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08MUSCAT434	SPECIAL OMAN MEDIA REACTION: BLASTING THE TRAFFICKING [...] SUMMARY: Omani media, public and private alike and in all outlets, highlighted the strong official response to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report (Refs A, B),as made public in comments on June 10 by Foreign Ministry Secretary General Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi via a text released by the offici [...]	2008-06-14 10:26:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM OIIP SMIG KPAO ELAB KCRM KMDR MU

08MUSCAT436	OMAN: MEPI REPORT CARD [...] (U) SUMMARY. Many of the major projects funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) over the past years are now, in one way or another, at a crossroads. With the 2007-08 program season winding down, Muscat's MEPI team, under the guidance of the Ambassador, offers this review of ME [...]	2008-06-14 12:10:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMPI KDEM KWMN ECON ELAB SCUL MU
08MUSCAT437	MISSION EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE GREATER OMANI [...] Over the past two years, Embassy Muscat's Public Affairs and Consular Sections, with strong and consistent Front Office guidance and broader Mission support, have collaborated on a range of efforts aimed at demystifying the consular process, dispelling myths about U.S. visas, and reducing stil [...]	2008-06-15 02:32:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV MU CVIS
08MUSCAT443	FUELED BY MEDIA, POPULAR RESENTMENT GROWS OVER TIP [...] (SBU) Local media have stepped up coverage of the Omani government's strong reaction to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, with an increasing number of government officials and offices publicly adding their statements to those made initially by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). [...]	2008-06-15 12:28:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT445	SIGNS OF POSSIBLE CHANGE IN OMAN-IRAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (S/NF) While maintaining close, cordial relations with Tehran has long been a priority for the Omani government, Oman has traditionally kept its neighbor to the north at arm's length, resulting in a relationship that is largely non-substantive. Bilateral economic ties remain limited and Oman [...]	2008-06-15 13:41:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IR MU
08MUSCAT454	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: Ongoing Trafficking Coverage [...] SUMMARY: Negative coverage of the TIP report continued to dominate news articles, editorials, and commentaries through the weekend and into Monday. After recent statements to the press from the Majlis A'Shura (reftel Muscat 444) and other government officials, Foreign Ministry Secretary Genera [...]	2008-06-16 11:57:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT464	OMANI PUBLIC ANGER CONTINUES OVER TIP [...] (C) Summary: Widespread press coverage of Oman's anger over its Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report continued June 16 and 17, with articles increasingly linking the TIP Report to critiques of broader U.S. policy in the region. The media paid particular attention to [...]	2008-06-17 12:35:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT467	OMAN LOWERS OIL OUTPUT PROJECTIONS [...] (U) On June 15, Minister of Oil and Gas Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad al-Rumhy told media outlets that Oman's 2008 oil production figures had been revised downward from a projected 790,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 750,000 bpd. Oman reported a production rate of 743,000 bpd over the first four months [...]	2008-06-18 10:43:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON MU IR
08MUSCAT469	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: MORE PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON TIP; [...] SUMMARY: Press coverage of TIP continued at the same elevated level reported in reftel, with over a dozen articles appearing in English and Arabic since Monday, June 16. On Tuesday, June 17, the Oman Journalist Association (OJA) issued a statement, carried in all dailies, in line with other of [...]	2008-06-21 12:39:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT47	OMANI FOREIGN POLICY AS REFLECTED IN THE SPEECHES [...] (C) Summary: In addition to being the longest-serving head of state in the GCC, Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id is also one of the most consistent Arab leaders with respect to his stated views on foreign policy. An examination of the relatively limited number of public speeches he has given since ta [...]	2008-01-20 13:24:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL MU
08MUSCAT477	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: MORE OFFICIALS COMMENT ON TIP [...] SUMMARY: After a one day respite on June 22, Omani media took up arms again against the TIP report on June 23. Sayyid Badr al Busaidy, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that Oman has "protested in the strongest terms," and "the report is unjustified," in a Reuters a [...]	2008-06-23 13:28:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT480	NEGATIVE TIP COVERAGE SHOWS SIGNS OF A COORDINATED [...] (C) Summary: Coverage in both the Arabic and English-language local press of Oman's Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has gone through several distinct stages, with an increasing number of official and civil society actors criticizing the report and the USG. Conta [...]	2008-06-24 09:43:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU
08MUSCAT493	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: MORE TIP COVERAGE [...] SUMMARY: TIP media coverage has abated slightly, but still remains a focus of media attention. Last week saw only one additional formal statement by an Omani official or institution, the State Council, whose statement did not mention TIP directly. A news report by Arabic daily "As Shabiba" l [...]	2008-07-01 09:16:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT501	OMAN SENDS ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO IRAQ [...] (U) An Omani delegation led by Mohammed bin Nassir al-Khusaibi, Secretary General of the Ministry of National Economy, completed a three-day economic mission to Baghdad on July 1. The 19-member contingent, which included officials from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce and Industr [...]	2008-07-02 13:04:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL MU
08MUSCAT513	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: GULF IGNORED OVER IRAN ISSUE [...] SUMMARY: Omani press focused this week on the nuclear tensions between Israel and Iran, pushing TIP further to the background. Arabic daily "Al Watan" criticized the U.S. administration for ignoring the Gulf in its Iran strategy. An online discussion forum asking about Oman's reaction to a po [...]	2008-07-07 12:42:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT528	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Commentaries this week focused on Oman's and the Gulf's relationship to U.S. in the context of the Iran situation. "As Shabiba" reported on the Omani Foreign Ministry's decision not to send an ambassador to Baghdad and criticized the U.S. for allowing Iranian influence in Iraq to gro [...]	2008-07-14 13:56:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT536	IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISIT TO MUSCAT (JULY [...] (SBU) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki made a brief visit to Muscat on July 16 for talks with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. Mottaki reportedly did not meet with other senior Omani officials. While in Oman, Mottaki granted a press intervi [...]	2008-07-21 13:08:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU
08MUSCAT537	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Local papers focused heavily on International Criminal Court (ICC) action against the Sudanese president, with government-owned daily "Oman" calling it a plot by superpowers to rob Sudan. "Oman" expressed optimism over U.S. participation in the Geneva talks on the Iranian nuclear iss [...]	2008-07-21 13:11:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT550	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Government-daily "Oman" praised the Arab League's support for Sudan's proposal to form special human rights courts, calling for more strong action by Arabs in Sudan's defense against the ICC. Private daily "Al Watan" said that U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's statements sh [...]	2008-07-28 12:05:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT557	PIRATED GERMAN CARGO SHIP SEEKS REFUGE IN SALALAH [...] (U) Local press reported that a 120-meter German cargo ship, MV Lehmann Timber, arrived in the southern port city of Salalah on July 21 after being captured and released by armed Somali pirates. According to media articles, the vessel, taken by force on May 28 during a voyage in the Gulf of A [...]	2008-08-04 05:05:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHSA KCRM EWWT MU
08MUSCAT558	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Editorials and commentaries in Oman's dailies focused on the negative effect of Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's resignation and the U.S. elections on the peace process, and on violence between Palestinian groups. Articles in private daily "Al Watan" called Israel's negotiations with [...]	2008-08-04 12:11:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT565	OMAN REMAINS WARY OF IRANIAN EXPANSIONISM [...] (S/NF) Minister of the Royal Office and head of the Office of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Ali bin Majid al-Ma'amari, reviewed Oman's view on Iran from a security perspective, highlighting Omani awareness of Iran's deceptive tactics and expansionist ideologic [...]	2008-08-07 07:43:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM IR MU
08MUSCAT572	OMAN MEDIA REACTION TO SULTAN'S LIBYA VISIT [...] (U) Oman media reports Sultan Qaboos bin Said will arrive in Libya today for an official visit with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Over the next several days, the two leaders will discuss the Oman-Libya relationship and explore opportunities for further cooperation. They will also discuss broader A [...]	2008-08-11 14:10:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	MU XF XI
08MUSCAT583	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Editorials over the past week have primarily focused on visits by Sultan Qaboos to Libya, Egypt, and Jordan, and have stuck safely to standard language and praise. On regional issues, private daily "AL-Watan" noted that Palestinians should expect little from the visit of the U.S. Se [...]	2008-08-18 12:20:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT599	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: State daily "Oman" commented on the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners, it was surprising that there were Palestinian personalities revealed their identities and ideological belonging. "Oman" also stressed the importance of Iraqi stability for the region. Private daily "Al-Watan" h [...]	2008-08-25 12:29:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT623	SULTAN'S SUMMER TRAVELS, GCC SUMMIT AND FTA [...] (C) Receiving the Ambassador at his residence August 31, Sultan Qaboos' Advisor for External Liaison, Dr. Omar Zawawi, reviewed the Sultan's recent official/private trip through the Middle East and Europe, reaffirmed the Sultan's commitment to implementing quickly the U.S.-Oman FTA, and brie [...]	2008-09-02 04:19:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MU
08MUSCAT626	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: While the state daily "Oman" praised U.S. efforts toward Israeli-Palestinian peace, private daily "Al-Watan" accused the American administration of a week stand on the issue, decrying a lack of firmness toward Israel. "Al-Watan" also suggested that the Israeli Prime Minister's proposa [...]	2008-09-03 06:27:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT640	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Daily "Al-Watan" urged GCC countries and Iran to quickly settle the territorial dispute with the United Arab Emirates. On September 5, "Al Watan" attacked Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's description of the Iraq war as divine action. State daily "Oman" hailed Syria's progre [...]	2008-09-08 12:18:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT647	SULTAN QABOOS REPLACES LABOR MINISTER AND MUSCAT [...] (C) In a surprise move to many, Sultan Qaboos removed Oman's Minister of Manpower in a September 6 royal decree and replaced him with a government official who, although reportedly very competent, has little direct experience in labor issues. The reason for the Minister's ouster is unknown, [...]	2008-09-10 12:09:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB SMIG KTIP MU
08MUSCAT661	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Arabic daily "Al Watan" wrote twice on the crisis in Darfur, calling for the establishment of an Arab mechanism for conflict resolution and praising the Arab Foreign Ministers' intent to seize initiative. Government daily "Oman" blamed conspirators for creating regional instability w [...]	2008-09-15 12:25:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT662	OMANIS PUBLICLY CONFIRM OMAN-IRAN GAS DEAL [...] (U) A number of internet news and business sites have recently published a Reuters report dated September 11 on an Oman-Iran plan to develop Iran's off-shore Kish gas field in the Arabian Gulf. Quoting a "project official" at Oman's Ministry of Oil & Gas who "declined to be named," the Reuter [...]	2008-09-15 14:16:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ENRG EPET IR MU
08MUSCAT681	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: State Arabic daily "Oman" criticized corrupt Omani businessmen for their role in Oman's Tier 3 Trafficking in Persons rating. Private daily "Al Shabiba" warned that a lack of true freedom of expression was causing a backsliding to tribalism. Another "Al Shabiba" editorial accused sen [...]	2008-09-23 11:52:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT696	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Government daily "Oman" praised recent agreements in Lebanon to remove antagonistic party slogans from the streets. "Oman" also called on all Gulf countries to protect themselves from the American economic crisis, calling for "appropriate precautionary measures". Private daily "Al-Wa [...]	2008-09-30 05:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT70	MEDIA REACTION: GAZA STRIP; LEBANON; ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] SUMMARY: Editorials in private daily "al Watan" call the U.S. veto of the UNSC draft resolution on Gaza "typical discriminatory policy". Another "al Watan" editorial states that Arab foreign ministers find themselves at a difficult crossroad at the Arab Leagues meeting on Lebanon. State daily " [...]	2008-01-29 12:18:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT708	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: This week, Omani dailies continued to comment on the global financial crisis and the Middle East peace process. Government Arabic daily "Oman" sounded another call for governments to act with fiscal responsibility. "Oman" also predicted a stagnation of the Middle East peace process a [...]	2008-10-06 13:02:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT721	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Omani dailies continued writing on the global financial crisis. Private daily "Al Watan" predicted the rise of a multi-polar world as a result of economic shifts. Private daily "Al Shabiba" said the economic crisis is another failure of the U.S. administration, causing allies to ree [...]	2008-10-14 12:48:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT722	OMAN WEATHERS GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Despite public assurances from officials that Oman's economy has not been affected by the global financial crisis, the Sultanate's stock market dropped by almost 40% over the last five months while its banking system, formerly flush with cash, now suffers from a lack of liquidity. Local [...]	2008-10-14 14:18:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ENRG MU
08MUSCAT728	UNDERSTANDING AND MOVING ON FROM OMAN'S HARSH [...] (C) There are likely several reasons behind Oman's hypersensitivity and reaction to its Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report: its unspoken past involvement in the slave trade, its strong desire to protect and shape its national image, and its devotion to the principl [...]	2008-10-16 14:19:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL SMIG MASS ECON ETRD ELAB MU
08MUSCAT744	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH OMANI SULTAN [...] (C) The Deputy Secretary of State and the Ambassador met on October 19 with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. Bin Alawi welcomed Oman's upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch List in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) [...]	2008-10-28 06:37:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KTIP MNUC ECON ETRD SMIG IR IZ MU
08MUSCAT772	OMAN REACTS TO THE U.S. ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: As the November 4 presidential election approached, on Election Day, and in the immediate wake of the election results being announced, Omanis at all levels have been remarkably focused on events as they unfolded. In the media, online, and in person at a range of recent events, we ha [...]	2008-11-12 10:05:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT774	DISCOURAGING OMANI GAS DEALS WITH IRAN [...] (C) The DCM delivered ref A demarche on November 5 to Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusef bin Alawi. In particular, the DCM emphasized that a major energy deal with the regime in Tehran would undermine attempts by the P5 plus [...]	2008-11-12 12:49:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET ETTC IR MU
08MUSCAT795	OMAN ESTABLISHES HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (U) As predicted by post contacts (refs A, B),Sultan Qaboos issued a royal decree on November 16 establishing an autonomous human rights commission. The commission will be located in Muscat and affiliated with the Majlis al-Dowla, the appointed upper house of Oman's bicameral advisory body. [...]	2008-11-19 12:49:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MU
08MUSCAT802	OMAN FINANCIAL CRISIS UPDATE: NEW FUND TO BOLSTER [...] (SBU) To help shore up local equity values, Oman will establish a $390 million fund with capital from the government, private sector and pension funds to buy shares in the Muscat Securities Market (MSM). While the government claims that local banking institutions have passed on Central Bank [...]	2008-11-24 07:02:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN MU
08MUSCAT812	BACKGROUND ON OMAN FOR CENTCOM ASSESSMENT TEAM [...] (C) One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2009, we will begin negotiations on renewal of our bilate [...]	2008-11-24 14:01:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PGOV PREL PTER ECON EFIN ETRD MASS MOPS
08MUSCAT830	DETAILS ON OMAN'S NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW [...] (C) Oman's new anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) law defines trafficking broadly, institutes significant penalties for offenders, provides for care and protection for victims, and establishes a National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking led by a government minister. Shaikh Abdullah al-Bak [...]	2008-12-03 14:13:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KTIP MU
08MUSCAT843	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Omani dailies focused this week on the Mumbai attacks and transition of administrations. Government daily "Oman" signaled that the Mumbai attacks require a united, international response to the evolving threat of terrorism. Private Arabic daily "Al Watan" commented that American pol [...]	2008-12-14 05:17:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT849	OMAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER BASHES GCC PLUS 3/P5 PLUS [...] (SBU) Summary: While in Bahrain for the Manama Dialogue, Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs strongly criticized the scheduled GCC plus 3/P5 plus 1 meeting in New York on Gulf security and asserted that Iran posed no threat to Arab states. The Sultan's Advisor for Cultural Affair [...]	2008-12-16 12:32:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ECON IR MU
08MUSCAT850	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: This week, Omani dailies continued commentary on the Mumbai attacks, repeating calls for calm and cooperation. Government Arabic daily "Oman" called the Iraq-U.S. SOFA an "achievement" for the Iraqi people, and private Arabic "Al Watan" claimed that Israel's lies have "flourished" ov [...]	2008-12-16 13:21:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT852	NOVEMBER 30 MEETING BETWEEN U.S. CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (C) On November 30, General David Petraeus, U.S. CENTCOM Commander, and the Ambassador met over dinner with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. Bin Alawi was joined by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, as well as Mohammed al-Hassan, P [...]	2008-12-17 05:51:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER AF IR IZ MU
08MUSCAT855	OMAN CONTINUING TO SEEK EXPANDED ECONOMIC TIES [...] (U) Local press announced on December 14 that Oman's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan, will lead an official delegation to Tehran on December 22 to discuss bilateral trade. No further details have been publicly released. 2. (C) Given his past involvement in n [...]	2008-12-17 13:17:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG ETRD IR MU
08MUSCAT879	OMANIS STRONGLY CONDEMN ATTACKS AGAINST GAZA [...] (C) Summary: As it prepared to host the GCC Summit, the Omani government strongly condemned recent Israeli military strikes in Gaza. Reflecting widespread public anger over the attacks, peaceful demonstrations against Israel took place in Muscat and the southern city of Salalah. Events in G [...]	2008-12-29 14:06:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL KPAL KWBG MU
08MUSCAT88	CLDP CONFERENCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS BEAR [...] On January 27, the Department of Commerce's Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP),in association with the Omani Ministry of Justice, brought together over 75 delegates from the U.S. and the Middle East to participate in a two-day "Commercial Law and Company Regulation" conference in Muscat [...]	2008-02-03 11:48:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL KMPI MU
08MUSCAT99	2008 OMAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: PART I [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-05 13:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MU
08NAHA25	APPEASEMENT STRATEGY BEHIND REPUTED FRF ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: At the March 6 meeting of the Alliance Transformation Agreement Working Group for Okinawa, GOJ representatives raised the possibility that environmental procedures related to the landfill portions of the replacement facility for Marine Corps Air Station Futenma would be extended [...]	2008-03-11 08:47:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINS JA
08NAHA29	MIXED FORECAST FOR AMERICAN DEFENDANTS: JAPAN'S PENDING [...] (SBU) Summary: In May 2009 Japanese citizens will begin sitting in judgment, alongside career judges, in trials of serious criminal cases. Japanese officials say that citizen participation in the criminal justice system brings Japan into line with other developed nations. There are, however [...]	2008-04-09 10:21:00	Consulate Naha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC MARR JA
08NAHA43	CONSERVATIVES MAY LOSE MAJORITY IN OKINAWA PREFECTURAL [...] (C) Summary: Our local political contacts echo private media views that the balance of power in the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (OPA) may shift from the conservatives to the opposition reformists in the upcoming June 8 election. Although most of the five parties who comprise the reformist gr [...]	2008-06-03 05:44:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINS JA
08NAIROBI1	U.S. Government Statement on Kenyan Elections [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-01 07:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KE
08NAIROBI1041	KENYA'S CABINET SWORN IN: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) Ending weeks of contentious in-fighting between President Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) and Prime Minister Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM),Kenya's expanded cabinet was sworn in today, April 17, with much pomp and ceremony. As announced by the President on April 13 (see [...]	2008-04-18 10:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1045	TEXT OF PRESIDENT KIBAKI'S SPEECH ON SWEARING IN [...] President Mwai Kibaki delivered an address on the swearing in of the new grand coalition cabinet on April 17. The message stressed reconciliation and unity. The text of the speech follows. 2. Begin Text. Your Excellency Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Your Excell [...]	2008-04-21 06:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1101	KENYA: AMBASSADOR'S OPEN LETTER TO U.S. BUSINESS AND [...] On April 24, the U.S. Mission disseminated an open letter from the Ambassador to the American business community and U.S. tourists. Wide dissemination was achieved by providing the letter electronically to the Kenya Tourism Board and to the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service's Office of Marketin [...]	2008-04-28 07:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PREL KE
08NAIROBI1169	FOLLOWING UP ON THE ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] The Chief of Mission regularly meets with a wide range of Somali businessmen and activists resident in Nairobi to urge them to join Somalia's reconciliation process and to advance human rights and democracy. The Chief of Mission also regularly meets with Somali media resident in Nairobi for [...]	2008-05-07 06:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI1170	UPDATE ON COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO POST-ELECTION [...] As a result of the Kofi Annan-led mediation efforts to end Kenya's post-election crisis, Kenya's political leaders agreed to form a Commission of Inquiry on Post-Election Violence (Violence Commission) and a Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC). The Violence Commission is pre [...]	2008-05-07 06:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1176	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA - KENYA RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: China's engagement with Kenya is primarily a private sector-led effort, focused on trade generally, and the supply of goods and services in key infrastructure sectors like roads, info-tech, and energy. The Chinese government appears not heavily involved in those areas where the [...]	2008-05-07 09:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PREL PGOV KE CH
08NAIROBI1183	Somalia Prime Minister Briefs Ambassador and Special Envoy [...] (C) Somalia Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein briefed the Ambassador and Special Envoy on preparations for direct talks with the opposition in Djibouti, current security and governance concerns and challenges, and ongoing efforts at reconciliation. End Summary. ------------------------ A Gri [...]	2008-05-07 13:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER MOPS SO
08NAIROBI1227	EXPANDED KENYAN CABINET MIGHT COST EXTRA $600 MILLION A [...] (SBU) The new 92-person Kenyan Cabinet represents 42% of Parliament and is the largest, most expensive in Kenya's history. The Grand Coalition Cabinet and government could cost Kenyan taxpayers up to $5.82 billion/year, about $594 million more than the previous one. This extra cost is probably [...]	2008-05-13 07:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB KE
08NAIROBI128	A/S FRAZER STATEMENT ON KENYA CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 11:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1294	KENYA'S YOUTH BULGE: A TICKING TIME BOMB [...] (U) Summary: Other valid explanations aside, one of the key under-appreciated drivers of the unrest and violence that gripped Kenya in early 2008 was the country's "youth bulge," a potentially destabilizing demographic phenomenon that in Kenya has generated a large pool of disaffected young men [...]	2008-05-20 12:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI PGOV KE
08NAIROBI13	KENYAN ELECTIONS - WORKING FOR A POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. The electoral process in Kenya turned violent in recent days following the Electoral Commission's December 30 declaration of President Kibaki as the winner despite very serious irregularities in the vote tabulation process. Despite intense electoral observation by the U.S. and o [...]	2008-01-02 21:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI1301	INDEPENDENT REVIEW COMMISSION CHAIR PUZZLED BY [...] (C) The Ambassador and Emboffs recently met with Independent Review Commission (IREC) Chairman Judge Johann Kriegler to discuss IREC's top-to-bottom review of Kenya's electoral system and the bungled 2007 presidential elections (ref A). The Commission has a two-part mandate: (1) to assess and [...]	2008-05-21 10:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1328	MOUNT ELGON: LOCAL NGO AND KENYAN NATIONAL [...] (C) Poloff met with the Executive Director of the Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU),a Kenyan human rights organization, who led an investigative team on a week-long fact-finding trip to the Mount Elgon region. The findings of the team corroborate earlier allegations made by local and int [...]	2008-05-27 06:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS ASEC PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI136	KENYA ELECTIONS: EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY OBSERVATION MISSION [...] On Saturday, January 12 the East African Community Observer Mission issued the following report on the Kenyan General Elections. Begin text: THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY OBSERVER MISSION REPORT KENYA GENERAL ELECTIONS DECEMBER 2007 INTRODUCTION ------------ The following is the East [...]	2008-01-15 08:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI1363	Somalia -- Ayrow's Demise [...] (S/NF) The death of Aden Hashi Ayrow (Hawiye/Haber Gedir/Ayer) on May 1 will have several positive impacts: short-term disruption of terrorist operations of the Shabaab, set back efforts at reconciliation between the Shabaab and Islamic Court militias, and potentially improve prospects for Soma [...]	2008-06-03 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC MOPS SO
08NAIROBI1384	KENYA BRACES FOR PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS ON [...] (C) Kenya will hold parliamentary by-elections on June 11 to fill five of six vacant parliamentary seats. The largest parliamentary blocs, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and the Party of National Unity (PNU),hope to gain seats, but each of the races is tight. The results are unlikely [...]	2008-06-05 15:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1422	ODM MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER KILLED IN [...] On June 10 at approximately 1400, Minister of Roads Kipkalya Kones and Assistant Minister for Home Affairs in the Office of the Vice-President Lorna Laboso, were killed when their light aircraft crashed into the side of a hill near Narok (Rift Valley Province) during bad weather. Two other peo [...]	2008-06-11 11:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAIR KE
08NAIROBI1456	KENYA INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] Summary: Forced labor is insignificant in Kenya in the production of manufactured goods. There is virtually no child labor in the formal manufacturing sector. The number of child workers in Kenya dropped by over 47% in five years, from 1.9 million in 1999 to 1 million in December 2005. Over [...]	2008-06-16 04:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
08NAIROBI1579	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes six months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement 600,000 Kenyans. Kenya now st [...]	2008-06-27 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1657	KENYA IDP RETURN OPERATION OVERVIEW [...] (U) The pace of internally displaced person (IDP) returns from host communities and formal camps has slowed significantly following an initial surge of predominately agricultural IDP returns to pre-crisis areas. The Government of Kenya (GOK) stated during the month of June that all formal IDP [...]	2008-07-07 14:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI1658	SENATOR BILL NELSON (D-FL) MEETS WITH PRIME [...] (C) Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) met on June 30 with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The two discussed continuing USG-GOK cooperation in combating terrorism and security threats to Kenya presented by ongoing lawlessness in Somalia. Odinga discussed his recent trip to Washington and the nee [...]	2008-07-07 14:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1659	KENYA TAKES STRONG STAND AGAINST ZIMBABWE [...] (U) In early June during a visit to South Africa, Prime Minister Raila Odinga denounced the deteriorating political situation in Zimbabwe after the March 29 elections. He was the first Kenyan official to do so publicly. He continued to speak out in public events and meetings with senior USG [...]	2008-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE ZI
08NAIROBI1684	July 4 Reception Advances Support for Coalition Government [...] (U) Embassy Nairobi's tremendously successful July 4 reception was highlighted by the joint appearance of Prime Minster Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka. More than 2,000 guests witnessed the political rivals joining the Ambassador on the podium for speeches, all of which focused on su [...]	2008-07-09 06:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KE
08NAIROBI1692	MINISTER OF FINANCE RESIGNS IN CORRUPTION SCANDAL [...] (C) Minister of Finance Amos Kimunya resigned on July 8, capping a week of intense speculation about his political future stemming from his role in the cut-rate sale of the Grand Regency Hotel in Nairobi. The hotel, built with proceeds from the 1990s Goldenberg corruption scandal, had become [...]	2008-07-09 16:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EFIN KCOR KE LY
08NAIROBI1698	GOK BILL OUTLINES ROADMAP TO NEW CONSTITUTION [...] The Ministry of Justice recently published the Constitution of Kenya Review Bill of 2008, outlining the process for writing and adopting a new constitution. The new constitution could take as long as 24 months to enter into force, not the 12 months agreed at the Kofi Annan-led mediation eff [...]	2008-07-11 04:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI1725	Prime Minister's Visit Advances U.S. Policy [...] (U) Prime Minister Odinga's June 16-19 visit to the U.S. was a huge success and advanced U.S. policy to support the coalition government, to bolster the PM's role to supervise and coordinate the functions of government, to press for institutional reforms, and to highlight the U.S.-Kenyan partne [...]	2008-07-14 14:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KE ZI
08NAIROBI1726	Text of PM Odinga's CSIS Speech [...] (U) Below is the text of Prime Minster Odinga's June 17 speech at the Center for Strategic International Studies. The speech was delivered at CSIS' Statesman's Forum during Odinga's June visit to Washington. End summary. 2. (U) Begin Text. PRIME MINISTER RAILA ODINGA: Thank you. Thank y [...]	2008-07-14 14:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KE
08NAIROBI1776	SOMALIA - TFG COMMITTEES TO IMPLEMENT DJIBOUTI [...] (C) On July 18, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) nominated its representatives for the committees outlined in the June 9 Djibouti Agreement (Ref A) reached between the TFG and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS). Article 9 of the Agreement called for a High Lev [...]	2008-07-22 14:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
08NAIROBI1815	PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER TELL CODEL PRICE [...] (U) CODEL Price has cleared on this cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) In separate meetings held on July 3, CODEL Price heard from both President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga that constitutional reform is one of the Grand Coalition Government's top priorities. Prime M [...]	2008-07-28 13:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KBIO KE ZI
08NAIROBI1838	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE COMMISSION BEGINS HEARING [...] (SBU) The Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (the Waki Commission) has begun hearing testimony from security officials, and civil society organizations. The heads of the main Kenyan security agencies have testified. Each attempted to portray, with varying degrees of success, h [...]	2008-07-30 10:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI185	PARLIAMENT ELECTS SPEAKER--A GOOD DAY FOR KENYA [...] On January 15 Kenya's Tenth Parliament sat for its first session. In a boisterous but mostly civil session, Parliament elected the Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) Kenneth Marende as Speaker. ODM's candidate for Deputy Speaker was also elected, again beating a PNU candidate. This event has [...]	2008-01-17 04:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
08NAIROBI186	PARLIAMENT ELECTS SPEAKER--A GOOD DAY FOR KENYA [...] On January 15 Kenya's Tenth Parliament sat for its first session. In a boisterous but mostly civil session, Parliament elected the Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) Kenneth Marende as Speaker. ODM's candidate for Deputy Speaker was also elected, again beating a PNU candidate. This event has [...]	2008-01-17 04:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
08NAIROBI1885	SOMALIA - PM HUSSEIN ATTEMPTS TO OUST MOGADISHU'S [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein issued a public recommendation to remove Banaadir governor and Mogadishu mayor Muhammad Umar Habeb, aka Mohammad Dheere, on July 29. President Yusuf, who rejected the maneuver as illegal, told us the Prime Minister didn't consult the President [...]	2008-08-01 12:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
08NAIROBI192	KENYA: WHAT A DIFFERENCE AN ELECTION MAKES [...] (U) Summary: In a stunning reversal from consensus predictions that the December 27 general election would not affect Kenya's growing economy, allegations of vote rigging led to inter-tribal violence and looting that temporarily paralyzed the country's transportation system, scared away tourist [...]	2008-01-17 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR ELAB PGOV EFIN KE
08NAIROBI1958	SOMALIA - PARLIAMENT MOVES TO UNSEAT PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 12, Somalia's Transitional Federal Parliament submitted a petition to the Speaker to table a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein. Although this motion has been in the works for weeks, it gained momentum as a result of high level pressure [...]	2008-08-14 10:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
08NAIROBI1961	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes eight months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 600,000 Kenyans. Kenya h [...]	2008-08-14 12:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV KDEM PTER KE
08NAIROBI200	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: WORKING FOR A SOLUTION [...] (C) Summary. With strong support through the Secretary's calls and A/S Frazer,s recent visit, we are continuing intensive efforts to facilitate dialogue between President Kibaki and Raila Odinga in order to achieve a political resolution of the post-electoral crisis. If achieved, this will b [...]	2008-01-17 19:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE
08NAIROBI2032	Somalia - Clan Militias Battle to Control Kismayo [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 22, a loose coalition of clan militias, cooperating with remnants of the former Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and some al-Shabaab elements drove warlord and Member of Parliament Barre "Hirale" out of Kismayo, southern Somalia's major port city. Upwards of 100 fighters a [...]	2008-08-26 14:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
08NAIROBI2140	PRIME MINISTER, DEFENSE MINISTER BRIEF CODEL PAYNE [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on August 7-8, CODEL Payne discussed a wide range of issues with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Defense Minister Mohammed Yusuf Haji, Trade Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Minister of Higher Education Sally Kosgei, former President Daniel arap Moi, Nobel laureate Wanga [...]	2008-09-10 16:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC ETRD PREF KE
08NAIROBI2158	Somalia - US Mission Officers Visit Hargeisa [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 9, US Mission officers visited Hargeisa, Somaliland and met with government officials, political party representatives, and organizations implementing U.S. Government-funded activities. The visit provided an opportunity to reinforce key messages made by Assistant [...]	2008-09-12 08:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2164	Somalia - Youth Enrichment Program on the Border [...] Following on the success of the inaugural Somalia Youth Enrichment Program (YEP) in April (reftel),the Somalia Unit, including the embedded MIST team, conducted a second YEP in the border town of Mandera from August 25-28. Forty-five mostly Marehan clan Somali youth came across the border to [...]	2008-09-12 13:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO SO
08NAIROBI2231	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND RESPONSE TO A/S FRAZER'S PIRACY [...] Post forwarded A/S Frazer's reftel letter urging more be done on piracy to Mohamed Muse Hersi, President of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region. Hersi's response follows in paragraph 3. 2. Separately, poloff shared A/S Frazer's letter with Ali Abdi Aware, Puntland's foreign relatio [...]	2008-09-22 13:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EWWT FR PGOV PINS PREL SO

08NAIROBI2247	AFRICANS TO PUSH FOR ARMS TRADE TREATY [...] Representatives from 20 African governments attended a conference in Nairobi September 3-4 to discuss the need for an international arms trade treaty. While acknowledging the need for implementation of a number of existing regional agreements, participants broadly agreed that an international [...]	2008-09-23 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ETRD ETTC MASS PREL KE
08NAIROBI2256	AFRICANS TO PUSH FOR ARMS TRADE TREATY [...] Representatives from 20 African governments attended a conference in Nairobi 3-4 September to discuss the need for an international arms trade treaty. While acknowledging the need for implementation of a number of existing regional agreements, participants broadly agreed that an international [...]	2008-09-25 09:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS KE
08NAIROBI2290	WHITHER M/V FAINA'S TANKS? [...] (S-NF) A shipment of 33 Ukrainian T-72 tanks and other ammunition and equipment aboard the M/V Faina, currently under the control of pirates off the coast of Somalia, has raised questions and controversy in Kenya about their final destination. It is a poorly kept secret that the tanks are boun [...]	2008-10-02 15:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS PTER PHSA KE UP SO SU
08NAIROBI2312	Somalia: TFG Clarifies South Ossetia, Abkhazia Stance [...] (SBU) Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Jama said in an October 7 press conference that the TFG had no plans to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Jama stated that the Somali Ambassador to Moscow had been recalled to Somalia to explain any statements that were [...]	2008-10-07 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2319	Somalia - Journalist Detained in Baidoa [...] (SBU) In an apparent instance of media harassment, a Somali journalist was arrested in Baidoa on October 4, apparently for reporting on two recent events in Baidoa. He was held for approximately twenty-four hours in reportedly dismal conditions and has since been released on bail, but was inst [...]	2008-10-08 09:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO
08NAIROBI232	PRESIDENT YUSUF'S CONCERN OVER RIYALE'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abullahi Yusuf dispatched an envoy from London to express his strong concern to Ambassador Ranneberger and Special Envoy Yates over the visit of Somaliland President Riyale to Washington. Yusuf considers the visit's timin [...]	2008-01-22 15:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	AU PREL PGOV SO
08NAIROBI234	ELECTION CRISIS -- ANTI-U.S. GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Throughout last week, the government,s office of public communications placed prominent advertisements in the print and broadcast media accusing the U.S. and others of contributing to violence. The advertisements varied in text, but evoked similar themes. All were entitled "Setting the R [...]	2008-01-22 16:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2366	COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE PRESENTS [...] On September 15, the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) -- which was formed as part of the Kofi Annan-mediated settlement of Kenya's post-election crisis (reftel) -- presented its report to President Mwai Kibaki. Kibaki then ordered the report to be released immediately. [...]	2008-10-15 13:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2369	SOMALIA - JOINT SECURITY COMMITTEE TRAINING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The joint TFG-ARS Joint Security Committee (JSC) is participating in a conflict management workshop in South Africa from October 11-17. The training session was organized by the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) to prepare the JSC members for the next round of meetings of t [...]	2008-10-15 15:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
08NAIROBI2375	JOINT HEADS OF MISSION STATEMENT ON COMMISSION OF [...] As per reftel, Post has signed the following joint Heads of Missions statement on the Commission of Inquiry on the Post-Election Violence, which was released to local media on October 16. Begin text: We, the undersigned Heads of diplomatic missions based in Nairobi, welcome the publicatio [...]	2008-10-16 12:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI238	EC AMBASSADOR MICHEL'S VISIT [...] (C) EC Commissioner Louis Michel made a one-day visit January 19 to press for a political solution to the electoral crisis. According to the French Ambassador (who is representing the EU presidency in the absence of Slovenia),Michel had consulted with Kofi Annan before visiting in order to e [...]	2008-01-22 17:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE FR SI
08NAIROBI240	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - THE ROLE OF THE [...] (U) With the election crisis taking an ever greater toll on business interests (see reftel),the business community has become increasingly engaged in lobbying for a political solution. While it is hard to determine precisely what impact this will have, the voice of the business community is [...]	2008-01-22 19:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2401	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT [...] (U) The Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) submitted its report to President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga on October 15 (Ref A). The report proposes the establishment of a special tribunal to try high-level organizers of post-election violence. It also p [...]	2008-10-21 15:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2513	ATTACKS IN PUNTLAND AND SOMALILAND [...] Earlier today, in seemingly coordinated attacks, bombs exploded at public and foreign facilities in Bosaaso, Puntland and Hargeysa, Somaliland. In Bosaaso, two Puntland Intelligence Service (PIS) facilites were hit. In Hargeysa, the Ethiopian mission, the UNDP office and the Somaliland Presi [...]	2008-10-30 03:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL CASC SO
08NAIROBI2521	SOMALIA - CARE Suspends Programs, May Close [...] (SBU) Summary. From October 21-22, the UN Special Representative to the Secretary General for Somalia (SRSG) chaired a meeting in Stockholm to prepare for an international conference on reconstruction and development. Priority was given to supporting the Djibouti process with flexible fundin [...]	2008-10-30 16:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2527	SOMALIA: PUNTLAND, SOMALILAND TERROR ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: Security remained tight in Somaliland October 31 following the October 29 suicide bombings (reftels). A curfew remained in place, the land borders remained closed, and security was enhanced at key buildings in the capital, Hargeisa. Somaliland authorities report some progress in [...]	2008-10-31 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CASC SO PINS
08NAIROBI2543	SOMALIA - ARS Chairman Leads Delegation into Somalia [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 1, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Chairman of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS),led an eight-person delegation into Somalia. Encouraged by A/S Frazer during a recent meeting in Nairobi to demonstrate leadership on the ground (Ref A),the ARS Chairma [...]	2008-11-04 04:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2551	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE COMMISSION REPORT: [...] (U) Two weeks after release of the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) report (refs A and B),Kenya's political leaders continue to publicly grapple with fallout. Of particular contention is whether to implement the report's recommendations for a special tribunal to try [...]	2008-11-04 14:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2553	SOMALIA - Business and Investment Council Shares U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26 the chairman and members of the Djibouti-based Somali Business and Investment Council (SBIC) told us that key business leaders are ready to support the peace process in Somalia and begin a new chapter in relations with the U.S. Government. The businessmen welcome [...]	2008-11-05 11:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SO
08NAIROBI2563	NEW ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KENYAN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 15:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KE
08NAIROBI2588	U.S. ELECTION DAY IN KENYA [...] Summary. Kenyans see President-elect Barack Obama as their "favorite son," and are delighted by his election. The Ambassador hosted an early morning November 5 event attended by over 2,000 Kenyans to watch the results, and issued a statement highlighting the transparent and peaceful nature of [...]	2008-11-13 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PGOV KE
08NAIROBI2598	SOMALIA - TFG PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER FAIL TO [...] (C) Summary: As forecast reftel, the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President and Prime Minister failed November 15 - 16, without really trying, to compromise in their continuing disagreement about the composition of the TFG cabinet. Each publicly blamed the other for the failure [...]	2008-11-16 17:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI SO ET
08NAIROBI2612	SOMALIA - SUPERTANKER HIJACKED; BRITS TURN 8 [...] (S) Summary: On November 15, Somali pirates hijacked their largest ship yet, the crude oil supertanker Sirius Star, and have anchored it off Hobyo, Somalia, a known Indian Ocean pirate base. So far this year, Somalia pirates have captured and ransomed 38 ships. Separately, on November 18 [...]	2008-11-18 14:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2619	SOMALIA - Political Perspectives from Dubai [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the second of two on Somalia's Dubai-based Diaspora (Reftel). The Somali community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) drives Somalia's economy, and is intimately involved in its political landscape. Commercial ties within the Dubai business community are cross-cl [...]	2008-11-20 09:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID KWMN SO AE
08NAIROBI2652	SOMALIA - PM and President Disagree on Cabinet [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 16 press conference, Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde" announced the new cabinet members he submitted to President Yusuf (see paragraphs 6-8). President Yusuf has rejected the Prime Minister's cabinet on legal grounds. [...]	2008-11-24 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2660	EL WAK RESIDENTS ACCUSE KENYAN SECURITY FORCES OF [...] (C) Summary. 34 residents of El Wak, North Eastern Province, interviewed by Embassy Officers have alleged that Kenyan security forces, primarily police, engaged in human rights abuses as part of an operation in late October to confiscate illegal arms. The pattern of operations -- and allega [...]	2008-11-25 12:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC KE
