Scenesetter for Secretary Gutierrez Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of Secretary Gutierrez to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on October 18-20. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, with less than four months remaining in his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries [...]	2005-10-07 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ETRD ECON PGOV SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2121	MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE KATRINA AND TERRORISM, [...] On 10/13 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Sergio Ramirez entitled "Obscure Waters." "In his splendor days, Henry Kissinger was once asked if the United States should be compared to Rome. He responded that it should be comparable to Carthage, a distant empire, dif [...]	2005-10-14 19:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL PGOV SENV PTER KPAO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2185	OPIC-BACKED U.S. INVESTOR'S USD 11 MILLION HOUSIN [...] (C) Summary: The OPIC-supported Altos de Zambrano housing project has been stalled for nearly six months in SERNA. Post does not find Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources' (SERNA) justifications for the delay credible, and fears that political pressures and/or personal interests of [...]	2005-10-26 22:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD SENV ECON PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2194	HONDURAN GASOLINE PRICES FROZEN UNTIL "END OF [...] (C) Summary: Despite the Honduran Notables Commission recommendation to end the freeze on November 30, the Honduran legislature has extended the gasoline price freeze in effect since September 7 until the &end of the year,8 or until the approved 300 million Lempira (USD 16 million) government [...]	2005-10-27 15:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET ASEC CASC PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2217	Honduras: Readout of Secretary Gutierrez [...] Summary: On October 19, Secretary Gutierrez met with President Ricardo Maduro in a closed session. The Secretary encouraged Maduro to attend the Summit of the Americas, and to quickly comply with any outstanding CAFTA requirements to expedite entry into force. Maduro welcomed the Secretary' [...]	2005-10-31 22:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA23	Scenesetter for CoDel Weller's January 16-18 Visit [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Weller to Honduras January 16-18. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, almost three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were [...]	2005-01-04 18:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2309	MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] On 11/10 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzales entitled "Honduras and the Possibility of a Central American Refinery." "The Central American Integration System (SICA) is duplicating efforts by negotiating with Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia to [...]	2005-11-10 22:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD ENRG KSUM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2385	HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 16 [...] As of midnight, November 21, the Electoral Law dictates the formal end of the 90 days permitted campaigning. The cessation of active campaigning comes one week prior to Election Day, which is November 27. According to the law, a fine of 100,000 lempiras (USD 5,300) can be assessed per violat [...]	2005-11-25 14:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2419	PART II: WHAT DOES A LIBERAL PARTY VICTORY MEAN [...] (C) Summary: This is the second of three cables analyzing the Zelaya platform. As of early morning on November 30, exit polling indicates an electoral victory for Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales. While we await a formal announcement from electoral authorities, [...]	2005-11-30 18:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB SOCI HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2492	A ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION - WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR [...] (C) Summary: In somewhat surprising election results, Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel "Mel" Zelaya is now the President-elect. While Zelaya is viewed as a friend of the USG, his personality, administration, and likely "government plans" could make working with him an interesting c [...]	2005-12-13 14:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2499	HONDURAS INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Summary Efforts by the GOH have directly addressed the current drug trafficking routes including air, land, and maritime trans-shipments of cocaine through Honduras. Seizures have been reduced and are at lower quantities due to more enforcement of maritime and other drug trafficking movements [...]	2005-12-13 22:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2529	Honduras In Strong Support of Energy Integration [...] (U) Honduras is very interested in the Energy Integration Project proposed by Mexico, according to Honduran Trade and Commerce Minister Irving Guerrero. Per reftel, Mexico has proposed the construction of a Central American energy initiative that includes a 230 thousand barrel per day (bpd) r [...]	2005-12-19 21:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2544	MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND VENEZUELA, [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-20 22:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD KSUM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA390	Scenesetter for CoDel Taylor's February 22-24 Visit [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Taylor to Honduras February 22-24. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were sever [...]	2005-02-17 12:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA399	HONDURAS: PORT FEE IMPLEMENTATION SUSPENDED [...] (U) Summary: A united private sector has succeeded in temporarily halting the entry into force of a contract for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes, citing the potential economic damage that the contracted fee of USD 55 per container would do to Honduran competitiveness. The respite is temporar [...]	