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06SUVA556	FIJI UPDATE 12/13: RFMF MONITORING TRANSPORT TO [...] (C) PM Qarase says Fiji is sliding into dictatorship, and he continues to state he leads the only legitimate government. He reiterated today that he intends to return to Suva as soon as he can find transport. The RFMF said it is monitoring all transport so as to keep Qarase in the outer isla [...]	2006-12-12 23:04:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ

06SUVA557	FIJI UPDATE 12/14: SMALL PROTEST, BIGGER PLANS? [...] (C) Reportedly, Qarase's SDL Party had plans for peaceful protests following a coup. While SDL activism in the streets hasn't been obvious yet, 20 NGO members quietly marched through Suva streets at noon today. RFMF efforts to discourage dissent continued. The Chair of the Great Council of [...]	2006-12-13 23:09:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA558	FIJI UPDATE 12/15: GCC AND THE FUTURE; HUMAN [...] (C) PM Qarase, RFMF Commander Bainimarama, and Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) Chair Bokini remain headline players for how Fiji's political future will unfold. There is no obvious clarity. Reports of troubling RFMF intimidation tactics continue to flow in. We offered support to human rights [...]	2006-12-14 20:01:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA559	ALLEGATIONS OF SECURITY FORCE ABUSE OF RIOT [...] (C) Summary: An employee from a Tonga NGO has released a report alleging inhumane prison conditions and physical abuse of prisoners arrested after Tonga's November 16 riot (see reftels). The Tonga government and military have denied the charges, and there is some debate about the report's acc [...]	2006-12-17 22:45:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PHUM PREL TN
06SUVA56	NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTER PETERS' VISIT TO FIJI [...] (C) Summary. According to New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji, the visit of Foreign Minister Winston Peters met all of New Zealand's objectives. Peters delivered messages about the importance of democracy and the rule of law and the need for positive civil-military relations. Both PM [...]	2006-02-15 02:15:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR FJ NZ CH
06SUVA560	FIJI UPDATE 12/18: GCC AGENDA; RFMF IMMUNITY [...] (C) Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) has issued invitations for a meeting Dec. 20-21. Commodore Bainimarama wanted to be invited as Acting President, but reportedly his invitation is as "Commander, RFMF." Bainimarama made clear over the weekend that he is demanding immunity from prosecut [...]	2006-12-17 23:21:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA57	FIJI UPDATE: ELECTIONS, CIV-MIL RELATIONS, ETC. [...] (C) Fiji's general election may take place as early as late April. Political parties are gearing up. Opposition leader Chaudhry seems satisfied that complaints about electoral-registration are being resolved. Elections Commissioner Leung is confident a free and fair election can take plac [...]	2006-02-15 21:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR FJ
06SUVA573	FIJI UPDATE 12/19: BAINIMARAMA WON'T ATTEND GCC; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama said he will not be attending the Great Council of Chiefs meetings this week because the Chiefs did not invite him as "Acting President." PM Qarase said the GCC meeting will determine the direction of the country; if Bainimarama does not accept GCC decisions, Fiji's [...]	2006-12-18 23:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA578	FIJI UPDATE 12/20: NO OUTCOME YET AT THE GCC [...] (C) As expected, there was no substantive outcome announced at the end of the 12/20 meeting of the Great Council of Chiefs. The GCC meeting will conclude 12/21. The Chairman of the GCC began the 12/20 session by noting how the GCC had been ridiculed by the military, and urged Chiefs not to [...]	2006-12-20 00:36:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA581	FIJI UPDATE 12/21: NO CONSENSUS REACHED BY GREAT [...] (C) The Great Council of Chiefs failed to reach consensus during their meeting 12/21. The meetings have therefore been extended an extra day. A GCC press release stated that the Council "has agreed in principle on resolutions that are within the legal and constitutional framework," and that [...]	2006-12-21 00:09:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA582	FIJI UPDATE 12/21: NO CONSENSUS REACHED BY GREAT [...] (C) The Great Council of Chiefs failed to reach consensus during their meeting 12/21. The meetings have therefore been extended an extra day. A GCC press release stated that the Council "has agreed in principle on resolutions that are within the legal and constitutional framework," and that [...]	2006-12-21 00:23:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA586	FIJI POLICE IN THE LINE OF FIRE [...] (C) The Fiji Police Force stood in the forefront of opposition to the plans of RFMF Commander Frank Bainimarama to overthrow the lawfully elected government of Fiji. Now that the coup has taken place, remaining senior officers are forced to work with the new military government and the commis [...]	2006-12-21 23:43:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL CASC MARR FJ
06SUVA587	FIJI UPDATE 12/22 [...] (C) In a statement issued after the conclusion of its meeting 12/22, the Great Council of Chiefs reaffirmed the status of the appointed President and Vice President. The Council condemned the coup, but recognizing the reality of the military takeover, called for the PM to resign. The Counc [...]	2006-12-22 01:18:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA591	FIJI UPDATE 12/29: ELECTION INQUIRIES; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Fiji military (RFMF) plans to unveil on Jan. 1 "proof" of irregularities in last May's general elections, based in part on evidence from an Australian conman. RFMF Commander Bainimarama says an interim government may be in place by the end of January. The RFMF has continued to abuse [...]	2006-12-28 18:43:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA64	NEW DOCUMENTS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. The Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Jennifer Rawson, passed us copies February 17 of two documents that raise concerns about Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Frank Bainimarama's intentions in the run-up to this year's planned elections in Fiji. Both docu [...]	2006-02-17 06:55:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC FJ
06SUVA65	SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S FEBRUARY 25 [...] (C) We look forward to your short visit to Fiji. It comes in the run-up to national elections, which could take place as early as late April. It is also a time of very difficult civil-military relations. Tensions between the government and military have been at a near-boiling point for m [...]	2006-02-21 21:47:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV FJ US
06SUVA97	TONGA'S CROWN PRINCE FAVORS CHANGE ASAP [...] (C) Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto'a has seen the light: reform to a more democratic system needs to happen ASAP. He envisions a constitutional monarchy with the King delegating all day-to-day government business to an elected government. The current King, ill in New Zealand, has not signed off [...]	2006-03-07 02:17:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SCUL ECON TN
06SUVA98	FIJI'S PRESIDENT SELECTED TO SERVE A SECOND TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 8, Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) announced the selection of Fiji's President Ratu Josefa Iloilo and Vice President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi to serve five more years. The action follows a statement by Iloilo in early February that he was available to serve another ter [...]	2006-03-08 03:14:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV FJ
06TAIPEI10	Economic Briefing for December 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in December 2005: -- Macro Economic Performance -- Taiwan-China Integration -- Taiwan Banks -- New Tax -- Finance Reform -- Plan to Attract Investment -- High-speed Rail -- Scientific Cooperation -- Avian Influenza Macr [...]	2006-01-03 22:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW ESTH
06TAIPEI1024	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. The people of Taiwan are committed to maintaining Taiwan's hard won freedoms, Presidential Officer Secretary General Mark Chen told the Director in their SIPDIS initial meeting on March 24. Mark Chen noted to the Director that President Chen would be less likely to cause futu [...]	2006-03-27 10:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI103	Taiwan: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the Taiwan Investment Climate Statement for 2005, as requested reftel. A copy has been transmitted by e-mail to EB/IFD/OIA. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. Taiwan officially welcomes foreign di [...]	2006-01-12 06:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON OPIC KTDB USTR TW
06TAIPEI104	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S NEW [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies shifted the focus of their coverage back to local scandals and local political issues January 12, such as the upcoming race for DPP chairmanship and the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan [...]	2006-01-12 06:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI109	Overview of Taiwan's Investment Climate [...] Summary: Septel transmits AIT's mandated annual report with Taiwan's "Investment Climate Statement." Here we attempt to answer a different question: Are local and international investors, especially long-term investors, satisfied with Taiwan's investment climate, looking at both political a [...]	2006-01-12 06:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW
06TAIPEI1158	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHT DISCUSSIONS PLANNED [...] (C) On March 28, Taipei Airline Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan told AIT/T that most technical issues required to expand cross-Strait charter flights are nearly resolved. At that time, Fan was waiting for a response from his counterpart in the PRC to a proposal that the two meet to r [...]	2006-04-03 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI1194	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary. In his initial meeting with AIT Director Young, Defense Minister Lee Jye welcomed continued close support with AIT on defense subjects. Minister Lee reported that progress had been made on approval of procurement of three procurement items (PAC-2 Upgrade, P-3C, Submarine desig [...]	2006-04-06 07:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	CH MARR MAS PGOV PREL
06TAIPEI123	TALK SHOWS IN TAIWAN: WHO CARES? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AIT met with Taiwan media analysts, talk show hosts, and AC Nielsen to assess the viewership and influence of Taiwan talk shows. Analysts agree that only the older generation watches talk shows, and those who watch them are already set in their political beliefs. Thus, talk sh [...]	2006-01-12 23:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL PINR TW
06TAIPEI1260	INDUSTRY EXPECTS PRC TOURISM OPENING IN JULY [...] (C) According to Travel Agents Association of Taiwan (TAAT) Vice Chairman Yao Ta-kuang, there has been little progress in the last few months on informal discussions with the PRC over further opening of Taiwan to PRC tourists. However, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has agreed to the esta [...]	2006-04-10 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI1288	TAIWAN TAKES NEXT STEP TOWARDS WTO SAFEGUARDS ON [...] Summary: Taiwan's International Trade Commission (ITC) held a public meeting April 7 to hear industry opinions on whether to recommend Chinese towel imports be subject to trade restrictions. Taiwan's towel industry argued that safeguard measures are necessary to save them from imminent colla [...]	2006-04-12 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TW
06TAIPEI129	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage January 13 on the Legislative Yuan session Thursday, in which the central government's general budget for fiscal 2006 was reviewed. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's biggest daily, carried an exclusive news sto [...]	2006-01-13 04:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI1290	Unemployed Public School Teachers in Taiwan [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan is home to reportedly over 50,000 unemployed public school teachers. Local scholars attribute the increase in teacher unemployment to a decade-long "teacher cultivation program," which was designed by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to enable college graduates from universi [...]	2006-04-12 23:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI1300	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PFP CHAIRMAN JAMES [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (Chu-yu) told the Director on April 11 that the PFP supports the purchase of P-3C aircraft and submarines, and is in favor of increasing Taiwan's military budget to three percent of GDP. Soong says he understands that Taiwan must maint [...]	2006-04-13 06:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1321	JAPAN PRESS ALLEGES TAIWAN AIDS CHINA'S WEAPONS [...] (C) Summary: The Tokyo Sankei Shimbun reported on April 12 that China is using a large number of Taiwan-made numerically-controlled high-precision lathes in its weapons programs aimed at Taiwan. The report could tarnish perceptions of Honorary KMT Chairman Lien Chan's economic summit in Chi [...]	2006-04-14 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW
06TAIPEI1339	KMT DEFENSE COUNTER-PROPOSAL: ROUND TWO [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is making another push for a KMT alternative defense proposal after failing to achieve party consensus before his late March visit to Washington. While Ma appears sincere in his effort to "get the defense issue behind him" before the 2008 presidential [...]	2006-04-17 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP TW
06TAIPEI1340	FORMER PREMIER URGES TAIWAN - PRC ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Former Premier Vincent Siew described Taiwan to AIT Director as politically divided over the appropriate policy on cross-Strait issues. He prescribed consultative mechanisms between the KMT and DPP to resolve domestic issues and consultations, on economic issues only, between T [...]	2006-04-17 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1341	LIEN-HU MEETING STIRS UP TAIWAN'S CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. The KMT-CCP economic forum closed with the PRC's announcement of fifteen measures to unilaterally expand agriculture, tourism, and education links between China and Taiwan. DPP critics say the measures are simply "united front" tactics to weaken President Chen Shui-bian and deep [...]	2006-04-17 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1344	KMT-CCP Meeting Pushes Taiwan Markets Up [...] During the week of April 10 - 14, Taiwan's stock market rose in anticipation of favorable results from the April 14-15 KMT-CCP economic forum. Taiwan portfolio investors started heavy trading in stocks before opening of the forum on April 15. Taiwan's stock price index rose 2.5% from 6,782 p [...]	2006-04-17 22:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI1359	TAIWAN AIDS CHINA'S WEAPONS PROGRAMS:FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) In response to the Tokyo Sankei Shimbun report on April 12 that China is using a large number of Taiwan-made numerically-controlled high-precision lathes in its weapons programs aimed at Taiwan (reftel),Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) issued a press release on April 14 containin [...]	2006-04-19 06:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW
06TAIPEI138	KUOMINTANG STRATEGY TOWARD CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] (C) This cable is in response to Ref A's request for AIT input regarding, inter alia, Kuomintang (KMT) strategy toward the legislative and political agenda of President Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic People's Party (DPP),KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's control of the party and its cross-Strai [...]	2006-01-13 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1380	Update on Thai Labor Riot Fallout [...] (U) Summary. The widely publicized Thai labor problems relating to construction of Kaohsiung's subway continue to simmer. Huapan Management, the company that recruited the laborers, in February filed an NTD 19.7 million lawsuit against fourteen of the laborers involved in the initial riot la [...]	2006-04-20 05:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON IND LR TW
06TAIPEI139	DPP PARTY CHAIRMAN ELECTION SCENESETTER [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members elect a new party chairman on Sunday, January 15. The leading candidates are former Presidential Office Secretary General Yu Shyi-kun, a cautious moderate close to President Chen, and Legislator Trong Chai (Tsai Tong-rong),an independe [...]	2006-01-13 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1398	CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - EXPECTATIONS HIGH, PRESSURE [...] (SBU) Expectations are high that Taiwan and the PRC will lift remaining restrictions on PRC tourist travel to Taiwan. Estimates of the potential economic benefit range as high as 0.2 percent of GDP. One industry contact speculated that Taiwan could see 5 million PRC tourists per year within [...]	2006-04-21 08:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI1415	TAIWAN ON WHO: IHRS, TWO-BY-TWO, AND OBSTACLES TO [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is considering making a unilateral pledge adhering to the WHO International Health Regulations (IHRs),though it has some questions about timing. No decision has been made yet on whether Taiwan will concur with a limited two-by-two debate in WHA Plenary Session and Gener [...]	2006-04-24 09:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO PREL PGOV WHO TW
06TAIPEI1432	Visit to Taiwan by Senior Advisor for Agricultural [...] Summary: Madelyn Spirnak, the State Department Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology, visited Taipei from March 29 - April 1, 2006. She discussed U.S. agricultural biotechnology policy with a wide range of officials. It became clear that Taiwan authorities do not have a long term stra [...]	2006-04-25 07:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON SENV OTRA ETRD TW KPAO OIIP TBIO
06TAIPEI1461	Kaohsiung Mayoral Election - Preliminary Report [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to the DPP and KMT primaries, DPP elected officials and supporters are urging DPP's Central Office to recruit Acting Kaohsiung Mayor Yeh Chu-lan as its candidate in the upcoming December Kaohsiung mayoral election. Although former Council of Labor Affairs chairpe [...]	2006-04-28 01:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI1487	TAIWAN TAKING OVER PRC ONE NOODLE BOWL AT A TIME [...] (C) Two Taiwan firms, Tingyi and Uni-President, dominate the instant noodle and ready-to-drink tea markets in the PRC with a combined market share of more than 50 percent. Both complain of Taiwan's cross-Strait economic restrictions that prevent them from pursuing a strategy that looks at the [...]	2006-05-01 07:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV CH TW
06TAIPEI1492	PRC-VATICAN RELATIONS: TAIWAN INCREASINGLY [...] (C) Summary: Recent conciliatory statements by Vatican and PRC officials have increased Taipei's anxiety that its diplomatic ties with the Holy See are in jeopardy. Taiwan officials say they have no influence over the Vatican and appealed to the USG for assistance and information on the statu [...]	2006-05-01 23:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC XR TW
06TAIPEI1527	TAIWAN RE-STAFFS THE IPR POLICE FORCE [...] Taiwan's National Police Adminstration (NPA) has restored the IPR Police to full strength after reassigning 35 officers to address public security needs in summer 2005. According to IPR Police Commander Liao Kao-jiang, the IPR Police now has 208 full-time staff members plus 20 conscripts who [...]	2006-05-03 10:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR TW
