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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
04AMMAN3148	KING'S DECISION TO POSTPONE D.C. VISIT LOWERS [...] (C) Summary. Activists have continued to express the anger and sympathy felt in Jordan after the Rantissi assassination and President Bush,s assurances to Sharon. The GOJ has aligned itself with public opinion, denouncing the Israelis' "heinous crime" in the killing and postponing an Abdulla [...]	2004-04-22 15:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KISL KPAL IS JO

04AMMAN3209	GOJ REITERATES IMPORTANCE OF U.S. TIES IN WAKE OF [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns April 25, Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher said that King Abdullah wants to make sure the USG knows that he wants to visit Washington, and that the postponement of his April 21 meeting with the President was not in any way meant to damage U.S. [...]	2004-04-26 15:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON US IS IZ JO
04AMMAN3288	VARIED JORDANIAN REACTION TO TELEVISED TERRORIST [...] (C) Jordanian emotions were all over the map in reaction to the televised confessions of suspected al-Qaeda/Zarqawi affiliates who planned to unleash massive truck bombs against GOJ targets and the U.S. Embassy in Amman. The GOJ's motivations in airing the confessions appear to have been to [...]	2004-04-28 15:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KISL JO
04AMMAN3298	JORDAN. SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON DISCUSSIONS [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-29 12:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN331	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-14 15:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN3348	JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT ASKS KING TO CALL SPECIAL [...] (U) The Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament delivered a petition April 27 to the Prime Minister requesting an extraordinary session to debate 88 of the remaining provisional laws approved by the GOJ during Parliament's almost two-year absence. The petition was signed by 71 of the 110 me [...]	2004-05-03 13:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
04AMMAN3380	ISLAMISTS CONDEMN MISTREATMENT OF IRAQI INMATES, [...] (U) The Jordanian Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of the national Muslim Brotherhood, issued a scathing statement May 2 condemning U.S. mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners of war (POWs) and claiming that it proved American "contempt" for Islam and the Arab people. The IAF alleged [...]	2004-05-03 15:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL IZ JO
04AMMAN3388	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI PRISONER [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-04 09:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN3405	MAY 4 JORDAN-IRAQ REPORT: ABU GHREIB PRISON, [...] (U) This is another of post's periodic wrap up cables on Iraqi items as seen from Amman followers. -------------------- UNAMI and Abu Ghreib -------------------- 2. (C) A United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq's (UNAMI) Political Officer, Alan Fellows, suggested to PolOff on May 4 t [...]	2004-05-04 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IZ JO
04AMMAN3406	IRAQ PRISON ABUSE CHARGES SHAKE JORDANIAN VIEW OF [...] (C) Shocked and consumed by heavy media coverage of the Iraqi prison abuse scandal, Jordanians tell us that the resulting damage to America's image in the region may be "irreversible." The bombardment of images of naked Iraqi men forced into humiliating sexual positions, as American personn [...]	2004-05-04 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ASEC PTER KISL IZ JO
04AMMAN342	FY-04 FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM ON [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION REQUESTS A FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FOR TEN DAYS STARTING THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH, 2004 FOR THREE LEADING JORDANIAN SCHOLARS ON "RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND COEXISTENCE." THE REQUEST SUPPORTS THE MISSION'S LONG TERM OBJECTIVES OF "DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS" AN [...]	2004-01-15 11:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL OIIP JO
04AMMAN3449	MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS TO [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-06 11:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN3484	JORDANIANS VENT ANGER AT U.S., WHILE OTHERS [...] (C) Strong public opposition to U.S. policies in the region and, more recently, outrage over the Abu Ghreib prisoner abuse story continue to fuel anti-U.S. sentiment in Jordan. Articles attacking the U.S. figure prominently in the press while opposition groups have stepped up their activitie [...]	2004-05-06 16:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PHUM PREL KISL KPAL IZ IS JO
04AMMAN3600	PUBLIC ACCOLADES FOR KING'S WHITE HOUSE MEETING, [...] (C) Jordanians lauded King Abdullah for his May 6 meeting with President Bush, crediting the King with three specific achievements: 1) securing written U.S. guarantees to protect Jordan's interests; 2) encouraging a much-awaited presidential apology for Iraq prison abuse; and 3) influencing [...]	2004-05-10 15:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IZ JO
04AMMAN3638	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI PRISONERS ABUSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-11 09:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN3690	IRAQ, PEACE PROCESS WILL DOMINATE DEAD SEA WEF [...] (C) In hosting the second World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at the Dead Sea, King Abdullah hopes to promote Jordan as an island of political stability and economic opportunity in the region, and portray himself as both a peacemaker and deal-maker. Your participation underscores U.S. suppor [...]	2004-05-12 12:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PTER ASEC OVIP KPAL JO
04AMMAN3717	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-12 13:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN3733	GOJ PROGRESSING ON PLAN OF ACTION FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) The Ministry of Political Development recently distributed a draft strategy and plan of action for political reform to selected diplomatic missions, members of Parliament (MPs),journalists and NGOs. The plan is relatively forthright in its assessment of the obstacles to the development [...]	2004-05-13 09:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM JO
04AMMAN3739	MEDIA REACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-13 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN3907	IRAQ FY 05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM [...] NAME: MS.AMAL UMRAN AL RUBAIEE TITLE: MANAGER, WOMENS'S CENTER COUNCIL PROJECT: RP: "YOUNG LEADERS," JULY 7-JULY 22, 2005 NOMINATING SECTION: PAO- KARBALA- R. ANDREW DICKSON III RANK 1 2. NAME: MS. NIHAL ABDULZAHRA TITLE: MEMBER OF PROVINCIAL CONCIL PROJECT: MRP: "GRASSROOTS DE [...]	2004-05-19 10:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI OEXC SCUL JO PGOVE
04AMMAN399	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-19 15:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN4230	POSITIVE JORDANIAN REACTION TO G-8 REFORM PLAN [...] (U) Embassy Amman has continued its consultations with Jordanian government officials and civil society leaders on the G-8 reform plan (refs). Feedback has been constructive, highlighting weaknesses of the civil society movement and Jordanian government strictures that could affect reform i [...]	2004-05-27 12:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV JO
04AMMAN4236	IRAQIS IN JORDAN FEAR JUNE 30 HANDOVER WILL RESULT [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are Iraqis in Jordan who fear that the June 30 transfer of authority to the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) will result in an escalation of violence, and support the presence of coalition forces until a stable government is in place. END SUMMARY. -------------------------- [...]	2004-05-27 13:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IZ JO
04AMMAN4329	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-01 10:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN435	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-20 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN4427	MEDIA REACTION ON NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-02 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN4493	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-03 11:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN4555	JORDANIAN PRESS: WHEN IN A PICKLE, PRAISE THE KING [...] (C) Summary. Given the anti-American sentiment on the street and the recent events of Abu Ghreib prison and the violence in Rafah, the Jordanian news media have not missed an opportunity over the past month to attack not only U.S. policy, but American institutions and society in general. The [...]	2004-06-06 13:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PA PREL KPAO IO
04AMMAN4698	NO TALK OF KUWAITI OIL IN JORDAN [...] (C) REF B requested Embassy Amman's readout on a reported Jordanian claim of an understanding regarding Kuwaiti provision of oil to Jordan. In the Ambassador's recent discussions with the King, the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister (Ref A),we have heard no claims of a Kuwaiti promise [...]	2004-06-09 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IZ KU JO
04AMMAN5007	JORDANIAN VISITS TO WEST BANK STIR CONTROVERSY [...] (C) The visit of two Jordanian delegations to the West Bank earlier this month has fueled speculation among some quarters about the GOJ's future role in the West Bank. On June 2-3, a group of retired Jordanian generals conducted a Track II related visit to Israel and the West Bank. Separate [...]	2004-06-21 07:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KPAL IS JO
04AMMAN5080	MEDIA REACTION ON THE AL-QAEDA BEHEADINGS [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-22 10:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN5131	JORDAN'S EDUCATION MINISTRY EMBROILED IN CHEATING [...] (C) The Education Ministry is under fire after the GOJ announced on June 21 the suspension of Jordan's annual high school exams (tawjihi) to investigate allegations that students obtained copies of at least one of the exams in advance. The head of the GID's Anti-Corruption Unit says that at [...]	2004-06-23 15:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC JO
04AMMAN5353	MEDIA REACTION ON TRANSFER OF IRAQI AUTHORITY [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-29 11:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN5385	MEDIA REACTION ON TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-30 12:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN5415	MEDIA REACTION ON TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY TO [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-01 11:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN5431	KING ABDULLAH WELCOMES IIG; PRIVATE JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The official GOJ reaction to the surprise early transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) was strongly positive. King Abdullah sent separate congratulatory messages to President al-Yawar and Prime Minister Allawi pledging Jordan's full support to ensure Iraqi [...]	2004-07-02 08:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
04AMMAN5475	SPEAKER EVALUATION: GOJ SPOKESPERSON TRAINING [...] Summary: PA Amman sponsored a three-day training course for newly-appointed Government of Jordan spokespersons led by IIP-arragned media expert and author Margueritte Sullivan June 7-9. Twenty-two spokespersons took part in the training, representing the Jordanian Ministries of Justice, For [...]	2004-07-06 07:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO JO
04AMMAN5480	MEDIA REACTION ON SADDAM'S TRIAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-06 10:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN5522	MEDIA REACTION ON SADDAM'S TRIAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-07 11:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN5674	JORDANIAN CABINET SENDS MEDIA REFORM MEASURES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE JORDANIAN CABINET APPROVED JULY 6 THREE MEASURES AIMED AT LIBERALIZING PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA IN JORDAN. DRAFT REFORMS INCLUDE THE ELIMINATION OF PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEW OF BOOKS; PROTECTION OF JOURNALISTS FROM DETENTION OR THE CLOSURE OF PUBLICATIONS WITHOUT A COURT ORDE [...]	2004-07-08 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM JO
04AMMAN5684	ACTIVISTS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN AGAINST GOJ SECURITY [...] (C) Media reports of King Abdullah's purported readiness to send troops to Iraq elicited a quick "clarification" by the Foreign Ministry while prompting opposition activists to launch a petition campaign against the government's Iraq policy. One of the campaign organizers accused the King and [...]	2004-07-08 15:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ JO
04AMMAN5695	ARAB WOMEN JOURNALISTS STRENGTHEN TIES, QUESTION PRIORITIES AND PLEDGE TO REACH OUT TO THE USA [...] Summary: The third annual conference of the Arab Women's Media Center (AWMC),a Jordanian NGO, brought together 60 women from 12 Arab countries, the Palestinian Authority and Israel in late June. USG sponsorship made it possible for these women to gather in Amman; over 80 percent of the fund [...]	2004-07-09 08:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KWMN KPAL ALNEA
04AMMAN5725	GOJ APPROVAL RATING RISES IN POLL, BUT HOW LONG [...] (C) The government of Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez enjoyed a rise in public approval ratings, according to an opinion poll conducted 200 days after the government's formation. The poll director attributed this development to low initial expectations and a combination of one-time factors, a [...]	2004-07-11 13:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PTER ECON JO
04AMMAN5786	MEDIA REACTION ON THE HAGUE'S VERDICT ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-12 08:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN5935	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-15 11:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN6039	MEDIA REACTION ON "CHAOS" IN GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-19 11:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN6107	MEDIA REACTION ON "CHAOS" IN GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-20 12:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN6171	JAF VICE CHIEF OF STAFF CRITICIZES SYRIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: JAF Vice Chief of Staff General Saud Nsairat alleged that Syrian border officials are not putting forth a sincere effort to stop illegal border crossers and weapons from entering Jordan. Nsairat said Jordan needed a large x-ray machine to inspect vehicles entering Jordan through [...]	2004-07-21 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IZ JO
04AMMAN6173	ALLAWI HAS PRODUCTIVE VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan FM Marwan Muasher told A/S Bloomfield and Charge July 19 that the then-ongoing visit of Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) Prime Minister Allawi was proceeding positively. Both sides showed a clear political will to establish solid, positive bilateral relations and to resolve [...]	2004-07-22 04:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
04AMMAN62	MEDIA REACTION ON CHANGING THE CURRICULUM IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-05 14:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN629	MEDIA REACTION ON VP CHENEY'S REMARKS AT THE [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-26 12:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN6305	MEDIA REACTION ON DARFUR CRISIS, ISRAEL'S [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-26 10:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN6437	IRAQI CHARGE UPBEAT ON RECEPTION, ALLAWI VISIT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Charge in Amman Ma'an Barakat portrayed a July 26 reception celebrating the transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) as a "major success". The turnout, however, was far smaller than Iraqi National Day receptions of the recent past. Barakat said that v [...]	2004-07-29 15:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
04AMMAN6438	IRAQ MISCELLANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Consul in Amman Ahmad Jirallah confirmed a July 28 media report that the mission would not place visas inside passports containing Israeli stamps. EU rep Ana Gallo Alvarez said the EU is hoping to open a Baghdad office at the end of 2005, though this date could be moved up. [...]	2004-07-29 15:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
04AMMAN6441	SOCIAL SECURITY CHAIR WANTS TO SOLVE "PENSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The sustainability of the national pension fund is a source of concern to Social Security Corporation (SSC) chairman Khalid Al-Wazani - but he has a plan to address these problems. There is progress on the SSC,s proposed buyout of the stake held by the Arab Potash Company in J [...]	2004-07-29 16:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KPRV PINR JO
04AMMAN6463	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-02 12:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN6473	GOJ SPOKESWOMAN BRISTLES AT REPORTS OF ISRAELI [...] (U) The GOJ reacted angrily to Israeli media reports August 1 claiming that Israel is trying to block the U.S. sale of AMRAAM missiles to Jordan. Minister of State and Government Spokeswoman Asma Khader alleged that Israeli opposition to the arms deal was in response to Jordan's strong stanc [...]	2004-08-02 14:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL IS JO
04AMMAN6508	JORDAN IPR - TWO STEPS FORWARD, A HALF STEP BACK [...] This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's parliament began debate on the temporary copyright law and FTA-compliant amendments to it in mid-July. Although MPs did not conclude deliberations before adjourning, the chief government proponent of the amended copyrigh [...]	2004-08-03 15:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EAID KTIA PHUM JO
04AMMAN6545	KING'S SLAP AT PA STIRS CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary. King Abdullah's comments about the stymied peace process during a prime-time interview with al-Arabiya has sparked controversy, prompting Palestinian officials to seek "clarification" from Amman. The King reiterated the importance of the roadmap. In response to a suggestion th [...]	2004-08-04 15:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL IS JO
04AMMAN6576	NEW JORDAN DAILY SHAKES UP MEDIA MARKET [...] Summary: A new Jordanian daily newspaper ("Al Ghad" - "tomorrow") hit the stands August 1, billing itself as an independent (financially and editorially) alternative to Jordan's staid and risk-averse media establishment. Its owner, a marketing tycoon with connections to the Royal Family, pro [...]	2004-08-05 14:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV KMPI PHUM KMDR JO
04AMMAN6638	JORDANIAN HOSTAGE IN IRAQ RELEASED AFTER FAMILY [...] (C) Summary: A Jordanian businessman abducted in Iraq has returned to Jordan after his family paid a $100,000 ransom. The GOJ confirms it is still working "behind the scenes" -- in part through the mediation of an Iraqi tribal leader -- to secure the release of two others kidnapped on July [...]	2004-08-09 10:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER JO IQ
04AMMAN664	MEDIA REACTION ON VP CHENEY'S REMARKS IN [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-27 12:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN6771	ANTI-NORMALIZERS, ISLAMISTS DEFY GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) The Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) announced a "boycott" of MP Raed Qaqish after he appeared on an Al Hurra television program debating an Israeli official. The GOJ publicly rebuked the JEA and the related Professional Associations Council (PAC),reminding them that the PAC Anti-Norm [...]	2004-08-12 14:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IS JO
04AMMAN688	JORDANIANS NOTE THAT STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH [...] (U) President Bush's state of the union address has received substantial coverage in all major dailies. While many of these reports were mostly factual in nature, several prominent articles highlighted the absence of references to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as well as the Democrats' c [...]	2004-01-27 17:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO KTER
04AMMAN6881	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-16 12:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN6951	QIZ GARMENT FACTORIES IN JORDAN: STITCHING A NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) in Jordan have created thousands of semi-skilled industrial jobs, attracted foreign investment, and increased exports. Less evident are the ensuing impacts that the factories have had on individuals, families, and villages - particularly in th [...]	2004-08-18 05:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ETRD PREL KTIA ECON ELAB IS JO
04AMMAN699	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI WMD [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-28 13:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN7196	PAN-ISLAMIC THINK TANK WEIGHS IN FOR [...] Summary. Under the auspices of Crown Prince Hamza, the Aal-al-Beit Foundation held a conference, Aug. 20 - 23, on "The Islamic System of Governance and Democracy." About 40 well-known Islamic scholars and media personalities, such as Sheikh Yousuf Al Qardawi of Al Jazeera fame, affirmed th [...]	2004-08-26 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG
04AMMAN7199	JORDANIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Strong GOJ backing for the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) continues, but the GOJ has yet to comment publicly on the situation in Najaf or the new Iraqi Interim National Council (IINC). The Najaf situation draws significant negative attention here. End Summary. -------------- [...]	2004-08-26 15:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
04AMMAN7319	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-01 11:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN7400	MEDIA REACTION ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-07 12:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN7404	GOJ REFORMERS TOUT PROGRESS DURING MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Key GOJ reformers presented a positive picture to S/P Director Mitchell Reiss of Jordan's pioneering progress to implement key economic, political and social reforms, but acknowledged that significant obstacles remain. Several activists, including a former Prime Minister, are no [...]	2004-09-07 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IZ JO
04AMMAN748	IRAQI POLICE GRADUATION [...] The first class of Iraqi police cadets graduated from their coursework at the Jordan International Police Training Center on January 29. The 500 cadets were greeted by the Iraqi and Jordanian Interior Ministers, CPA senior advisor Steve Casteel, senior Jordanian police, and diplomats represe [...]	2004-01-29 12:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ JO
04AMMAN7506	Iraqi Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) [...] (SBU) On September 6 the Japanese Embassy in Amman hosted an information sharing meeting on the current activities of the Iraqi Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) in the run up to the October 13-14 Tokyo Donor Conference. The meeting was chaired by IRRFI Donor Committee chief Amba [...]	2004-09-09 06:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID IZ
04AMMAN7529	IRAQ BORDER UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordanian security officials at the Karameh border crossing have eased restrictions on the entry of Iraqis. Communications between Jordanian and Iraqi border officials remain poor, and Iraqi border officials are, reportedly, demanding bribes at numerous "check points" prior to f [...]	2004-09-09 14:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS CPAS PTER MOPS IZ JO KINR
04AMMAN7571	MEDIA REACTION ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-13 10:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN7732	JORDAN MEDIA: 9/11 EDITORIALS TURN ANGRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Opinion columns published around the 9/11 anniversary in Jordan reflected a depressed and angry tone, with many writers railing against a U.S. response to the attacks they claim has undermined global security. One writer said the time for sympathy with America was over, and a [...]	2004-09-17 11:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KMDR KISL JO
04AMMAN7959	DEATH OF PRISON INMATE AND RELATED ABUSE [...] (C) A report on abuses in Jordanian prisons, including the alleged beating death of an inmate, has prompted government and press inquiries. End Summary. -------------------- DEATH AT AL-JUWEIDEH -------------------- 2. (U) On September 19, the Jordanian press made public a report by [...]	2004-09-23 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMPI JO
04AMMAN7960	STATE SECURITY COURT RESUMES AFTER SUMMER HIATUS [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-23 15:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC JO
04AMMAN8135	ARAB MINISTERS LAUNCH REGIONAL GOOD GOVERNANCE [...] (U) Fifteen Arab ministers meeting in Amman, Jordan, along with representatives from the OECD and UNDP, announced September 26 the launch of a regional reform initiative focused on good governance and administrative modernization. The initiative is an outgrowth of commitments to reform made a [...]	2004-09-30 14:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM KMPI JO
04AMMAN818	FY-04 FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM ON "RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND COEXISTENCE". [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION REQUESTS A FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FROM MARCH 1-9, 2004, FOR FOUR LEADING JORDANIAN SCHOLARS ON "RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND COEXISTENCE." THE REQUEST SUPPORTS THE MISSION'S LONG TERM OBJECTIVES OF "DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS" AND "U.S. SOCIETY AND VALUES." FUN [...]	2004-02-03 13:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL OIIP JO
04AMMAN8350	KING ABDALLAH FIVE YEARS ON [...] (C) Jordan's King Abdallah continues to enjoy firm backing from the Hashemites' traditional pillars of support -- the East Bank tribes and the security/military services -- as well as the economic elite. His supporters give him credit for navigating Jordan through several regional crises dur [...]	2004-10-06 12:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL KMPI ECON JO
04AMMAN842	JORDAN: HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY IN 2003/4 [...] Post is providing the following report on actions taken by the USG in Jordan during 2003 and January 2004. This information is keyed to the requirements of reftel para 6. 2. Begin text: A) Jordan has a history of restrictions on freedom of speech, press, assembly, and association, a weak [...]	2004-02-04 11:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM JO
04AMMAN850	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-04 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN8544	ISLAMISTS BURN ISRAELI, U.S. FLAGS; KING EXTOLS [...] (U) Islamic Action Front (IAF) leaders organized a peaceful demonstration October 8 in Amman protesting Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as the U.S. presence in Iraq. Protesters called for "unfreezing" assets of ostensible Palestinian charities. Separately, King Abdullah p [...]	2004-10-14 15:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC PREL PTER KISL KPAL IS IZ JO
04AMMAN8595	MEDIA REACTION ON ANTI-SEMITISM LAW [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-18 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN8693	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, THE MIDDLE EAST, ANTI- [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-21 11:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN8809	UNRWA WEST BANK STRIKE: UNION LEADERS HOPE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNRWA's West Bank Field is entering a third week of strike action by its locally-hired employees. UNRWA staff report that militant union leaders demanding hazard pay and other wage increases are enforcing the action through threats of violence. The strike has severely impacted t [...]	2004-10-26 12:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID ELAB JO SY LE IS
04AMMAN8812	BIOS FOR JORDAN'S NEW CABINET MEMBERS [...] (U) King Abdullah swore in ten new ministers October 24 and accepted the resignation of three (ref A). The expanded cabinet raised the number of ministers from 21 to 28 by separating ministerial portfolios combined when PM Fayez's first cabinet was formed in October 2003 and by creating two ne [...]	2004-10-26 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM JO
04AMMAN9153	JORDANIAN PUBLIC AND MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] OUTSIDE RULING CIRCLES, POST'S JORDANIAN CONTACTS REACTED WITH SUBDUED EMOTIONS TO THE RE-ELECTION OF PRESIDENT BUSH. MOST REMAIN HIGHLY CRITICAL OF U.S. POLICIES TOWARDS THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT AND IRAQ, BUT DOUBT THAT A KERRY ADMINISTRATION WOULD HAVE PURSUED SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT POLICI [...]	2004-11-16 06:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN9278	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-21 11:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN9502	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-30 12:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN9851	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-13 12:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN9888	MEDIA REACTION ON UKRAINE [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-14 12:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04ANKARA1007	OUTREACH TO MUSLIM AUDIENCES IN TURKEY [...] While Turkey's 20th century history is completely different from other countries in the Greater Middle East, the issues we are dealing with in this 99 percent Muslim country are at their base only different in degrees. Like the rest of the region, Turkey has been governed by an elite intent [...]	2004-02-21 07:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI KISL TU
04ANKARA1058	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-24 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1133	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-26 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA118	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-08 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1208	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-01 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

04ANKARA1233	TURKEY: 2004 ANTI TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Embassy point of contact is David McFarland, who replaces Phil Kaplan following submission of this report. Kaplan (rank: FSO-03) spent approximately 100 hours in prepara [...]	2004-03-02 11:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
04ANKARA1237	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-02 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA126	POLICE REMOVED FROM HUMAN RIGHTS BOARDS UNDER NEW [...] (C) Summary: Under a new GOT regulation, police and Jandarma have been removed from the provincial and subprovincial Human Rights Boards, and the overall proportion of public officials on the boards has been reduced. The regulation also provides more specific guidelines on how the boards are [...]	2004-01-08 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA1276	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, WEDNESDAY [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-03 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1303	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-04 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1316	TURKOMAN BOOKS SEIZED AT IRAQ-TURKEY BORDER - KDP [...] (C) On March 2, the Turkish MFA informed Post that a shipment of 8,000 books in Arabic being sent to Turkmen in Kirkuk by the Turkoman Cooperation and Cultural Foundation were seized and the Turkish citizen drivers of the trucks carrying the books detained by KDP officials at the Ibrahim Khali [...]	2004-03-04 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA1342	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-05 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1350	TURKISH COMPETITION POLICY - EU ACCESSION REQUIRES [...] (SBU) Summary. According to officials of the Representation of the European Commission to Turkey (EC Representation),over the past six years the Turkish Competition Authority (CA) has made good progress in those few sectors where it has chosen to focus. However, many sectors remain concentr [...]	2004-03-05 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TU ECIN
04ANKARA1379	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-08 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA14	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-02 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1418	TURKEY: LEADING KURDS IN ANKARA DIVIDED ON SPLITS [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish DEHAP leaders in Ankara have asserted to us that apparent splits in terrorist Kongra Gel and in the Kurdish DEHAP are ephemeral. While allowing that a "misunderstanding" arose in Kongra Gel, they deny its seriousness and claim the dispute is being exaggerated by local med [...]	2004-03-09 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA1420	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-10 05:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1437	BANK REGULATORS GRAPPLE WITH FAILED BANK OWNERS [...] (Sbu) Summary: The recently-appointed management of the now-separate bank regulatory agencies are struggling to deal with a range of issues relating to the failed banks. Having moved decisively to seize Uzan group companies, the new Deposit Guarantee Fund Chairman told Econcouns he will try to [...]	2004-03-10 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
04ANKARA1445	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-10 16:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1481	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-12 05:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1500	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-12 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA151	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-09 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1539	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-15 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1577	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-16 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1649	IRAQI TURKMEN CULTURAL AND SOLIDARITY ASSOC. [...] (SBU) On March 17, two representatives of the Iraqi Turkmen Cultural and Solidarity Association, Abbas Turkmen and Tahsin Saaci, called on PolMilOff to deliver a letter to President Bush (text at para 3) complaining about Iraq's Transitional Administrative Law (TAL),and said their main concer [...]	2004-03-18 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TU IZ
04ANKARA1665	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-19 11:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1674	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-19 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1698	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-22 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1711	AFGHAN COORDINATOR TAYLOR'S VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: Afghan Coordinator Taylor held wide-ranging and candid consultations with MFA and TGS officials in Ankara on March 12. Turkish officials stressed the theme of "Afghanistan for Afghans" throughout the talks, arguing their commitment to stabilization and reconstruction efforts ther [...]	2004-03-23 07:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR PREL TU
04ANKARA1786	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-24 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1813	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-26 06:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1833	TURKISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE WEST [...] (C) Summary: The ruling AKP's chances of winning municipalities in the Aegean region is hampered by the party's uninspiring candidates. Rather than build support through intense door-to-door campaigning, AKP is relying on the popularity of P.M. Erdogan and the AKP "brand" to attract voters. [...]	2004-03-26 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA1854	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-29 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1880	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-30 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1928	SCENESETTER FOR THE APRIL 2004 VISIT OF GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a time when the US-TU relationship is generally on the mend. It has been more than a year since the 1 March vote and 6 months since the 7 October vote and the "soft landing". Once again, generally, the US-TU relationship is best approached from a [...]	2004-04-02 06:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CY IZ TU
04ANKARA1946	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-02 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1984	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-05 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2008	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-07 04:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2010	TURKISH MEDIA: REQUEST TO TAPE A PRIME-TIME [...] Post strongly supports the request of prominent Turkish national security strategist Faruk Demir and centrist daily "Aksam"'s Ankara bureau chief Nuray Basaran to tape an interview with Secretary Powell to feature as the inauguration, or one of the first broadcasts, of their new, prime-time TV [...]	2004-04-07 06:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA2025	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-07 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2026	TURKEY'S CYPRUS ENDGAME [...] (C) Summary: Assuming an April 24 approval by both Turkish and Greek Cypriots, Turkey's AKP government is poised to play out its Cyprus endgame with the military, President Sezer, and the Parliament. In a stormy April 5 meeting of Turkey's National Security Council (NSC),the military and P [...]	2004-04-07 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PREL TU
04ANKARA2076	Trafficking in Persons: HRDF Reports Recent [...] To establish a network among non-governmental organizations in Turkey and regional countries affected by human trafficking; 2. To provide training for government officers to refresh and consolidate on the recent amendments of Turkish Penal Code an [...]	2004-04-09 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2078	TURKISH POST-ELECTION POLITICS: WHAT IS THE [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan's reforms in pursuit of Turkey's EU candidacy suggest there is truth in his assertions that he and AKP hew to western concepts of democracy. At the same time, many in AKP and the Turkish "secular" establishment worry that because Erdogan and other AKP founders came out [...]	2004-04-09 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS TU
04ANKARA2109	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-12 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA211	USG-SOURCED WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE MIXES [...] (C) Summary: A January 9 article in the Wall Street Journal that quotes U.S. officials and misleadingly links the review of U.S. global defense posture to the commencement of the rotation of U.S. troops to and from Iraq through the Incirlik Air Base was ill-timed and has complicated the Miss [...]	2004-01-13 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS KPAO TU IZ
04ANKARA2119	TURKISH POLITICS: OPPOSITION CHP LEADER BAYKAL [...] (C) Summary: Opposition CHP chairman Baykal and his allies in the party continue their campaign of denial in the face of fierce intra-party criticism. Their hold on the party leadership appears solid for now, following a marathon of recent meetings in which CHP members at all levels -- most of [...]	2004-04-13 07:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA2137	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-13 13:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2138	Trafficking in Persons: IOM Reports Recent [...] (U) SUMMARY: In April 9 discussions with Emboff, IOM Chief of Mission Regina Boucault cited 1) ongoing anti-TIP training for Turkish law enforcement officials, and 2) implementation of a victim referral agreement between the Ministry of Interior and Turkey's leading TIP NGO as continuing evide [...]	2004-04-13 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA214	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-13 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2152	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for Consular Affairs Haldun Otman, visiting USDOJ Civil Rights Division Chief Al Moskowitz discussed USG efforts to combat trafficking in the United States, noting success in USG methods for 1) identifying victims, 2) disti [...]	2004-04-14 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2154	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-15 04:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2185	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-15 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2198	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial local FSN tr [...]	2004-04-16 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2200	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-16 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2204	TURKISH CHOD OZKOK GIVES DELPHIC MESSAGE ON [...] (C) Summary: Most Turkish commentators interpreted CHOD Ozkok's careful April 13 remarks on Cyprus as a signal the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will not oppose Turkish Cypriot or Turkish parliamentary acceptance of the draft Cyprus settlement. A number of observers, however, taking into account [...]	2004-04-16 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MARR TU
04ANKARA2206	TURKEY AND NORTHERN IRAQ: KONGRA GEL (KGK) MITIGATION STRATEGY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric S. Edelman. Reasons: 1.4 (b),(c) and (d). 2. (S) Summary: We agree with CPA that Turkish troops in northern Iraq could become a problem after the June 30 transfer of sovereignty, but Embassy Ankara does not believe the approach recommended in reftel will work wi [...]	2004-04-17 06:22:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS TU IZ
04ANKARA2240	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-21 06:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA226	PRESIDENT ASSAD'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Assad's January 6-9 visit to Turkey was the first by any Syrian President. Assad met one-on-one with PM Erdogan and President Sezer, and also met FM Gul, TGS Chief Ozkok, Parliament Speaker Arinc, and main opposition CHP leader Baykal. Turkish contacts say GOT raised terrorism, [...]	2004-01-14 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY TU IS