08NAIROBI2679	SOMALIA - PM Installs New Banadir Government [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 23, a Transitional Federal Government-appointed committee elected a new Banadir administration, in accordance with an IGAD-imposed deadline and more than two months after Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein dissolved the former administration on September 12 in a bitter [...]	2008-11-28 03:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2690	SOMALIA - Harassment of Two Media Outlets [...] (SBU) The week of November 24 witnessed two incidents of apparent media harassment in Somalia. Early in the week, the Director of Warsan Radio was arrested by Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for "giving out misleading information about the TFG." The charges appear to stem from co [...]	2008-12-01 16:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2719	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER REBUFFED BY SPEAKER IN [...] (C) Summary: A dejected Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Hussein told us December 3 that his one-day trip to Mogadishu and Baidoa in a bid to win parliamentary confirmation of his transitional cabinet and the November 26 Djibouti unity government communique had been rebuff [...]	2008-12-04 17:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID SO ET
08NAIROBI2721	PROMOTING PEACE IN KENYA'S UPPER EASTERN PROVINCE [...] Kenya's remote upper Eastern Province is caught in a cycle of violence driven by competition over scarce resources and characterized by inter-tribal revenge killings and livestock raiding. Local politicians have a history of quietly supporting these activities, which has made grassroots effor [...]	2008-12-05 05:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM ASEC PHUM SENV KE ET
08NAIROBI2740	Kenyan Prime Minister says "Mugabe Must Go" [...] Speaking at an international press conference on December 7 in Nairobi, Prime Minister Raila Odinga called Robert Mugabe's government a "vile dictatorship" that must be stopped. Odinga urged the African Union to send troops to end the humanitarian crisis, or allow the UN to do so. "The inter [...]	2008-12-09 06:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO KE
08NAIROBI2768	PRESIDENT SIGNS TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND RECONCILIATION [...] On November 28, President Mwai Kibaki signed into law the Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Act (the Act). The Act creates a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to establish a complete record of violation of human and economic rights from the time of Kenya's independence in [...]	2008-12-11 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KE
08NAIROBI277	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - INTERNATIONAL HUMAN [...] Summary: The post-election violence that has killed over 700 people and displaced an estimated 250,000 more has drawn the attention of international human rights groups and institutions. Human Rights Watch currently has a research team in country to collect information and analyze events and [...]	2008-01-25 09:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI2776	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT'S ATTEMPT TO SACK PM FOILED BY [...] (SBU) Summary. Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf's effort to fire the Prime Minister on December 14 has triggered a backlash from the transitional Parliament in Baidoa where, on December 15, a reported 143 parliamentarians passed a vote of confidence in the Prime [...]	2008-12-15 13:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO
08NAIROBI278	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: ODM HOLDS MOSTLY [...] The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) on January 23 held public funerals in Nairobi, Kisumu (Nyanza Province),and Kakamega (Western Province) for victims of Kenya's post-election violence. These deaths were all alleged by ODM to be the result of police action, and not civilian on civilian vi [...]	2008-01-25 09:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
08NAIROBI281	KIBAKI-ODINGA TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARD DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. A meeting between President Kibaki and Raila Odinga facilitated by Kofi Annan on January 24 sent a very positive message to the Kenyan people and will help end violence. The agenda and modalities for subsequent dialogue have not yet been worked out. The process of dialogue will [...]	2008-01-25 11:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2850	PROTESTS OVER RESTRICTIVE MEDIA BILL [...] Parliament passed a Media Bill on December 10 which, if signed by President Mwai Kibaki, would potentially subject the independent media to intrusive government interference. The Media Bill was presented to Parliament and the public as a series of amendments to the Communications Act of 1998. [...]	2008-12-19 13:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO KE
08NAIROBI2851	PARLIAMENT AMENDS CONSTITUTION, OUSTS ELECTORAL [...] Parliament on December 16 passed the Kenya Constitution Amendment Bill of 2008 (the Amendment). The Amendment follows the recommendations of the Kriegler Commission (Reftel B) and abolishes the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK),which was widely discredited for its mishandling of Kenya's 2 [...]	2008-12-19 13:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM KE
08NAIROBI2864	INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS MARRED BY POLICE [...] Celebrations of Kenya's 45th Jamhuri (Independence) Day in Nairobi on December 12 turned slightly chaotic when police cracked down on protesters who disrupted President Mwai Kibaki's speech. Civil society aimed to use the event to highlight widespread discontent about skyrocketing food price [...]	2008-12-23 08:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI2865	PRESIDENT, PM SIGN PACT TO FORM POST-ELECTION [...] President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga signed on December 17 an agreement to implement the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV),also known as the Waki Commission (Reftels). The agreement tasks a Cabinet sub-committee to draft legisl [...]	2008-12-23 08:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2891	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER, SPEAKER, MEDIA REACT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In remarks to the media following Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Yusuf's December 29 resignation (reftel),the TFG Prime Minister and Speaker offered generally muted praise to the President for leaving office and thanks to the international community for the ro [...]	2008-12-30 15:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2892	Somalia - Two Recent Media Outlet Closures [...] (SBU) Islamists allegedly forced the closure of two radio stations in Somalia in mid-December, both reportedly for playing music of which they did not approve. Radio Markabley was closed from December 10 for two days. HornAfrik's Kismayo office was closed on December 13 and remains closed as [...]	2008-12-30 16:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2900	Somalia - Violent Uprising Against Al-Shabaab [...] (SBU) Summary: Since December 27, local residents and militias, loosely led by Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'a (ASWJ),a group of moderate Islamic scholars, have clashed with al-Shabaab in response to al-Shabaab takeovers of central Somali towns and the subsequent desecration of graves in central Somali [...]	2008-12-31 12:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MOPS PTER SO
08NAIROBI2901	SOMALIA - A/S FRAZER TELLS PRESIDENT YUSUF TO GET [...] (C) Summary: In two brief meetings while transiting Nairobi December 22, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Frazer told Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Yusuf that she did not disagree with his dire portrayal of worsening security in Somalia, and agreed that Alliance for t [...]	2008-12-31 15:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI MARR MOPS SO ET
08NAIROBI357	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - PROCESS OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyans welcomed the political dialogue launched by Kofi Annan on January 29 as a desperately needed step towards ending violence and achieving a resolution of the crisis. Annan has chosen Cyril Ramaphosa as his chief mediator. The visit of Ban Ki-moon provided support for the m [...]	2008-02-01 19:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE
08NAIROBI370	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: PNU AND [...] Summary: The Party of National Unity (PNU) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) agreed a framework for further negotiations to resolve Kenya's electoral crisis. The parties signed several documents, all of which were witnessed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in his capacity as [...]	2008-02-05 08:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI371	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: FEBRUARY 4 AGREEMENT [...] On February 4, PNU and ODM issued the following public statement. Begin text. Public Statement Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation Mediated by H.E. Kofi Annan and the Panel of Eminent African Personalities Feb 4, 2008 Preamble: Goal: To ensure that the National Dialogu [...]	2008-02-05 12:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI380	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - STATE OF PLAY AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. Having reached agreements regarding violence and humanitarian issues, the Annan-mediated talks between the government and ODM today started focusing on elements of a political solution. Annan wants to achieve this by February 13. The two sides start this discussion with diamet [...]	2008-02-05 19:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI383	KENYAN CEOS CALL FOR PEACE, RECONCILIATION, REFORMS, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 300 CEOs from firms employing 12 million Kenyans met on February 5 to issue a strong statement on the need for peace, security, reconciliation, reconstruction, and reform for Kofi Annan to deliver to Government-ODM negotiators. Although the final text (para 8) of the CEO su [...]	2008-02-06 12:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KE
08NAIROBI419	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: NEARING THE CRUNCH POINT [...] (C) Summary. Now that Kenya's peace talks have begun to focus on political issues, they are expected to rapidly reach the crunch point regarding power-sharing. There are constructive developments that mitigate in favor of progress, but also indications that achieving this will be extremely d [...]	2008-02-08 13:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE
08NAIROBI446	Somalia - Tour d'Horizon with the Prime Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Somalia's Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein offered his perspectives on establishing security in Mogadishu, reconciliation, training troops, selecting ministers, and focusing on transitional tasks during a February 8 lunch meeting. The Prime Minister reviewed many of the same [...]	2008-02-11 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EAID SO
08NAIROBI447	KENYA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TOO OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan newspapers disregarded the sugar-coating in Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Njuguna Ndung'u's claims that the impact of post-election violence would most likely be confined to the first quarter. They highlighted his admissions that there could be a major slowdown, th [...]	2008-02-11 13:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EINV KE
08NAIROBI450	KENYA ELECTORAL CRISIS: $6.5 MILLION IN FUNDING [...] (U) Kofi Annan's negotiating team, headed by the African Union Secretariat and supported by UNDP, called a meeting of donors on February 9 to discuss their funding requirements over the next six months. (The parties to Kenya's current political crisis have agreed on a time-table of up to a yea [...]	2008-02-11 14:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI472	KENYA PRIVATE SECTOR BRIEFS FOREIGN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kenya Private Sector Alliance met with foreign mission reps on February 6 to brief them on the February 5 CEOs statement to politicians, and to ask the European missions to clarify their public position on aid cutoffs and to revise their travel advisories. They confirmed the [...]	2008-02-12 14:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ELAB ETRD EIND EINV KE
08NAIROBI486	TALKS FOCUS INTENSIVELY ON POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Since February 11 the two sides have been engaged in intensive and relatively constructive discussions of modalities for a political solution. Off-site discussions hosted by Annan sincQFebruary 12 adjourned the afternoon of February 14 without an agreement. The talks are expec [...]	2008-02-14 15:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI493	KENYA: PARTNERSHIP PRESENTATION [...] The text of the U.S.-Kenya Partnership Presentation was first reported via reftel in January 2007. It is repeated below for your information. In preparing the Secretary for her trip to Nairobi on Monday, the presentation serves as a reminder that, the current political crisis notwithstandin [...]	2008-02-15 10:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON ETRD EFIN KE
08NAIROBI495	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: KOFI ANNAN PRESS [...] At a press conference held on February 15, Kofi Annan, as expected, put a positive spin on the negotiations. However the agreement signed restates progress made to date, but makes clear that there is no real progress on the core issue of power-sharing. 2. To follow is the text of an agree [...]	2008-02-15 17:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI496	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: KOFI ANNAN PRESS [...] At a press conference held on February 15, Kofi Annan, as expected, put a positive spin on the negotiations. However the agreement signed restates progress made to date, but makes clear that there is no real progress on the core issue of power-sharing. 2. To follow is the text of an agree [...]	2008-02-15 17:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI499	Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia [...] (C) The Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) is increasingly distancing itself from extremist leaders of some Shabaab factions and is receiving considerable attention from the international community as an organized opposition block to the TFG. Against this backdrop, Prime Minister H [...]	2008-02-19 14:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SO
08NAIROBI515	KENYAN TALKS MOVE FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Secretary's February 18 visit has propelled the talks forward. Discussion of the structure of a coalition government has begun. However, Raila Odinga remains concerned that the government is seeking a minimalist outcome and threatened to resume mass action within a week i [...]	2008-02-20 13:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI545	KENYA TALKS - KEY ISSUES STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary. Although both sides agreed to creation of a prime minister position following the Secretary's February 18 visit, the talks have bogged down over the authority the PM will be given and over related issues, including formation of a cabinet. Gordon Brown spoke with Kibaki Februar [...]	2008-02-25 18:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PDEM KE
08NAIROBI566	Somalia -- TFG Divided at the Top [...] (C) SUMMARY. Differences between President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein threaten to halt the recent progress made by Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. The primary issue is how to pursue the process of reconciliation while at the same time addressing the thre [...]	2008-02-26 15:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI574	KENYA: BEHIND A CALM FACADE, HARDLINERS PREPARE FOR MORE VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Kenya has been tense but remarkably calm since the end of January, thanks in large part to the progress being made in the Kofi Annan-mediated peace talks and the visit of the Secretary. Tensions remain very high, however, and behind this calm facade lurks the potential for more fer [...]	2008-02-27 10:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	ASEC PGOV KE
08NAIROBI581	KENYA: WARY INVESTORS PREFER SHORT TERM GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: Confronted by insufficient demand for five-year bonds in the February 14 auction from investors deterred by political uncertainty and fears of rising inflation, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shifted its strategy and offered a Ksh7 billion bond (over $100 million) with a choice of on [...]	2008-02-27 12:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI585	KENYA'S POLITICAL CRISIS: ODM CALLS OFF [...] (U) The opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) announced that it was calling off nationwide demonstrations planned for February 28 to protest the lack of progress in the negotiations to resolve Kenya's ongoing political crisis. The announcement was made by ODM leader Raila Odinga after h [...]	2008-02-28 06:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI598	Kenya's Mayoral Elections Show ODM Strength, [...] Summary: On February 25, Kenyan city councils nationwide held mayoral elections. Comporting with the sordid tradition of such elections in Kenya, tales of blatant vote-buying and graft abounded on all sides. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) won a plurality of council seats nationwide du [...]	2008-02-28 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI6	KENYA ELECTIONS: GOK PRESS STATEMENT ON SUSPENSION OF LIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 14:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI609	Somalia -- Reconciliation at the Top [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum spent February 27 in Baidoa primarily in an effort to bridge the schism between President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Hussein (Ref A),but also to iron out concerns on the bilateral GOE-TFG relationship. Tactics for accomplishing greate [...]	2008-03-01 11:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL ET SO
08NAIROBI621	Somalia - Inquiries on Air Strike Reports [...] (S) Post has received several inquiries from media outlets and other diplomatic missions regarding reports of air strikes in Dhoble, Somalia on night of March 2 or early morning March 3. Most press reports cite local residents allegations that "missiles" were launched by a U.S. plane. Press r [...]	2008-03-03 13:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI641	KENYA'S POLITICAL ACCORD AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have a positive public tone regarding their commitment to implement the coalition agreement. When I met with them separately on March 3 to lay out U.S. plans and to discuss next steps, they were upbeat. Sorting out the disposition of cabinet [...]	2008-03-05 09:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI653	SECURITY UPDATE: NORMAL CALM IN KENYA [...] (SBU) Summary. The security situation in Kenya is normal calm, and there have been no reports of election-related violence since well before the February 28th power-sharing agreement reached between President Kibaki and Raila Odinga. On March 4, media reported violence in Kenya's Mt. Elgon [...]	2008-03-06 08:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI680	Ambassador Addresses Kenya Law Society [...] The following is the text of a speech delivered by the Ambassador to the Law Society of Kenya's Annual Dinner on March 8. It received extraordinary positive coverage in national and local television, radio, and print media: Begin text: --------------------------------------------- ------ [...]	2008-03-10 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI723	KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF UN [...] (C) Poloff met with representatives of the UN Office for the High Commissioner Human Rights (OHCHR) investigative team, which recently ended a three-week fact-finding mission to investigate post-election violence in Kenya (ref a). The representatives outlined the team's preliminary conclusions [...]	2008-03-14 07:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI76	KENYA: JANUARY 8 STATUS REPORT [...] (U) As of 01/08 1700 hours (Nairobi time): Security: Nation-wide, calm but tense. No skirmishes reported. ODM "postponed" planned rally for today and has indicated it may hold one on Thursday, pending outcome of international mediation of a political settlement. Police remain in force in w [...]	2008-01-08 14:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC KE PREF
08NAIROBI763	KENYA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following information is keyed to the paragraphs in reftel. -------------------------------------- Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -------------------------------------- 2. A. (SBU) Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for t [...]	2008-03-18 14:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF EAID KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC KE
08NAIROBI792	KENYA'S POLITICAL PROCESS AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the signing of the political accord on February 28, President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have sent positive signals and maintained the momentum for peace and political reconciliation generated by the February 28th landmark power-sharing accord. Odinga will likely be sworn [...]	2008-03-20 10:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI794	International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...]	2008-03-20 11:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI798	CORRECTED COPY: KENYA'S POLITICAL PROCESS AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the signing of the political accord on February 28, President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have sent positive signals and maintained the momentum for peace and political reconciliation generated by the February 28th landmark power-sharing accord. Odinga will likely be sworn [...]	2008-03-20 12:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI803	Kenya After the Crisis: The Ambassador's Visit [...] (U) Summary. On March 1-2 the Ambassador visited several areas of Rift Valley which were hit hard by the post-election violence. While all these areas were calm in the wake of the signing of the February 28 political accord, they remain traumatized by what happened. People are hopeful that [...]	2008-03-20 16:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ASEC PHUM KE US
08NAIROBI811	SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE [...] Embassy Nairobi regrets the delay in submission of project nominations for G/TIP-managed FY 2008 ESF and INCLE project funds, but is pleased to nominate the following three projects in priority order. Ripe For Harvest ---------------- 2. (a) Ripe For Harvest (b) $249,989 (c) Production o [...]	2008-03-25 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG KE
08NAIROBI812	SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE [...] Embassy Nairobi regrets the delay in submission of project nominations for G/TIP-managed FY 2008 ESF and INCLE project funds, but is pleased to nominate the following three projects in priority order. Ripe For Harvest ---------------- 2. (a) Ripe For Harvest (b) $249,989 (c) Production o [...]	2008-03-25 13:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KE
08NAIROBI813	International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various walk [...]	2008-03-25 13:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI817	International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...]	2008-03-26 06:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI824	FORMING KENYA'S CABINET PREDICTABLY CONTENTIOUS [...] (SBU) Disagreement over the size and composition of President Kibaki's cabinet has delayed the final step needed to form Kenya's coalition government. Forming a cabinet was never expected to be a neat or easy exercise, according to our political contacts, so this delay comes as no surprise. [...]	2008-03-26 10:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI855	KENYA'S NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND EMERGENCY SOCIAL AND [...] Summary: On March 17, 2005, the Grand Coalition Government of Kenya (GCG) unveiled the National Reconciliation and Emergency Social and Economic Recovery Strategy. This strategy paper, which has been transmitted as an e-mail attachment to State/AF/E and USAID/AFR/EA, presents actions that the [...]	2008-03-28 09:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI869	INDEPENDENT REVIEW COMMISSION SET TO BEGIN REVIEW [...] As part of their historic February 28 power-sharing deal, the Party of National Unity (PNU) and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) agreed to form an Independent Review Committee (IREC) to undertake a top-to-bottom review of Kenya's flawed 2007 elections. Commissioners and a Chair, South African [...]	2008-03-31 13:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI878	Somalia Prime Minister and President at Odds [...] (C) Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein confided in SE Yates that he believes President Yusuf is organizing to have him removed from office. He asked for our support and advice on how to handle what he termed as "increasingly aggressive attacks" aga [...]	2008-04-01 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO ET
08NAIROBI893	COALITION CABINET STILL NOT FORMED [...] (C) Summary. The failure of the two sides thus far to reach agreement on composition of a coalition cabinet threatens momentum to resolve the Kenya post-elections crisis. We have been working intensively with both sides to press for rapid agreement (see ref A which lays out U.S. engagement) [...]	2008-04-03 09:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI902	Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia [...] (C) Ambassador and Special Envoy met in Nairobi the week of March 31-April 4 with senior members of the Asmara-based Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS),including Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Executive Committee Chairman, and Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, Central Committee Chairman. [...]	2008-04-04 16:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI960	RESOLVING KENYA'S CABINET IMBROGLIO [...] (C) Summary. President Kibaki and PM-designate Odinga have still not reached agreement on composition of a coalition cabinet. The difference between them is over 2-3 ministries. The impasse has heightened tensions. There was sporadic violence April 8 and 9, but the country is now calm. H [...]	2008-04-09 18:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI989	KENYA'S GRAND COALITION CABINET UNVEILED [...] President Mwai Kibaki unveiled a 40 member grand coalition cabinet on April 13, 2008 in a televised speech to the nation. The text of the speech, containing the list of Ministries, Ministers, and Assistant Ministers, follows. An analysis of the cabinet and challenges ahead will follow septel. [...]	2008-04-14 11:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI999	CABINET DEAL REACHED [...] (C) Summary. Intervention by the Secretary and strong support from A/S Frazer were decisive in persuading President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Odinga to reach agreement on the cabinet, which was announced April 13. Kibaki and Odinga both saw the U.S. as the only party who could work [...]	2008-04-15 12:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAPLES36	ORGANIZED CRIME IN ITALY I: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: This is the first of a three-part series; this message offers some background on organized crime in Southern Italy and examines its political dimensions. Organized crime is one of Southern Italy's greatest challenges to economic growth and political stability, [...]	2008-06-04 15:34:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM ECON SNAR KCOR IT
08NAPLES38	ORGANIZED CRIME III: CONFRONTING ORGANIZED CRIME IN [...] (C) Summary: This is the third of a three-part series (see reftels A-B for parts I and II); this message offers views on how to combat organized crime in Italy. The USG has a significant stake in the fight against organized crime in Italy. The Italian crime syndicates help support terrorist groups [...]	2008-06-06 17:20:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM ECON SNAR KCOR IT
08NAPLES48	VENEZUELAN CONSULATE PROMOTES CHAVEZ BRAND OF SOCIALISM [...] (C) Venezuela appears to be using its long-dormant Consulate General in Naples as a platform for spreading propaganda on behalf of the Chavez brand of socialism. After leaving the Consul General position vacant for over a year, reflecting Venezuela's apparently minimal interests in southern I [...]	2008-06-18 08:58:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IT VE
08NAPLES9	SICILIAN GOVERNOR RESIGNS [...] (U) Following his January 18 conviction for assisting mafia figures (reftel),Sicilian Regional President Salvatore Cuffaro finally resigned from office January 26 in the wake of protests. After the conviction, Cuffaro had originally said he would not resign, and would appeal the verdict and [...]	2008-01-29 07:47:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KCOR IT
08NASSAU193	THE BAHAMAS -- EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) As requested in reftel, please find Post's responses to questions for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. --------------------------------- Para 27 -- OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) A: Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or desti [...]	2008-03-04 14:20:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BF
08NASSAU56	MP'S SURPRISE RESIGNATION UPSETS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) The opposition PLP lost a seat in parliament January 9 as a Nassau MP resigned suddenly and declared himself an independent. The MP's defection undermines the PLP leadership's post-election strategy of contesting three races in election court in hopes of overturning the governing FNM's [...]	2008-01-22 22:51:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BF
08NASSAU590	WHA DAS MADISON SIGNS PSI SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA DAS Madison signed a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) shipboarding agreement with Bahamas Acting Prime Minister Symonette on August 11 in Nassau. In separate discussions with top Bahamian officials, Madison focused on the GCOB,s stated security priority of improving [...]	2008-08-14 20:37:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL PHSA KTIA KNNA EWWT MARR PARM
08NASSAU591	LABOR UNREST ROCKS BAHAMAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Labor unrest broke the summer lull on three Bahamian islands in the past week and brought the capital,s central avenue to an unexpected standstill mid-morning August 11. A union-sanctioned strike at Morton Salt on Great Inagua August 8 caused management to cease operations inde [...]	2008-08-14 22:41:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB BF

08NASSAU69	RIOT OVERWHELMS POLICE ON BIMINI, GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Arson and rioting rocked the island of Bimini December 22 as angry residents destroyed police property in the wake of the fatal shooting of a local man by police the previous night. The unrest overwhelmed local law enforcement, with order restored only after significant reinfo [...]	2008-01-24 21:46:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL MARR BF
08NASSAU71	DOWNTOWN NASSAU MURDER PRESSURES GOVERNMENT TO ACT [...] (U) Deadly violence struck the tourist and commercial heart of downtown Nassau January 7 as a drive-by shooter missed his intended mark, instead mortally wounding a high school student waiting in a crowd at a bus stop. The shooting prompted renewed concern about the impact of rising crime on [...]	2008-01-25 15:17:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BF CASC KCRM PGOV PHUM
08NASSAU764	AFTER SUMMER RESHUFFLE, NEW GCOB INITIATIVES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ingraham consolidated his government after a cabinet reshuffle in July and launched several new initiatives in the first hundred days since. The new Ministry of Environment has energetically pushed renewable energy options, while the new Minister of Tourism has u [...]	2008-10-30 14:17:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON BF
08NASSAU765	TOURISM LEVELS DROP IN BAHAMAS FOLLOWING ECONOMIC [...] Summary: Tourist numbers in The Bahamas have decreased following the recent economic downturn in the U.S. Newly released visitor arrival numbers show a 9.6% drop in overall numbers for the first half of 2008. The economy of The Bahamas is dependent on tourism, which accounts for nearly 70% [...]	2008-10-30 15:47:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB BF
08NASSAU776	BAHAMAS APPLAUDS HISTORIC US ELECTION RESULT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bahamian public, press and government greeted the U.S. presidential election outcome with joy and satisfaction at the historic success of an African-American candidate and admiration for the U.S. and the American democratic process. Optimism marked the view of the potential [...]	2008-11-06 15:09:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PROG PREL BF
08NASSAU796	ATLANTIS RESORT LAYS OFF 800 EMPLOYES [...] (U) The tlantis Resort on Paradise Island, The ahamas, largest private employer, laid off 800 employees on 12 November. In public statements, President and Managing Director of Kerzner International Bahamas George Markantonis said the company had no choice but to reduce staff by 10%, given th [...]	2008-11-14 15:13:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB BF
08NASSAU863	TOP IMMIGRATION STAFF OUT AFTER SHAKE-UP [...] (C) Six top administrators, including the deputy director, in the Department of Immigration were unexpectedly offered retirement packages in apparent response to long-standing allegations of inefficiency and corruption by the Minister of Immigration appointed after the cabinet reshuffle in Ju [...]	2008-12-09 21:04:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ELAB BF
08NASSAU870	GCOB, OPPOSITION BARBS ON CUBA REVEAL FOREIGN [...] (C) Prime Minister Ingraham, in Santiago de Cuba for a CARICOM high-level meeting December 8, framed his government's basic continuation of the previous PLP government's Cuba policy as a matter of pragmatism, rather than conviction. In remarks to media widely reported in The Bahamas, the PM [...]	2008-12-12 16:25:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BF
08NASSAU898	TCI Prime Minister Fights Ouster Attempt [...] (U) According to news reports December 16, nine of thirteen elected members of the governing Progressive National Party (PNP) of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) parliament, including the Deputy Premier, have written to the current governor expressing no-confidence in Premier Michael Misick. [...]	2008-12-19 15:13:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BF TK UK
08NDJAMENA122	JAMOUS: DEBY STRONG, ABDELWAHID AL NUR WEAK, AND DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: Due to recent defections within two of the major Chadian opposition movements, President Idriss Deby's Government "faces no major danger" in the next year, SLA/Unity leader Suleiman Jamous told Poloffs on March 25. He nonetheless warned that Deby's overthrow at the instigation o [...]	2008-03-28 12:44:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF UN AU CD SU
08NDJAMENA126	CHADIAN INSIDER CONFIRMS RIFT WITH JEM, UNITY [...] (C) A rift has emerged between the Chadian Government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),a businessman with close ties to President Deby and a prominent SLA/Unity commander, told Poloff. Verifying previous reports that SLA/Unity's leadership has ceased its infighting and coalesced a [...]	2008-03-31 17:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	SECRET	PREL PGOV UN AU CD
08NDJAMENA127	DAUSA DEBY IMPLIES MORE DIRECT CHADIAN ROLE IN [...] (C) The international community is ill-suited to mediate the Darfur conflict without the assistance of the Chadian Government, Dausa Deby, the influential half brother of President Idriss Deby and long-time interlocutor with Darfur's rebel movements, told Poloff. Recalling Chad's success in b [...]	2008-04-01 09:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN AU CD SU
08NDJAMENA134	JEM DEVELOPS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR TALKS AS UN/AU [...] (SBU) Viewing the UN/AU mediation for Darfur as "paralyzed," JEM is crafting a "framework agreement" that outlines its conditions for adherence to a cessation of hostilities and participation in negotiations with the Sudanese Government. If Sudan then rejects negotiations, JEM will return to a [...]	2008-04-03 09:25:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UN AU CD SU
08NDJAMENA18	ESCALATING TENSIONS AS A CONFIDENT DEBY ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: On January 5, Chadian President Deby delivered a blunt and confrontational speech to a pro-government rally accusing Sudan of trying to destabilize Chad by backing Chad's rebel groups. Meanwhile, news media reported on January 7 that Chadian forces bombed rebel bases along the Dar [...]	2008-01-08 14:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL CD SU
08NDJAMENA248	THE FIRST 30 DAYS: CHAD'S NEW "GOVERNMENT OF [...] (SBU) In its first month in office, Prime Minister Youssouf Saleh Abbas's new "government of National reconciliation" has brought key former opposition figures into the cabinet; welcomed the reformed opposition coalition back to participation in the electoral reform process; seen the Commissio [...]	2008-06-05 13:43:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM EFIN ECON SU LY CD
08NDJAMENA275	THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL [...] Per reftel, Embassy N'Djamena assesses that UN efforts regarding SEA and TIP in MINURCAT in Chad have been completely successful and that MINURCAT has worked actively and effectively to prevent and respond to SEA and TIP in its area of responsibility in Chad. 2. Host government and popular p [...]	2008-07-07 08:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO PHUM UN SE KCRM KWMN CD
08NDJAMENA325	SCENESETTER FOR SE WILLIAMSON VISIT TO CHAD [...] (SBU) CHAD UNDER PRESSURE: SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN WILLIAMSON'S VISIT TO N'DJAMENA COMES AS THE RAINY SEASON LULL MASKS CONTINUING TENSION ALONG THE CHAD-SUDANESE BORDER, AS CHADIAN REBELS WHO OPERATE FROM OF SUDAN SANCTUARIES ARE HAMPERED BY WEATHER AND TERRAIN UNFAVORABLE TO THE CHADIAN STY [...]	2008-08-04 14:59:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON UN EU SU LY KPKO CD
08NDJAMENA334	LIBYAN AMBASSADOR BRIEFS ON TRIPOLI'S "TRILATERAL [...] (C) Libyan Ambassador Emhemmed Shlback briefed me on Libya,s recent &Trilateral Initiative8 to bring peace between Chad and Sudan August 5. Shlback said that Qaddafi believed that the time was now ripe to try to bring the two feuding leaders back to the more productive relationship they once [...]	2008-08-06 10:53:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF UNAUS EU SU LY FR CD
08NDJAMENA336	LIBYAN AMBASSADOR BRIEFS ON TRIPOLI?S [...] (C) Libyan Ambassador Emhemmed Shlback briefed me on Libya?s recent ?Trilateral Initiative? to bring peace between Chad and Sudan August 5. Shlback said that Qaddafi believed that the time was now ripe to try to bring the two feuding leaders back to the more productive relationship they once [...]	2008-08-06 15:31:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF UN EU SU LY FR CD
08NDJAMENA381	CHAD CHRONICLE: AUGUST 2008 [...] INVESTIGATION INTO THE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2008 EVENTS: PRESIDENT DEBY SAYS HE WILL "FOLLOW UP" RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT. THE COMMISSION INVESTIGATING THE EVENTS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2008 SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO PRESIDENT DEBY ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. IN RECEIVING THE REPORT, PRESIDENT D [...]	2008-09-02 17:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF ECON EFIN IBRD PHUM UN LY CD
08NDJAMENA39	CLAMPDOWN ON CHAD'S INDEPENDENT VOICES AS SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Chad is ratchetting up hostility against Sudan and displaying less tolerance for criticism. Human rights activists have noted a deterioration in the overall human rights situation: targets of the clampdown include radio and print journalists, a human rights ac [...]	2008-01-18 14:08:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU
08NDJAMENA396	THERE WILL BE BLOOD: A RAINY-SEASON [...] (C) Chadian rebels nearly took the capital last February and attacked in force again in the east in June. The rebellion's order of battle has changed since then, with the Zaghawa RFC suffering major defections and a new "Quadruple Alliance" of UFDD, FSR, UFCD, and UFDD/F replacing the old "Tri [...]	2008-09-05 11:45:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PREF ASEC
08NDJAMENA411	CHAD CHRONICLE: SEPT 8-12, 2008 [...] FOLLOWING SIGNATURE ON AUGUST 18, 2008 OF A PROTOCOL ANNEXED TO THE SIRTE ACCORD, 22 OFFICERS FROM THE REBEL "RASSEMBLEMENT DES FORCES DE CHANGEMENT" (RFC) ARRIVED IN NDJAMENA TO BEGIN REINTEGRATION INTO GOVERNMENT SERVICE. THE DELEGATION WAS LED BY COLONEL ISAACK BACHAR TOGOU, RFC'S DEFENSE CO [...]	2008-09-15 09:44:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF ECON PHUM UN LY CT CD
08NDJAMENA441	CHAD CHRONICLE: SEPT 15-26, 2008 [...] THERE WAS MUCH PRESS DISCUSSSION DURING THE WEEK REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE BY AN EXPANDED UNITED NATIONS PRESENCE. DESPITE GIVING SPACE TO OXFAM CRITICISMS SAYING THAT NO IMPROVEMENT OF THE SECURITY SITUATION HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS OXFAM'S ALLE [...]	2008-09-26 11:36:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF ECON PHUM UN LY CT CD
08NDJAMENA567	CHAD - THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] This message responds to Ref A request for an update on measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP) involving UN peacekeeping personnel in Chad. 2. MINURCAT, the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad, now has 863 personnel, of whic [...]	2008-12-03 16:38:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL PHUM UN CD CT
08NDJAMENA67	SITREP 3: MORNING STARTS CALM IN CHAD [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 08:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU CD PINS ASEC
08NEWDELHI1008	CONGRESS TINKERS WITH CABINET, NO DRAMATIC CHANGES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reshuffled the second tier of his cabinet on April 6, inducting seven new Ministers of State. (Note: Minister of State is approximately the Deputy Secretary level in the USG. End Note.) Six of the seven are Congress MPs while the seve [...]	2008-04-07 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO IN
08NEWDELHI1018	CONGRESS PARTY WOES CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Summary: With little political headway on the civil nuclear initiative and election defeats in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and the Northeast (refs A,B,C,D,E),good news for the Congress Party has been in short supply in recent months. The latest piece of bad news: rising food prices, whi [...]	2008-04-08 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR ECON PREF CH IN
08NEWDELHI1026	NEW PRO-DEAL VOICES EMERGE IN NUCLEAR LULL [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the lack of forward movement on the U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation initiative in recent weeks, political, business and religious proponents have emerged in India, revealing that the issue remains alive. Previously quiet Congress Party politicians have spoken in fav [...]	2008-04-09 11:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI103	DELHI DIARY, JAN 7-11 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 7-11, 2007, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India, Israeli Kick Off 2008 with High-Level Defense Talks -- India Remains Israel's Largest Defense Customer -- National Defense [...]	2008-01-11 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER SCUL SNAR SOCI
08NEWDELHI1035	DALAI LAMA PLEADS FOR U.S. TO PERSUADE CHINESE TO [...] Action request in para. 7. 2. (C/REL UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA) Summary: Hours before his April 9 departure for the U.S., the Dalai Lama summoned PolCouns to convey a message: please use all effective means to persuade the PRC to engage in dialogue with him. He said recent events had left him increasi [...]	2008-04-10 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IN CH
08NEWDELHI1051	INDIA SKEPTICAL NEPALESE ELECTIONS WILL BRING [...] (U) GOI officials are publicly upbeat on the significance of Nepal's first democratic election in 15 years, with the MEA officially saluting the Nepalese people for taking a positive and important step. However, Indian observers are privately dubious about the outcome of Nepal's voting, and p [...]	2008-04-15 01:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER KDEM NP IN
08NEWDELHI1092	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of APRIL 7-11, 2008, including the following items: -- FOREIGN TRADE POLICY ANNUAL REVIEW FOCUSES ON FIGHTING INFLATION -- PM SKEPTICAL OF DEVELOPING BIOFUELS IN INDIA -- 787 DREAMLINER ORDER DELAYS IMPA [...]	2008-04-17 11:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1096	INDIA COMES TO GRIPS WITH MAOIST VICTORY IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. Official India welcomed Nepal's relatively free and fair election, saying in public statements that it was satisfied with the results and looked forward to working with the Maoist goernment. Foreign Minister Mukherjee has called Pushpa Dahal ("Prachanda") to offer official congr [...]	2008-04-17 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI1134	INDIAN IRAN RETORT MIGHT LAY GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee echoed April 23 the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesman's strong and unhelpful reaction to the U.S. statement on India's relationship with Iran. While the Communists expressed their approval for the MEA statement, Left leaders als [...]	2008-04-24 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR
08NEWDELHI1136	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 21-25, 2008, including the following items: -- INDIA SIGNS ON TO TAPI NATURAL GAS PIPELINE -- TREASURY U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND WITH POWER SECRETARY RAZDAN -- FDI HITS RECOR [...]	2008-04-25 10:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI1142	AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO INDIA SEEN AS PURE POLITICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India's National Security Advisor MK Narayanan publicly confirmed that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit India for seven hours on April 29 following a trip to Sri Lanka and prior to arriving in Pakistan. Post conveyed to senior Ministry of External Affairs officia [...]	2008-04-25 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KNNP PARM PINR ECON ENRG EPET IR IN
08NEWDELHI1166	DELHI DIARY, APR 21-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Composite Dialogue Dates Set For May 20 and 21 -- UPA Announces Record Foodgrain Harvest Estimate -- Naxalite/Maoist Incidents Increase [...]	2008-04-29 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS TBIO EAGR NP IN BG
08NEWDELHI1237	INDIA AND DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU IN
08NEWDELHI1248	INDIA'S UPA-LEFT NUCLEAR COMMITTEE STALLS AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The UPA government and its Left allies agreed May 6 to hold a ninth committee meeting on May 28 to continue discussion about implementing the civil nuclear cooperation initiative. Although press reports indicated that External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee gave a pessimistic [...]	2008-05-07 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1257	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: MAY 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This cable is the continuation of the Biweekly Reporting Cables from Mission India ESTH Office to be sent out the first and third week of every month. Inputs in this biweekly include the Indian Space Research Organization's launch of 10 satellites, the GOI's initiative to develop [...]	2008-05-08 08:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1275	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 5-9, 2008, including the following items: -- GOVT MOVES ON DIVESTMENT PLANS -- GOVT BANS SOME MORE FUTURES TRADING -- CONTROVERSY OVER BIOTECH CROPS AND FOOD -- INDIA INCREASES FOOD GRAIN STOCKS - [...]	2008-05-09 11:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1277	DELHI DIARY, APRIL 28-MAY 09 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 28-May 09, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India and Pakistan Trade Tit-for-Tat Missile Tests -- Lok Sabha Speaker Withdraws Action Taken Against Unruly MPs -- Indian Custodia [...]	2008-05-09 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KPRP MCAP MNUC PARM SOCI
08NEWDELHI130	MAYAWATI THREATENS TO WITHDRAW FROM UPA [...] (SBU) Summary: At a January 7 press conference, notoriously mercurial Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Mayawati threatened to withdraw support from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and claimed that certain Congress members were trying to kill her. Congress waved off the claims an [...]	2008-01-15 05:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI IN
08NEWDELHI1333	DALAI LAMA REQUESTS BUSH TO VISIT LHASA DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 10 meeting, the Dalai Lama requested Poloff to convey a request to President Bush to visit Lhasa during the President's August 2008 Beijing visit. He characterized the April 27-29 China-Tibet talks as "productive," noting that China's representatives adopted a "softer" [...]	2008-05-14 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KIRF CH IN
08NEWDELHI1336	SPIKE IN TERRORISM HAS INDIAN OFFICIALS WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: A sharp and heavily publicized resurgence of infiltration and terrorism has Indian officials deeply worried about the situation in Pakistan and wondering whether domestic problems there could result in more violence, Foreign Secretary Menon told the Ambassador May 14. The Border S [...]	2008-05-14 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PBTS MOPS KISL PGOV ASEC CASC IN
08NEWDELHI1351	AMBASSADOR PUSHES INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER FOR [...] (S) Summary. During a May 14 meeting with Defense Minister AK Antony, Ambassador: -- advocated for the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter in the VVIP helicopter competition and for Honeywell to be able to compete its F125IN engine for the Jaguar engine upgrade; -- handed over a draft Memorandum of Understan [...]	2008-05-16 10:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR ETRD IN
08NEWDELHI1354	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 12-16, 2008, including the following items: -- EXIM VISIT HIGHLIGHTS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING FACILITY -- EXIM MEETS WITH INDIA INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE CO. -- INDUSTRIAL GROWTH MODERATES IN F [...]	2008-05-16 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1356	DELHI DIARY, MAY 12-16 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for May 12-16, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Akali-BJP Deadly Clash During Local Polls in Punjab -- Child Laborers Wake Up Parliamentarians -- Reservation Policy Hits a Snag Akali- [...]	2008-05-16 13:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL IN
08NEWDELHI1372	AFTER BOMBS, RAJASTHAN THREATENS ACTION AGAINST [...] (SBU) On May 16, the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)-led Rajasthan government asked its district magistrates to identify illegal Bangladeshi immigrants living in the state over the next 30 days. In the aftermath of the bombings which rocked Jaipur on May 13 to which the Indian government has link [...]	2008-05-20 12:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI1375	CHINA'S ATTACKS ON DALAI LAMA ALARM TIBETAN MPS [...] Send a fact-finding delegation to access the real situation inside Tibet. Urge upon the UN to do the same. 2. Impress upon China to stop killings & uphold the Fundamental Human Rights inside Tibet. 3. Facilitate International medical communities / organizations to render medical assistance t [...]	2008-05-21 03:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CH IN KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08NEWDELHI1383	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: MAY 2008 THIR@ WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes the Defense Research and Development Organization's successful testing of the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile - Agni-III, re-organization of defense research, possible visit of S&T Minister Kapil Sibal to the National Ignit [...]	2008-05-21 08:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1405	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 19-23, 2008, including the following items: -- CUBAN TRADE DELEGATION IN INDIA -- RUPEE'S RECENT DEPRECIATION -- INTERNET NETIZENS IN INDIA CUBAN TRADE DELEGATION IN INDIA ---------------------- [...]	2008-05-23 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI144	VHP DEMANDS EXPULSION OF "FOREIGN" CHRISTIAN [...] (U) Vote bank politics, along with opposition to Christian missionary activity in the name of national security continue to percolate in the Indian media as Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders met Indian President Pratibha Patil on January 8. The VHP accused the Christian community of startin [...]	2008-01-15 14:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KIRF SCUL PTER SNAR SOCI PINS IN