06TAIPEI1549	Moral Hazard Spurs Delinquent Card Debt [...] Moral hazard has contributed to a sharp increase in delinquent credit/cash card debt in 2006. This debt remains manageable for Taiwan's banking industry as a whole, but has exposed several foreign and Taiwan banks to significant risks. END SUMMARY. Moral Hazard ------------ 2. Media [...]	2006-05-05 06:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI1566	TAIWAN MOVES ON EXPORT CONTROL COMMITTMENTS [...] (S) Summary: Taiwan has issued an advance notice of an amendment to its regulations that would partially meet Taiwan's commitments under the August 2005 export control "gameplan." End summary. 2. (S) Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task F [...]	2006-05-08 08:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW
06TAIPEI1572	TAIWAN CONCERNED ABOUT TIES WITH SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan has been working to keep a low profile in the Solomon Islands following recent anti-Chinese riots that some blamed on alleged political bribery by Taiwan and ethnic Chinese business people. Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare reportedly announced prior to his May 4 election [...]	2006-05-08 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI1582	AIT DIRECTOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Summary: During his May 1st introductory call on Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Hwang Ing-san, Director Young raised upcoming consultations on bilateral trade issues under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),noting that agricultural market access, IPR prote [...]	2006-05-09 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV TW
06TAIPEI1584	SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGN - STAYING AHEAD OF THE PRC [...] (C) Integrated Circuit (IC) Design firms account for 25 percent of total revenue in Taiwan's highly successful semiconductor industry. Taiwan's IC design houses are second only to North American firms in revenue and technology, but they face increasing competition from Mainland China. Taiwan [...]	2006-05-09 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV CH TW
06TAIPEI1608	TAIWAN AGREES ON IHR ADHERENCE AND REQUESTS LETTER [...] (C) Summary. This is an action cable see para 7. DDIR presented demarche to VFM Michael Kau and TCDC Director Steve Kuo 5/10 at MOFA. DDIR stressed two issues: our strong support for Taiwan's unilateral adherence to the IHR and the importance of Taiwan's acceptance of the 2x2 debate on the [...]	2006-05-10 13:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AMED SENV TBIO PREL TW
06TAIPEI1619	TAIWAN MOVES ON EXPORT CONTROL COMMITMENTS [...] (S) AIT delivered ref A talking points to Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su and received a report from Su on the investigation into machine tools orders from the Iranian company Azma Pisheh and the Syrian company Sinan that we requested in ref B. AIT has sent an informal translation of [...]	2006-05-11 05:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW
06TAIPEI1652	NO COMPROMISE FROM DPP LEGISLATORS [...] (C) Summary: DPP legislators expressed a range of views to the AIT Director on May 10, including that if KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou were elected president he would surrender Taiwan to the PRC. The legislators also discussed corruption, cross-Strait trade, and the recent transit flap. End Summ [...]	2006-05-15 08:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1697	MOTC MIN ON DIRECT LINKS, PROCUREMENT, AND HIGH- [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 conversation with the Director, Minister of Transportation and Communications Kuo Yao-chi described some of the obstacles standing in the way of direct air links with the Mainland. She expressed Taiwan interest in acceding to the Government Procurement Agreement in th [...]	2006-05-18 07:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ELTN ETRD ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI1731	MA YING-JEOU: FTA ESSENTIAL TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: During a May 19 meeting with the Director, Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou reviewed his recent visits to Singapore and Australia. He also volunteered that he is frustrated with the lack of progress toward a U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),arguing that without a [...]	2006-05-19 10:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TW ETRD CH US
06TAIPEI1755	TAIWAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT ATTRACTS LIMITED [...] (SBU) Following approval by the National Security Council and President Chen, Taiwan published its first-ever National Security Report (NSR) on May 20. The 162-page report is divided into a preface by President Chen and five parts: an introduction, Taiwan's security environment, internal and [...]	2006-05-23 10:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI1788	TAIWAN IPR DELEGATION VISITS CHINA [...] (C) Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Deputy Director General Lu Wen-hsiang confirmed to AIT on May 23 that TIPO Director General Tsai Lien-sheng and three TIPO Department Directors are currently traveling in China to meet with PRC IPR officials. The TIPO officials have joined a dele [...]	2006-05-25 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR PREL CM TW ETRD KIPR
06TAIPEI1790	TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIZBALLAH, IRAN, AND WHO [...] (S) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director that Taiwan will respect U.S. sensitivities regarding both Hizballah and Iran. His unannounced visit to Lebanon in April was intended to establish friendly relations and explore commercial opportunities. The meeting with a [...]	2006-05-25 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECCT PARM MTCR WHO TBIO IR TW
06TAIPEI18	KEELUNG HARBOR PREPARING FOR CSI VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 29 meeting with AIT/T econoff Taiwan Customs officials at Keelung expressed support for the proposal to implement the Container Security Initiative (CSI) in Keelung. However, they also presented data that underscored the low level of container traffic from Kee [...]	2006-01-04 05:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT TW
06TAIPEI1803	TAIWAN TIFA TALKS ON DOHA AND GPA - - AM, MAY 25, [...] (C) During the first morning of the fifth U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) joint council meeting in Taipei May 25-26, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (DUSTR) Ambassador Karan Bhatia communicated the USG's desire to strengthen the bilateral economic relationship wit [...]	2006-05-25 11:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TW
06TAIPEI1836	DUSTER BHATIA HEARS THAT TAIWAN BUSINESS RESENTS [...] Summary. DUSTR Bhatia met with prominent Taiwan business leaders May 25. This group characterized Taiwan's cross-Straits relations as uncertain, noting that this puts Taiwan firms in limbo while waiting for clarity on President Chen Shui-bian's plans for the future. Cross-Strait economic i [...]	2006-05-26 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TW
06TAIPEI1872	TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) Summary. During the Taiwan TIFA talks session 7, the U.S. and Taiwan focused on discussing the recently established National Communications Commission (NCC) and pricing issues. Both sides agreed to work together to strengthen the NCC. End Summary 2. (C) AUSTR Stratford led the U.S. [...]	2006-06-02 04:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TW
06TAIPEI1873	TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 8: TEXTILES [...] (C) During Taiwan TIFA talks session 8, the U.S. and Taiwan agreed to work together to complete a textile transshipment MOU. The U.S. and Taiwan also discussed using the AIT/TECRO mechanism to develop economic development assistance programs in AGOA countries. The U.S. noted Taiwan's concer [...]	2006-06-02 04:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TW
06TAIPEI1874	TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 4: PHARMA AND MED DEVICES [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. side requested that pharmaceutical price adjustments not be implemented until there were consultations to review both data and methodology, and a formal dialogue on healthcare system reform. Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) stated its willingness to [...]	2006-06-02 04:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TW
06TAIPEI1875	TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 5: AGRICULTURE [...] (C) Summary. In TIFA discussions between AIT and TECRO, Taiwan agreed to discuss the establishment of a Consultative Committee on Agriculture, to continue work on several technical issues, and to rapidly conclude negotiations to establish a rice CSQ. End summary. 2. (C) The Fifth U.S. - Ta [...]	2006-06-02 04:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TW
06TAIPEI1876	TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 6: EXPORT CONTROL AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 26, 2006, AIT/Washington Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka and Ministry of Economic Affairs Director General Chih-Ping Huang chaired the U.S-Taiwan TIFA session 6 on secure trade and held discussions that covered Taiwan's progress on implementation of [...]	2006-06-02 04:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TW
06TAIPEI189	TAIWAN BUDGET SIGNALS CONTINUED POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Legislative Yuan (LY) significantly cut and froze Administration budget proposals on January 12 to signal its unhappiness with government ministers and programs in many areas. KMT legislators say they want respect and real information from government agencies and will hold t [...]	2006-01-19 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI1899	MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) Summary and introduction: AIT believes that while problems remain in Taiwan's export control regime, the "gameplan" developed by ISN/MTR and AIT in August 2005 has led to significant improvements. Since January 2006, when AIT prepared ref A evaluation of Taiwan's overall export control s [...]	2006-06-02 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW
06TAIPEI1900	TAIWAN TIFA: Public and Private Outcomes [...] (U) This cable reports public and private outcomes of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) consultations between the United States and Taiwan in Taipei during May 25 - 26, 2006: --Doha and economic developments in Asia-Pacific --Government Procurement Agreement --Agricultural [...]	2006-06-02 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD PINR TW
06TAIPEI1901	NEXT STEPS FOR TAIWAN TIFA [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: The fifth round of US-Taiwan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks concluded in Taipei on May 26. Deputy USTR Karan Bhatia and Taiwan's Deputy Economic Minister Steve Chen jointly presided over the talks. Reftels report on each session of the [...]	2006-06-02 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV TW
06TAIPEI193	TAIWAN: AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. Taiwan continues to be H5N1 free and to prepare to counter a potential Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak. It has staged large-scale drills and distributed information in multiple languages to increase the flow of information to the public. Taiwan's Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA [...]	2006-01-19 21:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO WHO TW
06TAIPEI1945	DPP Primary for Kaohsiung Mayoral election - High Stakes, [...] Summary: After much public and party debate on who should represent the DPP in the December 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election, former Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) Chairperson Chen Chu garnered 80 percent of DPP member votes (19,765) during the May 28 DPP primary to become the party's mayoral c [...]	2006-06-08 01:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI198	TAIPEI MAYOR'S RACE: PAN-BLUES ALREADY CAMPAIGNING [...] (U) Summary: Though the election to replace Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou is still ten months away, former Environmental Protection Minister and New Party member Hau Lung-bin is leading a pack of five Pan-Blue candidates, including the once-popular People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong. In [...]	2006-01-22 21:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2006	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: From June 8-11, AIT Chairman Burghardt visited Taiwan. This cable reports his meetings with Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, KMT LY President Wang Jin-pyng, prominent Taiwan academics, Foreign Minister James Huang, AmCham business leaders, and Mainland [...]	2006-06-12 22:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2044	REACTIONS TO ANNOUNCEMENT ON CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER [...] (C) Summary: AIT's political contacts view today's announcement of the Taiwan-PRC agreement on charter flights as positive, but two Pan-Blue legislators said the agreement did not go far enough or was just a "tiny step." Our contacts believe the announcement will boost President Chen, curren [...]	2006-06-14 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2098	UMC Puts He Jian Stake in Trust as Investigations Continue [...] At a June 12 shareholders meeting, Chairman Jackson Hu of United Microelectronics Corporation, Taiwan's second largest semiconductor manufacturer, announced that the firm had placed US$ 110 million worth of stock in He Jian Technology into a trust. He Jian, a PRC semiconductor manufacturer, a [...]	2006-06-19 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI211	TAIWAN OPTIMISTIC ON DRAM [...] (C) While the outlook for Taiwan's semiconductor industry for 2006 is positive; many analysts predict a difficult year for the DRAM (dynamic random access memory) industry. However, Taiwan firms are optimistic about their prospects. They are investing heavily in advanced 12-inch manufacturin [...]	2006-01-23 02:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON TW
06TAIPEI2113	CHEN'S FAMILY SCANDALS THREATEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Pan-Blue politicians are pushing for President Chen's resignation or recall over new corruption scandal allegations involving his wife (Wu Shu-chen),his son-in-law (Chao Chien-ming),and officials in the Presidential Office. Chen is fighting back, however, and a reca [...]	2006-06-20 22:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2166	MA: HOLD CHEN ACCOUNTABLE FOR CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary: In a June 21 televised address, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou defended the Pan-Blue effort to recall President Chen and urged him to step down to take political responsibility for corruption scandals and incompetence in managing Taiwan's economy and relations with the U.S. In respo [...]	2006-06-22 21:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2172	TAIWAN'S FAIR TRADE COMMISSION TO REVISE FAIR [...] Summary: Representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission met with Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) on the margins of a larger international competition seminar to discuss Taiwan's plans to reform its Fair Trade Law and the benefits of adopting a [...]	2006-06-23 07:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD TW
06TAIPEI2194	THE LEGISLATURE PREPARES TO VOTE ON RECALLING [...] (C) Summary: The Taiwan legislature's vote tomorrow on a Pan-Blue opposition motion to recall President Chen Shui-bian is expected to fail by more than twenty votes. The Pan-Blue is trying to recall Chen over allegations of corruption against several persons close to him, while ruling party [...]	2006-06-26 10:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI220	"ACTIVE MANAGEMENT" DETAILS EMERGING [...] (C) Summary: At a January 11 meeting of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Central Committee, Minister Ho Mei- yueh of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) proposed various measures to implement President Chen Shui-bian's "active management" policy for investment in the PRC. The measur [...]	2006-01-23 07:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI2215	RECALL MOTION AGAINST PRESIDENT CHEN FAILS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Pan-Blue opposition motion to recall President Chen Shui-bian failed to pass Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) on June 27, as was expected. Following the vote, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou announced he would not support a vote of no confidence in Premier Su Tseng-chang at this time [...]	2006-06-27 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2262	PUSHING TAIWAN ON DOHA & TRADE [...] (U) AIT Acting Director, Acting Deputy Director and Econ Chief delivered the demarche in reftel B to Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen and newly appointed Taipei Economic and Cultural Relations Office (TECRO) Deputy Chief John C.C. Deng over dinner on June 29. AIT urged Taiwan to step forward in the [...]	2006-06-30 07:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON TW
06TAIPEI2266	NEW FINANCE MINISTER NAMED [...] On January 29, Premier Su Tseng-chang appointed Ho Chih-Chin, 54, Chairman of the Economics Department at National Taiwan University as Finance Minister to replace Joseph Lyu (Jye-Cherng). Lyu has only been in the position for five months (ref B) and is the first Ministerial change by Su sinc [...]	2006-06-30 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI229	KMT CHAIRMAN MA SEEKS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE ON [...] (C) Summary. After sixteen months of mechanically obstructing the Defense Procurement Special Budget weapons systems, the KMT under the leadership of Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is moving to develop an alternative proposal on defense policy and arms procurement. Ma has established a task force to [...]	2006-01-24 06:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARS MASS MCAP TW
06TAIPEI2364	Taipei Economic Brief for June [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in June 2006: --Inflationary pressure building --Cross-Strait integration fuels trade expansion --Taipei AmCham issues white paper --MOEA's white paper response --Cross-Strait agreement on charter flights --Restrictions on fo [...]	2006-07-13 00:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2387	Bank of America Questioned about FX Manipulation [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) is currently questioning the Bank of America (BOA) branch in Taiwan about its dumping of U.S. dollars to manipulate the NTD:USD exchange rate on the morning of July 13. CBC has decided it will penalize BOA, but has not announced the penalti [...]	2006-07-14 06:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
06TAIPEI240	HIGH-SPEED RAIL BUY-BACK A LAST RESORT [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is preparing contingency plans for buying back the high-speed rail project, which is being constructed by the Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project. MOTC officials beli [...]	2006-01-24 07:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ECON TW
06TAIPEI2412	FACING REALITY--CHINA PETROLEUM AND TAIPOWER RAISE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Last year, Taiwan authorities vowed not to raise fuel or utility prices (ref a). Facing rising international oil prices and mounting losses by state-owned energy and utility companies, the Executive Yuan relented and allowed price hikes at China Petroleum Company (CPC) and Taipow [...]	2006-07-17 06:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SENV TW