04ANKARA2268	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-21 07:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2282	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-21 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2291	TURKEY'S GREYING WOLVES: RIGHTIST-NATIONALIST MHP [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of rightist-nationalist MHP are spinning March 28 municipal election results as a victory. According to at least one MHP official, however, the party had expected a better showing. Although MHP leaders profess a desire to bring the party into the mainstream, party policie [...]	2004-04-21 16:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA231	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] Iraq 2. Cyprus Can't We be More Transparent? Sami Kohen observed in the mass appeal Milliyet (1/14): "There is no meaning and no benefit in equating the use of Incirlik air base for the US troop rotation with the March 1 decree. The TGS and the Government already announced that the Jun [...]	2004-01-14 16:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2321	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-22 15:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2327	OPPOSITION CHP: IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND [...] (C) Summary: Unable to look at the beam in their own eye to understand their own responsibility for CHP's serious decline, CHP leader Baykal and others in his circle are looking for a mote in the U.S.'s eye as they accuse the USG of actively seeking Baykal's ouster. All the while rebels in CH [...]	2004-04-23 08:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA2332	TURKISH MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS IN RUN-UP TO POTUS [...] As we approach the June 26-29 POTUS visit to Turkey for bilateral meetings in Ankara and the NATO Summit in Istanbul, Turkish press interest in the visit is building. The embassy has received numerous requests from Turkish media outlets to interview USG principals in the run-up to the visit, a [...]	2004-04-26 09:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OVIP TU
04ANKARA2391	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-28 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2392	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-28 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2419	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-29 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2422	TURKEY: MFA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO GME POINTS, [...] (C) In an April 29 meeting, Emboff delivered reftel talking points and draft papers to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Section Chief Hasan Sekizkok. Emboff 1) reviewed GME points raised by U/S Larson and A/S Burns during their April 13 briefing, 2) solicited tangible GOT input on developin [...]	2004-04-29 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI PREL EAID XF PK TU
04ANKARA2453	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-30 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2474	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-03 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2490	BANKING REGULATORY UPDATE: COURT RULING [...] (Sbu) Summary: On April 29 the Turkish Court of Accounts reaffirmed its earlier decision overturning the bank regulatory agency's 2001 takeover of Demir Bank and Kent Bank. While the decision provides yet another example of a questionable ruling by a Turkish court and damages the credibility [...]	2004-05-04 12:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
04ANKARA2509	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-04 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2541	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-05 16:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2577	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-06 17:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2590	IRAQ: TURKISH PRESS REACTION TO ABU GHRAIB ABUSE [...] (SBU) Abuse of prisoners by US forces at Abu Ghraib has dominated the Turkish press since the photos were published last weekend. Drawing from reports in US publications, all major papers and broadcast news channels have reported on the abuses in detail. They have also reported fairly and ac [...]	2004-05-07 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OPRC KMDR PHUM MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA2594	IRAQ: TURKISH OFFICIAL, PARLIAMENTARY AND NGO [...] (SBU) While Turkish officials have not complained to us about the torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners, the Turkish press, Parliament and NGO community are vocally expressing their disgust with the news. Several groups have peacefully demonstrated in front of the US and UK Embassies in Ankara. [...]	2004-05-07 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MOPS MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA2598	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-07 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2623	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-10 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA263	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-15 16:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2695	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-12 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2717	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-13 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2741	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-14 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2779	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-17 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2791	GOT CANCELS $2B ATAK HELICOPTER, $1B UAV, AND AN [...] (C) The Executive Committee (PM, CHOD and MOD) announced May 14 that it had canceled procurement programs for attack helicopters and UAVs, as well as a moribund program for main battle tanks. The EC publicly explained its decision as an effort to better acquire new models based on domestic pr [...]	2004-05-17 16:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL TU IS
04ANKARA2812	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-18 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2823	TURKISH POLITICAL STABILITY: TENSIONS BREAK THE [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has entered a period of increased political tension as a result of the education reform controversy. PM Erdogan will remain under constant pressure from within his AK Party and from the Turkish military. Erdogan and AKP are showing strains as even relatively "liberal" memb [...]	2004-05-20 05:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS ECON EFIN TU
04ANKARA2857	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-20 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2881	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-21 16:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2894	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-24 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2913	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-25 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2977	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-27 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA300	INCIRLIK AND OIF-2: TURKS REITERATE THAT ROTATION [...] (C) MFA DDG for the Americas Ilicak summoned Pol-Mil Counselor to the MFA January 15 to reiterate the GOT's understanding that the activities related to the rotation will be conducted in accordance with the rules/principles outlined by the Turks. The MFA appears to have done so in response to [...]	2004-01-16 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA3008	PM ERDOGAN'S TRIP TO SEA ISLAND: DELIVERABLES [...] (S) Summary: With the invitation for PM Erdogan to attend the Sea Island G-8, we have three opportunities for POTUS/PM interaction in the next month: Sea Island, the POTUS Ankara visit and the NATO Summit. This intense U.S./Turkish contact comes amid domestic pressure about the role of Isl [...]	2004-06-01 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	CASC CY ECON IZ PHUM PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA3033	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-01 18:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3046	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-02 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3048	TIP: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, MAY 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about GOT anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in national and international news media. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish unless otherwise noted) is provided through unofficial [...]	2004-06-02 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3077	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-03 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3088	PM ERDOGAN'S TRIP TO SEA ISLAND: DELIVERABLES [...] (S) Summary: With the invitation for PM Erdogan to attend the Sea Island G-8, we have three opportunities for POTUS/PM interaction in the next month: Sea Island, the POTUS Ankara visit and the NATO Summit. This intense U.S./Turkish contact comes amid domestic pressure about the role of Isl [...]	2004-06-04 11:00:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	CASC CY ECON IZ PHUM PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA3108	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-04 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3136	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-07 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3149	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-08 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA32	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-05 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3201	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-09 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3236	TURKEY BEGINS BROADCASTS IN KURDISH, OTHER [...] (C) Summary: June 7 state-owned TRT broadcasting company began airing news and cultural programs on radio and TV in Kurdish and three other languages traditionally spoken in Anatolia, in a long-delayed GOT effort to comply with EU free speech requirements. Contacts say PM Erdogan and FM Gul o [...]	2004-06-10 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU

04ANKARA3328	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-14 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3405	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-15 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3429	MEETING WITH BANK REGULATORY BOARD CHAIRMAN [...] (Sbu) Summary: Bank Regulatory Board (BRSA) Chairman Tevfik Bilgin told econcouns June 14 that his priority is preparation for the lifting of the blanket guarantee on deposits July 5, specifically monitoring to ensure there is no flight of deposits from private to state-owned banks. Bilgin rev [...]	2004-06-16 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
04ANKARA3435	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-16 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3458	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-17 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3481	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-18 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3484	SCENESETTER FOR CODELS FRIST, LUGAR, AND BEREUTER [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Erdogan's ruling AK Party (AKP) appears unassailable, with a two-thirds majority in Parliament and no viable opposition party. GOT legal reforms have improved the chances for an accession negotiation start date from the EU in December. Yet AKP struggles with corruption, ad h [...]	2004-06-21 11:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS ECON MARR TU
04ANKARA3507	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-21 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA355	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-20 16:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3589	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-25 05:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3603	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-25 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA361	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 18 CONVERSATION WITH FOREIGN [...] (S) TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AN EARLIER SCHEDULED FAMILY BRUNCH ON JANUARY 18, AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED PM ERDOGAN'S UPCOMING VISIT TO WASHINGTON EXTENSIVELY WITH DEPUTY PM AND FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH GUL. FM GUL LISTENED ATTENTIVELY AS AMBASSADOR WALKED THROUGH THE POINTS IN REFS A AND B LINE BY [...]	2004-01-21 04:43:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	CY IZ PGOV PINS PREL TU
04ANKARA3619	TURKEY OFFICIALLY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON THE [...] This is an action requested -- see para 2. 2. On June 25, the Embassy received diplomatic note number 2204/KOKD/262781, dated June 23, 2004, requesting information on an alleged incident on June 18 in which a Turkish national was killed by U.S. forces at a check point between Ramadi and Fal [...]	2004-06-26 09:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL IZ TU
04ANKARA3621	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-27 12:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3622	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-27 12:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3631	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-28 08:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3632	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-28 08:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3633	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-28 08:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3673	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JUNE 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about Turkey- specific anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press clips. Text of any articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation, unless otherwise noted. 2 [...]	2004-06-29 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3724	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-01 11:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3738	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-01 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3753	LEYLA ZANA HOSTS LUNCH FOR EU, U.S. DIPLOMATS [...] (C) Summary: Leyla Zana and the three other recently-released DEP deputies hosted a lunch on July 5 for diplomats from the EU and U.S. Although Zana and the other deputies said people in southeastern Turkey do not want violence, some EU diplomats -- and we -- left the lunch frustrated that [...]	2004-07-06 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TU
04ANKARA3779	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-07 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3782	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-07 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3791	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-08 09:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3802	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-08 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3828	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-09 17:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3840	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-12 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3908	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-14 16:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA396	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-22 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA397	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-22 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3976	ARE SE TURKEY PROTESTS AGAINST PKK TERROR [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-16 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PHUM ASEC IZ TU
04ANKARA3995	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-19 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4072	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-21 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4118	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-23 16:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4141	TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following Human Smuggling Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http:/ [...]	2004-07-28 07:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4147	TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http://www.mfa.gov [...]	2004-07-28 09:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4148	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial [...]	2004-07-28 09:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4179	TURKEY: MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH -- PCC REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Ref (B) details the context in which the Mission pursues outreach to Muslim audiences in Turkey. That information is excerpted, with minor updates, in para 2 and 3, while the rest of this message examines audiences and strategies for outreach. 2. (SBU) While Turkey's 20th century [...]	2004-07-28 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM KPAO OEXC OIIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL
04ANKARA4190	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-28 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4233	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-29 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4267	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-30 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4273	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JULY 16-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles not published in English is provided through unofficial local FSN translation or otherwise noted sources. 2. (U) Published July 28, 20 [...]	2004-08-02 08:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
04ANKARA4284	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, JULY 24-26, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 24-26, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ulkede Ozgur Gundem, [...]	2004-08-02 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ
04ANKARA4291	TURKS PREPARING NEW ATTACK HELICOPTER TENDER [...] (U) Defense industry and journalist sources expect SSM to issue a new RFP for attack helicopters this week. The previous tender was canceled last May after a seven-year process in which Bell Helicopter's Cobra was selected as the preferred aircraft (reftel). Under the procurement model at th [...]	2004-08-02 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA4320	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-03 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4370	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-04 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4397	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-05 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4428	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-06 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4448	TIP IN TURKEY: POLICE GUIDEBOOK ON TIP [...] (U) In an August 5 meeting at the Turkish Security Directorate, Foreigners Department Assistant Director Murat Oz provided para 2 text of the Turkish Security Directorate's anti-TIP guidebook. Oz told Emboff that the guidebook was published by the Security Directorate and dis [...]	2004-08-09 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4451	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-09 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4489	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-10 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4503	TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT I [...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Backgrou [...]	2004-08-11 08:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4526	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-11 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4541	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-12 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4544	TIP IN TURKEY: VISITING ARMENIAN DELEGATION TRIES [...] Summary: Visiting Armenian TIP-NGO Hope and Help and IOM Armenia Program Officer have briefed us on meetings with reps from Turkish NGOs, Armenian religious and media organizations, and Georgia's diplomatic mission in Turkey. Hope and Help rep described her meetings as "the first steps" in est [...]	2004-08-12 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU AM TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4563	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-13 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4580	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...]	2004-08-16 08:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4587	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-16 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4630	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-18 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4698	MEDIA CLAIMS OF US SUPPORT FOR PKK COMPLICATE [...] (SBU) The PKK issue, and the perceived lack of action by the United States against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, has become a chronic, negative story in Turkish media reporting on the U.S. and U.S.-Turkish relations. The story contributes to widespread negative perceptions of the United S [...]	2004-08-19 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER TU
04ANKARA4700	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-19 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4742	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-20 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4764	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-23 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA48	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-07 05:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4815	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-25 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4860	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-26 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA487	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-26 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4878	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-27 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4946	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-01 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4967	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-02 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4995	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-03 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5002	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 15- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 26, 2004 by Minsk Belaru [...]	2004-09-03 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5013	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-07 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5047	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-08 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5078	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-09 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA509	TURKISH REFUGEES IN IRAQ: BROAD CONSENSUS ON [...] (SBU) After three days of intense, hard-fought negotiations in Ankara January 20-22 between Turkish, Iraqi/CPA, US and UNHCR reps on a draft agreement for the repatriation of Turkish refugees from Iraq, the parties reached broad consensus on the content of an agreement. A text reflecting that [...]	2004-01-27 08:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA5100	MFA PROTESTS TURKMEN CASUALTIES IN TAL AFAR [...] (C) Summary: The Director General for Middle East Affairs summoned A/DCM to the MFA the evening of September 9 to express strong concern about Turkmen civilian casualties being incurred during current operations against insurgents in Tal Afar. The protest was motivated by anticipated politic [...]	2004-09-10 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
04ANKARA5110	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-10 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA512	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-27 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5143	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-13 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5183	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-14 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5195	GROWING TURKISH GOVERNMENT FRUSTRATION OVER LACK [...] (C) Summary: GOT frustration at the perceived lack of measures to ease Turkish Cypriots' isolation is growing. GOT interlocutors at all levels have expressed this frustration to us in recent meetings; Secretary Powell will hear much the same if he meets with FM Gul at UNGA. For now, the EU i [...]	2004-09-14 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PREL TU
04ANKARA5205	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 10, 2004 by Turkish l [...]	2004-09-15 09:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5221	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-15 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5266	SCENESETTER FOR DASD BRZEZINSKI'S SEPTEMBER 21 [...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes at a challenging time in our bilateral relations. Our painstaking efforts to rebuild relations over the last year, capped by a successful Istanbul NATO Summit in June, have resulted in the restoration of productive relations at the top military and civilian levels [...]	2004-09-16 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV PARM PTER OVIP MOPS MASS CY IR
04ANKARA5278	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-17 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5370	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-21 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5373	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-21 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5375	DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS [...] THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT INTENDED FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 9 AND 10, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPE ERIC STEWART TRAVELED TO ANKARA TO MEET WITH GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY OFFICIALS ON KEY BILATERAL ISSUES. [...]	2004-09-21 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD TU
04ANKARA5395	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-22 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5453	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-23 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5482	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-24 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5497	U.S. - Turkey Workshop Focuses Judges and [...] Summary: The September 9 and 10 "Workshop on Effective Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S. and Turkey" exposed Turkish judges and prosecutors to the U.S. IPR enforcement system, highlighted the concerns of U.S. and Turkish rightholders, and raised public awareness by gene [...]	2004-09-24 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TU
04ANKARA550	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-28 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5535	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-27 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5556	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-28 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5596	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-29 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5660	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-01 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5689	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-04 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

04ANKARA5708	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, SEPTEMBER 15-30, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 27, 200 [...]	2004-10-05 12:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5717	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-05 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA573	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-29 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5741	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-06 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5750	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, September 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published September 28, 2004 by the Anato [...]	2004-10-07 10:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5751	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 1-7, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-07 10:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	IN KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TIP TU
04ANKARA5758	SPECIAL TURKISH MEDIA REACTION: EU COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-07 12:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5777	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-08 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5791	Turkish Business: EU Accession Talks Not Enough [...] (SBU) Summary. Strong advocates of EU membership, leaders of Turkey's business community see accession negotiations as another step in a long, arduous process of economic and political change that will eventually make Turkey a more "normal" country. In contrast to their political counterpa [...]	2004-10-13 06:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TU
04ANKARA5807	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-13 10:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5830	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-14 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5844	IRAQ: VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL [...] Summary: Hamid Majid Musa, Vice President of the Iraqi National Council, told Ankara-based diplomats that January 2005 elections were on track despite the insurgency. On Kirkuk, he said that if the TAL- established Iraqi Property Claims Commission fails to resolve the population distribution [...]	2004-10-15 08:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ TU
04ANKARA5860	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 7-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 14, 2004 by the Anatoli [...]	2004-10-15 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5882	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-15 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5908	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-18 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5909	IRAQ: VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL [...] Summary: Hamid Majid Musa, Vice President of the Iraqi National Council, told Ankara-based diplomats that January 2005 elections were on track despite the insurgency. On Kirkuk, he said that if the TAL- established Iraqi Property Claims Commission fails to resolve the population distribution [...]	2004-10-18 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ TU
04ANKARA5934	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-19 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5964	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-20 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5968	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO MOLDOVA [...] SUMMARY. Turkish Ambassador to Moldova Fatma Topcuoglu delivered the following speech at a 2-day conference on human trafficking in Chisinau, Moldova. END SUMMARY. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT OF PREPARED REMARKS: SPEECH DELIVERED BY H.E. FATMA FIRAT TOPCUOGLU AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKE [...]	2004-10-20 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA5980	Turkey's New Bio-safety Law [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS, TURKEY IS POISED TO PASS A FAR-REACHING BIO-SAFETY LAW, WHICH COULD RESTRICT ALL IMPORTS AND PRODUCTION OF BIO- ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL AND POSSIBLY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS. THE FRAMEWORK LAW IS QUITE GENERAL AND, GIVEN PAST EXPERIE [...]	2004-10-21 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TU
04ANKARA5993	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-21 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6010	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-22 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6026	Problems with Banking Law Negotiations [...] (Sbu) Summary: Despite months of extensive consultation with bankers, and an explicit-but now postponed-IMF deadline, a new banking law drafted by Turkish regulators is considered far too restrictive by both bankers and the IMF. Bank regulators and the GOT are working to revise the text, but t [...]	2004-10-22 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
04ANKARA6048	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-25 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6069	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-26 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6072	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING EFFORTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to G/TIP inquires about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following October 2004 TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report will be published on-line at the MFA website at http://www.mf [...]	2004-10-26 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6092	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-27 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6116	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CALLING FOR NEW CONCEPT OF [...] (C) Summary: A GOT human rights board's report recommending Turkey update its concept of "minority" to make it consistent with Western European practices has stirred sharp controversy. Report notes Turkey continues to apply a narrow, discriminatory definition of "minority" based on Turkish St [...]	2004-10-28 10:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA615	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-30 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6150	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 14-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 31, 2004 by [...]	2004-11-01 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6206	AMBASSADOR EDELMAN'S OCTOBER 25 VISIT TO IZMIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Izmir provincial and municipal, business and academic officials warmly welcomed Ambassador Edelman during his first official visit to Izmir, October 25. Focusing on commercial issues, Ambassador encouraged both the business community and municipal officials to create an atmos [...]	2004-11-02 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA6207	SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR SCHNABEL'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey provides an excellent opportunity to assure the Turks that the U.S. continues to support Turkey's EU candidacy. Some elements in Turkey view the U.S. and EU as rival power blocs, and question why the U.S. would want Turkey in the EU. By highlighting areas o [...]	2004-11-02 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EU TU
04ANKARA6254	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-04 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6285	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-05 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA63	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-07 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6314	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 09:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6329	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6366	TIP IN TURKEY: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-10 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6393	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 1-10, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 10, 2004 by the Jerusalem [...]	2004-11-10 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6396	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-10 16:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6407	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-12 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6428	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-17 17:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6440	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-18 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6443	DAS KENNEDY DISCUSSES AEGEAN ISSUES WITH TURKISH [...] (S) Summary: DAS Laura Kennedy and Embassy Ankara DCM discussed the latest round of Turkish/Greek Aegean negotiations on November 12 with Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Baki Ilkin. Ilkin gave a readout of the status of Turkish/Greek negotiations on the Aegean, having just returned from Athens. Ilk [...]	2004-11-18 18:15:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	GR MOPS PREL TU
04ANKARA6513	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-23 05:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6541	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6565	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6599	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-26 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA660	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-05 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6615	DISTORTED TURKISH REACTION TO FALLUJAH OPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Over the past two weeks, Turkish media portrayal of the al-Fajr operation in Fallujah has been unabashedly biased, vehemently anti-U.S. and often flat-out wrong. The MFA did not react to the most outrageous misstatements until November 26; the military has been publicly silent. [...]	2004-11-29 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KPAO MOPS PREL TU
04ANKARA6620	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-29 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6621	SCENESETTER: U.S. VISIT OF TURKISH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin is leading a six-person Turkish delegation to visit the U.S. December 1-3 at the invitation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). We understand he will also meet U/S Grossman at State and USAID Admi [...]	2004-11-29 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID OVIP PGOV PREL TU
04ANKARA6648	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-30 16:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6672	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-01 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6675	ANKARA TRILATERAL MEETING TO IMPROVE SECURITY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Responding to a U.S. proposal (reftel) for Joint Iraq, Turkey, U.S. talks on trucker security, the Turkish government organized the first meeting in Ankara November 30. All three delegations agreed that the half-day meeting was successful in clarifying ongoing MNF-I security pr [...]	2004-12-02 05:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ETRD IZ PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA6686	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...]	2004-12-02 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6687	TIP IN TURKEY: MFA REPORTS INTERIM PROGRESS [...] The National Task Force on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, established in October 2002, held its 7th meeting on November 3, 2004, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Mr. Murat Ersavci, the D.G. of Consular and Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representatives participa [...]	2004-12-02 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU
04ANKARA6742	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-03 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6764	KAPTANOGLU SHIPPING COMPANY [...] (SBU) Per ref email, Embassy understands that the Coast Guard is calling an inter-agency meeting for Monday, December 8 to consider imposing a moratorium preventing Kaptanoglu Shipping Group (KSG) vessels from entering U.S. waters/ports, as well as other measures, due to the company's record o [...]	2004-12-03 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT CVIS ETRD PREL TU
04ANKARA6792	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-06 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6805	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-07 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6816	Scenesetter for Codel Hastert [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a bumpy period in the bilateral relationship, in large measure connected with developments in Iraq. This message provides a brief overview of the state of bilateral relations, cooperation in Iraq, Turkey's EU accession prospects and the state of t [...]	2004-12-08 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL MARR PGOV ECON IZ TU
04ANKARA6820	BOY'S KILLING IN KIZILTEPE ATTRACTS NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In an incident that local security officials initially described as a clash between police and terrorists, and under circumstances still being investigated, Turkish security officials shot to death 12-year-old Ugur Kaymaz and his father, Ahmet,were killed by gunfire on Novembe [...]	2004-12-08 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
04ANKARA6829	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-08 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6835	Scenesetter for Treasury DAS Loevinger [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a bumpy period in the bilateral relationship, in large measure connected with developments in Iraq. It is also a delicate moment in relations with both the IMF and EU. This message provides a brief overview of the state of bilateral relations, coo [...]	2004-12-09 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
04ANKARA6838	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-09 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6848	TURKISH BOYCOTTS OF U.S. GOODS [...] (U) A barrage of media disinformation about Falluja and U.S. actions in general in Iraq has added to negative public opinion in Turkey, and has led to calls for boycott of American products in recent weeks. The following is a summary of these boycott calls based on press sources. -- Bulent [...]	2004-12-10 08:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL BEXP IZ TU
04ANKARA6882	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-10 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6887	PUTIN VISITS TURKEY: RUSSIA BIDS TO TURN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Putin's visit demonstrated both Russia's assessment that Turkey is in play and the Turks' habit for mixing wishful thinking, barbarian handling, and a desire for (lucrative) attention. As of now, the visit appears not to have been the total breakthrough the Russians and some Turks [...]	2004-12-10 19:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS EPET ETRD TU
04ANKARA6907	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-13 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6938	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, DECEMBER 1-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published December 12, 2004 by [...]	2004-12-14 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6939	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-14 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6964	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-15 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6984	DIYARBAKIR GOVERNOR - A BREATH OF FRESH AIR? [...] (SBU) Summary: NGO contacts in Diyarbakir confirmed recent press reports of friction between Diyarbakir's Governor Efkan Ala and Security Director Orhan Okur attributing it to the Director's unhappiness with the Governor's relatively liberal views on freedom of expression and assembly. In [...]	2004-12-16 10:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