08NEWDELHI1441	GOI TO SEND MINISTER, NOT MONEY, TO PARIS [...] (C/REL ACGU) SUMMARY: MEA Deputy Secretary (Afghanistan) Piyush Srivastava disclosed to Poloffs May 28 that the GOI will likely send a Minister level GOI representative to the June 12 International Conference on Afghanistan in Paris, corroborating what the Australian PolOff told Post at a May [...]	2008-05-28 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID EFIN IN AF
08NEWDELHI1479	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 26-30, 2008, including the following items: -- INDIAN GOVERNMENT RELAXES OVERSEAS BORROWING NORMS -- RETAIL REPORT DRAWS VARIED RESPONSES -- BANGALORE AIRPORT OPENS -- SLIGHT PROGRESS ON INDO-EU FT [...]	2008-05-30 13:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1549	STAFFDEL ANDERSON DISCUSES REGIONAL ISSUES, [...] (SBU) Staffdel Anderson discussed a wide range of regional and domestic issues with government officials and non-governmental commentators during a visit to Delhi on June 1-4. A Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary justified India's relationship with Iran, emphasized its commitment to [...]	2008-06-06 08:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KNNP ENRG IN
08NEWDELHI156	UTTAR PRADESH: NEW TERRORIST HUB [...] (C) Summary: In the last eight weeks, terrorists struck twice in Uttar Pradesh (UP) killing twenty-one people: seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers and fourteen civilians (reftels). Analysts as well as Embassy contacts fear that jihadi terrorists who have traditionally focused [...]	2008-01-16 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN
08NEWDELHI1560	DELHI DIARY, MAY 30-JUNE 6, 2008 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for May 30-June 6, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Chief of Mission Conference -- Government Officials Retain Public Information -- Karunanidhi Birthday Bash: Bashing the BJP -- Pa [...]	2008-06-06 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI1561	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 2-June 6, 2008, including the following items: -- ECB NORMS FOR SERVICES SECTOR LIBERALIZED -- ANTI-DUMPING DUTY REVIEW WORRIES SHRIMP EXPORTERS -- TRENDS IN INDIAN EXPORTS -- INDIA'S FY 2007-08 G [...]	2008-06-06 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1563	NUCLEAR DEAL REMAINS HOT POLITICAL ISSUE AS [...] (C) Despite the domestic policy challenges of rising gas prices and Gujjar community unrest, the nuclear deal remains very much on the political agenda in Delhi as political factions pre-position themselves for upcoming state and ultimately national elections. The Congress Party is distracted [...]	2008-06-06 12:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1599	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JUNE 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes details about increased U.S. investment in India in High-tech ventures, demand for setting up 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) and a successful trial of indigenously developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft. T [...]	2008-06-11 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1622	INDIA THINKS BIG BUT DOES LITTLE AT DISARMAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A June 9-10 disarmament conference in New Delhi commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Rajiv Gandhi Action Plan on disarmament, but produced little in terms of concrete commitments by the Indian government. In his inauguration, the Prime Minister reaffirmed India's commitment [...]	2008-06-12 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1674	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: DELICATELY POISED AHEAD OF [...] (C) Summary: The political, economic and security environment in Jammu and Kashmir appears to have improved significantly during the last year. During a May visit to the state, Poloff/PolFSN found that violence and the public's fear of it has declined, the economy is booming and tourism is a [...]	2008-06-18 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI1677	UPA-LEFT MEETING ON NUCLEAR DEAL POSTPONED TO JUNE [...] (SBU) The United Progressive Alliance-Left committee meeting scheduled for June 18 to decide whether the government will take the next step toward completing the U.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement was postponed until June 25. Media reported that the official reason for the post [...]	2008-06-18 10:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1683	POST RECOMMENDS MODIFIED IPR STRATEGY FOR INDIA [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. Summary: Despite some impressive advancements on certain aspects of intellectual property rights (IPR) and the GOI's continued willingness to engage, India remained on the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR's) 2008 Spec [...]	2008-06-18 12:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EINV IN
08NEWDELHI1691	NUCLEAR DEAL END-GAME: CONGRESS PARTY TO DECIDE [...] (C) The Congress Party, at the request of Prime Minister Singh, abruptly postponed the June 18 United Progressive Alliance-Left committee meeting to prepare to move forward with the next crucial step toward completion of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative without the support o [...]	2008-06-19 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1700	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JUNE 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly report includes a summary of the recent Asia Pacific Forum on Nuclear Technology, U.S.-India collaboration in accelerator technologies for the proposed International Linear Collider, a new launch date for India's first mission to the Moon, [...]	2008-06-20 09:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI1756	SCENESETTER FOR REPRESENTATIVE ACKERMAN JULY 2008 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Dear Representative Ackerman and Delegation: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a period of profound transformation in Indo-US relations. While we have successfully accelerated and expanded the ties between our [...]	2008-06-25 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN
08NEWDELHI1760	FS MENON DESCRIBES HARDENED POSITIONS, [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon described for the Ambassador on June 26 a hardening of positions on the part of the Left and within the Congress Party on whether to take the next step in advancing the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative. The Left ultimately rejected submis [...]	2008-06-26 07:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN KDEM
08NEWDELHI1779	GAY RIGHTS IN GANDHI-LAND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, several hundred gay activists plan to march in three Indian cities (New Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore) in what is anticipated to be the largest display of gay pride in a country where homosexuality is considered illegal or "against the order of nature." Incidentally, [...]	2008-06-27 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI IN
08NEWDELHI1783	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 23 to June 27, 2008, including the following: -- RBI USING RESERVES TO STEM RUPEE DEPRECIATION -- ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MANDATE FOR REGIONAL RURAL BANKS AND COOPERATIVE BANKS -- INDIA SIGNS FOUR E [...]	2008-06-27 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1795	TIBETAN YOUTH SEE POTHOLES IN THE MIDDLE PATH - [...] (C) Summary. A May visit to six Tibetan settlements across north and northeastern India underscores concerns that frustrated and dissatisfied Tibetan youth and concurrent Indian separatist movements could pose serious problems for the future viability of Tibetan settlements. A widening generational [...]	2008-06-30 10:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SOCI CH IN
08NEWDELHI1798	CONGRESS SEEKS SP SUPPORT ON NUCLEAR DEAL TO BUCK [...] (C) The Congress Party appears on the verge of securing sufficient support from the Samajwadi Party (SP) to permit the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government to advance the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative and to prove a parliamentary majority even if the Left wi [...]	2008-06-30 12:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1799	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: BOARD WITHDRAWS LAND CLAIM, [...] (C) Summary: On June 30, for the seventh consecutive day, Kashmiri Muslims in Sringar and Hindus in Jammu protested in response to the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state government decision to transfer 100 acres of land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB),a government-run organization that [...]	2008-06-30 15:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI1845	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 30 to July 3, 2008, including the following: -- INDIA AND JAPAN INK CURRENCY SWAP DEAL -- DRAFT CCI REGULATIONS EXCLUDE SMALL MERGERS -- INDIAN DOMESTIC CARRIERS FORCED TO INCREASE AIR FARES -- NEW [...]	2008-07-03 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1847	SAMAJWADI PARTY SUPPORTS NUCLEAR DEAL, GOVERNMENT STRIVING FOR EARLY IAEA ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A flurry of political activity over the past two days has culminated in the Samajwadi Party (SP) expressing public support for the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative following a meeting with Prime Minister Singh and negotiations with Congress Party President Sonia Gandh [...]	2008-07-04 16:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1875	PM DEPARTS FOR G-8 WITH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Singh departed on July 7 for the G-8 Summit in Japan where he plans to ask world leaders to support the Indian government following its decision on July 4 to advance the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative to the IAEA and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). [...]	2008-07-07 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1895	CONFIDENCE VOTE FOLLOWS LEFT WITHDRAWAL AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Left Front stated on July 8 its intention to withdraw from the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and to seek a confidence vote, tentatively scheduled for July 21. The Samajwadi Party reiterated its support for the UPA government and the nuclear [...]	2008-07-08 14:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1906	INDIANS BEGIN TO FOCUS ON NEXT STEPS IN NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Speculation about the timing and likely result of a confidence vote following the Left Front's withdrawal of support from the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government dominated local media on July 9. Comments by Foreign Minister Mukherjee caused confusion [...]	2008-07-09 14:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1922	SARAN AND MENON OUTLINE MODEST INDIAN ACTION PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador discussed on July 10 next steps in the U.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Initiative separately with Prime Minister's Special Envoy for the Nuclear Deal Shyam Saran and then Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon. Saran and Menon previewed planned travel by Ind [...]	2008-07-10 15:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI193	NRI CONFERENCE CONNECTS INDIA TO ITS DIASPORA [...] (U) Summary: Critics called the sixth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, an annual gathering of overseas Indians, nothing more than a talk shop. However, the event draws a large crowd and more press coverage every year and participants appeared content engaging informally with old friends and making n [...]	2008-01-18 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI EINV ECON IN
08NEWDELHI1934	KABUL EMBASSY BLAST UNLIKELY TO SPARK HARSH INDIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian reaction thus far has been muted to the July 7 attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, which killed four Indian personnel and at least 37 others, and the implication by President Karzai and others that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency was behind the blast [...]	2008-07-11 12:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER PGOV PN ID
08NEWDELHI1944	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, MIDDLE [...] "NO MORE DELAY," editorial in the July 14 independent Kolkata Bengali daily, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "At the end of his rule, the Prime Minister has taken the first bold step on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal by prioritizing national interests and ignoring nonsense opposition by the Leftists... If th [...]	2008-07-14 11:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI1945	POLITICAL REALIGNMENT CONTINUES AS JULY 22 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government continued to maintain its slim majority leading toward the July 22 confidence vote. Several small, marginal parties remained uncommitted, hoping to use their leverage to extract concessions for their support. [...]	2008-07-14 11:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IN PARM PK PREL TRGY TSPL
08NEWDELHI1957	INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES TALKS [...] (SBU) The Indian Ministry of External Affairs Director for Pakistan Affairs and the Political Counselor at the Pakistani High Commission told us in separate conversations on the afternoon of July 14 that the July 18 Confidence Building Measures (CBM) talks in Islamabad are still on, and that th [...]	2008-07-15 11:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PGOV PREL PTER AF PK IN
08NEWDELHI1959	MENON HOSTS NSG AND IAEA REPRESENTATIVES TO PUSH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 14, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon hosted more than fifty representatives from countries represented on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). Menon described the benefits "for India, for the IAEA and fo [...]	2008-07-15 11:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IN PARM PK PREL TRGY TSPL
08NEWDELHI196	DELHI DIARY, JAN 14-18 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for December 14-18, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Bhutan Election Commission Announce Historic Election Date -- Coalition Crisis in Goa -- Darul Uloom Deoband Madrasa authorizes use o [...]	2008-01-18 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL KIRF SOCI KISL IN
08NEWDELHI1972	POLITICAL BARGAINING CONTINUES PRIOR TO KEY VOTE IN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2004	PARLIAMENT BEGINS DEBATING CONFIDENCE MOTION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The first day of the two-day special session of parliament opened on July 21 and will culminate in the confidence vote late on July 22 that will determine the future of the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government and its ability to advance the U [...]	2008-07-21 14:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2012	INDIA'S UPA GOVERNMENT SURVIVES CONFIDENCE VOTE -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The two-day special session of parliament to consider the confidence motion culminated late on July 22 with a victory for the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government. The tally was 275 votes in favor of the confidence motion, 256 opposed, and 1 [...]	2008-07-22 14:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2036	INDIAN TIGERS RETURN TO SARISKA AMIDST CONTROVERSY [...] (U) SUMMARY: As of July 2008, Sariska Tiger Reserve, the only designated tiger reserve in India to lose its entire population of tigers to poachers (Ref A),once again has wild tigers roaming its environs. In an unprecedented and well coordinated operation initiated by the Rajasthan Forest D [...]	2008-07-25 09:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV IN
08NEWDELHI2038	INDIA'S DOMESTIC POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AFTER THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a dramatic July 22 confidence vote (Ref A),the political fallout has produced an emboldened United Progressive Alliance (UPA),a demoralized National Democratic Alliance (NDA),and somewhere in between, a regional party amalgam "Third Front," struggling to achieve nat [...]	2008-07-25 09:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI IN
08NEWDELHI2047	COOL HEADS PREVAIL IN RESPONSE TO KABUL ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian Ministry for External Affairs (MEA) Director for Pakistan Affairs Balasubramanian told Poloffs on July 23 that Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon,s aggressive press statements, alleging Pakistan's complicity in the July 7 Indian Embassy bombing, indicate a do [...]	2008-07-25 11:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM PK IN
08NEWDELHI2078	SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRAL WIERINGA DPPG AUGUST [...] (SBU) The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at an important juncture in our military relationship with India. The commanding position that the Soviet Union and later Russia enjoyed on military sales to India is weakening, the Ministry of Defense is progressing [...]	2008-07-30 09:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IN MASS MOPS PARM PREL XD
08NEWDELHI2086	INDIA CONTINUES TO DEBATE NUCLEAR INITIATIVE, WARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A week after the United Progressive Alliance (UP) government's victory in the July 22 confidence vote, the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative remains a focus of media coverage and political positioning. Print media scrutinized negotiations over the language of Indi [...]	2008-07-30 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2089	INDIA SNUBS WORLD BANK TIGER CONSERVATION INITIATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The World Bank Tiger Conservation Initiative, announced in June 2008, was met with great controversy in India with major newspapers such as the Times of India and the Indian Express running multiple stories on how the Government of India snubbed the World Bank's offer for a loan [...]	2008-07-31 10:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV IN
08NEWDELHI2110	RAJASTHAN BELLWETHER: RAJE REMAINS A STRONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the western state of Rajasthan facing elections in November 2008, Poloffs held meetings July 7-11 with high-level state officials, journalists, industrialists and state assembly members. Despite the May 13 Jaipur terrorist incident (Ref B) and the violent Gujjar-led agit [...]	2008-08-01 13:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI2126	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, [...] "A BIG SUCCESS," editorial in August 3 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "India's government and its diplomats should be given credit for the green signal given to the India- specific safeguards agreement by the IAEA board of governors. The next step is to secure the vital 45-member NSG's approval, w [...]	2008-08-04 10:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2137	INDIA WELCOMES BHUTANESE PM ON FIRST TRIP ABROAD [...] (U) Summary. Bhutan's first democratically elected Prime Minister (PM) Jigmi Y. Thinley visited India July 14 - 17. The four-day visit to Delhi marked Thinley's first trip abroad after assuming power in April. Thinley met with Indian PM Manmohan Singh and other officials to continue the dialo [...]	2008-08-05 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BT INR ENRG

08NEWDELHI2163	COUNTER-TERROR, NEW AID MONEY, REAFFIRMATION OF [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul and terrorist bombings in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, President Karzai's August 3-5 visit to New Delhi focused on discussing counter-terrorism with Indian officials. Karzai and his Indian interlocutors emphasized the sh [...]	2008-08-07 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EAID AF IN
08NEWDELHI2166	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an S&T section update on the new Indian Institutes of Technology and a new Indian public-private partnership to assist small and medium scale entrepreneurs and the postponement of the launch of the Indian lunar mission "Chandra [...]	2008-08-08 08:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2170	NSG MUST "ACCEPT INDIA AS IT IS," ACCORDING TO [...] (C) Summary. In an August 6 meeting with the Charge, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma thanked the USG for its efforts to advance the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Initiative and reaffirmed the GOI message -- accept India as it is -- in the lead up to the August 21-22 Nuclear Sup [...]	2008-08-08 10:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM ENRG KNNP PARM TSPL
08NEWDELHI22	SCENESETTER PART III: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third scenesetter cable, which provides information and analysis on government authorities that exist and are being created for regulation of drugs, food, medical devices, and biotechnology. This is a long cable and our intent is to provide "complete picture" for yo [...]	2008-01-03 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED KSCA IN
08NEWDELHI2246	MUSHARRAF RESIGNS: INDIAN REACTION PURPOSEFULLLY [...] (C) Summary. Official Indian reaction to news of President Musharraf's resignation has been a calculated message of non-interference and a desire to work with the GOP to continue to improve bilateral ties. Below the surface is a fear that Musharraf's departure could lead to a breakdown of ci [...]	2008-08-19 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PINR PTER KNNP PK IN
08NEWDELHI2265	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: TENSION EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY [...] (C) Summary: After a relatively calm week so far, August 22 is expected to be tense in the Kashmir valley because separatist leaders have called for a march in memory of those who died in police firings in recent weeks. Any clash between security forces and the protesters will further infla [...]	2008-08-21 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI2288	DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 18-25 [...] (U) In the wake of the July 22 trust vote in Parliament over the U.S.-India civil nuclear deal in which the Samajwadi Party (SP) lined up squarely with the Congress Party, the two parties announced on August 18 the establishment of a high-powered coordination committee to ensure smooth relati [...]	2008-08-25 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KISL KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI2289	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: THE GOI CRACKS DOWN [...] (C) Summary: Indian security forces cracked down forcefully in the Kashmir valley to prevent a protest march in Srinagar on August 25. They arrested prominent separatist leaders and imposed a complete curfew in the entire valley. The police and paramilitary aggressively enforced the curfew [...]	2008-08-25 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI2295	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: AUGUST 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an S&T section update on the new Indo-US collaboration in Engineering Education, exploring opportunities for US-India collaboration in space and solar energy, India's plans to set up its largest solar telescope and a report on [...]	2008-08-26 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2446	YANG DEFENDS CHINA'S NSG POSITION ON FIRST TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi,s first official trip to India September 7-9, ostensibly to inaugurate the new Chinese consulate in Kolkata and lay the groundwork for better momentum in India-China relations, was overshadowed by controversy over China's perceived lack of sup [...]	2008-09-11 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PBTS CH IN
08NEWDELHI2457	BRAJESH MISHRA SAYS BJP LOOKING TO MODIFY NUCLEAR [...] (C) Former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra told the Ambassador on September 12 that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders recognize that their continuing opposition to the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Initiative is not likely to pay off in the next elections. BJP chiefs are considering at [...]	2008-09-12 13:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2479	AUSTRALIA HIGH COMMISSION LABELS FM'S VISIT A [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Indian media coverage of Foreign Minister Stephen Smith's visit to New Delhi focused overwhelmingly on Australia's decision not to provide uranium to India, the Australian High Commission focused on atmospherics and labeled the visit a success. The Government of Australia f [...]	2008-09-16 11:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2513	KARNATAKA CHURCH ATTACKS ROOTED IN POLITICS; BJP MISHANDLES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 14, many Christian churches came under simultaneous attack by Hindu mobs in the coastal districts of southwest Karnataka (ref B) and the city of Mangalore. The damage to the churches was extensive, and exacerbated by heavy-handed police responses to Christian prot [...]	2008-09-18 12:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI IN
08NEWDELHI2533	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 15 to September 19, 2008, including the following: -- INDUSTRIAL GROWTH BACK UP IN JULY -- NORMAL MONSOON GOOD FOR AGRICULTURE -- FOREIGN FIRMS NEEDED FOR MEGA POWER -- AHEAD OF US VISIT, PM [...]	2008-09-19 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2541	INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities [...]	2008-09-22 06:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF
08NEWDELHI2542	INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities [...]	2008-09-22 06:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF
08NEWDELHI2543	INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities [...]	2008-09-22 06:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF
08NEWDELHI2544	INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities [...]	2008-09-22 06:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF
08NEWDELHI2545	INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities [...]	2008-09-22 06:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF
08NEWDELHI2552	INDIAN HOME MINISTRY SECRETARY GUPTA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Home Ministry Secretary Madhukar Gupta on September 19 to give condolences for the September 13 terrorist attacks, offer the GOI a look into the USG's model of counterterrorism, and express U.S. concerns about recent violence directed at religious minorities in [...]	2008-09-22 11:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KWRF
08NEWDELHI2553	NEW CHAPTER IN INDO-NEPAL RELATIONS? REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: On his first official visit to India, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal declared that a new chapter in Indo-Nepal relations had begun. Press coverage of the visit was positive, filled with talk of change and hope for renewed, strengthened relations and cooperation. Inte [...]	2008-09-22 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2556	UPA STEPS UP ANTI-TERROR REGULATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of India faced yet another political storm after a series of bombs ripped through New Delhi on September 13, killing 21 people and injuring more than 100. The Indian Mujahideen -- a new, homegrown Islamic extremist group -- claimed responsibility for the attacks. [...]	2008-09-22 14:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN
08NEWDELHI2558	REES DELIVERS UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 5, visiting Special Representative for Social Issues Grover Joseph Rees delivered reftel points to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (UN - Economic and Social) Manjeev Singh Puri. Puri took all points on board; periodically rejoined by undersc [...]	2008-09-22 14:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN IN
08NEWDELHI2575	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 22 to September 25, 2008, including the following: -- RBI EASES ECB NORMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE -- RBI EASES FOREIGN FUND RAISING RULES -- GOI CLEARS 18 NEW SEZ PROPOSALS -- ITALIAN FIRM EXECUTI [...]	2008-09-25 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2587	KILLER IN THE INDIAN KITCHEN: INDOOR AIR POLLUTION [...] SUMMARY. On September 5-6, 2008, the Indo-U.S. Collaboration on Environmental and Occupational Health Joint Working Group convened a workshop on indoor air pollution (IAP) and respiratory health in Chandigarh, India. IAP kills between 400,000 and 2 million Indians each year and is one of the [...]	2008-09-26 10:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO SOCI KSCA IN
08NEWDELHI2613	MEDIA REACTION: INDO-U.S. NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S. [...] "JUST A STEP AWAY," editorial in the September 29 AMAR UJLA Hindi daily: "The U.S.-India nuclear deal is just a step away from its conclusion after the approval by the U.S. House of Representatives. Now there will be a discussion on the deal in the senate. The U.S. Congress' clearance is just [...]	2008-09-30 12:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI262	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 21-25, 2008. LITTLE PROGRESS WITH EU/Indian FTA ------------------ 2. (SBU) EC Trade Counselor Bermejo Acosta told Econ Counselor that progress on EU/Indian FTA negotiations remains slow. O [...]	2008-01-25 11:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI2629	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, IRAN: [...] "NUCLEAR AGREEMENT: WHAT TO LOSE, WHAT TO GAIN?" editorial in the September 30 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "As desired by Manmohan Singh, the final seal on the Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement is just a matter of formality now. Very soon, the agreement would see the light of day [...]	2008-10-01 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN SIPDIS
08NEWDELHI2631	THE POLITICS OF BANNING THE BAJRANG DAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recent violence against Christians in Karnataka spurred on by members of the Hindu militant group Bajrang Dal has renewed calls to ban the group. This issue has become entwined with the UPA government's consideration of a variety of measures to strengthen the GOI's ability to com [...]	2008-10-01 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN KDEM KWIR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SOCI
08NEWDELHI2643	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, GLOBAL [...] "INDIA DID IT" editorial in October 3 Kolkata Bengali independent ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "... As if ridiculing those of his allies...who regard the agreement as America's imperialist design, Manmohan Singh signed a nuclear deal with the French President... That Manmohan could come back with a d [...]	2008-10-03 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2653	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S. [...] "AMERICAN SENATE APPROVES DEAL", editorial in theM October 4 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "At last, the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal has been given the green signal by the American Senate by a huge margin. It was an extremely vital stage of the entire process, concluding in the de [...]	2008-10-06 11:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2664	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIAN MEDIA OPINION ON [...] Begin summary: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's October 4 visit to New Delhi was widely labeled by the Indian media as her victory lap, with expectations that the 123 Agreement would be inked. The October 5 coverage was generally straightforward, reflecting a clear sense of disapp [...]	2008-10-07 05:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2665	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, INDIA- [...] "AFTER THE NUCLEAR DEAL," editorial in the October 5 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR Hindi daily: "The US-India civil nuclear agreement has ensured that India's emergence as a global power has now been formally certified. The U.S.- India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Ac [...]	2008-10-07 09:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2678	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, INDIA- [...] NUCLEAR DEAL A TRIBUTE TO INDIA'S INTERNATIONAL STATURE," op-ed in the October 7 centrist DAINIK HINDUSTAN Hindi daily by foreign affairs writer Pranay Sharma: "The nuclear deal with the U.S. is a big triumph for the UPA government, although it may not translate into votes for the Congress par [...]	2008-10-08 10:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2692	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S. [...] "ONE-SIDED LAW," op-ed in the October 9 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist Brahma Chellaney: "The U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement lacks even the basic elements. India has no assured fuel-supply guarantee. It is certain that if the U.S. disrupts its nu [...]	2008-10-10 10:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2698	DELHI DIARY, OCTOBER 1-8 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for October 1-8, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Congress Grapples with Jamia Incident -- PM Reiterates Support for Palestine -- Embassy Iftar a Roaring Success -- NSA Chief "Gravely [...]	2008-10-10 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN
08NEWDELHI2709	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, GLOBAL [...] "GEORGE BUSH'S GIFT," op-ed in the October 11 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by political commentator and Congress party leader Rajiv Shukla: "President Bush's gesture of signing the nuclear agreement on the Indian Dasshera festival day is significant in that it is a unique and unprecedented agreem [...]	2008-10-14 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2713	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, [...] "PRANAB'S REQUEST," editorial in the October 14 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "After signing the India- U.S. civilian nuclear agreement with the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee's remarks in Washington were significant. He urged Pakistan not to be app [...]	2008-10-15 10:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2721	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY / FINANCIAL [...] "SELF-CREATED CRISIS", editorial in the October 15 right-of-center Urdu daily "HAMARA SAMAJ", New Delhi: "The President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, termed the present world financial crisis as man-made "catastrophe". His statement needs no comment. Need not to explain the reason behind [...]	2008-10-16 11:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2722	MIXED SENTIMENT AMONG INDIANS OVER ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Government has been in wait-and-see mode regarding the path of India's bilateral relationship with Pakistan since President Zardari's election on September 6. Indian media has paid much attention to positive comments made by Zardari, as well as to the possibility of tr [...]	2008-10-16 11:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KNNP PK IN
08NEWDELHI2735	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 13 to October 17, 2008, including the following: -- Chidambaram Still Eager for Reforms as Parliament Opens -- Industrial Production Index Drops, Other Data Positive -- Eastern India Feeling Pinc [...]	2008-10-17 11:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2736	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "ZARDARI REKINDLES HOPES," op-ed in October 16 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by former diplomat and parliamentarian Kuldip Nayar: "Asif Ali Zardari was never taken seriously in India. People either knew him as Benazir Bhutto's husband or Mr. 10 per cent. But his pronouncements after assuming charg [...]	2008-10-17 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2739	INDIAN, PAKISTANI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORS [...] (C) Summary. In their first meeting together as counQrparts, Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan and Pakistani National Security Advisor Mahmud Ali Durrani: -- explored ways to revive the Indo-Pak joint anti-terror mechanism; -- discussed allegations of continuing ceasefire viol [...]	2008-10-17 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
08NEWDELHI2742	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: ELECTION COMMISSION STILL [...] (C) Summary: Several weeks of peace and quiet in Kashmir have reignited discussion of whether or not state assembly elections should be held as scheduled before January 8 or whether they ought to be postponed to some time after spring next year. No decision has been made as of the afternoon [...]	2008-10-20 01:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI2749	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, U.S. [...] "AMERICAN ATTACK ON PAKISTAN", editorial in October 18 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "For the last few months, Pakistan is paying the price of friendship and cooperation with America. America sought no permission from Pakistan for air attacks within its territory. Either Amer [...]	2008-10-21 03:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2759	MEDIA REACTION: U.S-INDIA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT, [...] "GOVERNMENT OF HOLLOW PROMISES," op-ed in October 20 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic analyst Brahma Chellaney: "After concluding the flawed nuclear deal with the US, PM Manmohan Singh should now be reminded of his assurance to allow a parliamentary probe into the deal. Not only has the [...]	2008-10-21 11:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2763	INDIA, BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA DISPLAY SOUTH-SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary. During the October 15 India-Brazil-South Africa summit in New Delhi, the three countries: -- emphasized their solidarity by pledging to work together to meet shared challenges of the global financial crisis, while criticizing rich countries for the crisis; -- signed seven agr [...]	2008-10-21 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SF BR IN
08NEWDELHI2764	FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV VISIT TO INDIA REAFFIRMS [...] (C) Summary. During his October 20 visit to New Delhi, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: -- brought a message that Russia's relations with India remain a priority for Moscow; -- announced Russia will assist India in building four additional nuclear reactors at the Kudankulam power project; [...]	2008-10-21 13:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PREL RU IN
08NEWDELHI2768	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] THIS YEARS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN AMERICA, editorial-page article in the October 22, 2008 CPI (M) Organ GANASHAKTI Bengali daily, Kolkata by senior columnist Dr. Dilip Ghosh Roy. Those who take interests on the issues of social justice and equality will certainly understand the significance [...]	2008-10-22 10:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI277	INDIA TRIES TO OUTFLANK COMMUNISTS WITH GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: The wintertime flurry of diplomatic engagement between India and China, the UK, Australia, Canada and France has provided the opportunity for the Indian government to demonstrate to its Communist coalition partners the full international dimension of civil nuclear cooperation and [...]	2008-01-28 13:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2780	MEDIA REACTION: WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. [...] "EASY SOLUTION TO ECONOMIC CRISIS," op-ed in October 22 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by former diplomat and parliamentarian Kuldip Nayar: "When you are hard up you reach for the money you have hidden. India or, for that matter, the entire South Asia, is facing the crisis of liquid [...]	2008-10-23 10:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2783	MAYAWATI: PORTRAIT OF A LADY [...] (C) Summary: Poloff traveled to three cities in Uttar Pradesh (UP) during the week of October 13-17 to gauge the political state of play. A wide range of business, political, academic and media contacts generally agreed that Chief Minister Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have done [...]	2008-10-23 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN
08NEWDELHI2786	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "PAKISTAN BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE," op-ed in the October 23 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily by senior journalist Kuldip Talwar: "Pakistan is facing a serious threat to its security and sovereignty. The army is struggling with the Taliban in Swat and Bajaur areas. On the other hand, U.S. forces [...]	2008-10-24 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2795	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 20 to October 24, 2008, including the following: -- MOF SECRETARY ON FINANCIAL CRISIS -- CHIDAMBARAM PRAISES USAID FISCAL REFORM PROGRAM -- SHIPPING INDUSTRY BRAVES THE SLOW DOWN -- TRADE OPENS [...]	2008-10-24 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2800	MEDIA REACTION: US-INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION, [...] "BRIGHT PROSPECTS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY TRADE," commentary in October 24 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily by Jayantilal Bhandari: "The picture of nuclear energy, which has emerged in India after the conclusion of the U.S.-India civilian nuclear deal, promotes new possibilities for economic [...]	2008-10-27 08:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2801	INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: GEETHA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 09:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN KISL PROG IN
08NEWDELHI2803	SRI LANKA EVENTS CREATE "TSUNAMI" IN INDIAN [...] (C) Summary. The recent uptick in violence and the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka has created a political firestorm in India, with a potential faceoff between the ruling Congress Party and its coalition DMK partners in Tamil Nadu. However, a political crisis appears to have been avoided, as th [...]	2008-10-27 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS CE IN
08NEWDELHI2812	MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "PM's STRAIGHT TALK," editorial in the October 28 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "When markets fail, governments must act. At the Asia-Europe summit in Beijing, India's Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh minced no words. He said the international financial crisis has resulted because [...]	2008-10-30 10:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2816	MENON ADDRESSES CIVIL NUCLEAR NEXT STEPS AND OTHER [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Mulford discussed next steps on civil nuclear cooperation and a range of bilateral issues with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on October 30. Menon said he was prepared to review draft diplomatic notes to bring [...]	2008-10-30 14:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2824	MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "MANMOHAN ON RECESSION," editorial in the October 27 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clearly said in the 7th Beijing Asia-Europe summit that this economic crisis is a result of developed countries' economic policies and the developing countries are paying the price. He s [...]	2008-10-31 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2835	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "U.S. ELECTIONS: THE COLOR OF CHANGE" op-ed article by Delhi-based foreign affairs columnist Ravi Amle in the November 3, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "While the opinion polls indicate a definite nationwide preference for Barack Obama, there is still a fear that Obama [...]	2008-11-03 10:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2849	MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "U.S. PREDICTION," editorial in the November 4 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Western countries, which dominate the world, have started showing signs of collapsing. According to the U.S. intelligence report if the current trend continues, China will emerge as the world's largest economy and to [...]	2008-11-05 11:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2852	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] "YES, HE CAN," editorial in the November 6 centrist THE TIMES OF INDIA. "Obama campaigned consistently as the candidate for change by handing a landslide victory to its first ever African-American president, America already is a different country ... With Obama's election America has come cl [...]	2008-11-06 11:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2860	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR [...] Begin summary: The India media gave unprecedented attention to the U.S. elections this year. Only India's own national elections aftermath could have surpassed Senator Barack Obama's election victory in sheer volume of coverage. In reporting and commentary, there was widespread admiration fo [...]	2008-11-06 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2878	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] "SOMETHING THAT WON'T CHANGE," editorial in the November 7 nationalist English daily HINDUSTAN TIMES (Circulation: 1.6 million). "Does the departure of Mr. Bush change the amplitude of India-U.S. ties? The answer is a resounding no for two significant reasons. Mr. Obama is a man who is clear a [...]	2008-11-07 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2879	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 3 to November 7, 2008, including the following: -- IMF Lowers World, Indian Growth -- Jet Airways Serves Notice to Expat Pilots -- GE Commercial Air Services Files for Repossession of Kingfisher [...]	2008-11-07 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2884	DHARAMSALA DISQUIET: AS EIGHTH ROUND FAILS, [...] (C) Summary: During meetings over the past two weeks, Tempa Tsering, Representative of the Dalai Lama, updated PolOff on recent developments that have catapulted Tibet into the international headlines. Tsering stressed that the Dalai Lama's renewal of his demanding travel schedule proves his [...]	2008-11-07 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF IN CH
08NEWDELHI2888	ELECTION DAY [...] The American Mission in India celebrated the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election around the country with colorful and festive events attended by enthusiastic friends and contacts. Mission India's election programs superbly highlighted American democracy and the strong and growing relationship bet [...]	2008-11-07 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL IN
08NEWDELHI2889	INDIANS EXCITED, GOI CAUTIOUS ABOUT OBAMA VICTORY [...] (U) Summary: The Indian public and the media heralded Barack Obama's presidential victory with joy, amazement and admiration. Indians from all social strata had followed the election with more interest than any previous U.S. presidential election. Many of the national dailies devoted several [...]	2008-11-07 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC
08NEWDELHI289	GORDON BROWN IN INDIA: "PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS" [...] (C) Summary. Gordon Brown's first trip to India as Prime Minister brought nearly unanimous positive public reaction, despite "deliverables" being mostly reiterations of previous policy declarations and confirmations of the potential for a more prosperous future. The UK High Commission emphasi [...]	2008-01-29 10:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UNSC IN
08NEWDELHI2895	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; NEW [...] "CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR OBAMA" Sunday supplement special article in the November 9, 2008, Mumbai edition of left- of-center Marathi daily LOKSATTA. "The American media which is going gaga over Barack Obama's electoral victory is soon going to show its true colors. It will shower praises on Obam [...]	2008-11-10 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2904	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE," editorial in November 10 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "Iranian President Ahmedinejad's congratulatory message to US President- elect Barack Obama makes it evident that Obama's victory has raised optimism in the Muslim world, including Iran... The message indicates [...]	2008-11-12 10:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2918	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION- [...] "OBAMA AND INDIA: OBAMA'S NAIVE VIEW ON KASHMIR" op-ed article by guest columnist and retired air vice marshall P.L. Purohit in the November 13, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Unfortunately, Barack Obama's understanding of the Kashmir issue is based on some half-truths [...]	2008-11-14 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2924	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 10 to November 14, 2008, including the following: -- PM Singh Comments on His Plans for G-20 Summit -- Inflation Rate Drops to Single Digits -- Private Carriers Protest Their Exclusion Under GOI [...]	2008-11-14 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NEWDELHI2926	MENON ADDRESSES CIVIL NUCLEAR NEXT STEPS WITH NRC [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and NRC Chairman Klein discussed next steps on civil nuclear cooperation with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on November 12. Menon underlined the importance of India adopting a nuclear regulatory regime that would allow the industry to expand and avoid hamp [...]	2008-11-14 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2930	MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S.- [...] "FIGHT AGAINST RECESSION," editorial in the November 16 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The situation calls for such a global regulatory system, which warns the world in advance of a crisis. The two renowned U.S.-led financial institutions-- IMF and the World Bank --should realize that their negli [...]	2008-11-17 10:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2941	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL WARMING / ENVIRONMENT, G-20 [...] "CLOUDS OF DANGER," editorial in November 17 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "With the winters' starting in the Asian countries the air turns into a thick layer of pollution. This atmospheric brown cloud hanging over major Asian cities is a serious threat to the environment. These [...]	2008-11-18 10:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2942	ADDITIONAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO COVER THE BIGGEST [...] (U) Action Request -- Paragraph 1. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (U) Mission India urges the Department to make available approximately $72,000 in additional travel funds as well as four to six additional TDY reporting officers for a period of two to four month [...]	2008-11-18 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AMGT HR OIG IN
08NEWDELHI2943	PROPOSED SUPPORT TO HUSK POWER SERVICES IN BIHAR, INDIA [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel, seeking Post input into proposed OPIC support of Husk Power Services ("HPS") for the construction and operation of a rice husk waste-to-energy project in rural villages of India. Kolkata EconFSN spoke with Gyanesh Pandey, one of three co-founders of Husk [...]	2008-11-18 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN
08NEWDELHI2946	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: GOI PULLS OFF A SUCCESSFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite bad weather, aggressive calls from separatists to stay home, and tight security, Jammu and Kashmir voters went to the polls in larger than expected numbers on November 17 in the first phase of elections for the state legislature. The voter turnout was estimated at 55 [...]	2008-11-18 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI2953	MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS / G-20 [...] "INDIA'S CONVICTION," editorial in November 18 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "The tables have turned as the G-20 summit on the financial crisis concluded in Washington. This time, it is the developed countries that are under the scanner, while countries like India, China and Brazil have the [...]	2008-11-19 10:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2961	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, G- [...] "WILL HISTORY HELP RADIATE A NEW GLOW ON AMERICA, WITHIN AND WITHOUT?" editorial-page article in November 20 Kolkata pro-BJP Bengali daily BARTAMAN by Nashville- based columnist Subhankar Mukherjee. "Obama used a refreshing slogan during his campaign, 'Change we need.' He altered this soon af [...]	2008-11-20 10:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2970	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS/OBAMA PRESIDENCY, [...] "OBAMA'S NEW ECONOMICS!" op-ed article by columnist Girish Jakhotia in the November 21, 2008, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily MAHARASHTRA TIMES. "President-elect Obama should realize that America's economic woes stem from many of its own counterproductive and self-serving polici [...]	2008-11-21 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2972	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 17 to November 21, 2008, including the following: -- Further Delays in India-EU FTA -- National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Projects in Jeopardy -- PM and Sonia on Crisis -- Private Pensi [...]	2008-11-21 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NEWDELHI2983	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS/OBAMA PRESIDENCY, [...] "HOW BENEFICIAL IS THE OBAMA WIN TO THE ISLAMIC WORLD?" editorial in the November 24, 2008, Mumbai edition of right-of-center Marathi daily SAAMNA. "The world knows that neither the U.S. Presidential elections nor the elections to the House of Representatives make any difference to the U.S. p [...]	2008-11-24 10:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2993	MEDIA REACTION: US-INDIA RELATIONS, WORLD [...] "HURDLES OF EMERGING NATION," editorial in the November 24 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The U.S. Directorate of National Intelligence assessment is in line with the expectations of many Indians that India will emerge as a major world power by 2025. Hopefully, this U.S. assessment will inspire t [...]	2008-11-25 11:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2995	INDIA'S ECONOMY: INVESTMENT COULD BE HARDEST HIT, [...] (SBU) Summary. As economists the world over grapple with the specter of a significant global slowdown, several groups in India have downgraded their GDP growth projections for the current and next fiscal years, mainly on the expectation that slower world growth will cut export demand. However [...]	2008-11-25 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN
08NEWDELHI30	TERRORISTS RAID INDIAN POLICE COMPOUND IN UP [...] (C) Summary: Four terrorists, dressed as paramilitary officers, attacked a federal police compound in Uttar Pradesh (UP) during the early hours of January 1st and killed eight people. The attack displayed the hallmarks of a few different terrorist groups active in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K),th [...]	2008-01-07 01:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER AESC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN
08NEWDELHI3000	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "HOW SERIOUSLY CAN WE TAKE ZARDARI'S COMMENT?" op-ed article in November 25 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR Hindi daily by foreign affairs writer Ved Pratap Vaidik: "What's the similarity between Rajiv Gandhi (former Indian prime minister) and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari? Both got the PM's thr [...]	2008-11-26 09:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3002	ENDORSEMENT FOR MIDDLE WAY LEAVES TIBETANS IN [...] (C) Summary. On November 17-22, over 560 Tibetans gathered in the north Indian hill station of Dharamsala - capital of the "government-in-exile" - to consider fundamental questions on the future strategy of the Tibetan movement. The conclave, called by the Dalai Lama, required Tibetan exiles [...]	2008-11-26 11:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM IN CH
08NEWDELHI3006	TIGERS 40; HUMANS 1: PROTECTING BOTH SPECIES IN INDIA'S [...] SUMMARY: India's Sundarbans National Park is famous for its man-eating tigers which on average kill approximately 40 people per year. The tables turn on the protected species when they stray into local villages or are targeted by poachers. ESTHOff visited the Sundarbans and met with forest [...]	2008-11-27 09:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL KSCA IN
08NEWDELHI3013	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS [...] "IT'S WAR," editorial in the November 28 centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 million). "This nation is under attack ... India is effectively at war and it has deadly enemies in its midst ... The government should immediately work on an internal security doctrine that de [...]	2008-11-28 11:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3015	NAGPUR'S SEX TRADE AND CHILD LABOR: CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Gayatri Patel and poloffs met NGO workers, government officials, and trafficking victims in Nagpur, and found there is no consensus on the prevalence of trafficking in persons. Law enforcement remains weak sinc [...]	2008-11-28 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB IN KCOR KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM SOCI
08NEWDELHI3020	INDIA & PAKISTAN TALK AS TERROR CRISIS UNFOLDS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 14:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PRER
08NEWDELHI3023	MENON FAVORS CLOSER COOPERATION FOLLOWING MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told Ambassador Mulford November 29 the terrorist at4acks in Mumbai were ""on a whole new level"" and that he looked forward to closer cooperation with the U.S. as the ""silver lining"" of the tragedy. Menon confirmed the FBI team had been cleared [...]	2008-11-30 14:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN KCRM
08NEWDELHI3024	MENON FAVORS CLOSER COOPERATION FOLLOWING MUMBAI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told Ambassador Mulford November 29 the terrorist attacks in Mumbai were "on a whole new level" and that he looked forward to closer cooperation with the U.S. as the "silver lining" of the tragedy. Menon confirmed the FBI team had been cleared [...]	2008-11-30 14:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN KCRM
08NEWDELHI3025	MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: GOI HEADS BEGIN TO ROLL [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister began to take some initial steps to respond to the anger and fury of the Indian public at GOI failures that made the Mumbai attacks possible. Home Minister Shivraj Patil resigned on November 30. Finance Minister P.C. Chidambaram takes over from him while the Prime M [...]	2008-11-30 16:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN
08NEWDELHI3030	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: PEACEFUL POLLING CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: Voters in Jammu and Kashmir went to the polls in record numbers on November 30, and for the third time in a row, defied separatists' calls for an election boycott. The high turnout for phase three of the state assembly elections was all the more impressive as it came amidst the te [...]	2008-12-01 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI3031	MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: POLITICAL FALLOUT CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: A day after the Home Minister was sacked, the impact of the Mumbai tragedy continued to play out domestically and in the Indo-Pakistan relationship. There is likely to be a shakeup in the Maharashtra state government today. At an all-party meeting, the Prime Minister unveiled a number [...]	2008-12-01 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN
08NEWDELHI3032	INDIA CAREFULLY CONSIDERING ANTI-PIRACY PLANS, [...] (C) Summary. While media reports begin to surface that the INS Tabar sunk a pirated fishing boat with hostages -- and not a pirate "mothership," as the Indian Navy had first claimed -- Indian officials are struggling to come up with a policy for Indian involvement in anti-piracy operations i [...]	2008-12-01 16:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MARR PTER EWWT KPKO IN

08NEWDELHI3035	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI [...] "GO TO THE SOURCE," editorial in the December 1 centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 million). "It's also time for New Delhi to work together with the US, the UK and other concerned governments to evolve a common approach towards Pakistan, which is the world's central t [...]	2008-12-02 01:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3041	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI [...] "DEALING WITH THE NEIGHBOR," editorial in the December 2 nationalist English Daily THE HINDUSTAN TIMES (Circulation: 1.6 million). "There is little doubt that the origins of the Mumbai terror attack lie within the borders of Pakistan. India could consider severing the peace process and rolling [...]	2008-12-02 11:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3050	MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS; NEW [...] "THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION," editorial in the December 2 NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "Terrorist organizations have miserably failed to play the Islam card and influence India's Muslims. Terrorists have tried many times, but each time they failed. A sign if this is that Muslims in Kashmir def [...]	2008-12-03 09:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3054	PM SINGH URGES MCCAIN CODEL TO DELIVER TOUGH [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Senators McCain, Lieberman, Graham, and the Ambassador in a December 2 meeting that the November terrorist attacks in Mumbai were of an unprecedented level of sophistication, clearly launched by LeT from Pakistani soil, with at least the knowle [...]	2008-12-03 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08NEWDELHI3058	INDIA: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Criminal prosecutions against individuals for trafficking offenses remain a challenge in India, due to several inherent problems. Law and order is a state responsibility per the Indian constitution, which makes it difficult for the central government to intervene to enforce laws effecti [...]	2008-12-04 09:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	IN KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI KTIP
08NEWDELHI3059	MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS; NEW [...] "LET PAKISTAN BE DECLARED A TERRORIST STATE," editorial in the November 29 Leftist Agartala (Tripura) Bengali daily, TRIPURA DARPAN. "Pakistan should immediately be declared a terrorist state. All sorts of relations should be snapped with this country. Merely pointing fingers toward Pakistan [...]	2008-12-04 11:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3062	MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: MUKHERJEE-ZARDARI CALL DID NOT TAKE PLACE [...] (C) Post now believes that Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee did not in fact phone Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari November 28 despite conflicting reports from the Indian Government. Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar had originally told P [...]	2008-12-04 11:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN KCRM
08NEWDELHI3064	SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY: The highly positive media coverage of Secretary Condoleezza Rice's visit to New Delhi on December 3 has left behind the lasting image of America being India's First Friend in the time of need. In creating that image, the Secretary's visit was supplemented by other significant American [...]	2008-12-04 13:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3065	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIA'S MUSLIMS STAND UP AGAINST [...] SUMMARY: In an unprecedented show of solidarity against terrorism, Muslims from Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and several other leading cities across India, have condemned the Mumbai terror attack and are gearing up to oppose all those who spread terror in the name of Islam. Unequivocally condemning t [...]	2008-12-04 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3067	MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: INDIA REELS UNDER STRAIN [...] (C) Summary: A week after the Mumbai attacks, the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the Indian security bureaucracy and the Indian public continued to struggle to make sense of how the attacks occurred and what form a proper response should take, both internally a [...]	2008-12-04 15:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN
08NEWDELHI3068	SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY [...] SUMMARY: For the second day today, the focus of the Indian media stayed on Secretary RiceQs South Asia visit. Her visit to Islamabad and her meetings with the Pakistani leadership received extensive play in the print and electronic media. The mediaQs interpretation of the outcome of her India- [...]	2008-12-05 09:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3071	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE VISIT TO INDIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3072	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 1 to December 5, 2008, including the following: -- India's Fiscal Deficit Set to Worsen -- GOI Set to Announce a Fiscal Stimulus Package -- Mumbai Terror Attack Slows IT Business -- Macro Updat [...]	2008-12-05 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NEWDELHI3076	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: NOVEMBER 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] (U) Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly report on science and technology includes an update on the recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman and delegation's visit to India, the commencing of the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Chandrayaan I experiments, [...]	2008-12-08 04:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI3084	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN [...] "PAKISTAN'S HYPOCRISY," editorial in the December 7 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's asking for concrete evidence of Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks is nothing but a ploy to distract India. Pakistan always declares the eviden [...]	2008-12-08 10:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3088	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN [...] SUMMARY: Prior to the Eid-ul-Zuha holiday (December 9),Muslims across the country demonstrated or spoke out in condemnation of terrorism, asserting that it has no place in Islam. Thousands demonstrated in the streets of Mumbai. Celebrities joined other Muslim community members in denouncing [...]	2008-12-08 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3113	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS IN WAKE [...] "THE ACTION AGAINST LASHKAR-E-TOIBA," editorial in the December 9, 2008, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily MAHARASHTRA TIMES. "Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari who until recently maintained that Pakistan had no connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, has suddenly woken up t [...]	2008-12-10 11:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3114	PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV INDIA VISIT CONFIRMS CIV-NUKE [...] (C) Summary. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev capped off a 24 hour visit to India by delivering as promised on agreements for civil nuclear, space and defense cooperation. Medvedev expressed Russia's solidarity with India in the war on terror in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, reiterating a [...]	2008-12-10 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNUC KNNP ECON TSPA RS IN
08NEWDELHI3123	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS IN WAKE [...] "PAKISTAN'S HELPLESSNESS," editorial in the December 10 HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan, for the first time, has really acted against terrorists, but under pressure. If the Pakistani rulers really want to eradicate terrorism their actions should match their words. They should stop the diploma [...]	2008-12-11 10:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3125	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) India is grappling with its worst crisis of political confidence in recent memory. The Mumbai terrorist attacks deeply demoralized and angered the Indian public. Indians have directed their fury at the political establishment, which they feel failed to protect them and responded in a hap [...]	2008-12-11 12:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC
08NEWDELHI3127	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY [...] (C) Senator Kerry, as you know your visit comes at a time of new tensions between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks. The U.S. has encouraged the GOI to pursue a measured action. Both Secretary Rice and Deputy Secretary Negroponte have traveled to the region to meet with leaders in [...]	2008-12-11 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC
08NEWDELHI313	MENON SAYS INDIAN NEGOTIATORS AWAIT ASSURANCE FROM [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador January 30 that the Indian government sought to arrange a call between Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Secretary Anil Kakodkar and IAEA Director General Muhammad SIPDIS ElBaradei before sending a negotiating team back to [...]	2008-01-30 14:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI3144	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE," editorial in December 11 HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "The Pakistan government is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If it defends Jamaat-ud-Dawa it will have to face an even stronger global opposition. At the same time, it is incapable of acting tough against [...]	2008-12-12 10:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3152	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "PAKISTAN AT ITS DECEIVING BEST," op-ed article in December 14 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by security affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "In the name of action, Pakistan has rounded up a handful of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. This is out of fear that U.S. may declare Pakistan terrorist-sponso [...]	2008-12-15 11:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3156	INDIAN AND BRITISH PM'S DISCUSS TERROR [...] (C) Summary: One day before U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the necessity of cooperation between India and Pakistan, two Indian air force jets flew into the Lahore and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir sectors, violating Pakistani territory on [...]	2008-12-15 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PREL PK UK IN
08NEWDELHI3158	INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS DEPUTY SECRETARY: [...] (C) Summary. In a December 12 meeting between Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee, the Deputy Secretary provided Mukherjee with a readout of his meetings with Pakistani officials and urged India to consider the Pakistani proposal to send a high-level delegation [...]	2008-12-15 14:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
08NEWDELHI3161	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "ZARDARI'S EXCUSES," editorial in December 15 right- of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan is refusing to hand over the terrorists wanted by India and denying that the sole terrorist captured in the Mumbai terror attacks is a Pakistani national. Despite the international pressure, it [...]	2008-12-16 10:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3164	PAKISTAN MUST ACT: SENATOR KERRY HEARS FROM HOME [...] (C) Summary: Senator Kerry and Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram discussed the state of Indo-Pak relations at a 30 minute December 15 meeting. The Home Minister stated that recent GOP actions against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and other terrorist groups in Pakistan were not sufficient in the GOI' [...]	2008-12-16 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
08NEWDELHI3175	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, IRAQ, [...] "PAKISTAN'S STALEMATE" editorial in the December 17, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT. "For the first time in recent history, the international community has taken strong open cognizance of the presence of terrorist outfits in Pakistan. In this context, the Mumbai terror [...]	2008-12-17 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3181	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, IRAQ, [...] "LETS RID OURSELVES OF THE FEAR PSYCHOSIS OVER PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR ARMS" op-ed article by retired air marshal P L Purohit in the December 18, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Pakistan is acting under international pressure as of now. But once the pressure recedes, the no [...]	2008-12-18 11:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3184	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN ASSAM AND WEST BENGAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of India has confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza in the states of Assam and West Bengal. State and Central Government response has been quick and effective with culling operations underway in all locations. There are currently no confirmed cases of H5N1 i [...]	2008-12-18 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV TSPL
08NEWDELHI3185	JAMMU AND KASHMIR ELECTIONS: SIXTH DOWN, ONE TO GO [...] (C) Summary: The sixth round of state assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir went like the first five - record turnout, no violence, and no allegations of coercion. Voter turnout in this round was estimated at 65 percent, with dramatic increases from the 2002 election in constituencies tha [...]	2008-12-18 13:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI3187	LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON IMPRESSES CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The December 3-5 visit to Bhutan of Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Graham demonstrated strong U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom as this historic year draws to a close. The delegation met with the current and former Kings, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the [...]	2008-12-19 06:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KNNP BH IN CH
08NEWDELHI3191	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 10:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3195	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 15 to December 19, 2008, including the following: -- GOI Banking on Infrastructure Projects to Revive Faltering Economy -- Telecom Regulator Seeks Clarity on 3G Policy -- Bail-out Package for A [...]	2008-12-19 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NEWDELHI3204	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "PAKISTAN UP TO ITS GAMES," op-ed article in the December 21 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic columnist K. Subrahmanyam: "With its statements, Pakistan is trying hard to provoke India to take military action. Its objective is to blackmail the U.S. Pakistan wants to use it [...]	2008-12-22 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3215	RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: CUBA: COUNTRY BY [...] (U) In response to the reftel request for information on India's relations with Cuba, Embassy New Delhi provides the following assessment based on the most recent and readily available information. Overall Friendly and Symbolic Relations ---------------------------------------- 2. (C) As [...]	2008-12-22 12:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL
08NEWDELHI3217	INDIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Below is New Delhi's submission for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for India. 2. (U) Begin Text: India continued to rank among the world,s most terror-afflicted countries in 2008. In a pivotal moment that is now called "26/11", terrorists struck at a variety of locations in [...]	2008-12-22 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC IN
08NEWDELHI322	AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER URGES U.S. TO KEEP UP [...] (C) Summary: Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy urged Ambassador David Mulford January 30 to ensure that the U.S. continue pressuring the new Australian leadership to support an Indian exception in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). "It is important to continue to have the nuclear iss [...]	2008-01-31 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI3224	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "BEATING OF WAR DRUMS" editorial in the December 23, 2008, multi-edition right-of-center Gujarati daily GUJARAT SAMACHAR. "It seems that war beats have gathered momentum. A feeling rather than a sense of belief is running deep in the nerves of the people of India that Pakistan needs to be t [...]	2008-12-23 10:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3228	CONGRESS PARTY STUNG PLAYING RELIGIOUS POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: On the floor of parliament, Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram officially dismissed comments made by the Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay that implied Hindutva elements may have been involved in the Mumbai attacks. Antulay sparked a political controversy on December 17 with comm [...]	2008-12-23 13:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL IN
08NEWDELHI3234	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "IT IS BETTER TO EVADE WAR", editorial in the December 22, 2008 right-of-center Urdu daily "URDU TIMES", Mumbai: "The most worrisome aspect of Indo-Pak imbroglio is that both countries are nuclear states. Both of them will be destroyed in the event of a nuclear war. India's economy was growin [...]	2008-12-24 07:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3236	GOI Leaders' Statements on Pakistan and Terrorism, December [...] (SBU) Mission reports below statements made by the Indian Foreign Minister, the Indian Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister and President of the ruling United Progressive Alliance government over the last three days on Pakistan and terrorism. Despite the often heated headlines in both India a [...]	2008-12-24 11:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PK IN
08NEWDELHI3242	December [...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...]	2008-12-29 10:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3244	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...]	2008-12-29 10:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3253	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "WHO WANTS WAR?" op-ed article by columnist Anant Bagaitkar in the December 29, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "As tempers ran high after the Mumbai terror attacks, almost everyone was putting forth the idea of a conventional war with Pakistan, the notorious neighbor w [...]	2008-12-30 10:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3254	INDIANS STATE IRANIAN PRESIDENT WILL NOT VISIT [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has categorically denied the reported upcoming visit of Iranian President Ahmedinejad to Delhi this week, while Indian and Pakistani press continue to speculate on the purpose of the rumored visit. End Summary. Ahmedinejad,s Visit " [...]	2008-12-30 12:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK IR IN
08NEWDELHI3259	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "INDIA IN SEARCH OF A STANCE VIS-A-VIS PAKISTAN" editorial in the December 31, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT. "China's Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei's visit to Pakistan seems to have eased considerable tension between India and Pakistan. If Pakistan's mellowed politica [...]	2008-12-31 08:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3264	MAHARASHTRA COURT CONVICTS TRAFFICKER [...] (U) Tamil Nadu-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) Freedom Firm notified post of its first successful conviction in a trafficking in persons (TIP) case in a Pune, Maharashtra court. Freedom Firm infiltrates likely trafficking destinations and informs police when a potential trafficking v [...]	2008-12-31 09:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM GTIP IN
08NEWDELHI332	GOI WARNS POWELL OF GROWING UML-MAOIST ALLIANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for North (Nepal and Bhutan) Preeti Saran told SIPDIS Ambassador Nancy Powell she thought the United Marxist-Leninist (UML) Party and the Maoists were forming an alliance ahead of Nepali elections. Saran expressed concern th [...]	2008-02-01 09:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KDEM NP IN
08NEWDELHI338	SARKOZY'S VISIT TO INDIA LONG ON DRAMA, SHORT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy made a two-day stop in India amid a whirlwind of media speculation regarding whether his famous girlfriend, supermodel Carla Bruni, would accompany him. Sarkozy's visit stimulated both governments to officially confirm that they have finalized their civil nuc [...]	2008-02-01 12:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS KNNP KOMC KUNR FR IN
08NEWDELHI343	DELHI DIARY, JAN 21-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- New HP Government Gets Moving -- Prime Minister Singh to Visit Indo-Chinese Border Areas -- French President's Visit Raises Turban Is [...]	2008-02-01 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS SOCI KWMN CH IN FR
08NEWDELHI353	GAMBARI TELLS INDIA TO USE ITS INFLUENCE ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary. UN Special Envoy for Burma Ibrahim Gambari's late January visit to India delivered the message that India should use its influence to do more to help the democratization and reconciliation process in Burma. Gambari told British and Canadian missions privately that India reiterate [...]	2008-02-04 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BM IN
08NEWDELHI388	INDIA-IRAN TIES HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent developments illustrated the large gap between rhetoric and reality in Indo-Iranian relations. Iran's Ambassador to India expressed concern to the press February 5 over India's recent launch of an Israeli satellite with reconnaissance capabilities, warning India against g [...]	2008-02-06 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP PINR MNUC MCAP MARR IR IS IN
08NEWDELHI431	DELHI DIARY, JAN 31 - FEB 8 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 31- February 8, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- India to host Summit of India-Africa Forum in April -- Leaders Continue to Beat a Path to India's Door -- Three UP MPs Disqualified, Tel [...]	2008-02-08 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER TBIO KDEM SOCI IN CH BT DA
08NEWDELHI449	CHINA PROTEST OF SINGH'S ARUNACHAL PRADESH TRIP [...] (U) India's major news outlets carried reports February 8-9 that China had informally objected to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's January 31 visit to Arunachal Pradesh (AP),during which he made a point of commenting that "Arunachal Pradesh is the easternmost state of our country, and the sun [...]	2008-02-12 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS CH IN
08NEWDELHI456	MENON ATTEMPTS TO DRAW OUT BURMESE REGIME DURING [...] (C) In a February 11 meeting with Ambassador Mulford, Indian Foreign Secretary Menon reported that his February 8-10 visit to Burma made some progress. Regarding UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari, Menon related that the Burmese regime would likely meet with Gambari in a third country. However, [...]	2008-02-12 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM IN
08NEWDELHI467	ISRAELI DCM BRIEFS DCM ON POSITIVE TREND IN [...] (C) Summary. Israeli DCM Belotsercovsky told DCM recently that he was concerned that a renewal in criticisms from the Left and India's Muslim community could cause the Indian government to pull back from the rapid, positive trend in India-Israel relations. He refused to comment on allegations [...]	2008-02-13 09:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TSPA MOPS IN
08NEWDELHI478	TERROR (AND TERRORISM) ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 4 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani cancelled a dozen campaign events scheduled for the coming month after National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan warned him about terror threats to his personal safety. The BJP did, however, hold its kick-off rally, [...]	2008-02-13 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN
08NEWDELHI483	SENIOR INDIAN POLICE OFFICER REVIEWS NEPAL BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Director General (DG) of the Indian Border Guard Force (Sashastra Seema Bal or "SSB") Gopal Sharma told DepPolCouns that many competing forces, including the Maoists, Young Communist League (YCL),Muslim extremists and competing Madhesi groups were stirring unrest along the Indo [...]	2008-02-14 10:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PBTS PTER PINR NP PK IN
08NEWDELHI501	NEW DELHI EXPECTS INDIA-AUSTRALIA RELATIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: India-Australia relations under Prime Minister Rudd should continue to move forward on the positive path set by the Howard administration, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Australian High Commission and contacts in Delhi. However, while greater engagement in b [...]	2008-02-15 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV AS IN
08NEWDELHI524	SARAN AND KAKODKAR SEND MIXED SIGNALS ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: While Special Envoy Shyam Saran underlined February 18 the importance of completing the civil nuclear cooperation initiative as soon as possible, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar downplayed the urgency during a press interaction February 18. Speaking at an Institut [...]	2008-02-19 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI538	IRANIAN SPOKESPERSON SOUNDS OFF IN NEW DELHI ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Syed Mohammad Ali Hosseini visited New Delhi February 11-13, reportedly to encourage Indian interaction with Iranian media. Hosseini, however, did not miss the opportunity to publicly urge the Indians to expedite the proposed Iran-Pakistan- [...]	2008-02-20 11:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ENRG EPET IR PK IS CH IN
08NEWDELHI541	INDIAN PEACOCK DOES MATING DANCE FOR VISITING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months after Prime Minister Singh's visit to Moscow, Prime Minister Zubkov of the Russian Federation visited New Delhi February 12, accompanied by Russian Trade Minister Elvira Nabiullina and approximately 125 senior executives representing Russian industry and business. [...]	2008-02-21 05:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS EAGR EPET ENRG TRGY ECPS
08NEWDELHI558	SENATORS' NUCLEAR DEADLINE BRINGS (MOSTLY) [...] (SBU) Summary: The setting of a June deadline by Senators Kerry, Biden and Hagel during their February 20 visit to Delhi has sparked a tepid reaction from the Congress Party and, strangely, the Communists, while media supporters have used the opportunity to remind the Indian government of its [...]	2008-02-22 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI573	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 18-22, 2008. BIOTECH COTTON INCREASES FARMER INCOME ----------- 2. (U) The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications reports that biotech crops are gaining gr [...]	2008-02-22 13:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI574	DELHI DIARY, FEB 18-22 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 18-22, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Darul Uloom in Deoband says Terrorism is Anti-Islamic -- BJP Targets Women's Vote -- US Presence Overwhelms DEFEXPO -- India and Pakistan Expan [...]	2008-02-22 13:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KISL MASS BEXP PK IN
08NEWDELHI581	INDIA STILL NON-COMMITTAL ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) PolCouns delivered Ref A demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Americas Gaitri Kumar and MEA Joint Secretary for Central Europe V. Ashok on February 21, neither of whom provided a substantive response. Post notes the MEA released the following statement on Kosov [...]	2008-02-25 09:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
08NEWDELHI614	INDIAN TIGER IN A STATE OF TERMINAL EMERGENCY MADE WORSE [...] SUMMARY. The much awaited Tiger Census Report and the State of the Forest Report were released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) recently. Although the Tiger census made headlines by officially recognizing the massive decline in the tiger population, it did not come as a surpr [...]	2008-02-27 10:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV IN
08NEWDELHI623	INFLUENTIAL DEOBAND MADRASSA GATHERING DECLARES [...] (SBU) Summary: At a February 25 conference at the influential and conservative Darul Uloom madrassa in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, approximately 10,000 - 15,000 Islamic clerics declared terrorism un-Islamic. In equal measure, the declaration by clerics of the madrassa regarded as the ideologica [...]	2008-02-27 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KISL SCUL ASEC CASC PREL KTFN KCRM KIRF
08NEWDELHI641	THINK-TANKERS MULL WAYS TO CURB NAXALITE INSURGENCY [...] (U) The challenges for India in confronting the Naxalite/Maoist threat were highlighted in a seminar at the Indian think-tank Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS),an independent well-respected Delhi-based institution. The discusants agreed: the primary driver of the Naxalite/Maois [...]	2008-02-29 09:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC PREL KTFN KCRM IN
08NEWDELHI701	HARYANA BELLWETHER: A PROSPEROUS STATE WITH STRONG [...] (C) Summary: January 20-22, Emboffs traveled to Haryana to gauge the political, economic, and social climate of the state. Journalists and politicians alike described the pace of development as constant and fast in Haryana regardless of which political party leads the state, leading to overall [...]	2008-03-06 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV KDEM SENV IN
08NEWDELHI721	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 3-7, 2008. REACTIONS TO GOI BUDGET MIXED AMONG AMERICAN COMPANIES IN SOUTH INDIA ------------- 2. (SBU) The announcement of the GOI's budget on February 29 drew mixed reactions from some U.S [...]	2008-03-07 10:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI724	DELHI DIARY, FEB 29 - MARCH 7 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 29 - March 7, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Congress's Muslim Problem -- Stalking Tiger, Encroaching Dragon -- Homecoming after 35 Years in a Pakistani Prison Cell Congress's Mus [...]	2008-03-07 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS PINR MCAP CH BT IN
08NEWDELHI731	INDIA LAUNCHES A NEW SALVO IN ASIAN MISSILE RACE [...] (S/NF) (NOTE: This cable is intended in part to fulfill reporting requirements outlined in SECSTATE 20964. END NOTE.) SUMMARY: India successfully test-fired an indigenously-designed submerged ballistic missile on February 26, signaling its intent and eventual capability to launch submarine-b [...]	2008-03-10 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KPRP MCAP MNUC PARM XD XF XE IN CH PK
08NEWDELHI734	INDIA'S DEFENSE BUDGET RISES MODERATELY, BUT PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The UPA government in its 2008-09 budget presented on February 29 increased its defense spending by 10% to Rs 1056 billion ($ 26.4 billion) from a budgeted Rs 960 billion ($24 billion) for FY 2007-08 and 14% compared to the actual spending for FY 2007-08. The budget seeks to est [...]	2008-03-11 08:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL MARR IN
08NEWDELHI790	DELHI DIARY, MARCH 10-14 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 10-14, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Changes His Story -- CBI Has Nothing to Show for its Tytler Enquiry -- Supreme Court Avoids Meddling in Politics [...]	2008-03-14 13:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PINS PREF PHUM SMIG SOCI MOPS
08NEWDELHI825	BELLWETHER: UTTAR PRADESH - ON THE SLOW ROAD TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 12 Polcouns hosted a dinner attended by over 165 in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) capital, Lucknow, to honor longtime embassy contact and friend Dr. Ammar Rizvi. In addition to the dinner, Polcouns and Poloffs held meetings with high-level state officials, local journalists, [...]	2008-03-19 13:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI KISL IN
08NEWDELHI832	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 17-20, 2008. INDIA PLANS THIRD YEAR OF GRAIN PURCHASES ------------------ 2. (U) The growing demand for wheat in India has contributed to a global price increase of the crop, which has more th [...]	2008-03-20 11:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI836	ON EVE OF ELECTION, BHUTANESE WARY OF COMMUNIST [...] (U) Due to months of low-level bombing campaigns by leftist groups, Bhutan as a precaution is sealing two border areas with India in the run-up to the Bhutanese National Assembly elections scheduled for March 24. Just as occurred during the December 31 upper house election, the border between [...]	2008-03-20 13:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL PTER BT IN
08NEWDELHI888	INDIA WELCOMES GILANI'S INAUGURATION, ANTICIPATES [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh warmly congratulated the new Pakistani Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, on the occasion of his taking office March 25 and expressed GOI optimism that Indo-Pakistani ties will improve. Kashmiri politicians expressed similar optimism for Gilani's tenure, [...]	2008-03-27 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER PBTS PK IN
08NEWDELHI892	ISRAEL POLISHING ITS IMAGE--AND ITS HARDWARE--IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent strategic dialogue between Israel and India, while not producing any new agreements, was viewed as a positive step at greater cooperation and coordination between the two countries. Israel is taking steps to create a shinier image of itself as a friend of the Indian people [...]	2008-03-28 09:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS IS IN
08NEWDELHI902	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 24-28, 2008. UNSEASONABLE RAIN LEAVES SOUTH REELING ------------------ 2. (U) A spate of unseasonable rains from March 19 to 24 caused 79 deaths and significant economic damage across South Ind [...]	2008-03-28 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI932	DELHI DIARY, MARCH 17-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 17-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Terrorists Strike Again in Jammu and Kashmir After a 5 Month Lull -- Congress Strikes Out -- Yet Another Joint Indo-Russian Defense Project Hits t [...]	2008-03-31 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF SCUL SOCI TBIO MASS
08NEWDELHI971	WELCOME TO THE WORLD'S NEWEST DEMOCRACY: BHUTAN [...] (SBU) Demonstrating a strong commitment to a transition to democracy, Bhutan went to the polls on March 24 to provide a lop-sided victory for the Druk Pheuensum Tshogpa (DPT),one of the two parties in contention. DPT president Jigme Y. Thinley is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister sho [...]	2008-04-02 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN BT
08NEWDELHI989	50-50 CHANCE AT BEST FOR NUCLEAR DEAL AFTER MAY 9, [...] (C) Summary: In light of the continuing political debate in Delhi, Indian observers have counseled that the central government will wait at least until Parliament approves the budget on May 9, after which the Congress Party may decide to move forward with the nuclear deal by submitting the saf [...]	2008-04-04 09:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NIAMEY1001	Embassy Iftaar Series Generates Substantial Goodwill During [...] As part of post's Islamic outreach initiatives, Embassy Niamey sponsored a series of Iftaar dinners during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Four separate Iftaars were hosted by the Ambassador, the Charge d'Affaires, the PAO and the Public Affairs Section (PAS). 2. On September 10, Ambass [...]	2008-10-02 09:12:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KISL NG
08NIAMEY1066	NIGER: CHINESE GOV'T BRINGS DREAM TO BUILD AN OIL REFINERY [...] Summary. The Government of Niger's (GON) dream to build an oil refinery moved a step closer to becoming reality at an elaborate first-stone laying ceremony on October 27, 2008. The GON (all Cabinet Ministers, many National Assembly Members),traditional chiefs, political party heads, diploma [...]	2008-11-03 10:59:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EINV ECON SOCI PGOV SENV NG
08NIAMEY1069	Another Journalist Arrested in Niger [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 29, Nigerien journalist Alzouma Zakari was arrested by Nigerien Judicial Police after alleging inappropriate involvement by Minister of Interior Albade Abouba in a government contract to provide airline transportation during the 2008 Hajj. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Zakar [...]	2008-11-05 04:47:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
08NIAMEY1104	NIGER - TIP WATCHLIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Summary: Niger is taking several steps to reduce the incidence and consequences of trafficking in persons and raise public awareness, but needs to pass long-awaited legislation to give authorities leverage to prosecute traffickers. End summary. 2. Updates over the past year are as follows: [...]	2008-11-19 04:41:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM SOCI SCUL NG
08NIAMEY1111	CIVIL SOCIETY, OPPOSITION REACT TO CALLS FOR THIRD TERM [...] Over the past several months speculation has mounted in the local media, within civil society, and in political circles about President Tandja's political intentions to seek a third term through an amendment to the country's constitution, which limits the presidential office to two five-year t [...]	2008-11-21 10:02:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
08NIAMEY1116	NIGER: U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE (USIP) NEGOTIATION TRAINING [...] Summary. Government of Niger (GON) High Commissioner for the Restoration of Peace (HCRP) Mohamed Anacko made a request in June 2008 (reftel) to former U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs' Deputy Assistant Secretary Todd Moss for assistance in securing negotiation and conflict r [...]	2008-11-25 10:07:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM SCUL EAID NG
08NIAMEY115	NIGER: TUAREG MINISTER'S VIEWS ON CURRENT EVENTS [...] (C) In a January 28 meeting with the Embassy Development Coordinator, Environment Minister Mohamed Akotey offered the following observations on recent developments. 2. (C) Akotey said that it is definitely NOT the MNJ which is laying mines in urban areas. He said that "they" are laying min [...]	2008-01-29 11:24:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS SNAR ASEC KPAO NG
08NIAMEY1166	NIGER: DETAILS AND UPDATE ON MISSING UNITED [...] (S/NF) Summary. The unexplained disappearances of United Nations Special Envoy (SE) Robert Fowler, Special Assistant Louis Guay and their unidentified driver remains a mystery. The Government of Niger (GON) initial reaction generally has been one of anger, placing blame on the SE for allegedl [...]	2008-12-16 15:20:00	Embassy Niamey	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL UN NG
08NIAMEY1167	Embassy Niamey Confronts Gender-Based Violence in Niger [...] SUMMARY: Between November 26 - December 10, 2008, Embassy Niamey took advantage of the U.N.-sponsored "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" (reftel) to raise awareness successfully on issues of domestic violence and women's rights in Niger. Niamey's Public Affairs Section (PAS) [...]	2008-12-18 06:22:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KISL KWMN NG
08NIAMEY318	RFI broadcast suspended in Niger [...] On March 12, 2008 the Conseil Superior de la Communication (CSC),Niger's media regulatory body, announced a decision suspending Radio France International's (RFI) FM broadcast in Niger for 3 months. 2. The decision was reportedly based on the airing of a March 10 talk show in support of Mou [...]	2008-03-14 06:41:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
08NIAMEY320	NIGER: MNJ ATTACK IN THE SOUTH; POSSIBLE RANSOM [...] (SBU) The MNJ claims on its website that it attacked the military outpost of Banibangou the night of March 16/17. It claims to have taken two gendarmes prisoner, and captured two vehicles and all of the weapons at the outpost. Police and French Embassy sources confirm the attack, although the [...]	2008-03-17 11:08:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV NG
08NIAMEY334	NIGER: SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] Summary. The March 17, 2008, signing ceremony to launch a US$ 23 million Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program for Niger was a huge success. USAID/WA Director Henderson Patrick and GON Finance Minister Lamine Zeine signed the agreement; MCC Deputy CEO Rodney Bent and Ambassador [...]	2008-03-20 13:37:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD NG
08NIAMEY453	GON closes second radio station [...] (U) Summary: On April 22, 2008, the Conseil Superieur de la Communication (CSC),Niger's media regulatory body, ordered the indefinite closure of Agadez-based radio station Sahara FM. In its official report, the CSC indicates that this decision was made "without ruling out possible criminal cha [...]	2008-04-29 15:03:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
08NIAMEY48	NIGER: U.S. AMBASSADOR JANUARY 10 MEETING WITH GON [...] (C) Summary. I met with Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister (FM) Mindaoudou on Thursday, January 10, 2008, and discussed the status of Niger,s MCC Threshold Program, security (specifically land mine incidents),human rights-related matters(arrested journalists and military,s killing of [...]	2008-01-14 16:09:00	Embassy Niamey	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC PGOV NG

08NIAMEY505	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH RESEARCHER RELEASED [...] (U) Corinne Dufka, Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher for West Africa, was released from detention around 4:30 the afternoon of May 14. She briefed Embassy personnel on both her detention and her ten day visit to Niger during the short time between her release and her departure from Niger l [...]	2008-05-15 14:27:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CASC NG
08NIAMEY534	THIRD SPAIN AND AFRICA WOMEN'S CONFERENCE - EMPOWERMENT OF [...] Summary. The Government of Niger (GON) played host to the 3RD annual Spain and African Women's Conference, held May 12-13, 2008, in Niamey. GON President Mamadou Tandja (the only male speaker),Government of Spain (GOS) Vice President (VP) Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega and GON Foreign Min [...]	2008-05-20 15:13:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN ECON EAID SCUL PHUM XA NG SP
08NIAMEY545	NIGER: CIVIL SOCIETY PROTESTS AGAINST NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] On May 21, the Movement of Citizens for Peace and the Republic (a group of civil society associations) organized a peaceful march and rally to protest the recent bill increasing National Assembly members' benefits (reftel). Thousands of demonstrators marched to the National Assembly square, whe [...]	2008-05-21 15:04:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI NG
08NIAMEY607	NIGER: FORMER PRIME MINISTER REACTS TO CORRUPTION CHARGES [...] Summary: Former Prime Minister Hama Amadou held a press conference on Saturday, June 14, regarding the GON's request for a National Assembly resolution to indict him on charges of misusing the national press support fund. He dismissed allegations regarding corruption at the education ministry [...]	2008-06-16 13:02:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR NG
08NIAMEY608	NIGER: AF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOSS VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. ------------------------- On June 1, 2008, Department of State Bureau for African Affairs (AF) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Todd Moss met with several Government of Niger (GON) officials (including President Mamadou Tandja) and a human rights organization, participated in [...]	2008-06-16 15:01:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR EAGR EAID NG