2005-02-18 18:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA497	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...]	2005-03-07 13:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA498	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...]	2005-03-07 13:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA499	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...]	2005-03-07 13:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA500	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...]	2005-03-07 13:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA546	HONDURAS: PORT FEE NOT SUSPENDED AFTER ALL; [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to alleged assurances made by President Maduro on February 11 that he would suspend publication and entry into force of the controversial new contract for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes, the contract was published in the official Gaceta on February 15. The question of [...]	2005-03-10 14:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA642	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR TEXTILE DATA: HONDURAN [...] (U) Summary: The Honduran textile and apparel sector is increasingly concerned that it is about to lose out to China as a supplier to the U.S. market. While the elimination of quotas on January 1, 2005 has not yet translated into factory closings and job losses, such an impact is widely expec [...]	2005-03-22 19:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX ELAB PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA698	Scenesetter for CoDel Kolbe April 14-16 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Kolbe to Honduras April 14-16. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were several p [...]	2005-04-01 15:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA730	HONDURAN TRADE MINISTRY ON FTAA: WHAT'S IN IT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOffs delivered reftel talking points to the Honduran Vice Minister of Trade Irving Guerrero on March 29. In response, Guerrero strongly questioned the value that Honduras will receive from the FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) and even voiced concern that a successful [...]	2005-04-05 20:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB HO
05TEGUCIGALPA769	HONDURAN PORT FEE REDUCTION AGREED TO IN PRINCIPLE [...] (C) Summary: Following a public exchange of vitriol earlier this year over port fees -- in which accusations of fraud, deception, graft, tax evasion, smuggling, and unconstitutionality were repeatedly hurled (detailed reftels) -- the GOH and private sector sat down last month to work out a mu [...]	2005-04-11 14:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO

05TEGUCIGALPA8	HONDURAS ECONOMIC REFORM: BANKING COMMISSION REFORM [...] (U) SUMMARY: In September 2004, at IMF insistence, the GOH passed four banking reform laws aimed at strengthening the nation's financial system. This is the third in a series of four cables that analyze each of these laws, assess their impacts on the Honduran financial system, and outline cha [...]	2005-01-03 18:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV HO IMF
05TEGUCIGALPA800	HONDURAS: BANCO FICOHSA: A BANK THAT GETS IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While not a world-class bank, Ficohsa is arguably one of the best-placed Honduran banks to survive the continuing market consolidation. Ficohsa is noteworthy for its efforts to explore innovative financial products, adopt new technologies, and craft a market strategy that will a [...]	2005-04-15 16:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV SMIG HO
05TELAVIV1061	Israel: Economy Grows 4.3% in 2004 [...] (U) On February 14, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published updated 2004 figures showing growth of 4.3% for the year, a significant improvement over growth of 1.3% in 2003. This compares well with 3.6% average growth in the OECD during the year. Israeli GDP per capita increased by 2 [...]	2005-02-22 13:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1078	ACTING COORDINATOR POPE DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings February 9-12, Israeli officials told Acting Counterterrorism Coordinator William Pope that Hizballah is the GOI's top CT priority. They requested USG assistance to convince President Chirac that the group should be placed on the EU's list of terrorist org [...]	2005-02-23 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KPAL KWBG IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1121	ISRAELI TOURISM MINISTER REQUESTS CHANGE IN U.S. [...] (C) Summary. During a February 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Tourism Abraham Hirchson stressed the GOI's hope that the USG would change the travel warning regarding travel to Israel. The Ambassador replied that the USG reviewed such warnings on a regular basis, but noted that t [...]	2005-02-25 07:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PREL IS ISRAEL RELATIONS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV1404	MOSSI RAZ ON THE UNOFFICIAL APPROVAL PROCESS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Mossi Raz, a former Meretz MK, provided a brief history of the growth of settlements, and outlined the hidden support that the Israeli government has given to settlers over the past 13 years. Settlers focused on expanding existing settlements between 1992 and 1996 because Prime [...]	2005-03-09 14:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1419	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media say that today's meeting between Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheikh that will focus on Israeli- Palestinian neg [...]	2005-03-10 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV146	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-10 11:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1593	C-NE4-01083: ISRAELI INTENTIONS REGARDING THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Israel sees Iran as the primary threat to its security and sees the enrichment cycle as the "point of no return" for Tehran's nuclear weapons program. The GOI believes that diplomatic pressure with teeth, such as sanctions, can affect Iranian behavior, and is lobbying the EU-3 a [...]	