04ANKARA6985	THREE SOUTHEASTERN TURKISH MAYORS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Southeastern Turkish towns of Viransehir, Kiziltepe, and Sirnak, pro-Kurdish DEHAP party mayors have differing views on the Democratic Society Movement (DSM),which appears to be DEHAP,s successor party: while two mayors welcomed DSM, another thought DSM,s leaders wer [...]	2004-12-16 10:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
04ANKARA6994	DEHAP PREPARING NEW KURDISH PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples' Party (DEHAP) are forming a new party they claim will be more broadly based and less focused on the Kurdish issue. DEHAP officials hope the new party, unlike DEHAP, will be able to draw enough support to enter Parliament. They claim [...]	2004-12-16 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA6995	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-16 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-02 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7002	GOT PESSIMISTIC ABOUT POST-2005 TEXTILE AND [...] (SBU) A Turkish Foreign Trade official expressed considerable pessimism about the likely losses of Turkey's textile industry post-2005, and urged the USG to impose safeguards on Chinese apparel imports. Turkey will retain some competitive advantages, especially proximity and short delivery tim [...]	2004-12-17 07:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND KTEX EFIN TU
04ANKARA7023	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-17 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7059	TURKEY: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2004, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to assume command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for [...]	2004-12-20 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA7066	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 16:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7067	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S [...] (C) You arrive at a time when Turkey, having secured a 2005 start date for EU accession negotiations, will have begun to wake up warily to the enormous challenges entailed by harmonization. You arrive as well in a Turkey where much of the public, fed massive, continuing disinformation by an a [...]	2004-12-20 16:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IZ ECON TU
04ANKARA7099	DCHOD BASBUG APPRECIATES US HELP IN MOSUL BUT [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Responding to reports of the December 17 attack on a Turkish police convoy in Mosul, Turkish First Army Commander Tolon told journalists on December 19 that this attack, occurring in a place "that is under the control of a count [...]	2004-12-21 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA7100	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-21 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7103	TIP IN TURKEY: IOM REPORTS ON GOT PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: IOM has passed us a summary of its anti-TIP actions and plans for cooperating further with GOT authorities. End Summary. 2. (C) International Office for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission Marielle Lindstrom passed Emboff the following summary of TIP current events: BEGIN NOTES [...]	2004-12-21 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA7111	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-22 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7160	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-27 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7190	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-29 05:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7201	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-29 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7211	ERDOGAN AND AK PARTY AFTER TWO YEARS IN POWER: [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan and his ruling AK Party seem to have a firm grip on power -- if for no other reasons that there is currently no viable alternative and inertia weighs heavily in politics. Nevertheless, Erdogan and his party face enormous challenges if they are successfully to embrace c [...]	2004-12-30 05:19:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU
04ANKARA7223	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-30 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA731	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-06 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA749	AK GOVERNMENT'S ATTEMPT TO BROADEN ACCESS TO KORAN [...] (C) Summary: The GOT in December withdrew new regulations that would have made it easier to open Koran courses after opponents called them a threat to the "secular" State. An official from the Religious Affairs Directorate acknowledged political mistakes in the handling of the regulation, but [...]	2004-02-08 08:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA790	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-10 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA808	MEETING WITH BANK REGULATORY BOARD CHAIRMAN [...] (Sbu) Summary. In his first meeting with Econcouns, Bank Regulatory Board Chairman Tevfik Bilgin claimed he was fully independent and laid out his vision of a strong bank regulator, working closely with the newly-separate deposit guarantee agency. Bilgin commented on lessons learned from the [...]	2004-02-11 11:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV TU
04ANKARA814	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-11 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA849	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-12 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA866	Strengthened IPR Law On The Way [...] (SBU) Culture Ministry Copyrights Deputy Director General Gunay Gormez told us the GOT was moving ahead with new anti- piracy legislation, which the Ministry submitted to the Council of Ministers last week. Gormez expected the Parliament to pass the legislation soon and without changes. Gorme [...]	2004-02-13 10:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
04ANKARA880	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-13 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

04ANKARA919	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-17 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA948	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-18 16:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA953	DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND SEIZES CONTROL OF UZAN [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Congen Istanbul cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) moved on Saturday, February 14 to seize control of 219 companies owned by the controversial Uzan family in the latest episode of the protracted conflict between the fa [...]	2004-02-19 05:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA971	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-19 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA992	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-20 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA994	TURKEY: OPPOSITION LEFT-OF-CENTER CHP LIMPING [...] (C) Summary: Main opposition CHP's chances in March 28 local elections are dim, according to our own extensive contacts with party M.P.s and recent polling data. A few CHP M.P.s are growing more critical of party leadership but have not shown the courage of their convictions by speaking out p [...]	2004-02-20 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
04BAGHDAD137	USEB 072: THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT AND AL- [...] (C) Summary. On July 10, Iraqi Prime Minister Dr. Ayad Allawi met with the chief of the news room from Al- Jazeera's Doha headquarters, Mr. Sadi Al-Shouly (who is also responsible for all worldwide Al-Jazeera correspondents),along with Al-Jazeera's Baghdad Bureau Chief, Mr. Hamid Hadeed. Th [...]	2004-07-14 20:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV IZ
04BAGHDAD531	SHAHRISTANI COMMENTS ON NAJAF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his call on Ambassador Negroponte, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani was critical of the Iragi Interim Government's (IIG) handling of the situation in Najaf, believing that it has made Muqtada al-Sadr stronger and has cost the Government much support. He urged against a military solu [...]	2004-08-17 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PARM KISL SOCI IZ
04BAGHDAD556	AMBASSADOR OPENS FIRST AMERICAN CORNER IN IRAQ [...] Summary. The Ambassador and Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of Culture Fatah Zakhoy opened the first American Corner in Iraq on August 8. The Corner, located in the public library in Sulaimaniya, enables visitors to learn about the United States and to participate in American educatio [...]	2004-08-19 08:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREF KCUL IZ
04BAGHDAD57	USEB 34: FM ZEBARI HERALDS NEW ERA FOR IRAQ [...] (C) IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER ZEBARI TOLD THE AMBASSADOR JULY 4 THAT THE NEW INTERIM IRAQI GOVERNMENT (IIG) MUST DEMONSTRATE ITS INDEPENDENCE AND SHOW THE IRAQI PEOPLE THAT THE TRANSFER OF POWER WAS GENUINE. HE HOPED DISBURSEMENT OF U.S. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS WOULD BE ACCELERATED AND SAID THAT STABI [...]	2004-07-06 19:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
04BAGHDAD58	USEB 039: IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT DECREE ON THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT (IIG) ENACTED A DECREE ON THE DEFENSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY TODAY. THE LAW IS AIMED AT BETTER COMBATING THE INSURGENCY WHILE MAINTAINING BASIC RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. THE LAW COMPLIES WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (TAL),W [...]	2004-07-07 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS PINS PTER IZ
04BANDARSERIBEGAWAN255	TO WED OR NOT TO WED: THAT IS THE ROYAL QUESTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CROWN PRINCE, AL-MUHATADEE BILLAH, IS EXPECTED TO WED IN AUGUST. THE ONLY UNANSWERED QUESTION IS WHO WILL BE HIS BRIDE. THE WEDDING IS IMPORTANT. IT WILL ALLOW THE CROWN PRINCE TO START A FAMILY -- AND, WITH LUCK, PRODUCE A MALE HEIR. IT WILL ALSO SET THE STAGE FOR A TRAN [...]	2004-05-13 00:23:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BX
04BANGKOK6647	THAILAND: IMPRESSIONS FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: In an effort to gage the current situation in Thailand's south, Bangkok PolOffs recently completed an extended trip through Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces, meeting with a cross-section of interlocutors including local Islamic groups, security officials, academi [...]	2004-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPAO TH
04BANGKOK7313	THAI VIEWS OF A MORE ASSERTIVE CHINA [...] (C) Summary. When analyzing China's growing influence in the region, Thai experts tend to: accept China's growing power as inevitable; hope that problems associated with China's growing strength will either fix themselves or be mitigated by other powers like the United States or India; and, [...]	2004-10-20 11:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV TH CH ASEAN BURMA
04BANGKOK7952	THAILAND: WILL THE SOUTH AFFECT THAKSIN'S [...] (C) Summary/Comment: As Thailand moves towards general elections in February 2005, Post believes, along with many local political observers, that barring a dramatic attack outside the southernmost Muslim provinces, the current level of violence in the south -- and the Royal Thai Government's [...]	2004-11-18 10:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
04BANGKOK8485	U.S.-THAILAND FTA: STATUS AND PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) The November 22 announcement by the Thai lead negotiator that the RTG was seeking a postponement of the December 2004 FTA round was the culmination of several complex crosscurrents within the RTG and Thai society. The ostensible reason for the postponement, the upcoming (February 6) e [...]	2004-12-16 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL TH US FTA
04BEIJING3796	WEN JIABAO'S NPC DEBUT: "PEOPLE FIRST," RURAL [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated the "people- centered" approach of the new Chinese leadership in his report to China's legislature, the National People's Congress, on March 5. With former President Jiang Zemin and the current leadership looking on, Wen highlighted the new government's vict [...]	2004-03-05 11:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD PREL CH TW HK
04BOGOTA1067	MAJOR COLOMBIAN PRINT MEDIA TRENDS FALL 2003 [...] This report on Colombian media covers the period September - November 2003. In this time frame, major Colombian print media (dailies El Tiempo, El Nuevo Siglo, La Republica, and Portafolio, and weeklies El Espectador, Semana, and Cambio) published 88 editorials, op-eds, and other signed commen [...]	2004-02-03 13:44:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO
04BOGOTA11207	URIBE ASKS VATICAN TO BROKER PRISONER EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) On October 28, GOC High Commissioner for Peace Luis Carlos Restrepo wrote an open letter to Papal Nuncio Beniamino Stella proposing that the Catholic Church mediate an exchange of 15 prisoners from both the GOC and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Face-to-face negotiat [...]	2004-11-02 14:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC CO
04BOGOTA12275	FISCALIA INVESTIGATES TAOIST COMMUNITY IN [...] (C) Summary: On November 25, officials from the Office of the Prosecutor General ("Fiscalia") raided a Taoist commune located in a remote region of Santander Department to investigate allegations that the commune's leadership was involved in opium production and kidnapping. The allegations we [...]	2004-12-01 16:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV KJUS CASC CO
04BOGOTA12734	MILITARY AND THE MEDIA CONFERENCE AIMS TO IMPROVE [...] (U) Summary: On December 2, Embassy Bogota and the Ministry of Defense co-sponsored the third annual Public Forces and Journalism Seminar to improve military-media communication. Almost one hundred media and Armed Forces members (including the police) attended the meeting in Paipa, Boyaca Dep [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PHUM CO
04BOGOTA1280	COLOMBIAN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During A/S Wayne's January 28-29 trip to Bogota, Colombian government and business leaders expressed strong support for an FTA. They recognized, however, that they have a great deal of homework to do before they are ready to negotiate. Moreover, they expressed concern that na [...]	2004-02-09 14:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR CO FTA
04BOGOTA12860	NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON REELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress has reformed the Constitution to permit presidential reelection. Implementing legislation is pending for the upcoming session. Legal challenges are likely. A showdown between two high courts is also a possibility. End Summary. 2. (U) On December 14, the Senate [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CO
04BOGOTA13087	GOC PRESENTS HUMAN RIGHTS STATUS REPORT TO G-24 [...] (SBU) On December 15, President Uribe, Vice President Santos and several other GOC officials presented a human rights status report to the G-24 Ambassadors and NGO representatives in preparation for the London Declaration follow-up conference in Cartagena on February 3-4, 2005. The proceeding [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER EAID CO
04BOGOTA13217	OVERVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Passage of presidential reelection reform and implementing legislation for a new criminal procedure code were the principal accomplishments of the last session of Congress. Political wrangling prevented the Congress from dealing effectively with key pension and tax reform bills [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KJUS CO
04BOGOTA2313	PROSECUTOR GENERAL OSORIO AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 5, Prosecutor General (Fiscal General) Osorio said that he had accepted the resignations of two senior Fiscalia officials and dismissed several others in an effort to clean house. He will also allow the Fiscalia,s prosecutors to elect a [...]	2004-03-02 22:05:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	KCRM PHUM SNAR PREL PTER ASEC CO PGOV
04BOGOTA3096	INL A/S Charles Visit to Colombia [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The March 12-15 visit to Colombia by INL A/S Robert Charles combined field visits to NAS-supported counter- narcotics and law enforcement programs and briefings and meetings hosted by key GOC leaders. In his conv [...]	2004-03-02 22:05:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PTER PREL XM
04BOGOTA3676	COLOMBIAN AVIATION: THE ONLY WAY IS UP [...] (U) Summary: 2003 was a tough year for Colombian airlines due to a drop in passenger traffic and high operational and fuel costs. Avianca, the nation's largest carrier, entered Chapter 11 reorganization in New York, and is up for sale. A Brazilian consortium has offered to take over Avianc [...]	2004-04-12 15:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAIR CO
04BOGOTA4128	PERU'S PRESIDENT TOLEDO VISITS COLOMBIA [...] Summary: Border security and economic cooperation topped the agenda when Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo made a two-day visit to Colombia April 15-17. Toledo signed a 35-point Joint Declaration with President Alvaro Uribe. The Declaration called for: cooperation and coordination between [...]	2004-04-22 22:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PTER SNAR CO PE
04BOGOTA4176	CASTANO'S FATE UNKNOWN [...] (C) Carlos Castano's fate remains unclear after an April 16 armed confrontation between Castano's personnel and unidentified individuals in Antioquia Department. The most often heard scenario is that Castano's brother and fellow paramilitary commander Vicente Castano was behind the attack in [...]	2004-04-23 23:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PINR PGOV PINS PREL SNAR CO AUC
04BOGOTA4328	ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Intellectual property rights (IPR) in Colombia are largely governed by Andean Community decisions, which are interpreted by GOC law. The latter complies with the WTO, though in key areas Colombian protection is weaker than TRIPS protections. Enforcement of IPR law is the princi [...]	2004-04-29 15:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD CO FTA
04BOGOTA4633	SECURITY FORCES PLEDGE TO INVESTIGATE MISHAPS AND [...] (C) Over the past month, the security forces have committed serious errors, including friendly fire events, accidental civilian killings, and incidents involving possible drug-related corruption. Once incident in particular has exacerbated already tense police-military relations. The GOC has [...]	2004-05-06 19:59:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PINR ASEC CO
04BOGOTA4950	SETTLEMENT OF ECOPETROL STRIKE HINGES ON [...] (SBU) Twenty-two days into the Syndicated Workers Union's ("Union Sindical Obrero," or USO) strike against Ecopetrol -- Colombia's state-owned oil company -- the lone issue remaining on the negotiation table is whether Ecopetrol will re-hire nearly 180 workers dismissed for their participation [...]	2004-05-14 23:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EPET PHUM CO
04BOGOTA5276	THE AUC PEACE PROCESS: AVOIDING ANOTHER CAGUAN [...] (C) In its negotiations with the paramilitaries the Uribe administration has avoided several mistakes the Pastrana administration committed during its fruitless peace process with the FARC. In contrast to talks with the FARC, the Uribe government has used public commentary sparingly and effec [...]	2004-05-24 22:18:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER SNAR KJUS PINS CO OAS AUC
04BOGOTA5326	Update on Eradication in Colombian National Parks [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to dispel misinformation about the aerial eradication program and illicit coca cultivation in national parks, the Colombian National Police (CNP) recently hosted two over-flights of affected parks. Participants, including key legislators, opinion leaders, and the me [...]	2004-05-26 20:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SENV PREL CO
04BOGOTA85	SENIOR FARC LEADER SIMON TRINIDAD IN CUSTODY: GOC [...] (C) On January 2, Ecuadorian authorities arrested Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) commander Ricardo Ovidio Palmera Pineda alias "Simon Trinidad." He is now in Colombia, where he faces over 50 counts of terrorism and other serious crimes. Palmera, who played a ke role in managing [...]	2004-01-06 18:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM PINR PINS MOPS CO FARC
04BOGOTA9311	ILO STUDY: REMOVING POLITICS FROM LABOR RELATIONS [...] (C) The relationship between labor violence and political activity is widely accepted by labor leaders and academics in Colombia. For many trade unionists, unions act as surrogate political parties and avenues for political activity. Because illegal armed groups perceive trade unionists, part [...]	2004-09-14 21:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV ETRD PTER CO ILO
04BOGOTA9437	ELN WILLING TO TALK BUT NOT MUCH [...] (U) On September 6, the Central Command (COCE) of the National Liberation Army (ELN) formally responded to the GOC's August 3 communiqu reported reftel. The ELN's written response criticized the GOC for its delay in responding to the ELN's June 4 negotiating proposal and for failing to addres [...]	2004-09-16 21:58:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM EAID KJUS PINR CO ELN
04BRASILIA1005	ENERGY SECRETARY ABRAHAM MEETS BRAZILIAN MINISTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham traveled to Brasilia April 19 to meet with Brazil's Science and Technology Minister Campos, Mines and Energy Minister Rousseff, and Foreign Relations Minister Amorim, as a follow- up to the June 2004 Presidential Summit between President Bush and [...]	2004-04-28 11:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG OVIP EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR
04BRASILIA1018	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR BILATERAL POL-MIL [...] (C) Summary: Mission warmly welcomes your visit to Brazil. Much is changing in Brazil. Under President Lula there has been renewed focus on social issues and structural reform; economic performance, meanwhile, has been mixed. Urban crime poses an increasing threat to public security. The m [...]	2004-04-28 15:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA1055	BRAZIL'S MUNICIPAL ELECTION PRIMER - PART I [...] This is Part I of a two-part series on Brazil's October municipal elections. This cable describes the structure and implementation of the elections, and Part II examines the various races in play around the country. SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- 2. On October 3, Brazilians go [...]	2004-05-03 15:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ECON BR
04BRASILIA1098	BRAZIL'S 2004 BUDGET BLUES [...] (U) A high debt-service burden and extensive earmarking leave Brazil's federal government with little room for maneuver in its Reals 413 billion (USD 137 billion) 2004 budget as it tries to pursue its social-policy goals while addressing public concerns over security, unemployment and growth. [...]	2004-05-07 09:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV SOCI PREL BR
04BRASILIA1185	SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...]	2004-05-14 17:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO
04BRASILIA1357	UPDATE OF BRAZIL'S ANTIDUMPING CASES AGAINST THE [...] Summary: Brazil has five antidumping (AD) investigations open against the U.S. and applies AD measures against five U.S. origin products. The products concerned are largely chemicals used in industrial applications. A safeguard measure against imported toys, extended in December 2003 until [...]	2004-06-02 18:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND ECON PGOV BR
04BRASILIA1668	PIRACY CPI CLOSES WITH SERIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS [...] SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy and Tax Evasion released a draft version of its final report on June 8, making recommendations of unprecedented scope for Brazil, including draft legislation, revisions to the penal procedures code and th [...]	2004-07-06 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA1831	EDITORIAL DECRIES LULA'S TRADE-NEGOTIATOR [...] In the wake of the GoB's surprise walk-out from Mercosul-EU trade talks in Brussels July 21 (Septel),Brazilian media focused heavily on the fact that Brazil's negotiating team had abruptly changed chiefs just the preceding week, with Brasilia-based Regis Arslanian displacing long-time Ambassa [...]	2004-07-23 19:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV BR
04BRASILIA1832	MERCOSUL/EU TALKS BREAK-OFF: NOT JUST A BRAZILIAN [...] (U) Top GoB negotiators on Wednesday July 21 abruptly broke off EU/Mercosul trade talks in Brussels and returned to Brazil leaving only lower-level staff to continue eventual exchanges on technical parameters or detail. The GoB move was a reaction to the EU's latest agricultural market access [...]	2004-07-23 19:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA1906	BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK DEPUTY GOVERNOR QUITS AMID [...] (U) Deputy Central Bank Governor for Monetary Policy Luiz Candiota resigned July 28 after press allegations the previous weekend of improprieties in both Candiota's and Central Bank (CB) President Henrique Meirelles' pre-2003 Brazilian income-tax returns. In Meirelles' case, the chief accusat [...]	2004-07-29 19:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BR
04BRASILIA1938	INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary and Introduction. On July 30, a State/DoD delegation, led by WHA PDAS James Derham, met with Brazilian Ministry of Defense interlocutors to discuss mechanisms through which the GOB would provide information to the USG about the status of Brazil,s shootdown program once that [...]	2004-08-02 20:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL MOPS BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA1954	LOCKHEED-MARTIN/EMBRAER CONTRACT [...] (U) Brazilian newspapers, including a banner August 3 front page, above-the-fold headline in widely read O Estado de Sao Paulo, highlighted the Pentagon's selection of Lockheed-Martin -- teamed with Embraer and the Harris Corporation -- to develop and build the U.S. military's next generatio [...]	2004-08-04 15:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP MCAP MARR BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA1975	LULA IN AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: Brazilian President Lula da Silva visited the African countries of Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, and Cape Verde, July 26-29. The principal rationale for the trip was to attend a summit meeting of Portuguese speaking countries (Communidades dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa -- CPLP [...]	2004-08-06 13:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON BR
04BRASILIA2428	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-24 14:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM BR US
04BRASILIA2453	BRASILIA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) Per Reftel, Brasilia's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Phil Chicola. The TFCO Deputy is Econ Officer J. Andrew Plowman. The following answers are keyed to the questions in reftel paragraph 5. a) Contact Information: DCM Chicola: (55-61) 312-7445; ChicolaPT@state.go [...]	2004-09-28 13:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PREL BR EFIN KTFN KVPR PTER
04BRASILIA2526	U.S.-BRAZIL BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (U) Summary and Introduction. Deputy United States Trade Representative Peter F. Allgeier led an interagency delegation to Brasilia, Brazil for the September 22 meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM). Ambassador [...]	2004-10-07 16:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR BR
04BRASILIA2684	HERZOG CASE REOPENS WOUNDS FROM BRAZIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In 1975, during Brazil's military dictatorship, leftist journalist Vladimir Herzog died under suspicious circumstances in a government facility in Sao Paulo. The regime classified his death as a suicide, but most believed he had been murdered, and Herzog became a case study fo [...]	2004-10-27 13:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PINR BR
04BRASILIA2745	FEAR AND INTIMIDATION EVIDENT IN MURDER CASE OF [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In an October 15, 2004 meeting with poloff, a Brazilian Ministry of Labor (MOL) Inspection Counselor agreed with recent press reports that finger local agricultural magnates in the January 28, 2004 assassination of three MOL labor inspectors and their driver ne [...]	2004-11-01 15:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KCRM KJUS CASC SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2763	BRAZIL: RESIGNATION OF DEFENSE MINISTER VIEGAS [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian Minister of Defense Jose Viegas has presented his letter of resignation to President Lula da Silva, according to a 4 November Defense Ministry announcement. Vice President Jose Alencar will formally take over the defense ministry portfolio on 8 November (Minister Viegas [...]	2004-11-04 19:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA281	CEARA: GETTING BY -- WITH OR WITHOUT LULA, FTAA, ET [...] Ceara state had an especially bleak economic year in 2003, but with better-than-ever trade trends: exports 40% up from 2002, a record surplus, new markets, product diversity, and more small/medium-business activity. State revenues shrank, but the budget evidently stayed well-run. Jobs became [...]	2004-02-06 17:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP EAGR PGOV ELAB EFIN EINV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA291	GOB BACK-AND-FORTH OVER EARLY 2004 BUDGET FREEZES [...] SUMMARY. FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI'S AUSTERITY APPROACH HAS PREVAILED YET AGAIN, WITH PRESIDENT LULA'S DECISION TO ENDORSE THE FREEZE OF 4.5 BILLION REALS (USD 1.6 BILLION) IN 2004 GOB BUDGET EXPENDITURES. LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LAST WEEK HAD BEEN REPLETE WITH REPORTS THAT LULA'S CHIEF OF STAFF [...]	2004-02-09 08:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EINV EIND EAGR SOCI BR
04BRASILIA2919	JUVENILE DETENTION IN BRAZIL: A LOOK AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 24, Poloffs called on Iolete Carvalho, the Director of Brasilia's juvenile detention facility, CAJE. CAJE houses 375 youths who range from 12- 20 years of age. Director Carvalho answered Poloffs' questions and gave a thorough tour of the physical plant. Despite num [...]	2004-11-29 11:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BR SOCI PHUM
04BRASILIA3089	DEMARCHE ON BRAZIL GSP/IPR REVIEW [...] (SBU) ON DECEMBER 9, AMBASSADOR AND SPECASST MET WITH AMBASSADOR ANTONIO DE AGUIAR PATRIOTA (THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S CHIEF OF STAFF) TO DELIVER REFTEL DEMARCHE AND TALKING POINTS. THE AMBASSADOR THANKED PATRIOTA FOR RECEIVING HIM FOR THE MEETING ON SHORT NOTICE. HE THEN TOLD PATRIOTA THAT HE [...]	2004-12-17 16:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD BR IPR
04BRASILIA3100	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVSIOR SHIRZAD'S NOV, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. At a November 22 dinner for visiting Deputy National Security Advisor Faryar Shirzad and NSC Director Del Renigar, senior executives of key Brazilian and multinational companies questioned Brazil's continued membership in Mercosur (in its current configuration [...]	2004-12-17 18:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV BR BL AR
04BRASILIA458	SCANDAL CONTINUES TO RATTLE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Waldomiro Diniz scandal that broke in Brazil on February 13 (reftel) continues to reverberate, and the end is not in sight. Diniz, a deputy to Lula's Chief of Staff, Jose Dirceu, was fired when it was revealed that, as head of the Rio de Janeiro lottery authority in 2002, h [...]	2004-03-01 19:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM ECON BR
04BRASILIA465	GOB EXTENDS SOLE ANTIDUMPING MEASURE AGAINST [...] After holding discussions with Argentine officials February 19, the GOB decided to extend its minimum price antidumping measure against imports of Argentine powdered milk, which was due to expire on February 23. Brazilian trade defense authorities decided to initiate a formal review of the p [...]	2004-03-02 13:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV ECON BR
04BRASILIA572	WORST OF BRAZILIAN SCANDAL HAS PASSED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 4, Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) quashed efforts to set up a congressional inquiry (CPI) into the gaming sector and the "Waldomiro Diniz" scandal (refs A,B). This, coupled with the fact that no new allegations pointing to wrongdoing by PT leaders have emerged in recent d [...]	2004-03-10 20:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI KCRM BR
04BRASILIA613	LULA HANGS FISCALLY TOUGH AMID INFLATION/INTEREST- [...] SUMMARY: Amidst fresh inflation nerves over the pass- through of world commodity and domestic wholesale price pressures to the Brazilian retail level, the Central Bank (CB) is now expected to further delay new interest-rate cuts this week at its monthly COPOM meeting, perhaps at April's also [...]	2004-03-15 17:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA784	BRAZIL: FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MILITARY COUP [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. Unlike the civil-military contretemps surrounding the 28th anniversary of Argentina's military coup (reftel),Brazil has marked the 40th anniversary (March 31) of its coup in a more circumspect fashion. The monumental transition to full democracy during the l [...]	2004-04-01 13:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA862	FTAA: INITIAL BUENOS AIRES FALLOUT IN BRASILIA [...] (U) Summary. Following the informal FTAA discussions in Buenos Aires March 31-April 1, which ended without agreement (reftel),Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) officials launched an aggressive media campaign to get the word out that U.S. intransigence was to blame for the impasse. Fore [...]	2004-04-08 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BR FTAA
04BRASILIA913	BRAZIL AND U.S. HOLD FRANK, CONSTRUCTIVE TALKS ON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: U.S.-Brazil policy discussions in the Joint Standing Committee for Nuclear Energy Cooperation were positive, non-confrontational, and useful to both sides. While Brazil did not express new policy positions on high-profile issues such as the Additional Protocol (AP) or the Resen [...]	2004-04-15 17:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PREL KSCA BR NPT
04BRASILIA935	GOB'S FINANCIAL-MARKET HONEYMOON FINALLY COOLING? [...] Top front-page story in most national media Friday April 16 was JP Morgan's scaling-back of its recommendation for Brazil bonds from overweight to market-weight, and the sharp market reaction. News accounts generally headlined the JPM report's unease over the direction of GoB fiscal policy, a [...]	2004-04-19 11:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV SOCI BR
04BRATISLAVA1014	SLOVAKS SEEK TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS [...] Summary. Three years after selling Transpetrol, the operator of the Slovak portion of the Druzhba pipeline, to Yukos, the GOS will attempt to repurchase the company. Citing instability at Yukos due to its legal problems with the GOR, Slovak Minister of Economy Pavol Rusko announced that the [...]	2004-11-08 14:19:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET LO PREL
04BRATISLAVA1087	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP DECEMBER 03, 2004 [...] (SBU) Parliament November 30 approved the MFA's draft resolution instructing the GOS to adopt an EU common position in favor of opening accession talks with Turkey. MFA representatives and PM Dzurinda's foreign policy advisor clarified to us that the caveat requiring "political conditions" mea [...]	2004-12-03 14:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA1099	EXBS: SLOVAKIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS. None 2. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD. 1) November 4, 2004 - EXBS Advisor met with Director Frantisek Babuska and Senior Offic [...]	2004-12-08 12:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
04BRATISLAVA110	Slovakia Political Roundup January 23-31, 2004 [...] By the January 30 deadline, there were 12 presidential candidates, listed here in order of preference among potential voters in the most recent poll: Eduard Kukan, Vladimir Meciar, Rudolf Schuster, Ivan Gasparovic, Lubo Roman, Martin Butora, Frantisek Miklosko, Jan Kralik, Jozef Kalman, Stanis [...]	2004-02-03 10:59:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA1109	SLOVAKIA ON CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY [...] (C) Summary. In advance of reftel, poloffs had been discussing Cuba policy with a range of GOS and NGO interlocutors. GOS Cuba policy centers on the "critical dialogue" approach: The GOS must have contact with Cuban government officials to be prepared for an inevitable democratic transition a [...]	2004-12-13 12:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV LO CU
04BRATISLAVA1110	GIL-ROBLES ON ILLEGAL STERILIZATION: CASE CLOSED [...] (U) Summary. Slovak Deputy PM Pal Csaky and the Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights discussed past investigations into alleged coerced sterilizations of Roma women and the newly approved health care reform package. The Commissioner stressed the need for diligence in strength [...]	2004-12-13 13:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM LO
04BRATISLAVA1142	12/21/04 MEDIA REACTION ON NEWS OF POTUS VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-21 14:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL LO
04BRATISLAVA1147	FLATTENED FOREST FACES REDEVELOPMENT DEBATE [...] (U) Summary. On November 19, 2004 hurricane force winds devastated the forests of Slovakia's mountainous High Tatras region. As a result, nearly all the trees were uprooted in a forested area over 240 square kilometers in size. Slovaks were deeply affected by the disaster as the Tatras are [...]	2004-12-23 06:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT EAID KSCA LO SENV
04BRATISLAVA1154	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP DECEMBER 23, 2004 [...] (C) Michaela Blanarova, Assistant to HZDS Deputy Chairman and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Viliam Veteska and HZDS Foreign Policy Advisor, told emboffs December 16 that Veteska is considering proposing an increase in the number of Slovak deminers in Iraq. She did not have any further details a [...]	2004-12-23 14:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM LO
04BRATISLAVA133	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 1-6, 2004 [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. OUTCRY OVER LINKING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUM --------------------------------------------- ------------- 2. (U) PRESIDENT SCHUSTER'S DECISION TO SCHEDULE THE REFERENDUM ON EARLY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS THE SAME DAY AS [...]	2004-02-09 11:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA205	Slovakia Political Roundup February 7-27, 2004 [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. Same Date, Separate Elections ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The referendum on early parliamentary elections, though scheduled for the same day as the presidential election, will not be on the same ballot because the refere [...]	2004-03-02 17:06:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR LO POLITICAL REFORM
04BRATISLAVA212	2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR SLOVAKIA [...] Summary: Slovakia has enacted nearly all of the intellectual property legislation required by TRIPS, and the overall IPR situation has improved from a historical perspective. However, a lack of IPR protection for pharmaceuticals caused Slovakia to be placed on the Special 301 Watch List in [...]	2004-03-03 16:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO IPR
04BRATISLAVA215	A TRIP TO THE EAST: THE ROMA PERSPECTIVE [...] Summary. On February 26 and 27 embassy staff traveled to the Presov and Spisska Nova Ves regions to meet with activists, city councilmen, and experts about the causes of the recent unrest in the Roma community (reftel). After the arrival of additional police and military in Eastern Slovakia, R [...]	2004-03-04 08:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA222	Next President: Kukan, Schuster, or Meciar? [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. As the April 3 first round of presidential elections draw near, three candidates have emerged as the strongest: Foreign Minister and SDKU candidate Eduard Kukan; President Rudolf Schuster; and HZDS Chairman and former [...]	2004-03-05 07:59:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA246	FOREIGN INVESTORS DISCOVER SLOVAKIA [...] Summary. Seemingly, hardly a day has gone by this year without the announcement of new foreign direct investment (FDI) in Slovakia. The Dzurinda government has transformed Slovakia's once troubled economy into a business friendly state that leads the region in economic growth. The country's [...]	2004-03-12 16:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV LO
04BRATISLAVA311	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP MARCH 20, 2004 [...] (SBU) THERE HAS BEEN SLIGHT PROGRESS IN THE CASE OF FORMER SLOVAK NATIONALIST PARTY DEPUTY VITAZOSLAV MORIC AND A COLLEAGUE, WHO ATTEMPTED TO SELL A SOPHISTICATED RADAR SYSTEM TO NORTH KOREA IN 1998. INTERIOR MINISTRY SPOKESMAN BORIS AZALTOVIC TOLD MEDIA THE INVESTIGATION IS FINISHED AND THE [...]	2004-03-30 15:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PARM PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA312	NEWS AND VIEWS ON RECENT GOVERNANCE REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. BESIDES THE ECONOMIC REFORMS THAT SLOVAKIA HAS INSTITUTED, THERE ARE MANY OTHER REFORMS STILL TAKING PLACE. WE OFFER THESE VIEWS FROM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, WHO COMMENT ON DECENTRALIZATION AND JUSTICE REFORM, AS WELL AS DETAILS OF A NEW ELECTION LAW THAT WAS PASSED BY PARLI [...]	2004-03-31 06:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA462	GETTING THE GOOD NEWS OUT ON IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE COUNTRY TEAM AND I HAVE FOUND, THROUGH OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS AROUND SLOVAKIA, THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITIVE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COALITION'S EFFORTS IN IRAQ. SLOVAK EDITORIAL OPINION HAS SO FAR REMAINED PREDOMINANTLY ON OUR SIDE. ON [...]	2004-05-06 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL LO IZ
04BRATISLAVA490	FICO PREPARED FOR CRITICISM DURING WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Robert Fico, the most popular politicaian in Slovakia, will visit Washington May 17-19. Fico has a major influence on public opinion and has told the Ambassador on several occasions that he wants good relations with the U.S., but his public statements are often unhelpful. Fico h [...]	2004-05-17 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA52	BALL SEASON BRINGS CONTROVERSY TO KOSICE [...] (U) U.S. STEEL IN KOSICE (SLOVAKIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY) HELD ITS ANNUAL BALL JANUARY 10 IN THE KOSICE "HOUSE OF THE ARTS," A FORMER SYNAGOGUE WHICH NOW HOUSES THE KOSICE SYMPHONY. PAVOL SITAR, THE LEADER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY (JC) IN KOSICE, GAVE MEDIA INTERVIEWS (INCLUDING TO U.S. PRESS [...]	2004-01-16 09:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM LO