06TAIPEI2440	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON PRESIDENT CHEN, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan strongly criticized President Chen for organizing his policies around the "totally impractical" goal of Taiwan independence, during a meeting with the Director on July 18. Chen's policies have negatively affected relations with allies as well as pr [...]	2006-07-19 10:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2452	GPA/PVS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO VP TSAI [...] (C) Summary: On July 19 Taiwan Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen assured AIT Director that U.S. comments on the Fifth Price-Value Survey (PVS) would be welcome and given full consideration through September 15 and that the Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) would make no further announcements [...]	2006-07-20 22:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	WTO ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI2467	Vietnam: Taiwan's 2nd Largest Export Base [...] Vietnam has become an important export base for Taiwan companies including a growing number of manufacturers of labor-intensive industries that have relocated from China. Taiwan has become the Vietnam's largest source of foreign direct investment and the largest source of its trade deficit. [...]	2006-07-21 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2488	SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE - MORE [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) Legislator Christina Liu told AIT/T that the Pan Blue parties are putting politics before Taiwan's economic well-being in their attitude toward Taiwan's July 27-28 Sustainable Economic Development Conference. She predicted the PFP and Kuomintang (KMT) wou [...]	2006-07-25 07:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2490	COAST GUARD FINDS TAIWAN SUBSTANTIALLY IMPLEMENTING ISPS [...] (U) A four-member U.S. Coast Guard team visited Taiwan July 17-21 under the International Port Security Program to examine Taiwan's implementation of the International Maritime Organization's International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The team consisted of Pacific Area Inspecti [...]	2006-07-25 07:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT TW
06TAIPEI2493	ChinaTrust Bank Chairman Jeffrey Koo Penalized [...] On July 20, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) ruled that ChinaTrust Financial Holdings (CFH) and CFH's subsidiary ChinaTrust Commercial Bank (CCB) violated regulations in their acquisition of equity shares in Mega Financial Holdings. The violations included failure to disclose C [...]	2006-07-25 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI253	FRAUD SUMMARY - AIT TAIPEI, JANUARY 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-25 07:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TW

06TAIPEI2535	KMT ASSETS SELL-OFF IN FULL SWING [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) continues to liquidate its assets in order to ease financial pressures on the party and to deprive the DPP of a campaign issue, a KMT official told AIT. Most of the KMT's major assets, including the party headquarters building, have already been sold, and th [...]	2006-07-27 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2536	KMT FIGHTS CORRUPTION BY LOCALIZING CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary. The KMT, in a break from previous practice, will not hold a Taipei convention to conduct this weekend's election of Central Standing Committee (CSC) members, a party official told AIT. Instead, the electors will cast ballots at their respective local party headquarters. KMT Chair [...]	2006-07-27 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2542	SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE - TSU [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, the second day of Taiwan's two- day Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC),Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) members eliminated cross- Strait opening measures from the conference's draft recommendations. However, Premier Su and Vice Premier Tsai reinserted th [...]	2006-07-28 10:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2574	Taipei Economic Brief for July [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in July 2006: --Economic Conference offers 516 recommendations; --Economy expected to slow in H2; --Taiwan to streamline insurance policy review; --Restriction on foreign professionals relaxed; --TSMC vaults to 4th largest sem [...]	2006-08-01 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI261	NEW ECON CABINET IN TAIWAN [...] This cable supplements ref A report on Taiwan's new cabinet. It provides background information on the new economic ministers in the cabinet. New Economic Cabinet Officials ------------------------------ 2. (U) New economic/financial cabinet members appointed in Taiwan's latest cabine [...]	2006-01-25 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI2618	MAC CHAIRMAN UPBEAT ON CROSS-STRAIT INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan will implement the 58 cross-Strait "consensus proposals" by the end of August, then begin considering the more controversial 14 "other items" from last week's Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC),Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told the Di [...]	2006-08-03 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI262	NEW ECON CABINET IN TAIWAN, SAME TIGHT [...] (C) Ref A reports on the new economic ministers in Taiwan. After discussions with a range of interlocutors it appears unlikely that the new cabinet will push for liberalization of cross-Strait economic ties. A senior banker suggested to AIT/T that while he sees many of the new appointees as [...]	2006-01-25 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2630	POST-CONFERENCE OPTIMISM FADES BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Premier's Su announcement that the administration will not relax the 40 percent ceiling on investment in the PRC at this time has disappointed many who expected dramatic cross-Strait economic liberalization after Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC). Howeve [...]	2006-08-04 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2636	KMT CENTRAL STANDING COMMITTEE ELECTION DOESN'T [...] (C) Summary: The recent KMT Central Standing Committee election results did not hurt Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's leadership position, a senior Kuomintang (KMT) official told AIT. The KMT caucus is prepared to vote to approve purchasing the P-3C anti-sub aircraft and PAC-II upgrades this fall, ac [...]	2006-08-06 22:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2695	NTD Loans Considered Foreign Direct Investment [...] Taiwan monetary authorities recently began permitting secured NT dollar (NTD) bank loans to serve as foreign direct investment (FDI) in Taiwan as a way to absorb excess liquidity. However, Taiwan's financial supervisory authorities are concerned that Taiwan companies may be vulnerable to host [...]	2006-08-09 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2701	MTAG: AUGUST 2006 UPDATE ON TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) Summary: On August 9, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT)ref A talking points on recent machine tool transfers to North Korea by Ching Hwee International Trading and ref B results of three export license reviews. BOFT noted that the U.S. response on export license [...]	2006-08-09 22:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI2823	MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: LIBYA [...] (U) This cable is an action request. See para 9. 2. (S) Summary: On August 15, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) ref A comments on five export license applications as well as the general information on overdue responses contained in the August 14 Bremmer-Young e-m [...]	2006-08-16 22:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI2859	TAIWAN: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST POINTS DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General of North American Affairs Leo C.J. Lee on August 17. Per reftel instructions, post emphasized that Taiwan was placed on the Tier 2 watch list for failing to show evidence of increasing [...]	2006-08-18 00:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2860	ETC FIASCO BRINGS DOWN MOTC MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: An August 3 ruling from Taiwan's Supreme Administrative Court ensured that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) would have to either hold a second bid process for the troubled electronic highway toll collection (ETC) system or take over the system itself from [...]	2006-08-18 02:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2921	FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON HIS CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang believes his visit to Central America last week shored up Taiwan's fragile relations with Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. He remains deeply concerned, however, that Daniel Ortega might win the November presidential election in Nicaragua and [...]	2006-08-23 22:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM CS HO BH NU TP CH TW
06TAIPEI2925	MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: CASE REPORTS [...] (S) Summary: AIT delivered ref A responses on export license applications to Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on August 23. BOFT reported on its investigation of the Dah Lih Machinery Industry Company and the Roundtop Machineries Industries Company Ltd (ref B). AIT has forwarded the [...]	2006-08-24 02:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI2933	FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON HIS CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang believes his visit to Central America last week shored up Taiwan's fragile relations with Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. He remains deeply concerned, however, that Daniel Ortega might win the November presidential election in Nicaragua and [...]	2006-08-24 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM CS HO BH NU TP CH TW
06TAIPEI2948	PRESIDENT CHEN CONTINUES TO FEND OFF CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian moved to counter his detractors and rally his supporters by declaring three times over the past several days that he will not step down from the presidency. Vowing he would not "betray" his supporters and would remain in office until May 20, 2008, Chen [...]	2006-08-24 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2950	MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON [...] (C) Summary. According to Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu, cross-Strait negotiations will not be derailed by Taiwan outrage over what it sees as PRC deviousness in disrupting Taiwan relations with Chad. That said, the pace of negotiations might slow down a bit. Expansion o [...]	2006-08-24 22:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI2953	TAIWAN NEEDS TO COMPLY WITH WCPFC FISHING CAPACITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A U.S. fisheries delegation visited Taiwan August 9 to discuss Taiwan fishing fleet overcapacity, ship-boarding policy in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and Taiwan membership in fisheries organizations. The U.S. called on Taiwan to reduce its fish [...]	2006-08-25 02:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV KTIA PHSA CH TW
06TAIPEI2975	DUMP CHEN MOVEMENT BOGGING DOWN AS PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) Summary: Supporters of President Chen sponsored a rally in Taipei's 228 Peace Memorial Park on August 26 to shore up support for the beleaguered president, lashing out at organizers of an anti-Chen movement who are planning to start their rallies later this week. While attending the ina [...]	2006-08-28 11:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3027	CHEN PLAYS PRESIDENTIAL CARD AS PROTESTERS PREPARE [...] (C) Summary: President Chen is going forward with his long-planned trip to visit diplomatic partners Palau and Nauru Sept 3-6 in an effort to bolster Taiwan's ties to its allies in the South Pacific. In so doing, Chen aims to highlight his determination to forge on as President in the face [...]	2006-09-01 11:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3051	Taiwan Economy: Sunny With Polychrome Clouds [...] (SBU) Summary: Local think tanks forecast rising exports will keep Taiwan's economic growth rate at around 4% in 2006 and 2007 and bring Taiwan's unemployment rate below the current 3.9%. Private consumption and investment (75% of GDP) are recovering from high card debt and inventories, and [...]	2006-09-06 06:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3117	MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: UNSCR 1695 [...] (S) AIT delivered to the Taiwan MOFA North American Affairs Director General Leo Lee Ref A talking points and non-paper on actions to support UNSCR 1695. While Taiwan is not a UN member, AIT urges Taiwan to comply with United Nations resolutions whenever possible. Lee responded to AIT's pre [...]	2006-09-08 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3126	TAIWAN DEMOCRACY VERSUS CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Justice officials see the growing number of indictments of high-level government officials for corruption as a positive sign of both increasing democratization and higher standards of accountability for government officials. End summary. Government Corruption Dominate [...]	2006-09-11 07:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON POL TW
06TAIPEI3146	WEEKEND ANTI-CHEN PROTESTS PEACEFUL, CONTINUE ON [...] (C) Summary: Weekend protests aimed at "deposing" President Chen were peaceful and attracted up to 100,000 people on Saturday, September 9. Turnout did not reach the 300,000 organizers projected. Organizers nevertheless declared the turnout was a "strong statement" of the people's disapp [...]	2006-09-11 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3214	WEEKEND OF BATTLING DEMONSTRATIONS: PRO-CHEN [...] (C) Summary: Organizers of the ongoing sit-in aimed at pressuring President Chen to step down will hold a "Besiege the City" march on Friday evening, September 15. The march will follow a route out of Ketagalan Boulevard, encircle the Presidential Office and residence, and end at the Taipei [...]	2006-09-15 10:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI323	NEW YEAR CHARTER FLIGHTS LOW-KEY KICK-OFF [...] (C) Taiwan and the PRC kicked off the latest round of cross-Strait Lunar New Year (LNY) charter flights on January 20 with much less fanfare than the two previous rounds, showing that the LNY charters are becoming routine. Because the airlines had more time to prepare and are able to sell tick [...]	2006-01-27 05:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3233	TAIWAN DEFENSE BUDGET BATTLE IN FALL LY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and other party leaders are saying they want to move forward on defense procurement when the fall Legislative Yuan (LY) session begins September 19. While Ma has repeatedly assured AIT he is serious about defense and wants to pa [...]	2006-09-18 10:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW
06TAIPEI3239	MTAG: TAIWAN WELCOMES MEETINGS [...] (S) Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su reported on September 18 that Taiwan welcomes the Ref C proposal for a team of U.S. export control experts to visit Taiwan the week of November 13-17. Su said he has consulted with relevant Taiwan agencies about [...]	2006-09-19 04:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3240	PREMIER SU DISCUSSES DEFENSE BUDGET AND POLITICAL [...] (S) Summary: During a meeting on September 15, the Director stressed to Premier Su Tseng-chang the importance for Taiwan and U.S.-Taiwan relations of ensuring that the Legislative Yuan (LY) approves a robust defense budget for 2007. Responding that he would do his utmost to ensure passage o [...]	2006-09-19 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR TW
06TAIPEI3261	TAIWAN POLICE CHALLENGED BY SKIRMISHES BETWEEN PRO [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the large anti-Chen march and pro-Chen rally held over the weekend in Taipei (Reftel),two sparsely attended anti-Chen activities in southern Taiwan early this week generated small-scale violent clashes with pro-Chen supporters. Ruling and opposition leaders are c [...]	2006-09-20 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW ASEC CASC CMGT
06TAIPEI3269	DPP LEADERS YU SHYI-KUN AND FRANK HSIEH DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Director on September 19, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun and DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh both suggested that Shih Ming-te was hoping to make a political comeback through his ongoing movement aimed at pressuring President Chen to step down. Bot [...]	2006-09-21 12:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3288	TAIWAN SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS TRADE ISSUES [...] Summary: (S/NF) AIT Director Young discussed current political and economic situations with Vice Premier TSAI Ing-wen and Minister of Economic Affairs Steve CHEN (Ruey-long). Tsai seemed mot to be preoccupied with the continuing drive to bring down President Chen, emphasizing that the gover [...]	2006-09-22 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3306	MTAG: TAIWAN RESPONDS, OUTLINES APPROACH [...] (S) Summary: On September 21, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Ref A talking points on outstanding export control "gameplan" issues. BOFT's initial reaction was positive. AIT took the opportunity to deliver Ref B comments on export license WA060811144915003. End s [...]	2006-09-25 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3321	TAIWAN BUSINESS LEADERS ON ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Young hosted a lunch with business leaders to discuss their views on economic issues. The group complained the leadership of the anti-Chen demonstrations are driven by ulterior motives. They favored the authorities setting the rules to promote a positive business e [...]	2006-09-26 07:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3390	DPP 20th Anniversary -- Many Depart Before Chen Speaks [...] (SBU) On September 30, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held a march and a rally in Kaohsiung City to celebrate the party's twentieth anniversary. Although the parade route was shortened to one kilometer from the original plan of holding the parade throughout Kaohsiung City kilo [...]	2006-10-02 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3407	Taipei Economic Brief for September 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected September 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Exports sustain Taiwan economic growth; --High-tech manufacturing grows; --Semiconductor counter-complaint; --More Taiwan technology flows to China; --Taiwan pharmaceutical plants; --State ownership in Chunghwa Telec [...]	2006-10-03 08:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3414	TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's aviation market has suffered from dramatic declines in domestic air travel that will worsen with the opening of Taiwan's high-speed rail. In addition, air cargo growth appears to have stagnated, Taiwan airlines face increasing competition from expanded U.S.-China air cap [...]	2006-10-03 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI3426	ANTI-CHEN CAMPAIGN GENERATES LITTLE SUPPORT SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2 the "Depose Chen" movement motorcade crossed the Chuo-shui river into the deep Southern counties that make up the heartland of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Movement leader Shih Ming-teh, denied permission by local DPP authorities to hold events i [...]	2006-10-03 10:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3439	CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - BUS ACCIDENT COULD PUSH [...] (C) Five PRC tourists died in a bus accident in Southern Taiwan on October 2, the first PRC tourists to be killed in Taiwan. The incident is unlikely to slow cross-Strait discussions of further opening Taiwan to PRC tourists. To the contrary, by showing the need for more formal mechanisms fo [...]	2006-10-04 08:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3444	Anti-Chen Protest Motorcade in Kaohsiung, Pingtung, and [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of October 3, the anti-President Chen motorcade led by Shih Ming-teh passed through Kaohsiung City without stopping and held a rally in Pingtung City. Two thousand local people joined the event, which ended peacefully without encountering any protest from pro-Ch [...]	2006-10-04 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3446	TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the face of challenges detailed in ref D, Taiwan's small airlines are struggling. Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration is encouraging them to merge, but the airlines are reluctant. To survive, they are expanding regional service and look to tap into profitable cross-St [...]	2006-10-05 03:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI3473	TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. firms have different views on the potential impact of direct cross-Strait air links on their business. United hopes regular cross-Strait flights on other airlines will increase the attractiveness of its planned non-stop service to San Francisco. Northwest and FedEx believe [...]	2006-10-11 08:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3477	MTAG: TAIWAN GAMEPLAN REVIEW [...] (S) Taiwan has made significant export control gameplan progress in recent weeks. This cable summarizes recent gameplan developments and responds to Ref A questions. Definitions of Taiwan's SCL and SHTC ----------------------------------- 2. (S) Taiwan defines Sensitive High-Tech Commo [...]	2006-10-11 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3478	MTAG: TAIWAN GAMEPLAN REVIEW [...] (S) Taiwan has made significant export control gameplan progress in recent weeks. This cable summarizes recent gameplan developments and responds to Ref A questions. Definitions of Taiwan's SCL and SHTC ----------------------------------- 2. (S) Taiwan defines Sensitive High-Tech Commo [...]	2006-10-11 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3479	NSC SECRETARY GENERAL CHIOU I-JEN ON ANTI-CHEN [...] (C) Summary: NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen told the Director on October 11 that President Chen was "a little angry" over the disruptive protests launched against him by pan-Blue legislators at the October 10 national day ceremony. Chen had agreed to participate in the ceremony, against th [...]	2006-10-11 10:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3480	PEACEFUL ANTI-CHEN PROTESTS DISRUPT NATIONAL DAY [...] (C) Summary: The "Depose Chen" movement held a protest demonstration, estimated by police at 120,000, on the perimeter of the October 10 National Day ceremony in front of the Presidential Place. Other than occasional pushing and shoving, the demonstration was largely peaceful, due to both s [...]	2006-10-11 10:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