2005-03-17 14:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EU IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV170	Fischer Accepts GOI Offer to Be Next Governor of [...] (U) On January 9, Prime Minister Sharon and Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu jointly nominated Professor Stanley Fischer as the next Governor of the Bank of Israel. Fischer accepted the nomination the same day, although it will require further administrative and political approvals, includ [...]	2005-01-10 15:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1720	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported, and most of them bannered, disengagement-related political moves. In yet another apparent defeat for PM Sharon, the Likud faction Monday adopted a comp [...]	2005-03-22 11:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1840	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-25 11:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2053	SHIMON PERES DISCUSSES DISENGAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a one-hour meeting in Tel Aviv on March 31, Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres told Senator Carl Levin, accompanied by Senate staff and a delegation from the Michigan Fund, that he and Prime Minister Sharon have similar thoughts on continuing disengagement in the West Bank, b [...]	2005-04-04 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL ECON KWBG OREP IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV2087	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Pope John Paul II ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In disengagement related stories, Maariv reported that a broad meeting was held at the Prime Minister's bureau yesterday on settlers' relocation, in which Sharon called on the p [...]	2005-04-05 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2120	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV233	HAMAS "THE LEAST OF WORRIES" ACCORDING TO ABU [...] (C) Summary: Senior Abu Mazen confidants in the Gaza Strip Marwan Kanafani, Marwan Abdul-Hamid, and Abdullah Effrangi told Poloff January 11 that Abu Mazen is determined to bring the numerous militant splinter groups "back into the Fatah fold," but, to do so, must first provide both physical [...]	2005-01-12 16:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM GZ IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV2528	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-22 09:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2647	TIME TO RESTART GAZA WATER PROJECTS? [...] (U) This joint message from Embassy Tel Aviv and ConGen Jerusalem is an action message; please see paragraph 12. ------------------- Summary and Comment ------------------- 2. (C) Following the October 2003 roadside bombing that claimed the lives of three USG personnel in Gaza, we dis [...]	2005-04-28 12:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV ASEC KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT HUMANITARIAN AID
05TELAVIV293	NETANYAHU TO CODEL KYL ON ECONOMIC REFORMS, [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu outlined for CODEL Kyl and the Ambassador in a January 9 meeting the economic reforms he has undertaken during his tenure. The reforms include cutting government expenses, reducing taxes, privatizing some state-owned enterprises, and fixing t [...]	2005-01-18 11:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KWBG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV2939	CODEL FRIST'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 2, Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined to CODEL Frist the economic evolution in Israel since he became finance minister in 2003. Netanyahu said he had increased taxes, reduced government expenditures, while simultaneously combating welfare fraud, challengin [...]	2005-05-10 15:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IS XF ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV3080	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted sources in Jerusalem as saying that First Lady Laura Bush has included Israel in her visit to the region only because President Bush asked her to do so. [...]	2005-05-20 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3151	GOI MOVES AHEAD ON STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEGEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI is moving ahead to prepare a comprehensive strategy to develop the Negev and Galilee regions, a plan which has as one of its objectives the reduction of public opposition to and concern over the disengagement. Two private consulting firms Daroma and Mckinsey have been con [...]	2005-05-24 15:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SENV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV3188	ISRAEL: MODERATING FIRST QUARTER GROWTH POSES [...] (U) Israeli growth moderated in the first quarter of 2005 to 2.9%, following four quarters of growth in 2004 between 3.5 to 4.4%. Business sector GDP grew by 3.4%, which was also lower than any quarter in 2004. The overall deceleration reflected moderating growth of both exports and imports [...]	2005-05-26 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV3189	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S. Nuclear Policy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that over 1,000 families (60 percent of the settlers) from the Katif Bloc (Gush Katif) have signed a letter that will be sent to the High Court of Justice to [...]	2005-05-26 10:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3244	STAFFDEL TALWAR DISCUSSES DISENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Talwar discussed the disengagement process with high-ranking Israeli military and foreign affairs officials, minister without portfolio Matan Vilnai, senior members of Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres' staff, and an opposition leader during a visit to Tel Aviv and Jerusal [...]	2005-05-31 06:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG OREP EG SY IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV3246	(S) CODEL KOLBE: SHARON DISSATISFIED WITH U.S. [...] (S) During a 75-minute meeting May 30 with Codel Kolbe, attended also by the Ambassador, Prime Minister Sharon described several reasons why he is not happy with current developments. In familiar terms, Sharon said that his and Israel's willingness to move forward in the peace process after [...]	