04BRATISLAVA53	BALL SEASON BRINGS CONTROVERSY TO KOSICE [...] (U) U.S. STEEL IN KOSICE (SLOVAKIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY) HELD ITS ANNUAL BALL JANUARY 10 IN THE KOSICE "HOUSE OF THE ARTS," A FORMER SYNAGOGUE WHICH NOW HOUSES THE KOSICE SYMPHONY. PAVOL SITAR, THE LEADER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY (JC) IN KOSICE, GAVE MEDIA INTERVIEWS (INCLUDING TO U.S. PRESS [...]	2004-01-16 10:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM LO
04BRATISLAVA574	MEDIA REACTION ON DEATH OF SLOVAK SOLDIERS IN [...] THE DEATH OF THREE SOLDIERS IN IRAQ ON JUNE 8 HAS PROMPTED CONSIDERABLE MEDIA REACTION IN SLOVAKIA, MOST OF WHICH SUPPORTS THE CONTINUING PRESENCE OF THE SLOVAK TEAM IN IRAQ. 2. SME: ON JUNE 9 AND 10, THE SME ONLINE VERSION CHAT (CENTER RIGHT INDEPENDENT PAPER RELIED UPON BY INTELLE [...]	2004-06-10 14:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV LO IZ
04BRATISLAVA587	COALITION WINS BIG IN EP ELECTIONS AMIDST LOW TURNOUT [...] SUMMARY. SLOVAKIA'S RULING COALITION WON A SURPRISING EIGHT OF FOURTEEN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SEATS. SLOVAKIA HAD THE LOWEST VOTER TURNOUT OF LESS THAN SEVENTEEN PERCENT. WIDESPREAD SKEPTICISM RESULTED IN VOTER APATHY AS MOST SLOVAKIS CONSIDERED THEIR COUNTRY'S INFLUENCE IN THE EP AS MINIMAL. MAN [...]	2004-06-15 15:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LO
04BRATISLAVA607	SLOVAK ECONOMY SEES FASTEST GROWTH IN SIX YEARS [...] SUMMARY. SLOVAKIA'S REAL ANNUAL GDP GREW BY 5.5 PERCENT DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2004, ITS HIGHEST EXPANSION IN SIX YEARS AND THE SECOND STRONGEST RATE IN THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN REGION. EXTERNAL DEMAND DROVE MOST OF THE GROWTH, BUT DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION ALSO INCREASED DUE TO HIGHER REAL WAGES [...]	2004-06-21 10:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD LO
04BRATISLAVA716	KDH MUSINGS DURING THE SUMMER LULL [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: Slovakia's traditional summer vacation "cucumber season" allows time for liesurely meetings and deep thoughts. Poloffs recently met with Michal Dyttert, spokesperson for Pavol Hrusovsky, who is Chairman of Parliament and of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH). He [...]	2004-07-29 08:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON PHUM LO
04BRATISLAVA874	Slovak National Uprising (SNP): Commemorating 60 [...] August 29 was the 60th anniversary of the commencement of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) - the largest (on a per capita basis) popular uprising against Nazi forces during World War II. The U.S. Embassy in Slovakia used the occasion to highlight both American involvement in the uprising [...]	2004-09-23 14:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO LO
04BRATISLAVA900	DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S VISIT TO SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage visited Slovakia September 14. During his meetings with Prime Minister Dzurinda, Foreign Minister Kukan, parliamentary leaders, and the media, he underscored that U.S.-Slovak relations are based on more than just coalition membership and reflect the shar [...]	2004-09-30 09:26:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAO LO CONS
04BRUSSELS1122	USEU LABOR/SOCIAL AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS FIRST QUARTER [...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report provides readers with analysis, priorities, and outreach/meetings related to EU labor and social affairs January-March 2004. We examine EU efforts to recast its employment goals debate and EU concerns on the impact on enlargement on EU labor and social obj [...]	2004-03-17 10:08:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB SOCI PHUM SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1151	COORDINATION FOR THE CHAD CONFERENCE ON DARFUR: EC [...] (C) Summary. The European Commission (EC) is in agreement with USG thoughts on Darfur mediation (reftel),and is prepared to financially support the talks in Chad with 400,000 euros channeled through the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD). According to the EC, important outstanding issue [...]	2004-03-19 04:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PHUM CD SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1162	U.S.-EU DISCUSS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At U.S.-EU COEST consultations on March 16, EUR DAS Steven Pifer and EU interlocutors agreed that Russian progress on democracy and human rights and cooperation with the U.S. and EU in the former Soviet space were central to building a better strategic relationship with Russia. E [...]	2004-03-19 09:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP BO MD EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS

04BRUSSELS1274	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) Summary. Major topics of discussion at the transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR),held March 10 in Brussels, included: support to peacekeeping and conflict prevention activities, including the EU's proposed Africa Peace Facility and U.S. support to ECOWAS through EUCOM; political [...]	2004-03-25 10:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1304	EU CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY NEGOTIATIONS TO RE-START [...] (SBU) EU leaders at their March 25 Summit dinner agreed to an Irish Presidency recommendation that the EU's Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on a draft EU Constitutional Treaty, which collapsed in December 2003 due to disagreements about voting weights, should be re-started, with the aim of [...]	2004-03-26 11:34:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1577	EU CODE OF CONDUCT ON ARMS EXPORTS: QUESTIONS AND [...] (SBU) This message is intended as a companion to Mission reporting (refs A, B, C) about the possibility that the EU may soon lift its arms embargo on China. In place of the embargo, some EU Member States favor enhancing the EU Code of Conduct on arms exports, either in general or with specific [...]	2004-04-14 05:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1787	EU HAND-WRINGING ON CYPRUS REFERENDUM: NO CARROTS, FLIMSY STICKS [...] (C) One day away from a Cyprus Referendum, EU officials are wringing their hands in Brussels about the likely fate of the Annan Plan -- and the likely accession of a divided Cyprus into the EU on May 1. The Head of the Commission's Cyprus unit told us April 23 that he is anticipating numerous [...]	2004-04-23 14:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1897	EU ON DARFUR: CEASEFIRE MONITORING, HUMANITARIAN [...] (S) Summary. The EU will contribute personnel and financial resources to support both the Ceasefire Commission and other efforts to establish peace in Darfur, as well as to address the complex humanitarian emergency in the region. The EU feels the disagreement at the UNCHR meeting was not ove [...]	2004-05-03 05:25:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PREF PHUM SU CD EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1907	INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE U.S.-EU POLICY DIALOGUE [...] Summary. The inaugural meeting of the new Policy Dialogue on Border and Transport Security April 26 addressed biometrics, the US-VISIT and Visa Waiver Programs, the joint initiative on lost and stolen passports, "flights of concern" and air marshals. Newly appointed Counter-terrorism coordin [...]	2004-05-03 12:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CA EAIR ECON PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2091	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU hosted a U.S. delegation headed by USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes for the biannual U.S.-EU "COSCE" consultations on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on May 7. Key findings were: --U.S.-EU Coordination within OSCE: cooperation between t [...]	2004-05-14 10:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2114	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND AN ENLARGED EU [...] (C) Summary. The enlargement of the EU on May 1 raised the number of EU countries not included in the visa waiver program (VWP) from one to ten. New Member States harbor hopes that their EU accession can become a way to wrest from the U.S. via the EU what they could not obtain bilaterally: i [...]	2004-05-17 09:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CMGT CVIS SMIG ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2180	EU-UKRAINE: CONDITIONING ENHANCED TIES ON [...] (C) Summary. After a delay due to internal EU friction, the EU hopes to complete negotiation on an "Action Plan" for Ukraine in time for the July EU-Ukraine summit. The plan will list political and economic reforms that Ukraine will undertake, in return for reciprocal EU steps to bring Ukra [...]	2004-05-19 13:46:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2610	EU UPDATE ON GEORGIA, MOLDOVA, UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. On June 17, EU High Rep Solana's advisor for the CIS, Kees Van Rij, reviewed developments in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with visiting Coordinator for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Pascual. Van Rij gave a readout of EU High Rep Solana's meeting the day before with Georgian [...]	2004-06-18 12:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UP BO MD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2794	EU LEADERS NOMINATE PORTUGUESE PM DURAO [...] EU leaders on June 29 nominated Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso as the next Commission President effective November 1. The leaders also renewed the mandate of Javier Solana as Council SG/CFSP High Rep with a commitment to appoint him as the first EU Foreign Minister once [...]	2004-06-30 11:05:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2972	JULY 12 GAERC DISCUSSIONS: ISRAEL, BURMA, SUDAN, [...] (U) EU FMs at their July 12 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting discussed several issues, but took few concrete decisions other than a non-controversial approval of a Joint Action to agree on Operation "ALTHEA" as an EU Military Operation following on NATO's SFOR in [...]	2004-07-13 05:02:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MARR IS BM AF USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3059	US-EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS LOOK AT UPCOMING ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. US-EU Political Director consultations in Brussels on July 13 discussed a broad agenda including summit follow-up, and compared notes on Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Central Asia. EUR A/S Jones told the EU now is not the time to lift its arms embargo on China, and urged the EU, [...]	2004-07-19 07:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS ETRD MASS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3222	EU SUPPORTIVE ON AFGHAN STABILITY, KARZAI DECISION [...] (SBU) We reviewed ref A points during a July 28 meeting with Baltasar Benz, the Afghanistan desk officer in the Commission's External Relations directorate. Benz said that the Commission -- which had been concerned about Afghanistan's warlords -- welcomed President Karzai's decision to drop F [...]	2004-07-29 15:44:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3339	EU AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON VENEZUELA DEMARCHE [...] (C) We spoke about Venezuela with Karl Buck, director of the Council Secretariat's Latin America unit, on August 5. The Dutch Presidency's August 3 declaration on the referendum -- in which the EU encouraged active participation by all voters and "expresses its support for international missio [...]	2004-08-06 09:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE KPAO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3782	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 1 EUR DAS Laura Kennedy held semi-annual consultations with the EU on Caucasus and Central Asia (COEST). Caucasus discussions concentrated on establishing a political process to resolve the South Ossetia conflict (Kennedy met separately on South Ossetia with Heikki [...]	2004-09-08 14:36:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EAID GG AM AJ KZ KG TI TX UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3989	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA: EU AND U.S. [...] (U) Summary. The September 8 transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR) addressed priorities in the Great Lakes (strengthening MONUC, protecting refugees, supporting internal and regional dialogues),Sudan (calibrating pressure on the government, strengthening the AU role, meeting humanita [...]	2004-09-20 09:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV EAID PHUM XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4012	EU GRAPPLES WITH INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION: DUTCH [...] (U) Summary. Approximately 250 experts in migration policy from throughout Europe and North America gathered at a conference hosted by the Dutch Presidency in Amsterdam, September 1-3, to discuss the current state of migration affairs in the EU and to recommend policy options in managing migr [...]	2004-09-21 11:37:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PREF PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4119	European Parliament (EP) Plenary September [...] SUMMARY: The September 13-16 EP plenary included debate on Iraq and Darfur. External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten criticized U.S. policy on terrorism and Iraq. MEPs qualified the Darfur situation as "tantamount to genocide." Also, the EP passed a resolution criticizing human rights [...]	2004-09-27 13:02:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF IZ SU CD BO CY TU EUN AID ICTY USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4161	SEPTEMBER 3 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and the Dutch EU presidency on September 3 conducted semi-annual CODUN consultations in Brussels on UN disarmament issues. Subjects covered included U.S./EU priorities, UNFC, UNDC, CD, FMCT, landmines, CWB, BWC, CCW, CTBT, Libya, Luxembourg,s upcoming EU presidency, a [...]	2004-09-29 10:16:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL UNGA CDG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4181	THE STABILITY PACT: PRESSING REFORM THROUGH [...] (SBU) With South Eastern Europe facing a decisive year in 2005, the Stability Pact (SP) continues to generate pressure for further political and economic reforms in the region and to draw the region closer to European and Euro-Atlantic integration. The Pact is complementing its ongoing efforts [...]	2004-09-30 08:50:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4376	EU/CHINA ARMS: DAS SUCHAN VISIT LAUNCHES PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM DAS Greg Suchan's October 7 visit to discuss US opposition to lifting the EU arms embargo on China included meetings with select PSC Ambassadors, as well as a public briefing and press conference/backgrounder which resulted in widespread and generally positive coverage in Europ [...]	2004-10-13 06:49:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ETTC PHUM CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4503	VISA WAIVER MEETING: U.S. WELCOMED -- AND WARNED [...] (C) Summary. While privately praising USG efforts to adopt a more positive approach to EU Member States not in the visa waiver program (VWP),the European Commission (EC) struck a combative tone in public during consultations on October 18. DG JHA Head of Unit for Visas and Borders Jan de Ce [...]	2004-10-19 15:49:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PREL CMGT EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4629	EU-CIS RELATIONS: GROWING FRUSTRATION WITH MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During October 22 U.S.-EU Troika meeting on Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, EU officials told EUR DAS Tefft that diminishing expectations for the EU-Russia summit and disappointment over elections in Belarus were leading the EU to reconsider its policies toward both countri [...]	2004-10-27 09:41:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETTC RS XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4702	EU FMS AT NOV. 2 GAERC AGREE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) EU FMs on November 2 agreed a package of measures to support Iraq ahead of a November 5 visit by PM Allawi. They confirmed EU financial support for the electoral process and decided to send an expert team by the end of November "to start planning" with the Iraqi authorities "for a possi [...]	2004-11-03 16:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID IR IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5186	ROMANIAN EU ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS GOING DOWN TO [...] (SBU) The European Commission has recommended against closing the competition chapter of Romania's accession negotiations because of concerns over state subsidies. No American companies are believed to be involved in any of the major cases of concern. The EU might miss its self-imposed deadl [...]	2004-12-08 16:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN RO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5195	ENGAGING THE EU ON THE MIDDLE EAST IN 2005 [...] (C) The Middle East remains a nexus of friction between the United States and the European Union. Since 9/11, these differences have affected our ability to work together on Iraq, nuclear proliferation in Iran, Middle East Peace, and the promotion of broader reform in the region. The irony [...]	2004-12-09 12:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON MNUC XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5221	ENGAGING THE EU ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 25 EU member states have a GDP roughly equal to the United States, but spend twice as much on development assistance. One fifth of EU assistance is funneled through the European Commission (EC),making the Commission the third largest single donor in the world and an import [...]	2004-12-10 09:58:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREF PREL EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS5302	EU COMMITTED TO SENDING A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO KIEV [...] (C) The December 13 GAERC endorsed a European Neighborhood Policy "Action Plan" (AP) for EU-Ukraine cooperation, billing it as part of an effort to send a positive signal to Kiev. In fact, the AP's provisions remain unchanged from the draft which existed prior to the recent events, and offer li [...]	2004-12-16 13:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UP RS PL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BUCHAREST3421	CENTER-RIGHT CANDIDATE TRAIAN BASESCU WINS [...] (C) Summary: Center-right National Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) alliance candidate Traian Basescu has won Romania's presidency, according to official results released early afternoon December 13. PNL-PD leaders tell post that the alliance is still absorbing the surprise win, but will soon beg [...]	2004-12-13 12:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI ECON RO
04BUCHAREST3439	REPORT ON NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISISON OFFICIALS' [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield visit to Romania in late September provided the USG insight into the strong Romanian civil nuclear program. End Summary. First Visit to Romania by NRC Commissioner ---------------------------------------- [...]	2004-12-15 11:38:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KTIA ENRG ECON RO IAEA
04BUCHAREST3448	COALITION POLITICS LEAVE ROMANIANS WONDERING WHO WILL FORM NEW GOVERNMENT; NASTASE TRIES TO HANG ON [...] (C) Summary. Center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) Prime Minister Adrian Nastase is attempting to remain in power through a coalition deal negotiated before his December 12 presidential defeat. Two small parties - the Romanian Humanist Party (PUR) and the ethnic Hungarian Party (UDMR) - hold th [...]	2004-12-15 17:09:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO
04BUCHAREST3479	ROMANIA: BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON KEY FIGURES IN THE NATIONAL LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC PARTY ALLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. In the wake of President-elect Traian Basescu,s upset victory over PM Adrian Nastase December 12,key members of the center-right National Liberal Party-Democratic Party (PNL-PD) Alliance, which Basescu heads, have moved to the center of Romania,s political stage. While it is too earl [...]	2004-12-20 05:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI ECON PHUM RO
04BUCHAREST3500	INAUGURATION SPEECH DELIVERED BY NEWLY ELECTED [...] On December 20, 2004, before a joint session of Parliament, newly elected Romanian President Traian Basescu delivered his inauguration speech. 2. The text of Embassy Bucharest's unofficial translation of President Basescu's inauguration speech follows below: "Mr. President of the Senate, [...]	2004-12-21 15:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL RO
04BUCHAREST3524	ROMANIAN PM DESIGNATE PROPOSES NEW CABINET, [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister designate Calin Popescu Tariceanu announced his proposed cabinet December 26, with parliament's vote of confidence on the list likely to take place as early as December 28. Many of the proposed ministers are relatively young, with limited experience. The Humanist [...]	2004-12-27 15:06:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PINR RO
04BUENOSAIRES2320	NEW SECURITY MINISTER STAYS THE COURSE, MOSTLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than two weeks after assuming office, Justice Minister Horacio Daniel Rosatti presented four domestic security initiatives to the Senate initially proposed by his predecessor Gustavo Beliz, indicating that the recent change in leadership at the Ministry will not affect the [...]	2004-08-13 20:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
04BUENOSAIRES2894	POSSIBLE KIRCHNER VISIT TO CUBA STILL UNDER REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: At a luncheon on October 6, Under Secretary for Foreign Policy Garcia Moritan told the Ambassador that Cuba was lobbying hard for an official visit from either President Nestor Kirchner or the first lady but that no visit would be contemplated until Cuban scientist Hilda Molina wa [...]	2004-10-13 14:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU AR MOLINA
04BUENOSAIRES2904	OFFER OF ASSISTANCE WITH POLITICAL RECONCILIATION [...] (C) On October 13th, Ambassador accompanied by POLCOUNS and POLOFF met with leading Argentine pollster Graciela Romer. She has long been a helpful contact of the Embassy. (SEE REFTEL) Romer is active in opinion polling and political consulting in many parts of Latin America, and has comple [...]	2004-10-14 13:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR VZ
04BUENOSAIRES3041	VENEZUELA: SPEAKING OUT ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) DCM, accompanied by POLCOUNS, delivered reftel demarche on Venezuela,s deteriorating democracy and human rights situation on October 22 to Argentine MFA Under Secretary for Latin American Policy, Ambassador Dario SIPDIS Alessandro. Alessandro was accompanied by his deputy, the Director [...]	2004-10-27 18:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL VE AR DEMARCHE
04BUENOSAIRES3542	RAISING VENEZUELA WITH ARGENTINA MFA [...] (C) Ambassador Gutierrez met December 23 with Argentine Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa to raise again our concerns about recent events in Venezuela. The Ambassador began by noting that in his meeting with Secretary Powell, Bielsa had stated that President Kirchner and the GOA would use every [...]	2004-12-27 13:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL VE AR
04CAIRO8456	EGYPT: ABOUL GHEIT ON IRAQ, MEPP WITH A/S BURNS [...] (C) In a November 13 meeting at the Foreign Ministry, NEA Assistant Secretary Bill Burns and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit recalled events surrounding Yasser Arafat's funeral the previous day and discussed the upcoming Iraq conference in Sharm El Sheikh. Aboul Gheit noted his desire [...]	2004-11-18 13:18:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EG IS SU IR KBIO
04CALCUTTA445	OPPOSITION STRIKES IN WEST BENGAL LEAVE GOVERNMENT [...] SUMMARY: In the coming three weeks, starting on November 17, West Bengal will witness three general strikes planned by different political parties protesting the recent hike in petroleum prices by the central government. West Bengal's Left Front government, eager to establish its business-fr [...]	2004-11-16 15:07:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV ECON ELAB AMGT IN
04CARACAS1011	GOV DAMAGE CONTROL OVERWHELMED BY BARRAGE OF [...] (C) The GOV attempted to supersede negative international media and NGO reports about alleged human rights violations by speaking directly to the international community in Caracas March 14 and 16. Among the efforts, President Hugo Chavez called together Ambassadors to Venezuela March 5 and t [...]	2004-03-25 12:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS1031	A PEEK BENEATH LARA STATE'S REVOLUTIONARY FACADE [...] (C) Information Officer traveled March 10-14 to Barquisimeto, Lara state to seek private media views on freedom of expression and on the state's economic and political landscape. Most private media owners and managers maintain a low profile and present both pro- Venezuelan government (GOV) [...]	2004-03-26 14:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL VE
04CARACAS1080	CHAVISTAS LAND PUNCH IN SUPREME COURT BOXING MATCH [...] (C) THE SUPREME COURT (TSJ) CONSTITUTIONAL CHAMBER MARCH 23 NULLIFIED THE TSJ ELECTORAL CHAMBER'S MARCH 15 DECISION ORDERING THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL (CNE) TO INCLUDE OVER 870,000 DISPUTED SIGNATURES, GIVING THE OPPOSITION ENOUGH FOR A REFERENDUM. D'LSA SOLORZANO, DEMOCRATIC COORDINATIN [...]	2004-03-29 20:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS1090	PRIVATE TV OWNERS DECRY NEW GOV TAX [...] (U) National tax collection agency SENIAT has ordered Venezuela's four leading television channels to pay SENIAT almost USD 3.3 million in taxes for allegedly donated spots during the December 2002-February 2003 opposition-sponsored national strike. Globovision, RCTV, Venevision, and Televen [...]	2004-03-30 19:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS1114	CELLIST TELLS OF TORTURE AND FLUBBED INVESTIGATION [...] (C) National Guard troops detained Carlos Izcaray, first cellist with the National Symphony Orchestra, March 1 while he was observing demonstrations in Caracas. Guardsmen beat him, subjected him to electrical shocks, forced him to inhale tear gas in an enclosed space, and burned tear gas powde [...]	2004-03-31 20:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS VE
04CARACAS1115	FEAR OF REPRISALS AND UNDERREPORTED HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The Coordinadora Democratica (CD) claims its figures on human rights violations are the most accurate in Venezuela, though they are higher than those reported by the media and NGOs. DCC Judicial Advisor D'lsa Solorzano told poloff March 23 that even DCC numbers, do not portray the true ma [...]	2004-03-31 23:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS1116	WHEN CHAVISTAS ATTACK: OPPOSITION ACCUSATIONS/GOV [...] (C) The Coordinadora Democratica (CD) documented 210 assaults on opposition supporters by civilians or plainclothes security forces between February 27 and March 5. National Assembly Deputy Pedro Diaz Blum (Proyecto Venezuela) told poloff March 17 that National Guard troops allowed armed Chav [...]	2004-03-31 23:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS1139	CHAVEZ TO ILO: FRY MONKEYS! [...] (C) A preliminary report by the International Labor Organization's (ILO) Committee on Freedom of Association determined that Venezuela's December 2002 - February 2003 work stoppage was tantamount to a general strike. The Committee deplored the mass dismissal of more than 18,000 PDVSA workers [...]	2004-04-01 22:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELAB PGOV VE
04CARACAS1161	GOV REPRESSION'S "FAIR AND REASONABLE" LEGAL FACADE [...] (C) The GOV has been using a range of legal actions, administrative procedures, and illicit activities to punish and harass opponents. Tax investigations, broadcasting private phone conversations, and blacklisting signers of a presidential recall petition from GOV services or employment are a [...]	2004-04-02 21:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL VE
04CARACAS1203	MURDER CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST FOUR NATIONAL [...] (U) JUDGE JORGE MENDEZ ORDERED FOUR NATIONAL GUARDSMEN (CAPT. WILLIAN CAMPOS, SALVADOR FRANCHI, GUSTAVO PUERTA AND PEDRO BELISARO) RELEASED MARCH 31 AND ALL CHARGES AGAINST THEM DROPPED IN THE NOVEMBER 10, 2003 MURDER OF SEVEN INMATES OF VISTA HERMOSA PRISON IN CIUDAD BOLIVAR, BOLIVAR STATE. T [...]	2004-04-06 19:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
04CARACAS1247	REVALIDATING THE SIGNATURES -- VOICES OF DISSENT [...] (C) The Coordinadora Democratica (CD) has pressed forward, negotiating with the National Electoral Council (CNE) a process for verifying petition signatures for a presidential recall referendum (CNE Director Jorge Rodriguez announced April 6 that the sides were close to agreement). There are [...]	2004-04-12 21:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS1270	CHAVEZ LOSING SUPPORT AMIDST SHIFT IN VOTER MOOD. [...] (SBU) A poll and a focus group study on Venezuelan politics published at the end of March highlighted President Hugo Chavez' job approval rating falling from 44% to 36%. The poll suggests that the National Electoral Council,s handling of the signature verification process for the Presidential [...]	2004-04-15 12:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS1316	DISAPPEARANCES, AN ONGOING CONTROVERSY [...] (U) The Democratic Coordinating Committee (CD) announced March 9 that eight opposition protesters had disappeared during the February 27-March 5 political disturbances. Subsequently, one of the eight reappeared, and the GOV denied that the remaining seven were missing, citing the lack of compl [...]	2004-04-20 13:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
04CARACAS1331	MEDIA AND GOV MAKE HAY OUT OF GENERAL HILL [...] (C) Leading Venezuelan national dailies, "El Universal" and "El Nacional," printed articles April 3 and 4 that distort parts of General James Hill's March 24 and April 1 statements on Venezuela to the U.S. House and Senate Armed Forces Committees. Both newspapers' articles were based on an [...]	2004-04-20 19:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PINR PM PTER VE
04CARACAS1384	GOV GLOATS OVER CARTER LETTER ON SIGNATURE TALKS [...] (C) The GOV released on April 22 a letter sent a week earlier by former President Carter to President Hugo Chavez registering concerns over delays in the signature appeals process negotiations. The letter offered recommendations to the GOV on the parameters of the appeals process and proposed [...]	2004-04-26 15:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS1410	CODEL NELSON: MEETINGS WITH FM PEREZ AND NA VICE [...] (C) In separate meetings, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) pressed Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jesus Perez and National Assembly Vice President Ricardo Gutierrez on the referendum, relations with Cuba, GOV support to the FARC, passport fraud, and agrement for Ambassador-designate Brownfield. Gutier [...]	2004-04-26 20:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM VE
04CARACAS1431	FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER CHADERTON STICKS TO MESSAGE [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR HAD BREAKFAST WITH FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER, NOW AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO FRANCE, ROY CHADERTON APRIL 22. CHADERTON LAMENTED THE POOR STATE OF U.S.-VENEZUELA RELATIONS, AND BLAMED THE SITUATION ON SCHEMING COLOMBIANS AND ON MEDIA OWNERS LIKE GUSTAVO CISNEROS. THE AMBASSADOR [...]	2004-04-28 16:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS1444	VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION GREEN LIGHTS SIGNATURE [...] (C) Venezuela's Coordinadora Democratica (CD) decided April 27 to participate in the appeals process, scheduled for May 27-31, for the signatures collected to petition for a recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez. CD leader Governor Enrique Mendoza told Poloff April 26 it is technica [...]	2004-04-28 21:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS1474	FIRST VENEZUELAN NATIONAL FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) AT A HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM ORGANIZED BY THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND JUSTICE (MIJ) GOV SPEAKERS DISMISSED ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DISTURBANCES FROM FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5. SENIOR MIJ OFFICIALS CONTENDED THAT HUMAN RIGHTS ARE MULTIFACETED, AND THE GOV IS ADVANCING SOC [...]	2004-04-30 20:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS1476	GOV: RENEWED OFFENSIVE AGAINST EX-PDVSA EMPLOYEES [...] (U) THE GOV RESUMED FORCED EVICTIONS OF EX-OIL WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES EARLY THE MORNING OF APRIL 22 AT THE CAMPO MEDICO RESIDENTIAL AREA IN FALCON STATE. UP TO 80 NATIONAL GUARD (GN) TROOPS IN FULL RIOT GEAR SURROUNDED THE HOME OF ANDRES AND MARISOL PACHECO AND FORCED THE FAMILY TO VACATE [...]	2004-04-30 21:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
04CARACAS1508	SUPREME COURT LAW PASSED [...] (C) The National Assembly completed the second reading of the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) April 30. The bill, which now goes to committee before further consideration by the plenary, would: -- raise the number of Supreme Court judges from 20 to 32; -- allow the judges [...]	2004-05-05 18:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS1539	VENEZUELA: TWO POLLS CONFIRM POLARIZATION [...] (U) President Chavez would lose a recall referendum, though his support remains strong amidst increasing polarization, according to two polls conducted in March. One poll suggests Chavez would be revoked 59-41 percent, while the other suggests he would be revoked 53-40 percent. Both polls sh [...]	2004-05-11 13:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS1540	THE ABCS OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT'S POLITICAL [...] (U) The Venezuelan government (GOV) has crafted a targeted and generously funded political propaganda strategy to convince Venezuelans and the international community that Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution is the true democratic road to prosperity and to divide, discredit, and demoralize opposi [...]	2004-05-11 14:28:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL PINR VE
04CARACAS1646	COLOMBIAN "PARAMILITARIES" IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) The Chavez administration is beside itself that the Venezuelan public in general, the international community, and the media are reacting very skeptically to the allegations of a Colombian "paramilitary" threat to his government. On May 9, Chavez went on a national TV and radio hookup to [...]	2004-05-13 15:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE
04CARACAS1692	UPDATE: ALLEGED COLOMBIAN PARAMILITARY COUP PLOT [...] (U) Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco, after meeting with President Chavez May 14, told reporters that her government is cooperating fully with Venezuelan authorities in the investigation of alleged Colombian paramilitaries detained in the southern outskirts of Caracas May 9 (ref). Bar [...]	2004-05-17 18:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS VE
04CARACAS1723	CHAVEZ CALLS FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez addressed a pro-GOV mass march on May 16 against the alleged Colombian paramilitaries detained near Caracas May 9. Outlining a new strategy for the "integral, popular defense" of the country, Chavez pledged to increase the size and budget of the armed forces, root ou [...]	2004-05-18 20:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PINS KDEM VE
04CARACAS1727	HUGO CHAVEZ' MAY 9 ALO PRESIDENTE SPEECH [...] The following is a summary of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez' May 9 Alo Presidente program. Chavez' marathon speeches, of three to five hours, increasingly contain accusations of U.S. interference in domestic affairs and conspiracy to overthrow his government. This 191st Alo Presidente wa [...]	2004-05-19 11:42:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OPRC KIRC VE
04CARACAS1728	HUGO CHAVEZ' MAY 16 SPEECH [...] The following is a summary of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' May 9 speech during the Venezuelan government's (GOV) "Rally for Peace and against Paramilitaries, and in Defense of Sovereignty and the Dignity of the Nation" in Caracas, which substituted for Chavez' usual Sunday Alo Presidente [...]	2004-05-19 11:42:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OPRC KIRC VE
04CARACAS1730	VENEZUELA: SIGNATURE APPEALS UPDATE [...] (C) Opponents of President Hugo Chavez and the National Electoral Council (CNE) continue to prepare for the signature appeals process ("reparos") scheduled for May 27-31. Relations between the international observers (OAS and the Carter Center) and the CNE improved slightly, but sensitivities [...]	2004-05-19 18:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS1781	ANTI-SEMITIC TRACTS IN INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICES [...] (U) VISITING AN OFFICE IN THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND JUSTICE (MIJ) ON APRIL 29, POLOFF FOUND A LARGE STACK OF PRO-CHAVEZ RELIGIOUS TRACTS IN THE WAITING AREA. THE COLOR-PRINTED LEAFLETS, CONTAINED APOCALYPTIC ANTI-SEMITIC AND ANTI-AMERICAN LANGUAGE AND THREATS. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAPER, [...]	2004-05-26 17:37:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI VE
04CARACAS1800	CORRECTED COPY: ANTI-SEMITIC TRACTS IN INTERIOR [...] (U) VISITING AN OFFICE IN THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND JUSTICE (MIJ) ON APRIL 29, POLOFF FOUND A LARGE STACK OF PRO-CHAVEZ RELIGIOUS TRACTS IN THE WAITING AREA. THE COLOR-PRINTED LEAFLETS, CONTAINED APOCALYPTIC ANTI-SEMITIC AND ANTI-AMERICAN LANGUAGE AND THREATS. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAPER, [...]	2004-05-27 12:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI VE
04CARACAS1817	TSJ LAW TAKES EFFECT [...] (U) The Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice came into effect May 20 after the National Assembly (NA) passed it on May 18. The Internal Policy committee of the NA made several substantial changes in the law between its second reading and the final vote, which the opposition claims vio [...]	2004-05-27 19:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS1860	SIGNATURE APPEALS UPDATE: MAY 29 [...] (U) The second day of the signature appeals in the presidential referendum process began slowly with low turnout, picking up by mid-morning. There were multiple reports of violence at appeals centers, including two assaults against journalists. National identity cards continued to be controv [...]	2004-06-01 17:15:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2059	TIP REPORT: GOV REACTS INDIGNANTLY [...] (U) NUMEROUS GOV OFFICIALS RESPONDED WITH INDIGNATION AND CONDEMNATION TOWARD THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, WHICH LISTED VENEZUELA AS A TIER 3 COUNTRY. THE FOREIGN MINISTRY ACCUSED THE U.S. OF SERIOUS TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF ITS OWN. GOV A [...]	2004-06-22 20:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2081	CHAVEZ V. CHAVEZ: WHAT'S HIS PLAN? [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez is in full campaign mode for the August 15 referendum on whether he should finish his term. Smarting from the moral defeat of having to accept the referendum, Chavez has recast the referendum as an inevitable victory for his revolution. His strategy rests on mobilizin [...]	2004-06-25 15:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2088	THE CHAVEZ, CARTER, CISNEROS RUMOR MILL [...] (C) On June 18, President Hugo Chavez, former President Jimmy Carter and media magnate Gustavo Cisneros met behind closed doors for two hours at Fuerte Tiuna in Caracas. While Chavez, Cisneros and the Carter Center have all stated the meeting was simply a first step toward improved dialogue, [...]	2004-06-25 20:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS2089	REVOLUTIONARY SOAP OPERA BUBBLES OVER FOR GOV [...] (C) "Amores de Barrio Adentro (Love Inside the Neighborhood)," a state-sponsored soap opera, premiered on national television on June 22 after a two-hour national premiere party. "Amores" is filled with pro-Chavez rhetoric, GoV propaganda, and attacks on the opposition, while providing the cl [...]	2004-06-25 22:02:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2118	PDVSA - OIL COMPANY OR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY? [...] (C) Through budgetary and non-budgetary spending, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) is now the primary agent for implementation of Chavez Administration social programs. Over $1.7 billion has been designated to social development programs in PDVSA's 2004 budget while up to an additional $2 billi [...]	2004-06-29 20:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EFIN PGOV VE ECON
04CARACAS2145	MORE POLLING DATA ON RECALL REFERENDUM [...] (C) ON JUNE 23, GREENBERG, QUINLAN, ROSNER RESEARCH INC. (GQR) RELEASED THE RESULTS OF ITS NATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION STUDY (REF). COLLECTED AFTER THE REPAROS PROCESS, THE FIGURES SHOW THAT NATIONAL OPINION IS SPLIT 48-TO-48 ON WHETHER TO RECALL PRESIDENT CHAVEZ. NATIONAL OPINION WAS FAVORABL [...]	2004-07-01 21:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS2158	OPPOSITION RANK-AND-FILE ATTACK CHAVISTAS [...] (C) A GROUP OF OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS ATTACKED A PRO-CHAVEZ COMANDO MAISANTA CAMPAIGN TEAM IN THE WEALTHY ALTO PRADO AREA OF CARACAS ON JUNE 27. A STATE TELEVISION REPORTER WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND, AND A CHAVEZ CAMPAIGN WORKER WAS HIT IN THE HEAD AND LEFT BLEEDING. THE INCIDENT IS BEING USED [...]	2004-07-06 11:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS2201	GOV GAG RULE ON INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS [...] (C) VENEZUELA'S NATIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL (CNE) APPROVED ON JUNE 23 THE REGULATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS DURING THE AUGUST 15 PRESIDENTIAL RECALL REFERENDUM. THE RULES STIPULATE THAT OBSERVERS WILL HAVE FULL ACCESS TO VOTING SITES AND CNE OFFICES, BUT MAY NOT MAKE PRESS STATEMENTS OR [...]	2004-07-09 15:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2203	"SI" RECALL CAMPAIGN MOBILIZES [...] (C) VENEZUELA'S COORDINADORA DEMOCRATICA IS GEARING UP ITS CAMPAIGN FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL RECALL REFERENDUM, ORGANIZING ITS GET-OUT-THE-VOTE PROGRAMS THROUGH POLITICAL PARTIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS. KEY OPPOSITION FIGURES HAVE EMBARKED ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THROUGHOUT VENEZUELA, THOUGH STAYI [...]	2004-07-09 16:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS2207	CARTER CENTER BALKS AT OBSERVER RULES [...] (C) Carter Center (TCC) representative Edgardo Mimica told poloffs July 8 TCC will not accept an invitation from the National Electoral Council (CNE) to observe the August 15 presidential recall referendum without agreement to minimum conditions that guarantee the freedom and autonomy of the o [...]	2004-07-09 20:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS2224	UPDATE ON THE USAID/OTI VENEZUELA PROGRAM [...] (U) USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) began its Venezuela program in August 2002 to support a democratic solution to Venezuela's political crisis as part of an overall USG strategy. USAID's overall goal in Venezuela is to support a political process that is democratic, constitut [...]	2004-07-13 17:40:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS2252	CHAVEZ AND THE EVANGELICALS [...] (C) The GOV is catering to evangelical Christians, who make up nine percent of Venezuela's population, to build the support base of President Hugo Chavez and to win the August recall referendum. Some Evangelicals have plugged into Chavez's coffers and his social message, at times reflecting a [...]	2004-07-15 18:51:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KIRF VE