06TAIPEI3493	MTAG: TAIWAN DELIVERS IRAN/NORTH KOREA VISA [...] (S) As per the agreement reported Ref A, Taiwan has provided AIT with detailed information on North Korean and Iranian nationals receiving Taiwan visas for review by Washington agencies. AIT has forwarded the information via the State Intranet system to EAP/TC and ISN/MTR. Separately, AIT d [...]	2006-10-12 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR TW NKWG
06TAIPEI3494	PRESIDENT CHEN'S RECALL RERUN [...] (C) Summary: In the midst of ongoing public protests against President Chen, KMT and PFP legislators have begun legislative hearings on their second motion to recall Chen from office. DPP legislators have shunned the hearings and have vowed to boycott the recall vote scheduled for this Friday, [...]	2006-10-12 11:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3521	SECOND PRESIDENTIAL RECALL FAILS AND THINGS CALM [...] (C) Summary: Voting along strict party lines, on October 13 the Legislative Yuan (LY) rejected the second motion to recall President Chen this year. Before the vote, "Depose Chen" protest movement leader Shih Ming-te instructed his followers to go home and rest instead of picketing the LY duri [...]	2006-10-13 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3522	PRESIDENT CHEN AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: The Director briefed President Chen Shui-bian on October 12 on his recent consultations in Washington, underscoring the importance Washington attaches to Taiwan's passage this fall of a robust defense budget. President Chen stressed his strong determination and his expectation th [...]	2006-10-13 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL APECO TW
06TAIPEI3552	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, Taiwan Vice Premier TSAI Ing-wen assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation on export control issues, promised to look into the U.S.-EU proposal on advancing Taiwan's accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and said she believes the Taiwan econom [...]	2006-10-17 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW
06TAIPEI3587	PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 18 meeting with Premier Su Tseng-chang, the Director underscored the need for Taiwan to SIPDIS enhance export controls following the North Korean nuclear test and the critical importance for Taiwan to approve a robust defense budget that includes arms procurement [...]	2006-10-19 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3604	KMT CHAIRMAN MA SUFFERS FALLOUT FROM DEPOSE CHEN [...] (C) Summary: After more than six weeks of demonstrations, Shih Ming-te's "Depose President Chen" movement has failed to topple Chen, but has ironically weakened KMT Chairman and Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou and boosted PFP Chairman James Soong. A drop in Ma's approval rating largely reflects Deep [...]	2006-10-20 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3627	DEFENSE MINISTER LEE REPORTS EXTENSIVE MND AND LY [...] (C) During an October 23 meeting with Director, Defense Minister Lee Jye briefed on recent discussions with key LY members on the long-stalled defense budget and committed to continued close contact with AIT on this subject. Lee informed Director of a recent letter from former Deputy Secre [...]	2006-10-24 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV MASS TW
06TAIPEI3634	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu Shyi-kun predicted to the Director on October 19 that the anti-President Chen movement will gradually die out unless the forthcoming prosecutor's report is very damaging to the President. Yu observed that DPP mayoral candidate Chen [...]	2006-10-25 08:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
06TAIPEI3640	PFP CHAIRMAN SOONG ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, MAYORAL [...] (C) Summary: During an October 25 meeting with the Director, PFP Chairman (and Taipei mayoral candidate) James Soong promised to publicly reaffirm his support for the P-3C antisubmarine warfare aircraft and a submarine feasibility study, but stopped short of committing to pass the "Supplementa [...]	2006-10-25 10:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3641	PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DIRECTOR DISCUSS DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian invited the Director to a meeting on October 24 apparently to ask about a recent "background" interview in the pro-Blue United Daily News (UDN) with EAP DAS Christensen. The Director explained that the Q and A portion of the report was relatively accurat [...]	2006-10-25 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3676	CROSS-STRAIT AGRICULTURE - KMT-CCP PROPOSALS OFFER [...] (C) Summary: After a Kuomintang-Chinese Communist Party (KMT-CCP) forum in Hainan, the PRC announced 20 new proposals on cross-Strait agricultural exchanges. However, the package seems primarily to benefit Taiwan farmers and agribusinesses who invest in the PRC, offering little to producers in [...]	2006-10-30 02:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3687	HIGH-SPEED RAIL - RUNNING LATE, BUT ON TRACK [...] Summary: Taiwan's high-speed rail will begin operations in December 2006. Its financial situation seems to have stabilized in the year since it obtained additional funding from the Taiwan authorities in September 2005. As it draws closer to operations, the high-speed rail appears to have lef [...]	2006-10-31 01:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ECON TW
06TAIPEI3708	KMT TAIPEI MAYORAL CANDIDATE HAU CAUTIOUS BUT [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Taipei mayoral candidate Hau Long-bin appears confident of victory in December, but remains somewhat concerned that a split Pan-Blue vote could weaken his mayoral mandate. Hau named DPP mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) as his only real competitor, and [...]	2006-10-31 11:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3723	EU Advocates Improved Taiwan-China Ties [...] (U) The just-published European Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (ECCT) 2006-2007 White Paper urges Taiwan to take immediate action to improve cross-Strait relations or suffer bleak economic consequences. The report also urges Taiwan to abide by its WTO commitments, and provide better tax incent [...]	2006-11-01 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3725	TAIWAN PLEDGES TO INVESTIGATE EXPORT CONTROL CASES [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, Taiwan Director General of the Ministry of Justice, Investigation Bureau Yeh Cherng-maw assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation in investigating export control cases and other illicit trade. End Summary. 2. (C) On October 30, AIT Director Young met Ministr [...]	2006-11-01 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ETTC ECON ETRD PREL SNAR TW
06TAIPEI3736	Taiwan Southerners' Views on U.S. Arms Procurements [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, at a Legislative Yuan procedural committee meeting, Taiwan's Pan Blue legislators once again blocked the U.S. arms procurements bill from the agenda for the next legislative session. Given that the Pan Blue opposition has blocked the special and supplemental defen [...]	2006-11-02 07:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI3737	Taipei Economic Brief for October 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected October 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Performance --Taiwan 4th in US Patents --Bank Acquisition through Open Market Trading --Legislature Reviewing 2007 Budget --Draft CO2 Emissions Law --R&D Subsidies for SME --Fourth Nuclear Power Plant --CM [...]	2006-11-02 07:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3771	"POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE" - PRESIDENT CHEN IMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary: The Taipei Prosecutor's office today issued an indictment against President Chen Shui-bian's wife Wu Shu-chen for corruption and falsifying documents in the use of Presidential Office special funds claimed to have been used for secret diplomacy. President Chen was implicated in [...]	2006-11-03 22:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3773	PRESIDENT CHEN'S BATTLE TO STAY IN OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has announced plans to launch a third recall effort against President Chen, following release yesterday of the prosecutor's report implicating Chen in corruption charges against his wife. The recall effort will fail unless the KMT can persuade at [...]	2006-11-04 11:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3781	PRESIDENT CHEN WEATHERS POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: President Chen offered a range of arguments to defend himself and his wife Wu Shu-chen against corruption charges in a televised statement to the media and public on November 5. At the end of his statement, Chen announced dramatically that he would step down immediately if his wi [...]	2006-11-06 22:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI382	CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CHINESE NEW YEAR SURPRISE [...] (C) Summary: In an informal Chinese New Year speech in southern Taiwan on January 29, President Chen announced that he was considering abolishing the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG),using the name Taiwan in applying to join the UN, and holding a c [...]	2006-02-07 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3830	MTAG: UNSCR 1718 AND EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) On November 6 AIT delivered ref A demarche on UNSCR 1718 obligations and ref B comments on Taiwan export license WCA060926164103011 to Taiwan Export Control Task Force Head Dr. Wally Su. Su noted that Taiwan has already announced trade, travel, and financial sanctions on North Korea, as [...]	2006-11-12 23:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK IR TW
06TAIPEI3836	RESIGNATION OF TWO PROMINENT DPP LEGISLATORS [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, DPP legislators Lin Cho-shui and Lee Wen-chung dropped a political grenade by announcing their resignation from the Legislative Yuan (LY),to take effect by the end of the week. Lin and Lee are taking responsibility for being unable to fulfill their previous comm [...]	2006-11-13 10:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3889	SCENESETTER: DECEMBER 9 MAYORAL ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Voters in Taipei and Kaohsiung will head to the polls Saturday, December 9, to elect mayors in Taiwan's two largest cities. The recent indictment of First Lady Wu Shu-chen, which implicated President Chen, has heightened the importance of these elections, especially the close rac [...]	2006-11-17 10:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3890	MA YING-JEOU TARNISHED BY MAYOR'S OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou finds himself unexpectedly under investigation for the alleged misuse of a mayoral office expense account. An assistant responsible for handling Ma's reimbursement requests has admitted to swapping high-dollar receipts of his own for Ma [...]	2006-11-17 10:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3891	KMT TAIPEI MAYORAL CANDIDATE HAU STILL FACES [...] (C) Summary: While KMT Taipei mayoral candidate Hau Long-bin still appears likely to win the December 9 election, there are several unpredictable scenarios that could threaten this expectation. Hau's relaxed campaign style has stirred some discomfort among KMT supporters, giving many voters the [...]	2006-11-20 06:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3902	DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT LU DISCUSS POLITICS, [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Annette Lu told the Director on November 16 that Kaohsiung DPP candidate Chen Chu's campaign is going well although she is trailing slightly in the polls following the recent corruption indictment of First Lady Wu Shu-chen, which implicated President Chen. The DPP [...]	2006-11-20 12:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3903	DIRECTOR DISCUSSES TAIWAN POLITICS IN MEETINGS [...] (S) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang and DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun both expressed strong reservations about the possibility of Vice President Annette Lu replacing President Chen during separate meetings with the Director on November 16. Both agreed Lu enjoys little support within the party, a [...]	2006-11-20 12:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3906	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - TAIWAN STILL HOLDS SOME [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan media often reports Taiwan firms in Mainland China are returning to invest in Taiwan. Taiwan encourages this kind of investment. However, many of these firms maintain and even expand large manufacturing operations in the Mainland at the same time they increase investment i [...]	2006-11-21 01:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV KIPR PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3926	IS CROSS-STRAIT SEMICONDUCTOR INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) officials last week said publicly that Taiwan was preparing to ease restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing investment in the PRC by the end of the year. However, Taiwan has previously made similar noises [...]	2006-11-22 06:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETTC PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3945	Foreign Investment in Taiwan Surges 291 Percent [...] SUMMARY. Inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased by 291 percent so far this year. Major factors behind the sharp increase include Philips Taiwan transferring local holdings to Philips Holland; several large merger and acquisition (M&A) projects; and a new regulation which allow [...]	2006-11-24 06:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3963	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - PROGRESS POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: The airline executive who nominally leads cross-Strait discussions on charter flights for Taiwan believes the two sides should be able to resolve in December all outstanding technical issues on cargo and weekend passenger charter flights. However, he said an announcement on chart [...]	2006-11-27 06:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3971	MINISTER HU SHENG-CHENG ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: November 22, Minister Without Portfolio and Council for Economic Development and Planning Chair Hu Sheng-cheng said he thought China opposed the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) because it undermined China's efforts to marginalize U.S. economic influence in East Asia. [...]	2006-11-27 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW WTO
06TAIPEI3972	VICE PREMIER TSAI ON GPA AND FTA [...] Summary: Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan is "not ready to consider" having any footnote in its WTO GPA accession language during a meeting with AIT DIR late on November 24. She said that Taiwan was prepared to discuss a bilateral GPA during AUSTR Stratford's visit next month. DIR also [...]	2006-11-27 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW WTO
06TAIPEI3985	Another Taiwan-PRC Rumor Bites the Dust [...] SUMMARY: Local and international media have erroneously reported Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) would be freed for China investments if Carlyle Group acquires and de-lists ASE from the Taiwan stock exchange. In fact, Taiwan's 40% ceiling on investment in China applies to all compani [...]	2006-11-29 03:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI399	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FOUNDRIES BUILDING ON SUCCESS [...] (C) Taiwan firms created the fabless-foundry model in semiconductor manufacturing, and its "foundries" (contract chip manufacturers) continue to dominate this large and growing segment of the industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has more than 50 percent of the global fo [...]	2006-02-09 03:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4006	Southern Students Want Change in Local Administration [...] (SBU) AIT/K representatives recently discussed the upcoming Kaoshiung mayoral election with 25 third-year university students of voting age at a local university. Those eligible to vote in the Kaohsiung election are highly motivated to vote, although those who would have to return to Taipei t [...]	2006-11-30 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4008	KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL ELECTION: PERSONALITIES, [...] (C) Summary: The Kaohsiung mayoral race between DPP candidate Chen Chu and KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying remains too close to call with just over a week remaining before the December 9 election. The DPP and KMT both view this election as critical to their future plans, the DPP to stop the sl [...]	2006-11-30 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI401	Foreign Stake in Major Taiwan Finance Firm [...] SUMMARY. Foreign investors plan to acquire 27% equity in Taishin, Taiwan's eighth largest financial holding company (FHC),for NT$31 billion (US$970 million at NT$32 per US dollar). As part of the deal, Taishin increased its 2005 reserves for bad debt, thereby changing a profit to a loss in [...]	2006-02-09 04:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI4028	TAIWAN: STIFFING THE DEAR LEADER [...] This is an action request. 2. In response to ref A demarche on UNSCR 1718 obligations and recent press reports that the United States has developed a list of proposed luxury sanctions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs North America Bureau Deputy Jack Su contacted AIT/T/Econ on December 1 to ob [...]	2006-12-01 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW
06TAIPEI4029	TAIWAN HI-TECH - BUSINESS BOOMING DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to Hsinchu, Taiwan's high-tech industry center, business leaders described to AIT Director good prospects for Taiwan's semiconductor and flat-panel display industries, many citing ambitious expansion plans. However, most complained about the Chen administration's [...]	2006-12-01 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EIND ETTC PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4047	TAIPEI LUMINARIES ATTEMPT TO LIGHT UP KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL [...] (SBU) Summary: All top DPP leaders, including a beleaguered President Chen Shui-bian, attended the "Love Kaohsiung, Cherish Taiwan" rally on December 3 (ref A),an indication of the importance they attach to the tight Kaohsiung mayoral race. Also on December 3, the KMT held a 20,000-strong " [...]	2006-12-04 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4057	Business and Other Associations Stay Neutral on Tight [...] (SBU) Summary: Professional associations, business groups, and unions in Kaohsiung are choosing to remain neutral rather than risk backing a potential loser in the tight mayoral race between KMT Candidate Huang Chun-ying and DPP Candidate Chen Chu on December 9. Some AIT/K contacts suggest th [...]	2006-12-05 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI4058	MTAG: UNSCR 1718: TAIWAN SANCTIONS NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: AIT discussed in detail the ref A U.S. report on efforts towards implementation of UNSCR 1718 and provisional list of luxury goods with officials from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Economic Affairs Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) at meetings on Decemb [...]	2006-12-05 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW
06TAIPEI4063	MAC CHAIRMAN PREDICTS CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM [...] (C) Summary. MAC Chairman Wu told the Director December 5 that a cross-Strait agreement to further open Taiwan to PRC tourism would likely be concluded shortly after the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections. He said charter flights will take longer, though he expects the Ministr [...]	2006-12-06 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EAIR ECON PGOV CH TW
06TAIPEI4067	CHINA RATCHETS UP DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Bejing is ratcheting up its global drive to contain and undercut Taiwan, Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on December 6. In particular, PRC pressure in Central America and Africa is keeping the heat on Taiwan, said Huang, who just returned from relations-st [...]	2006-12-06 22:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TW
06TAIPEI4078	NT Dollar Loans to Foreign Borrowers [...] (U) Taiwan's monetary authorities in November started permitting banking institutions to lend NT Dollars (NTD) to foreign borrowers in Taiwan which may be used to finance direct investment, securities trading, and real estate purchases. The new measure relaxes the conditions for using NTD loa [...]	2006-12-08 05:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI4079	AUSTR VISIT: TIFA, APEC, CHINESE GOODS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Director General Franco Huang told AIT Econ Chief that he would try to provide AIT with "acceptable footnote language" for Taiwan's WTO GPA accession. It is not clear whether this signifies confusion or motion in Taiwan's position. His comments [...]	2006-12-08 05:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV APECO TW
06TAIPEI4089	TAIWAN PREMIER ON MAYORAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary. Two days before mayoral elections in Taipei and Kaohsiung, Premier Su Tseng-chang told AIT/T Director Young there is little hope for the Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei but the race is still tight in Kaohsiung. Su appears inclined to step down as premier if the DPP loses [...]	2006-12-08 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD CH TW
06TAIPEI409	ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS AT AIT-TAIPEI AND THE [...] (U) On Tuesday 07 February 2006, sixteen members of the Taiwan Southern Society staged a brief demonstration outside the commercial office building housing the AIT-Kaohsiung (AIT-K) branch office. The purpose of the protest was to present a written statement to AIT-Kaohsiung protesting the U. [...]	2006-02-09 04:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4090	TAIWAN MAYORAL ELECTION SCENESETTER: DPP PULLING [...] (C) Summary: Voters in Taipei and Kaohsiung will elect mayors in Taiwan's two largest cities this Saturday December 9. The KMT is expected to easily retain control of Taipei, where supporters of the KMT substantially outnumber those of the DPP. Under DPP rule for the past eight years, Kaohs [...]	2006-12-10 23:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW

06TAIPEI4091	TAIWAN MAYORAL ELECTION SCENESETTER: DPP PULLING [...] (C) Summary: Voters in Taipei and Kaohsiung will elect mayors in Taiwan's two largest cities this Saturday December 9. The KMT is expected to easily retain control of Taipei, where supporters of the KMT substantially outnumber those of the DPP. Under DPP rule for the past eight years, Kaohs [...]	2006-12-10 23:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4095	ASE-CARLYLE DEAL - MONEY, POLITICS, AND TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: The Carlyle Group's planned acquisition of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) set Taiwan abuzz over the pros and cons of the island's cross-Strait restrictions on investment. ASE emphasized it is primarily motivated by a desire to form closer relationships with other semico [...]	2006-12-11 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EIND ETTC PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4096	RULING DPP AND OPPOSITION KMT SPLIT KEY MAYORAL [...] (C) Summary: In key mayoral elections on December 9, the ruling DPP narrowly retained control of its southern base, Kaohsiung, and the opposition KMT kept control of Taipei as expected. Although Frank Hsieh lost the election in Taipei, his stronger than expected 41 percent showing boosts his [...]	2006-12-11 10:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4104	KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU ON DEFENSE BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chaiman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director that the 2007 defense budget is moving toward legislative approval in the near future, though he was non-committal on a possible supplemental budget next Spring for PAC-III missiles. Ma was very cautious in discussing the status of KMT [...]	2006-12-12 22:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR TW
06TAIPEI4110	DEFENSE MINISTER LEE UPBEAT ON DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) During a 12 December meeting with the Director, Defense Minister Lee Jye briefed on his recent discussions with LY members on the defense budget and indicated that his information is that the 2006 supplemental budget will be passed by the procedural committee next Tuesday 19 December 20 [...]	2006-12-13 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV MASS TW
06TAIPEI4112	HIGH-SPEED RAIL HOPES FOR CHRISTMAS CERTIFICATION [...] (U) Summary: After two derailments in November, the earliest date Taiwan's high-speed rail can receive authorization from the Taiwan authorities to begin operations is December 25. End summary. 2. (U) After a series of technical setbacks, Taiwan's high-speed rail project has again delayed [...]	2006-12-13 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON TW
06TAIPEI4113	LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON DEFENSE BUDGET AND [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng discussed progress on the defense budget and Taiwan's post-election political landscape with the Director on December 12. Wang suggested that the 2007 annual defense budget is likely to pass during the current legislative session, wi [...]	2006-12-13 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4114	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on December 12 that the results of the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections were a "small victory" for the party, with Chen Chu winning narrowly in Kaohsiung and Frank Hsieh turning in a good performance in Taipei. The elect [...]	2006-12-13 11:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4145	COUNTER-TERRORISM IN TAIWAN: PROGRESS AND [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan authorities have made a concerted effort since 2005 to establish an island wide counter-terrorism network to reduce stove-piping and competing interests between relevant ministries and agencies that could hamper the government's response in the event of a terrorist attac [...]	2006-12-18 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PTER TW ID
06TAIPEI4152	Kaohsiung Mayoral Election - Aftermath Lawsuit [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a KMT loss in the Kaohsiung mayoral race by a tight margin to the DPP, KMT candidate Huang Chun-yin has sued DPP candidate Chen Chu for violating election law by falsely accusing him of vote buying just hours before the polls opened. Kaohsiung prosecutors have now det [...]	2006-12-19 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4153	TAIWAN'S MEDICAL INDUSTRY - CATCHING CHINA FEVER? [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan investors and medical providers are increasingly involved in healthcare services in the PRC. Taiwan firms have opened or plan to open eight hospitals in China. According to one AIT source, as many as 100 Taiwan-invested clinics have applied for PRC permission to operate i [...]	2006-12-19 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4168	Pro-Independence Southern Taiwan Society Joins Forces with [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 07:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4173	CROSS-STRAIT WEEKEND AND CARGO CHARTER FLIGHTS - [...] (C) Summary: On December 20, Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan speculated that April 1, 2007, was the earliest date possible for cross-Strait cargo and weekend passenger charter flights. Fan's projection is consistent with the most recent comments from the Mainland Affa [...]	2006-12-22 03:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4175	Taiwan Takes Over Problem Bank [...] (U) In mid-December 2006, Taiwan took over the insolvent Taitung Business Bank (TBB). TBB board directors may not leave Taiwan. The Central Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) has sufficient funding to address TBB, but insufficient funds to resolve seven other problem banking institutions. [...]	2006-12-22 04:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI418	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTERS AND TOURISM - INDUSTRY [...] (C) Taipei Airline Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan told AIT/T that he is optimistic that discussions of cross-Strait cargo and weekend passenger charter flights would continue despite Chen Shui-bian's recent provocative remarks. He said that he had detected no change in attitude from [...]	2006-02-10 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4200	MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN GAMEPLAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's licensing agency is pleased with the improvements in its licensing system over the course of 2006 and attributes much of the progress to U.S. assistance. Taiwan greatly appreciates U.S. comments on licensing cases and welcomes any additional comments U.S. agencies may ha [...]	2006-12-28 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC TW
06TAIPEI4201	TAIWAN GRANTED ACCESS TO LIBYAN OIL [...] (U) According to Dec. 22 news reports, Taiwan's state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) won oil exploration rights in Libya. CPC will invest US$39 million over the next three years explore and develop the Murzuq 162 block oil concession. In September, Libya invited bids for oil expl [...]	2006-12-28 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET PREL LY TW
06TAIPEI469	CHEN MOVES TOWARD DECISION ON UNIFICATION [...] (S) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian is moving toward a final decision on the National Unification Council (NUC) and Guidelines in time for the March 14 anniversary of China,s Anti-Secession Law. The National Security Council (NSC) may try to float the argument that the NUC and Guidelines [...]	2006-02-14 12:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI479	POU CHEN GROUP FOCUSES ON CHINA'S RETAIL MARKET AND [...] (SBU) Summary. As widely reported in the Taiwan press, Taiwanese businessmen have largely greeted President Chen's exhortation to avoid excessive focus on the mainland either negatively or dismissively. However, according to Chi Jui Tsai, Chairman of Pou Chen Group, the world's largest shoe [...]	2006-02-15 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL TW HK CH BG IN
06TAIPEI484	TAIWAN VOTES AGAINST BURMA IN APG [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN IMF KCRM TW
06TAIPEI525	ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATION AT AIT-TAIPEI [...] (U) On Tuesday 21 February 2006, approximately one hundred and fifty (150) supporters from the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) political party and other affiliated pro-Taiwan independence groups, staged an anti-American protest outside the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT-Taipei). The proteste [...]	2006-02-21 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV TW
06TAIPEI53	PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEARS ADDRESS AND GREEN [...] (C) Summary: AIT's contacts suggest that President Chen is determined to carry out the policy direction laid out in his tough New Years address, but they stress that his statements do not signal any change in Taiwan's policy toward the cross-Strait status quo. Our contacts claim that Chen's [...]	2006-01-06 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI543	UMC FINED, "ACTIVE MANAGEMENT" STILL NOT "CLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan authorities fined United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) NT$ 5 million (about US$ 155,000) for investing in He Jian, a PRC semiconductor manufacturer. However, Taiwan's Investment Commission appears to have left the door open for UMC to accept a stake in He Jian and leg [...]	2006-02-22 06:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETTC ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI55	CHEN SPEECH - SPECIAL IMPACT ON HIGH-TECH COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: As reported in refs a-d, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian in his annual New Year's speech poured cold water on hopes for improved cross-Strait relations in the near future. The President in his address altered the accepted formulaic language on cross-Strait relations and announce [...]	2006-01-08 22:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PINR TW CH
06TAIPEI562	AIT/T VIEWS ON SPECIAL 301 REVIEW 2006 [...] Summary: The environment for Intellectual Property protection in Taiwan continues to improve as key sectors of society embrace the reality that Taiwan's economic prosperity is increasingly dependent on innovation. Taiwan authorities have continued effective enforcement actions targeted at o [...]	2006-02-24 05:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD TW
06TAIPEI597	CHEN ANNOUNCES THAT NATIONAL UNIFICATION COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian convened the National Security Council (NSC) the afternoon of February 27 to approve the NSC's recommendation that the National Unification Council (NUC) would "cease to function (zhongzhi yunzuo)" and the NUG would "cease to apply (zhongzhi shiyong)." F [...]	2006-02-27 12:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI64	Capital Inflow Lifting Taiwan Markets [...] SUMMARY. Expectations of a weaker U.S. currency in 2006 have prompted portfolio investors to move capital from the United States to East Asia recently. Huge capital flows have contributed to substantial rises in stock prices and appreciation of currencies across the region. In the first si [...]	2006-01-09 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI642	2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN [...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2005-06 Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with 21 A. -------- Overview -------- 21 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or [...]	2006-03-01 07:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TAIPEI705	Southern Taiwan Confirmed Epidemic -- Vote-buying [...] (SBU) Summary. At the conclusion of the 3-in-1 elections on December 3, 2005, prosecutors in southern Taiwan found themselves overwhelmed with clean-up of vote-buying complaints. Blossoming creative methods and variations on the practice of vote-buying do little to help practitioners avoid th [...]	2006-03-07 01:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI729	DPP Will Pay the Price for New Highway Toll System [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's new electronic toll collection (ETC) system has come under fire for the high costs to drivers and snarled traffic despite low usage rates. There have also been accusations of corruption in the bidding process. The ETC is only latest in a series of transportation build [...]	2006-03-09 01:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PGOV TW
06TAIPEI738	Vietnamese Brides in Southern Taiwan - [...] Summary. Foreign brides, and their social and educational problems have once more captured considerable attention in the wake of late 2005 news coverage of a group of Vietnamese women entering Taiwan (ref A) via marriage documents for the actual purpose of prostitution. While a few Vietname [...]	2006-03-09 05:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI VM TW
06TAIPEI787	TAIWAN NGO RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMBAT TIP [...] Summary: AIT held a roundtable with local NGOs on 1 March to discuss labor and foreign bride trafficking highlighted in the 2006 Taiwan TIP report (reftel). The NGOs stated Taiwan needs to pass a comprehensive TIP law for victims, address broker/domestic caretaker abuses, and institute better [...]	2006-03-10 07:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TAIPEI8	CHEN SHUI-BIAN APPEALS TO BASE, CONFRONTS [...] (C) Summary. President Chen Shui-bian's New Years Day speech surprised Taiwan with its harsh line toward the opposition Kuomintang party (KMT) and its reiteration of old ideas and charges. Political leaders across the blue-green spectrum had expected a more moderate, conciliatory speech in [...]	2006-01-03 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI81	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S NEW [...] Summary: The top front-page story for almost all Chinese- language Taiwan dailies January 10 was the sudden corporate resignations and Prosecutors Office indictment of two top United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) executives Monday resulting from alleged illegal investments in China. Another news [...]	2006-01-10 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI819	PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Since January 1 President Chen has veered rhetorically toward the Deep Green Taiwan independence platform. On March 13, Chen told the Washington Post that he would not block efforts to make independence part of the debate over Taiwan's constitution. His February 27 announcement [...]	2006-03-14 12:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI82	(U) TAIWAN'S EVERGREEN MARINE CORPORATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-10 09:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EWWT EAIR TW CH PM
06TAIPEI83	PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEAR'S SPEECH: GIVING UP ON [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's advisors insist that the New Year's speech was intended to "clarify" Chen's view of the current situation facing Taiwan and to set the agenda for his final two years. After pro forma insistence that Chen's speech did not mean policy changes, th [...]	2006-01-10 10:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI85	UMC CHAIRMAN INDICTED [...] (C) United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) Chairman Robert Tsao and Vice Chairman John Hsuan were both indicted January 9 by the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office for breach of trust and violations of Taiwan's Business Accounting Law related to UMC's relationship with PRC semiconductor ma [...]	2006-01-10 23:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETTC TW CH