2005-05-31 09:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	IS KPAL OREP PREL XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV3399	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. Russia: Yukos Verdict ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Jerusalem Post) reported that the planned meeting between PM Sharon and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas was fina [...]	2005-06-02 12:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3520	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TURNING OF THE TIDE? [...] Summary: A series of interviews on the disengagement plan conducted by feature writer Ari Shavit has captured the attention of leading opinion makers in the Israeli media for the past week. While those on the right criticize the initiative as a "national disaster" and those on the left as the [...]	2005-06-07 14:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3672	CODEL KOLBE MEETINGS WITH ISRAEL'S FOREIGN [...] THIS IS A JOINT MESSAGE FROM EMBASSY TEL AVIV AND CONGEN JERUSALEM. 2. (U) SUMMARY: DURING A MAY 29-31 VISIT TO ISRAEL AND THE WEST BANK, CODEL KOLBE MET WITH ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER SHALOM AND ISRAELI VICE PREMIER PERES, AMONG OTHERS. MINISTER SHALOM SPOKE ABOUT THE RECENT ELECTORAL S [...]	2005-06-14 05:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PREL EAID IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV3991	TAX PLAN APPROVED BY THE GOI [...] (C) Summary. The GOI approved a multi-year tax plan on June 5, prepared by the tax authority and the State Revenues Administration of the Ministry of Finance. The plan focuses on enabling Israel to become a more attractive and competitive location for investors while reducing income tax rat [...]	2005-06-24 14:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4066	THREE BEDOUIN MOSQUES IN THE NEGEV ORDERED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has served demolition orders for three mosques built in Bedouin unrecognized villages in the Negev. The regional council for the Bedouin, an Israeli-Arab NGO, is taking action to publicize the threat to these mosques as a means of pressuring the GOI to back off on the dem [...]	2005-06-28 13:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL IS PHUM ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV4145	U.S. TREASURY RECEIVES GOI BRIEF ON MONEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli officials briefed U.S. Treasury advisor Szubin and Econoff on GOI efforts against money laundering and terror finance. The police officials cited successes in fighting money launderers, seizing millions of dollars, but also noted difficulties in cooperation and informati [...]	2005-07-01 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER EFIN COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV417	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Bush Inauguration ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom will meet with Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice tomorrow. All media reported on Monday's "historic" UN [...]	2005-01-25 10:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4482	WB/G SITERP: PA-HAMAS CLASH IN GAZA AS [...] (U) This is a joint ConGen Jerusalem/Embassy Tel Aviv cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Up to twelve Palestinians were injured in an extended PA-Hamas clash in the Gaza Strip on July 19. One Palestinian was reported dead due to IDF warning fire when a car tried to force its way through a closed Is [...]	2005-07-19 16:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4830	ISRAELI HOUSING MINISTER ISSUES TENDERS FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary: Israeli press reported today, August 4, that the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) published notices for two tenders for the sale of a total of 72 residential units, plus commercial space, in Beitar Illit, a settlement southwest of Jerusalem. Housing Minister Isaac He [...]	2005-08-04 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV5002	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Disengagement 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, Israel TV broadcast excerpts of an exclusive interview that President Bush granted the station's Washington correspondent Yaron Dekel in Crawford, T [...]	2005-08-12 11:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5034	EXPANDED ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5077	SECOND MEETING OF THE EGYPT-ISRAEL QIZ COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The second meeting of the Egypt-Israel Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) committee met on August 14 in Jerusalem. The GOE claimed that more than USD 61 million worth of QIZ products have been sent to the U.S. during the period under review, consisting of at least USD 8.6 million [...]	2005-08-16 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5124	THE ISRAELI TOURISM SECTOR, JANUARY TO JUNE 2005 [...] (U) Summary: The number of tourist entries from January to June 2005 increased 27.3 percent year-on-year. The Bank of Israel (BOI) is forecasting a total of 1.9 million visitors this year contributing to a 0.2 percent increase in GDP. The BOI and Bank Leumi are citing a calmer security situ [...]	2005-08-18 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5227	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-24 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5265	ISRAEL'S ARAB SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Israel's Arab population significantly lags behind the Jewish population in income, level of education, level of health care, and employment rate. This message provides an overview of the vital economic statistics of the Israeli-Arab sector, which comprises approximately 20 perce [...]	2005-08-26 07:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI PREL EFIN ELAB EIND IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV5698	ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Officials from the MFA, Environment Ministry, and Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) plan to meet post-disengagement to discuss whether and how to go forward with the Environmental Experts Committee (EEC). Progress on restarting the EEC, suspended [...]	