04CARACAS2266	BISHOPS URGE VOTER PARTICIPATION AND CLEAN ELECTION [...] (U) The Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (CEV),comprised of Venezuela's Catholic bishops, July 12 exhorted all actors participating in the August 15 presidential recall referendum to act ethically. The bishops also urged them to ensure that the process remains free of corruption and fraud so [...]	2004-07-16 17:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2312	VOTING SIMULATION: YANKEES NO, RED SOX SI [...] (C) The National Electoral Council (CNE) successfully conducted a voting simulation on July 18 to prepare for the August 15 presidential recall referendum. SBC, the consortium operating the new voting system, reported a 99.2 percent success rate with the 5,200 machines distributed throughout [...]	2004-07-21 15:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS2367	THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE: OPPOSITION PLANS [...] (C) If the August 15 presidential recall referendum passes, opposition leaders propose a primary election, to select a unified opposition candidate for the follow-on presidential election. Beyond the apparent front-runner, Miranda State governor Enrique Mendoza, other opposition leaders insid [...]	2004-07-26 20:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS2387	COMANDO MAISANTA: A MID-CAMPAIGN UPDATE [...] (U) Since its formation, President Hugo Chavez's anti-recall referendum campaign committee, Comando Maisanta, has balanced its activities between concentrated lobbying and widespread propaganda dissemination. Comando Maisanta has pushed for redistributing voting centers and purifying the el [...]	2004-07-27 20:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS2431	VENEZUELA'S RECALL REFERENDUM: OBSTRUCTIONS AND [...] (C) With little more than two weeks to go before the scheduled Presidential recall referendum, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) refused July 29 to consider requests to changes in voting locations which the opposition claims were done fraudulently. The more than one million chang [...]	2004-07-30 13:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS2432	OPPOSITION UNITES BEHIND GOVERNANCE ACCORD [...] (C) The Coordinadora Democratica is calling on Venezuelans to sign its National Accord for Social Justice and Democratic Peace August 1. Coordinadora leaders publicly signed the document, which establishes a broad framework for an opposition-led transition government, should President Chavez [...]	2004-07-30 13:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS2480	VENEZUELA: VIEWS FROM ANDEAN REGIONAL CAPITAL [...] (C) While the Coordinadora Democratica in Merida is divided about local politics and how to run the campaign for the August 15 Referendum, the leaders of several parties agree that President Chavez will be recalled. A barely visible &Si8 campaign for the recall contrasts starkly with overwhelm [...]	2004-08-04 13:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS251	CHANGES IN GOV FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) FOREIGN MINISTER ROY CHADERTON CONFIRMED REPORTS ON JANUARY 20 THAT ADAN CHAVEZ, PRESIDENT CHAVEZ'S OLDER BROTHER, WILL BE THE NEW GOV AMBASSADOR TO CUBA. SOURCES AT THE MFA CONFIRM THAT CHADERTON WILL BE REPLACED BY JESUS ARNALDO PEREZ, CURRENT GOV AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE, AND RUMORED TO BE [...]	2004-01-26 13:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VE
04CARACAS2547	VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 9 [...] (U) National Electoral Council (CNE) director Jorge Rodriguez and Valter Pecly Moreira, head of the Organization of American States (OAS) observation mission in Venezuela, told reporters the audit of 150 electronic voting machines on August 8 was a success. Also on August 8, Chavez supporters [...]	2004-08-09 20:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2563	VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 10 [...] (C) National Electoral Council (CNE) President Francisco Carrasquero August 9 warned the opposition and the media not to violate rules prohibiting the announcement of referendum results before the votes are officially counted August 15. Chavez supporters attacked opposition campaign workers in [...]	2004-08-10 21:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS2577	VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 11 [...] (C) The National Electoral Council (CNE) approved the Venezuelan NGO "Electoral Eye" as the only national observation group for the August 15 referendum. Beginning from six different points throughout Caracas and culminating on the highway, opposition supporters will begin a march to conclude [...]	2004-08-11 21:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ELAB VE
04CARACAS2580	VENEZUELAN PRISONER NEWS [...] (U) Judge Carmen Amelia Chacin found Gen. Carlos Alfonzo Martinez guilty of violating security zones and sentenced him to five years probation August 9. The judge also prohibited Alfonzo Martinez from making statements to the media as one of the conditions of his probation. Judge Chacin found [...]	2004-08-12 13:32:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KJUS PGOV VE
04CARACAS2595	SECRETARY POWELL'S STATEMENT ON THE VENEZUELAN [...] On August 12, the last day of campaigning for the presidential recall referendum, the printed and electronic press are full stories on the various aspects of the referendum. While "El Universal" led with the story on the Pope's remarks and prayers to Venezuela, it also picked up Secretary [...]	2004-08-12 20:44:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE

04CARACAS2596	RICE LETTER ON SUMATE GETS ATTENTION [...] On July 31, one of Caracas' most important opposition dailies, "El Nacional" carried an article entitled "Condoleezza Rice Criticizes the Political Persecution of Sumate Directors." That same week the Venezuela press has included coverage of a letter from members of the House Committee on I [...]	2004-08-12 20:45:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM OPRC KIRC VE
04CARACAS2597	VENEZUELA REFERENDUM UPDATE, AUGUST 12 [...] (C) National Electoral Council (CNE) director Jorge Rodriguez made clear that the referendum campaign officially closes at midnight August 12, as was initially decided by the CNE, despite Chavez's Comando Maisanta's request to extend the deadline so its campaign closing event could be held Aug [...]	2004-08-12 20:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS2598	LOOKING TOWARD REFERENDUM DAY [...] (C) On August 15, Venezuelans will take a decisive step in finding a peaceful, democratic electoral solution to the country's political crisis. Nearly 15 months since the signing of the OAS agreement, Venezuelans will say whether President Hugo Chavez stays or goes. The CNE appears ready fo [...]	2004-08-12 20:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS2605	VENEZUELA'S REFERENDUM: THE DAY AFTER [...] (C) Venezuelans will vote August 15 on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez. If the opposition wins, it plans to hold primaries to pick a candidate and then battle Chavez again in presidential elections. Though removed from office, Chavez will still lead the country's largest political mo [...]	2004-08-13 17:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS2607	VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 13 [...] (C) As the campaigns for the Presidential recall referendum closed August 12, supporters and opponents of President Hugo Chavez celebrated, each claiming future victory. Chavez said he would extend dialog invitations to opposition leaders who accepted his victory and said he would step down i [...]	2004-08-13 21:10:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS2611	BUSH, CIA, AND THOMAS JEFFERSON "ENEMIES OF [...] With the referendum just a couple of days away, on August 12, President Chavez held a marathon (four- hour-long) press conference for foreign and international press. Chavez took every opportunity to criticize the U.S., its plots against him/Venezuela, and, more importantly, to tell his [...]	2004-08-13 21:27:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE
04CARACAS2643	VENEZUELA REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 17 [...] (C) Violence in Altamira Plaza in Caracas left one dead and 10 injured when a group of opposition demonstrator?T?Qi"QQ\s August 16, President Hugo Chavez said the attack was orchestrated by the opposition to destabilize the country. Chavez once again invited the opposition to a dialogue and [...]	2004-08-17 22:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS2644	CHAVEZ CAMPAIGNS ON THE PUBLIC'S DIME IN REFERENDUM [...] (C) Using state finances and manipulation of the structure established in the media accords, President Hugo Chavez mounted a much more impressive campaign in the referendum than the opposition. Pro-government advertising and propaganda filled Venezuelan newspapers, overshadowing the little op [...]	2004-08-18 14:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRC PHUM KDEM EPET VE
04CARACAS2668	VENEZUELAN BUSINESS ADJUSTS TO CHAVEZ'S VICTORY [...] (C) Venezuela's business community has absorbed the unpleasant news of Chavez's referendum victory. Albis Munoz, President of umbrella business confederation FEDECAMARAS, made a relatively conciliatory public statement (even as the opposition Democratic Coordinating Committee, with which it [...]	2004-08-19 19:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV VE
04CARACAS2671	VENEZUELA: WHY CHAVEZ "WON" [...] (C) The Organization of American States (OAS) and Carter Center are auditing ballots now, but assuming that charges of electoral fraud are not substantiated, one must ask what happened and how Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won the August 15 recall referendum by such a large margin. Chavez [...]	2004-08-19 21:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM VE
04CARACAS2689	REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 19-20 [...] (C) On August 17 political police service DISIP and local police authorities arrested the three men suspected of shooting on demonstrators in Altamira on August 16. On August 18 and 19, the government heavily criticized the opposition's latest claims of fraud and calls for public protests an [...]	2004-08-20 20:42:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2692	CORRECTED COPY: REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 19-20 [...] (C) On August 17 political police service DISIP and local police authorities arrested the three men suspected of shooting on demonstrators in Altamira on August 16. On August 18 and 19, the government heavily criticized the opposition's latest claims of fraud and calls for public protests an [...]	2004-08-23 13:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2725	MVR DEPUTIES ESPOUSE RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) Deputies William Lara (Miranda) and Jose Khan (Caracas),told poloffs August 23 that they hoped to devise a plan for reconciliation in the National Assembly. Lara and Khan had avoided EMbassy contact for almost a year. They also expressed objections to post [...]	2004-08-27 12:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS2726	CHAVEZ INCREASING HIS INFLUENCE [...] (U) President Hugo Chavez announced his intentions to deepen the "revolution" and disqualified the Coordinadora Democratica as a legitimate political opposition during his 5-hour television show "Alo, Presidente" on August 22. During the program, Chavez also designated Andres Izarra, the Press [...]	2004-08-27 12:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2754	CHAVEZ REVIVES NEW MEDIA LAW - VENEZUELAN PRESS [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez, exulting in the officially announced overwhelming victory for the NO vote in the presidential recall referendum revived the idea of the media law on August 22 during his regular &Alo Presidente8 television program. The law was proposed in January 2003. Despite [...]	2004-08-30 17:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS2811	GOV DENIES LABOR CLAIMS OF EX-OIL WORKERS [...] (C) Venezuela's Minister of Labor rejected on August 31 a petition to reinstate 14,000 ex-workers of Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) fired in the wake of the December 2002 - January 2003 national strike. Minister of Labor Maria Cristina Iglesias ruled the dismissals do not meet the legal defin [...]	2004-09-08 13:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM ENRG VE
04CARACAS2814	GOV TAKES FULL CREDIT FOR GDP GROWTH, BUT STILL [...] (SBU) First half GDP statistics show a 23.1% increase over last year, which also represents the first improvement over 2002 figures. Second quarter growth was 13.6%, led by non-petroleum growth of 15.0%. Considering these factors, the GOV has revised its 2004 growth estimate from 6 to 12%. M [...]	2004-09-08 16:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV VE
04CARACAS3031	AIRCRAFT CONTRACT RUMORS RESURFACE (U) [...] (C) A 10 September newswire reporting Venezuela's alleged interest in procuring Russian jet fighters has renewed media speculation that the two countries may be close to an arms deal. Chavez has already purchased Russian helicopters, according to DAO and press reports. Although he is seeki [...]	2004-09-27 11:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE
04CARACAS3032	GOV MAKES BORDER AMBUSH LATEST CRISIS [...] (C) Five Venezuelan soldiers and an oil worker died on September 17 near the Colombian border in an apparent ambush by unidentified irregular forces. Speculation about the identity of the attackers includes the range of armed groups operating in the area. President Hugo Chavez deployed add [...]	2004-09-27 11:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER VE
04CARACAS3050	VENEZUELAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY EYES AGENDA [...] (C) Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) reportedly plans to tackle four controversial bills in its new session that started September 17. The Assembly's pro-Chavez majority will push to pass controversial laws on the media, a national police force, reform of the penal code, and the organization [...]	2004-09-28 20:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS312	CARTER VISITS VENEZUELA TO OBSERVE REFERENDUM [...] (C) From January 25-27, former President Jimmy Carter visited Venezuela to observe the referendum process and meet with the National Election Commission (CNE),Organization of American States, the National Assembly (AN),the Supreme Court, the Group of Friend's ambassadors, business leaders, p [...]	2004-01-28 20:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS3173	RUMORS STILL SPINNING ON APURE AMBUSH [...] (C) Summary: The media has continued to report on the killing of a PDVSA engineer and five soldiers in Apure State. The opposition and the Colombian Government continue to fault the government for complicity in border violence. The GOV and its supporters have blamed the United States and [...]	2004-10-14 16:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS VE
04CARACAS3219	VENEZUELAN PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATES 400 FOR [...] (U) Venezuelan prosecutor Danilo Anderson took testimony from three media executives at the beginning of October as part of his investigation into the events of April 12-13, 2002. Anderson announced on September 17 that he was reopening the investigation of persons who had supported the inte [...]	2004-10-19 21:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS VE
04CARACAS3220	COPEI PRESIDENT FAVORS US/GOV RAPPROCHEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Christian Democratic Party (COPEI) president Eduardo Fernandez offered the Ambassador on October 14 his views on US policy in Venezuela and on best strategies to implement it. Fernandez supported current efforts to improve the bilateral relationship and urged respect for Venez [...]	2004-10-20 11:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR VE
04CARACAS3270	CONVICTIONS IN USON AND TACHIRA CASES [...] (U) On October 13 a court in Tachira State convicted eight persons on charges of rebellion in relation to the events of April 2002. The court found on of the original nine defendants not guilty, and five of them are free one probation. On October 11 a military court convicted retired Army Gen [...]	2004-10-22 20:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS VE
04CARACAS3365	CONTENT LAW FRIGHTENS MEDIA AND FREE SPEECH [...] (U) Pushing to advance the "revolution" following the favorable outcome of the recall referendum, the GoV has made good on its promise to seek enactment of the "Law of Social Responsibility in Radio and Television." The private media insist it's a significant step toward the muzzling of free e [...]	2004-10-29 21:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV VE
04CARACAS3369	SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT URGES WORLD BANK LOANS [...] (C) Ivan Rincon Urdaneta, President of Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ),touted past judicial cooperation with the U.S. and World Bank in a meeting with the Ambassador October 25. Rincon suggested it would be in Venezuelan and U.S. interest for the World Bank to approve the $45 million loan for [...]	2004-10-29 22:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS VE
04CARACAS3373	AMBASSADOR'S TRAVEL TO MARACAIBO [...] (C) The Ambassador visited Maracaibo, Zulia State, October 26-27, to meet with U.S. organizations, local leaders, and the press. He called on Governor Manuel Rosales, Maracaibo Mayor Giancarlo DiMartino, and San Francisco Mayor Saady Bijani. The Ambassador attended a lunch with business lead [...]	2004-11-01 12:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3426	BOSTON GROUP PLANS DECEMBER MEETING [...] (U) During a meeting at the Ambassador's residence on October 28, Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-NC) accepted an invitation from Venezuelan National Assembly deputies to return to Venezuela for a plenary Boston Group meeting in early December. The legislators also discussed a potential National Ass [...]	2004-11-05 17:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3506	CHAVISTAS AT THE HELM IN A SEA OF RED [...] (C) October and August electoral successes have renewed President Hugo Chavez's mandate, placed his loyalists in most of the governorships and key mayoralties, and positioned the Chavista movement to capture an overwhelming majority in next year's National Assembly elections. Chavez supporters [...]	2004-11-16 14:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS3542	SHATTERED OPPOSITION SHORT ON STRATEGY [...] (C) Venezuela's Coordinadora Democratica, the amalgamation of opponents to President Hugo Chavez that had begun to disintegrate before the regional elections on October 31, has been deemed dead by opposition parties and Chavez supporters alike. Many opposition members, who tend to blame th [...]	2004-11-17 13:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS3583	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESSES FORWARD ON MEDIA LAW [...] (C) Veneuela's National Assembly approved 17 more articles in sessions on November 9, 11, 15, and 18. A top priority of President Hugo Chavez, the GoV seeks to complete the legislation by December 15. Beginning November 8, opposition parties withdrew from negotiations begun on September 23 with [...]	2004-11-19 20:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV VE
04CARACAS3584	"HEGEMONY IS A CHALLENGE:" CHAVISTA LEADER VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Chavez supporter and Patria Para Todos (PPT) secgen Jose Albornoz talked with DCM November 18 about impending cabinet changes, policy challenges for Chavez and the MVR party, and potential to improve bilateral relations. PPT accepts that party stalwart Ali Rodriguez will leave [...]	2004-11-19 20:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET PGOV PHUM ENRG VE
04CARACAS3622	CHAVEZ LOOKING INSIDE AND OUT [...] (C) Fresh from electoral victories in August and October, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is deepening his Bolivarian Revolution with a new ten-point strategy. Chavez now plans to create a "new political infrastructure" that integrates social action groups and forces political parties to elec [...]	2004-11-23 19:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3624	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MARACAY [...] (U) The Ambassador visited Maracay, Aragua State, November 16, 2004 and met with the president of the Aragua State judges, the mayor, business leaders and the press. He also stopped by an agricultural laboratory that receives U.S. funding (despite the Ministry of Science and Technology declin [...]	2004-11-23 20:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE
04CARACAS3639	"RE-DISCOVERING" THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Movement to Socialism President Felipe Mujica believes a first step for the Venezuelan opposition is to wage a "campaign of rights," perhaps beginning with a referendum to overturn the soon-to-pass media content law. Additionally, the opposition must regain institutionality in the National [...]	2004-11-24 20:10:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS3788	VENEVUELAN VICE PRESIDENT RANGEL ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met December 8 with Vice President Rangel to get a read on bilateral access. Stressing he would meet with GOV officials at whatever level the GOV determined, the Amb noted the relatively restricted current access to the GOV made it more difficult to address issue [...]	2004-12-08 20:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE US
04CARACAS3826	CHAVEZ'S ANTI-IMPERIALIST MISSIONARY JOURNEY [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez visited Spain, Libya, Russia, Iran, and Qatar during November 23-30 as part of what GOV officials called an "international offensive" to promote the new phase of the Bolivarian Revolution. In Spain, Chavez capitalized on Foreign Minister Moratino's assertion that the [...]	2004-12-10 21:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON VE SP RS IR QA
04CARACAS3926	CONTENT LAW NOW IN EFFECT, MEDIA STRUGGLE TO ADJUST [...] (U) Signed by President Hugo Chavez Frias on December 7, the "Law for Social Responsibility in Radio and Television" went into effect with its publication in the official gazette December 8. The final legislation reflects some last minute changes to a handful of articles, but remains much the s [...]	2004-12-23 11:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KPAO PGOV VE
04CARACAS3928	CHAVEZ GIVES MARCHING ORDERS FOR THE REVOLUTION [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez laid out plans for his Bolivarian Revolution to a group of loyalist governors, mayors, and other officials November 12-13 in Caracas. According to an account of Chavez's presentation put together by veteran Marxist writer and Chavez adviser Martha Harnecker [...]	2004-12-23 12:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON VE
04CARACAS3929	MEETING WITH TUPAMAROS WORKING IN CARACAS [...] (C) Alberto "Chino" Carias, a member of the urban guerrilla group Tupamaros (now a political party) and now a public security official for the Caracas metropolitan district, discussed with poloff December 21 the re-structuring the Metropolitan Police and the December 8 street vendor riot in do [...]	2004-12-23 14:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3936	AMBASSADOR VISITS VALENCIA, CAPITAL OF CARABOBO [...] (C) Ambassador's visit to the central city of Valencia on December 9 - 10, 2004 included meetings with the Governor and Mayor, although for the third consecutive trip, the military declined to meet. Newspaper coverage was excellent, and there was an abundance of media reporters and questions a [...]	2004-12-27 14:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON VE
04CARACAS3977	VENEZUELA'S MAGNATE DISCUSSES CHAVEZ AND THE REGION [...] (C ) SUMMARY. Gustavo Cisneros, who has massive business interests in Venezuela and throughout the Western Hemisphere, believes we should prepare for a more confrontational, long-term approach to Hugo Chavez; we have a lot of work ahead of us to develop a coherent regional containment policy; [...]	2004-12-30 17:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
04CARACAS425	HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR VENEZUELA [...] Venezuela continued to be embroiled in a political crisis over the government of President Hugo Chavez, who was elected in July 2000 in generally free and fair elections. The democratic environment suffered from deteriorating rule of law and weakened institutions that were increasingly subord [...]	2004-02-09 14:56:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL VE
04CARACAS501	UPDATE ON THE USAID/OTI VENEZUELA PROGRAM [...] USAID'S OFFICE OF TRANSITION INITIATIVES (OTI) BEGAN ITS VENEZUELA PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER 2002 TO SUPPORT THE PRIMARY USG GOAL OF SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLUTIONS TO VENEZUELA'S POLITICAL CRISIS. USAID'S OVERALL GOAL IN VENEZUELA IS TO SUPPORT A POLITICAL PROCESS THAT IS DEMOCR [...]	2004-02-11 15:26:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE
04CARACAS527	CNE DIRECTOR MEJIAS INVOLVED IN NATIONAL GUARD [...] (C) An alleged attack on a National Assembly (AN) Deputy Edgar (Democratic Action) Zambrano and National Electoral Council (CNE) Director Sobella Mejias (pro-opposition) by National Guard (GN) troops as the two dined on February 7 created a political firestorm. At issue is whether GN Gen. Mar [...]	2004-02-12 15:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS533	THE "TROPICAL UNITY" OF THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) The opposition remains convinced that the referendum is on track, according to a top aide for Enrique Mendoza. Organizers of the February 14 march to defend the signatures calling for a recall vote on President Hugo Chavez are planning on 100,000 (some hope for one million) to participate [...]	2004-02-12 17:51:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS548	ANOTHER CUBAN DOCTOR ATTEMPTS TO FLEE [...] ON FEBRUARY 4, NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ARRESTED ULISES BERNAL PEREZ, A CUBAN DOCTOR ASSIGNED TO THE "BARRIO ADENTRO" (INTO THE SLUMS) PROGRAM, AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO DEFECT BY FORCING TWO JOURNALISTS TO DRIVE HIM TO THE COLOMBIAN BORDER, ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS. BERNAL PEREZ REPORTEDLY BELI [...]	2004-02-13 20:52:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF VE
04CARACAS552	VENEZUELA POLITICAL UPDATE: 2/13/2004 [...] Carter Center: -- (U) In a February 13 statement the Carter Center called on the National Electoral Council (CNE) to publish a firm schedule to finish their verification of signature sheets by February 28. 2. OAS: -- (C) OAS observers told poloff that a February 28 deadline would most [...]	2004-02-13 21:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS578	VENEZUELA POLITICAL UPDATE: 2/14/2004 [...] OAS: -- (C) OAS chief of staff Francisco Jaramillo told the Ambassador February 13 that the National Electoral Council (CNE) board meeting with the Carter Center and OAS was "a disaster." Jaramillo said the CNE refused an OAS and Carter Center proposal to bring fingerprint experts from the [...]	2004-02-18 15:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS627	EMBASSY CARACAS COMMENTS ON 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) The GOV continues to show signs of slippage in its commitment to the protection of intellectual property rights. In 2003 the government persisted in its policy of approving domestic copies of internationally patented pharmaceutical products for sale in Venezuela. Venezuela's anti-trust [...]	2004-02-25 12:32:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON VE
04CARACAS651	CIVIL REBELLION CHARGES SPARK PROTESTS IN MERIDA [...] (C) Pro-GOV Merida State Governor Florencio Porras ordered an investigation against 24 opposition-aligned citizens in January, alleging civil rebellion stemming back to events in April 2002, when President Hugo Chavez was briefly removed from power. Students led violent protests January 29 and [...]	2004-02-26 22:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS700	WEEKEND OF CONFLICT IN CARACAS; NO CNE DECISION YET [...] (C) Opposition groups staged two days of protests in the wake of the February 27 march that left one dead and dozens injured. The GOV staged its own march of hundreds of thousands on February 28 to protest U.S. intervention in Venezuelan affairs. Speaking to the crowd, President Chavez deliv [...]	2004-03-01 21:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS746	CHAVEZ RENEWS ALLEGATIONS OF U.S. PLOTTING [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez repudiated international criticisms against the GOV for human rights violations and undemocratic practices, speaking to the diplomatic corps March 5. DCM attending on behalf of the Ambassador, walked out after Chavez reasserted allegations, made most recently Februar [...]	2004-03-05 20:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS752	IS ANYONE KEEPING SCORE? HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] (U) Growing violence since February 27 has produced a sharp rise in the number and types of human rights violations throughout Venezuela. Several local human rights organizations, Amnesty International, and the Inter-American Human Rights Commission issued statements condemning the violence [...]	2004-03-08 11:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS801	THE NARROW ROAD TO THE SIGNATURE APPEALS PROCESS [...] (C) The GOV and the opposition continue to negotiate the appeals process ("reparos") that will determine the fate of the signatures presidential referendum against President Hugo Chavez. The National Electoral Council (CNE) March 7 delivered its computerized version of the results of the veri [...]	2004-03-09 21:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS890	DUELING CLAIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] (C) Nearly a dozen Venezuelans died, 1,758 were wounded or injured, and 410 were detained during disturbances in the country from February 27 to March 5, according to the opposition Democratic Coordinating Committee (DCC). Amid the claims of government human rights abuses, the GOV has mounted [...]	2004-03-15 16:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
04CARACAS908	CHESS GAME IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE [...] (C) Venezuela Supreme Court's (TSJ) Constitutional Chamber declared March 11 that it alone is the appropriate forum to hear cases regarding the National Electoral Council (CNE) and the proposed presidential recall referendum. Constitutional Chamber president Ivan Rincon told the Ambassador Mar [...]	2004-03-16 12:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS945	VENEZUELA ON THE VERGE OF A PURGE [...] (C) The GOV appears to be engaged in a broad effort to ensure loyalty and punish opposition using the list of persons who signed the recall petition against President Hugo Chavez. Since the beginning of March, reports have emerged of GOV offices and state enterprises using signature data from [...]	2004-03-19 21:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PHUM VE
04CARACAS950	WANTED: BARUTA MAYOR, FOR INCITING CROWD AT CUBAN [...] (C) Baruta Mayor Henrique Capriles Radonsky said March 18 he will not present himself to the court as summoned until after he sees the case file alleging his involvement with a violent protest at the Cuban Embassy April 12, 2002. The court has refused Capriles' lawyers access to the case file [...]	2004-03-19 21:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS975	HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS CLOSE-UP: DETENTIONS [...] (U) The GOV has detained hundreds of individuals since February 27 on charges ranging from "violent behavior" to civil rebellion. The detentions share certain characteristics, including little concern with the detainee's relation to the alleged charges, beatings and torture while in National [...]	2004-03-23 14:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS VE
04CHENNAI1392	BLASTS ROCK HYDERABAD; EXTORTION NOT NAXALITE [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 08:34:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PTER IN
04CHENNAI1394	VEERAPPAN'S DEATH PUTS DHARMAPURI'S FUTURE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A seventeen-year manhunt ended with the shooting death of K.M. Veerappan, the famed forest brigand of Dharmapuri. The shootout was the culmination of months of planning by the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and the police Special Task Force (STF). The operation showcased the [...]	2004-11-09 08:50:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM IN
04CHENNAI1418	HINDU PONTIFF ARRESTED FOR MURDER; LITTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tamil Nadu police arrested one of India's most prominent Hindu religious leaders, Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi of Kanchi, accused of murdering a former aide. The arrest has shocked Tamil Nadu, but there is little public anger. The move upset a miniscule group of the AIA [...]	2004-11-12 11:13:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IN
04COLOMBO104	MEDIA PLAY: President Kumaratunga claims right to [...] Summary. President Kumaratunga's 1/13 address to the nation on government-owned Independent Television News (ITN) in which she claimed the right to serve until 2006 sparked a firestorm of contradictory headlines in the Sri Lankan media. Government-owned (and Kumaratunga- controlled) English [...]	2004-01-21 08:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE
04COLOMBO1070	FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS NO DRAFT ANTI-CONVERSION [...] (C) During the course of a call on another subject on June 22, the Ambassador and Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara discussed recent developments regarding a proposed GSL-sponsored anti-conversion bill. Despite local media reports that the Cabinet gave initial approval to a draft bill [...]	2004-06-23 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF CE
04COLOMBO1071	SRI LANKA POLITICAL UPDATE: GSL LOOKING FOR [...] (C) This update reviews the following political developments in Sri Lanka: -- The government remains in pursuit of an elusive majority in Parliament -- Continued reports of tension and violence in the east -- The UNP increases the volume of verbal attacks against the government -- T [...]	2004-06-24 06:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1075	IN AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SENIOR MEDIA FIGURES; PEACE PROCESS, AID ISSUES STRESSED [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 6/24 Ambassador Lunstead met senior editors of Sri Lankan newspapers in an on-the-record roundtable discussion. The conversation focused on the June 1 co-chairs meeting in Brussels, but provided ample opportunity for a wide-ranging discussion of the peace process, the USG po [...]	2004-06-24 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1082	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 088 (06/25/04) [...] (SBU) We noted the Trade Minister's request for 416(b) Milk Powder in his discussions with U/S Larson. FYI, we have an outstanding inquiry with the Ministry of Finance on whether they want the 500 MT of Milk Powder that USDA has allocated for GSL. We have already received negotiating instruc [...]	2004-06-25 05:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO1084	MEDIA PLAY: Coverage of Ambassador's roundtable [...] (U) SUMMARY. Following an Ambassadorial roundtable on June 24 with senior newspaper editors (see Reftel),press coverage in Sri Lanka was largely positive and upbeat. Newspapers, both English and vernacular, covered the event factually and placed their coverage of the event prominently. Key [...]	2004-06-28 09:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1086	Karuna Affair Continues to Plague Government [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rumors and stories continue to swirl around the events associated with rebel Tiger leader Karuna and his whereabouts. Government officials are engaged in fingerpointing about who knew what and when they knew it about Karuna. The GSL has not done a good job of managing the medi [...]	2004-06-28 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO109	President's party signs pact with radical JVP; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid fanfare, President Kumaratunga's SLFP party and the radical JVP formally entered into a political alliance on January 20. The alliance is basically an electoral pact, but an MOU attacking the GSL's handling of the peace track was also agreed to. In a related development, S [...]	2004-01-21 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM CE NO
04COLOMBO1096	FY-2004 RP "STUDENT LEADERS AND CIVIC [...] POST NOMINATES MR. CHATURA JEEWAN KUMANAYAKE, UNDER- GRADUATE STUDENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : [...]	2004-06-30 05:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO1097	FY-04 IV PROGRAM: SINGLE COUNTRY GROUP PROJECT ON [...] Post submits detail bio data of Ms. Wickramasinghe, the fifth nominee for the subject group project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nominations are as follow: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format wh [...]	2004-06-30 05:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OECV OEXC
04COLOMBO1101	LTTE BACKSLIDES ON CHILD SOLDIERS, REPORTEDLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 26 statement, UNICEF has blasted the LTTE for accelerating its efforts to recruit children in LTTE-controlled areas, despite promising signs this April when the Tigers released hundreds of children. Since April, UNICEF has received 159 reports of forcible and voluntar [...]	2004-06-30 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KOCI CE UNICEF LTTE
04COLOMBO1102	FY-2004 MRP "ORGANIZED LABOR" - [...] POST NOMINATES MR. D.M. UPALI DISSANAYAKE, SECRETARY TO THE WAGES BOARD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : Th [...]	2004-06-30 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO1145	MEDIA PLAY: Coverage of suicide bombing by alleged Tamil [...] (U) SUMMARY. Per Reftel, on July 7, a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber detonated a bomb inside a police station in the heart of downtown Colombo, near the Prime Minister's office, U.S. Embassy and British High Commission. The suspected targ of the suicide bombe [...]	2004-07-09 05:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER PHUM OIIP PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1146	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 090 (07/09/04) [...] (SBU) Two Japanese Embassy Econ officials called on Dean yesterday to discuss our reaction to the UPFA's recently announced economic plan (reporting septel). During the meeting they mentioned that they had been instructed to ask about our perceptions on the economy, particularly anything we [...]	2004-07-09 05:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO1147	FY-2004 RP "CIVIC EDUCATION IN RELIGIOUS [...] POST NOMINATES REV.BADDEGAMA SAMITHA THERO, DEPUTY CHIEF INCUMBENT, SRIPADA CHAITHTHYARAMA TEMPLE, GOTHATUWA, BADDEGAMA FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEA [...]	2004-07-09 06:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO117	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 009 (01/22/04) [...] (C) FYI. Late January 22, the pro-LTTE website, "TamilNet," reported that the Tigers will not attend the Tokyo donors followup meeting scheduled for January 23 in Colombo. LTTE political leader Thamilchelvam declined the invitation on the grounds that there was "no political stability and u [...]	2004-01-22 11:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO1181	TIGER RHETORIC CONTINUES TO INCREASE AFTER COLOMBO [...] (C) SUMMARY: After the July 7 suicide bombing of a police station in downtown Colombo, Tiger rhetoric is heating up. The uptick in the group's rhetoric is accompanied by an increasingly fearful climate in the east, where the Tigers have been flexing their muscles. Assassinations and child [...]	2004-07-16 04:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO12	Sri Lanka: U.S. efforts to help end [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka has been abuzz the last several days with reaction to the Secretary's letters to the President and the PM, and the Department's statement issued after the Deputy Secretary met with Minister Moragoda last week. Press reaction has been mixed, with some commentary suppor [...]	2004-01-05 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PINR CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1219	PEACE PROCESS TIDBITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An LTTE official requested and received a meeting with the GSL on July 20. Meanwhile, when Parliament reconvened, TNA MPs broached the ISGA as a basis for talks. The discussion was postponed. Violent episodes between LTTE cadre loyal to the Wanni and those loyal to breakaway e [...]	2004-07-22 09:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1233	FY-04 IV PROGRAM: SINGLE COUNTRY GROUP PROJECT ON [...] Post submits detail bio data of Mr. Susantha N. Balapatabendi, the sixth nominee for the subject group project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : autom [...]	2004-07-26 09:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OECV OEXC
04COLOMBO1236	EIGHT POSSIBLE PRO-KARUNA FACTION MEMBERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: LTTE attacks against breakaway Eastern LTTE leader Karuna's faction continued on July 25, this time close to Colombo. Eight people, possibly including Karuna's deputy, were killed in a "safe house" in Kottawa, an outer suburb of Colombo. While the identities of the killers are [...]	2004-07-26 11:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1243	PUBLIC BATTLE FOR THE HEARTS OF TAMILS [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga apologized for the July 1983 riots in which hundreds of Tamils were killed, but tempered her apology with a call for the LTTE to apologize for its actions as well. An LTTE political official commented that Kumaratunga's public apology was driven by "poli [...]	2004-07-27 11:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1255	FY-04 VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM [...] Post submits details bio date of Mrs. Priyanee Wijesekera, Secretary General of Parliament, for a voluntary visitor program, SIPDIS September 10-16, 2004. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval". 2. Ms. Wijesekera can be contacted in Canada through Sri Lanka' [...]	2004-07-29 07:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OEXC