06TAIPEI864	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS INCREASINGLY [...] (C) Approved investment by Taiwan firms in the PRC fell 13 percent in 2005, while the average size of investment projects grew substantially. Meanwhile, foreign investment in the PRC from the British Virgin Islands rose dramatically, suggesting that increasing amounts of Taiwan- origin invest [...]	2006-03-16 03:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI9	CHEN SPEECH - CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC RELATIONS WILL [...] (C) In his annual New Year speech, Chen Shui-bian reinforced his administration's emphasis on managing economic relations with the PRC at the expense of further liberalization. The speech did not mention specific unofficial discussions with the PRC on regular charter flights or tourism or ot [...]	2006-01-03 22:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAIR PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI902	MA YING-JEOU: READY FOR THE U.S. STAGE? [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou sees his upcoming visit to Washington as a key step in his run for the presidency in 2008. He hopes to burnish his credentials as a statesman who knows how to handle the big political and security issues including U.S.-Ta [...]	2006-03-17 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TW
06TAIPEI916	COMPETING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR AND AGAINST PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and pan-Green allies held a large march and rally on Saturday March 18 to "shout out to China," support President Chen Shui-bian, and rebuild party morale following a series of election reverses. The event coincided roughly with the [...]	2006-03-20 12:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI942	Taiwan Contemplates First WTO Safeguard Action Against [...] (U) Summary: For the first time since its accession to the WTO in 2002, Taiwan has initiated import relief and dumping investigations against the PRC. Taiwan's towel manufacturers have requested relief in the face of rising PRC imports and Taiwan's International Trade Commission (ITC) and Mini [...]	2006-03-21 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TW
06TAIPEI943	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAIWAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. AIT Director Stephen Young used his introductory meeting with Foreign Minister James Huang on March 20 to preview some of the issues he intended to raise in greater detail in his meeting with President Chen Shui-bian the following day. The Director stressed that he looked forwa [...]	2006-03-21 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI959	KMT: KISSING ITS ASSETS GOODBYE [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) is busy selling off the assets it acquired while in power to keep the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from flogging the issue in upcoming elections. With operating costs of over NT$150 million (US$4.7 million) per month, the party also has practical reas [...]	2006-03-22 10:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI963	CHINA AIRLINES CHANGES NAME AND LOGO ON [...] (U) China Airlines confirmed on March 21 that it would repaint one of its Airbus A340 planes with the name and logo of its fully-owned subsidiary Mandarin Airlines. According to media reports, President Chen Shui-bian will use the A340 on his May trip to Costa Rica to attend the presidential i [...]	2006-03-23 01:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI97	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S NEW [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies shifted their focus of coverage to President Chen Shui-bian's New Year's Day address again January 11 following National Security Council Secretary-General Chiou I-jen's press conference Tuesday. At the press conference, Chiou refuted a news stor [...]	2006-01-11 23:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI980	MAC'S "ACTIVE MANAGEMENT" CLARIFICATION STILL [...] (C) On March 22, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu detailed the mechanisms to be used in implementing the "active management, effective opening" policy for cross-Strait economic activities. The mechanisms are divided into to four categories: personnel, agriculture, economics a [...]	2006-03-23 11:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR CH TW
06TALLINN1000	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn TFCO: Jessica Adkins, Political/Economic Section Chief; Phone: 372 668-8230; Unclassified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.gov; Classified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.sgov.gov. 2. (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn Deputy TFCO: Rebecca Raman, Polit [...]	2006-11-08 12:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06TALLINN1048	ESTONIA: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT [...] (U) On November 17 Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia),Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control, regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 sanctions against [...]	2006-11-21 13:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL KN EN
06TALLINN1050	ESTONIA: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT [...] (U) On November 17 Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia),Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control, regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 sanctions against [...]	2006-11-22 07:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL KN EN
06TALLINN1077	ESTONIA: REACTION TO RUSSIA RESTRICTS ON FISH [...] (U) As reported reftel, on November 24 the Russian Ministry of Agriculture issued an order limiting the number of border check points through which fish and fish products can enter Russia, excluding both of Estonia?s land border points. 100% of Estonia?s USD 40 million in fish exports to Russ [...]	2006-12-05 13:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIS ETRD TBIO EN
06TALLINN1083	ESTONIA: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 15:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR EN
06TALLINN1086	ESTONIA: BIOS OF PRESIDENT ILVES?S ADVISORS [...] (SBU) Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has surrounded himself with trusted, experienced advisors he has known for most of his political career. For the most part, these officials gained experience in the early days of re-independence, and comprise some of the most thoughtful and well c [...]	2006-12-07 14:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV EN
06TALLINN1087	ESTONIA: GAERC RESPONSE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on November 7. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: -- Afghanistan: The GOE believes the EU should be engaged in the reconstruction process in both Kabul an [...]	2006-12-08 13:44:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN TU CH AF EU EN
06TALLINN1131	ESTONIA: PRIME MINISTER ANSIP VISITS AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Afghanistan December 10- 12, Prime Minister Ansip assured President Karzai that Estonia and NATO are in Afghanistan for the "long haul." Karzai expressed gratitude for Estonia's support to Afghanistan and complained bitterly about Pakistan's unwillingness to dea [...]	2006-12-22 12:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF EN
06TALLINN1139	FRAUD SUMMARY TALLINN: FIRST QTR FY2007 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 12:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
06TALLINN355	FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: SECOND QTR FY2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 14:34:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD VIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
06TALLINN362	FRAUD SUMMARY ? TALLINN: SECOND QTR FY2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 14:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD VIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN
06TALLINN439	ESTONIA: VE DAY REMAINS DIVISIVE [...] On May 8 approximately 200 World War II veterans gathered at Tallinn's Maarjamae memorial to mark the anniversary of the end of the war. The event was organized by the Estonian War Veterans Association, an umbrella group that includes veterans associations from both Soviet and German units. [...]	2006-05-10 14:45:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EN
06TALLINN451	ESTONIA: MERGER OF RES PUBLICA AND PRO PATRIA [...] (U) Summary: Estonian opposition political parties Res Publica and Pro Patria Union have completed preparatory work for their merger, announced in early April (reftel). The boards of the parties have approved the merger agreement and a working version of new statutes, both of which will be s [...]	2006-05-12 14:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN541	ESTONIA: 2006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On June 5 we delivered reftel points informing the GOE of the release of the 2006 TIP Report and Estonia's Tier 2 status to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, MFA TIP Desk Officer. The Estonians were pleased to hear that the Report acknowledged progress the GOE [...]	2006-06-07 09:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EN
06TALLINN576	ESTONIA: EMBASSY'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RACIAL [...] (U) Summary: Discussion in Estonia about tolerance and integration has focused mainly on the cultural and linguistic divide between the Estonian and Russian communities. Looking forward, the GOE intends to broaden its Integration Action Plan to include initiatives designed to address integrat [...]	2006-06-16 14:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI EN
06TALLINN578	ESTONIA: EMBASSY'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RACIAL [...] (U) Summary: Discussion in Estonia about tolerance and integration has focused mainly on the cultural and linguistic divide between the Estonian and Russian communities. Looking forward, the GOE intends to broaden its Integration Action Plan to include initiatives designed to address integrat [...]	2006-06-16 14:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI EN
06TALLINN580	ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S REPORT TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Urmas Paet presented his semi-annual foreign policy report to the Estonian Parliament on June 6. On June 15 MFA Policy Planning Director Raul Malk (co-author of the speech) told us key take-aways included: a warning that Estonia was at risk of overextension wi [...]	2006-06-19 04:56:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN582	WHAT MAKES TOOMAS HENDRIK RUN? [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Foreign Minister Toomas Hendrik Ilves is one of the front runners as we approach August's first round of elections for president, a job Ilves tells us he does not want. Openly disdainful of incumbent Arnold Ruutel, Ilves explained that he had to run because he could not [...]	2006-06-19 11:35:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN599	AFGHAN DELEGATION VISITS ESTONIA TO STUDY NATION [...] (U) Summary: Estonia recently hosted a high-level delegation from Afghanistan to discuss issues relating to nation building and e-governance. Although our Estonian interlocutors believe the Afghans are unlikely to implement what they learned about e-government in the near future, they belie [...]	2006-06-22 11:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EN
06TALLINN626	ESTONIA RETHINKING AIR POLICING POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Air Policing (AP) remains one of the top military/security priorities for the GOE representing, as it does, the only concrete security contribution Estonia receives from NATO membership. Due to repeated Russian incursions into Estonian airspace over the years, the GOE feels that [...]	2006-07-06 10:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS LG LH EN
06TALLINN740	ESTONIA SUFFERS FIRST CASUALTIES IN HELMAND BUT [...] (SBU) Late in the evening on August 11, 37 Estonian soldiers came under attack at their temporary base camp in Garmsir (along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border),where they are serving as part of the UK-led PRT. The Estonians came under fire by 23 MM Sergei anti-aircraft rounds and/or rocket [...]	2006-08-15 15:23:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF UK EN
06TALLINN743	FINNISH CASE REOPENS UNFINISHED TIP DEBATE IN [...] (U) In July, Finnish prosecutors brought to trial a group of Estonians and Finns under TIP-specific statutes. The five Estonian and two Finnish traffickers were convicted of trafficking 15 Estonian women to Finland for prostitution. The ringleaders were given prison sentences and hefty fines [...]	2006-08-16 10:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN794	ESTONIA TIP ACTION PLAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On August 29 Poloff delivered talking points (as per reftel) to Riina Pihel, Acting MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, Third Secretary, to explain to the GOE specific areas of SIPDIS concern noted in the 2006 TIP Report. Pihel said the GOE was thankful for the "valuabl [...]	2006-08-31 08:49:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN835	GOE AND BRS CLOSE TO A DEAL ON RAILWAY SALE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOE and Estonia Railway's (ER) primary shareholder, Baltic Rail Services (BRS) may be close to concluding a deal for the buyback of BRS' shares. The Ministry of Economy (MOE) appears prepared to take a more flexible approach on price. BRS and ER are anxious to close a deal, [...]	2006-09-14 08:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN
06TALLINN845	ESTONAIN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: NO LONGER HOT BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. These days, progress in Estonian- Russian relations is measured in inches. Over the last several months, disagreements over sensitive and controversial issues such as the border treaty have not hindered cooperation on less hotly debated issues. However, Estonia's relationship [...]	2006-09-15 08:35:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS EN
06TALLINN888	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Welcome back to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you back to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of Toomas Hendrik Ilves' election as Estonia's next President and the beginning of the parliament's fall session. The Government has approved a bill ext [...]	2006-09-27 05:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL EN
06TALLINN941	ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART I: ILVES ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Toomas Henrik Ilves brings international perspective and strong foreign policy experience to the presidency in Estonia. In contrast to his predecessor, Ilves has made it clear that he will use the presidency as a bully pulpit on both domestic and foreign policy issues. While th [...]	2006-10-16 13:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN974	ESTONIA PREPARES FOR SCHENGEN IMPLEMENTATION [...] Summary: GOE officials expect implementation of the Schengen Agreement to be delayed until early 2009, because of a delay in the European Commission's introduction of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). In preparation for accession, the GOE is focused on bringing borde [...]	2006-10-26 15:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD EUN EN
06TALLINN983	ESTONIA: REFLECTIONS ON EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Estonia's attitude toward EU membership has evolved away from EU skepticism and towards a more pragmatic "good European" engagement. Public support for Estonia's EU membership has recently reached a record high. However, in foreign policy Estonian officials recognize that their [...]	2006-11-02 11:59:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU EN
06TALLINN985	2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2006/2007 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The closures of illegal synthetic drug labs, seizures of drug precursors, and [...]	2006-11-02 13:51:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KSEP EN
06TALLINN989	ESTONIA: INVESTMENT TRENDS & CHALLENGES [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Estonian economy is strong, and a favorable and open destination for foreign investment. Nevertheless, a labor crunch, infrastructure strain, and some uncertainties in the business climate pose possible future threats to growth. Ideas for attracting future FDI include positi [...]	2006-11-03 12:29:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EN
06TASHKENT1212	GOU IMPOSES NEW RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OF NUCLEAR, [...] (U) The Uzbek parliament has adopted an amendment to its export control law restricting the export of nuclear, chemical, and biological materials, according to multiple Uzbek press reports. The text was published in the Russian language Narodnoye Slovo newspaper on June 21. The amendment to [...]	2006-06-23 11:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP UZ
06TASHKENT1707	FEARS OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM GROWING [...] (C) Summary: The GOU has urged Tashkent community leaders to take robust measures to discourage Islamist tendencies among the public. An Embassy contact with strong local government connections said that officials expressed fear that Islamists may be planning disturbances ahead of the 2007 P [...]	2006-09-07 10:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM PTER SOCI UZ
06TASHKENT1739	UZBEKISTAN HAVING ITS WAY WITH THE OSCE [...] (C) Summary: Two contacts at the OSCE's Tashkent Project Coordinator's Office (PCO) told poloff OSCE Ambassador Jenca is working closely with the MFA to restructure the PCO. The MFA reportedly will select two local OSCE staff to replace four who will lose their jobs in October. Jenca also re [...]	2006-09-11 11:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OSEC UZ
06TASHKENT247	DISARRAY IN EGULIK'S JIZZAK BRANCH LEADS TO CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: In December 2005, the head of the Ezgulik Human Rights Society, Vasila Inoyatova, filed a request with Jizzak Province registration authorities to dissolve Ezgulik's Jizzak regional branch. As she explained to poloff, the decision was the result of more than two years of internal [...]	2006-01-31 14:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT261	TAJIBAYEVA TRIAL OPENS WITH CHARGES OF U.S. AND [...] (C) Summary: The trial of human rights activist Mutabar Tajibayeva opened in a small town near Tashkent on January 30. The charges against her include having received funding from the U.S. and French Embassies, which she used to distribute literature intended to sow panic among the populace. T [...]	2006-02-01 13:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT266	OSCE MISSION IN TASHKENT PROVIDES UPDATE ON TIP [...] (C) Summary: The OSCE anti-TIP Working Group project is stalled, and unlikely to make significant progress any time soon. The working group has not met since March 2005, although the OSCE Ambassador has reportedly obtained written statements of support from the General Prosecutor, Ministry o [...]	2006-02-02 12:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SMIG KCRM KWOMN OSCE UZ
06TASHKENT269	PROSECUTORS SEEK TO MERGE SUNSHINE COALITION LEADERS' [...] (C) Summary: January 30 was scheduled to be the last day of Sunshine Coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova's trial on tax evasion charges. It also was to be the first day of fellow co-founder Sanjar Umarov's trial on similar accusations. Instead, the judge postponed action on both cases an [...]	2006-02-02 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ECON UZ
06TASHKENT305	UZBEK SENATE AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 24 [...] (C) The Embassy obtained an advance copy of the agenda of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Uzbekistan Senate, to take place in Tashkent on February 24. Items slated for discussion are: A. Law on information security in the automated banking system B. Amendments to laws relating to simpl [...]	2006-02-10 05:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT324	RUMORS OF AN IMMINENT EARTHQUAKE SHAKE THE COUNTRY [...] (U) Rumors of an imminent earthquake spread throughout Tashkent and into the provinces of Uzbekistan late afternoon on February 9, causing panic among the population. The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) confirmed for the Embassy that it had in no way predicted an earthquake. An Instit [...]	2006-02-13 12:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV UZ