2005-09-16 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV5798	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their introductory meeting September 25, Foreign Minister Shalom told Ambassador Jones that the United States remains Israel's best friend and that he hopes for continued USG support to expand Israel's ties to the Arab world, an area on which he has focused. He offered no pre [...]	2005-09-25 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV5892	BOI FOLLOWS FED AND RAISES INTEREST RATE TO [...] (U) On September 25, the Bank of Israel (BOI) announced a .25 percent increase in interest rates, bringing the short-term rate to 3.75 percent. This was the first change since the Central Bank lowered rates by 0.2 percent to 3.5 percent at the end of January, 2005. In its September 25 press [...]	2005-09-29 07:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6006	ISRAEL MOVES AHEAD WITH PATENT TERM EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary. The proposed Patent Term Extension (PTE) Revision which passed an initial reading in the Knesset in July 2005, could become law as early as November 2005 and is almost certainly assured a quick approval. Debate is expected to resume in the Knesset Judicial Committee on October 1 [...]	2005-10-07 08:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6025	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Nobel Peace Prize to ElBaradei and IAEA ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Almost all media bannered the bestowing of the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday upon Hebrew University Professor of Mathematics Robert J. Aumann for his [...]	2005-10-11 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6124	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global Economy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas is expected to demand U.S. intervention in halting Israeli construction and dismantling illegal outposts in the West [...]	2005-10-19 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6177	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In its lead story, Ha'aretz reported that in a letter sent to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the foreign ministries of Britain, Russia, and th [...]	2005-10-24 09:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6228	SHARON STAYS HIS COURSE FOLLOWING HADERA BOMBING [...] (C) Summary: The October 26 suicide bombing of the Hadera market by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) that claimed the lives of five Israelis and wounded 20 has resulted in a cycle of violence that -- barring significant additional casualties -- experience indicates will be short-term. As it h [...]	2005-10-28 17:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6297	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz as saying in Washington Wednesday, at a meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, that Israel will SIPDIS not frus [...]	2005-11-03 13:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6444	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that Histadrut Labor Federation Secretary-General, Knesset Member Amir Peretz, defeated Vice Premier [...]	2005-11-10 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6516	ISRAEL/WBG: EU ENVOY ADVOCATES "SOFT" OPENING FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a November 9 meeting with the Ambassador, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Mark Otte advised that the GOI and PA were close to a final agreement on re-opening the Rafah crossing. The only major obstacle remaining was the lack of agreement on how [...]	2005-11-16 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EU IS KPAL KWBG PREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6557	A/S LOWENKRON'S CONSULTATIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: DRL Assistant Secretary Barry Lowenkron discussed a range of democracy and human rights reform issues with senior MFA officials Yoram Ben-Zeev, Aharon Leshno Yaar and Harry Kneiy-Tal. Topics included the November 14 BMENA Forum for the Future meeting in Bahrain, internal develop [...]	2005-11-20 09:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS IR TU AE GOI EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6763	Fischer Takes Command: BOI Rate Hike Counters [...] (SBU) In an expected move, the Bank of Israel (BOI) announced a 0.5 increase in interest rates on November 28, bringing the base rate to 4.5 percent. This was the Central Bank's third consecutive monthly hike, and the most pronounced, following increases of 0.25 percent at the end of both Sep [...]	2005-12-02 15:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6778	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Elections 2. Iranian Nuclear Race 3. The Syrian Threat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz online and Israel Radio reported that a blast occurred at around 11:30 am Monday at the entrance to the Hasharon shopping mall in Ne [...]	2005-12-05 12:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6848	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Israel is not a significant producer or trafficking point for drugs. The Israeli National Police (INP),however, reports that during the year 2005, the Israeli drug market continued to be characterized by high demand in nearly all sectors of society and a high availability of drugs including [...]	2005-12-08 15:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KSEP IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6855	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Program 2. Israeli Election Campaigns 3. Palestinian Leadership and the West ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reports that the IDF resumed "targeted assassinations" in the wake of the Neta [...]	2005-12-09 09:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6996	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Prime Minister Sharon's Health 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the state of PM Sharon's health. Israel Radio reported that Sharon was in good condition this morning after he was rushed to Jerusalem's Hadass [...]	