04COLOMBO1259	FY-2004 MRP "STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE U.S.", [...] POST NOMINATES MR. ABDUL HAMEED MOHAMMED "ZIYAAD", MEMBER OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, BALANGODA, FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The foll [...]	2004-07-29 09:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO126	TRYING TIMES FOR JOURNALISTS IN THE NORTH AND EAST [...] (SBU) Summary. The media scenes in Jaffna and Trincomalee are dramatically different from each other and from the scene in Colombo. Local newspapers are king in the Jaffna media world, with consistently pro-LTTE reporting and editorials. Coverage of local Muslim issues in Jaffna is nonexist [...]	2004-01-23 05:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PHUM OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1262	NORWEGIAN DEPUTY FM DESCRIBES LONG UPHILL ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Helgesen found President Kumaratunga flexible on peace talks agenda issue, but Karuna situation is preventing progress on getting back to talks. LTTE is seeking a military solution to the Karuna issue. Helgesen sees task as safeguarding the Cease Fire Agreement while Karuna issue [...]	2004-07-29 10:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1278	MEDIA PLAY: Coverage of PDAS Camp's roundtable discussion [...] (U) SUMMARY. Following a roundtable discussion with PDAS Don Camp on July 30 with senior newspaper editors, press coverage in Sri Lanka was largely positive and upbeat. Newspapers, both English and vernacular, covered the event factually and placed their coverage of the event very prominently [...]	2004-08-02 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1295	In political move, President resigns from [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga resigned as leader of her government United People's Freedom Alliance on August 4. Government interlocutors officially described the resignation as expected, adding that it would allow the President more time to focus on the peace process. Her departure f [...]	2004-08-05 10:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE
04COLOMBO13	MEDIA PLAY - SECRETARY POWELL'S LETTERS TO [...] Summary. Secretary Powell's letters to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and President Kumaratunga were front page news over the weekend. English and vernacular headlines implied that the Secretary was critical of the President; one English weekly reported, "End political infighting CBK told - [...]	2004-01-06 03:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1337	Maldivian reform in peril after August 12-13 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the evening of August 12, Maldivians began massing outside police headquarters on the capital island of Male', demanding the release of several political prisoners. The crowd continued to grow until the police moved in with tear gas on the afternoon of August 13 to end the d [...]	2004-08-16 11:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CASC MV
04COLOMBO1380	PEACEFUL PROTEST AT AMERICAN EMBASSY COLOMBO, SRI [...] (SBU) At 1210 hours a group of approximately 100 members of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) held a protest in front of the American Embassy Colombo. The protesters were requesting the United States assistance in stopping the recent attacks by the LTTE against members of the EPDP. [...]	2004-08-19 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC LTTE
04COLOMBO1386	SRI LANKA: CHRISTIAN PASTORS RECOUNT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 12 visit by the political intern and FSN specialist to Christian churches in the Colombo region, local pastors expressed anxiety over recent attacks and threats they and their congregations have faced, especially in the wake of an outspoken Buddhist monk's death [...]	2004-08-20 05:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF CE
04COLOMBO1390	SRI LANKA: SUMMERTIME SURGE IN LTTE ASSASSINATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past six weeks, suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) assassins have killed 29 political opponents, supporters of LTTE dissident leader Karuna, and putative government informants, primarily in the northeastern district of Batticaloa. The six-week tally p [...]	2004-08-20 09:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1396	SRI LANKA CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE AND [...] Sri Lanka Child Domestic Labor, A Rapid Assessment, 2. A Study of young domestic workers in Sri Lanka: proposals for legal amendments and a code of conduct, 3. List of hazardous employment approved by the National Labor Advisory Commission. ENTWISTLE [...]	2004-08-23 04:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE USAID
04COLOMBO1400	MALDIVIAN SPECIAL ENVOY REQUESTS MEETING WITH USG [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see Para Four. 2. (C) On August 23, Mission received a diplomatic note dated August 22 from the Maldivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ref A). In the note, the MFA conveys that Dr. Mohamed Latheef, Maldivian Ambassador to the United States and Maldivi [...]	2004-08-23 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1401	MEDIA REACTION: DEPARTMENT'S AUGUST 19 STATEMENT [...] SUMMARY. The Department's August 19 statement on Sri Lanka elicited widespread media coverage, with the vast majority of papers (both English and vernacular) placing the statement very prominently in above-the-fold banner headlines. TV news programs on August 20 also led with the full statem [...]	2004-08-23 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE LTTE

04COLOMBO1421	USG FUNDED SRI LANKA ARMY HUMANITARIAN DEMINING [...] (U) SUMMARY. PM/WRA Office Director Richard Kidd and Deputy Office Director Col. Stuart Harris visited Sri Lanka August 5 - 9 to review USG-funded Sri Lanka Army (SLA) humanitarian demining efforts. The USG-funded humanitarian demining program in Sri Lanka illuminates how mine action can be [...]	2004-08-26 03:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER EAID KHDP LTTE
04COLOMBO1432	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT TALKS TOUGH ABOUT RECENT [...] (U) The week of August 20-27 saw a continuation of the violence between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its opponents cited in Ref B. On August 20 two senior-ranking Tigers were shot and killed by unidentified assailants as they left a meeting in Batticaloa. The proximity o [...]	2004-08-27 06:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1456	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMB. COFER [...] (C) Your visit comes at an important juncture in the 30-month-old ceasefire between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A recent surge in assassinations by the LTTE, coupled with the lack of progress toward resumed negotiations, have raised conc [...]	2004-09-01 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC CE MV ECONOMICS LTTE
04COLOMBO1503	HOLLYWOOD BUDDHA PROTEST AT EMBASSY COLOMBO [...] (SBU) Summary - On Saturday, September 11, at approximately 1235 hours local time, a group of approximately 70 Sri Lankan nationals, five of whom were Buddhist monks, staged a peaceful demonstration outside the North Gate of U.S. Embassy Colombo to protest the release of the American film "Hol [...]	2004-09-11 08:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CE
04COLOMBO1510	SRI LANKA: VISIT OF S/CT COORDINATOR AMB. J. [...] (C) In meetings with Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) officials on September 8, Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador J. Cofer Black underscored U.S. appreciation of Sri Lanka's support of the Global War on Terror. He emphasized USG commitment to helping the GSL achieve a peaceful resolut [...]	2004-09-13 08:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1514	MEDIA REACTION: Visit of State Department [...] SUMMARY. S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Cofer Black's September 7-8 visit to Sri Lanka elicited copious media coverage, with the vast majority of papers (both English and vernacular) placing coverage of a roundtable media discussion with newspaper editors prominently in above-the- fold banner he [...]	2004-09-13 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1526	SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) In separate meetings with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse and Peace Secretariat head Jayantha Dhanapala on September 15, the Ambassador discussed prospects for resumed negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). While Rajapakse [...]	2004-09-15 12:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1543	59TH UNGA: UPDATED SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT DELEGATION [...] On September 15, Mission received an update list of Sri Lankan government officials planning to attend the 59th UN General Assembly. That updated attendance list is provided below: A. ATTENDANCE OF HEAD OF STATE -- H.E. the President Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga -- Presiden [...]	2004-09-16 12:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CE UNGA
04COLOMBO1557	FY-2005 SRP "RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN THE U.S." [...] POST NOMINATES REV. KIRINDE ASSAJI, BUDDHIST MONK/PRINCIPAL, SRI SUMANGALA DHAMMA SCHOOL, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 3. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The follo [...]	2004-09-20 10:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO1563	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT LOSING MOMENTUM, CEDING [...] (C) President Chandrika Kumaratunga's five-month-old government has so far proven unable to regain the momemtum lost in the peace process since the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) walked out of negotiations with her predecessor's government in April 2003. Without encouraging signs of [...]	2004-09-20 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM ASEC CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1582	MALDIVES: DEMOCRACY AND DHOONIDHOO [...] (C) Summary: Democracy and human rights themes dominated the DCM,s September 19-20 visit to Maldives to open the American trade fair. Government (GoRM) officials acknowledged they have a public relations problem with the detained Special Majlis members but argued that a serious investigatio [...]	2004-09-23 08:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1623	SRI LANKA: EAST REMAINS TENSE AMID POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several recent political killings in the East, connected to last spring,s factional split of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),have raised the level of tension and concern among local residents. Emboff's trip to the East September 23-24 to inaugurate several USAID p [...]	2004-09-29 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PTER PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1703	SRI LANKA: KARUNA FACTION FORMS PAPER TIGER PARTY [...] (U) On October 12 the Tamil vernacular media received a press release announcing the formation of a new political party by Karuna, the former Eastern military commander for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),who split with LTTE headquarters in March. (Note: Karuna fled the East af [...]	2004-10-13 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1722	WHO'S WATCHING WHAT: A SNAPSHOT OF SRI LANKAN TELEVISION VIEWING HABITS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Sri Lankan Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera recently stated that he wished to see changes to the state-run media, particularly improving the quality of the very popular teledramas (soap operas) watched by millions of Sri Lankans. Recent surveys also indicate that most Sr [...]	2004-10-18 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE
04COLOMBO1726	SRI LANKA: EXAGGERATED PRESS REPORTS OF LTTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Weekend press reports in both the government-owned and independent media trumpeting a breakthrough in stalled negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) appear to have been overblown. According to sources in both the [...]	2004-10-18 12:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1764	YOUR VISIT TO SRI LANKA NOVEMBER 7-8 [...] (C) After 18 months with no movement toward resumed talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),the peace process is beginning to look less like a process and more like a protracted stalemate. This perception, which is gaining ground among the Sin [...]	2004-10-26 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1765	SRI LANKA: SWISS NATIONAL KILLED IN GRENADE ATTACK [...] (U) On October 25, a Swiss national was killed in a grenade blast in Mamangam, near Batticaloa. According to media reports, an unidentified person lobbed a grenade at 61-year-old Ken Ulrich in his home. Some media reports cited the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres as responsibl [...]	2004-10-26 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1779	Cultural Envoys Faulkner and Freeman Connect to Sri Lankan [...] (U) SUMMARY: Culture Connect envoys Courtland Freeman and Omari Faulkner elicited extremely positive feedback among a rarely-reached segment of the youth audience during their three-day program in Sri Lanka October 11 to 14. The two basketball envoys reached hundreds o high school and college- [...]	2004-10-29 08:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE
04COLOMBO179	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 014 (01/30/04) [...] (U) FYI. As requested in State 14279, Mission will host a local Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting on February 5 to discuss and compile the counterterrorism assistance and training that has been provided to Sri Lanka by CTAG members. We have invited Australia, Canada, EU, France, [...]	2004-01-30 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1792	YOUR VISIT TO SRI LANKA NOVEMBER 7-8 [...] (U) This message replaces Colombo 1764. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) After 18 months with no movement toward resumed talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Eelam (LTTE),the peace process is beginning to look less like a process and more like [...]	2004-11-01 10:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CE
04COLOMBO1794	SRI LANKA: POLITICAL MANEUVERS DIVERT PROGRESS [...] (C) A flurry of recent activity on the domestic political front suggests that President Chandrika Kumaratunga may be planning to ensure her hold on power past her term limit by attempting to abolish the executive presidency and succeeding to the post of prime minister. Achieving this aim in [...]	2004-11-01 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
04COLOMBO1796	AKASHI "SOMEWHAT ENCOURAGED," BUT NOT CLEAR WHY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese envoy Akashi is "somewhat encouraged" from his visit to Sri Lanka. He found President Kumaratunga eager to move forward on talks, while the LTTE's Thamilchelvan complained that a "no war, no peace" situation was not satisfactory. Opposition Leader Wickremesinghe said [...]	2004-11-02 09:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE NO JA LTTE
04COLOMBO1809	Special Media Reaction: Deputy Secretary [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Armitage's taped message to Sri Lankans on the occasion of the U.S. presidential elections, transmitted as part of Embassy Colombo's Election Day event, garnered positive coverage in both the English and vernacular media. Reporting on the message and the event u [...]	2004-11-04 10:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE
04COLOMBO1811	SRI LANKA: RIVAL MUSLIM SECTS CLASH IN THE EAST [...] (U) Local authorities imposed a night-time curfew in a town in the eastern district of Batticaloa November 1-3 after ten people were injured in violence between mainstream Muslims and members of a rival Sufi sect. According to M.L.A.M. Hizbullah, a local politician, the curfew was lifted th [...]	2004-11-04 10:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CE
04COLOMBO1817	SRI LANKA: JVP DENIES RUMORS OF RIFT IN ALLIANCE; [...] (C) Members of the JVP leadership denied recent press speculation of a growing rift between President Kumaratunga's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and alliance partner Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP). Despite some internal disagreements--like the size of the Cabinet--there is consensus on mat [...]	2004-11-05 05:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
04COLOMBO1839	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT [...] Per request reftel, the following are Post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers: James F. Entwistle, Deputy Chief of Mission, office no.: 94-11-244-8007 ext. 2433, home no.: 94-11-269-5495, cell no.: 94-77-770-9571, fax no.: 94-11- 243-7237, email: EntwistleJF@state.gov Dean R. T [...]	2004-11-10 05:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE EFIN ETTC KVPR MV PREL PTER
04COLOMBO1852	SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN ENVOYS' VISIT BRINGS NO [...] (C) The November 10-11 visit of Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen, Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen and Special Envoy Erik Solheim has brought much talk about the peace process but little actual progress. There were no major breakthroughs, but the Tigers might respond positively i [...]	2004-11-12 10:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1857	SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO INDIA YIELDS SOFT LOANS, STRONGER LANGUAGE ON PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) President Chandrika Kumaratunga's November 3-7 working visit to India yielded USD 250 million in concessional loans; the announcement of a pending bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement and Indian assistance to refurbish a strategic airfield in Jaffna; and an even stronger public statement of [...]	2004-11-17 06:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1862	NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR SEES LACK OF CLARITY ON BOTH [...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian ambassador observes that &neither side is clear8 in the peace process. The LTTE was markedly less negative of President Kumaratunga in the Norwegian,s discussions in Kilinochchi last week. Balasingham in particular made clear that the ISGA is subject to negotiatio [...]	2004-11-17 10:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1891	Media Reaction: Deputy Secretary Armitage's conversation [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Armitage's November 19 telephone conversations with President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, as well as the Department's subsequent press statement, received broad, prominent coverage in the Sri Lankan media and served to reinfor [...]	2004-11-22 09:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1896	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT THREATENS RETURN TO DEATH [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced that President Chandrika Kumaratunga has decided to reactivate the death penalty following the November 19 assassinations of a High Court judge and his bodyguard in Colombo. The killings were likely prompted by the judge's involvement [...]	2004-11-22 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM SNAR PHUM ASEC CE
04COLOMBO1897	SRI LANKA: SPASM OF VIOLENCE IN NORTH AND EAST [...] (C) Summary. On the eve of the LTTE's emotional Hero's Day ceremonies November 26-27, violent incidents, including LTTE killings of an army soldier and informants in the east, grenade attacks on the LTTE's political offices in Batticaloa, and an LTTE-enforced strike in Jaffna, have created [...]	2004-11-23 00:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1913	SRI LANKA: TENSIONS CONTINUE TO RISE AS LTTE [...] (C) Summary: Tensions continue to flare in the north and east as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) plan to celebrate their annual November 26-27 Heroes' Day. Throughout the two regions, interlocutors report that Sri Lanka army and civilians have clashed in attempts to disrupt prepa [...]	2004-11-26 06:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1919	NORWEGIANS CONCERNED BY JVP-ORCHESTRATED CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegians are increasingly concerned by an ugly JVP-orchestrated campaign against their role in the peace process. The situation is exacerbated by President Kumaratunga,s reluctance to pull the JVP into line. The Co-Chair consensus here is that a group call on the Foreign [...]	2004-11-29 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1920	SRI LANKA: LTTE HEROES' DAY ADDRESS SOFTER THAN [...] (C) Summary. On November 27, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran delivered his 16th annual "Heroes' Day" address from an undisclosed location in LTTE-controlled territory in Sri Lanka. In the speech, Prabhakaran criticized Sinhalese political parties and the [...]	2004-11-29 11:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1924	SRI LANKA: VIOLENCE IN TRINCOMALEE ESCALATES [...] (C) Summary. In the wake of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)'s November 26-27 "Heroes' Day" celebrations, violence is escalating in Trincomalee. Tensions there are running high after two Sinhalese men were killed in a November 29 LTTE-called hartal (general shutdown),and numerou [...]	2004-11-30 10:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1934	AID/OTI OFFICIALS VISIT KILINOCHCHI TO RESOLVE [...] (SBU) Per State guidance approving operational/working level discussions with counterpart LTTE representatives and based on approval from the Embassy's Front Office, on November 24 two USAID staff held a meeting in Kilinochchi with the Coordinator of the LTTE's Coordinating Office for INGOs a [...]	2004-12-02 01:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1937	SRI LANKA: GSL RESPONSE TO LTTE HEROES' DAY SPEECH [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL)'s response to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)'s annual "Heroes' Day" speech criticized the Tigers' call for an unconditional return to the peace talks as not conducive to "good faith negotiations," and reiterated the GSL's readiness [...]	2004-12-02 09:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1952	SRI LANKA: PARTY OF EXTREMIST BUDDHIST MONKS [...] (C) Summary: The Buddhist extremist JHU party looks set to stir up religious tension during this holiday season. Its members have made several ultimatums to the government and say they will begin a "fast-unto-death" if these demands are not met by December 12. The party is also actively pla [...]	2004-12-06 11:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF CE
04COLOMBO1971	SRI LANKA'S FIRST HIGH PROFILE IPR RAID [...] Summary: Sri Lankan Police recently raided a CD manufacturing plant operated by a Board of Investment approved company. The plant produced music, movie and software discs, violating the intellectual property rights (IPR) of several US producers. The investigation and prosecution will be a [...]	2004-12-09 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1975	SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION TERMS JAILED MP "POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Opposition United National Party (UNP) MPs disrupted Parliamentary proceedings for two days with protests about the December 7 sentencing of a UNP Member of Parliament to two years in prison for contempt of court. The UNP views the harsh sentence as further evidence of an ongo [...]	2004-12-10 06:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
04COLOMBO198	Tentative indications that cohabitation deal [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bradman Weerakoon, the PM's Secretary, told Ambassador Lunstead February 4 that a cohabitation deal was in the works. The deal, which would provide for sharing Defense Ministry powers, is under review by the President and the PM. In another potentially positive signal, the Pre [...]	2004-02-05 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CE
04COLOMBO2027	SRI LANKA: TAMIL INTERLOCUTORS SEE CEASEFIRE AS [...] (C) Separate discussions with pro- and anti-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) contacts reveal a rare consensus: that the ceasefire is increasingly fragile and that Tiger leader Prabhakaran's threat to "advance the freedom struggle" if the Government rejects his bid for an interim admi [...]	2004-12-22 07:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO2031	Media Reaction: Co-chairs statement on JVP [...] (U) SUMMARY: The December 15 statement by the Tokyo donors conference co-chairs on the JVP's agitation against Norway and the peace process provoked a widespread and sharply divided response from the Sri Lankan media. Independent English and Tamil media covered the story factually with favora [...]	2004-12-22 09:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KPAO PHUM PTER OIIP CE LTTE
04COLOMBO2043	CARTEGENA PROTOCOL ON BIO SAFETY [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-23 07:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO
04COLOMBO216	MEDIA PLAY: President Kumaratunga dissolves [...] (U) Summary. On February 7, President Kumaratunga dissolved Sri Lanka's Parliament. Newspaper reporting was partisan, particularly in government-owned (and Kumaratunga-controlled) media outlets. The independent press carried Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and his UNP party's story, as well [...]	2004-02-09 10:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE
04COLOMBO217	President sets parliamentary elections for [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late February 7, President Kumaratunga dissolved Parliament and called early general elections for April 2. The GSL remains in place, but is now a "caretaker" government and there may be some large-scale ministerial changes at the President's request. Sri Lanka's political par [...]	2004-02-09 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC CE
04COLOMBO226	Sri Lanka: PM appears relaxed about elections; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Lunstead met with Prime Minister Wickremesinghe late February 9. The PM appeared relaxed regarding the just announced parliamentary elections scheduled to take place April 2. He said he had always expected President Kumaratunga to go for elections and he predicted th [...]	2004-02-10 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CE JA NO EU
04COLOMBO242	Campaign Snapshot: President sacks all non- [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items revolving around Sri Lanka's parliamentary election campaign: -- In transparent bid to circumscribe GSL's powers before election, President Kumaratunga fires junior ministers; -- Protesting that move, key Minister Milinda Moragoda [...]	2004-02-11 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR PHUM CE
04COLOMBO26	PM suggests need to amend ceasefire with [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 7 United National Party (UNP) meeting in Panduwasnuwara, roughly 70 miles north of Colombo, the Prime Minister gave a speech suggesting the need to amend the government's ceasefire agreement with the LTTE based on the President's control of the Defense Ministry. [...]	2004-01-07 11:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO271	Washington donor Co-chairs meeting reaps [...] (C) SUMMARY: Media coverage of the February 17 Sri Lanka donor Co-chairs meeting hosted by the Deputy Secretary in Washington is just beginning to flow in. SIPDIS Most local press reaction, thus far, has been straightforward reporting of the Department's press statement with little commen [...]	2004-02-19 09:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KPAO CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO273	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 026 (02/19/04) [...] (C) You will see our front-channel today regarding reaction to February 17 Co-chairs meeting. Media reaction is just beginning to flow in: it has been fairly straightforward with little commentary as of yet. Political contacts and local observers were generally upbeat. We will provide mor [...]	2004-02-19 10:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO29	WITH NEW LAW, SRI LANKA MOVES AHEAD ON IPR [...] (U) Summary: All members of a public/private IPR Working Group are moving forward to implement Sri Lanka's new strong IPR Law, with help from outside parties, including the USG. There is a window of opportunity now, with the GSL's desire to develop an effective implementation regime, but trai [...]	2004-01-07 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CE WTO USTR ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO307	MEDIA PLAY: Sri Lanka Co-Chairs Meeting in [...] (U) Summary. While media reaction to the statement Washington released after the 2/17 Sri Lanka co-chairs meeting was headline heavy, editorial comment was limited. All major English, Sinhala and Tamil Sri Lankan media outlets reported on the post-meeting statement with straightforward head [...]	2004-02-25 08:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO309	Campaign Snapshot: election-related violence [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items related to Sri Lanka's upcoming April 2 parliamentary election campaign: -- Incidents of election-related violence already being reported; -- Buddhist leadership oppose monks standing for election; -- Elections Commissioner set [...]	2004-02-25 09:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR PHUM CE
04COLOMBO321	Campaigning begins in earnest as nomination [...] (C) SUMMARY: The proverbial dust has settled on the nomination process for Sri Lanka's upcoming April 2 parliamentary elections, with nominations closing February 24. Campaigns by the two major parties have kicked off as of February 26, and the stage is set for the fourth national election i [...]	2004-02-26 11:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO328	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 031 (02/27/04) [...] (C) The Ambassador and party report that the Maldives trip continues to go well, with a number of interesting meetings including with President Gayoom yesterday. Meanwhile, on the opposition front, you may see press reports that the GSL has ordered MDP organizer Mohammed Latheef (with whom w [...]	2004-02-27 05:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO406	Sri Lanka: Ignoring orders of LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The main Tamil Tiger organization in the north announced March 6 that it was replacing a dissident commander. The commander, Karuna, has refused to step down, however, and remains ensconced in his eastern jungle base. No violence has been reported, but the situation is becomin [...]	2004-03-06 08:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR MOPS CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO418	In meeting with Ambassador, PM Wickremesinghe [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Wickremesinghe intends to use the signed photo of his White House visit in his campaign. He hopes to win an absolute majority and will use it to push the President to return the powers she seized in November. He thinks the Election Commission is doing a good job. [...]	2004-03-09 10:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM CE
04COLOMBO424	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 037 (03/09/04) [...] (C) We continue to monitor the situation in the east. As you know, it is not clear exactly what is transpiring amid many conflicting reports. Here are some of the latest items: -- REPORTED KILLINGS: There are various reports that fighting has begun between the rival LTTE factions. The [...]	2004-03-09 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO432	ATOLL TRIP UNDERSCORES VULNERABILITY AND PROMISE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador traveled with UNDP reps to Felidhoo Island in the Felidhe Atoll (the atoll just south of the South Male Atoll) on February 26. During a two-hour visit to the island, Ambassador was greeted by Maldives' only female Atoll Chief and saw local handicraft production, the [...]	2004-03-10 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL MV ECOSOC
04COLOMBO435	Sri Lanka: Rebel eastern commander torques up [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rebel LTTE commander Karuna continues to lash out at the main Tamil Tiger organization in the north. In a March 9 interview with BBC TV, Karuna -- speaking at a base in Batticaloa -- asserted that he had left the LTTE because he thought the group was preparing for war pending t [...]	2004-03-10 05:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR MOPS KPAO CE NO IN LTTE
04COLOMBO465	Campaign Snapshot: Major parties issue dueling [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items related to Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election campaign: -- President Kumaratunga defends record in nationally televised address; -- United National Party (UNP) releases strongly pro- peace process manifesto; -- President [...]	2004-03-15 03:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PTER PHUM CE KWMM
04COLOMBO514	To gain edge for President, state-run [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two state-run, pro-President Kumaratunga newspapers appear to have fabricated results of a recent USAID-funded poll to make it seem that Sri Lankan voters favored the President over the PM and distrusted donor countries. In a March 22 courtesy call with SA DAS Patterson, Minist [...]	2004-03-23 10:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PREL CE
04COLOMBO52	FY-2004 MRP "MULTI-CULTURALISM IN A DEMOCRATIC [...] POST NOMINATES MR. RUWAN P. CHANDRASEKERA, ACTING REGIONAL COORDINATOR, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION-JAFFNA AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND VEN. WALMORUWE PIYARATHANA THERO, LECTURER AT THE DEPT. OF PALI AND BUDDHIST STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT [...]	2004-01-12 10:09:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO543	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 048 (03/26/04) [...] (SBU) FYI. Here are the latest nuggets of news: -- President Kumaratunga attended a large rally in the southern town of Matara on March 25. She did not say anything dramatic, per se. The rally was well-attended. Based on what we are hearing, the President's SLFP-JVP alliance (the "UPFA") [...]	2004-03-26 05:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO545	In visit to Sri Lanka, SA DAS Patterson [...] (C) SUMMARY: SA DAS Torkel Patterson visited Colombo, March 21-23. Highlights of the visit included meetings at the MFA, with a key adviser to President Kumaratunga, with local diplomats, and with local business leaders, including the American Chamber of Commerce. Key issues discussed incl [...]	2004-03-26 06:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO557	Campaign Snapshot: Campaigning set to end [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items involving Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election campaign: -- Per the rules, campaigning set to end March 30, 48 hours before election day. -- Conflicting poll results. -- In visit to southern districts, Mission team finds s [...]	2004-03-29 02:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM PINR CE
04COLOMBO56	FY-2004 MRP "U.S.FOREIGN POLICY AND COUNTER [...] POST NOMINATES MR. NIMAL SENANAYAKE, SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following da [...]	2004-01-13 04:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO563	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 050 (03/30/04) [...] (SBU) FYI. Here are the latest nuggets of news: -- As noted in Colombo 557, campaigning for the April 2 election is set to end at midnight tonight (March 30). The PM is speaking at a number of rallies before attending the UNP's final rally of the campaign in Colombo tonight. President Kum [...]	2004-03-30 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO57	FY-2004 MRP "U.S. JUDICIAL SYSTEMS"- [...] POST NOMINATES MR. DENIS S. SOOSAITHAS, LEGAL OFFICER, HOME FOR HUMAN RIGHTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN [...]	2004-01-13 04:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO573	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 052 (04/01/04) [...] (C) FYI. We want to flag the following items related to Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections, which take place tomorrow, April 2: -- We are sending out a snapshot of Sri Lanka on the eve of the election, which you should see in a front-channel tonight. -- There continues to be an argume [...]	2004-04-01 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO59	FY-2004 MRP "ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS" [...] POST NOMINATES MR. W.J. SHAVINDRA FERNANDO, SENIOR STATE COUNSEL, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS COLOMBO TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 [...]	2004-01-13 04:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO592	MEDIA PLAY: Sri Lankan Media Consumed by [...] (U) Summary. Sri Lanka's English and vernacular media offered exhaustive coverage and commentary about the nation's April 2 parliamentary elections. The morning after the poll (4/3),glowing lead headlines focused on the relatively peaceful election. The media also reported on election vio [...]	2004-04-06 02:08:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE
04COLOMBO61	FY-2004 S/RP "WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, [...] POST NOMINATES MR. RAJINDRA DE S. ARIYABANDU, DIRECTOR, POLICY AND PLANNING, WATER RESOURCES SECRETARIAT FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. POST SIPDIS CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT [...]	2004-01-13 07:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO647	Sri Lanka: Biographic data on new Cabinet [...] (C) As reported Reftel, Sri Lanka's new cabinet was sworn in on April 10. (FYI. President Kumaratunga retained control of the defense and internal security portfolios -- see Reftels. Due to a dispute with President Kumaratunga, the radical Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, "JVP," has not yet assu [...]	2004-04-15 12:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON CE
04COLOMBO653	After ousting rebel commander, LTTE reasserts [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the face of the LTTE's recent offensive, breakaway commander Karuna's forces appear to have totally melted away and, as of April 16, the situation in the east is calm. Karuna's whereabouts remain a mystery. For its part, the GSL military continues to deny reports that it is [...]	2004-04-16 07:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS MOPS PHUM EAID CE LTTE
04COLOMBO669	Sri Lanka update: Parliament set to reopen [...] (C) In this update message, Mission reviews the following political developments in Sri Lanka: -- Parliament is set to reopen on April 22, with the selection of a Speaker one of the first tasks; -- Tensions continue between the President's party and its extremist coalition partner; -- [...]	2004-04-17 08:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE
04COLOMBO67	FY-2004 MRP "INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM"- [...] POST NOMINATES MS. FREDERICA JANSZ, JOURNALIST OF THE SUNDAY LEADER FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. SHE IS BEEN SUBSTITUTED FOR MAHIM MENDIS. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT [...]	2004-01-13 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO69	Tigers say they still support ceasefire accord, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the recent controversy over the PM's remarks about the ceasefire accord, Tiger officials have publicly reaffirmed their support for the ceasefire and the peace process. The Tigers and pro- Tiger elements have expressed a significant degree of impatience with the [...]	2004-01-13 11:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PINS KPAO CE LTTE
04COLOMBO694	In big defeat for new government, Sri Lankan [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Parliament has elected W.J.M. Lokubandara, an MP for the Opposition UNP, as its next Speaker. The vote, which took place late April 22, was a close one, 110-109, with six abstentions. Parliament reconvenes on May 18. While the Speaker job is largely symbolic, th [...]	2004-04-23 06:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR CE
04COLOMBO696	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 061 (04/26/04) [...] (SBU) FYI. As flagged in Colombo 669, Provincial Council elections in the "Wayamba" province of north- central Sri Lanka took place on April 26. In an impressive showing, the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) captured 31 seats on the Council, with 19 going to the United National Party [...]	2004-04-26 10:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO701	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 062 (04/27/04) [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-27 10:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO73	In further roiling of cohabitation waters, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late January 13, Sri Lanka's state-run ITN television network broadcast a taped interview with President Kumaratunga. In the interview, Kumaratunga claimed the constitutional right to serve until late 2006. The President also defended her takeover of three ministries in Novem [...]	2004-01-14 04:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM KPAO CE
04COLOMBO749	SPECIAL FY-2004 MRP "NGO MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH [...] POST NOMINATES MR. CLIFFORD D. SPECK, FIELD ASSISTANT (PROTECTION/PROGRAM),SATELITE OFFICE- TRINCOMALEE, UNHCR, AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND FR. SUDATH SILVA, ARCH DIOCESAN CHAPLAIN, ST. JOSEPH'S YOUTH CENTER, AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT TH [...]	2004-05-11 05:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO750	SPECIAL FY-2004 MRP "YOUNG LEADERS: EFFECTING [...] POST NOMINATES MS. CHAMPIKA LIYANARACHCHI, POLITICAL COLUMNIST/DEPUTY FEATURES EDITOR, "DAILY MIRROR," AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND MR. SEEVALI AMITIRIGALA, LECTURER, SRI LANKA LAW COLLEGE, AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FU [...]	2004-05-11 05:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO797	MEDIA PLAY: KADIRGAMAR COVERAGE: LONG ON [...] Summary. When Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar visited Washington in mid-May, press coverage in Sri Lanka was long on headlines, short on editorial comment. Newspapers and broadcasters, both English and vernacular, gave extensive coverage to the visit, starting on 5/13 and mo [...]	2004-05-18 04:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM OPRC KMDR OIIP PREL CE
04COLOMBO806	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates Pushpika G. "Weerakoon", Research Intern, Ministry of Justice, for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a f [...]	2004-05-18 10:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO807	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP "U.S. JUDICIAL SYSTEM I" NOVEMBER 18-DECEMBER 9, 2004. [...] Post nominates Saliya K.M. "Pieris", Attorney-at Law, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is [...]	2004-05-18 10:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL
04COLOMBO808	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates T.M. Thusitha N. "Tennakoon", Chief Executive Officer and Director of Studies, Bandaranaike Center for International Studies for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED [...]	2004-05-18 10:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO810	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates Dushni "Weerakoon", Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is [...]	2004-05-18 10:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO811	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates Ven. M. "Mangala" Bhikku, Lecturer, University of Ruhuna, for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixe [...]	2004-05-18 10:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO812	FY 05 REGIONAL IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR [...] Post nominates D. Prashantha J. "DE LIVERA" Senior State Counsel, Attorney General's Department for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The follo [...]	2004-05-18 10:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OECV OEXC