06TASHKENT326	TAJIBAYEVA - NOT A RUN-OF-THE-MILL SHOW TRIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a dramatic departure from Uzbekistan's recent Soviet-style show trials, human rights activist Mutabar Tajibayeva and her attorneys are putting up a spirited defense in her criminal trial. The judge has opened the proceedings to outside observers: journalists, diplomats and NGO [...]	2006-02-14 01:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR UZ
06TASHKENT327	SUNSHINE COALITION LEADERS' TRIALS - BOMBAST AND [...] (C) Summary: Sunshine Coalition co-founders Sanjar Umarov and Nodira Khidoyatova's trials continue in parallel sessions, in the same court and under the same judge. The judge has excluded testimony about alleged USG financial support for the opposition movement, limiting testimony to esoteric [...]	2006-02-14 01:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT345	UNHCR PRESSING FOR UZBEK RATIFICATION OF REFUGEE [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR's Deputy Country Representative asked for U.S. support in encouraging the GOU to sign the 1951 Convention on Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. Uzbekistan is the only CIS state not to have signed the documents. There are currently 1,816 refugees, mostly Afghan, registered wit [...]	2006-02-15 02:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT346	DANISH CARTOONS - A WESTERN CONSPIRACY [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbek ambassadors to Egypt and the OSCE both made statements alluding to a greater Western conspiracy with regards to the Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Though the GOU has issued no official statement on the controversy, it seems that it is jumping at the opp [...]	2006-02-15 02:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE UZ
06TASHKENT426	KARIMOV TO VISIT SEOUL; UZBEKISTAN WELCOMES SOUTH [...] (C) South Korean ambassador to Uzbekistan Moon Hayong told Ambassador on February 28 that President Islam Karimov will visit Seoul March 28-30 for discussions with the South Korean government. 2. (U) In a development possibly related to the upcoming visit, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry's news [...]	2006-03-01 13:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS UN UZ
06TASHKENT427	SUNSHINE COALITION TRIALS - KHIDOYATOVA SENTENCED [...] (C) Summary: The trial of Sunshine Coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova ended on March 1 with a ten-year prison sentence. A verdict in the trial of fellow coalition co-founder Sanjar Umarov is scheduled for March 6. The final session of Umarov's trial featured a theatrical debate between [...]	2006-03-01 13:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT440	WHAT IS EU IDENTITY IN UZBEKISTAN? [...] (C) Summary: The French Embassy, current EU chair in Tashkent, has started a campaign to inform Uzbek students about the EU. However, at a round-table discussion, EU diplomats failed to convey a concept of EU identity that satisfied their audience. The Uzbek students attending the roundtable [...]	2006-03-03 13:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT465	(S) VIDEO SHOWS MAFIA TIES TO GOU [...] (S) Summary: Video footage obtained by Post suggests close ties between families of senior GOU officials and organized crime. The footage shows the wives of four top GOU Ministers and two Deputy Prime Ministers, with the family of Tashkent crime boss Salim Abduvaliyev and the wife of a foreign-base [...]	2006-03-09 10:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	KCRM PGOV PINR PREL UZ
06TASHKENT466	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST TAJIBAYEVA SENTENCED TO [...] (C) On March 6, the Lower Chirchik District Criminal Court sentenced human rights activist and Embassy Democracy Commission grantee Mutabar Tajibayeva to eight years in prison. The many charges against her included using U.S. Embassy grant funds to distribute printed materials intended to spr [...]	2006-03-09 13:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT477	UZBEKISTAN PLAYS THE RUSSIAN AND CHRYSANTHEMUM [...] (C) Summary: The GOU appreciates Japan,s continued economic assistance and views the Central Asian (CA) plus Japan Forum as complimentary to other regional groups. The GOU said it will work with any &friendly8 country on projects. The Japanese government plans to reduce the number of aid pro [...]	2006-03-13 09:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT495	POWER OUTAGE SPARKS ANDIJON PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: Over 100 local residents protested gas and electric outages near the Andijon city limits on March 8. Reports conflict in the details, but all agree that residents are fed up with the frequent utility interruptions, which have left many with no means to cook or heat their homes. Pr [...]	2006-03-14 13:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON UZ
06TASHKENT500	A SURPRISING RECIPE: PLOV WITH CUBAN RICE [...] (C) The Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) refuses to confirm reports that a Cuban delegation, headed by Deputy FM Eumelio Caballero, visited Tashkent March 13 to establish diplomatic relations with Uzbekistan. The delegation's visit was reported by Cuba-based Prensa Latina, the National [...]	2006-03-15 11:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PREL UZ ZK

06TASHKENT506	KAZAKH DCM COMMENTS ON TRADE AND BORDER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Kazakh Foreign Minister Tokaev did not meet with any Uzbek officials during his February 8 visit to Tashkent. The majority of ethnic Kazakhs in Uzbekistan live along the border between the two countries, but require a visa to cross the border. While there is some cross-border tr [...]	2006-03-16 10:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UK ZK
06TASHKENT512	RESOLUTION TIGHTENS CONTROL OF JOURNALISTS - [...] (C) Summary: A Cabinet of Ministers resolution passed on February 24 and released March 7 restricts working conditions for independent journalists and accreditation procedures for foreign journalists. Under the resolution, it is illegal for Uzbek citizens to work for non-MFA accredited foreign [...]	2006-03-16 13:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GM UZ
06TASHKENT521	INTER-AGENCY GROUP DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary: Amendments to the Uzbek criminal code for strengthening Trafficking-In-Persons (TIP) legislation are still under consideration, the current composition of the inter-agency TIP working group is still unknown, and there are no plans to register the International Organization for [...]	2006-03-20 09:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SMIG ELAB ECON KWMN PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT522	ACCUSED "WAHHABIS" DETAIL TORTURE IN DETENTION, [...] (C) Summary: Eight defendants being tried on religious extremism charges in Tashkent have openly testified that investigators beat and otherwise intimidated them into signing confessions. Such charges have rarely been raised in open court sessions in the past. A defendant's mother told trial [...]	2006-03-20 10:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT532	INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS HANGING ON BY A THREAD [...] (C)Summary: Deutsche Welle stringer Obid Shabanov told Poloff that the MFA revoked his accreditation after he wrote a report about Uzbek migrant laborers freezing to death on a bus headed to Russia. Only one Deutsche Welle stringer is still accredited. Several international wire agency corre [...]	2006-03-23 02:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI GM KDEM UZ
06TASHKENT579	GERMANY WARNS THE UZBEKS TO BE NICE [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentarians (MPs) from the German-Central Asia group met with GOU officials in February to discuss cooperation on issues including terrorism. GOU officials held to the party line that the truth about Andijon had been established. The Germans were generally pleased that the [...]	2006-03-24 16:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT632	KAZAKH AMBASSADOR ON NAZARBAYEV'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Kazakh President Nazarbayev signed several cooperation agreements with President Islam Karimov during his Navruz visit to Tashkent. Kazakh Ambassador Kabdrakhmanov said the visit was successful, but discussions will continue on reducing excise tariffs and oil and gas investments. [...]	2006-03-31 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KZ PGOV PREL UZ EINV
06TASHKENT633	OIL, AUTOS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: KARIMOV VISITS KOREA [...] (C) Summary: President Karimov,s trip to South Korea was successful, according to the South Korean DCM Jeung-Hyun Ryu, but it is too early to know how much fruit the agreements will bear. In addition to speaking to Karimov about human rights, the Korean President discussed oil, gas and uraniu [...]	2006-03-31 13:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT651	DE GUCHT AND KARIMOV - AN OSCE MANDATE CHANGE AND [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Ambassador Jenca briefed OSCE ambassadors on Belgian FM and OSCE Chairman in Office (CiO) Karel De Gucht,s visit. According to Jenca, President Karimov told De Gucht a decision has not yet been made on the OSCE,s mandate, but he would like the mission to transform into a &Pr [...]	2006-04-04 12:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ PHUM
06TASHKENT693	UNHCR OFFICE MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS [...] (C) Summary: The GOU has still not responded to UNDP's proposal to assume some of UNHCR's responsibilities after its closure. UNHCR headquarters has told its office to begin closing down on April 11 if the GOU has still not responded by then. UNHCR's Protection Officer told Poloff that the GO [...]	2006-04-07 14:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UZ
06TASHKENT694	CULTURAL DELEGATION HEADED TO RUSSIA EXCLUDES [...] (C) According to a source in the parliament, an Uzbek cultural delegation will travel to Saint Petersburg from April 17-22 to participate in the Forum of Art and Science Intellectuals of the CIS countries. The delegation was invited by the rector of Moscow State University, actor Kyril Lavrov [...]	2006-04-07 14:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL RU UZ
06TASHKENT699	KARIMOV IN KOREA: FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOOD, BUT [...] (C) Summary: According to the Korean Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Moon Hayong, the GOK has chosen to engage Uzbekistan instead of isolating it. Despite concerns over lack of progress in human rights, the GOK is interested in Uzbekistan's energy sector, UzDaewoo plant and the sizeable resident e [...]	2006-04-11 02:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ENRG KS PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT710	GOU PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON STUDENTS AT EU MEETING [...] (C) Several universities in Tashkent reportedly threatened to expel students if they attended EU informational meetings sponsored by the French Embassy. An Embassy contact told poloff numerous students missed the latest meeting out of fear that the universities would make good on the threat, [...]	2006-04-12 11:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT730	GANIEV AND AZIMOV TO VISIT JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In the next three months, FM Ganiev and Deputy PM Azimov will both travel to Japan. Ganiev will head the Uzbek delegation to the Uzbek-Japan Joint Committee on the Economy in May, and Ganiev will represent Uzbekistan at the May Central Asia Plus Japan Foreign Ministers Meeting in [...]	2006-04-14 13:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL UZ JP
06TASHKENT755	DEUTSCHE WELLE REPORTER BUSHUYEVA HARASSED [...] (C) Deutsche Welle reporter Natalia Bushuyeva told Poloff that she has been the subject of extensive harassment since March 28, when she began receiving hundreds of telephone calls inquiring about sexual services and the sale of her apartment. Anonymous individuals posted fliers stating that [...]	2006-04-19 07:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT774	RUSSIA CONSIDERS OPENING CONSULATES, REGULARIZING [...] (C) Summary: Russian Embassy Counselor Yury Lebedev told Poloff that Russia is considering opening consulates in Samarkand and Ferghana City. This would be based on a reciprocal agreement under which Uzbekistan would open two consulates in Russia. However, a final decision has not yet been r [...]	2006-04-20 11:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB SMIG ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV RS UZ
06TASHKENT777	INL COORDINATOR/DCM TRIP REPORT: TERMEZ AND [...] (U) Summary: Visiting INL Coordinator and DCM visited the Surkhandarya Province for inspection and observation of border post facilities and procedures. Emboffs assessed the use of equipment and training provided to Uzbek Customs and Border Guard officials by USG-funded programs through the [...]	2006-04-21 03:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF TI UZ
06TASHKENT798	FORMER MINISTER OF DEFENSE STILL UNDER [...] (C) During a recent embassy reception, Bekzod Yuldashev, the director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, pulled the Ambassador aside to discuss the current status of his brother-in-law, former Defense Minister Kodir Gulomov. Yuldashev told Ambassador that Gulomov is still under GOU investi [...]	2006-04-24 03:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT802	(CORRECTED COPY) WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...]	2006-04-24 07:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ
06TASHKENT808	WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...]	2006-04-24 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ
06TASHKENT809	THE REJUVENATION OF ISLAM: WHY UZBEK MOSQUES ARE [...] (U) This is the first in a series on the state of Islam in Uzbekistan with future cables addressing a trip to Friday prayer, the relationship of mosque and state, and the growing market for Islamic materials and media. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Uzbek men are filling the mosques in search of solace [...]	2006-04-25 03:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT825	UZBEKISTAN AND SOUTH KOREA DEEPEN THEIR LABOR [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan and South Korea are taking steps to strengthen their labor relations. Sources at the Uzbek Ministry of Labor and South Korean Embassy told Poloff that their governments have agreed to facilitate labor contracts for Uzbek guest workers. Uzbekistan will reportedly become [...]	2006-04-26 03:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB SMIG ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV KS UZ
06TASHKENT828	ADB COUNTRY DIRECTOR ON FUTURE PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: The Asian Development Bank (ADB)released its strategy for Uzbekistan that cites difficulties with the GOU as a reason for the failure of certain projects. ADB will focus its program funds on technical assistance and education. ADB Country Director told DCM that ADB will become t [...]	2006-04-26 03:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	AF ECON EFIN PGOV PREL UZ EINV
06TASHKENT845	THE LATEST FROM ANDIJON [...] (C) Summary: A local contact from Andijon reported a series of recent "worrying events" in and around the province. He said that the local government seems to be continuing to try to boost public morale but does not plan to officially commemorate the anniversary of the May 2005 violence. Six [...]	2006-04-27 12:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL UZ
06TASHKENT852	GOU CLOSES ABA/CEELI [...] (SBU) On April 27, a Tashkent City Civil Court judge ordered the American Bar Association's Central European and Eurasia Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI) to liquidate. In requesting ABA/CEELI's liquidation, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) alleged that the organization acted outside its mandate and ch [...]	2006-05-01 02:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT875	FOLLOW UP BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) Per ref. A request by Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTTC),Post reviewed documentation from the April assessment of equipment provided under licenses 05-813909, 05-851518, and 05-921858 by Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) staff. Th [...]	2006-05-02 13:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC KSEP UZ
06TASHKENT881	BRITISH STUDY PROGRAMS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Despite an often rocky Uzbek-British relationship, British sources in Tashkent indicate that the GOU has not imposed direct obstacles to study programs in the UK. A scholarship program jointly supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),Open Society Institute, and a [...]	2006-05-03 13:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT882	WE AGREE TO AGREE: KARIMOV RECEIVES INDIAN PM [...] (C) Summary: After years of GOU pressure, the Indian PM finally visited Tashkent on April 25-26. The timing was convenient, as President Karimov departed one week later to Pakistan. The PM's visit resulted in numerous agreements, but most lacked substance, according to the Indian DCM. Seven [...]	2006-05-03 13:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IN PGOV PREL PTER UZ ZK
06TASHKENT888	(S) UZBEK AMBASSADOR TO CHINA FEARS RECALL [...] (S) Summary: Uzbekistan's Ambassador to China, Sabirjon Yusupov, told an Embassy contact visiting China that he fears being recalled. Yusupov said that President Karimov is dissatisfied with his performance, and considering replacing him with former Primer Minister Utkir Sultanov. He specu [...]	2006-05-04 13:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR CH UZ
06TASHKENT900	COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL ORDERED LIQUIDATED [...] (SBU) On May 4, a Tashkent City Civil Court judge ordered Counterpart International to liquidate. In requesting liquidation, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) accused Counterpart of not providing required documentation on its programs, acting outside its mandate in setting up a local NGO in Kokan [...]	2006-05-05 12:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT902	(S) MAFIA BOSS FIXES GOU TENDERS AND JOBS \ [...] (S) Summary: A well connected Embassy contact described a \ mafia chieftain's role in helping businessmen to secure GOU \ tenders and job applicants to "buy" government jobs. Crime \ boss Salim Abduvaliyev puts bidders for tenders in touch with \ an Iranian businessman holding British citizenship [...]	2006-05-05 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	KCRM PGOV ECON PREL PINR UZ
06TASHKENT938	LANDMINE ACTIVIST UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Alisher Taksanov (please protect),the local representative of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL),told us that he was denied an exit visa at the end of March, preventing him from attending an international landmine conference. Taksanov, who is also an independent [...]	2006-05-15 13:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UZ
06TASHKENT948	TENSE WEEKEND IN TASHKENT [...] (C) Summary: The first anniversary of the Andijon unrest generally passed quietly in Tashkent. However, tension in the capital was higher over the weekend, as evidenced by several unrelated, yet illustrative, events. Students at several universities were ordered to report to class on May 13 [...]	2006-05-16 12:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI UZ
06TASHKENT980	LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TOLD TO BUILD TIES WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) The GOU is encouraging local NGOs and civic leaders to focus their international activities on cooperation with Russia and China. In a meeting on March 8 in celebration of International Women's Day, Deputy Prime Minister Svetlana Inamova told a group of local women civic leaders that they [...]	2006-05-19 05:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL UZ
06TASHKENT992	PARANOIA IN FLIGHT: KARIMOV ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE IN [...] (S) Summary: Prior to President Karimov's visit to Islamabad, Pakistani DCM Malik said the two largest issues facing Uzbekistan and Pakistan were transportation and customs problems. Pakistani Ambassador Kamran reported that Karimov's visit produced few tangible results, but stressed that the [...]	2006-05-22 10:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TASHKENT999	NATIONWIDE PROSECUTION OF FAITH-BASED NGO [...] (C) Summary: According to senior management at the faith-based NGO Central Asian Free Exchange (CAFE),the GOU has launched a coordinated effort to prosecute several of its regional offices. Seven of its nine provincial offices have come under scrutiny by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). Thes [...]	2006-05-23 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM UZ