2005-12-19 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7022	POVERTY HYPE REFLECTS DECLINE OF SOCIALISM IN [...] (S) In advance of the upcoming elections, many politicians, reporters, and advocacy groups have been trumpeting "poverty" as the most important issue facing Israeli society. In reality, apart from a few isolated pockets, Israel does not face grinding "third world-style" poverty as a systemi [...]	2005-12-21 08:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV706	FORMER CIVIL ADMINISTRATION HEAD REVEALS [...] (C) Summary: The former head of the Civil Administration, Brigadier General (ret.) Dov "Fuffi" Sedaka, detailed the complex approval process for construction of new settlements and settlement neighborhoods in a January 30 meeting with Embassy economic officers. He made clear that no matter [...]	2005-02-04 13:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV7079	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All leading media, except The Jerusalem Post, led with the firing from Lebanon of at least four Katyusha rockets at Israeli communities -- particularly Kiryat Shmona -- la [...]	2005-12-28 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7099	CONFERENCE PROMOTES NEGEV AND NEW MINISTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Globes business daily newspaper hosted several hundred private and public officials at a business conference where the GOI promoted its Negev Development Plan. A panel of prominent GOI officials lead by former Vice Premier Shimon Peres presented the development plan, which ca [...]	2005-12-30 13:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7100	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH EHUD BARAK AND SHIMON [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Shimon Peres and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, in separate meetings, told Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) that they are optimistic about the impact of Kadima on the peace process, and both predicted the Labor party would be marginalized under the leadership of Amir P [...]	2005-12-30 14:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS PEACE PROCESS EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV904	NETANYAHU AS FINANCE MINISTER: CONFOUNDING THE [...] (C) Summary. Upon assuming office in 2003, Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implemented a series of far-reaching economic reforms aimed at overcoming Israel's economic crisis of 2001-2002, the worst in its history. Originally drafted under Netanyahu's predecessor Silvan Shalom, they encom [...]	2005-02-15 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI PREL EIND ENRG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV955	SENATOR ALLEN'S FEBRUARY 13 MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Senator Allen and Finance Minister Bibi Netanyahu discussed the present situation between Israel and the Palestinians and Gaza disengagement. Netanyahu was guardedly optimistic about prospects for further steps toward accommodation with the PA noting that Abu Mazen faced seriou [...]	2005-02-17 07:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON OVIP KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05THEHAGUE1434	NETHERLANDS/EU: WHERE'S PLAN B? DUTCH BRACE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: With polls showing a clear majority opposed to ratifying the EU Constitutional Treaty, the Dutch government is belatedly stepping up its efforts to obtain a ""Yes"" vote in the June 1 referendum. At the same time, Prime Minister Balkenende is actively distancing his government from the [...]	2005-05-26 16:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1556	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA/ANTILLES: POTENTIAL DUTCH [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-03 13:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINS MARR SNAR NL NA VE
05THEHAGUE2175	NETHERLANDS/EU: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES AND TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior Dutch MFA official, the Dutch hope to see the debate on EU finances concluded during the British EU presidency, but will hold out for a system that lowers the Netherlands' high per capita contribution. On Turkey, the Dutch continue to support starting acces [...]	2005-08-05 16:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2463	NETHERLANDS/EU/TURKEY: DUTCH LOSING PATIENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior Dutch MFA official (Pieter de Gooijer),the Dutch support starting EU accession talks with Turkey on October 3, but are losing patience with all sides. The MFA assumes there will be a September 26 GAERC and is planning accordingly. PM Balkenende is facing [...]	2005-09-09 15:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2465	NETHERLANDS/NATO: DUTCH THOUGHTS ON NATO INFORMAL [...] (C) Summary: Polmiloff met with Sebastian Reyn (Deputy Director, Department of General Policy Affairs, MOD) September 9 to discuss Dutch thinking leading up to the September 13-14 NATO Informal Defense Ministerial in Berlin. Reyn handed over an 11-point paper (provided below) that Dutch Defens [...]	2005-09-09 16:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NL NATO EUN
05THEHAGUE2585	NETHERLANDS: ASD FLORY'S VISIT TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) Your trip to the Netherlands comes at a time when Prime Minister Jean-Pieter Balkenende's coalition government faces the lowest poll figures in Dutch history. Much of the public and parliamentary criticism focuses on the government's ambitious economic reform programs, but Dutch military deploy [...]	2005-09-23 13:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NL MOPS
05THEHAGUE2599	THE DUTCH MUSLIM COMMUNITY: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Muslim community in the Netherlands is the second largest in Europe as a percentage of total population (5.8 percent). It is also one of the least-well integrated and most alienated, and according to polls looks less favorably on the United States than Muslim communities elsewher [...]	2005-09-27 08:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