08NIAMEY624	NIGER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES PROSECUTION OF [...] (U) Late in the evening of Monday, June 23, the National Assembly approved the prosecution of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou on charges related to the misuse of funds appropriated for support of the media (reftels). The secret ballot vote was 72 for and 28 against, with one abstention. [...]	2008-06-24 06:35:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR ASEC NG
08NIAMEY631	NIGER: INCINERATION OF SEIZED NARCOTICS AT [...] On June 26, 2008, to commemorate the 21st International Day in the Fight against Narcotics Abuse and Trafficking, Government of Niger (GON) Minister of Justice Dagra Mamadou presided over a ceremony to incinerate narcotics seized in Niger over the period November 2006 - October 2007. Several [...]	2008-06-26 12:39:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV SOCI NG
08NIAMEY639	Private Television Station Warned [...] On June 26 the private radio and television station Dounia broadcast footage of a demonstration which occurred at Niger's High Court of Justice as police forces took former Prime Minister Hama Amadou from the courthouse to prison (Reftel). The video showed police using teargas and batons to dis [...]	2008-06-30 13:42:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
08NIAMEY641	GON CLOSES PROFESSIONAL MEDIA CENTER [...] On June 30 the Ministry of Communication closed Niger's "Maison de la Presse," a professional media center located in Niamey. 2. In 2005, Nigerien President Mamadou Tandja instructed the Ministry of Communication to donate to Nigerien journalists a media center that had been constructed for [...]	2008-07-02 13:25:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
08NIAMEY693	NIGER: MNJ ATTACKS AGADEZ [...] (U) The MNJ reports on its web site that it attacked Agadez around 6:30 in the evening of July 10. It claims that the attack is the prelude for an offensive, and warns civilians to stay away from military and government facilities in the interior of the country. It also reiterates its claim [...]	2008-07-14 07:30:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV ASEC NG
08NIAMEY727	NIGER: VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE [...] Summary. Niger's voter registration drive took place June 19 - July 10, 2008. The National Committee to Pilot the Revision of the Voter Register (known by its French acronym CNPRFE) was created in 2007 to prepare a new voter register. After a long delay related to the committee's organization a [...]	2008-07-24 14:32:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM NG
08NIAMEY800	NIGER: MNJ Rebel Leader Reported to Have Announced [...] Summary. On August 18, a late evening announcement on Tele-Sahel public television reported Mouvement Nigerien pour la Justice (MNJ) leader Agali Alambo had decided to have MNJ rebels lay down their arms. Alambo reportedly arrived at the decision at a meeting in Libya with "Great Sahara" comm [...]	2008-08-19 14:29:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS SOCI PGOV CASC ASEC NG LY
08NIAMEY809	NIGER: RADIO AND TV DOUNIA SUSPENDED FOR ONE [...] High Council for Communication (CSC) Director Daouda Diallo notified Radio and TV Dounia that its operation has been suspended for one month. The official reason given for RTV Dounia's suspension was "failure to meet the specifications for which it is authorized." CSC is the Government of Ni [...]	2008-08-20 05:29:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KPAO NG
08NIAMEY815	NIGER: MNJ LEADERSHIP CONTRADICTS GON [...] (C) Summary. Following August 18 media reports that Mouvement des Nigeriens pour la Justice (MNJ) leader Aghali Alambo had agreed to Libyan leader Mouamar Khaddafi's call for rebels to lay down their arms to faciliate planning for peace talks, the MNJ leadership alleged that Government of Ni [...]	2008-08-21 14:28:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL CASC NG LY ML
08NIAMEY93	GON releases jailed French Journalists [...] On January 18, the GON released two French journalists from pre-trial detention on bail of 10 million FCFA each (exchange rate currently 448 FCFA = 1$US). Their bond was paid that same day and the two flew to Paris later that evening. 2. Journalists Thomas Dandois and Pierre Creisson of Eur [...]	2008-01-23 15:05:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
08NICOSIA116	SURPRISE, SURPRISE: INCUMBENT PAPADOPOULOS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Incumbent Republic of Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos failed February 17 to advance to the second round; instead, challengers Ioannis Kasoulides (DISY, center-right) and Dimitris Christofias (AKEL, left) will do battle February 24. News of Papadopoulos's defeat left Cypr [...]	2008-02-18 15:30:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA123	CHRISTOFIAS SEEMINGLY WINNING BATTLE FOR VANQUISHED [...] (SBU) Summary: Following incumbent Tassos Papadopoulos's failure to advance past the February 17 first round of presidential elections, the major parties supporting his candidacy, the Democratic Party (DIKO) and Socialist EDEK announced their decisions to support Communist AKEL leader Dimitri [...]	2008-02-20 16:23:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CY
08NICOSIA125	G/TIP VISITOR SEES FIRST-HAND CYPRIOT EFFORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Official Jennifer Donnelly visited Cyprus January 31 - February 2 to evaluate RoC efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) on the island. In her meetings, Donnelly acknowledged government successes, such as the recent passage of comprehensive anti-TIP legislation an [...]	2008-02-22 07:14:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY
08NICOSIA126	CYPRUS: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Further to Ref A request, post submits our input for USTR's 2008 Special 301 review of country IPR practices. (Note: This report covers mainly the government-controlled area of Cyprus. A separate section is devoted to the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, whe [...]	2008-02-22 08:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD AF NEA EUR EAP WHA SA CY
08NICOSIA134	PRESIDENT-ELECT CHRISTOFIAS PROMISES TO REVIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Greek Cypriots on February 24 elected their first-ever Communist president, AKEL Secretary General Dimitris Christofias. The Soviet-educated Christofias defeated Democratic Rally (DISY)-backed challenger Ioannis Kasoulides by nearly seven points, 53.6 percent to 46.4 percent. [...]	2008-02-26 09:24:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CY
08NICOSIA144	CHRISTOFIAS SEEKS EARLY ENGAGEMENT WITH TALAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: "If Mehmet Ali (Talat) and I cannot solve the Cyprus Problem, who can?" pondered RoC President-elect Dimitris Christofias in his February 26 meeting with the Ambassador, their first gathering since the February 24 election. Greek Cypriots had selected Christofias due primarily [...]	2008-02-28 13:02:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY
08NICOSIA180	TURKISH CYPRIOT-ADMINISTERED AREA -- EIGHTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2007 - March 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Amy E. Dahm, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3345, Fax: (357) [...]	2008-03-14 11:12:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CY
08NICOSIA181	REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- EIGHTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2007 - March 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Amy E. Dahm, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3345, Fax: (357) [...]	2008-03-14 11:12:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CY
08NICOSIA189	LEADERS TO MEET MARCH 21; STILL WORK TO BE DONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Cypriot negotiator Ozdil Nami and Republic of Cyprus Presidential Commissioner George Iacovou met March 12, the first gathering of the sides' representatives since the February 24 RoC presidential elections. UNFICYP chief Michael Moller subsequently described the meetin [...]	2008-03-17 14:22:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CY TU
08NICOSIA23	FIFTH CANDIDATE ENTERS RACE, DISMISSIVE OF FEDERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ending weeks of speculation, firebrand European Parliamentarian (MEP) and former Cypriot MP Marios Matsakis announced December 28 his intention to stand as an independent candidate in the February presidential elections. Matsakis, notorious for his anti-British and anti-Turk hi [...]	2008-01-09 15:02:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CY TU
08NICOSIA273	OPPOSITION LEADER PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Cypriot President Demetris Christofias could count on DISY supporting his Cyprus reunification strategy "as long he shoots straight and doesn't play games with us," DISY leader Nikos Anastassiades told the Ambassador April 22. Being in opposition did not mean opposing every [...]	2008-04-30 14:04:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY TU
08NICOSIA287	HOW VIRGIN MUST THE BIRTH OF A NEW, POST-SOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Just two weeks into long-delayed preparatory discussions at the working group/technical committee level, Turkish and Greek Cypriots already are hotly debating (albeit indirectly) one of the prickliest components of a final settlement: the origin and sovereignty of a reunified Cy [...]	2008-05-09 04:13:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY TU
08NICOSIA292	EMBASSY NICOSIA HOLDS INITIAL EAC ON LEBANON CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In response to recent developments in Lebanon and a message from the Department ExecSec (Ref A),Ambassador Schlicher chaired a meeting of Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 9 at 1000 hrs local to discuss contingency plans for supporting Embassy Beirut as well as a p [...]	2008-05-09 14:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PREL PGOV CY LE TU
08NICOSIA3	CYPRUS' PROPOSAL FOR BFIF FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Nicosia requests BFIF funding to: 1) reserve space at the 2008 Cyprus Travel show to promote tourism to the U.S. as well as to cover costs for related advertising and printing of promotional materials; 2) cover travel expenses for two FSN's for BSP and E-menu training, as well [...]	2008-01-03 14:00:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGT ETRD ECON EINV BTIO CY
08NICOSIA306	G/C NEGOTIATOR TROUBLED BY TURKISH SIDE'S REFUSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: "They're not empowered to think or even speculate, much less negotiate," complained Greek Cypriot negotiator George Iacovou in a May 12 meeting with the Ambassador, referring to the Turkish Cypriots staffing the working groups and technical committees currently conducting prepar [...]	2008-05-15 11:50:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA307	LEBANON CRISIS EAC, MAY 15 0845 HRS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 12:30:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LE CY
08NICOSIA313	ON LEBANON, CYPRIOTS RELUCTANT TO CRITICIZE [...] (SBU) Ambassador, adding thanks for the steps Cyprus has taken to facilitate USG logistical needs in the recent crisis in Lebanon, spoke with MFA Political Director and former Ambassador to Washington Evripides Evriviades on May 19 to deliver points in reftel. 2. (SBU) Evriviades said th [...]	2008-05-20 04:08:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CCY
08NICOSIA32	CYPRUS: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Office [...]	2008-01-14 10:19:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
08NICOSIA322	MISSING PERSONS EFFORT STILL A BRIGHT SPOT, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Returning the skeletal remains of 2-3 victims per week to grateful family members, the UN Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) remains a bright example of sustained bi-communal cooperation in Cyprus. The pace of returns likely will spike during the summer, once the Nicosia gene [...]	2008-05-22 13:33:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM UNFICYP CY
08NICOSIA324	T/C NEGOTIATOR CLAIMS "ENOUGH" PROGRESS IN CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: "When will (Cypriot President Demetris) Christofias ever leave the harbor that (former President and famous hard-liner) Papadopoulos built?" complained Turkish Cypriot negotiator Ozdil Nami in a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador. Nami, without noting his own side's unhelpful pu [...]	2008-05-23 11:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA336	EMBASSY NICOSIA SEIZES THE MOMENT TO PROMOTE TRAVEL TO THE [...] Summary: Cypriots love to travel. Specifically, on the Government Controlled part of the island with a total population of approximately 800,000 there were 1,080,512 trips recorded of Cypriots who traveled abroad in 2007. However, less than 15,000 recorded trips were to the USA. Taking into a [...]	2008-05-28 07:34:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BEXP ETRD ECON CY
08NICOSIA34	CYPRUS GREENS REMAIN FAITHFUL PAPADOPOULOS ALLIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cyprus's Greens should have little affection for a cantankerous chain-smoker who equates Birkenstocks with Wagnerian opera, not fuzzy footwear. Yet the island's pre-eminent environmental movement, represented in Parliament since 2001, steadfastly supports RoC President Tassos P [...]	2008-01-14 14:53:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SENV CY
08NICOSIA348	MAINTAINING POSITIVE MOMENTUM ON CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Prospects for substantive progress toward a Cyprus solution appeared bleak in December 2007. RoC President Tassos Papadopoulos enjoyed a clear lead among Greek Cypriot voters, and re-election of the celebrated hard-liner seemed likely. North of the Green Line, [...]	2008-06-02 04:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA447	CYPRUS: Global Economic Turmoil Takes its Toll [...] (SBU) Summary. Rising oil and food prices and the global economic turmoil is finally taking its toll on Cyprus. Cyprus is going to have to live with slower growth rates (albeit, still double that of the EU average),and to forget about fiscal surpluses. However, the main threat is inflation, [...]	2008-06-13 08:46:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CY
08NICOSIA45	UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN CYPRUS SUCCESSFULLY [...] In response to reftel, the Embassy contacted Hala Baber, a front office staffer in the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Baber informed us that Maria Wilkins, UNFICYP's senior administrative officer, recently had assumed the mission's "gender focal point" role, charged with educating [...]	2008-01-18 14:45:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL KCRM CY
08NICOSIA450	CYPRIOT REACTIONS MIXED TO RELEASE OF TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reactions to the June 4 release of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons report were mixed in Cyprus, with GOC officials voicing frustration over the Tier 2 Watch List ranking while media and NGOs praised the report for highlighting the severity of the island's TIP problem. Interior [...]	2008-06-13 13:52:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV CY SMIG KPAO
08NICOSIA479	PRESIDENT'S HANDLING OF LISBON TREATY CALLS INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cyprus likely will ratify the Treaty of Lisbon on July 3, becoming the 20th European Union member state (M-S) to accept Brussels's latest effort at bureaucratic streamlining. In spite of its redefining of M-S relations with Brussels, the matter has generated little substantive [...]	2008-06-26 10:46:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CY
08NICOSIA48	CANDIDATES GEARING UP FOR LAST MONTH OF CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: January 18 marked the beginning of the end of the Cypriot presidential race, with candidates formally depositing their paperwork with electoral authorities. With no clear favorite, the campaign is bound to become uglier and more personal in coming weeks. Incumbent Tassos Papa [...]	2008-01-22 14:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CY
08NICOSIA495	CYPRUS ASYLUM SERVICES STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cyprus enjoys the highest per capita rate of asylum seekers in the European Union and is struggling with a backlog of nearly 8,000 asylum applications. RoC migration officials claim the majority pass through Turkey and the northern part of Cyprus en route to the government-con [...]	2008-07-02 11:56:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CY
08NICOSIA516	UN MISSION IN CYPRUS EFFECTIVELY COMBATS TIP AND [...] (U) Per Ref A instructions, the below updates Ref B January 2008 report. 2. (U) Ms. Kyoko Shiotani, Chief Civil Affairs Officer for the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP),confirmed on July 3 that Ms. Maria Wilkins, UNFICYP Civil Affairs Officer, serves as UNFICYP's appointed "gen [...]	2008-07-09 13:51:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO KCRM KWMN PREL PHUM CY
08NICOSIA531	A/S FRIED'S MESSAGE OF USG SUPPORT FOR UN-BROKERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-14 08:38:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY TU
08NICOSIA649	TALAT STILL TROUBLED BY GREEK CYPRIOT MOTIVATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: "I believe Christofias sincerely desires a solution," Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat informed the Ambassador at his farewell call August 6, "but I doubt his ability to manage the process and control Greek Cypriot hard-liners." Formal negotiations would commence on Sept [...]	2008-08-07 13:08:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA650	TURKISH CYPRIOTS DIVIDED ON EVE OF NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 13:52:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY
08NICOSIA668	CYPRIOTS STILL DIVIDED ON GEORGIA, AT LEAST [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Polchief on August 14 delivered Georgia-related points to MFA Acting Political Director George Kasoulides. Referring to accounts of continued Russian military activity in and around Gori, the MFA diplomat lamented that hard, confirmed accounts were difficult to obta [...]	2008-08-14 14:39:00	Embassy Nicosia	SECRET	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE
08NICOSIA682	NEW ARRIVALS CHANGING CYPRUS'S BI-COMMUNAL [...] (SBU) Summary: An island long accustomed to exporting human capital, Cyprus has witnessed an unprecedented wave of immigration in the last ten years, altering the historically bi-communal (Turkish- and Greek-Cypriot) demographic balance and potentially affecting the Republic's political landsc [...]	2008-08-22 08:50:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON CY
08NICOSIA691	CYPRUS: CHURCH AND STATE CONTINUE TO CLASH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Few would expect a chummy relationship between Cyprus's pro-solution, card-carrying Communist President Demetris Christofias and its hard-line nationalist, conservative archbishop, Chrysostomos II. Leader of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus since late 2006, the bombastic Archbisho [...]	2008-08-25 13:49:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CY TU
08NICOSIA703	CYPRUS: WHERE WE ARE AT THE START OF FORMAL TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At rock-bottom of a four-year impasse, few believed on January 1 that full-fledged Cyprus Problem negotiations would recommence during 2008. In the eight months since, however, Greek Cypriots dumped their intransigent leader and replaced him with freer-thinking Demetris Chris [...]	2008-09-02 13:55:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UN UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA731	CYPRUS: FM KYPRIANOU DESIRES CLOSE U.S.-ROC [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Nothing should divide us" asserted Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou at Ambassador Urbancic's September 10 introductory call. The United States and Cyprus shared numerous interests, Kyprianou continued, and could cooperate in spheres ranging from science and [...]	2008-09-12 15:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU GE
08NICOSIA749	CYPRUS: SHIPPING INDUSTRY CALM AMID GLOBAL TURMOIL [...] (SBU) Summary. Shipping executives in Cyprus tell us that their industry continues to flourish despite the global economic turmoil and volatility in energy prices. Their biggest problems are the Turkish embargo on Cypriot-flagged ships, the dispute with EU authorities over Cyprus' tonnage tax [...]	2008-09-18 12:11:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT CY
08NICOSIA777	CYPRUS TO OPEN EMBASSY IN HAVANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Perhaps the only surprise in the Cypriot Foreign Ministry's September 24 declaration that it would open an embassy in Havana was that the government had waited so long. Cuba holds a fond spot in the heart of Demetris Christofias, the communist AKEL party chairman elected RoC pr [...]	2008-09-30 09:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CY CU
08NICOSIA782	CYPRUS: DENKTASH SCION NOT HOPEFUL ON PROSPECTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-30 14:03:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CY
08NICOSIA815	CYPRUS: PARLIAMENT GRILLS FM ON PLANNED EMBASSY IN [...] (U) Members of the Cypriot House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs committee voiced displeasure over the RoC's recent decision to open an embassy in Cuba (Reftel),local media reported on October 10. Committee Chairman Averoff Neophytou (DISY, center-right),speaking at the conclusion of a [...]	2008-10-10 14:08:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CY CU
08NICOSIA816	CYPRUS: CARTER, "ELDERS" OPTIMISTIC OVER TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: "I'm overwhelmingly encouraged at prospects for Cyprus's reunification," asserted U.S. President Jimmy Carter on October 9 in Nicosia. Carter, along with fellow "Elders" Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi, had come to Cyprus "to commend th [...]	2008-10-14 14:38:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA824	CYPRUS: "ARTISTE" PERMIT ABOLISHED, GOC TAKING [...] (SBU) Summary: In delivering Reftel TIP Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan for Cyprus ("WL Plan"),the Embassy confirmed with high-level GoC contacts that the Ministry of Interior-issued "artiste" work permit -- the favored conduit to traffic women to Cyprus for sexual exploitation in bars and cab [...]	2008-10-20 11:20:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG CY
08NICOSIA841	CYPRUS NOMINEE FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Per ref tel. action request, Embassy Nicosia nominates anti-TIP activist Ms. Mine Yucel for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. For further information regarding this nominee, please contact Embassy's Bicommunal Program Coordinator Juliette Dickstein, dicksteinja@state.go [...]	2008-10-27 15:08:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO CY
08NICOSIA877	CYPRUS: VISITING IO A/S HEARS BOTH SIDES OF STORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Brian Hook visited Cyprus October 22-24 to meet Greek and Turkish Cypriot political leaders and witness firsthand peacekeeping operations of the UN Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). UNFICYP military, police, and civil affairs [...]	2008-11-05 15:08:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA88	CYPRUS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO EURO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. By all accounts, Cyprus has managed the transition to the Euro quite successfully. The smooth changeover is being used by the incumbent government in the current presidential election campaign as an example of its sound economic governance. The only problem, covered extensivel [...]	2008-02-07 09:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EUN CY
08NICOSIA91	DISY CHIEF STILL UNCONVINCED ITS CANDIDATE WILL [...] (C) Summary: In a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Democratic Rally (DISY) leader Nikos Anastassiades claimed that candidate Ioannis Kasoulides's presidential prospects were improving, but continued to worry he might not advance to the second round. Harming Kasoulides were DISY's inab [...]	2008-02-07 14:48:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA911	CYPRUS TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT RESPONSE [...] (U) Embassy responses to the TIP interim assessment for Special Watch List countries are keyed Reftel order. 2. (SBU) Law enforcement efforts to combat trafficking: During the interim period covered by this report (April 1 - November 15),the Republic of Cyprus opened 24 cases for investig [...]	2008-11-18 14:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY
08NICOSIA912	CYPRUS TO PURSUE LOW-KEY APPROACH ON TURKISH [...] (SBU) U/S of Energy, Solon Kassinis, told econoff that the recent events involving ships conducting seismic soundings off SW Cyprus and near Kastelorizo Greece and Greek and Turkish warships were "nothing unusual" and should be "downplayed." He criticized Cyprus MFA for calling in the P-5 Amba [...]	2008-11-18 14:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ENRG GR TU CY
08NICOSIA938	CYPRIOTS SUPPORT DISCUSSION OF RUSSIAN SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of RoC President Demetris Christofias's diplomatic office, Leonidas Pantelides, met the DCM on November 25 to brief on Christofias's November 19-20 trip to Moscow. Pantelides had accompanied Christofias and was privy to discussions on Russia's European security proposa [...]	2008-12-01 14:47:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE CY RU
08NICOSIA940	CYPRUS: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2008-2009 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT INCSR PART I Cyprus I. Summary Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military inte [...]	2008-12-02 14:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CY
08NICOSIA958	CHURCH OF CYPRUS AND COMMUNITY OF SANT'EDIGIO HOST [...] (SBU) Summary: Political and religious leaders of numerous nations and various faiths gathered in Nicosia November 16-18 at a conference organized by the Roman Catholic Community of Sant'Egidio and hosted/financed by the Church of Cyprus. Despite earlier misgivings that the event could morph in [...]	2008-12-08 04:46:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KIRF VT CY
08NICOSIA964	CYPRUS: ROC UNHAPPY WITH SYG REPORT, DOWNPLAYING [...] (C) The Cypriot Foreign Ministry on December 9 summoned resident P-5 chiefs of mission for consultations on the second, UK-distributed draft of the UNFICYP rollover resolution. DCM called on MFA Permanent Secretary Nicolas Emiliou to receive the MFA demarche. Emiliou considered the draft an [...]	2008-12-09 15:43:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA985	ECJ ADVOCATE GENERAL'S OPINION FAVORS GREEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a property-related lawsuit with potentially great precedent value, European Court of Justice Advocate General Julianne Kokott on December 18 opined that a judgment of a court in the Republic of Cyprus must be recognized and enforced in other EU member states, even where it re [...]	2008-12-22 12:28:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CY TU
08NOUAKCHOTT135	MAURITANIAN MEDIA REACTION (MARCH 1-10),GAZA CRISIS: RICE [...] SUMMARY: Throughout the past two weeks the Mauritanian media has been closely following events in Gaza and Israel. Almost all coverage has followed mid east wires and other sources from the region with a generally condemnatory tone towards Israel. Comment has been limited. However, a number [...]	2008-03-11 17:55:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KWBG KPAO IS
08NOUAKCHOTT252	MAURITANIAN GOVERNMENT CABINET RESHUFFLE -- RETURN [...] (C) One year into his administration, President Abdallahi is changing his team. The change was long anticipated -- a change from a government that reflected the necessary political compromises of the immediate post-election to a government that takes greater account of political, ethnic and [...]	2008-05-28 13:57:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KMCA MR
08NOUAKCHOTT323	POLITICAL STORM SEASON IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Over the past several weeks, Mauritanian media has been rife with political intrigue. President Abdallahi is said to have had a falling out with his security head General Aziz leading to rumors of impending coups. The opposition is trying to pull together the one-third majority of the Na [...]	2008-06-25 18:38:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMCA MR
08NOUAKCHOTT365	EMERGING MAURITANIAN "SOFT" COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (SBU) Both the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM) and the U.S. have chosen similar paths to fight the root causes of terrorism in Mauritania. In April 2008, the GIRM developed an draft Action Plan addressing &Social and Economic Aspects of the National Strategy Against T [...]	2008-07-13 14:42:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAID MR
08NOUAKCHOTT413	SIT REP 3: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) UNDP Res Rep Maria Ribeiro invited COMs from the US, French, Spanish and German embassies as well as the EU Commission to discuss today's developments. Ambassador Boulware discussed his conversation earlier in the day with General Aziz. Counterparts reported similar discussions with vari [...]	2008-08-06 20:10:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PINR MOPS MR
08NOUAKCHOTT414	SIT REP 4: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Nouakchott was calm overnight and activity was reduced in town but relatively normal. Post has received reports are that General Aziz moved from BASEP headquarters to the Presidency yesterday evening. He has not been seen in public since the coup took place. The perimeter established by [...]	2008-08-07 14:19:00	Embassy Nouakchott	SECRET	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PINR MOPS MR
08NOUAKCHOTT431	SITREP 7: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (SBU) The National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD),a coalition of six political parties opposed to the military coup, held a two-hour rally at the old stadium in Nouakchott. FSNs report a peaceful gathering of 3000-3500 attendees, with police present only to direct traffic. FNDD bus [...]	2008-08-12 20:46:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC MR
08NOUAKCHOTT439	SITREP 10 - VISIT OF U.S. ENVOYS TO MAURITANIA [...] (C) General Aziz, accompanied by his Director of Cabinet, Cheyakh Ould Ely, and Presidential Diplomatic and Security Advisor, Ould Michel, received visiting AF DAS Todd Moss and DoD Principal Director for African Affairs, Michael Dumont as well as Ambassador and DATT. DAS Moss underscored that [...]	2008-08-17 16:41:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MR
08NOUAKCHOTT505	AEP 15 MEETING WITH AU PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (C) AU Peace and Security Commissioner Lamamra asked UN Resident Coordinator Maria Ribeiro to invite repesentatives of the international community to meet with him on September 15 prior to his meeting with various Mauritanian figures. Commissioner Lamamra noted that he had asked to meet to d [...]	2008-09-15 17:15:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR
08NOUAKCHOTT582	MORE POLITICAL MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: The French share Mission view that slow movement towards a political resolution is underway. General Aziz, while ever stubborn on key points, has shown most flexibility to date in meeting with the French Ambassador. The EU Article 96 process is key leverage while the Mauritania [...]	2008-10-09 19:41:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT590	OTHER MAURITANIAN VOICES [...] (C) Charge met October 14 with President of the Senate Ba Mamadou who would constitutionally be designated interim president under the proposal put forward by President of the National Assembly Messaoud Ould Boulkheir whereby President Abdallahi would return to office only to resign. Ba said [...]	2008-10-14 18:54:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT624	FOLLOW-UP MEDIA REVIEW: 3 MONTHS POST-COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months into what initially appeared a quickly consummated coup, Mauritanian media leaders see the country either no closer to finding a solution to the August 6th coup d'etat or on the brink of another one, depending upon who you talk to. The PAO sat down with media who in [...]	2008-10-23 13:36:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR
08NOUAKCHOTT634	MEDIA REACTION: MAURITANIAN JUNTA VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday October 26th, 2008 the President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, acting in his capacity as Chairman of the African Union, received a delegation from Mauritania's military junta. The Mauritania delegation was led by Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamendou, who serves as the junt [...]	2008-10-30 15:22:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR
08NOUAKCHOTT637	QATARI MEDIATION EFFORTS IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) The Qatari royal family, specifically Princess Chiekha Maouze, is beginning to increase its diplomatic profile in Mauritania with the possibility of the first serious mediation talks being held in Doha by mid-month. The Qatari Embassy, and by implication, Foreign Ministry are not central [...]	2008-11-02 17:28:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV QA MR
08NOUAKCHOTT640	"WE NEVER TALK ANYMORE" MAURITANIA JUNTA WANTS TO [...] (C) The USUN Demarche: The recent Mauritanian demarche on US PermRep Ambassador Khalilzad reflects the junta's frustration that the U.S., while maintaining an active dialogue on security matters, has not engaged in direct political talks with the regime as have some of our European partners. [...]	2008-11-04 16:37:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT654	MEETING WITH FORMER ECON MINISTER VEZZAZ -- [...] (C) MCC Scorecard A Validation Of Abdallahi Policies: Charge met November 5 with former Minister of Economy and Finance (and current FNDD economic director) Abderrahmane Ould Hama Vezzaz who had been the Mission's principal ministerial counterpart in the development of Mauritania's MCC Thres [...]	2008-11-06 13:34:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KMCA MR
08NOUAKCHOTT668	PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI TRANSFERRED TO NATIVE VILLAGE [...] (C) Local media outlets have reported that President Abdallahi was transferred from Nouakchott during the night of November 12-13 to his native village of Lemden and placed under house arrest. LES contacts have independently confirmed the reports through indirect communication with Abdallahi's [...]	2008-11-13 14:47:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR
08NOUAKCHOTT671	REGIME STILL HAWKING SAME PLAN POST-ADDIS ABABA [...] (SBU) Charge was convoked November 12 by regime "Foreign Minister" Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou who, along with Secretary General of the Government Ba Ousmane and several ministry division heads, presented a brief on the regime's plan to convene a national dialogue on democracy. The plan t [...]	2008-11-13 14:48:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT677	FNDD STRATEGY FOLLOWING PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI'S [...] (C) Summary: The FNDD sees President Abdallahi's transfer as "20% good news." The President's increased access to political leaders and the media are a plus, but his physical and communications isolation and an apparent regime effort to combat the FNDD directly off-set the benefits. The Pr [...]	2008-11-16 19:29:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR
08NOUAKCHOTT681	A DAY WITH PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 21:45:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT686	MAKING IT PERSONAL [...] (U) Anticipating the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) November 1Oth 2008 release of country indicators, Nouakchott issued a release noting that Mauritanian advances outlined in the report had been made during the democratic Abdallahi administration. Mission wished to forestall attempts [...]	2008-11-20 08:00:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KMCA MR
08NOUAKCHOTT702	EUROPEANS HOPE AU TRIP WILL PRESSURE ABDALLAHI TO [...] (C) Summary: Strong divisions remain between U.S. and European views of the way forward following the November 21 Addis Ababa meeting. The Europeans believe the high level AU/UN/EU/Arab League/OIC/Francophonie visit of December 5-7 needs to seek negotiation and encourage realism by President [...]	2008-11-26 19:10:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT707	GENERAL AZIZ ADDRESSES THE NATION, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: General Aziz made a televised speech to the nation on Mauritanian National Day (November 28),but he offered no new proposals or changes in the High State Council's policy. Meanwhile, President Abdallahi was reportedly forbidden from meeting with journalists in his native villag [...]	2008-11-30 17:21:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MR
08NOUAKCHOTT710	NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT BUSH GARNERS [...] (U) Charge hand-delivered message from President Bush to President Abdallahi (Reftel) on November 30 to FNDD co-leader in charge of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Ould Maouloud. Local media picked up the story December 1, resulting in several calls to the PAO section asking for confirmation that the [...]	2008-12-03 14:43:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KDEM MR
08NOUAKCHOTT711	PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI'S UNDELIVERED MAURITANIAN NATIONAL DAY [...] (U) President Abdallahi was supposed to deliver an address to the nation on Mauritanian National Day (November 28). However, he was prevented from doing so by security forces that arrived and banned journalists from entering his village (Ref A). A text of the speech was released by the FNDD [...]	2008-12-04 09:08:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KDEM MR
08NOUAKCHOTT715	PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI'S UNDELIVERED MAURITANIAN NATIONAL DAY [...] (U) President Abdallahi was supposed to deliver an address to the nation on Mauritanian National Day (November 28). However, he was prevented from doing so by security forces that arrived and banned journalists from entering his village (Ref A). A text of the speech was released by the FNDD [...]	2008-12-04 12:15:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KDEM MR
08NOUAKCHOTT716	SPEAKER VISIT FURTHERS QUIET DIPLOMACY [...] IIP Speaker Mohammed Bashar Arafat visited Nouakchott from November 23 until November 26 2008. During this time, he gave presentations on Islam In America to two universities in Nouakchott, the University of Nouakchott (11/24) and the Islamic Institute, ISERI (11/25) reaching over 600 students [...]	2008-12-04 12:16:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KMDR PREL MR PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
08NOUAKCHOTT718	MEDIA FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION TAKES A STEP BACKWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: After a "honeymoon" period of press freedom during the democratic transition of 2005-2007 and President Abdallahi's time in office, a marked decline has occurred since the August 6 coup led by General Aziz. State-run media is as tightly controlled as ever, and online web sites [...]	2008-12-04 14:22:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO KDEM PROP MR
08NOUAKCHOTT721	AU-LED INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DELEGATION SETS [...] (C) Summary: The mid-level AU and other organizations delegation visiting Mauritania has set the bar low for the regime -- asking for full liberation of President Abdallahi, Abdallahi's participation in the discussions for an exit to the crisis, and early Presidential elections to re-establis [...]	2008-12-07 15:58:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT722	THE FNDD'S TAWASSOUL PARTY: STILL CONFIDENT OF [...] (C) Summary: Members of the moderate Islamist party Tawassoul expressed strong anti-coup sentiments and faith that their efforts to fight the military regime would eventually lead to its downfall. They rejected accusations by the High State Council (military junta) that they are "extremists [...]	2008-12-07 17:18:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR

08NOUAKCHOTT723	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI -- A VERY LONG [...] (C) Summary: President Abdallahi has restated his absolute rejection of negotiations with the Mauritanian military but expressed a realistic view of American capacity to bring others around to the U.S. policy approach -- a "standard" for others to compare themselves to. Abdallahi also recog [...]	2008-12-10 19:16:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT730	ABDALLAHI'S CHIEF OF STAFF DOUBTS RELEASE [...] (C) Charge met December 13 with President Abdallahi's Chief of Staff Mohamed Kaber Ould Hammoudi at Ould Hammoudi's request. Ould Hammoudi said the President had asked him to pass on his disappointment with the AU-led Brussels meeting on the 12th even though he was not surprised by the result [...]	2008-12-14 11:24:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT759	SPIES LIKE US: THE MEDIA'S TENDENCY TO SEE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: A December 14th allegation of spying on the part of the US Embassy brought to light an increasing tendency in the local media towards personal attacks, sensationalism and an erosian in journalistic integrity. Since the August 6th coup it has become commonplace to use bold titles [...]	2008-12-21 16:17:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PROP MR
08NOUAKCHOTT775	REGIME'S "NATIONAL DIALOGUE" BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: The long-awaited National Dialogue on Democracy (Etats Generaux de la Democratie) started December 27 to a full house. President Abdallahi's FNDD party has boycotted the meeting as have several key elements of civil society. Official opposition leader Ahmed Ould Daddah's RFD pa [...]	2008-12-30 18:35:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08OSAKAKOBE128	JAPAN'S OPPOSITION DPJ USES RECRUITING SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) is tapping young candidates recruited through its national headquarters to run against entrenched ruling- party lawmakers in the next parliamentary election. The process is sometimes a source of friction with local party chapters, which compla [...]	2008-06-24 03:54:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
08OSAKAKOBE13	AN UNCONVENTIONAL LDP CAMPAIGN TO WIN OSAKA GUBERNATORIAL [...] (SBU) In the Osaka gubernatorial election to be held on Sunday, January 27, political observers and the media are unanimous in predicting a win for the LDP candidate, Toru Hashimoto (38),a lawyer and TV personality. The LDP, after suffering a string of defeats last year culminating with the [...]	2008-01-25 10:21:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
08OSAKAKOBE14	AN UNCONVENTIONAL LDP CAMPAIGN TO WIN OSAKA [...] (SBU) In the Osaka gubernatorial election to be held on Sunday, January 27, political observers and the media are unanimous in predicting a win for the LDP candidate, Toru Hashimoto (38),a lawyer and TV personality. The LDP, after suffering a string of defeats last year culminating with the [...]	2008-01-25 10:22:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
08OSLO123	NORWAY'S 2008 AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Norway's Minister of Defense told Ambassador Whitney on February 28th that Norway had little more to give on Afghanistan. Afghanistan remains Norway's largest military commitment and with the 50 percent increase in aid for 2008 Afghanistan will become its leading aid recipient. No new mi [...]	2008-03-05 14:34:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF NO
08OSLO126	NORWAY'S ENERGY PART I: ROUGH WATERS AHEAD FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 13:11:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV NO
08OSLO140	NORWAY'S ENERGY PART I: ROUGH WATERS AHEAD FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 07:44:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV NO
08OSLO154	NORWAY: GROWING AWARENESS OF TERRORISM THREAT [...] (C) Summary: In a significant shift we have long advocated, the GON has strengthened its counter terrorism awareness, capabilities and planning. This includes a revised law on terrorism, an increased threat perception, arrests of terrorist financiers and new physical and electronic secur [...]	2008-03-14 14:43:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KTER PGOV PREL ABLD NO
08OSLO207	NORWAY'S CHALLENGES WITH SOMALI INTEGRATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Norway's newest and arguably least successful wave of immigrants comes from Somalia, with over 20,000 settled in Norway. Both this year and in 2001, Norwegian authorities have arrested Somalis for suspicion of financing terrorist groups in Somalia. Most Somalis [...]	2008-04-15 06:00:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF SO NO
08OSLO278	NORWAY'S CHINESE STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary. In a May 15 meeting with EAP DAS Tom Christensen, Norway's MFA China experts outlined their strategy for tackling economic, environmental, human rights and defense issues with China. They hope for FTA negotiations and a Security Policy Dialogue to start soon. Climate Change issu [...]	2008-05-17 11:05:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD SENV CH NO
08OSLO3	NORWAY: DELIVERED US POLICY ON ELECTION IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Reftel demarche was shared with the Pakistan desk officer, Espen Rikter-Svendsen. His office is focused on the case of a Norwegian-Pakistani citizen who has recently been arraigned for murder in Pakistan and he did not have any immediate comments. NOTE: Norway has a large Pakistani immig [...]	2008-01-02 13:11:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM PK NO
08OSLO302	NORWAY: CHANGING DIRECTION IN LATIN AMERICA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent visit of Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry underscored the growing GON interest in engagement with Latin America. Much of this interest comes from the "Super Minister" of Development and Environment, Erik Solheim, who has taken the lead in South America as FM J [...]	2008-06-03 14:14:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM WHA AF NO
08OSLO308	NORWAY,S FIRST TERROR TRIAL: INNOCENT ON TERROR, [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 14:25:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KCRM PREL PTER NO
08OSLO321	LAVROV AND STOERE TALK BUSINESS, IGNORE TOUGH [...] (C) In two days of meetings, Norwegian FM Jonas Gahr Stoere and Russian FM Sergei Lavrov discussed an increased Russian presence on Svalbard, fishing enforcement, eased visa rules for the border area, and environmental questions. Meeting on June 9-10, first in Kirkenes on the Norwegian side o [...]	2008-06-11 13:54:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS EPET PBTS PGOV PINR PREL RCA RS SENV NO
08OSLO327	NORWAY'S ENIGMATIC IRAQI POPULATION: A RISK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: An increasingly large Iraqi population in Norway (over 22,000, which constitutes the third largest group of immigrants, and second largest among non-Europeans) continues to remain out of the spotlight, neither actively engaged in politics as is the long-established Pakistani popul [...]	2008-06-13 14:21:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF IZ NO
08OSLO337	NORWAY'S LIBERIA POVERTY REDUCTION PLANS AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable details the composition of the Norwegian delegation to the June 26-27 Liberia Poverty Reduction Forum in Berlin, as well as Norway's expected and prospective aid to Liberia. Norway does not plan to make any announcements of new aid pledges at the Forum. End Summary. [...]	2008-06-18 14:53:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN LI NO
08OSLO351	NORWAY: A LONG WAY TO GO ON TERRORISM AND HSPD-6 [...] (C) In reviewing the Bhatti terrorist case (REFTEL A) with the Ambassador on June 18, Police Security Service (PST) Director General Jorn Holme said he was disappointed the synagogue shooting was not classified as terrorism, but pleased at the long sentence Bhatti received. He felt the recent [...]	2008-06-23 14:54:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CVIS PINR PREL PTER NO
08OSLO387	NORWEGIAN ENERGY: IRAN, NEW MINISTER, STATE [...] (C) Summary. The current focus on StatoilHydro's Iranian investments comes at a moment when the Norwegian petroleum industry has been shaken up in a series of recent events. Citing health reasons, while mired in a series of scandals, Petroleum Minister Haga stepped down, replaced by fellow [...]	2008-07-10 13:32:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO
08OSLO428	NORWAY: STATOILHYDRO AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-01 12:48:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO
08OSLO430	AFGHANISTAN OUTREACH: INSPIRED PROPOSAL FOR [...] (C) Summary. In a July 30 meeting Ambassador Whitney discussed with Jawed Ludin, Afghan Ambassador accredited to the five Nordic countries, public diplomacy outreach in Norway and beyond. Ludin was inspired by the recent seminar on public diplomacy sponsored by State to propose an Afghan hub [...]	2008-08-01 13:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	AF NO PGOV PPD PREL
08OSLO458	NORWAY ON RUSSIAN PRESENSE IN GORI [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 14:08:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE GG NO
08OSLO488	NORWAY WELCOMES AMBASSADOR VOLKER'S VISIT WITH A [...] (C) Ambassador Volker's August 21-24th visit to Noway featured extensive private and public discusions on Georgia and on Russia including a well received address at Norway's leading foreign policy institute and extensive media coverage. In private, GON officials, including FM Stoere and Deput [...]	2008-09-02 13:06:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP NATO PGOV PREL NO
08OSLO503	NORWAY'S VIEWS ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE HR STRATEGY [...] (C) Poloff met with Anne Merchant, Senior Advisor in the MFA Section for Human Rights and Democracy, to discuss reftel points. Norway shares all of our human rights concerns, but urges caution with respect to some of our initiatives. Merchant with attend two weeks of the Third Committee meeti [...]	2008-09-12 07:22:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN
08OSLO522	NORWAY FIGHTER PURCHASE: HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY NEEDED NOW [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 13:59:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO544	NORWAY: BOILING ECONOMY COOLS, PENSION FUND STEAMS [...] (C) Summary. Norwegian financial markets spiraled downward, immediately following the failed passage on September 29th of the USG's Troubled Asset Recovery Plan (TARP). EEB Assistant Secretary Dan Sullivan and Ambassador Whitney met with Norwegian Central Bank officials, discussing percept [...]	2008-10-06 13:44:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EINV NO
08OSLO556	NORWEGIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE PLANS FOR CENTRAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff had a wide-ranging, two-hour meeting with the heads of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC),a prominent human rights organization with initiatives in many Eastern European and Central Asian countries. Of greatest interest is NHC's quasi-covert attempt to penetrate Turkm [...]	2008-10-14 14:57:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PROP PGOV SOCI NO
08OSLO567	NORWAY'S ECONOMY STANDS STEADY [...] Summary: Energy-rich Norway continues to weather the international financial storm. The banking sector remains stable, with the GON cutting interest rates and instituting a bail-out package stressing credit guarantees. The GON is also assisting Iceland with a loan of up to 500 million euros [...]	2008-10-22 14:31:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET ENRG EINV NO
08OSLO578	NORWEGIAN ENERGY: IRAN, NEW MINISTER, STATE [...] (C) Summary. The current focus on StatoilHydro's Iranian investments comes at a moment when the Norwegian petroleum industry has been shaken up in a series of recent events. Citing health reasons, while mired in a series of scandals, Petroleum Minister Haga stepped down, replaced by fellow [...]	2008-10-28 13:44:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO
08OSLO581	NORWEGIAN ENERGY: IRAN, NEW MINISTER, STATE [...] (C) Summary. The current focus on StatoilHydro's Iranian investments comes at a moment when the Norwegian petroleum industry has been shaken up in a series of recent events. Citing health reasons, while mired in a series of scandals, Petroleum Minister Haga stepped down, replaced by fellow [...]	2008-10-29 07:20:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO
08OSLO585	TURNING THE TIDE WITH NORWAY ON JSF [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 12:55:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO587	PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S OCTOBER 29 VISIT TO NORWAY [...] (U) Summary: Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili visited Oslo on October 29, meeting with PM Stoltenberg, and holding a public address at the Nobel Institute. Georgian FM Eka Tkeshelashvili accompanied him and met with FM Stoere. In his remarks Saakashvili firmly blamed Russia for the conf [...]	2008-10-30 15:33:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO GG NO
08OSLO597	LENDIN' COUSINS: NORWAY SUPPORTS CASH-STRAPPED [...] Summary. On November 3, Norwegian FM Jonas Gahr Stoere met with Icelandic PM Geir Haarde and FM Ingibjorg Gisladottir in Reykyavik. Pending parliamentary approval, the GON will extend the duration of its existing 500 million euro revolving loan (Reftel) until late 2009. A second 500 millio [...]	2008-11-04 11:24:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET ENRG EINV NO
08OSLO654	TURNING THE TIDE ON EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE: [...] Summary: Faced with a dramatic decline in student numbers over the past 15 years, Embassy Oslo made student mobility and the promotion of U.S. education a top Mission-wide priority. By building partnerships with interested organizations; outreach efforts to alumni, advisors, teachers and stud [...]	2008-12-08 12:57:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC PREL NO
08OSLO670	LESSON LEARNED FROM NORWEGIAN DECISION TO BUY JSF [...] (C) Summary. After an extensive, coordinated USG effort, the Norwegian Government decided to buy F-35s in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, instead of the Saab Gripen. This first foreign JSF sale is an important step for the program as it will likely have a domino effect on other potential pu [...]	2008-12-16 13:24:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO72	NORWAY STANDING ALONE AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Norway remains opposed to U.S. plans for missile defenses and was the only NATO ally to publicly express skepticism over these plans during the recent Defense Ministerial in Vilnius. Defense Minister Anne-Grete Strom-Erichsen told the media that Norway doubts the need for missile defen [...]	2008-02-12 09:02:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PGOV PREL NO
08OTTAWA1027	CONSERVATIVES SETTING THE STAGE FOR THIS FALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past two months, the Conservative Party has fine-tuned the Cabinet, shaken up its managerial team, and revamped communications strategy to re-group ahead of the return of Parliament in mid-September. The new look was on display at the Conservative caucus summer policy [...]	2008-07-31 21:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1032	CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS STIR DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Federal and provincial Canadian Human Rights Commissions and Tribunals have over recent years come under intensified criticism, largely due to high-profile hate speech complaints, including about a controversial article on Muslims in Maclean's, a prominent Canadian magazine. An [...]	2008-08-01 18:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1059	THE ROLE OF THE PROVINCIAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Canadian provincial human rights commissions and tribunals administer provincial human rights law, with varying provisions, procedures, and jurisdictions. While the public has traditionally viewed these commissions and tribunals as defenders of human rights, they are coming under [...]	2008-08-08 20:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1091	YOUNG VOTERS HAVE POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Conventional wisdom in Canada suggests that young voters are apathetic. Indeed, official data show youth participation rates in federal elections have declined since 1993. However, mission conversations with politically-active young Canadians suggest that many of them are polit [...]	2008-08-14 20:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1123	CANADA'S PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a strong partner in promoting and defending human rights globally. Thanks to its "principle-based" approach, the Conservative Party believes that "Canada's voice is being heard" once again. Canada has awarded honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama and Aung San [...]	2008-08-22 13:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CH IS BM CA
08OTTAWA1137	CANADIANS CALL IN RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR RE: GEORGIA [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Minister Len Edwards called in Russian Ambassador to Canada Georgiy Mamedov on August 26 to encourage Russia to reconsider its actions and cooperate fully with the international community [...]	2008-08-27 12:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS NATO GG RS CA
08OTTAWA1142	CANADIAN ELECTION SPECULATION HITS FEVER PITCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Harper decided on August 26 to keep Governor General Michaelle Jean in Ottawa through early September. Local media and commentators interpret the move as the clearest sign yet that Harper may soon call an autumn snap election. If Harper does make the announcemen [...]	2008-08-28 15:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1162	GREEN PARTY MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST MP [...] The Green Party landed its first Member of Parliament on August 30. Sitting Independent MP Blair Wilson formally joined the party and said he will run under the Green banner in a Canadian federal election that local analysts expect to be called within days. Wilson's recruitment marks a first [...]	2008-09-03 15:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV PINR CA
08OTTAWA1171	CANADA TO CALL FEDERAL ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 7 [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will trigger a Canadian federal election on September 7 with voting day on October 14. The Conservatives are well-positioned to win a second minority government and late August polls suggested they will gain seats in key provinces. However, tight [...]	2008-09-05 21:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SENV CA
08OTTAWA1177	ELECTION KICK-OFF HIGHLIGHTS TORY PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Harper called a federal election on September 7 for voting on October 14 (Ref A). Harper emphasized continuity and stability in his first message to voters. Dion branded Harper an extremist. Although Harper signaled the date at least a week in advance -- and mo [...]	2008-09-08 21:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA123	CANADA WILL NOT ATTEND UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada took a firm stance against the UN World Conference Against Racism on January 23 when it announced it would not attend the 2009 Durban Review Conference (Durban II). Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier stated that the 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism "degenera [...]	2008-01-24 20:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CA
08OTTAWA1231	VANCOUVER OLYMPIC SECURITY UPDATE - COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The February 12-28 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver will present Canada, and the United States, with complex multi-jurisdictional security challenges. The RCMP has the security lead, but is planning for the Canadian Forces (CF) to render military support of civilian security a [...]	2008-09-17 20:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC PTER KOLY CA
08OTTAWA1258	THE U.S. IN THE CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION -- NOT! [...] (C) Summary. Despite the overwhelming importance of the U.S. to Canada for its economy and security, bilateral relations remain the proverbial 900 pound gorilla that no one wants to talk about in the 2008 Canadian federal election campaigns. This likely reflects an almost inherent inferiority c [...]	2008-09-22 18:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1263	UNGA: CANADIAN THOUGHTS ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: At the September 26 Friends of Pakistan Group (FoPG) meeting on the margins of UNGA, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Len Edwards will articulate Canada's desire to collaborate with like-minded countries in support of political and economic development and stability in Pakistan. [...]	2008-09-23 16:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PK CA
08OTTAWA1293	ELECTION 2008: VISITS TO THE "WAR ROOMS" [...] (C) Summary. The contrast between the state-of-the-art Conservative Party campaign "war room" and its rather ramshackle Liberal Party equivalent helps to explain why Conservatives are at least 11 percentage points in the polls about whom electors would vote for if the federal election were [...]	2008-10-02 14:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1300	CONSERVATIVES STILL AHEAD FOLLOWING DEBATES [...] (C) Summary. The Conservatives emerged from the federal election campaign's two national debates having preserved their comfortable lead in the polls. Despite facing a constant barrage of criticism from the four main opposition parties, PM Harper seems to have come through relatively unscath [...]	2008-10-03 21:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1308	ELECTION 2008: RACE NARROWS WITH ONE WEEK TO GO [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's major political parties have launched their final push to Election Day on October 14. Although the Conservative government appears certain to be re-elected, whether it will win a majority or another minority mandate is less clear. The apparent slowing of Conservative [...]	2008-10-07 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1315	NO CHANGE IN CANADIAN VIEWS OF CHINA FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Many Canadians viewed the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics through the prism of Canadian preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and were deeply impressed by the smooth success of the sporting events in China, as well as by the dramatic new sporting venues. The Beijing Olympic [...]	2008-10-10 15:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO CH CA
08OTTAWA1316	ELECTION 2008: WHAT'S ON THEIR MINDS [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis has made the economy the defining issue in the 2008 election campaign, with the environment, healthcare, and crime tacking a distinct backseat. Afghanistan and foreign policy are not under real discussion. Polls continue to fluctuate, but the Conserva [...]	2008-10-10 20:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1341	LIBERAL PARTY WOES [...] (C) Summary. The predicted resignation of Liberal leader Stephane Dion, perhaps very soon, will not solve the party's problems, which are financial, geographic, substantive, and perhaps generational. The likely continued disarray within the party -- even with possible a new leader -- must [...]	2008-10-17 20:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA136	PRIMETIME IMAGES OF US-CANADA BORDER PAINT U.S. IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has long gone to great pains to highlight the distinction between Americans and Canadians in its programming, generally at our expense. However, the level of anti-American melodrama has been given a huge boost in the current television [...]	2008-01-25 23:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO CA
08OTTAWA1372	PSYCHOLOGY, REALITY AND INTEGRATION: CANADA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: How Canada fares in the global economic crisis will be measured as much by its integration with the U.S. economy as by Canada's own domestic economic policies. The bottom line is: Canada's solid economic policy management will only serve to mitigate the impact of the global fi [...]	2008-10-28 14:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ECON EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08OTTAWA1394	NEW CANADIAN CABINET: "CERTAINTY, STABILITY, AND [...] (C) Summary. The Cabinet of the second government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper took office on October 29. Its expanded size includes more women and rewarded some new MPs from key geographic areas. As expected, former Minister of Transport Lawrence Cannon succeeded David Emerson as Mini [...]	2008-10-30 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CA
08OTTAWA1424	OTTAWA HOSTS LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES INFORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada hosted an informal meeting of like-minded countries on Zimbabwe in Ottawa on October 30. Delegates agreed that MDC and ZANU-PF are in the midst of a power struggle to which there is no easy solution in sight. Several countries expressed concern at the Like-Minded Group,s [...]	2008-11-07 16:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID ZI CA
08OTTAWA1441	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN MEETING [...] (C) In response to November 12 ref a demarche, Deputy Director for South Asia Peter Fawcett at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) voiced Canada's full support, while expressing concern that the meeting now appears to be turning into more of a donors' meeting, des [...]	2008-11-13 22:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON EAID PK CA
08OTTAWA1452	BLEAK WINTER AHEAD FOR THE LIBERAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary. The opposition Liberal Party faces at least six months of virtual support for the second minority government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, given the necessity of ensuring Parliament deals constructively with the ongoing world financial crisis and domestic economic and emplo [...]	2008-11-17 22:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CA
08OTTAWA147	CANADA KEEN TO COOPERATE ON COUNTERNARCOTICS AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 22:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1495	NEW POLITICAL BRINKMANSHIP BY THE CONSERVATIVES [...] (C) Summary. Unexpectedly early in the 40th Parliament, the Conservatives have called the bluff of the opposition parties by announcing an end to the federal funding for political parties, which basically keeps the opposition parties functioning. (The Conservatives' own successful fundrais [...]	2008-11-28 16:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1496	CANADA IN KANDAHAR; MODEST PROGRESS, LITTLE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary and comment. The government's second quarterly report on progress toward Canada's benchmarks through 2011 in Afghanistan's Kandahar province claimed slight gains on the capabilities of Afghan army battalions in Kandahar, infrastructure projects, education and literary training, [...]	2008-11-28 19:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA1504	MISSION CANADA ASSESS CURRENT POLITICAL TURMOIL [...] (C) Summary. Mission Canada reporting officers agreed on December 1 that Prime Minister Harper appears to have badly miscalculated by introducing a divisive political issue (the elimination of public financing for political parties) in the fall economic statement (reftel),when the public expe [...]	2008-12-01 22:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1507	OTTAWA'S UNEXPECTED POLITICAL TURMOIL; NEW [...] (C) Summary and comment. Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces a new and rather unexpected political challenge in the wake of the Conservatives' miscalculations in the Economic and Fiscal Statement (reftels). The Liberals and New Democratic Party on December 1 formalized an agreement to try [...]	2008-12-02 20:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA1546	MISSION CANADA PROMOTES AWARENESS OF GENDER-BASED [...] (U) Summary: Mission Canada marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a November 25 digital video conference (DVC) that included an exchange of best practices among leading American, Canadian, and Portuguese governmental, NGO, and law enforcement experts. [...]	2008-12-11 21:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM CA
08OTTAWA1552	US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, the United States, European Union, and Canada held their regularly scheduled trilateral discussion on Iran at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in Ottawa. Later in the day, U.S. and EU representatives met at the French Emba [...]	2008-12-12 21:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN UN XG XF IR CA
08OTTAWA1566	CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA [...] (SBU) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogue with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Latin America and Caribbean officials, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consistently worked to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cu [...]	2008-12-17 21:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA
08OTTAWA1577	ABOUT FACE: PM HARPER STACKS SENATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 21:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR CA
08OTTAWA1578	CANADA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) During 2008 Canada secured its first convictions under the 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act. In September, a Toronto court convicted a 20-year-old man, whose identity is protected by the Criminal Youth Justice Act, for conspiring in a group plot to bomb several Canadian targets, including Parliamen [...]	2008-12-22 21:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC CA
08OTTAWA175	BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE PRAISES CANADIAN ROLE IN [...] (C) According to British High Commission Head of Political Section Colin Smith, Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Dr. Kim Howells used his February 2 visit to Ottawa to reinforce the multi-national nature of NATO's involvement in Afghanistan -- already including in Kandahar [...]	2008-02-04 22:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF UK CA
08OTTAWA191	JANUARY 31 END OF ORAL DECLARATION CREATES FEW [...] (U) Summary: The situation along the U.S.-Canada border following the January 31 implementation of the requirement that U.S. and Canadian citizens show proof of citizenship (rather than simply making an oral declaration) was similar to that reported in reftel concerning the southern border. [...]	2008-02-06 20:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KHLS CA
08OTTAWA216	CONSERVATIVE PARTY EAGER FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Conservatives appear ready and eager for spring elections, although even they do not hope for more than a strengthened minority. They see the Liberals as deeply divided and heavily in debt, under a weak leader whose image will not appeal to voters. The Conservatives, while [...]	2008-02-11 21:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA222	SYRIA REBUKES CANADA ON HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENT [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Middle East and North Africa Gordon Venner on February 13 shared with PolMinCouns a read-out from the Canadian Head of Mission in Damascus following the Canadian Embassy's January 31 statement of concern over Riad [...]	2008-02-13 19:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SY CA
08OTTAWA250	CANADA SEEKS MORE INFORMATION ON IMPENDING [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Continental Defence Victor Rakmil on February 19 told Poloff that DFAIT had instructed the Canadian Embassy in Washington to contact the Departments of State and Defense for additional information about USG [...]	2008-02-19 22:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNAT PARM KITA TSPA TPHY CA
08OTTAWA303	CANADA'S PARLIAMENT DEBATES AFGHANISTAN MISSION [...] (C) Summary. Parliamentary debate on the future of the Afghan mission has reflected a new consensus between the Conservatives and Liberals to extend the mission until 2011, as long as there are additional troops and support. The government has voiced optimism about finding 1,000 more troop [...]	2008-02-28 16:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA305	ELECTIONS IN CANADA: A "HOW TO" PRIMER [...] (U) Summary: In Canada's parliamentary system, governments must retain the "confidence" of the House of Commons to govern. The Governor General may dissolve the House of Commons -- on the advice of the prime minister - if a sitting government fails to win a "confidence" measure. Minority g [...]	2008-02-28 20:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CA
08OTTAWA310	CANADIAN FORCES RESUME DETAINEE TRANSFERS IN [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Senior Adviser Cory Anderson confirmed to pol/miloff on February 29 that Canadian Forces (CF) operating under ISAF in Kandahar had decided to resume the transfer of Canadian-captured detainees to Afghan A [...]	2008-02-29 17:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA361	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR UNSG'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier on March 11 expressed Canada's support for Kai Eide as the UN Secretary General's new Special Representative for Afghanistan, and will brief the media on March 12. (Full text in para 2.) The House of Commons again debated the future of the Canadian mission [...]	2008-03-12 13:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA378	CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES ON NAFTA: KEEP, KILL OR FIX? [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 15:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EINV PREL CA
08OTTAWA395	CANADIAN RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] (U) In a statement on March 18, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier announced Canada's recognition that Kosovo's independence was now an "international reality," without being a precedent (reftel). Full statement in para 3. 2. (U) The Serbian Ambassador to Ottawa told the media on March 18 [...]	2008-03-18 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EU KV CA
08OTTAWA440	CANADA: AG MUKASEY'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day reviewed for Attorney General Mukasey on the margins of the Cross Border Crime Forum, Canada's program for border security and law enforcement. In addition to hiring 400 new border guards and arming the border service, Canada has put new res [...]	2008-03-31 19:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PTER CA
08OTTAWA521	CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF'S DEPARTURE; ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary. General Hillier will step down as Canada's Chief of Defence Staff in July 2008. Despite long-time media speculation about bad blood between Hillier and the government (or at least about Conservative frustration related to his recurrent outspokenness),Hillier has been an unusu [...]	2008-04-16 16:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA529	TORY "BRAND" SUFFERS ETHICAL BLOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers executed a search warrant at federal Conservative Party headquarters in Ottawa on April 15, apparently related to an ongoing legal case involving possible Conservative election spending violations in the 2006 federal election. The in [...]	2008-04-16 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA536	DESPITE CONTROVERSY, USEFUL FM VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Apart from unfortunate remarks to the media by FM Bernier suggesting replacement of Kandahar's governor -- which Bernier quickly retracted -- his visit to Afghanistan along with his French counterpart was useful, with a special focus on policing and health. Canada's next st [...]	2008-04-17 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA538	Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient 'Toxic' [...] (SBU) Summary - As early as April 18 Canada may declare the chemical bisphenol A (BPA),widely used in plastics, toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. This is likely to precipitate additional widespread public concern in both Canada and the United States. We understand that [...]	2008-04-18 14:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TBIO SENV EAGR EIND CA
08OTTAWA546	Canada Takes Precautionary Action against BPA [...] Summary: Canada announced it will take precautionary actions against bisphenol A (BPA),including a ban on the importation, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottles. The details will be published on April 19 in the Canada Gazette, and will be available for public comment until June 1 [...]	2008-04-18 20:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TBIO SENV EAGR EIND CA
08OTTAWA603	PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON AFGHANISTAN BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on April 29 met with chairman Pierre Lemieux (Conservative, Ontario) of the House of Commons' new "Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan," established under the terms of the March 13 bipartisan motion extending the mandate of the Canadian Forces in Kandaha [...]	2008-04-30 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CA AF
08OTTAWA626	REGIONAL COMMAND - SOUTH MEETING, APRIL 28, OTTAWA [...] (U) Summary: On April 28 in Ottawa, Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) hosted a DAS-level officials' meeting for countries contributing to NATO-ISAF Regional Command - South (RC-S). NATO and United Nations Peace Keeping Operations (UNPKO) representatives als [...]	2008-05-07 15:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA632	PREPARING FOR AN ELECTION THAT JUST WON'T COME [...] (C) Summary. While the chances for a spring or summer election remain almost zero, the Conservatives seem fully prepared to start their next campaign at a moment's notice. The Liberals admit to more dire funding problems, and have launched a new fundraising drive. A fall 2008 election rema [...]	2008-05-07 20:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA645	CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS ON THE RISE, BUT SO ARE "LOST" [...] (U) Summary: In addition to accepting an increasing number of immigrants (especially high-skilled workers),Canada is also a growing destination for asylum seekers and refugees. Canada has successfully managed its immigration policies to maintain a reputation as a successful model of diversity [...]	2008-05-09 18:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PTER PGOV CA
08OTTAWA703	PCO INVESTIGATION ON "NAFTAGATE" FAILS TO SOLVE [...] (SBU) Following a two month investigation, the Privy Council Office released a May 22 report on "NAFTAGATE" related to alleged leaks by either or both Chief of Staff the Prime Minister Ian Brodie and Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Wilson regarding alleged comments from Democratic U.S. Presid [...]	2008-05-23 20:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD CA
08OTTAWA707	FOREIGN MINISTER'S RESIGNATION A BLOW TO [...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier on May 26 submitted his resignation as minister, effective immediately, to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who accepted it and appointed Minister of International Trade David Emerson to the additional post "on an interim basis." In his letter, Bernier admi [...]	2008-05-27 19:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA737	SOMALI DIASPORA HIGHLIGHTS THE CHALLENGES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a well-attended conference on May 22 with keynote speeches by Somali Transitional Federal Government Foreign Minister Jangeli, former Prime Minister of Canada Joe Clark, and AF DAS Jim Swan, the Canadian Friends of Somalia attempted to raise awareness of the "problems and cha [...]	2008-06-03 15:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CA SO
08OTTAWA753	CANADA: NATYNCZYK NEXT CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF [...] (U) Defence Minister Peter MacKay on June 6 introduced Lieutenant-General Walter Natynczyk to the media as Canada's next Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS),succeeding General Rick Hillier (reftel),who will retire on July 4. (Text of the Prime Minister's statement on the appointment in para 4. [...]	2008-06-06 15:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR CA AF
08OTTAWA758	US-CANADA-MEXICO HUMAN RIGHTS TRILATERALS [...] (C) Summary. Discussions in annual U.S.-Canada-Mexico human rights trilaterals focused on forwarding human rights in multilateral venues, importantly at the UNGA (UN General Assembly) and the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). All three countries agreed that the HRC has failed in its treatment of [...]	2008-06-06 20:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MX CA

08OTTAWA790	CANADA FURTHER INCREASES AFGHANISTAN AID, WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government on June 10 announced an increase of C$600 million in its assistance package to Afghanistan, taking the total from C$1.3 billion to C$1.9 billion through 2011. Also marking a shift favoring some "signature projects" and increasing its diplomatic presence [...]	2008-06-11 21:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA801	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA PEACE AGREEMENT [...] (U) As yet another sign of Canada's continued attention to and concern for the people of Somalia (reftels),Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade David Emerson on June 11 lauded the new peace accord between the Somali Transitional Federal Government and the Alliance for the Re- [...]	2008-06-13 19:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SO CA
08OTTAWA830	2010 G8 MEETING TO BE HELD IN CENTRAL ONTARIO [...] On June 19, Canadian Prime Minister Harper announced that the Canadian-hosted 2010 G8 Summit will be held at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario. Canada last hosted the G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta in 2002. Harper noted that "Huntsville is a jewel in the Canadian Shield and an i [...]	2008-06-19 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA ECON PREL
08OTTAWA833	LIBERALS LAUNCH "GREEN SHIFT" CARBON TAX [...] (U) Summary. Liberal leader Stephane Dion rolled-out his long-awaited carbon tax in a splashy launch on Parliament Hill on June 19 to a cheering, and highly partisan, crowd, kicking off a summer campaign to sell the plan to Canadians. The "Green Shift" Plan will be the centerpiece of the Libe [...]	2008-06-20 16:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ENERG CA
08OTTAWA850	CANADA: KHAWAJA TERROR TRIAL OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian government's ability to win its first major anti-terrorism case will soon be tested in Ontario Superior Court in the landmark trial of Momin Khawaja, which began on June 23 in Ottawa. Khawaja is the first Canadian citizen to be charged under the 2001 Anti-terrorism [...]	2008-06-24 11:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CA
08OTTAWA878	FEDERAL COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF KHADR INTERROGATION [...] (U) Summary: Canada's Federal Court has ordered the government to release sensitive information, including U.S. documents previously shared with Canadian authorities, to lawyers representing Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr. The order derives from a recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC [...]	2008-06-27 13:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL KJUS CA
08OTTAWA884	A CONSERVATIVE SCORE-CARD: A SOLID B+, BUT NO GOLD STAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Two-and-a-half years into its mandate, the minority Conservative government is effectively implementing its policy agenda and delivering on core pledges to rebuild Canada's armed forces, tackle violent crime, and cut taxes. The extension of Canada's combat mission in Afghanista [...]	2008-06-27 21:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PTER SOCI CA
08OTTAWA886	CANADA REJECTS ZIMBABWE'S ELECTION OUTCOME, IMPOSES NEW [...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper on June 27 called Zimbabwe's presidential runoff election "stolen" and expressed Canada's refusal to accept their results. (Full text of the Prime Minister's statement in para 2.) One June 29, Foreign Minister David Emerson announced further restrictions on [...]	2008-06-30 16:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI CA
08OTTAWA945	A ROCKY PATH FOR CANADA'S COPYRIGHT BILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Although stakeholders are generally pleased with Canada,s recently introduced copyright bill, critics are working against it at a grassroots level and the opposition parties have thus far been critical. The bill will likely require several months of Parliamentary hearings, and [...]	2008-07-14 17:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD CA
08OTTAWA960	OMAR KHADR INTERROGATION DVD RELEASED [...] (SBU) Summary: Omar Khadr's Canadian lawyers on July 15 released DVDs containing the 2003 interrogation of their client by Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) agents at Guantanamo Bay. Khadr's lawyers and friendly media characterized the content as "disturbing" and hoped the mater [...]	2008-07-15 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL ASEC AF
08OTTAWA990	PUBLIC OPINION STABLE IN WAKE OF OMAR KHADR DVD [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 21:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL KPAO AF CA
08OUAGADOUGOU318	BURKINA FASO: MILITARY RETIREES SURPRISE GOVERNMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Beginning in October 2007, a group of retired and soon-to-be retired Burkinabe soldiers participated in unauthorized demonstrations to argue for increased benefits and retirement ages. The Government offered to reemploy retired military as civil servants and provide a fund for i [...]	2008-04-20 16:28:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR ELAB UV
08OUAGADOUGOU373	A VIEW FROM BURKINA: FIRST AFRICA-INDIA SUMMIT REFLECTS [...] (U) Key Points: -- India hosted the first India-Africa Forum Summit April 8-9 in New Delhi, with 12 African heads of state or government in attendance, including Burkina Faso's Prime Minister. The African leaders represented the African Union (AU) and regional integration bodies or initiati [...]	2008-05-05 07:31:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECIN ETRD EFIN UV XA IN CH
08OUAGADOUGOU395	BURKINA FASO: LOCAL NGO REPORT SAYS CORRUPTION ON THE RISE [...] Key Points: -- NGO RENLAC's recently released anti-corruption report criticized the GOBF's lack of political will to address corruption, which it believes is worsening. -- Burkina Faso's ranking in Transparency International's (TI) 2007 Corruption Perception Index also suggest a worsening [...]	2008-05-12 07:58:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID EFIN UV
08OUAGADOUGOU432	SUBJECT: Burkina Faso: Compaore Seeks to Win Favor [...] (C) Key Points: -- President Blaise Compaore visited Israel May 13-15 for that country's 60th anniversary celebrations - the first ever visit by a Burkinabe head of state. -- Compaore was one of only three African heads of state attending. -- Previously, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi re [...]	2008-05-22 14:49:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UV IS RW UG TO
08OUAGADOUGOU504	Burkina Faso: Special Municipal Elections in Four Rural [...] (C) Summary and Comment: While Embassy observers witnessed the smooth operations of special elections held June 1 for municipal councils in four rural communes, the real story behind the elections was disappointing. In each commune, faithful from the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress [...]	2008-06-11 16:52:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI UV
08OUAGADOUGOU817	CABINET RESHUFFLE IN BURKINA FASO: SIX MINISTERS MOVED; [...] (U) On September 3, Prime Minister Tertius Zongo announced a new cabinet. The shake-up follows the recent appointment of former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Djibrill Bassole, as AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur. Bassole's departure led to the repositioning of six ministers and the addit [...]	2008-09-12 07:46:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM UV
08OUAGADOUGOU963	ARS Speaker Dr. Ekovich Educates Burkina on U.S. [...] Summary: August 29 -September 6, 2008 ARS Speaker Dr. Steven Ekovich presented a series of lectures to Burkinabe audiences from academia, media, government, military and students. The topic themes revolved around the U.S. political system, the electoral process, and especially the upcoming P [...]	2008-10-15 16:29:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO PHUM UV
08PANAMA119	PANAMA POST: 5TH EDITION -- THE POST-CARNIVAL [...] (C) Panama's four-day Carnival celebration may have turned most of Panama City into a ghost town as Panamanians headed to the interior, the beaches, or Transismica, one of the city's main thoroughfares, to celebrate, but politics did not stop. The Panama Post was able to button hole one Pan [...]	2008-02-08 18:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA157	PANAMA POST: 6TH EDITION, VOLUME II [...] (C) The February 14 and 15 disturbances, vandalism, and clashes with the police led by radical construction union SUNTRACS and efforts to respond to these outbursts largely pushed political activity off the public's radar scope. The Torrijos Administration, caught flat-footed by scope of the [...]	2008-02-22 15:13:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM
08PANAMA18	PANAMA POST: 1ST EDITION, VOLUME II [...] (C) In this year's first edition, the Panama Post includes the following stories: -- Panamamenista Party President Juan Carlos Varela launches presidential campaign; -- Team Martin player disillusioned as President Torrijos backs challenger to his seat on the governing Democratic Revoluti [...]	2008-01-04 22:01:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA206	PANAMA POST: 8TH EDITION; VOLUME II [...] (C) The first week of March was a busy one for the Panama post. As the PRD wound down its congressillos in advance of its March 9 convention, Ambassador engaged the Panamenista Party's leading candidates for its presidential nomination, the knife was stuck in a CID Gallup poll, and one mutual [...]	2008-03-07 21:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM
08PANAMA324	PANAMA POST: THE PANAMA WATCHERS' SPECIAL EDITION, [...] (S/NF) The April 18 to 25 visit by two seasoned USG Panama watchers provided a welcome opportunity to do a "deep dive" on Panama's domestic political scene. Meeting with political leaders and advisors from across the political spectrum, these analysts not only had an opportunity to ascertai [...]	2008-04-23 20:53:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA34	PANAMA POST: 2ND EDITION, VOLUME II [...] (C) In this addition of the Panama Post, our headlines are: -- Alberto Vallarino, declaring "Enough already!" launches campaign for Panamenista Party nomination; -- Cambio Democratic presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli celebrates the Feast of the Epiphany with four rallies; -- Panam [...]	2008-01-11 21:33:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA41	PANAMA: EL TORO REACHES OUT TO EMBASSY [...] (C) "There will be many surprised political observers on Sunday," former President and candidate for the presidency of the governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) Ernesto "El Toro" Perez Balladares told POLCOUNS on January 13. PRD members will go to the polls on January 20 to elect 4,20 [...]	2008-01-14 20:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CIVS PM
08PANAMA446	PANAMA: "MILITARIZATION" DEBATE RE-SURFACES [...] (C) Panama's ever-smoldering "militarization" debate reignited over the past couple of weeks as Panamanian opinion shapers and leaders -- largely associated with the opposition, at least in opinion -- voiced their concerns that the GOP might be undertaking what they perceived as an ill-advised [...]	2008-05-30 18:09:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS MARR MASS MOPS PM
08PANAMA469	PANAMA POST: EDITION 10, VOLUME II [...] (C) In this edition of the Panama Post, our top stories include: -- Former President Ernesto "El Toro" Perez Balladares announces that he will endorse Panama City Mayor Juan Carlos Navarro in the race to secure the governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential nomination; -- P [...]	2008-06-06 17:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM
08PANAMA493	PANAMA POST: EDITION 11; VOLUME II [...] (C) Our headlines in this edition of the Panama Post are: -- Panama's leading pollster says "basic political dynamic remains unchanged;" -- Tearing a page from PRD presidential nomination candidate Juan Carlos Navarro's play book, Panamenista presidential nomination candidate Alberto Valla [...]	2008-06-16 16:08:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA539	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT TORRIJOS [...] (C) During President Torrijos' June 30 farewell lunch in honor of the Ambassador, Torrijos underscored the excellent state of bilateral relations, thanked the Ambassador for his work in sustaining that relationship, said he would move forward with re-structuring the security forces despite the [...]	2008-07-02 18:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM PREL
08PANAMA542	PANAMA: LUIS POSADA'S PARDON REVOKED BY SUPREME [...] (U) The Panamanian Supreme Court unanimously revoked the 2004 pardon of Luis Posada Carriles (accused of plotting to assassinate ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro during the 2000 Ibero-American summit in Panama),three of Posada's accomplices, and 179 other individuals on June 30. This retroactiv [...]	2008-07-03 19:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM PTER KCRM VE CU
08PANAMA556	PANAMA: EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR POSADA EXPECTED [...] (C) Panama is under internal as well as external pressure - from the Cuban government - to request extradition of Luis Posada Carriles, whose 2004 pardon, along with those of 181 others, was recently overturned by the Supreme Court. A lawsuit was filed in Panama's Fifth Circuit requesting th [...]	2008-07-08 20:02:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM PTER KCRM VE CU
08PANAMA580	PANAMA: 2009 NATIONAL ELECTION VOTER DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (U) Panama is gearing up for the May 3, 2009 general election, in which Panamanians will choose all of their elected leaders - from President through National Assembly Deputies to mayors and city councilmen -- for a five-year term. The Tribunal Electoral (TE) released on May 25 the prelimina [...]	2008-07-16 14:36:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA650	PANAMA: FARC REPORTEDLY LOOTS STORES IN THE DARIEN [...] (C) The Panamanian media reported August 3 that 60 armed men had entered the village of BajoChiquito (est. 200 population) in the Darien Province and looted a store. They reported that local residents of the region, which is in the Embera-Wounaan Area Number 1, reported that there had been s [...]	2008-08-05 19:06:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PBTS PM CO
08PANAMA725	PANAMA'S NEW SECURITY LAWS PASSED AMIDST OPPOSITION [...] (C) The GOP approved five controversial security laws by decree on August 18 and 20. The decrees will: 1) create an independent civilian intelligence service (SENIS); 2) create a coast guard (SENAN); 3) create a frontier force to protect the borders (SENAFRONT); 4) reform the Panamanian Natio [...]	2008-09-05 12:44:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA737	PANAMA: BALBINA WINS PRD PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION, [...] (U) Balbina Herrera won the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) primary election September 7, becoming the official presidential candidate for the largest party in the country. Once Juan Carlos Navarro and Laurentino Cortizo conceded, all the candidates met and joined President Martin Torri [...]	2008-09-09 20:03:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA789	PANAMA: SECURITY LAWS CONTINUE TO GENERATE INTENSE [...] (C) Over a month after President Martin Torrijos issued five decrees that reformed the Panamanian security services (see reftel),the security sector reform debate continues to occupy newspaper headlines and op-eds. The stage is now set for the laws, and the U.S.-Panamanian security relations [...]	2008-10-06 13:05:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA881	DRAFT 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] By virtue of its geographic position and well-developed maritime and transportation infrastructure, Panama is a major logistics control and trans-shipment country for illegal drugs to the United States and Europe. Major Colombian and Mexican cartels as well as Colombian FTOs such as the Revol [...]	2008-11-21 21:02:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PM
08PANAMA897	PANAMA POST: THE FIRST OPEN SOURCE CENTER [...] (SBU/NF) Welcome to the revamped Panama Post,a new collaborative effort between Embassy Panama's Political Section (POL) and the Open Source Center (OSC). POL and OSC are cooperating to highlight the most salient story lines in recent OSC reporting, incorporate key insights garnered from POL' [...]	2008-12-03 19:32:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA917	PANAMA: GOP REQUESTS COLOMBIAN HELOS TO HELP [...] (S//NF) First VP and FM Samuel Lewis expressed his concern over recent events in the Darien and requested U.S. assistance addressing the FARC threat in this border region that abuts Colombia, during a one-on-one meeting at his private office on December 12. The December 11 firefight between [...]	2008-12-16 12:44:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PTER PBTS CO PM
08PANAMA944	PANAMA POST: THE WATER COOLER REPORTS [...] (SBU/NF) Welcome to the second edition of the revamped Panama Post, a new collaborative effort between Embassy Panama's Political Section (POL) and the Open Source Center (OSC),that we are going to call "The Report from the Water Cooler." OSC provides POL a steady stream of current news, the [...]	2008-12-24 17:55:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM
08PARAMARIBO101	(SBU) SCENESETTER AND READ-AHEAD FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) THE FOLLOWING SCENESETTER IS A SENSITIVE-BUT-UNCLASSIFIED VERSION OF REFTEL. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Everyone at Embassy Paramaribo joins me in welcoming you to Suriname. Although we cannot yet confirm your appointment with President Venetiaan, who is out of the cou [...]	2008-03-11 16:17:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO117	"BEST KEPT SECRET?" CULTURAL PROGRAMMING WITH [...] (U) Summary: With PD resources already nearly exhausted, Post has sought to maintain cultural and outreach programming through the use of "window of opportunity" speakers. Taking advantage of the presence of U.S. university professor of ethnomusicology Jonathan C. Kramer, on March 5 Post o [...]	2008-03-20 17:39:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OEXC NS
08PARAMARIBO128	CORRUPTION IN SURINAME: A HOW-TO-MANUAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable details methods of small-scale, endemic corruption in Suriname. While large scale corruption is common and makes the news, small scale corruption is pervasive (ref A). Current rejection by Government of Suriname (GOS) officials of corruption allegations in the U.S. Inte [...]	2008-03-28 10:54:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV NS
08PARAMARIBO139	WILDERS FILM CRITICIZED BUT "NOT WORTH IT" IN PLACID [...] (U) SUMMARY The movie Fitna, meaning "strife" in Arabic and produced by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, generated an unusual amount of critical media comment in former-Dutch colony Suriname, but little public ferment. While Muslim Organizations and the Interfaith Council for Suriname (IRIS) [...]	2008-04-04 18:25:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC SCUL NS
08PARAMARIBO140	TWO MONTHS, TEN EVENTS, FIFTEEN HUNDRED GUESTS: [...] (U) Summary: Drawing on a mix of ECA support, Post-identified "window of opportunity" speakers, and post-conceived programs, Post upped Black History Month programming from four events in 2007 to ten in 2008. Enthusiasm among local audiences helped carry Black History Month programming well [...]	2008-04-04 19:36:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OEXC NS
08PARAMARIBO145	FIVE HOURS WELL-SPENT IN SURINAME: [...] (U) SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES FROM SHANNON/STAVRIDIS FIVE-HOUR VISIT: On March 28, WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon and SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Jim Stavridis spent five hours on the ground in Suriname. Together they met with President Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan (paras 2-4) and conducted a we [...]	2008-04-09 15:51:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS PGOV PINR SNAR NS
08PARAMARIBO173	SURINAME: REQUEST $13,350 IN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (U) SUMMARY Embassy Paramaribo thanks WHA/PDA for continued financial support of Post's public diplomacy initiatives and appreciates WHA/PDA's consideration of this request for an additional $13,3500 in financial assistance. "Mutual U.S./Suriname appreciation and respect contributing to a m [...]	2008-04-29 20:34:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC ABUD AFIN AMGT NS
08PARAMARIBO177	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rising food prices, in particular of the Surinamese staple, rice, have received extensive play in the media, but did not result in public disorder or runs on foodstuffs. Political attention was high, with the opposition blaming the government, the government looking towards in [...]	2008-04-30 21:02:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON BTIO NS
08PARAMARIBO178	FRAUD SUMMARY - SURINAME, 2ND QUARTER FY 2008 [...] Per the instructions in RefTel, Paramaribo submits the following post fraud summary for the second quarter of FY 2008. Answers are keyed to the letters found in RefTel. A. Country Conditions The economy, while stable, is still developing, and more than half the population lives below the p [...]	2008-05-02 19:39:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NS
08PARAMARIBO20	SURINAME'S PROPOSAL FOR FY2008 BUSINESS FACILITATION [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Paramaribo thanks EEB/CBA for continued financial support of Post's commercial diplomacy initiatives and appreciates the opportunity to submit a proposal for financial assistance through the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). Posts proposes funding of USD 17,750 [...]	2008-01-18 19:24:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD NS
08PARAMARIBO211	Performing Arts Initiative Proposal: Kevin Jones Outreach [...] The following is a Performing Arts Initiative Proposal. -------------------- Activity description -------------------- 2. Post will host Kevin Jones, a jazz musician who has previously performed in Paramaribo as part of the State Department's Jazz Ambassadors program "Rhythm Road." Th [...]	2008-05-20 20:33:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC NS
08PARAMARIBO220	AFTER-ACTION: "DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) In solidarity with the people of Cuba, Post placed an explanatory text with a link to solidaridadcuba.org on its website. 2. (U) Given longstanding bilateral ties between Suriname and Cuba, Post faces an uphill battle in sensitizing the Government of Suriname to the plight of ordinary C [...]	2008-05-23 20:51:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO CU NS
08PARAMARIBO221	CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) Response is keyed to paragraph 5 in reftel: 2. (C) Post is unaware of any host country investment in Cuba. 3. (C) Post is similarly unaware of any bi-lateral trade agreements with Cuba. 4. (C) "Operation Miracle," Cuba's "health diplomacy" program of free cataract eye sur [...]	2008-05-27 16:53:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU NS
08PARAMARIBO232	U.S. Speaker feeds hunger for elections information, [...] (U) This cable is a program evaluation of FY 2008 U.S. SSI Speaker Ann Stone A. Name of Speaker: Ann Stone B. Dates of Program: May 19 - May 21 2008 C. MSP Themes Addressed: Goal #1, mutual U.S./Suriname appreciation and respect contributing to a more effective partnership; Goa [...]	2008-05-30 20:02:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC NS
08PARAMARIBO242	ATTACKING CORRUPTION LITE: SENTENCES IN SURINAME POSITIVE, [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 13, a Surinamese judge handed down seven sentences in a much talked about corruption case (refs B, C) involving the Ministry of Finance. The convicted officials were charged with the embezzlement of 6,118,379 Surinamese Dollars (approximately U.S. $2.1 million),participatio [...]	2008-06-04 19:04:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NS
08PARAMARIBO244	Minor Springtime Strikes Plague Government, Minus Fall [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Spring 2008 saw an outbreak of several strikes in Suriname. Contractors at Suralco (owned by U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa) went on strike in April, followed by a high school teachers' strike, a demonstration by retired civil servants, and blockades by fishermen. Similar events [...]	2008-06-04 19:05:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIS PGOV NS