04COLOMBO814	FY-05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-18 10:28:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO815	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates K.T. "Kuruswamy" Member, Colombo Municipal Council for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format [...]	2004-05-18 10:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO817	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-18 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL
04COLOMBO822	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-19 05:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO832	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: MALDIVIAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be : edited except by means of the Post-EVDB software. EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB VERSION: 3.0.7 POST-EMAIL: tilakawardenac@state.gov TRANSM [...]	2004-05-20 06:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO833	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: MALDIVIAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-20 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO834	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: MALDIVIAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-20 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO

04COLOMBO837	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates Ms. Kasupathy "Kunthavie" Administrative Officer, Suriya Women's Development Centre for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): NOMI [...]	2004-05-20 08:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO840	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates T.M.G. "Chandrasekera" Deputy Director News and Current Affairs, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT [...]	2004-05-20 09:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO842	Maldives: A/S Rocca's visit shows reform has [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina B. Rocca visited Maldives, May 16-17. Highlights of the visit included meetings with President Gayoom, FM Fathulla Jameel, Defense Minister Adam, Human Rights Commissioner Mujthaba, and UNDP Resident Representati [...]	2004-05-20 10:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV MOPS MV
04COLOMBO843	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates Soundarie "David", Researcher/Project Coordinator, International Center for Ethnic Studies for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): [...]	2004-05-20 10:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO850	FY-05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP "U.S. [...] Post nominates M. Zain Mohamed "Aazim", Assistant Manager/Economist, Central Bank of Sri Lanka for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The follo [...]	2004-05-21 04:28:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO854	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates Prabaghan "Ratnasabapathy" News Editor, "Virekesari" newspaper for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a [...]	2004-05-21 06:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO862	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-24 07:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO897	Political update: Norwegian Envoy's visit; [...] (C) This update on Sri Lanka's political situation reviews the following recent developments: -- In latest visit, Norwegian Envoy characterizes meetings with GSL and Tigers as "fruitful." -- Several new ministerial appointments announced. -- Provincial Council elections look set to take [...]	2004-05-28 05:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON CE NO
04COLOMBO907	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 078 (06/01/04) [...] (SBU) The MCC team has started to arrive. They have an in-house dinner at the DCM's this evening, a few events on the holiday tomorrow and then very busy schedules on Thursday and Friday. Lots of interest from the Sri Lankan side so it should be a very productive program. (DCM TAMIL JOUR [...]	2004-06-01 10:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO911	Co-chairs meeting in Brussels receives a [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local reaction to the Sri Lanka donor co-chairs meeting held in Brussels on June 1 has been largely positive. Embassy interlocutors were appreciative of the international community's sustained support for the peace process. Media coverage has been light so far and focused on t [...]	2004-06-03 10:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO962	AG AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS TOP GSL LIST FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During its June 1-4 visit to Sri Lanka, the Millennium Challenge Corporation team met with a broad cross-section of government and society. Poor agricultural policies and slow rural development topped the list of perceived obstacles to economic growth, with poor infrastructur [...]	2004-06-09 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID CE USTR ECONOMICS LTTE
04DAMASCUS5065	HAMAS LEADER REJECTS US INDICTMENT [...] (C) In an August 21 interview with the Associated Press, Moussa Abu Marzouk, Deputy Chairman of Hamas' politbureau, responded to the announcement of his indictment by US Attorney General John Ashcroft for conspiring to fund terror attacks against Israel by saying that he would turn himself in [...]	2004-08-25 15:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
04DAMASCUS6857	HAMAS MEMBER TARGETED IN CAR BOMBING [...] (C) Summary: On December 13, a car bomb exploded in the Old Mezzeh section of Damascus, wounding some passers-by but apparently killing no one. Media contacts confirmed that the target of the bombing was Mesbah Abu Hweileh, a Palestinian HAMAS official residing in Damascus. Interior Minister [...]	2004-12-14 15:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PTER PGOV PREL IS SY
04DHAKA3149	FOREIGN SECRETARY THINKS INDIANS BEHIND AUGUST 21 [...] (C) DAS Torkel Patterson met with Foreign Secretary Shamsheer Chowdhury on September 13 with Ambassador Thomas and Poloff (notetaker). With renewed rains, downed trees and flooded roads blocking traffic, Patterson noted to Chowdhury the difficulties presented by the August flooding and expres [...]	2004-09-15 02:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG IN
04DJIBOUTI1034	MARKED PROGRESS AT DORALEH PORT; U.S. NAVY SIGNS FURTHER CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Progress continues on schedule at the Doraleh port with the completion of the causeway and 70 percent completion of the medians. THE U.S. Navy recently contracted two additional storage tanks, two outbuildings for storage of drums and diving equipment and a facility for security [...]	2004-07-29 14:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BA DJ ECON EFIN ET ETRD PGOV PREL TC
04DJIBOUTI1200	IFESH VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE DJIBOUTI FOR ENGLISH [...] (U) Six International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) volunteers, consisting of three men and three women, arrived September 9 in Djibouti for a 10-month assignment to teach English in Djibouti's education system. They were met at the airport by Momodou Mombouray of IFESH headqu [...]	2004-09-14 12:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SCUL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1365	30th Permanent Conference General Assembly of [...] (U) Summary: The 30th general assembly of the Permanent Conference of African and French Consular Chambers (CPCCAF) took place in Djibouti from October 3 to October 6, 2004. Several Djiboutian high officials in the Djiboutian government, the President of the CPCCAF and the French Ambassador sp [...]	2004-10-26 01:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN EAID DJ
04DJIBOUTI1372	BORREL AFFAIR: ATTORNEY GENERAL SUMMONED TO [...] (U) Summary: French magistrate Bernard Borrel, found dead 80 Km north of Djibouti in 1995, has surfaced once again in the national media. The Court of Versailles in Paris summoned (for September 30th, 2004) Procureur de la Republique (Attorney General of Djibouti),Djama Souleiman, to present [...]	2004-10-27 05:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1384	OPPOSITION PARTIES DEMAND TRANSPARENCY FOR 2005 [...] (U) Summary: Recent developments in opposition party politics have led to the release of demands to the Government of Djibouti for transparency in the upcoming presidential election. Reiterating many of the points stated in their unanswered letter to the Government 21 May 2004, the four leader [...]	2004-10-28 10:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1391	DJIBOUTIAN OPPOSITION MEDIA THEMES, OCTOBER 27-28, 2004 [...] (U) Summary: The opposition journals during the week of October 24-28 focused on the alleged complaint against La Realite for slander filed by the Minister of Defense; the designation of the successor to Ahmed Dini Ahmed as president of the Republican Alliance for Democracy (ARD); and the dist [...]	2004-11-01 10:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO DJ
04DJIBOUTI1405	MORE ON OBASANJO VISIT TO DJIBOUTI: SOMALIA AT [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Cooperation Mahamoud Ali Youssouf 3 November, at her request, to address several items. Among them was a discussion on the nature of Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo's visit to Djibouti. Youssouf confirmed reports in the local press (see reftel) that th [...]	2004-11-04 02:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ET KE NI DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1487	INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK SHORT, BUT SWEET [...] (U) SUMMARY: This year's International Education Week (IEW) was successful, despite the fact that the Eid, paired with the Muslim work-week, shortened observance to three and a half days. Embassy-sponsored events included a soccer tournament, book donations, a lecture, art exhibitions, an Amba [...]	2004-11-21 10:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL KPAO EINV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1512	VISIT OF SOMALI PRESIDENT TO DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary: Newly elected President of Somalia, Abdillahi Youssouf Ahmed, came to Djibouti for a 24-hour visit on November 15, 2004. In a press conference with Djiboutian national media during the visit, Abdillahi Youssouf touched on the conflicting relations between Somaliland and Puntland, [...]	2004-11-24 06:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PHUM PNAT PBTS PINS PTER DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1519	POST SIGNS NEC CONDITIONAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT [...] On November 24, 2004 Ambassador Marguerita Ragsdale signed the Conditional Purchase Agreement with the Djiboutian government for procurement of a site for an NEC. Minister of Finance, Mr. Yacin Elmi Bouh, signed on behalf of the Republic of Djibouti. The Djiboutian media was also on hand t [...]	2004-11-28 04:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT ABLD DJ
04DJIBOUTI1534	MASSIVE TRASH CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Djibouti has taken the first of many small steps to clean up Djibouti in launching a contest for the best "Act and Keep Your City Clean" poster. The contest opened for registration November 6th to 11th for children between the ages of 10 and 20. The contest part [...]	2004-12-02 02:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON PGOV SCUL EINV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1617	GUELLEH UNLIKELY TO TRAVEL TO SUDAN; DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ragsdale delivered reftel (B) demarche on December 22 to Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf. Youssouf told the Ambassador that the meeting in Khartoum on December 28 is a regularly scheduled one among the self-proclaimed "a [...]	2004-12-22 12:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	DJ ODIP PREL SA SO SU YM
04DJIBOUTI1618	GUELLEH WILL NOT TRAVEL TO SUDAN DESPITE SALEH'S [...] (C) Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, confirmed today that Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh will not/not travel to Sudan at the end of the month to attend the axis meeting of Ethiopia, Sudan and Yemen (see reftel A). Youssouf told Ambass [...]	2004-12-23 10:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	DJ ODIP PREL SA SO SU YM
04DJIBOUTI442	DJIBOUTI: INFLUENCE ANALYSIS [...] (U) The following text was compiled in report form per reftel. Begin text: DJIBOUTI Djibouti,s population is estimated at 600,000 inhabitants from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Somalis make up the majority, followed by the Afars and a minority of Arabs. The population has ethnic, cultur [...]	2004-03-25 13:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP DJ
04DJIBOUTI446	POSSIBLE DIPLOMATIC FALL-OUT FROM CANCELED GERMAN [...] (C) Reftel conveys report of Djiboutian government reaction to cancellation of the March 24 visit to Djibouti of German President Rau. Embassy notes that the German Ambassador to Ethiopia (who also has responsibility for Djibouti),Helga Strachwitz, expressed considerable concern to Ambassado [...]	2004-03-25 15:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL ASEC PGOV PTER GR DJ
04DJIBOUTI460	KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY; GUELLEH'S LABOR POLITICS [...] (C) Recent worker discontent in Djibouti brings the spotlight back to the subject of workers' rights in this commercial city-state. The International Labor Organization has long maligned the Government of Djibouti for its labor policies but clever manipulation of key players, strong arm tacti [...]	2004-03-29 06:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PREL PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI474	DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF EACTI ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] (U) Post has received a high volume of requests in Djibouti for English language training. Djibouti is a Francophone island in a predominantly English speaking Horn of Africa region. The arrival of CJTF-HOA, the only U.S. Military base in Africa, has created an additional incentive for Dji [...]	2004-03-31 11:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KPAO CT DJ
04DJIBOUTI585	DJIBOUTI ACCUSES FRENCH OF TRYING TO DESTABILIZE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reaction to an April 16 French program broadcast on TF1 and Radio France International regarding new developments in the Borrel case, the Djiboutian government issued a statement 17 April accusing France of attempting to destabilize the government of Djibouti. The statement [...]	2004-04-19 13:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PROP PINS DJ
04DJIBOUTI594	NEW FRENCH MFA/DEFENSE JOINT STATEMENT IS ATTEMPT [...] (U) Djibouti's media is giving broad coverage to a joint statement issued April 20 by France's Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs on the controversial Judge Bernard Borrel affair, involving the state of Djibouti (see reftels). The text, unofficially translated by Embassy Djibouti, is as [...]	2004-04-21 12:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR DJ
04DJIBOUTI61	DJIBOUTI: TRIP WIRES [...] (C) Post held an executive meeting of the Emergency Action Committee on 01/10/2004 to discuss recent threat activity in the region and what measures to take in response to a particular threat. The executive EAC was composed of the Charge' d'Affaires, RSO, COS, USLO and Consular Officer. 2. [...]	2004-01-15 04:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AEMR CASC
04DJIBOUTI647	DJIBOUTI: EAC 05/02/04 [...] (S) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 02 May, 2004 to review threat information as outlined in REFTEL and recent threat reporting from other sources. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to [...]	2004-05-03 12:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PTER ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI725	FIRST NATIONAL FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS BOYCOTTED BY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Djibouti's Ad-Hoc Committee on Human Rights held the first ever national forum on Human Rights 17-18 May, 2004. This forum was funded by a DHRF grant from Embassy Djibouti and by United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The main goal of this forum was to open [...]	2004-05-21 07:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI747	DJIBOUTI: 2005 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NOMINATIONS [...] (U) Djibouti proposes three candidates for International Visitors Programs in 2005. END SUMMARY 2. (U) Djibouti is host to the only U.S. military base in Africa and a strategic partner in the War on Terror. Exposure to Americans has been limited and the population, which is 90 p [...]	2004-05-27 09:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL DJ
04DJIBOUTI793	TRIP REPORT: SELF-HELP SITE VISITS TO OUTER [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ officer and Self-Help Clerk (SHC) traveled to the Southern districts of Dikhil and Ali Sabieh, May 16 and 17 and to the Northern districts of Tadjourah and Obock, June 1,2 and 3 to visit FY02 and FY03 projects for follow-up and close-out visits, as well as initial visits [...]	2004-06-09 08:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SCUL SENV SOCI PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI974	DJIBOUTI'S MINISTER OF COOPERATION COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche 7/15 to Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssef. She went over the points provided in reftel, tracking them by line item, while Youssef listened and took notes. At the end of her presentation, the Ambassador said [...]	2004-07-15 12:54:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL DJ ICJ
04DUBLIN1281	FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON SIGNS BOOKS, MEETS PM [...] Summary: Former President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton paid a private visit to Dublin August 24 - 26. While the main purpose of Clinton's trip was to promote his new book, he and the Senator also met with PM Ahern over dinner and a reception that included other ministers. Clint [...]	2004-08-31 16:09:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA PREL EAID
04DUBLIN1385	IRISH RESPONSE TO EUROFAB DEMARCHE [...] (C) On September 17, DCM and French Charge d'Affaires, Luc Serot Almeras, jointly delivered reftel talking points to James MacIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs EU Division Counsellor, and Joseph Mooney, Department of the Environment Assistant Principal Officer for Nuclear Safety. Almeras [...]	2004-09-17 15:17:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PREL
04DUBLIN1470	IRISH PRIME MINISTER PICKS HIS NEW CABINET [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On September 29, the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern announced a cabinet shuffle, anticipated since early summer. The shuffle saw eight ministers switch portfolios, three members retain their positions, and four lower ranking officials join the Cabinet. Ahe [...]	2004-10-01 12:35:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EFIN PINR PREL SENV
04DUBLIN1494	CONTINUED IRISH ATTENTION TO THE EUROFAB SHIPMENT [...] (C) Summary: In recent days, the Irish media have continued to focus on the U.S.-France Eurofab plutonium shipment, highlighting opposition by Greenpeace and Irish activists. In reply, the Irish Government has claimed to have received assurances that the shipment will not harm Irish interest [...]	2004-10-06 07:01:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP ENRG PREL
04DUBLIN1542	UKRAINE: IRELAND TO SEND ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-13 12:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
04DUBLIN1632	IRISH RESPONSES ON PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (U) On October 28, Post delivered reftels' talking points to Gerald Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) European correspondent. ---- Iraq ---- 2. (C) Keown noted that Member States' foreign ministers were preparing for November 2 discussions in Brussels on measures to support [...]	2004-10-29 14:23:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
04DUBLIN1644	IRELAND SUPPORTS EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-02 16:04:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU
04DUBLIN1672	SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY SNOW'S NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Irish Government and Embassy Dublin warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Dublin. Past and present Irish policy-makers look forward to substantive discussion with you on the dramatic transformation of Ireland's economy. I am planning a dinner in your honor that will inclu [...]	2004-11-09 15:48:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV EU
04DUBLIN1696	ROUND TWO: IRELAND TO MONITOR UKRAINIAN ELECTION [...] (C) On November 16, Emboff, drawing on reftel points, spoke to Austin Gormley, the DFA's Deputy Director for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Gormley, who was on the ground personally during the first Ukrainian election, stated that the GOI would be actively monitoring the second roun [...]	2004-11-18 13:28:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE
04DUBLIN1700	CHINESE VICE-PREMIER'S VISIT SPARKS MINOR [...] (U) Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju's November 16-18 visit to Dublin was a minor source of controversy in Ireland, with media complaints about a press blackout as well as calls by Falun Gong practitioners for Huang's arrest. During his stay, Huang met with President McAleese, Prime Minister Ah [...]	2004-11-19 14:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETTC EUN
04DUBLIN1717	SECRETARY SNOW,S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER AHERN [...] (C) Summary: On November 15, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow met with Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern. PM Ahern: -- Urged U.S. reengagement in the Middle East Peace Process, which Europe viewed as the world,s most pressing issue; -- Expressed concern about the ability of t [...]	2004-11-24 16:22:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV EU
04DUBLIN1721	SCENESETTER FOR SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM'S [...] (SBU) A background paper follows, describing key political concerns. We would also note that the Northern Ireland peace process is at a critical juncture, and the final results of the process begun at Leeds Castle might be announced during your visit. -------------------- Political Backgr [...]	2004-11-24 17:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CVIS EAIR ETRD MARR OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EUN
04DUBLIN1841	THE AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 22 DISCUSSION WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a free-flowing December 22 meeting, the Ambassador and Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern agreed that President Bush's planned February visit to Europe presented an opportunity to reenergize trans-Atlantic ties. Ahern noted a "huge willingness" among his counterparts within t [...]	2004-12-23 10:55:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR CPAS CVIS MASS PINR PINS EAID PGOV
04DUBLIN760	IRISH REMAIN CONFIDENT ON EU CONSTITUTION, DESPITE [...] SUMMARY. DURING A MAY 19 DEBRIEF OF THE MAY 17-18 GAERC, IRISH EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT KEVIN CONMY AND IGC NEGOTIATOR BOB PATTERSON STRESSED THAT IRELAND REMAINS CONFIDENT OF SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATING THE NEW EU CONSTITUTION BY THE JUNE 17-18 EUROPEAN COUNCIL. THEY DISMISSED RECENT PESSIMISTIC [...]	2004-05-19 13:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EUN
04DUBLIN811	Despite the Rumors, Irish PM Ahern Not [...] (SBU) Summary: European and Irish media have labeled Irish PM Ahern a front runner for the EU Commission president. Ahern, one of the EU's longest serving PMs, has won wide approval for his management thus far of the EU Presidency, and his profile in Europe has never been higher. However, [...]	2004-05-28 16:56:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN
04DUBLIN826	ANTI-WAR ELEMENTS PRESSURING GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Some Irish opposition politicians are teaming up with anti-war organizations to protest President Bush,s visit to Ireland June 25-26. Sinn Fein, the Greens, and Labour have announced their support for mass demonstrations, while various Parliamentary deputies have called on the [...]	2004-06-02 07:07:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC EUN
04DUBLIN911	Local and European Elections in Ireland: A [...] (SBU) Summary: Irish PM Bertie Ahern will be recovering from a major political setback when he meets President Bush on June 26. His Fianna Fail party turned in its worst performance since the 1920s in local and European Parliament (EP) elections June 11. The big winners were opposition pa [...]	2004-06-16 10:51:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL POGV EUN
04DUBLIN945	NO IMMIGRANTS NEED APPLY? IRISH OVERWHELMINGLY [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 11th, 2004, the Irish electorate overwhelmingly approved a referendum that eliminated the automatic right of Irish citizenship to all children born on the island of Ireland. While many referendum opponents claimed the voters were motivated by xenophobia, a more balance [...]	2004-06-24 08:01:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN
04DUSHANBE170	TAJIKISTAN: ISLAMIC PARTY'S KABIRI UNPLUGGED [...] (C) Summary: At a small dinner party on January 29, First Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Revival Party Muhiddin Kabiri freely discussed the upcoming elections and his party's chances of success. Drawing on his experiences in the last parliamentary elections, he opined that President Rahmonov [...]	2004-02-01 05:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KISL KDEM KPAO TI
04FRANKFURT2923	Leading Frankfurt Prosecutor says Germany has a [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Frankfurt prosecutor Wolfgang Schaupensteiner -- Germany's leading expert on corruption -- says Germany needs stricter anti-corruption laws and a public awareness campaign to help overcome complacency. Authorities in Germany have fewer and less effective tools to fight corruptio [...]	2004-04-07 05:21:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV PINR GM
04FRANKFURT3861	New Bundesbank President calms situation; [...] (SBU) Summary: Well-respected monetary policy expert Axel Weber was appointed as the new Bundesbank President. A supporter of stability-oriented monetary policy, his nomination was well-received across party- lines and among academics as well as in the financial markets. While many observer [...]	2004-05-03 13:51:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
04FRANKFURT4560	Hesse Leads Opposition to Agenda 2010 Unemployment [...] SUMMARY: Led by Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU - Christian Democrat),the conservative-dominated Bundesrat recently rejected a bill to combine social-welfare and long-term unemployment benefits, a key element of the Schroeder government's "Agenda 2010" economic reform package. Alt [...]	2004-05-27 10:15:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ECON GM
04FRANKFURT5178	Euro-Elections/Regional: CDU Stays Strong, Greens [...] SUMMARY: In European elections in the four states of SW Germany, the CDU remained the leading party but failed (as expected) to reach its 1999 high-water mark, with a particularly disappointing performance in Hesse. The SPD suffered dramatic losses throughout the region, including its worst [...]	2004-06-18 09:27:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PINR TBIO GM
04FRANKFURT567	Hesse Integration Emphasizes German Language, [...] (U) Beginning this month, Hesse becomes the first state in Germany to mandate German-language pre-school instruction in public schools, part of a broader campaign by the CDU government to promote German language and culture among the state's large immigrant community (12% of the total populat [...]	2004-01-23 11:36:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG SOCI PGOV PREF PHUM GM
04FRANKFURT6002	Baden-Wuerttemberg Cabinet Shuffle Raises Eyebrows [...] (U) SUMMARY: Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister President Erwin Teufel (Christian Democrat/CDU) has restructured the state cabinet following the retirement of Interior Minister Thomas Schaeuble (CDU) and State Minister of Economics Walter Doering's (FDP) resignation amid scandal. Teufel took a [...]	2004-07-13 15:03:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR TBIO GM
04FRANKFURT6445	Hesse CDU Expulsion Marks Latest Chapter of Hohmann [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hesse Christian Democrats (CDU) expelled Fulda member Martin Hohmann from the party on July 20 for an October 2003 speech comparing the actions of Soviet Bolshevist Jews during the Communist Revolution to Nazi involvement in the Holocaust. The CDU federal parliamentary caucus ex [...]	2004-07-27 15:24:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM GM
04FRANKFURT737	Sanofi-Aventis Takeover Battle Ignites Political [...] Sanofi-Synthelabo's bid to take over French-German pharmaceutical company Aventis has sparked resistance in Germany, particularly over French government remarks suggesting that Germany will absorb all the job losses. 2. The Sanofi-Synthelabo bid is facing fierce resistance in Hesse, locatio [...]	2004-01-30 07:39:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV GM
04FRANKFURT772	Uproar Follows Plan to Relocate German Crime Bureau [...] SUMMARY. Protests against the German government's surprise proposal to relocate to Berlin much of the BKA (Bundeskriminalamt - German equivalent of the FBI) have prompted the Interior Ministry to back down for the moment. Interior Minister Otto Schily (SPD/Social Democrat) announced in early J [...]	2004-01-30 14:54:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PINR GM
04FRANKFURT7903	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS RETAIN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY IN [...] (U) Led by popular Minister-President Peter Mueller, Saarland Christian Democrats (CDU) netted an impressive 47.5% of the vote in September 5 elections and defended their absolute majority in the state assembly. Damaged by public disenchantment with Hartz IV reforms (Ref A),Social Democrats [...]	2004-09-10 14:52:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GM
04FRANKFURT8521	FRANKFURT AIRPORT MANAGEMENT DISPUTES MEDIA [...] (C) Over the past few months, German media outlets, on a number of occasions, have reported negatively on Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) customs enforcement and its control of restricted areas. In a meeting with consulate representatives, senior Fraport officials said the airport is 100-percent [...]	2004-10-01 15:11:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAIR PTER SNAR GM
04FRANKFURT8977	GM/OPEL JOB CUTS, LABOR UNREST, AND PLANT CLOSURES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Motors has announced plans for massive job cuts and future plant closures at European subsidiary Opel, sparking labor unrest, including a wildcat strike at the Opel plant in Bochum beginning October 14, and reactions from federal and state ministers. The Hesse state gov [...]	2004-10-18 16:13:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EIND GM
04GUATEMALA1081	BERGER'S FIRST 100 DAYS: HONEYMOON ENDING? [...] (SBU) Summary: President Oscar Berger,s government is off to a strong start and retains strong public approval. Berger and his team have effectively conveyed new energy and direction, launching significant initiatives to reduce and modernize the military and to open borders to freer intra-reg [...]	2004-05-04 14:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MOPS GT
04GUATEMALA1106	GUATEMALA LABOR/TIP UPDATE #3-2004 [...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons (TIP). Topics include: -- Labor: 100 Days in Labor (paras 1-2) -- Labor: Apparel Sector Plans Mediation Center (3) -- Labor: Uncertainty at NB Maquila (4) -- Labor: [...]	2004-05-05 20:16:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD KCRM PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA1124	GUATEMALA LABOR/TIP UPDATE #3-2004 [...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons (TIP). Topics include: -- Labor: 100 Days in Labor (paras 1-2) -- Labor: Apparel Sector Plans Mediation Center (3) -- Labor: Uncertainty at NB Maquila (4) -- Labor: [...]	2004-05-07 00:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD KCRM PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA1259	PEREZ MOLINA LEAVES GOVERNMENT FOR CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: On May 17, after meeting with President Berger, GOG Security and Defense Commissioner Otto Perez Molina announced his resignation from the Executive branch, the Patriot Party's (PP) exit from the GANA coalition, and his return to Congress to lead the PP in opposition. Perez Mo [...]	2004-05-19 15:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS GT
04GUATEMALA1278	BERGER RECOVERS AFTER STUMBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Criticism lingers of Berger's handling of his private talks with the FRG, but the political storm has apparently passed and media criticism has decreased considerably. Berger shored up the GANA coalition after the departure of Security Commissioner Otto Perez Molina and his [...]	2004-05-21 17:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR MOPS GT
04GUATEMALA1320	GUATEMALA LABOR/TIP UPDATE #4-2004 [...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons (TIP). Topics include: -- TIP: GOG Enforcement Efforts Gaining Traction -- TIP: Police Corruption Investigation -- TIP: First Conviction Lightly Fined -- TIP: Legis [...]	2004-05-27 21:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD KCRM PHUM
04GUATEMALA1417	GUATEMALA'S 2004 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Land invasions (squatter takeovers) of large farmlands are fairly common in Guatemala. Private sector organizations complained that the squatters sometimes acted with government complicity during the four-year administration of President Portillo, who left office in January 2004. The new ad [...]	2004-06-08 18:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC
04GUATEMALA1442	ANTI-GOG PROTESTS END PEACEFULLY, EARLY [...] (U) Summary: Nationwide protests organized by labor and popular groups scheduled for June 8-9 were suspended late on June 8 after protest leaders reached agreement with President Berger on a range of measures to address demands. The demonstrations were smaller than expected and remained pea [...]	2004-06-10 16:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PHUM ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA1460	BREAKFAST WITH BERGER: PROGRESS ON MILITARY [...] (C) At breakfast with Ambassador June 10, President Berger expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance to date on military downsizing and accepted that we would need a better idea of how the money would be used before asking the Congress to unfreeze the $2.2 million of MAP funds. Vice Presid [...]	2004-06-10 23:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS MCAP GT
04GUATEMALA2248	GUATEMALA: ATTEMPT TO DISLODGE SQUATTERS LEAVES [...] (SBU) Summary: At least ten persons, including four police, were killed in an August 31 police attempt to remove several hundred squatters from a farm in southwestern Guatemala. The squatters had occupied the farm to protest GOG inaction following the apparent disappearance last year of the [...]	2004-09-02 17:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS ASEC SNAR KCRM GT
04GUATEMALA2365	GUATEMALAN MILITARY COOPERATING WITH INVESTIGATION [...] On September 10, the Guatemalan Defense Ministry complied with a civilian court order and released to government investigators the military financial records from the 2001-2003 calendar years. The investigation is focused on allegations of mishandling approximately $115 million in military f [...]	2004-09-14 22:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PHUM EFIN KCOR SNAR GT
04GUATEMALA252	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS: U.S. EFFORTS IN GUATEMALA [...] Summary: Following is the Embassy response to Reftel request. End Summary. Overview of Human Rights and Democracy Environment and U.S. Strategy for Improving It --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. Guatemala held free and fair elections in November and December of 2 [...]	2004-02-03 15:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KCRM PREL PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA2805	GUATEMALAN SQUATTERS REINVADE SITE OF PREVIOUS [...] Summary: Guatemalan squatters reinvaded Nueva Linda farm, the site where eleven people were killed during a violent eviction in August. The squatters, who this time were unarmed, maintain their previous demand for government action to investigate the 2003 disappearance of their colleague and [...]	2004-11-04 23:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON GT KCRM PGOV PHUM PINS ASEC
04GUATEMALA2845	GUATEMALA'S INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TIP [...] The Government of Guatemala made appreciable progress in each of the following areas in regard to trafficking in persons (TIP). The responses below are keyed to the questions in paragraph D of reftel. Our own comments follow in para 2. a) Guatemala has several pending legal proposals to co [...]	2004-11-10 17:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA3211	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (2) [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-17 17:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR PREL KIPR GT
04GUATEMALA431	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Summary: Guatemala recently concluded negotiations of the US - Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA),which includes a strong chapter on IPR. The obligations undertaken in the agreement, along with commitments of the new government, should strengthen Guatemala's weak enforcement of I [...]	2004-02-23 21:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON WHA
04GUATEMALA466	PRESIDENT BERGER FIRES ATTORNEY GENERAL, [...] (U) Summary: President Berger announced on February 24 that he had fired Attorney General Carlos De Leon. The Constitutional Court has twice issued temporary rulings upholding Berger, but its final rulings could yet reinstate De Leon and deal a severe blow to Berger's legal reform efforts. [...]	2004-02-26 16:59:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM GT
04GUATEMALA504	SCENE SETTER FOR MARCH 5 PCC ON GUATEMALA [...] (C) Summary and introduction: After only six weeks in office, the Berger government has generated high expectations among Guatemalans that it will spur economic growth, reduce violent crime and investigate and prosecute official corruption and organized crime. Berger has also told us privatel [...]	2004-03-01 21:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV SNAR CVIS MASS KCOR OVIP PBTS GT
04GUATEMALA508	GUATEMALA ANTI-TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Government of Guatemala took office on January 14, 2004, is giving TIP priority attention, and is building on initial progress by the outgoing government. The Ambassador and Embassy TIP Working Group met with the GOG Inter-Institutional Group to Combat TIP on February [...]	2004-03-01 22:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA531	THE BERGER GOVERNMENT'S FIRST FIFTY DAYS [...] (C) Summary: In his first fifty days in office, President Oscar Berger increased his influence in Congress, removed the controversial Attorney General and the corrupt head of the Tax Authority, relaunched the fiscal pact, dealt effectively with his government's first protest demonstrations and [...]	2004-03-03 20:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SNAR ECON ETRD EAID MOPS GT
04GUATEMALA691	LABOR/TIP UPDATE #2-2004 [...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons (TIP). Topics include: -- TIP: GOG Stepping Up Enforcement Efforts (para 2) -- TIP: ILO Introduces Reforms to Congress (3-4) -- Labor: Successful USDOL Project Design Visit [...]	2004-03-19 17:57:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD KCRM PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA944	GUATEMALA COOLS RHETORIC ON BELIZE SHOOTING [...] (C) Summary: GOG officials are ratcheting down what had been a war of words over the April 7 shooting of a Guatemalan peasant by Belize Defense Forces. On April 15, President Berger called the incident "isolated" and said he would not send troops to the border area. Foreign Minister Briz con [...]	2004-04-16 18:01:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM BH GT
04GUATEMALA962	GUATEMALA TO VOTE AGAINST GITMO RESOLUTION [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed ref B points with Foreign Minister Briz on April 16 and secured a commitment from Briz to vote against Cuba's resolution. President Berger was subsequently quoted in several newspapers stating that Guatemala would "support human rights no matter who it affects." [...]	2004-04-20 18:46:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GT
04GUAYAQUIL937	COUNTERFEITING OF US CURRENCY IN ECUADOR [...] On July 29 Guayaquil Consul General and Central Bank General Supervisor Mauricio Pareja Canelos briefed some 150 bank and media representatives on the features of the new fifty-dollar bill and its advantages. Counterfeit money, most of which enters the country from Colombia, has been a relati [...]	2004-08-26 21:36:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KFRD EC
04HALIFAX12	CAMPOBELLO ISLAND RESIDENTS FEELING CUT OFF [...] Regional press and politicians have begun to focus attention on the plight of the 1450 residents of Campobello Island, New Brunswick. This small a small Island in the Bay of Fundy is, from September to July, accessible from Canada only via a bridge to Lubec, Maine. During the summer a privat [...]	2004-01-20 16:54:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL PTER PGOV ETRD CA
04HALIFAX40	ATLANTIC CANADA/STATEOF MAINE: ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS [...] Several energy infrastructure projects being contemplated in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia promise to bind Atlantic Canada further into the northeastern U.S. gas and electric grids, with likely benefits for New England energy consumers: - Refurbishment of NB Power's Point Lepreau nuclear gene [...]	2004-02-10 15:12:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET ENRG ETRD CA
04HANOI1010	LABOR EXPORT SITUATION AND VIETNAM'S TIER [...] (U) Summary and action request: Embassy has reviewed the suggested language in the Trafficking in Persons report and would like to clarify some issues that appear to have led G/TIP to recommend a "watch list" designation for Vietnam. The GVN is engaged in monitoring and investigation of work c [...]	2004-04-13 08:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG LABOR TIP
04HANOI1116	2004 LOCAL ELECTIONS: AN EXERCISE IN . . .? [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's April 25 elections for People's Councils will be - on paper - more open and representational than in previous years. The elections are the first since the passage of revisions to the Law on Election of Deputies to People's Councils in November 2003, and will be marked by [...]	2004-04-20 04:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV VM DPOL
04HANOI1268	MISSION TEAM VISITS GIA LAI IN WAKE OF PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in Gia Lai province April 27-29 downplayed reports of violence connected to the April 10 events in the province, telling Mission poloffs that protests had taken place in nine locations, had involved a total of no more 1000-3000 demonstrators, and were quickly contained [...]	2004-05-04 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI158	VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING [...] (U) Summary: The eleventh Vietnam Consultative Group of Donors (CG) meeting took place in Hanoi December 1-3, 2003. Donors at the meeting, co-chaired by the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and the World Bank, expressed continued support to the GVN's action program for 2002-2007 and emphasized th [...]	2004-01-16 10:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM HIV AIDS ETMIN SOE