05THEHAGUE2648	DUTCH COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION [...] SUMMARY: Since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, the Dutch have steadily constructed a solid framework of counter-terrorism (CT) laws. The Netherlands has ratified and implemented all UN conventions and protocols on terrorism as well as all legal instruments in the Eu [...]	2005-09-30 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PINS PGOV NL KPRP
05THEHAGUE2905	DUTCH WANT "SHARED RESPONSIBILITY" FOR INTERNET [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch Foreign Ministry contacts appear more receptive to USG concerns about the risks posed by the EU's recent proposal to create an "international cooperation model" for internet governance to further innovation of the Internet and freedom of information issues. Working-level [...]	2005-10-26 12:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS KIPR NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3294	NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE DUTCH IN ADVANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dutch share the majority of reftel U.S. concerns with regard to the upcoming GAERC meeting. MFA interlocutors expect the unresolved EU budget to cast a shadow on the December 12 GAERC but claim the Balkans, Africa, and the "European Neighborhood Policy" will dominate discussi [...]	2005-12-09 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON NL EUN
05THEHAGUE393	NL/EU CONSTITUTION: DUTCH REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN OFF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch government is committed to holding a referendum on the EU Constitutional Treaty -- most likely in late May or early June -- and also to obtaining a positive outcome. Some members of parliament have criticized the government for setting aside funds for a "yes" campaig [...]	2005-02-10 16:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NL PREL EUN
05THEHAGUE451	YOUR MEETING WITH DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER BOT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bot requested this meeting to discuss a wide range of U.S.-EU issues prior to the President's visit to Europe, which he is prepared to help ensure is a success. Although a longtime former Dutch PermRep to the EU with a pro-European reputation, Bot demonstrated his support f [...]	2005-02-16 12:50:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL NL EUN NATO
05TOKYO1331	VIEWPOINT OF THE SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY IN TOKYO [...] (C) ROK Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, Choo Kyu-ho, accompanied by First Secretary Jeong Woon-jin, conveyed his embassy's viewpoints on North Korea, China, and the status of Japan-ROK bilateral relations at a March 7, 2005 lunch with the Charge. DCM Choo presented a rather dismal assessment [...]	2005-03-07 09:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL JA KS KN CH MNNUC
05TOKYO1349	U.S.-JAPAN INFORMAL POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL: [...] (C) Summary: During informal policy planning talks with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Vice Minister Tsuneo Nishida on March 2, Director of Policy Planning Stephen D. Krasner discussed East Asian architecture, China, North Korea and the President's democratization agenda. Nishida said Ja [...]	2005-03-08 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ECIN PREL PARM PINR KDEM CH TW KN JA ASEAN
05TOKYO1458	CHARGE DISCUSES BSE, DOMESTIC POLITICS WITH LDP'S [...] (C) Summary. Over dinner with the Charge March 9, LDP Diet members Hidenao Nakagawa and Hiroshige Seko agree that the process for resuming the importation of U.S. beef should be accelerated and that Japan's consumers should be allowed to make their own choices. Nakagawa expects the Diet to pa [...]	2005-03-14 05:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV PREL ETRD JA
05TORONTO2638	The Canadian Financial Services Sector: [...] (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtables for ConGen Toronto with industry sector experts in venture capital [...]	2005-10-12 15:52:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN PREL CA US
05TORONTO2705	Canadian Financial Services Sector: Capital [...] (U) This cable contains a request for SEC guidance, see paragraph 14. 2. (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration issue perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance spon [...]	2005-10-17 12:26:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN PREL CA US
05TORONTO2804	Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program Benefits [...] Summary: Seasonal Mexican Workers form the backbone of Ontario's multi-million dollar greenhouse farming sector. Mexico's bilateral agreement with Canada defines its sole official guest worker program. The program has expanded over the past thirty years throughout Canada, but workers are conc [...]	2005-10-25 11:56:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM CA MX
05TORONTO3209	BRINGING ORDER TO THE BORDER: ONTARIO'S BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Michael Kergin, Ontario,s Special Advisor on Border Issues, told the Consul General on December 6 that he is working to facilitate trade while maintaining high security standards at the border as mutually reinforcing objectives. He said the Detroit River International Crossing [...]	2005-12-09 14:25:00	Consulate Toronto	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS CA
05TRIPOLI221	SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH QADHAFI AUGUST 20 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a conversation with Senator Lugar on August 20, Colonel Qadhafi complained that Libya had not been properly recognized and rewarded for its decisions on WMD. He suggested that the most appropriate "rewards" would be defensive weapons to protect the country against the threa [...]	2005-08-31 14:10:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PTER PHUM LY BU
05TUNIS1081	LEGAL OPPOSITION LACKS POLITICAL SKILLS, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. Although results of the May 8 local elections showed a ten per cent gain in the number of municipal seats held by Tunisian opposition parties, none of these parties, either alone or in a coalition, have any significant, measurable amount of public support. In discussions during [...]	2005-05-23 14:37:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM TS MEPI