08PARAMARIBO249	SURINAME: RESPONSE TO CARIBBEAN SECURITY [...] (C) Post is pleased to respond to Reftel request for information. Answers are keyed to Reftel. A. REFTEL QUERY: How could the United States help enhance Caribbean regional cooperation in addressing transnational crime and terrorism, including by providing additional resources? ----------- [...]	2008-06-06 20:13:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MASS MOPS SNAR XL NS
08PARAMARIBO308	SURINAME: USA TRADE SHOW 2008 (BFIF FUNDED) [...] (U) Summary. The Embassy and the American Chamber of Commerce of Suriname held their ninth annual "USA Trade Show 2008," from July 18-20, 2008. The only professional trade show held in Suriname featuring U.S. products and services, approximately half of the USA Trade Show's expenses came from [...]	2008-07-31 18:13:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD NS
08PARAMARIBO323	BOUTERSE LAWYER DELAYS TRIAL THROUGH USE OF BIAS [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 25, the "December Process" murder trial of former military strongman Desi Bouterse and his co-defendants was temporarily suspended due to two motions, including an accusation of bias against Judge Cynthia Valstein. Valstein referred the motions to the High Court for thei [...]	2008-08-14 17:36:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI NS
08PARAMARIBO33	NATIONAL INTEREST FUELS FRENCH EXPANSION OF [...] (C) Summary. The Government of France (GOF) will significantly expand its development assistance to Suriname, particularly in its economically depressed eastern district, Marowijne, which borders French Guiana. This aid will be provided mainly by the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD). [...]	2008-01-30 18:47:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL ENRG SOCI NS
08PARAMARIBO34	HOW TO RESOLVE THE LONGSTANDING ISSUE OF [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: By his own account, in recent years Suriname's Central Bank Governor, Andre Telting, has made it a high priority to pay down Suriname's foreign debts through a combination of direct payments and/or successful negot [...]	2008-01-30 19:26:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO409	BOUTERSE RETRACTS SLANDEROUS STATEMENTS AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Seen as a prelude to Suriname's 2010 elections, an internal power struggle reached fever pitch this month as former military strongman Desi Bouterse engaged in commonly-used smear-and-taint tactics against Minister of Justice and Police Chandrikapersad Santokhi. On September 2 [...]	2008-09-24 20:02:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR NS
08PARAMARIBO42	SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] (U) Post submits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) has identified Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a key element in achieving sustainable development. In its 2006-2011 [...]	2008-02-04 16:42:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS
08PARAMARIBO425	NOMINATION FY-09 STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE ON [...] (U) Post is pleased to nominate the following candidate for participation in the SUSI National Security course. A. Nominee's full name as it appears on passport; Last name: Veira First name: Danielle Middle names: Reana Karin B.Date of birth (Month, Day, Year): 11/11/1970 C. City of b [...]	2008-10-08 11:54:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO NS
08PARAMARIBO439	Request for Traveling Speaker on Political, Economic and [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post seeks a traveling speaker to present a 12-page paper on the subject of "Political, Economic and Diplomatic Engagement of the United States in the Latin American and Caribbean Region." END SUMMARY. 2. (U) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Anton de Kom University is the sole universi [...]	2008-10-17 12:51:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO NS
08PARAMARIBO445	SURINAME: BOUTERSE BENEFITS FROM LOW APPROVAL RATINGS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. A new poll conducted by the Surinamese think tank, Institute for Development Oriented Studies (IDOS),showed that if the 2010 election were held today, Desi Bouterse and his newly formed political bloc, the National Democratic Platform 2008 (NDP 2008),would win. Respondents that [...]	2008-10-28 16:54:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR NS
08PARAMARIBO489	Request for DVC Speaker during Black History Month 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post seeks a digital video conference speaker during Black History Month 2009. Post programming that takes into account ethnic/cultural themes have drawn comparatively high attendance. Post plans to build on past successes by continuing our ethnic/cultural programming during Bl [...]	2008-12-08 20:22:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO NS
08PARAMARIBO5	"December 8" murder Trial Resumes and Recesses Again [...] (U) SUMMARY: Court proceedings resumed in the trial of former military strongman Desi Bouterse and 24 co-defendants on Monday, December 17. The Court Martial rejected arguments raised by Bouterse's attorney Erwin Kanhai during the November 30 opening session of the Court where Kanhai argue [...]	2008-01-03 18:26:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV MARR PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO82	CUBAN TRANSITION IN THE SURINAMESE MEDIA: WELCOME BALANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Coverage of the transition of power in Cuba by the Surinamese media featured mostly wire stories. Limited commentary was characterized by balance and mild criticism of the Cuban regime. Government of Suriname (GOS) public reflection was also balanced, with the exception of pra [...]	2008-02-28 19:07:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CU NS
08PARAMARIBO95	(C) SCENESETTER AND READ-AHEAD FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Everyone at Embassy Paramaribo joins me in welcoming you to Suriname. Although we cannot yet confirm your appointment with President Venetiaan, who is out of the country, our tentative plan for your three-hour visit would include a short meet/greet with [...]	2008-03-07 20:19:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO99	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN SURINAME [...] (U) The following response is keyed to reftel; government fiscal matters are largely transparent in Suriname. Q: Does Suriname receive foreign assistance from the United States? A: Yes. Q: Are there relevant laws and regulations in Suriname governing the public disclosure of revenues [...]	2008-03-10 20:23:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL NS
08PARIS1139	FRENCH PRESIDENCY READOUT ON GUEANT/LEVITTE JUNE [...] (C) French presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon gave us a quick readout June 16 of the visit made to Damascus a day earlier by Elysee SecGen Claude Gueant, Diplomatic Adviser Jean David Levitte, and Boillon. The trio met with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad for about an hour, followed up by [...]	2008-06-16 14:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR SY LE
08PARIS1174	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF WESTERN SAHARA, UNION [...] (SBU) NEA A/S Welch held extensive bilateral consultations on key NEA issues with French MFA counterparts in Paris on June 12. This cable focuses on Western Sahara and the Union for the Mediterranean; other topics reported septel (notal). Participants included: USG --- --NEA A/S Davi [...]	2008-06-23 06:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN FR AG LY SY MO
08PARIS1200	POLDIR PROPOSES FURTHER TARGETED IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 23, Political Director Gerard Araud summoned DCM to talk about Iran. He said his guess was that little would change in the coming months so the question was how to avoid the extremes of acquiescing or resorting to military force. He advocated a two-pronged approach invo [...]	2008-06-25 13:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC EFIN PGOV PHUM IR FR
08PARIS1202	AF/C DIRECTOR WYCOFF'S JUNE 9 PARIS CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 9 meetings with AF/C Director Wycoff, French Presidency and MFA officials reiterated French differences with the U.S. on sanctions regarding Chad and Sudan, with the French arguing for pressure on all parties (including sanctions and the threat of sanctions) to encour [...]	2008-06-25 15:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER PINR SU CD CT RW FR
08PARIS1305	STRONG FRENCH SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL EU SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of France (GOF) is pressing EU counterparts to adopt a "Common Position" that transposes UNSCR 1803 in a forward-leaning way, including tougher measures on export credits, dual use exports, financial due diligence, and cargo inspections. The French hope this poli [...]	2008-07-10 12:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETTC PARM PINR KNNP IR FR
08PARIS1323	SYRIAN FM MU'ALLIM VISITS PARIS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian Foreign Minister Mu'allim visited Paris July 4 -- the same day Ingrid Betancourt triumphantly returned to France following her liberation from captivity in Colombia -- and met French FM Kouchner as well as French presidency officials (including a drop by from an otherwise [...]	2008-07-11 11:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER FR SY LE IS
08PARIS1358	THE SYRIA/LEBANON SIDESHOW LARGELY UPSTAGES THE [...] (C) Summary: The GOF is pleased with what it considers to have been a major diplomatic triumph by using Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's participation in the recent Paris summit on the Mediterranean to achieve a public commitment from the Lebanese and Syrian presidents to normalize relatio [...]	2008-07-17 15:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM PBTS ECON FR SY LE IS IR
08PARIS1377	A NEW BURST OF FRENCH ACTIVISM ON [...] (C) Summary: Immediately following the July 13 Paris summit on the Mediterranean, French FM Kouchner has called on the EU to reflect at an early September meeting in Avignon (informal EU FM meeting or "gymnich")on how it can play a more active role in Middle East peace negotiations. He cla [...]	2008-07-21 11:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL PBTS KWBG FR IS
08PARIS139	A/S SILVERBERG REVIEWS UN ISSUES WITH FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A/S Kristen Silverberg reviewed international organization issues with French counterpart Sylvie Bermann on January 22 in Paris. Bermann signaled doubt that France would host an International Compact on Iraq, described the aftermath of the NIE on Iran as "disastrous," reiterate [...]	2008-01-25 15:49:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA PHUM KPKO AF ET ER CD
08PARIS141	FRANCE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2008-01-28 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
08PARIS1446	FRANCE PROMISES A "MORE VOCAL" EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: State DRL and IO officials met with French MFA International Organizations and Human Rights officials on July 17 to discuss upcoming resolutions, declarations and strategy for the 63rd UN General Assembly in New York. French International Organizations A/S-equivalent Sylvie Berman [...]	2008-07-29 15:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN NGO PHUM UN
08PARIS1464	EU-SOUTH AFRICA SUMMIT: NO BREAKTHROUGHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: There were no breakthroughs at the July 25 EU-South Africa Summit in Bordeaux. As was expected, the two sides did not reach agreement on an EU-South Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) because of South Africa's insistence that it be accorded certain privileges available [...]	2008-07-31 08:19:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON PHUM ETRD EUN SF FR
08PARIS149	MFA AND PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA A/S for the Americas Daniel Parfait described an uncertain way forward to secure the release of FARC hostages following the January 21 visit of Colombian President Uribe to France. While a determined President Sarkozy continues to press the MFA for proposals to obtain Ingrid [...]	2008-01-29 13:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM FR CO VZ SP SZ VT
08PARIS1501	FRANCE'S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART I [...] (C) SUMMARY: The revised Africa policy President Nicolas Sarkozy announced after taking office in May 2007 is taking shape. This new policy features a reduction and consolidation of France's military presence to align it more closely with Africa's regional structures, more "business-like" rela [...]	2008-08-01 15:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS1519	SUDAN/DARFUR: EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French have discussed with Sudan FM Deng Alor things that Sudan could do, in its own interests, that might alleviate pressure stemming from a possible ICC indictment of President Bashir, but have not promised that if Sudan behaved in a certain way that France would try to st [...]	2008-08-06 07:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PHUM UNSC SU FR
08PARIS1545	UPCOMING CHANGES IN FRENCH INTERNATIONAL MEDIA IDENTITY [...] (SBU) Changes President Sarkozy has set in motion to revitalize the public television industry will likely have a significant impact on France's international media presence. Reforms will consolidate France's internationally broadcast public networks under a new holding company modeled after t [...]	2008-08-11 08:16:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OPRC FR
08PARIS156	FRANCE AND IPR - OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As France prepares for its 2008 EU Presidency, President Sarkozy is placing a high priority on Intellectual Property Rights, pushing forward several initiatives that could influence the global evolution of online IPR. The Olivennes Commission Report on digital piracy, commission [...]	2008-01-29 17:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIPR ETRD PGOV FR
08PARIS1568	FRANCEâ€™S CHANGING AFRICA POLICY: PART II (FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: France's new Africa policy has received mixed reviews from Africans uncertain as France moves away from the "France-Afrique" model. Some Africans seem to accept the outlines of the new policy, some have expressed misgivings about replacing the familiar with the unknown, and some have p [...]	2008-08-13 17:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON MARR PHUM XA FR
08PARIS1587	TFGG01: FRENCH EFFORTS TO RESOLVE CRISIS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Since President Sarkozy and Foreign Minister Kouchner met with Secretary Rice on August 14, President Sarkozy has maintained high-profile efforts to implement the Russia/Georgia six-point cease-fire accord he negotiated in his capacity as EU President -- especially the main p [...]	2008-08-18 18:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM MOPS OSCE UNSC FR GG RU RS UN
08PARIS1671	SUDAN: FRENCH OFFER NO "DEAL" BUT BELIEVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Presidency official Romain Serman on September 4 said that Sudanese officials seemed to be acknowledging reality and the need for them to change their behavior following consultations in Khartoum that Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Joubert and Serman held on September 2 with [...]	2008-09-04 17:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC SU FR
08PARIS1717	FRENCH BELIEVE THAT ASSASSINATION OF SYRIAN [...] (S/NF) As Washington readers and others ponder French policy toward Syria, and as an expansion of para 3 in reftel, we pass along the previously unreported views of two of our GOF interlocutors from meetings in late August on the mysterious assassination earlier in the month of Syrian brigad [...]	2008-09-12 17:57:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS PINR FR SY LE
08PARIS1745	MORE FROM EU SPECIAL REP FOR GEORGIA AND FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative for the Georgia Crisis Pierre Morel took a few minutes from intensive preparations for the EU/Central Asia forum to discuss his thinking about preparations for the mid-October Geneva meeting on Georgia. As noted in reftel, he plans to visit New York a [...]	2008-09-17 17:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR FR GG RS EU UN
08PARIS1872	PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's September 17 session, Club Chairman Musca briefed creditors on recent contacts with the Government of Argentina (GOA),which revealed that Argentina intends to clear arrears excluding late interest and resume debt service on future installments. Creditors in [...]	2008-10-10 14:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1875	FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: GAERC PREPARATIONS STILL IN [...] (C) Summary. On October 10, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona provided an overview of French expectations for the October GAERC. In addition to Zimbabwe, Georgia, and Belarus, the topics of the U.S. demarche, Uzbekistan and Moldova, wil [...]	2008-10-10 17:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS FR EUN
08PARIS1890	BEIJING OLYMPICS FAIL TO IMPROVE FRENCH VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) The French public watched the Beijing Summer Olympics in large numbers and with interest but came away without an appreciable change in their generally downbeat views on China. Our reading from contacts in discussions since the August 24 closing ceremony is that in the current context [...]	2008-10-15 15:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH FR
08PARIS1914	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES GENEVA CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) MFA A/S-equivalent for Continental Europe, Galharague told us October 17 that the fact that the Geneva meeting took place qualifies it as a success for the French. No one had any illusions that the Geneva meeting would be easy, given the Russian threat not to participate if South Ossetia [...]	2008-10-17 15:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PHUM EUN FR RS GG
08PARIS1942	USDP EDELMAN'S CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS, OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) Summary. On October 16, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric Edelman met with GOF officials Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Defense Ministry, and Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to Foreign Minister Kouchner. They agreed on the importance of [...]	2008-10-22 16:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF PA IS IZ LE SY IR TU FR
08PARIS1948	FRENCH MFA "PRUDENT" ON MOSKALENKO CASE, CITES [...] (C) MFA desk officer for Russian internal issues Arnaud Migoux told us October 23 that the French are paying close attention to the alleged poisoning of Russian human rights lawyer Karina Moskalenko in the eastern French city of Strasbourg where she lives. However, French investigators are [...]	2008-10-23 17:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV PINS PINR FR RS
08PARIS1958	SUDAN/QATAR: FRENCH INTERESTED BUT NOT OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on October 23 said that France was not optimistic that the Qatar process on Sudan/Darfur would produce results, although France was interested in and supportive of Qatar's effort. In Qatar, French envoy Issa Maraut has helped convey the French m [...]	2008-10-24 15:20:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV SU AL QA FR

08PARIS1979	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSSES UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles met with French MFA Human Rights Director Jacques Pellet (Please Protect Throughout) in Paris on October 23 to discuss United Nations General Assembly Third Committee resolutions and other UN issues. The French agree on the need for a strong Iran resolution, [...]	2008-10-28 18:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC FR UN
08PARIS1980	FRENCH CIVILIAN NUCLEAR: CURRENT AMBITIONS AND FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. In 10/16-17 meetings French officials and private sector representatives told Special Representative Frank Mermoud that France wants its national energy industrial groups to be leaders in the "nuclear renaissance". Expansion is being driven by energy security and climate change [...]	2008-10-29 11:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PREL FR GM
08PARIS1983	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL TALKS ABOUT GEORGIA DONORS, [...] (C) French MFA DAS-equivalent for Eurasian Affairs Alexandre Vulic told us that the Georgia donors conference in Brussels on October 22 served as confirmation that the European Union has addressed the conflict in Georgia from every angle. All pledged money will be controlled by either the E [...]	2008-10-29 18:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EUN FR RU GG
08PARIS1996	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) French MFA DAS-equivalent for Eurasian affairs Alexandre Vulic told us October 24 that, although the recent elections in Belarus did not meet any democratic standards, the EU intends to proceed with small steps to ease Belarus' isolation in response to other gestures Minsk has taken, most [...]	2008-10-30 16:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN EUN FR BO
08PARIS1997	FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: EU DIPLOMATS COMMENT ON [...] (C) Summary. Halfway through its six-month French EU presidency, it seems fair to say that Paris seized the opportunity for a global leadership role offered by several unexpected crises on its watch, while still making progress on its previously cited goals. Early concerns about the penchan [...]	2008-10-30 17:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EUN FR
08PARIS2016	S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on October 27 to discuss possible resettlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees in France. Williamson noted there are approximately 25 detainees considered low-threat whom the U.S. wants to release but cannot return to their [...]	2008-11-04 13:06:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO FR
08PARIS2222	FRANCE PUSHES RENEWABLE ENERGIES DESPITE COUNTERCURRENTS [...] Summary. France has unveiled an ambitious national plan to double the share of renewables in total energy consumption to 23 percent by 2020. At present, hydropower accounts for 12 percent. Apart from biofuels for transportation, the new renewable electricity plan will target photovoltaic (PV) [...]	2008-12-08 17:31:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EU FR
08PARIS2251	SUDAN/DARFUR: DECEMBER 5 P-3 CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President's Special Envoy to Sudan, Ambassador Richard Williamson, met with P-3 counterparts in Paris on December 5 and, separately, with AU-UN Mediator Djibril Bassole to discuss Sudan, Darfur, and the Qatar process. In the P-3 meeting, the UK and France agreed with Willi [...]	2008-12-11 15:51:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS PINR SU FR
08PARIS2309	STAFFDEL WEIL MEETINGS IN PARIS ON PUBLIC OUTREACH [...] Lynne Weil, Communications Director for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, received a comprehensive overview of Embassy Paris' active Muslim and diversity outreach programs in a series of meetings with embassy, government, NGO and media representatives December 8-10. Public Affairs progra [...]	2008-12-22 15:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI FR
08PARIS273	CHAD/SUDAN: FRENCH IDEAS ON POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Presidential AF-advisor Romain Serman on February 14 sketched out possible next steps concerning Chad and Sudan jointly to acting Africa Watcher and UK Emboff. Serman prioritized stabilizing Chad, promoting reconciliation between Deby and the rebels, improving Chad-Suda [...]	2008-02-15 16:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PINS CD SU FR
08PARIS34	S/I SATTERFIELD'S DECEMBER 28 MEETINGS PRECEDE [...] (C) Summary: S/I and NEA PDAS David Satterfield on December 28 urged French Presidency diplomatic adviser Levitte and MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Felix-Paganon in separate meetings to strengthen the Siniora government in Lebanon pending election of a president and to consider using the Arab Leag [...]	2008-01-08 18:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR LE SY
08PARIS344	ELYSEE READOUT ON LEBANESE PM SINIORA'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) French Presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon on 26 February provided a quick readout of Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora's February 21 meetings with French President Sarkozy and Prime Minister Fillon. Boillon stressed that the main message was one of French support to Lebanon's head of go [...]	2008-02-27 09:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EASS EFIN FR LE SY
08PARIS354	FRENCH SENATOR ON BIOTECH: FRANCE WILL SEEK TO BROADEN [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 20, EMIN and AGR officers met with French Senator Jean-Francois Le Grand to discuss French perspectives on biotech. Le Grand, who played a key role in the QGrenelle consultative process that ultimately resulted in French invocation of the safeguard clause on MON810 [...]	2008-02-28 13:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR
08PARIS398	FRENCH PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan Coordinator Patrick Moon met MFA DAS for South Asia Didier Leroy on February 27 to discuss next steps in Afghanistan, including an Afghanistan Donors conference and potential increases in French military contributions to the security effort. Leroy noted the Afghan D [...]	2008-03-05 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EAID NATO AF FR
08PARIS408	FRANCE'S MUNICIPAL AND CANTONAL ELECTIONS -- [...] (U) In a two-round election Sunday March 9 and Sunday March 16, France's voters will go to the polls to elect the municipal councils of their -- nearly 37,000 - communes of residence. These communal (also called municipal) councils in turn elect, from among their members, the country's nearly [...]	2008-03-06 16:31:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV FR
08PARIS431	DEATH OF EUFOR SOLDIER IN SUDAN: FRENCH [...] (C) Romain Serman, AF-advisor at the French Presidency, briefed acting AF-watcher and UK Embassy Paris AF-watcher Lucy Joyce on March 10 concerning Chad/Sudan/EUFOR. Septels will report other parts of the briefing. Serman provided a detailed account of the death of the EUFOR solider in Suda [...]	2008-03-10 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO UNSC AU SU CD EU FR
08PARIS432	FRANCE/SOUTH AFRICA: SARKOZY'S VISIT AND HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: French President Sarkozy's February 28-29 visit to South Africa was a success, with both sides taking steps to further the strategic partnership they seek to develop, MFA South Africa deskoff Frederic Chole said on March 6. Sarkozy set forth his vision of France's policy towar [...]	2008-03-10 17:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON SF FR
08PARIS456	"LUKE-WARM" FRENCH-RUSSIAN MARCH 11 SECURITY [...] (C//NF) In a meeting on March 12, French MFA officials characterized French/Russian March 11 security talks as "luke-warm," and producing almost no results. Alexandre Vulic, the MFA's DAS-equivalent for Russia, told us that the day-long annual talks between foreign and defense ministers, know [...]	2008-03-12 16:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PGOV RU CD SU FR
08PARIS460	BETANCOURT HOSTAGE SITUATION RENDERS "POOR" [...] (C) On March 6, Colombian Ambassador to France Fernando Cepeda Ulloa described Franco-Colombian relations as "poor" in a breakfast meeting with Ambassador Stapleton and WHA PDAS Craig Kelly. Cepeda encapsulated the current distrust between the two governments by suggesting that the GOF considers Co [...]	2008-03-12 18:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL FR CO
08PARIS461	CHAD/SUDAN/EUFOR: FRENCH PRESIDENCY ON SARKOZYâ€™S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romain Serman, AF-advisor at the French Presidency, on March 10 reviewed Sarkozy's February 28 visit to Chad and discussed possible next steps. In Chad, Sarkozy stressed to Deby the importance of determining the fate of the missing opposition leaders and to develop a meaningful politic [...]	2008-03-13 06:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR PHUM CD SU FR
08PARIS501	LATIN AMERICA: FRENCH SHARE SENSE OF POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. PDAS Craig Kelly reviewed Latin American priorities with MFA PDAS for Latin America Jean-Marc Laforet and DAS for Central America Jose Gomez on March 6. They concurred with Kelly,s assessment that the democratic governance and regional cooperation were improving across the regi [...]	2008-03-18 08:43:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM FR CO EC BR CU
08PARIS669	UNESCO - WORLD HERITAGE BANDARIN DEBRIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: Preah Vihear and Jerusalem were the key subjects in an hour-long discussion with World Heritage Director Bandarin, noting several issues that could provide difficulties during the World Heritage Committee meeting in July. End summary. 2. (SBU) State Department IO Deputy Assis [...]	2008-04-10 16:01:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO SCUL
08PARIS735	AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2008 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE) [...] (S) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, April 12-18, 2008 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 30 presentations by twelve AG member states. The US provided 10 of the 30 [...]	2008-04-17 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PREL CBW ETTC AS FR
08PARIS750	AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, APRIL 14-18, 2008 REF: A. 07 MOSCOW 5535 B. 07 PARIS 2593 Classified By: ESTH/NP COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D),(E),and (H). -------------------- SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- [...] (C) The Australia Group (AG) held its 2008 plenary in Paris from April 14-18. In addition to approving several updates to the AG's Guidelines and control lists, the Group discussed Russia's continued interest in membership. AG members continued to express concern about Russia's implementation of ex [...]	2008-04-18 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC AS FR RS CBW
08PARIS766	PRIME MINISTER FRANCOIS FILLON'S VISIT TO U.S. MAY [...] (C) France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon will travel to the U.S. May 1 - 2. The current focus of Fillon's visit is the international economy -- and how it affects France's domestic reform program. He is set to meet with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernanke, Secretary of the Treasury P [...]	2008-04-22 13:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PTER PGOV PINR ECON EUN FR
08PARIS78	FRANCE TO INVOKE SAFEGUARD CLAUSE AGAINST MON 810 [...] (SBU) On the evening of January 11 the office of the Prime Minister issued a press release initiating the safeguard clause against MON 810 in France until a reevaluation of this variety occurs at the European level. The GOF justified this action by applying the precautionary principle, which i [...]	2008-01-14 17:28:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ECON ETRD KPAO EU FR
08PARIS811	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE [...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 21, MFA Political Director Gerard Araud presented French views on the top-priority concerns of Iran and the Balkans, while on April 25, MFA Office Director for CFSP Patrick Maisonnave provided the general French reaction to the April GAERC demarche. Araud said that [...]	2008-04-25 17:06:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS CH BM GG
08PARIS850	AIRBUS -- FORGING A CORPORATION FROM A CONSORTIUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Airbus, a division of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS),continues to face growing pains as it evolves from a business cobbled together from national champion aviation companies in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK into a fully integrated multinational. S [...]	2008-04-30 14:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD EAIR PREL FR
08PARIS859	SUDAN/DARFUR: SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON'S APRIL 15 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson met with a seven-member JEM delegation from the UK, France, Chad, Egypt, and Darfur in Paris on April 15 as part of a three-track approach to making progress in Sudan: 1) engagement with the government of Sudan (GOS) on improving U.S./ [...]	2008-05-02 14:47:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PHUM MARR MOPS PINS UNSC SU FR
08PARIS866	GLOBAL INITIATIVE EXERCISE PLANNING GROUP FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, the Initiative co-chairs held the first Exercise Planning Group (EPG) meeting on April 15 in Paris to begin coordinating the development and execution of international exercises aimed at combating the threat posed by [...]	2008-05-05 16:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KGIC MCAP PINR PTER PARM IAEA FR
08PARIS867	GLOBAL INITIATIVE EXERCISE PLANNING GROUP FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, the Initiative co-chairs held the first Exercise Planning Group (EPG) meeting on April 15 in Paris to begin coordinating the development and execution of international exercises aimed at combating the threat posed by [...]	2008-05-05 16:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KGIC MCAP PINR PTER PARM IAEA FR
08PARIS889	UNESCO - Internationalized Domain Names [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNESCO held a May 6, 2008 Information Meeting on Internationalized Domain Names (IDN),entitled "Using Your Script to Access the Internet." Assistant Director General (ADG) for Communication and Information (CI) Abdul Waheed Khan (India) hosted, with the Latvian Ambassador to U [...]	2008-05-09 11:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO KPAO EAID EINT ETRD
08PARIS948	FRENCH FULLY SUPPORT ARAB LEAGUE AGREEMENT ON [...] (SBU) We made reftel points to the French MFA Syria desk officer Jean-Christophe Auge May 16 and passed relevant parts of press guidance and extracts from the May 15 Department press briefing to DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille and others in his "Lebanon cell." Auge, who noted [...]	2008-05-16 16:51:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY IR
08PARIS957	YOUR JUNE 14-16 VISIT TO PARIS [...] (C) Mr. President, you will arrive in France as Nicolas Sarkozy begins the second year of a five-year term as President. You will meet a Sarkozy chastened by the experience of a first year marked by a sharp drop in his political stock at home, but during which he nevertheless reclaimed French leade [...]	2008-05-19 14:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	ECON FINR KPAL NATO OVIP PGOF PREL PTER SENV
08PARIS964	SUDAN: FRENCH URGE U.S. TO PROMOTE KHARTOUM-REBEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential AF-advisor Romain Serman on May 19 urged the USG to support dialogue between the Government of Sudan and rebel factions, especially JEM, as a way to breaking the cycle of rebel attacks against Khartoum and N'Djamena. He said that the budding political dialogue bet [...]	2008-05-20 15:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS SU CD FR
08PARIS969	NO CHANGE IN FRENCH POLICY TOWARD HAMAS, DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: French MFA DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille denied on 20 May any change in French policy toward Hamas following erroneous reports that the GOF had resumed contacts with Hamas. No dialogue or official contacts, beyond "technical" ones related to security carried ou [...]	2008-05-21 10:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL FR IS
08PARISFR1944	JERUSALEM - MUGHRABI GATE AT UNESCO'S 180TH EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: At its autumn (180th) session, UNESCO's Executive Board had great difficulty achieving consensus on a decision regarding the proposed Mughrabi ascent to Jerusalem's Temple Mount. For the first time Jordan and the Palestinians insisted on involving the Chairman of the Executive B [...]	2008-10-23 12:33:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO PREL KPAL JO IS
08PARISFR2105	UNESCO HOSTS EDUCATION CONFERENCE ON IRAQ [...] Summary: On October 30 - November 1, 2008 UNESCO and the First Lady of Qatar, Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, hosted the International Conference on the Right to Education in Crisis-Affected Countries entitled "Stop Jeopardizing the Future of Iraq" in Paris. Director General Matsuura op [...]	2008-11-14 17:44:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC UNESCO KEDU FR IZ QA JO USAID
08PARISFR2315	A/S HOOK'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR UNESCO SECRETARIAT STAFF [...] (C) Summary: IO Assistant Secretary Hook raised the DG election problem as well as the Mughrabi Gate issue in meetings with UNESCO Deputy Director and Chief of Staff. Both were concerned at the prospect that Egypt's Culture minister might succeed Director General Matsuura and put at risk man [...]	2008-12-23 10:35:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS
08PARTO122201	(U) Secretary Rice's Participation in the December [...] (U) December 15, 2008; 3:00 PM; New York City 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador DiCarlo Assistant Secretary Hook Assistant Secretary Frazer United Nations Security General Ban Ki-moon United Nations Security Council Croatian Prime Minister S [...]	2008-12-22 21:30:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PHUM PGOV ZM
08PARTO20504	Secretary Rice's Meeting with Colombian Pro-FTA [...] (U) January 25, 2008; 8:15 a.m.; Medellin, Colombia. 2. (SBU) Participants: United States The Secretary Ambassador William R. Brownfield Representative Melissa Bean Representative Eliot Engel Representative Jane Harman Representative Alcee Hastings Representative Ron Klein Representa [...]	2008-02-05 23:25:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA ETRD ECIN EINV ELAB
08PARTO20505	Secretary Rice's Meeting with Colombian [...] (U) January 25, 2008; 3:30 p.m.; Medellin, Colombia. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Ambassador William Brownfield Representative Melissa Bean Representative Eliot Engel Representative Jane Harman Representative Alcee Hastings Representative Ron Klein Representative [...]	2008-02-05 23:23:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA ETRD ECIN EINV ELAB
08PARTO8	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. W [...]	2008-07-12 12:10:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08PESHAWAR381	FRONTIER CORPS COMMANDER ON JUNE 10 MOHMAND INCIDENT, [...] (C) Inspector General of the Frontier Corps, Major General Alam Khattak told the Counselor of the Department of State, Dr. Eliot Cohen and Peshawar PO on June 26 that the morale of his troops had been badly shaken in the wake of the June 10 incident on the Mohmand Agency/Afghanistan border that [...]	2008-07-01 03:05:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK AF
08PESHAWAR389	FRONTIER CORPS COMMANDER ON FATA OPERATIONS, COOPERATION [...] (C) Frontier Corps Commander Khattak and 11th Corps Chief of Staff Aamer Riaz briefed NSC Senior Director for South and Central Asia Mark Webber on their strategy for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on July 3. Khattak and Aamer were on message with other Northwest Frontier Provi [...]	2008-07-08 08:59:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK AF
08PESHAWAR449	FATA AND NWFP: BI-WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: AUGUST [...] (C) Aggressive military operations in Bajaur and Swat continued into the start of Ramadan. Pakistani military sources estimate that 560 Pakistani and foreign fighters were killed in the Bajaur operation, which started on August 7. Local taliban denied that the Bajaur-based Tehrik-i Taliban d [...]	2008-09-16 07:37:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR468	FATA AND NWFP: BI-WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: [...] (C) On September 6, Peshawar suffered its deadliest suicide bombing in over a year when forty people were killed, including eight policemen, 15 km south of Peshawar (ref. B). Security forces focused their most intense military efforts in Bajaur during the first two weeks of September, as oper [...]	2008-09-24 10:57:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PHNOMPENH1022	CAMBODIA: ECONOMIC DOWNTURN HIGHLIGHTS REMAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Given the bleak global economic outlook, labor union leaders, garment manufacturers and other stakeholders are concerned that Cambodia,s critical garment sector may face factory closures and possibly more layoffs in coming months. Labor union leaders complain about difficultie [...]	2008-12-24 09:28:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH103	CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TOUT MEASURED PROGRESS, HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Civil society leaders presented a "glass half full" picture of Cambodian progress on a variety of political, economic, and human rights issues to Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel during his January 16 [...]	2008-01-23 07:40:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ECON ELAB CB CM VN
08PHNOMPENH131	CAMBODIA: NGOS CREATING NEW EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES [...] (U) Amid oft-repeated concerns about how Cambodia's future petroleum reserves will be used, a group of local and international NGOs are working together to create a coalition of local civil society organizations that will engage with the government on issues surrounding extractive industries. [...]	2008-02-04 08:34:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EMIN PGOV CB
08PHNOMPENH180	CAMBODIA: COMMENTS FOR SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Post believes that Cambodia falls below the threshold for inclusion in the Special 301 Report Watchlist at this time. Cambodia is not fully TRIPS compliant and its IPR enforcement is currently weak. However, senior government officials have publicly committed to improving the [...]	2008-02-20 01:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR CB
08PHNOMPENH270	PRIME TIME FOR TELEVISED CANDIDATE DEBATES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To support prime time TV access for some of NDI's planned candidate debates during the June-July campaign season, the Ambassador March 21 called on Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith. The Ambassador emphasized the importance of media access for all parties in advance of [...]	2008-03-21 10:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM EAID CB
08PHNOMPENH315	QUIET, SMOOTH CAMBODIAN DEPORTATION OF EIGHT [...] (SBU) Eight Montagnard Vietnamese citizens departed a UNHCR site in Phnom Penh by minivan headed for the Cambodia-Vietnam border on April 9, 2008 as part of a forced repatriation. All eight persons came to the UNHCR Cambodia after May 1, the cutoff date for Montagnard arrivals to be consider [...]	2008-04-09 04:10:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF CB VM
08PHNOMPENH318	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CAMBODIA [...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1998, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]	2008-04-10 01:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC USTR KTDB CB
08PHNOMPENH347	TWO MONTAGNARDS DEPORTED FROM CAMBODIA, TWO RAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 25 deportation, two Montagnard Vietnamese citizens who arrived at the UNHCR in Cambodia after May 1, 2007 quietly boarded a Cambodian Government-arranged minivan at a Phnom Penh UNHCR site and headed for the Vietnam border. However, sometime during the previou [...]	2008-04-28 02:10:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF CB VM
08PHNOMPENH381	PHNOM PENH RESPONSE TO ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] (S) Summary: This is a response to Ref A requesting a summary of Post's outreach and activities to support, seek out and meet with activists for democracy and those who demand human rights. There are no known major dissidents from other countries living in Cambodia, however the Embassy has [...]	2008-05-06 09:45:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	SECRET	PHUM PREL
08PHNOMPENH403	CAMBODIA PUBLIC OPINION: FAVORABLE TOWARD U.S. AND [...] (SBU/NOFORN) In a recent Cambodia public opinion poll, 87 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of the United States. International Republican Institute (IRI) conducted the public opinion survey in February 2008 and found public opinion of the U.S. higher than for any other country [...]	2008-05-15 07:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM CB
08PHNOMPENH445	TIP AWARENESS TRAINING WELL-RECEIVED BY CAMBODIAN [...] (U) Summary: Cambodia's anti-human trafficking National Task Force (NTF) on May 30 provided a trafficking-in-persons training session to 115 Royal Cambodian Armed Forces troops who are headed to Sudan on a one-year de-mining mission. The de-miners are currently the only troops that Cambodia [...]	2008-05-30 10:53:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM KPKO CB
08PHNOMPENH463	CAMBODIA TIER 2 ANNOUNCEMENT: GOVERNMENT PLEDGES [...] (U) Summary: During a June 5 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng expressed pleasure that the U.S. had recognized Cambodia's hard work to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) by placing Cambodia on Tier 2 for 2008, and pledge [...]	2008-06-06 10:40:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KWMN CB
08PHNOMPENH472	CAMBODIA OPPOSITION NEWSPAPER EDITOR ARRESTED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday, June 8, the Cambodian editor-in-chief of an opposition party affiliated newspaper was arrested on criminal disinformation charges and is currently being held in pre-trial detention in a Phnom Penh prison. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong filed the charges ag [...]	2008-06-10 10:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PJUS KDEM PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH496	2008 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] SUMMARY: The Cambodian Constitution and laws protect against expropriation, except confiscation in the public interest. When property is seized in the public interest, just compensation is required. Post is not aware of property being taken from U.S. persons by the Cambodian government thro [...]	2008-06-17 03:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE CAJC PGOV CB
08PHNOMPENH565	CAMBODIA'S NATIONAL ELECTION COMMITTEE IMPROVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charged with organizing the National Assembly election every five years, the National Election Committee (NEC) has assumed greater responsibilities since its first outing in 1998, just as the Royal Cambodian Government has assumed a greater budget burden to support an elector [...]	2008-07-11 13:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH570	CAMBODIA ELECTIONS: SMALLER PARTIES REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: While the ruling and main opposition parties vie for ground in the public spotlight during the month-long campaign period before Cambodia's July 27 National Assembly elections, the country's lesser-known parties are seeking votes without much ado. Smaller party representatives [...]	2008-07-15 02:12:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF CB
08PHNOMPENH581	PREAH VIHEAR: TENSION UNLIKELY TO DISSIPATE [...] (C) Summary: Reftel A provides a solid update on the evolving situation along the Thai-Cambodian border near Preah Vihear temple. Embassies Phnom Penh and Bangkok had a number of good exchanges during the course of the day to double-track information coming from Thai and Cambodian sources. C [...]	2008-07-18 13:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNESCO SCUL MOPS PBTS TH CB
08PHNOMPENH602	CAMBODIA ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN SEASON SNAPSHOT FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs' pre-election monitoring trip in and around the capital of Phnom Penh revealed a campaign process that is generally running smoothly (particularly when compared to previous elections) and with very few official complaints logged to date. While the Election Committees a [...]	2008-07-25 07:23:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CB
08PHNOMPENH622	CAMBODIA ELECTION: JAPANESE - "MUCH MORE FAIRLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Japanese and EU observer missions released statements on the National Assembly Election which praised the reduced levels of violence and intimidation and noted the generally smooth electoral process. The Japanese mission noted that irregularities should be handled through [...]	2008-07-29 11:25:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH630	CAMBODIAN ELECTORAL PROCESSES OFFER IMPROVED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Given the overall peaceful atmosphere of Cambodia's July 27 National Assembly election and its generally competent conduct, the contesting parties (especially the ruling Cambodian People's Party) and the CPP-dominated National Election Committee (NEC) deserve some recognition f [...]	2008-07-31 10:54:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH664	PREAH VIHEAR: LESS TENSION; MORE CONCERN [...] (S) During a farewell lunch for the Ambassador with the Prime Minister's son, Hun Manet, the latter raised concerns about the ongoing Preah Vihear controversy. Manet, who was graduated from West Point and who now is heading Cambodia's counter-terrorism assault force, wondered whether Cambodia [...]	2008-08-08 10:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF UNGA CB
08PHNOMPENH694	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PM HUN SEN: [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the Ambassador's farewell call on Prime Minister Hun Sen August 20, the Prime Minister thanked the U.S. for its encouragement for a peaceful resolution to the dispute over Preah Vihear and expressed his appreciation for the Ambassador's contribution to improved relations be [...]	2008-08-21 04:36:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR TH CB
08PHNOMPENH705	IN FAREWELL TO AMBASSADOR, SAM RAINSY HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An animated Sam Rainsy bade farewell to the Ambassador in a recent lunch during which Rainsy continued his single-minded crusade to taint CPP's election victory. The Ambassador praised the work of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) which had taken the high road in the election and had ga [...]	2008-08-26 11:37:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH706	IN FAREWELL TO AMBASSADOR, SAM RAINSY HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An animated Sam Rainsy bade farewell to the Ambassador in a recent lunch during which Rainsy continued his single-minded crusade to taint CPP's election victory. The Ambassador praised the work of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) which had taken the high road in the election and had ga [...]	2008-08-27 01:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH75	CAMBODIA TRANSFORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT NOTED BY STAFFDEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodia's significant economic and political developments were highlighted by a visiting Senate State Foreign Operations Subcommittee staff delegation led by Paul Grove January 12-14. Grove, Minority Clerk of the Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Prog [...]	2008-01-16 11:19:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH881	ROYALIST PARTIES STRUGGLE TO FIND THEIR FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fallout from the 2008 elections continues as the royalist parties face the retirement of their stars, defection from their ranks, and questions about their future. Prince Norodom Ranariddh's retirement from politics has shaken his followers and led to defections from his namesa [...]	2008-10-30 10:10:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CB
08PHNOMPENH922	INFORMATION ON CIVIL SOCIETY IN CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) Post's response to questions posed in reftel are as follows: A. NGOs 1) (U) WHAT IS THE REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR LOCAL NGOS OR ASSOCIATIONS, INCLUDING THE LENGTH OF TIME, THE GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES RESPONSIBLE, AND ANY DIFFERENCE IN REGISTRATION FOR PARTY ORGANIZATIONS? Prospect [...]	2008-11-14 08:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CB
08PHNOMPENH934	GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS HITTING HOME IN CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) Summary: While Cambodia's financial sector has little direct exposure to the turmoil affecting international financial markets, concerns about the indirect impacts of the global financial crisis on the health of Cambodia's macroeconomic development are growing. Weakening global demand [...]	2008-11-19 09:38:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CB