04HANOI1587	NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR 2004 [...] (U) In response to incoming request, post is providing responses keyed to 2004 certification instruction points as follow: 2. (U) Implementation of the counternarcotics Master Plan for 2001-2005: --This is an ongoing activity that continues to make slow but steady progress. The Unit [...]	2004-06-03 03:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PINS VM CNARC
04HANOI1676	GVN REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR ACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY. The GVN is seeking USG support to deny consultative status to two NGOs at the upcoming ECOSOC session in New York. The GVN considers the Free Vietnam Alliance and the Transnational Radical Party to be terrorist organizations with the aim of either forcibly overthrowing the GVN [...]	2004-06-10 10:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER VM UN ECOSOC ETMIN CTERR
04HANOI1699	EARLY RELEASE OF LE CHI QUANG [...] (SBU) A reliable activist source has confirmed the early release on June 12 of Le Chi Quang, who had been sentenced by the Hanoi People's Court on November 8, 2002 to a four year sentence (refs b and c) for alleged "acts of propaganda" against the State. According to Vietnamese media accoun [...]	2004-06-15 06:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
04HANOI1724	RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN VIETNAM'S TIP EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam continues to take more direct steps to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),in part with assistance from the international community. New and ongoing strategies include: the creation of anti-trafficking police units in local provinces; a large-scale media and education c [...]	2004-06-17 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG TIP
04HANOI1727	FURTHER REDUCTION IN FATHER LY'S SENTENCE [...] (U) The Foreign Ministry on July 17 confirmed media reports that the Nam Ha Provincial Court had further reduced by five years the sentence of Father Thadaeus Nguyen Van Ly in tribute to his satisfactory compliance with the regulations of the Nam Ha prison. Father Ly had originally been sen [...]	2004-06-17 09:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HANOI1780	CRITICISM LANDS TWO MORE IN JAIL [...] (U) The Vinh Phuc provincial public security department confirmed media reports (initially in the June 17 "Tien Phong" newspaper) of the arrest of Tran Van Luong and Nguyen Minh Hoan on charges of writing and distributing documents that "distorted the economic policies" of the government and [...]	2004-06-24 04:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS VM HUMANR
04HANOI1793	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY -- FLEXING ITS MUSCLES [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) ended its summer session on June 15 after approving a record number of laws and resolutions, thanks in large part to the implementation of a new legislative procedure. Several Cabinet members faced strong and well-publicized criticisms of their pe [...]	2004-06-24 08:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV VM DPOL
04HANOI1869	LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) Summary. Ninety nine point five per cent or about fifty million voters allegedly cast the polls on April 25 to elect deputies to local legislatures -- known as People's Councils -- at the provincial, district, and commune levels. Percentages of women, "young," and Communist Party (CPV) mem [...]	2004-07-02 07:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
04HANOI2449	Ambassador's September 3 Farewell Call on General [...] (SBU) Summary: During his September 3 farewell call on General Vo Nguyen Giap, the Ambassador said that, although much progress had been made over the past three years, much still remained to be done to normalize fully bilateral ties. General Giap urged the United States and Vietnam to avoid [...]	2004-09-07 08:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR VM
04HANOI2594	CPV ON HUMAN RIGHTS, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, KOREA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with visiting SFRC staffer Frank Jannuzi, CPV officials said human rights and democracy were secondary priorities for Vietnam behind meeting the population's basic material needs; that freedom to operate in the Central Highlands would be especially slow in coming fo [...]	2004-09-16 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF OTRA KN KS VM ETMIN HUMANR DPRK
04HANOI2734	VIETNAM'S LARGEST DRUG CASE EVER [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Recent counternarcotics successes, culminating in the arrest of the key members of a drug syndicate billed as the nation's largest ever, have not lifted the flagging spirits of Vietnam's counterdrug officers. Departing from their usual relentlessly optimistic propaga [...]	2004-10-04 22:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PINS VM CNARC
04HANOI2752	Vietnam: Textile Quota Bribe Scandal - Part Two [...] Summary: The arrest of the son of a Vice Minister of Trade (who bears overall responsibility for textile quota allocation) added a new twist to the GVN's ongoing investigation into schemes by Ministry of Trade (MOT) officials to extract bribes in exchange for U.S. textile quota. Both English [...]	2004-10-06 09:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON VM
04HANOI2797	VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting October 12, Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen told the Ambassador the GVN will be well-prepared for bilateral market access negotiations with the United States in October; that he hoped the United States and Vietnam could close WTO negotiations in early 2005; and [...]	2004-10-13 10:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX KIPR VM WTRO WTO BTA IPROP
04HANOI2809	Ambassador's October 13 Dinner with Vice Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a dinner October 13 for Vice Foreign Minister Nguyen Phu Binh, who, in his capacity as head of the MFA's Committee on Overseas Vietnamese, will soon travel to the United States to discuss Viet Kieu issues. Binh said Vietnam desired improved relations with [...]	2004-10-15 03:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CH VM CVR HUMANR ASEAN WTO
04HANOI2882	VIETNAM: EAP DAS HUHTALA DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, EAP DAS Ambassador Marie Huhtala, accompanied by the Ambassador, met separately with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu and Vice Minister of Finance Le Thi Bang Tam. DAS Huhtala encouraged the GVN to ensure full implementation of all parts of the U.S.-Vietnam B [...]	2004-10-25 08:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ETTC KIPR VM WTRO APEC BTA IPROP WTO MNUC
04HANOI291	SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-03 06:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM VM ETMIN HUMANR LABOR RELFREE TIP
04HANOI2921	VIETNAM ISSUES NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION ON TIP [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam has come up with the long-awaited national action plan on trafficking in persons. The plan focuses on the 2004-2010 period and addresses the major elements of prevention, prosecution and protection. It identifies the deficiencies in the current approach and the challenge [...]	2004-10-29 01:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG VM OMIG TIP
04HANOI2973	AVIAN FLU, in Viet Nam, FALL 2004 (AI) [...] (U) Summary. Poultry flocks in South East Asia, continue to be infected with highly pathogenic Avian Influenza A Subtype H5N1 (AI) with sporadic reports of human fatalities both in Vietnam and Thailand. As the weather cools and the humidity drops, the viability of the influenza virus improves [...]	2004-11-03 07:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR VM AFLU
04HANOI2993	AVIAN FLU, in Viet Nam, FALL 2004 (AI) [...] (U) Summary. Poultry flocks in South East Asia, continue to be infected with highly pathogenic Avian Influenza A Subtype H5N1 (AI) with sporadic reports of human fatalities both in Vietnam and Thailand. As the weather cools and the humidity drops, the viability of the influenza virus improves [...]	2004-11-05 08:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR VM AFLU
04HANOI3084	VIETNAM: SNAPSHOT OF RECENT ECONOMIC EVENTS [...] This cable describes economic events in Hanoi during October and early November 2004. Financial Sector Donor Working Meeting -------------------------------------- 2. The Financial Sector Donor Working Group met in Hanoi on October 18 to discuss donor projects in the financial sector and [...]	2004-11-16 02:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAID ENRG VM FINREF
04HANOI309	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #7 [...] (U) WE ARE AWARE OF DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE NUMBERS OF CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) IN HUMANS IN OUR CABLES, REPORTED BY WHO, AND THE NUMBER REPORTED BY THE GVN'S MOH. THE STATISTICS REPORTED IN OUR CABLES REFLECT WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE MOST RECENT RELIABLE NUMBERS BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS [...]	2004-02-04 10:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI327	RESURGENCE OF TRADITIONAL BELIEF CELEBRATIONS [...] (U) Summary. The expansion of religious freedoms and resurgent interest in local culture over the past two decades has also sparked new pride in local folk belief and led to the resurgence of large, well-organized festivals dedicated to local gods and heroes. Poloffs attended one major fes [...]	2004-02-06 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PGOV VM RELFREE
04HANOI333	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #9 [...] (U) LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS INDICATE 15 CASES OF LABORATORY- CONFIRMED H5 INFLUENZA IN HUMANS. WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM THIS FIGURE WITH THE WHO INVESTIGATIVE TEAM. ---------------------------- GVN BRIEFING FOR AMBASSADORS ---------------------------- 2. (U) A GVN briefing for [...]	2004-02-06 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI3331	VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING [...] (U) Summary: The Twelfth Vietnam Consultative Group (CG) Meeting took place December 1-2, 2004 in Hanoi. Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc and World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Klaus Rohland co-chaired the meeting. A wide range of Vietnamese Government officials and repr [...]	2004-12-17 07:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM KKIV AFLU HIV AIDS SOE WTO
04HANOI3332	VIETNAM: SUGGESTED REVISIONS FOR 2005 NTE [...] This cable transmits post's suggested revisions to the text of the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report for Vietnam. As instructed reftel, text was sent via email attachment separately to USTR. 2. Begin text of draft NTE report: VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade deficit with Viet [...]	2004-12-17 09:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIS VM BTA IPROP SOE FINREF
04HANOI334	H5N1 AVIAN FLU RESPONSE [...] Following are post's responses to questions posed in Reftel. I. Yes, there is active animal surveillance in Vietnam. A. Ministry of Agriculture Contact: Dr. Bui Quang Anh Director General Department of Animal Health (MARD/DAH) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) N [...]	2004-02-08 23:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON EAID KHIV AMED VM AFLU
04HANOI3356	2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
04HANOI336	DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN VIETNAM'S LABOR [...] SUMMARY: With approximately 340,000 Vietnamese currently working overseas, Vietnam looks to labor exports as a means to expand opportunities for its growing labor force while generating foreign exchange. In order to address the challenges created by the increase in labor exports, Vietnam inc [...]	2004-02-09 01:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON VM KTIP TIP LABOR
04HANOI3417	VIETNAM ENGAGES THIRD COUNTRIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has been actively engaging third countries in formal exchanges on human rights issues, including hosting the annual Canada-China-Norway human rights forum, carrying out a bilateral discussion on the death penalty with EU countries and conducting the bi-annual EU-Vietnam [...]	2004-12-29 04:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EU VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI392	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #12 [...] (U) THE WHO INVESTIGATIVE TEAM REPORTS 19 CONFIRMED HUMAN CASES OF H5N1, OF WHICH 14 HAVE DIED. CASE AND FATALITY COUNTS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE TUESDAY 2/12/04. --------------------------- BUSINESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS --------------------------- 2. (U) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2004, THE HANOI [...]	2004-02-12 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI513	VIETNAM: EMBASSY INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004 as enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- Vietnam continued to make some [...]	2004-02-23 09:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP BTA
04HANOI548	RAPE -- OR CORRUPTION? -- TAKES DOWN SENIOR OFFICIAL [...] (U) According to media reports, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on February 25 suspended Vice Chairman of the National Committee for Sports Luong Quoc Dung following his arrest February 19 on charges of child abuse. Dung reportedly has already confessed to having sex with a 13 year old girl in [...]	2004-02-26 05:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM VM DPOL
04HANOI555	OPEN 2003 LETTER FROM FATHER LY TO US CONGRESS [...] (U) In a January 8 meeting in Hanoi, Vice Minister of Public Security Le Van Huong gave Senator Samuel Brownback a copy of an open letter in Vietnamese to the US Congress dated June 27, 2003 by imprisoned Catholic Priest Nguyen Van Ly (Ref A). The letter, the text of which follows in para 3, [...]	2004-02-26 07:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL OREP VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI582	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #14 [...] U) The WHO investigative team continues to report 23 confirmed human cases of H5N1, of which 15 have died. While the confirmed case count is unchanged, suspect cases are daily identified, many of which are ruled out. One new case occurred in a district of a province that had not reported case [...]	2004-02-27 07:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI752	CONVICTION OF PHAM VAN TUONG AKA THICH TRI LUC [...] (U) In a brief trial on March 12, former Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) monk Pham Van Tuong (better known by his earlier religious name of Thich Tri Luc) was sentenced by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court to twenty months' imprisonment for "fleeing abroad with a view to opposing [...]	2004-03-15 07:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL CB VM
04HANOI90	9TH PARTY PLENUM ENDS WITHOUT A BANG [...] (SBU) Summary. With no real surprises, the 9th CPV plenum concluded with predictable calls for faster economic growth and integration as well as tougher campaigns against corruption. No major personnel shifts were announced (or apparently made),but four Central Committee members were cens [...]	2004-01-13 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON VM DPOL
04HANOI908	INFLUENCE ANALYSIS - VIETNAM [...] Per Reftel request, Post provides an Influence Analysis statement on Vietnam. 2. The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has a monopoly on political power. A hierarchy topped by the Politburo sets its policies. The decision-making process is opaque to most observers and usually slow. Input f [...]	2004-03-31 06:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP VM DPOL
04HANOI923	JOINT RESEARCH ON HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF [...] (U) This is an action cable. Embassy recommends that the USG Agent Orange/Dioxin Interagency Working Group meet to review and discuss the contents of this cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: More than two years after the March 2002 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address joint r [...]	2004-04-02 01:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL TBIO VM
04HANOI956	DEPUTY AG MINISTERS GET OFF ON APPEAL [...] (U) Summary. The suspension of jail sentences of two former deputy Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) by the Hanoi Court of Appeals on April 5 will undermine public credibility in the GVN's determination to stem official corruption, even though the Court upheld the death [...]	2004-04-06 03:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
04HARARE1018	POLITBURO MEMBER ON RULING PARTY INTENTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF Central Committee member Simba Makoni told the Ambassador on June 17 that GOZ efforts to reach out to the international community, including international financial institutions, were not a compelling priority for the ruling party. The party leadership would not accept [...]	2004-06-18 10:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN EINV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1067	COSMETIC ELECTORAL REFORMS EMERGING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Electoral law changes proposed by the ruling party last week appear to be attempts to project a more level political playing field without jeopardizing the party's absolute grip on power in the run-up to next March's scheduled parliamentary elections. The proposals provide for [...]	2004-06-29 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1157	STAFFDEL VISIT ILLUMINATES ELECTION REFORMS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Staffdel comprised of Majority Professional Staffperson Joan Condon and Democratic Party Professional Staffperson Pearl-Alice Marsh of the House International Relations Committee and USAID Congressional Liaison Susan Williams met with a host of interlocutors during a June 29-Ju [...]	2004-07-15 05:13:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI VIP
04HARARE1180	MEDIA REACTION: HIV/AIDS GLOBAL FUND; HARARE [...] Under headline "Zim losing out on HIV/Aids global fund," the July 18 edition of the independent weekly "The Standard" carried the following editorial on page 8: 2. ". . .Although the war on HIV/AIDS is being fought on many fronts. . .there is no doubt that this diseas [...]	2004-07-19 13:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
04HARARE1280	CONGRESSIONAL STAFFDEL VISITS [...] On July 2nd, Congressional Professional Staffers Joan Condon and Pearl Alice Marsh, House International Relations Committee, and USAID Congressional Liaison Officer, Susan Williams, were joined by Acting USAID Director, Michael Foster, and Econ Opportunities Team Leader, Sarah Bishop, on [...]	2004-07-27 13:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI VIP
04HARARE1293	More fluff than focus from central bank [...] (U) Summary: In a speech more like a sermon than monetary review, Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono delivered his quarterly remarks yesterday. Unfortunately for most Zimbabweans suffering from the country's rapid economic decline, Gono failed to address underlying economic problems, suc [...]	2004-07-28 11:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1309	A TALE OF TWO VICTIMS [...] SUMMARY: Although the media only reports political violence occasionally, most often when it occurs against a prominent individual, Zimbabwe continues to suffer from a steady level of unreported violence that often is devastating to the victims. The opposition is unable to protect its people, [...]	2004-07-30 08:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI
04HARARE1313	ZIMBABWE AND THE SADC ELECTION AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A proliferation of meetings relating to election standards in the run-up to next month's scheduled SADC summit in part reflects Zimbabwean and regional efforts to lower domestic and international tensions associated with Zimbabwe's political crisis. Central to the effort are draf [...]	2004-07-30 10:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE1329	THE UNBEARABLE STRANGENESS OF LAND REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Just when you thought the debate over land reform could get no stranger it does. Amid the clamor about ZANU-PF and GOZ bigwigs receiving more than one farm, inter-factional fighting within Zanu-PF has resulted in the GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper inadvertently praising former [...]	2004-08-04 13:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID BTIO EINV EAGR ECON ZI
04HARARE1335	REGIONAL ELECTION CONFERENCE CHALLENGES GOZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an NGO-sponsored conference on regional electoral reforms, senior ruling party officials sounded familiar election-related themes to a critical audience of domestic and regional parliamentarians, regional election commissioners and administrators, and NGO representatives. They [...]	2004-08-06 08:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE1347	Govt/Business: At Least They Talk [...] Summary: The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) annual conference intimates the GOZ is more willing to listen to, though not act upon, private sector concerns. End summary. Cordial Confrontation --------------------- 2. Government and business repeatedly congratulated themselves [...]	2004-08-11 10:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1360	UN VISITOR TESTS WATERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting at the Embassy August 6, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tuliameni Kalomoh solicited the Ambassador's assessment of the Zimbabwean political and humanitarian situations. He advised that his five-day visit to Zimbabwe was "private" but [...]	2004-08-12 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
04HARARE141	An Equilibrium Rate at Currency Auctions? [...] Summary: For the fifth consecutive currency auction, the Reserve Bank (RBZ) has pushed down the country's new semi-official exchange rate. As demand for U.S. dollars goes up and the RBZ's supply goes down, economic theory suggests the zimdollar should depreciate. But not here, where stubborn [...]	2004-01-26 13:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE1416	CONTROVERSIAL NGO BILL GAZETTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe gazetted its proposed NGO legislation Friday, August 20. The bill gazetted is substantively the same as draft proposed legislation (see reftel). Under the bill, all NGOs would be required to register with the government, open their financial books to the [...]	2004-08-23 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ZI
04HARARE1417	MUGABE TAKES ON CATHOLICS AT ARCHBISHOP'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the August 21 installation of the new Archbishop of Harare, President Mugabe stressed the need for Church and state to work with each other on issues of shared responsibility, including human rights and education. He invited the new Archbishop to work with him but blasted Cat [...]	2004-08-23 15:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI
04HARARE1423	A FEW FINAL REFLECTIONS [...] (C) Rather than reiterate previous analyses, I shall offer a few closing reflections in shorthand form. -- The situation in Zimbabwe today is best defined as a "FROZEN TRANSITION," a political crisis whose lack of resolution affects and deepens all of Zimbabwe's other crises, economic, soci [...]	2004-08-24 14:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
04HARARE1434	BISHOPS STILL TRYING TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Two of the three Mutare Bishops, Sebastian Bakare (Anglican Church) and Trevor Manhanga (Evangelical Fellowship) updated the Ambassador August 24 on their efforts to mediate a resolution of Zimbabawe,s crisis. Bakare said Tanzanian President Mkapa had assured them that he would remain en [...]	2004-08-26 13:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
04HARARE1435	"FIRST BOYFRIEND" RELEASED [...] (SBU) The GOZ released Politburo member and prominent businessperson James Makamba from remand prison on August 24. Makamba had been incarcerated since January on charges relating to currency externalization, but was widely reputed to have been put away for cuckolding the President. Regional [...]	2004-08-26 13:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE1444	OPPOSITION REITERATES TENTATIVE BOYCOTT OF [...] (U) The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) announced August 25 that the party,s National Executive had decided to suspend participation in elections. In a briefing to the diplomatic corps the same day, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai said the GOZ,s proposed election reforms were n [...]	2004-08-26 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
04HARARE1495	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR GONO: WOLF IN SHEEP,S [...] (C) We are disturbed that Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's expanding hegemony spells more trouble for Zimbabwe's flagging economy. Although he is an ideological moderate by GOZ and Zanu-PF standards, preaching an uncharacteristic fervor for Western and International Monetary Fund (IM [...]	2004-09-01 14:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV ZI EINV
04HARARE1505	MUGABE ACCEPTS AMBASSADOR'S CREDENTIALS - OFFERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mugabe on September 2 accepted Ambassador Dell's credentials during a longer than scheduled 90-minute session at State House. Mugabe opened with a lengthy historical diatribe that criticized USG policy, primarily for following the U.K.,s lead. Mugabe stressed that his [...]	2004-09-07 16:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
04HARARE1519	Possible Financial Sanctions Violation [...] (SBU) Various news reports over the past several months have alleged that a possible grain deal between a GOZ parastatal and U.S. firm Sentry Financial, aspects of which may have violated Executive Order 13288 of March 7, 2003, which restricts financial transactions between U.S. entities and 7 [...]	2004-09-09 06:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1526	OPPOSITION FIGURES ARRESTED, OFFICES RAIDED [...] (SBU) Zimbabwean police on the evening of September 8 arrested MDC MP and Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs Nelson Chamisa and 13 of his constituents at his home in Kuwadzana, a high-density suburb of Harare. Chamisa,s lawyer told us that he expected Chamisa to be charged under the Public Ord [...]	2004-09-09 16:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE1532	Elections: GOZ Accelerates Populist Economic [...] As expected, the GOZ has recently begun to devote increasing, and disproportionate, resources to ensuring the availability and affordability of politically sensitive goods and services such as maize-meal, fuel and educational expenses. In time-honored fashion, the GOZ expects to pad its share [...]	2004-09-13 09:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1562	ZIMBABWE'S ELECTION SPACE OPENING? [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs Gandhi Mudzingwa told poloff on September 14 that the party was finding it easier to conduct rallies around the country, although no-go areas remained. In a surprise move, Mudzinga said Election Registrar General Mudede had agreed to share [...]	2004-09-17 08:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO ZI MDC
04HARARE1600	MDC SHADOW MINISTER OF JUSTICE RECOUNTS PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 20 discussion with the Ambassador and USAID Director, MDC MP and Shadow Minister for Justice, Parliamentary and Legal Affairs David Coltart urged the USG to exert strong pressure on the international community to engage the GOZ meaningfully on its election administ [...]	2004-09-24 08:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID ZI MDC
04HARARE1664	600 White Farms Still Hanging On [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: The GOZ has been issuing an increasing number of acquisition notices to the small number of remaining white farmers, but has not taken over many new farms, according to Doug Taylor-Freeme, president of the mostly-white Commercial Farmers Union (CFU). He believes around 600 [...]	2004-10-06 10:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1688	ZIMBABWE'S APPLICATION OF GUIDANCE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-08 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED EAID PREL US ZI HIV AIDS
04HARARE171	RULING PARTY PROTESTS TRAVEL ADVISORY, RAISES [...] (C) Deputy Director of ZANU-PF's Bureau of External Relations Itai Mach called poloff on January 27 to protest the text of the travel advisory issued by the Department on January 22 (ref A). He charged that it was a politically motivated effort to disrupt Zimbabwe's "recovering" economy with [...]	2004-01-29 09:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC PGOV ZI
04HARARE1734	Squeeze on Humanitarian Efforts Increasing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOZ obstruction of international organizations, especially in the area of assistance to internally displaced persons, continues. The GOZ has requested that the UN close its Relief and Recovery Unit and is blocking access to newly displaced farmers resettled on former commercia [...]	2004-10-18 09:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID ZI
04HARARE174	COURT CONSOLIDATES GOZ APPEAL AND DAILY NEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: After two days of hearings, Supreme Court Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku on January 28 consolidated the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe's (ANZ, parent company of The Daily News) and the Media and Information Commission's (MIC) appeal of lower court decisions permitting publi [...]	2004-01-29 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO ZI
04HARARE1756	GOZ TO OPEN MEDIA SPACE? [...] (C) On October 18, CEO Sam Nkomo of The Daily News (TDN),the independent daily that was closed by the GOZ in September 2003 and has been unsuccessful in its efforts to reopen (ref B),met with the Charge to discuss the status of TDN's consolidated court appeal. Although Nkomo did not identif [...]	2004-10-21 13:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO ZI
04HARARE1770	GOZ Deports COSATU Delegates [...] (SBU) Local Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) officials have confirmed press reports that the GOZ deported thirteen visiting delegates from the Congress of South African Trade Unions this afternoon. ZCTU Vice President Lucia Matibenga said Zimbabwean immigration officials broke up a mee [...]	2004-10-26 14:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD PHUM ZI
04HARARE1790	SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS ELECTORAL REFORMS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a courtesy call by the Ambassador on October 26, Speaker of the Parliament and ZANU-PF Secretary for Administration Emmerson Mnangagwa outlined modest electoral reforms under consideration by the Parliament. He confirmed that the GOZ intended to implement reforms in time [...]	2004-10-29 09:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM ZI
04HARARE1842	MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL ON PARTY TRAVEL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Movement for Democratic Change Secretary-General Welshman Ncube on November 4 updated poloff SIPDIS on the developing itinerary of opposition party leaders, including regional travel and a planned trip by him and Party President Morgan Tsvangirai to the United States in mid-No [...]	2004-11-08 14:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE187	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Since its disputed victory in Zimbabwe's 2002 parliamentary and presidential elections, the ruling ZANU-PF party has pursued a concerted campaign to shrink individual liberties and democratic space in this constitutional republic. The government's human rights record remained poor, altho [...]	2004-02-02 15:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP ZI
04HARARE1878	INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL WATCHLIST [...] (SBU) The GOZ is collaborating with Interpol's Subregional Bureau for Southern Africa on a Regional Working Meeting on Trafficking in Human Beings scheduled to take place in Harare November 29-30. Sources at the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) indicated that they would share with us material o [...]	2004-11-15 15:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL ZI TIP
04HARARE1900	GOZ Promises Floating Exchange Rate to IMF [...] (SBU) Summary: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Africa Director Abdoulaye Bio-Tchane said Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono indicated he has set September 2005 as the target month for introducing market- determined exchange and interest rates. End summary. 2. (SBU) Accom [...]	2004-11-22 11:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1913	GOZ SEEKING THAW WITH USG? [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mugabe's congratulatory message to President Bush on his re-election (ref A) is the latest among several indications that the GOZ is prepared to seek some degree of rapprochement with the USG. Exchanges with senior Reserve Bank officials, a businessman well-connected wi [...]	2004-11-23 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
04HARARE1914	JOYCE MUJURU SLATED FOR VICE-PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling ZANU-PF party has probably temporarily deferred succession tensions within its ranks by tapping Minister of Water Resources and Infrastructural Development Joyce Mujuru as its second Vice-President at party provincial meetings on November 21. Provincial executives lef [...]	2004-11-23 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1943	COURT CASES UPDATE -- ZIMBABWE'S STRESSED JUDICIARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several noteworthy cases over the last few months suggest the continuing vitality of elements within Zimbabwe's beleaguered judiciary despite political and professional pressures. Courts dismissed charges in the Cain Nkala murder trial, for example, and ordered Information Mini [...]	2004-11-30 14:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI
04HARARE1970	HARARE UPDATE ON INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOZ and Interpol's Subregional Bureau for Southern Africa jointly held a Regional Working Meeting on Trafficking in Human Beings in Harare on November 29-30. The Embassy sent observers to the meeting, at which officials articulated GOZ interest in developing anti-TIP legislat [...]	2004-12-06 12:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN ZI TIP
04HARARE2001	PARTY CONGRESS EXPOSES ZANU-PF DIVISIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF's Fourth Party Congress reinforced Robert Mugabe's unassailable authority atop a ruling party suffering from roiling ethnic and generational tensions. Recent personnel changes adjustments to the party leadership suggest the ascendancy of Mugabe's Zezuru faction and a vict [...]	2004-12-10 12:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE2006	WITHOUT DEVALUATION, IMF SEES NO RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) technical mission has analyzed the GOZ's 2005 budget projections and preliminarily concluded that Zimbabwe will suffer a 10.5 percent budget deficit and inflation at over 200 percent next year. RBZ Governor Gono claimed to [...]	2004-12-13 13:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV ZI EINV
04HARARE2009	CHISSANO BOOSTS MUGABE AT ZANU-PF PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) In an address to the ruling ZANU-PF,s Fourth Party Congress that was broadcast live on Zimbabwe state radio on December 3, Mozambican President Chissano recounted at length the close historical ties between his Frelimo party and ZANU-PF, and stressed in particular Mozambique's support for [...]	2004-12-13 15:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE2015	JUSTICE MINISTER ON ELECTIONS, BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Patrick Chinamasa on December 10 updated the Ambassador on issues associated with the scheduled March parliamentary elections. During the sometimes testy exchange, the Minister did not address the election environment's most [...]	2004-12-14 10:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
04HARARE2036	MDC OFFICIALS ON ELECTION PLANS, INTER-PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lunch at the Residence on December 8, MDC National Campaign Coordinator Ian Makoni and MDC MP (Mutare) Innocent Gonese updated the Ambassador on MDC election plans and inter-party relations. They reported that the MDC was better organized than it had been in previous el [...]	2004-12-15 10:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE2049	MDC ON MARCH ELECTIONS; FUTURE EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: Over dinner on December 8, Morgan Tsvangirai and the MDC leadership laid out their plans for contesting the March parliamentary elections, should they decide to participate. The Ambassador said the SADC countries appeared ready to bless the March elections regardless; Tsvangirai a [...]	2004-12-16 15:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
04HARARE2053	SECOND ELECTORAL BILL PASSES ZIM PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 16, Parliament passed the Electoral Bill, the second of the electoral reform bills (reftel). The bill incorporated amendments proposed by both parties, (though not all the MDC's proposals) and was not rejected by the MDC-dominated Parliamentary Legal Committee. If [...]	2004-12-17 10:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE2071	MDC OFFICIAL ON POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS, CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs Gandhi Mudzingwa on December 15 updated poloff on MDC priorities and activities in the run-up to the March parliamentary elections. He identified steps ZANU-PF had taken that were leading to a more open political environment, but said the p [...]	2004-12-23 13:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE223	SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS AIPPA'S CONSTITUTIONALITY, [...] (U) The Supreme Court on February 5 upheld the constitutionality of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). In a long-running case brought by the Independent Journalists Association of Zimbabwe (IJAZ) filed soon after AIPPA was enacted, the ruled that AIPPA sections [...]	2004-02-05 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL ZI
04HARARE298	GOZ SETS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS FOR MARCH AS [...] SUMMARY: The GOZ's February 19 announcement that parliamentary elections would be conducted in March 2004 follows a series of setbacks to prospects that their conduct would be free and fair. During the past week, the GOZ withdrew its request for UN involvement in elections; extended the perm [...]	2004-02-19 14:00:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE302	INDEPENDENT MEDIA UNDER THREAT - ANZ HEARING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court has postponed a hearing on The Daily News's (TDN) consolidated appeal, and the paper remains unpublished. Tension between management and journalists resulting from GOZ pressure on ANZ also may be hindering the paper's ability to publish. The GOZ has expanded [...]	2004-02-20 10:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINR ZI
04HARARE349	CHANGING HUMANITARIAN PRIORITIES IN ZIMBABWE [...] As Zimbabwe enters its third year of international humanitarian relief, there has been a shift in the thinking of the major donors and international development agencies with regard to how best to address the crisis. Most donors and NGOs have been responding to the immediate humanitarian need [...]	2004-02-27 04:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE409	SUPREME COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON ANZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 3, the Supreme Court reserved judgment on the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) consolidated appeal (Ref C). The court gave no indication of when it would give its ruling. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The hearing consisted of a constitutional challenge by the ANZ of nin [...]	2004-03-05 10:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
04HARARE41	SOUTH AFRICAN AMBASSADOR HOPES FOR EARLY PROGRESS [...] Summary: South African Ambassador Ndou presented a positive description of possibilities for progress toward resolution of Zimbabwe's political crisis based on President Mbeki's Dec 18 visit. Ndou believed the next steps were for ZANU/PF and MDC negotiators to finalize their discussions on t [...]	2004-01-08 11:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SF ZI
04HARARE435	FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE FULMINATES ON THE BBC, [...] (sbu) Summary. Foreign Minister Stanislaus Mudenge convened the diplomatic corps on short notice March 10, with the press in attendance. Mudenge's presentation began with a scathing attack on the BBC for a recent Panorama program, then moved on to the detention of a planeload of mercenaries, [...]	2004-03-10 16:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS EAIR ZI EG
04HARARE461	GOZ SEALING COUNTRY AHEAD OF ELECTIONS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe appears to be setting the stage for a considerably reduced international presence in Zimbabwe in the run-up to and during the March 2005 parliamentary elections. Withdrawing its request for UNDP elections assistance (Ref B) and suggesting it does not pl [...]	2004-03-17 11:08:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV ZI
04HARARE501	CHINESE ASSISTANCE TO ZIMBABWE [...] (U) On March 22, Poloff met with Shaohua Duan, Third Secretary (Economic and Commercial) of the Embassy of the SIPDIS People's Republic of China to discuss Chinese humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe. Duan, who arrived in July 2002, told Poloff that Chinese assistance was limited by China's [...]	2004-03-23 14:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CH EAID PHUM PREF PREL ZI
04HARARE530	HOTLY CONTESTED URBAN CONSTITUENCY UP FOR GRABS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence and intimidation has characterized the campaign period in an important parliamentary by-election to be held in Zengeza (a high-density suburb of Harare) March 27-28. The opposition MDC selected a candidate rumored not to be the choice of the MDC membership in Ze [...]	2004-03-26 12:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE535	Getting AGOA on Zimbabwe's Radar [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent attempts to arouse local interest in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have met with mixed, but mostly positive, results. Post- sponsored AGOA workshops in Harare and Bulawayo drew seventy local firms, five Industry/Trade Ministry officials and the Managing Di [...]	2004-03-29 12:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ELAB PGOV ZI

04HARARE541	REENERGIZING SADC AND SOUTH AFRICA ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) We endorse the well-considered and timely proposal of Embassy Pretoria in reftel to make an urgent effort to reenergize SADC and South Africa on Zimbabwe. Such an effort, particularly if we can find a way to engage the EU, SADC and, most importantly, South Africa could help unlock an incre [...]	2004-03-29 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI SF

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