05TUNIS1092	Mixed Tunisian reactions to Foreign Policy [...] SUMMARY: While both of the Tunisian participants in the April 2005 Foreign Policy IV program were favorably impressed by American society, their impressions of the content of the program were quite varied. Ahlem ben Ali, a Tunisian journalist, related that she had learned many interesting a [...]	2005-05-25 06:37:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL TS
05TUNIS879	BEYWATCH: NEWS FROM TUNISIA [...] The following is one of a series of reporting cables drafted predominantly by Post's entry level officers. We believe the different perspectives offered in each of the following paragraphs will (taken together) accurately reflect what we consider to be the country's paradoxical nature -- Tuni [...]	2005-04-28 13:59:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TS
05VANCOUVER1470	ORGANIZED CRIME IN BC IS ON THE RISE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of organized crime groups in BC has more than doubled in the past two years, severely challenging BC law enforcement and the judiciary. Almost every global ethnic crime group known to law enforcement now has a base in Vancouver. Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMG),or He [...]	2005-11-15 18:13:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS SNAR SOCI
05VANCOUVER1524	MARIJUANA FLOURISHES IN B.C. AS METHAMPHETAMINE CRISIS [...] Summary: The number of individual marijuana grow operations, or grow-ops, in British Columbia has leveled-off since 2000, but they continue to increase in size and sophistication, according to a June 2005 RCMP report and a study by the University College of the Fraser Valley's Department of [...]	2005-12-05 19:07:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	CA SNAR PREL ECIN
05VATICAN37	IRF AMBASSADOR HANFORD REVIEWS THREATS AND NEXT [...] (SBU) During his December 1 - 4 visit to the Vatican, Ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford reviewed U.S. religious freedom concerns and priorities with Holy See Foreign Minister Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo and other senior officials. Vatican officials highlighted [...]	2005-01-05 14:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT
05VATICAN450	VATICAN GRAPPLES WITH UNCERTAINTIES OF AN INCAPACITATED [...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II's February 24 tracheotomy will leave the already frail Pope further debilitated and unable to speak for some period of time. His deteriorating condition has already generated extensive media speculation about the possibility of a Papal resignation and the impact of seve [...]	2005-02-25 16:30:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI VT
05VATICAN465	TOWARD THE CONCLAVE PART II: CHALLENGES FACING THE CHURCH [...] (U) When the 115 Cardinal Electors come together in the Sistine Chapel April 18 to elect a new Pope, they will vote to elect the individual they believe is best suited to lead the Catholic Church at this moment in history. Who that person is will depend in part on what the Cardinal electors be [...]	2005-04-15 14:07:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VT
05VATICAN466	TOWARD THE CONCLAVE PART III: THE CANDIDATES [...] (U) When the 115 Cardinal electors enter the Sistine Chapel April 18 to elect a successor to Pope John Paul II, there will be no clear favorite. Despite intensive media speculation and a series of media bubbles for various candidates, heading into the conclave no candidate appears to have an i [...]	2005-04-18 16:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR VT
05VATICAN467	POPE BENEDICT XVI SUCCEEDS JOHN PAUL II [...] (SBU) The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals elected German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Supreme Pontiff April 19. Ratzinger, 78, has taken the name Pope Benedict XVI. Despite media speculation that Ratzinger had the support of many cardinals, his election was a surprise to many, given indications th [...]	2005-04-19 19:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR VT
05VATICAN483	ASST. SECRETARY FRIED REVIEWS EUROPE AFTER THE "NO" VOTES [...] (C) EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried met with Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister equivalent Msgr. Parolin June 6 to review U.S. priorities in Europe and share U.S. concerns that Europe could turn inward in the e of recent negative votes in France and Holland. Parolin affirmed the Holy See's de [...]	2005-06-14 13:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VT XG TU
05VIENNA1073	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON THE STABILITY PACT, LISBON [...] (C) The GoA understands the political necessity behind the recent Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) reform and believes the SGP can still be an effective mechanism to ensure sound fiscal policies. Nevertheless, the GoA fears the recent reforms will lead to more "exceptional" spending by Member [...]	2005-04-04 09:34:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL AU EUN
05VIENNA1101	FREEDOM PARTY LEADERSHIP QUITS - NEW MOVEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an April 4 press conference, the entire Freedom Party (FPO) national leadership announced it was quitting the FPO to found a new movement. The "Alliance for the Future of Austria" (Buendnis Zukunft Oesterreichs - BZO) will have Carinthian Governor Joerg Haider as chairman. [...]	2005-04-05 10:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AU
05VIENNA1151	AUSTRIA FAVORS LESS STRINGENT POST-KYOTO TARGETS [...] (SBU) At the March 22-23 European Council meeting, Austria initiated a remarkable about-face, arguing for lower emission reduction targets after 2012. In the run-up to the summit, Austria pressed for setting no emission reductions goals at all. There is an open discussion within the GoA bet [...]	2005-04-08 06:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EIND ECON PGOV AU
05VIENNA1155	PRAGUE FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 56,447 32,002 43,100 75,1 [...]	2005-04-08 07:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD EZ

05VIENNA1156	SARAJEVO FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 37,126 16,240 23,300 39, [...]	2005-04-08 07:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD BK

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