08PHNOMPENH991	FORCED EVICTION ATTEMPT IN KAMPOT PROVINCE LEADS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 17, Kampot provincial forestry officials, police officers, and soldiers from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) Brigade 31 (B31) attempted to evict approximately 300 families without lawful notice from Anlong Khmeng Leng village in Kampot Province. Forestry offi [...]	2008-12-13 02:48:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CB
08PODGORICA105	MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: THE CONDUCT OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro will hold presidential elections April 6. Despite initial lack of clarity on electoral legislation, observers believe the voter registry is solid and that political party oversight, procedural safeguards, and domestic and international observers will adequately ensur [...]	2008-03-31 16:26:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA116	MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: VUJANOVIC HITCHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Filip Vujanovic of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) is the clear front-runner in the Montenegrin presidential election, set for April 6. Intent on a first-round victory, the low-key Vujanovic's biggest challenge is to mobilize DPS members and sympathizer [...]	2008-04-04 13:09:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA119	MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: UNOFFICIAL RESULTS SHOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results have incumbent President Vujanovic of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) winning more than 50 percent of the vote April 6 in Montenegro's first post-independence presidential election. Serbian People's Party (SNS) candidate Andrija Mandic came in [...]	2008-04-07 11:15:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MW
08PODGORICA130	ITALIAN PROSECUTORS QUESTION PM DJUKANOVIC ABOUT '90S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic voluntarily traveled to Bari, Italy on March 31 for questioning by Italian prosecutors. Djukanovic and another 14 Montenegrins have been under investigation by the Italian authorities since 1999 for "associating with the mafia to profit from cigaret [...]	2008-04-14 15:55:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM MW
08PODGORICA166	DISPLEASED BY TIP RANKING, GOM BITES BACK [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 06:29:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MW
08PODGORICA216	RLA'S ARRIVAL HIGHLIGHTS INTEREST IN FIGHT AGAINST CRIME AND [...] (U) Summary: A full week of press coverage dedicated the initial visit of the Embassy's new Regional Legal Adviser (RLA) to Montenegro, even in a slow news month, illustrates the importance Montenegrins place on the country's struggle with corruption, an issue that ranks at the top of all publ [...]	2008-08-21 10:46:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR MW
08PODGORICA224	RLA'S ARRIVAL HIGHLIGHTS INTEREST IN FIGHT AGAINST CRIME AND [...] (U) Summary: A full week of press coverage dedicated the initial visit of the Embassy's new Regional Legal Adviser (RLA) to Montenegro, even in a slow news month, illustrates the importance Montenegrins place on the country's struggle with corruption, an issue that ranks at the top of all publ [...]	2008-08-25 13:58:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR MW
08PODGORICA228	TFGG01: EMBASSY PODGORICA ACTIVELY SUPPORTING USG PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has aggressively pressed, privately and publicly, the USG message on the Georgia-Russia conflict. The Montenegrin Government has so far been largely silent on the issue, except for brief comments, by the Foreign Minister as a result of a meeting with the Ambassador. [...]	2008-08-27 07:01:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA244	VISIT OF JOINT FORCES COMMANDER HIGHLIGHTS MONTENEGRO'S FIRM [...] (SBU) Summary: On his first visit to Montenegro, NATO Joint Forces Commander Admiral Fitzgerald highlighted publicly the strong partnership between NATO and Montenegro. The GoM confirmed its commitment to pursuing NATO membership as its top foreign policy objective. The Admiral's visit also sti [...]	2008-09-19 21:21:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA248	MONTENEGRO'S SLOW BUT FORWARD PROGRESS IN WAR CRIMES CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro is beginning to confront its role in the Balkan wars of the 1990's. Until recently, it had done little to address the four pending war crimes cases committed on its territory (Kaludjerski Laz, Morinj, 1992 deportation of Muslims, and Bukovica). However, investigations [...]	2008-09-29 11:22:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KAWC SOCI XH MW
08PODGORICA251	MONTENEGRO PARLIAMENT OPENS DOOR TO KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In its first session since the summer recess, the Montenegrin Parliament adopted a controversial resolution endorsing Montenegro's policy of Euro-Atlantic integration. In the debate beforehand, FM Rocen and PM Djukanovic both suggested that integration with Europe implies a respo [...]	2008-10-06 16:17:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR NATO MW
08PODGORICA252	RHETORIC OVER KOSOVO PUTS MONTENEGRO-SERBIA RELATIONS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local media widely reported Serbian FM Jeremic's public warning to Montenegro against recognition of Kosovo. GoM leaders quickly rejected Jeremic's comments, stating that Montenegro will decide on recognition based solely upon its own national interests. Opposition party leader [...]	2008-10-08 03:57:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MW
08PODGORICA265	STATUS OF MONTENEGRO'S NATO-RELATED REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoM has continued to make progress on fulfilling the USG's NATO-related priorities (Ref D). Most significantly, the Parliament recently passed two acts -- a resolution endorsing Montenegro's policy of integration with the Euro-Atlantic community and a law authorizing deployme [...]	2008-10-22 22:40:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MW
08PODGORICA273	MONTENEGRO: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Summary: Organized crime groups use Montenegro as a transit country for cannabis from Albania and Kosovo, and smaller amounts of other narcotics from the Middle East (heroine) and Latin America (cocaine),destined for the western Balkans and Western Europe. A small proportion of the smuggled na [...]	2008-11-03 16:46:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM MW
08PODGORICA283	MONTENEGRO: PROGRESS REPORT ON NATO-RELATED REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of Montenegro's official request last week to be invited to MAP next April, the GoM continues to work hard on fulfilling the USG's NATO-related priorities (Ref C). Notably, the MoD is on track to fulfill its goal of participation in two NATO partnership exer [...]	2008-11-13 11:48:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MW
08PODGORICA75	MONTENEGRO-EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Post's submission of the draft Anti-trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for Montenegro follows. Beginning with Section I - Overview of Country Activities, responses are keyed to reftel. EMBASSY PODGORICA CONTACT INFORMATION Embassy Podgorica POC for anti-trafficking is Human Rights Offi [...]	2008-03-04 16:38:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MW
08PODGORICA93	MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: WHAT'S AT STAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro will hold presidential elections on April 6, with a runoff on April 20 if no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round. The President has limited and largely ceremonial powers, but as the head of state he commands authority beyond his formal p [...]	2008-03-19 15:22:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MW
08PORTAUPRINCE1019	HAITI IN POLITICAL GRIDLOCK: DAY 96 [...] (C) Summary: As Haiti enters its fourth month without a Prime Minister, the confirmation of the President,s third Prime Minister-designate remains very uncertain. The Chamber of Deputies report on PM-designate Michele Pierre-Louis' constitutional qualifications is complete, and the Chamber i [...]	2008-07-17 12:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1024	SENATOR YOURI LATORTUE ON HAITI'S POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] (C) Senator Youri Latortue supports the current Prime Minister-designate but anticipates a tough fight over the confirmation of her cabinet and government program, which he believes should focus on bolstering internal security, domestic production, and local government. He puts the blame for [...]	2008-07-17 17:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1163	CHIEF PROSECUTOR RESIGNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Claudy Gassant made a surprise announcement on August 12, publicly submitting his letter of resignation as Chief Prosecutor. Gassant, whose professional and personal behavior has become increasingly erratic and occasionally and violent over the past several weeks, made the an [...]	2008-08-13 18:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC
08PORTAUPRINCE1314	STORM AFTERMATH IN HAITI: DEVESTATING AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Flooding from four consecutive tropical storms and hurricanes has caused substantial damage to Haiti's agricultural sector and its overall food security. The agricultural sector accounts for app [...]	2008-09-15 19:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR
08PORTAUPRINCE1319	HAITI: DONOR RESPONSE UPDATE [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post has received the information in para 3 from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The information reflects contributions made or pledged to respond to recent hurricanes and [...]	2008-09-16 20:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID
08PORTAUPRINCE1357	PRESIDENT PREVAL'S FOCUS AT UNGA AND BEYOND: [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The recent series of hurricanes that devastated Haiti has boiled down the political agenda of President Preval to a single point: disaster relief and reconstruction, and rallying the internationa [...]	2008-09-24 16:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AEMR EAID ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1418	HURRICANE RIPPLE EFFECTS CONTINUE [...] (U) Summary: Crippling post-hurricane fuel shortages in both the north and the south of Haiti are showing some signs of abatement, but the ramifications continue in beleaguered storm zones. Haiti's reliance on Port-au-Prince as its sole petroleum distribution point highlights the need for [...]	2008-10-06 18:20:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL HA

08PORTAUPRINCE1423	HAITI MONTHLY: SEPTEMBER, 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (U) PARLIAMENT PASSES AMENDED BUDGET. Both chambers of parliament voted the [...]	2008-10-07 15:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV HA PHUM
08PORTAUPRINCE1439	CITE SOLEIL - REPOSITIONING A HAITIAN ICON [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified ) please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2 (U) Cite Soleil, historically the most volatile zone in Port-au-Prince and a base for crime on a nationally destabilizing scale appears to have lost some of its explosive soc [...]	2008-10-09 18:30:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE147	PREVAL PROVINCIAL SWING A MIXED BAG [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Preval recently made the first public tour outside the capital since assuming office. He spent two days in Haiti's Central Plateau, stopping to inaugurate a new hospital with U.S. p [...]	2008-01-30 19:16:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CU ECON HA KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI
08PORTAUPRINCE1522	ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS PICK UP STEAM [...] This message is sensitive but unclassifed -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) After doing virtually nothing over the past year to prosecute corruption cases, law enforcement authorities in October moved against a handful of corruption suspects. The most significant [...]	2008-10-30 19:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1555	HAITIANS DISSATISFIED WITH SLIGHT PRICE DECREASE AT PUMP [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 18:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1575	HAITI SCHOOL COLLAPSE: NO SHORTAGE OF BLAME [...] (SBU) Summary: Rescue teams have transitioned from rescue work to recovery of bodies buried in debris after the collapse November 7 of a primary and secondary school in Port au Prince. As Haitian officials begin the blame game, prosecutors have already arrested the director of the school and [...]	2008-11-13 12:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID HA PHUM
08PORTAUPRINCE1576	HAITI SCHOOL COLLAPSE: NO SHORTAGE OF BLAME [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Rescue teams have transitioned from rescue work to recovery of bodies buried in debris after the collapse November 7 of a primary and secondary school in Port au Prince. As Haitian officials begi [...]	2008-11-13 12:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1585	SCENESETTER FOR DAS ROBINSON VISIT TO HAITI [...] (SBU) Your visit comes when the Government of Haiti is digging out from the wreckage of four hurricanes that affected 10 percent of the population and from the collapse of a school that killed nearly 100 children. The newly-installed government of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis is battli [...]	2008-11-14 20:20:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON USAID OVIP HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1709	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN'S DECEMBER 16-19 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as the recently installed government of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis is overseeing disaster relief efforts amidst growing criticism that government assistance is not reaching all who need it. Parliament is becoming increasingly critical of the government. [...]	2008-12-12 17:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON USAID OVIP HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1710	SENIOR POLICE OFFICER JAILED IN DRUG-RELATED [...] (C) Summary: A 35 year old Haitian woman with suspected connections to drug-trafficking networks was kidnapped from her home in Port-au-Prince and murdered on November 30 just outside of the capital. A regional Haitian National Police (HNP) Commissioner and several lower-ranking HNP officers [...]	2008-12-12 19:08:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA SNAR
08PORTAUPRINCE1748	POSTCARD FROM CAP HAITIAN: ISSUES, REQUESTS & [...] (SBU) Summary: Cap Haitien officials downplayed security issues but highlighted economic hardship and municipal budget constraints as key impediments to progress in Haiti's second largest city. The delegate for the North Department discussed the effects of the recent hurricanes on the region and la [...]	2008-12-22 14:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE210	HAITI PUTS ON CARNIVAL 2008: NO DEATHS, IMPROVED [...] Summary: Improved security, a better organized HNP, and a greater Diaspora presence marked Haiti's 2008 Carnival celebrations. With the approval of the EAC, Embassy officers were permitted to attend Carnival events for the first time in 5 years. The organizational skill the GOH and private gr [...]	2008-02-12 17:16:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE37	HAITI MONTHLY: FEBRUARY, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 13:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN HA PGOV PHUM PREL
08PORTAUPRINCE374	HAITI MONTHLY: FEBRUARY, 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) LAVALAS PARTISANS MARCH ON 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARISTIDE DEPARTURE A crowd of seve [...]	2008-03-07 13:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	HA PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN
08PORTAUPRINCE404	POSTCARD FROM ST. MARC [...] Summary: The Haitian National Police (HNP) says the security situation in St. Marc, located in the Artibonite Department, is stable. However, the HNP admits that violent crime arising from land disputes as well as violence against women are widespread and threaten security and stability in th [...]	2008-03-12 17:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE453	CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ISSUES REPORT ON MISHANDLING [...] (SBU) Summary: The new treasurer of the Chamber of Deputies, Cholzer Chancy, made public a report on irregularities in the bookkeeping of the lower house of Parliament. The report highlights several instances of overspending as well as overdue payments to employees and vendors. The Chamber [...]	2008-03-20 17:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE457	FIGHTING CORRUPTION AND DELAYS AT HAITI'S PORTS -- [...] (U) Haitian officials deny recent media reports that port and customs officials are turning a blind eye to food spoilage at the Cap Haitien port in the northern region. They say the reports overlook efforts to counter corruption and contraband trafficking (especially drugs),modernize port and [...]	2008-03-20 17:56:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN HA
08PORTAUPRINCE531	HAITI MONTHLY: MARCH, 2008 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) PARLIAMENT BEGINS DEBATE ON ARREST AND DETENTION REFORM: The justice com [...]	2008-04-03 19:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HA PREL PGOV KJUS ECON
08PORTAUPRINCE532	COST OF LIVING INCREASES IGNITE PROTESTS IN LES [...] (SBU) Summary: Mounting frustration toward the government for its failure to sufficiently address the rapid cost of living increases throughout Haiti ignited violent protests in Les Cayes April 3. Peaceful protests in Gonavives were also reported. Apparently organized protestors blocked ro [...]	2008-04-03 21:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE544	COST OF LIVING PROTESTS CONTINUE A SECOND DAY WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MINUSTAH and Haitian government sources report April 4 that protests in Les Cayes are continuing for a second day at reduced but still potent levels. They warn that there is a strong possibility these demonstrations will last throughout the weekend. There have been no further [...]	2008-04-04 20:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA ECON CASC ASEC
08PORTAUPRINCE556	COST OF LIVING PROTESTS IN HAITI: UPDATE AS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Demonstrations continued in Port-au-Prince for a second day with greater violence. Since about 0900 hrs, there have been several reports of demonstrations in different neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince calling for the resignation of President Preval and the Prime Minister. The [...]	2008-04-08 21:09:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM HA ECON
08PORTAUPRINCE642	REACTIONS TO ERICQ PIERRE'S NOMINATION AS PRIME [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Ericq Pierre has begun reaching out to parliament to enhance his chances of confirmation. Public and private reactions to Ericq Pierre's nomination as Prime Minister have been mixed. His approval by the Parliament is likely but not certain. The focus of politi [...]	2008-05-02 19:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
08PORTLOUIS164	MAURITIUS: EMERGING CREOLE MOVEMENT SURPRISES TRADITIONAL [...] The May 1 Labor Day political rallies not only confirmed Paul Berenger's Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) party's rise in popularity, but it also brought the Creole Community under the spotlight. Father Jocelyn Gregoire's Federation of Mauritian Creoles (FMC) rally drew a larger crowd than a [...]	2008-05-21 07:33:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM MP
08PORTLOUIS205	NOT SO SUBTLE CORRUPTION IN MAURITIUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent allegations and press reports on corruption scandals in Mauritius highlight an often overlooked issue by those new to or unfamiliar with the island. Upon first impression, Mauritius may look relatively clean, but with some digging - one may find questionable dealings und [...]	2008-06-12 12:11:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC ECON EFIN PBTS PGOV MP
08PORTLOUIS312	MAURITIAN CABINET RESHUFFLE AND PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT [...] SUMMARY. On September 12, a week earlier than expected, Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam confirmed that Sir Anerood Jugnauth's (SAJ) mandate as President will continue for five more years. One day later, on September 13, the Prime Minister announced a much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle. In add [...]	2008-09-15 14:59:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MP
08PORTLOUIS381	PARADISE LOST: HOW CORRUPTION BANKRUPTED SEYCHELLES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) An overall lack of transparency and corruption throughout the ranks are behind the Seychelles' recent international appeal for help after a chronic lack of foreign exchange, loan defaults, drastic inflation, and an excessive debt burden of 175 percent of GDP effectively left the [...]	2008-11-07 07:21:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV SE
08PORTLOUIS388	PORT LOUIS: U.S. ELECTION PROGRAMS BOOST MISSION'S [...] Nearly 11,000 miles separate Mauritius from the United States, but distance did not dampen the fascination of Mauritians with U.S. Elections 2008. Responding to the keen interest of its contacts and the Mauritian population at large in the U.S. Presidential Elections, Mission Port Louis organi [...]	2008-11-10 11:04:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR SCUL PGOV PREL MP
08PORTLOUIS390	QUARTERLY MEETING BETWEEN AMBASSADOR AND PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Ambassador Cabrera discussed a wide variety of issues during a quarterly meeting with Prime Minister Ramgoolam; DCM served as note taker During the pleasant and positive hour of discussions, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe, spoke of U.S. elections, touched on issues rel [...]	2008-11-12 09:11:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ABLD KREC ZI MP
08PORTLOUIS430	POSITIVE IMPACT OF ADMIRAL GREENE VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: From 10-12 November, Rear Admiral Philip Greene visited key Mauritian policy and defense leaders for discussions on Africa Command and U.S. military engagement in Africa, and to inaugurate the new Automated Identification System (AIS) provided to Mauritius by the USG. Ambassador C [...]	2008-12-09 08:05:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS KPKO PTER PREF MP
08PORTMORESBY221	IRAN AND SOLOMON ISLANDS INITIATE DIPLOMATIC CONTACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran and Solomon Islands have embarked on a series of Foreign Minister-level meetings that could lead to the establishment of formal diplomatic ties. Beginning with an initial September meeting on the margins of the UNGA, the Solomon Islands Foreign Minister journeyed to Tehran in [...]	2008-11-04 07:43:00	Embassy Port Moresby	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR BP
08PORTMORESBY222	CORRECTED COPY: PAPUA NEW GUINEA SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Port Moresby looks forward to welcoming you to Papua New Guinea (PNG). Your visit presents an opportunity to follow up on the success of Pacific Partnership 2008 and to review where the PNG's potential engagement in international PKO. Though it is increasing ties to Asi [...]	2008-11-05 06:31:00	Embassy Port Moresby	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV PP
08PORTOFSPAIN106	COP PARTY PLANS TO STAY VIABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Congress of the People (COP) Winston Dookeran February 27 in a discussion that focused on the opposition leader's efforts to keep his party relevant despite it failing to secure seats in last November's parliamentary vote. Dookeran, who has been under s [...]	2008-03-03 16:13:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN110	VPP FOR TOBAGO LAUNCHED [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy launched its first Virtual Presence Post, VPP Tobago, on February 19 in a ceremony attended by Tobago House of Assembly (THA) officials as well as key members of that island's artistic, education, and religious communities. After the formal launch, representatives from va [...]	2008-03-05 12:15:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OEXC TD
08PORTOFSPAIN115	DEPORTEE ISSUE CONTINUES IN THE NEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fed by Parliamentary bickering involving opposition attacks on the government's crime record, and media sensationalism, the deportee issue is experiencing one of its period upswings. The Embassy, through an op-ed piece from the Ambassador has pushed back, seeking to introduce s [...]	2008-03-07 11:55:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF KCRM PREL PGOV TD
08PORTOFSPAIN116	DVD PIRACY DEBATE CONTINUES [...] SUMMARY: The Trinidad and Tobago Copyrights Collective Organization (TTCO) announced on February 14 its intention to issue "mechanical licenses" to the estimated 5,000 vendors selling pirated DVDs. According to the GOTT Intellectual Property Office, TTCO does not have agreements with the DVD c [...]	2008-03-07 17:24:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR KCRM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN144	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA DIRECTOR OF CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your April 5-9 visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Your trip presents an opportunity to reinforce engagement with T&T, building on the goodwill generated by last June's Conference on the Caribbean and in advance of next year's Summit of the Americas me [...]	2008-03-25 20:07:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EPET SENV PGOV PTER TD
08PORTOFSPAIN147	COLLABORATING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice and Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Office of the Attorney General, Embassy Port of Spain coordinated a successful three-day INL-funded intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement workshop. The event b [...]	2008-03-27 14:24:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR KCRM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN195	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - TRINIDAD AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With food price inflation reaching 19.7% year-on-year, public concern and political fallout over the cost of food is growing. The "food crisis" has spotlighted the government's neglect of agriculture and the nation's dependence on imports. Although domestic food production meet [...]	2008-04-30 19:23:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN TD
08PORTOFSPAIN208	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] (U) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your May 12-13 visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Your trip presents an opportunity to reinforce engagement with T&T, building on the goodwill generated by last June's Conference on the Caribbean and in advance of next year's Summit of the Americas me [...]	2008-05-07 19:14:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EPET PGOV PTER ASEC OVIP TD
08PORTOFSPAIN23	CRIME PROBLEM ROILS NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: With a record number of 388 homicides in 2007 and 14 new homicides by January 8, 2008, crime remains a front burner issue. The media misquoted National Security Minister Martin Joseph in early January as stating the GOTT had failed in all its efforts to combat crime, setting off [...]	2008-01-11 15:22:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KCRM SNAR SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN253	Secretary of Energy's visit to Trinidad reinforces [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 12-13 visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the Secretary of Energy reinforced the US-T&T relationship by drawing attention to bilateral LNG trade and commending T&T for its open market and regional leadership. At the same time, he flagged U.S. energy company concerns tha [...]	2008-06-10 18:17:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PREL ENRG EIND EINV CARICOM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN256	TRINIDAD INL CANINE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW [...] (U) On June 6, the Chaguaramas K-9 Academy hosted its sixth graduation ceremony. Thirteen dogs and their handlers, representing the Customs and Excise and Prisons Division, demonstrated skills learned during the previous four months. The audience of law enforcement officials, family and me [...]	2008-06-11 17:54:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN262	DVD PIRATES RESPOND TO NEW COPYRIGHT LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ratified on May 1, 2008, the Copyright Amendment is already having an impact on the illegal DVD trade in Trinidad and Tobago. Brick and mortar DVD stores are liquidating stock in anticipation of possible police or legal action. While local rights holder Carihome Entertainment [...]	2008-06-16 18:07:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR KCRM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN286	T&T SUMMIT COORDINATOR DISCUSSES SOA PREPARATIONS WITH PDAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: T&T will soon share its draft Summit declaration and seeks a 10-14 day turnaround for U.S. comments. The draft will be unveiled in Washington on/about July 24, with negotiations proceeding in September (Barbados),October (Jamaica),November (possibly Bahamas) and December (pos [...]	2008-06-30 20:06:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN295	REMOVAL OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FROM GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, on June 30 the Ambassador contacted Minister of Foreign Affairs Paula Gopee-Scoon and Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Lenny Saith to inform them of the impending White House announcement that Trinidad and Tobago is graduating from the Generalized System of Pref [...]	2008-07-02 19:33:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD TD
08PORTOFSPAIN336	T&T Trade Ministry Gauging U.S. Interest in Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior officials from T&T's Ministry of Trade and Industry reiterated their government's interest in exploring possibilities for a more "sustainable" framework for bilateral trade after 2010. They do not expect CARICOM as a whole will be prepared to negotiate in the near term, [...]	2008-07-23 12:56:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON TD
08PORTOFSPAIN377	CLOSER TIES UNDER DISCUSSION AS REGIONAL LEADERS MEET [...] (U) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Stevenson King of St. Lucia and President Bharat Jagdeo of Guyana joined Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada and Prime Minister Patrick Manning in Port of Spain August 14 to discuss regional issues. Durin [...]	2008-08-15 19:11:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON TD
08PORTOFSPAIN378	CLOSER TIES UNDER DISCUSSION AS REGIONAL LEADERS MEET [...] (U) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Stevenson King of St. Lucia and President Bharat Jagdeo of Guyana joined Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada and Prime Minister Patrick Manning in Port of Spain August 14 to discuss regional issues. Durin [...]	2008-08-15 19:16:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON TD
08PORTOFSPAIN388	REGIONAL INTEGRATION: THE JOINT DECLARATION [...] (SBU) An MFA source passed us the "Joint Declaration on Collaboration towards the achievement of the Single Economy and Political Integration among Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago" signed August 14 in Port of Spain (text in para four). [...]	2008-08-26 17:54:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON TD
08PORTOFSPAIN398	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID-JULY THROUGH [...] Inflation reaches 11.7 % - a 14-year high 2. S&P raises T&T's long-term currency credit rating to 'A' 3. Hindu Credit Union's Assets frozen; investigation ensues 4. 1,000 Dengue Cases, GOTT Insists "No Major Crisis" 5. Security breached at Trinidad's Airport 6. USTDA awards US$390,572 gra [...]	2008-09-02 17:25:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAIR SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN440	NEW COMMISSIONER OF POLICE'S FIRST THREE MONTHS IN OFFICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although 2008 murders in Trinidad & Tobago will easily surpass last year's record of almost 400, newly appointed Acting Commissioner of Police James Philbert has brought some cautious optimism to the struggle to instill a sense of societal security. Early in his tenure, this c [...]	2008-09-29 12:51:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR PGOV ASEC TD
08PORTOFSPAIN535	AMBASSADORS TO THE CARIBBEAN DISCUSS HIV/AIDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Seventh Annual Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, eight U.S. Ambassadors discussed the future of U.S. regional assistance in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Focusing on the Partnership Compacts envisaged under PEPFAR II legislation, the Ambassadors as [...]	2008-11-24 17:24:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV EAID PREL OVIP TBIO KPAO TD XL
08PORTOFSPAIN546	A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES: THE TRINIDAD ECONOMY AS REFLECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While not completely scientific, information provided in visa interviews opens a window on the local economy. Recognizing the limitations of such information, but also its worth, the Embassy conducted a study involving 218 randomly chosen visa applicants. The data revealed incom [...]	2008-12-01 17:32:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON CVIS TD
08PORTOFSPAIN564	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FROM MID-OCTOBER [...] PM announces budget shortfall, spending cuts 2. Inflation rising, CBTT raises reserve requirements 3. Tight monetary policy slows credit growth 4. Parliament passes Financial Institution Bill 5. Bread and flour prices fall 6. Food initiatives stalled, except Cuban farm 7. Importers want [...]	2008-12-10 11:53:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD KIPR KCRM EAIR BEXP TD
08PORTOFSPAIN577	PM MANNING REPORTEDLY HAS SUCCESSFUL SURGERY IN CUBA [...] On December 17, Prime Minister Patrick Manning underwent a two-hour surgery at the Cimeq Hospital in Havana to remove a malignant tumor from his left kidney (ref). According to a press release from the Prime Minister's office, Manning's surgery was "very successful." Doctors will perform a p [...]	2008-12-18 17:03:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CU TD
08PORTOFSPAIN60	T&T COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF EDUCATION [...] SUMMARY: Recent parliamentary debate on the Copyright Amendment Bill has drawn the attention of government officials and the media to the issue of intellectual property rights in Trinidad and Tobago. One Member of Parliament called for education to combat piracy and encourage good decision-mak [...]	2008-01-31 18:47:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR KCRM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN71	SIXTH ANNUAL SONG AND VERSE CONTEST FOCUSES ON DISASTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Education and Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) joined forces with Post to co-sponsor the sixth annual "Ambassador's Song and Verse Contest." Spotlighting ODPM's public awareness campaign ("Disaster Preparedness Begins with Yo [...]	2008-02-08 16:18:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SCUL SENV KCIP KPAO TD
08PRAGUE125	CZECHS SHARE USG PERSPECTIVE ON CASTRO'S [...] (SBU) Czech MFA officials in the Department of the Americas and the Department of Human Rights and Transition Policy, confirmed and thanked Embassy officials for our points on the current situation in Cuba. On February 19, the Czech MFA released a statement (similar to Secretary Rice's subseq [...]	2008-02-25 15:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE126	PRAGUE - U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION MEETS KEY [...] (U) Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL),the Co-Chairman and Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, respectively, led a congressional delegation to Prague from February 18-20. The delegation, which also included Congresswoman Louise McIntosh-Slaughter (D [...]	2008-02-25 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV OSCE PREL EZ
08PRAGUE139	CZECH CHAIRMAN OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON [...] (C) Summary: Jan Hamacek, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Czech Parliament, recently shared with us views on a broad range of topics, including missile defense (MD),Afghanistan, relations with the Topolanek government, and contacts with countries like Iran and Russia. On M [...]	2008-02-29 12:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ MARR
08PRAGUE17	CZECHS ON TRACK FOR MARCH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government is moving forward with sustained enthusiasm and great attention to detail in advance of the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team's (PRT's) March deployment to Logar, Afghanistan. This January and February the Czechs have several training programs planned for [...]	2008-01-11 15:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN
08PRAGUE202	CHILD ABDUCTION: NEW CENTRAL AUTHORITY DIRECTOR DISCUSSES [...] CG met March 19, 2008, with the new head of the Czech Office for International Legal Protection of Children (the Czech Central Authority or CCA),Lenka Pavlova. Pavlova was previously a lawyer in private general practice with a focus on family law. She said she applied for her present positi [...]	2008-03-25 06:34:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CMGT PREL EZ
08PRAGUE321	PRAGUE CONSULAR ROUNDUP - JAN/MAY 2008 [...] Visa waiver negotiations culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Washington, and initial objections from the European Commission have abated. DHS visited to conduct a country review and to discuss implementing arrangements. The Department is leading the negotiation [...]	2008-05-27 13:39:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT EZ
08PRAGUE380	BEHIND THE NUMBERS: THE CHANGING DRUG SITUATION IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Czech parliament is considering changes to its drug legislation. The proposed changes and other recent developments have raised concerns that official anti-drug efforts are failing to keep pace with rising demand caused by greater affluence, lower drug costs, and changing [...]	2008-06-20 11:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ETRD ECON PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE418	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]	2008-07-01 17:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE419	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]	2008-07-02 07:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE420	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]	2008-07-02 07:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE45	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Veronika Musilova, who serves in the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy, to discuss the January 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) issues. Of note were her comments on the EU's approach to Serbia/Kosovo, the E [...]	2008-01-25 15:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE499	CZECH JUSTICE SYSTEM: INCOMPLETE REFORMS [...] (C) Summary: Almost 19 years after the Velvet Revolution, the Czech Republic's Communist past continues to hamper its justice system . A lack of transparency, lengthy legal proceedings, dependence on the executive branch, and a considerable number of "old regime" judges are all problems that [...]	2008-07-30 14:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ KDEM KJUS PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE516	MISSILE DEFENSE: USG ENGAGEMENT DURING CZECH [...] See action request in Paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite the delay in concluding the SOFA, we still expect that the Topolanek government will send the package of missile defense (MD) agreements to the parliament for ratification before the end of 2008. Success in the Czech [...]	2008-08-04 12:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR NATO PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE604	CZECH GREEN PARTY CONGRESS: BURSIK HANGS ON AS [...] (C) Summary: On September 5-7, an extraordinary congress of the Czech Green Party featured a battle over the party leadership and over the overall direction of the party. Current party chair Martin Bursik was reelected and succeeded in having his opponents removed from the party leadership. Ho [...]	2008-09-11 15:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ ECON EFIN
08PRAGUE620	ADDRESSING AFGHAN CONCERNS FOLLOWING SHINDAND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 14:49:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF EZ
08PRAGUE623	THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND A RESURGENT RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 15:07:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ
08PRAGUE628	CZECH MISSILE DEFENSE VOTE: 101 VOTES STILL IN [...] (C) Summary: The bizarre blackmail scandal roiling Czech PM Topolanek,s Civic Democratic Party (ODS) does not currently threaten support for missile defense legislation, nor does it currently seem likely to bring down the Czech government, although the margins of support for both remain narr [...]	2008-09-24 15:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EZ
08PRAGUE654	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the October 13 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). While the Czechs positively view recent developments in Georgia, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Zimba [...]	2008-10-10 20:06:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PHUM ZI BO GG
08PRAGUE663	SCENESETTER FOR USDP EDELMAN'S VISIT TO CZECH [...] (C) Under Secretary Edelman, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you again to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership. The year since your last visit has seen tremendous progress on Missile Defense, with the Ballistic Missile [...]	2008-10-16 14:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE666	CZECH REPUBLIC: PM TOPOLANEK SUFFERS MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech voters turned out in record numbers in the October 17-18 regional and senate elections to deal PM Topolanek and his coalition partners a stunning defeat. PM Topolanek's Civic Democratic Party (ODS) lost control over 12 out of the 13 regional governor's seats which were con [...]	2008-10-20 10:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE667	CZECH REPUBLIC: DAS MERKEL DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (DAS) David Merkel held day-long discussions October 10 in Prague on relations with Russia, energy security, relations with the countries of the former Soviet Union, and Russia,s relations with NATO. He met with MFA Political Director Martin Po [...]	2008-10-20 15:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EZ NATO RU
08PRAGUE681	CZECH PM TOPOLANEK SUFFERS ANOTHER DEFEAT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the October 24-25 second round of Senate elections, Czech voters dealt another blow to PM Topolanek's Civic Democratic Party (ODS),which was still reeling from the defeat it suffered in the October 17-18 regional elections. In the 27 Senate races, ODS managed to hold onto o [...]	2008-10-27 16:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE727	THE TROUBLEMAKERS PREPARE TO ASSUME THE EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While both proud and abashed to be known as the "troublemakers" for speaking their mind and occasionally standing alone among the EU member states, the Czech government over the last several months has worked hard to change this perception to one of a serious and responsible E [...]	2008-11-21 12:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE738	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH SENATE APPROVES MD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 27, the Czech Senate debated and approved the U.S.-Czech Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The nearly five-hour debate brought no new arguments, and the opposition failed to push through motions for a constitutional [...]	2008-11-28 16:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE758	CZECH PM TOPOLANEK REELECTED CIVIC DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 5-7 Civic Democratic Party (ODS) congress reelected PM Mirek Topolanek as chairman, but with less than overwhelming support. Topolanek's victory was overshadowed by President Vaclav Klaus, the party's founder, who formally relinquished his title of ODS honorary chai [...]	2008-12-09 06:44:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE78	CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: PROFESSOR VERSUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Current Czech President Vaclav Klaus remains the favorite to win the February 8 presidential election in the parliament. However, the success of his challenger, Czech-American economics professor Jan Svejnar, in attracting public attention has shaken the Czech political scene. [...]	2008-02-07 06:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE792	STANDOFF CONTINUES AS CZECH PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The political standoff on Czech troop deployments to Afghanistan and other foreign missions between PM Mirek Topolanek and main opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek continued on December 19, when parliament's lower house failed to approve a resolution authorizi [...]	2008-12-22 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV EUN NATO AF EZ
08PRAGUE84	UPDATE ON EVE OF CZECH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 11, the Czechs will send the first of their troops to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Logar, Afghanistan. With the exception of a few remaining issues (see paragraph 4),the Czech PRT continues to be on track for a successful deployment by mid-Ma [...]	2008-02-08 16:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN
08PRAIA265	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' TRIP TO CAPE VERDE, NOVEMBER [...] (U) Welcome to the Republic of Cape Verde, one of Africa's success stories. It is an island nation, approximately the size of Rhode Island, located in the north Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles due west of Senegal off Africa's west coast. Cape Verde has a population of 450,000 people sp [...]	2008-10-24 16:02:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON MARR OTRA ASEC CV
08PRETORIA1000	MBEKI AND ADVISORS REVEAL BIAS AGAINST MDC (AND [...] (C) British diplomat Marianne Young (protect) told PolOff on 09 May that President Mbeki's chief strategist, Joel Netshitenzhe, has bought Mugabe's argument that the MDC is a western puppet "hook, line, and sinker." Young had just returned from a meeting with an unnamed source in the presiden [...]	2008-05-09 15:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHUM KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA1003	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 9, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 19 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Activity Rebounds - Credit Data Points to a Further Rate Hike - Business Confidence Dips Again - Ford SA Secures Africa Exp [...]	2008-05-10 05:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1006	MDC ANNOUNCES THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN RUN-OFF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 10 May, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced that the MDC would participate in a run-off and that it must be held no later than 24 May. However, MDC participation is on the condition that SADC peacekeepers be allowed in to monitor the run-off, international election observe [...]	2008-05-12 15:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA1057	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, April 2008, Volume 3, Number 4, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- EMBASSY PRETORIA AND PARTNERS CELEBRATE EARTH DAY -- POWER SWITHCHED OFF [...]	2008-05-19 13:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA1074	MDC BENNETT CATALOGUES PARTY CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett (strictly protect) on 19 May shared his frustrations about MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's decision not to return to Harare, saying he does not believe the threats are credible. He also said the political violence in Zimbabwe is escalating and that the c [...]	2008-05-21 12:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SF ZI
08PRETORIA1111	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 23, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Finance Minister Defends Inflation Targeting - JSE Rebounds - Crime Leading Factor in Emigration - Imported Skills 'Add 15% to SA Project [...]	2008-05-23 17:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1146	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 30, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 22 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Economic Growth Slows - Large Rate Hike Looms as Inflation Hits 10.4% - 2000 Foreign Math and Science Teachers Head for SA - SAA Reaches [...]	2008-05-30 08:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA115	NEW CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY HEAD OUTLINES SAFETY [...] (SBU) Summary. South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) CEO/Commissioner Colin Jordaan discussed safety oversight and compliance with international aviation safety standards during his first interviews with the South African media. Jordaan alerted all airlines during the interviews that [...]	2008-01-18 09:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR ELAB SF
08PRETORIA1155	PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT LOOKS FOR MEANS TO EXPAND [...] (C) PolOff met with Murumba Werunga, Secretary General of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP),on 29 May to discuss their plans to send an expanded election observation team back to Zimbabwe to monitor the 27 June run-off election. Werunga said that an advance team will go out 05 June to work on [...]	2008-05-30 16:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ZI
08PRETORIA1165	THE SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (SABC): BACK TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) dominates broadcast media in South Africa, reaching 78% of radio listeners and 74% of TV viewers daily. It is currently engulfed in a battle for political control between the supporters of current South African President Thabo Mbe [...]	2008-06-02 14:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CVIS PTER PHUM KPAO KDEM SF
08PRETORIA1225	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 23 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Higher Costs and Electricity Pressure Manufacturing - SARB Revises Inflation Forecasts Higher - Real Estate Prices Drop - Delta Begins Di [...]	2008-06-09 05:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1278	SEACOM ONLY UNDERSEA FIBER-OPTIC CABLE PROJECT SLATED TO BE [...] (SBU) Summary. SEACOM representatives called on Ambassador Bost on June 4 to discuss SEACOM's undersea cable project. SEACOM (developed by U.S. group Herakles Telecom) is based in Mauritius with 75 percent African ownership and 25 percent U.S. ownership. The project will provide the first true [...]	2008-06-12 05:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV EINT ETRD EAID BEXP TINT SF
08PRETORIA132	DOOM AND GLOOM IN THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR - BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The local media is abuzz with complaints from businesses and consumers about increasing electricity load-shedding and unplanned outages. State power company Eskom and the government offer no quick "silver bullet" solutions, and are asking consumers to bear up and conserve energ [...]	2008-01-18 15:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET SENV EINV BEXP SF
08PRETORIA1328	SAG/UN PUSHING IDEA OF ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT OF [...] (C) On 17 June Sydney Masamvu debriefed PolOff on his 16 June talk with UN Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs Haile Menkerios. Masamvu said Menkerios requested to speak with him before departing for Zimbabwe, and that overall he was very encouraged by Menkerios' outlook, namely his ack [...]	2008-06-18 16:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SF ZI

08PRETORIA1358	ANC PLANS TO MEDIATE ZIMBABWE CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff met on 23 June with Mo Shaik, one of ANC President Jacob Zuma's advisors, to discuss the ANC's plans to mediate the Zimbabwe crisis, which essentially rehashes Mbeki's current proposals for a government of national unity. Shaik said in no uncertain terms that the ANC will [...]	2008-06-23 15:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SF ZI

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