06TBILISI2512	NEGOTIATION ROUND ABORTED AS SOUTH OSSETIANS [...] (C) The latest scheduled round of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) failed to convene after the South Ossetians refused to permit one member of the Georgian delegation, peacekeeping battalion commander Paata Bedniashvili, to enter Tskhinvali for the talks. OSCE Ambassador Roy Reeve told us [...]	2006-09-20 06:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
06TBILISI2590	GEORGIA ARRESTS RUSSIANS FOR SPYING, PLANNING [...] (S/NF) The Georgian government announced the arrests of four Russians and eleven Georgians on September 27, in connection with an alleged espionage ring. One Russian suspect remains inside a diplomatically protected Russian military building in Tbilisi. The Georgians tell us the arrests are [...]	2006-09-28 12:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV GG
06TBILISI2601	GEORGIAN ARRESTS UPDATE -- SEPTEMBER 29 [...] (C) As the Georgian-Russian confrontation over Russian military officers detained for spying enters its third day, the Georgians have been making their case with the diplomatic community and the public, releasing video and other evidence of espionage. OSCE Chair-in-Office de Gucht is planning [...]	2006-09-29 10:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG
06TBILISI2626	GEORGIA RELEASES RUSSIAN OFFICERS [...] Georgia released four Russian officers detained for spying to OSCE Chair-in-Office Karel de Gucht on October 2 in a televised handover ceremony. The Georgians expect further Russian retaliation for the incident, such as the reported Russian decision to cut off air travel, mail service, and mo [...]	2006-10-02 14:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL GG
06TBILISI2668	GEORGIA TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR:UPDATED [...] Pursuant to Ref A Embassy Tbilisi provides the following statistics and information regarding the textile sector in Georgia. 2. Statistics (2005 data): Total industrial production (USD thousands): 1,158,267 Total textiles and apparel production (USD thousands): 7,745 Textile/apparel sha [...]	2006-10-04 12:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD GG
06TBILISI2680	RUSSIA'S TIGHTENING THE ECONOMIC SCREWS ON GEORGIA [...] (U) This is an action request for EB and EUR. See paragraph 8. 2. (U) Russia has announced that all airline, rail, road, sea and postal links to Georgia will be closed after midnight Monday, October 2. On October 3, the Transport department of the Georgian Economic Development Ministry [...]	2006-10-06 13:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD EWWT ECON PREL GG
06TBILISI2708	SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SOUTH OSSETIA ECONOMIC [...] (C) International donors, OSCE, Georgia, and South Ossetia kicked off the new economic rehabilitation initiative for South Ossetia with the first steering committee meeting in Tskhinvali October 6, much of which was open to Georgian and SIPDIS South Ossetian media. DCM signed a memorandum w [...]	2006-10-11 13:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID GG
06TBILISI2754	SOUTH OSSETIA TALKS AT AN IMPASSE [...] (C) As described by OSCE, the October 12-13 Joint Control Commission (JCC) meeting in Vladikavkaz produced few real results because the Georgians and the other sides deadlocked over the Georgian proposal to change the format of the discussions. The commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces ( [...]	2006-10-17 13:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE PGOV GG
06TBILISI2789	UN AND CIS CONDUCT JOINT PATROL OF KODORI GORGE [...] (C) A joint UNOMIG-CIS patrol visited the Georgian-controlled Upper Kodori Gorge October 12, the first such international monitoring mission since Georgian forces re-established control over the area from local warlord Emzar Kvitsiani in July. Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflict Resol [...]	2006-10-20 08:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
06TBILISI2866	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili told A/S Fried October 18 that recent Russian statements and actions indicated that Russia had decided to launch an all-out diplomatic assault on Georgia, trying to marginalize the U.S. from the Group of Friends, targeting GUAM, and working to di [...]	2006-10-30 08:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG
06TBILISI2937	KVITSIANI ON FIRING IN UPPER KODORI: I DID IT [...] (U) Abkhaz television broadcast November 1 a video, quickly picked up on Georgian channels, in which ousted Upper Kodori warlord Emzar Kvitsiani took responsibility for the October 25 missile attack near the Georgian village of Azhara during the visit of Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs V [...]	2006-11-02 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
06TBILISI3046	GOG NEEDS STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (C) Summary: On November 7-8, PolEcon Chief and Poloff traveled to the multi-ethnic region of Samstkhe-Javakheti to meet with newly-elected local officials, NGO leaders, media representatives, and university students. The purpose of the visit was to reinforce the USG's commitment to increased [...]	2006-11-20 13:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU
06TBILISI3069	THE ROSE REVOLUTION: THREE YEARS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Saakashvili administration came to power after the 2003 Rose Revolution promising to build democracy, increase prosperity, and reincorporate Georgia's separatist regions. Three years after the Rose Revolution, the Saakashvili administration has much to be proud of. In place [...]	2006-11-22 15:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
06TBILISI3399	NO SHAH DENIZ GAS MEANS TOUGH CHOICES FOR GEORGIA [...] Summary: BP reported the delay in availability of Shah Deniz gas to the Embassy on December 21. ACG associated gas, which is now being re-injected to support oil production, could supply up to 8.1 million cubic meters (cm) per day to Azerbaijan and Georgia. However, the old pipeline from Az [...]	2006-12-26 13:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL GG
06TEGUCIGALPA1	MEDIA REACTION ON DHS, DECEMBER 30, 2005 [...] On 12/30 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Cristina Ozaeta entitled "U.S. Defenseless towards Attacks." "According to a report issued by the Democrats, the Department of Homeland Security has failed and hasn't fulfilled 33 of its own promises to improve U.S. secu [...]	2006-01-03 14:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1000	(S) UNDER ATTACK, HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT TROUBLED [...] (S) Summary: Honduran Vice President Elvin Santos respects President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, but fears the influence that certain leftist advisors surrounding him are exercising over Honduran policy. Zelaya is trying, in his view, to "play both sides" but will be unlikely to abandon his c [...]	2006-06-02 16:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL EPET ENRG PGOV PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1008	HONDURAS: IMF INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT TREND [...] (C) Summary: The International Monetary Fund is increasingly concerned about the direction of GOH fiscal policies. Rising losses in parastatal telecommunications and energy companies, coupled with the possibility of a return to unsustainable wage hikes for teachers, threaten to shatter GOH c [...]	2006-06-02 23:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1101	HONDURAS: WHO IS ADRIAN RECCA? BACKGROUND ON THE [...] (C) As reported in reftels, Honduras has made clear its intention to import Venezuelan oil on preferential financing terms. Precisely how such a plan would actually work remains a mystery. But it seems that each time Post inquires more deeply about some aspect of the proposal (financing, stor [...]	2006-06-15 19:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1102	HONDURAN INDUSTRIALISTS ASK GOV FOR DIRECT [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran Industrialists Association (ANDI) has written a letter to the Government of Venezuela seeking a direct PetroCaribe arrangement, modeled after deals recently struck with mayors in El Salvador and Nicaragua (ref B). PetroCaribe is a government-to-government program, so [...]	2006-06-15 20:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL PINR VE HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1104	HONDURAS: FIRST OFFICIAL BOLIVARIAN CIRCLE MEETS [...] (U) According to press reports, on June 14 Honduras hosted its first official Bolivarian circle (a grass-roots mobilization effort originally created to support Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's "Bolivarian Revolution.") Television coverage of the event appeared to show 30-50 people in atte [...]	2006-06-15 21:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET ENRG PINR VE HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1131	HONDURAN MINISTER OF FINANCE RESIGNS, SAYS IT IS [...] (C) Summary: GOH Minister of Finance Hugo Noe Pino resigned on June 16, effective July 1, when he will be replaced by Vice Minister Rebecca Santos. Noe Pino assured EconChief that his resignation was not in protest, but rather was the result of the President's desire to send him as Honduras' [...]	2006-06-22 14:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1179	HONDURAN POPULIST PRESIDENT ZELAYA: MELISTAS PUSH [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately five months. Zelaya is acting more and more like a populist, and has stumbled through a series of missteps ever since his meeting with POTUS June 5. His willful mis-characteri [...]	2006-06-30 18:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1238	HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE MAY GO TO TRAFIGURA, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The draft Terms of Reference (TOR) for the national bid were reportedly sent by bid consultant Robert Meyeringh to the GOH for review June 29. Ambassador has called for an appropriate and CAFTA-consistent review and comment period of the TOR once they are formally released (expec [...]	2006-07-11 22:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1310	HONDURAN CONGRESS ABROGATES KEY IMF CONDITIONALITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: As feared, on July 18 the Honduran Congress voted to remove the Teachers Wages and Benefits Law (Ley de Estatutos de Docente) from coverage by the 2003 Wage Reform Law (Ley de Reordenamiento del Sistema Retributivo). Rem [...]	2006-07-21 23:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1324	UPDATE ON THE KIDNAPPING OF AMERICAN CITIZEN RAMON [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 21, 2006 RSO Tegucigalpa and LEGATT San Salvador met with local authorities assigned to the kidnapping investigation of U.S. citizen Ramon J. Acide. A briefing on the current status of the investigation revealed the alleged possibility that the father of Ramon, Joaquin [...]	2006-07-25 17:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KCRM PGOV KSAC CASC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1331	HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE A PDVSA FRONT? ALSO: FUEL [...] (S) Summary: The Terms of Reference for the international fuel bid solicitation are due to be released on July 25. The TOR are expected to be "ex-tank," meaning bidders will be responsible for both importing and storing the fuel. This gives an apparent bidding advantage to companies that alr [...]	2006-07-25 22:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1345	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA: JULY BETTER THAN JUNE, [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office six months. Zelaya continues to act like a populist, although he makes fewer obvious errors, fired his most incompetent minister (the Minister of Health),and has, since the Embassy's U.S. I [...]	2006-07-28 19:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1375	HONDURAS: RECA DENIES HE'S BEHIND CARIBBEAN [...] (S) Summary: Adrien Reca Salaburu denied he is involved with or in any way related to U.S. firm Caribbean Petrochemical Company -- a firm created in Miami on June 13 and which claimed on July 21 to have purchased DIPPSA. Reca admitted, however, that he continues seeking to purchase DIPPSA, [...]	2006-08-03 14:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA139	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR ATTORNEY GENQL [...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities on November 27, 2005; Congress will b [...]	2006-01-24 01:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1393	(C) HONDURAS: RECENT HONDURAS ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (S/NF) The following responds to tasker C-AL6-01066 transmitted ref M. All responses are keyed to questions contained in reftel and repeated below. A. (U) PRESIDENT ZELAYA. 1) (C) WHERE DOES ZELAYA STAND WITH RESPECT TO THE VENEZUELA OIL TALKS? WHAT ARE HIS MOTIVATIONS FOR INVOLVE [...]	2006-08-04 23:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR EPET PGOV HO VE
06TEGUCIGALPA1427	HONDURAS: DIPPSA NOT SOLD YET, BUT BOTH RECA AND [...] (C) Henry Arevalo, President and owner of Honduran gasoline distribution company DIPPSA, confirmed to Ambassador and EconChief on August 8 that he had not concluded the sale of his company and continues to seek a buyer. According to Arevalo, uncertainty surrounding the pending national fuel [...]	2006-08-09 19:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PINR PGOV HO VE
06TEGUCIGALPA1469	HONDURAN VP SAYS PRESIDENT SEEKS CLIMATE OF [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Elvin Santos, an outsider within his own government, continues to work to moderate the influence of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales' leftist advisors. At Zelaya's request, Santos recently again publicly pledged loyalty, but remains true to his free-mark [...]	2006-08-14 20:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR EPET HO VE
06TEGUCIGALPA1559	OIL COMPANIES AND GOH NOW TALKING, THOUGH NO [...] (C) Summary. Throughout the week of August 18, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales reverted to his former style of publicly hurling invectives, largely blaming the international oil companies, particularly Esso and Texaco, for his continuing difficulties in implementing the proposed fue [...]	2006-08-25 18:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR EPET ENRG PGOV HO VE
06TEGUCIGALPA16	AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES - TEGUCIGALPA [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Post EAC met on 12/28/2005 in order to discuss Avian Influenza (AI) tripwires and to develop contingency plans for both "shelter in place" as well as drawdown of personnel. EAC members in attendance were A/DCM, RSO, JMO, PC, PAO, PAS, ECON, DAO, MILGRP, MSG, POL, USAID, [...]	2006-01-05 18:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMED AMGT ASEC CASC HO KFLO
06TEGUCIGALPA1649	HONDURAS: CONGRESS REVIEWS FUEL BID TERMS; DIPPSA [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 23:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA1747	HONDURAS: VENEZUELAN FUEL SCHEME IN EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: A recent meeting in San Salvador has detailed a potential deal involving Venezuelan fuel that may be used to influence upcoming elections. The deal involves oil trading company Trafigura Beheer SV, which has links to Venezuelan fuel company PDVSA and has been in serious negotiati [...]	2006-09-18 16:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA1847	A REQUIEM FOR MINING IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary. Reforms of the new mining law in Honduras have reached a critical period of discussion in the Honduran National Assembly. An extreme-leftist group formed of politicians from the Union Democratica (UD) Party, certain NGOs, and the renegade Archbishop Luis Alfonso Santos of Copan, h [...]	2006-09-29 21:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PGOV PREL HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1857	HONDURAS: IMF WAITING FOR GOH DEMONSTRATION OF [...] (C) Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) shares donor concerns that GOH fiscal discipline is eroding and the GOH has lost previous momentum towards policy reforms. While the Fund has not publicly declared it, facts on the ground seem to indicate that the GOH PRGF program has gone of [...]	2006-10-02 20:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1881	(S) HONDURAS UNDER CAFTA: AFTER SIX MONTHS, [...] (S) Summary: Six months have passed since CAFTA entered into force for Honduras. President Zelaya's support was key to getting Honduras on board, and he continues to profess his support for capitalism and free markets. Yet when faced with making the reforms necessary to let a free market dev [...]	2006-10-04 16:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD EPET ENRG PGOV VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1921	HONDURAS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: LEION "LEO" [...] (S) Biographical Note: Leion Starkman Milla (DPOB 17 May 1968, San Pedro Sula, Honduras) served until recently as Minister without portfolio for Investment Promotion and later simultaneously as Director General of the parastatal electric company ENEE. Starkman has been criticized for failin [...]	2006-10-11 21:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR TBIO ENRG PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1930	HONDURAS: CORRUPTION, ELECTRICITY, AND RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Honduras is heading for rolling blackouts within year, according to Leion "Leo" Starkman, outgoing head of national electric company ENEE. GOH officials resist reducing their costs for electricity purchases from as high as USD 0.25 cents per KWh (for thermal generation) to just [...]	2006-10-11 23:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PREL ECON EPET PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1935	HONDURAS: FUEL BID FAILURE AN INCREASINGLY LIKELY [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 21:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA1950	HONDURAS: LOOSE MONEY: SPURRING GROWTH OR RISKING [...] (C) Summary: In stark contrast to its unhelpful and seemingly improvised trade policies and crumbling fiscal discipline (reftel),the GOH has implemented a more coherent and thus-far successful (if risky) monetary policy. The GOH is pushing down interest rates and pushing up money supply, wi [...]	2006-10-13 21:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2046	HONDURAS: MIN FIN SEEKING DONOR SUPPORT AND MORE [...] (C) Summary: In an October 23 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Finance Rebeca Santos asked for additional technical assistance to assist her ministry in improving fiscal administration and oversight and increasing transparency. She also renewed her request for technical assistance in bud [...]	2006-10-27 16:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2048	HONDURAN FUEL BID: TRAFIGURA MAY INCREASE STAKE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-28 15:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREF
06TEGUCIGALPA2057	HONDURAN FOOD SAFETY LABS IN DISARRAY [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent USDA lab assessment mission determined that Honduras, food safety organization (Senasa) does not have labs sufficiently supplied or staffed to do even the most basic food safety testing. The assessment team visited animal health, plant health and pesticide detection lab [...]	2006-10-30 20:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2095	RESIGNATION OF ADVISING MINISTER ON HOUSING NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Advising Minister on Housing Hector Briceno resigned in a huff on 10/27, lamenting a lack of political support from President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Briceno, whose appointment to an "advising ministry" (with no agency to direct) was a political payoff in the first place, is [...]	2006-11-02 22:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2127	HONDURAS: PRICE CONTROLS BECOMING WEAPON OF [...] (C) Summary: Once again, the GOH seeks to impose price controls on the private sector, adding cement to the list of commodities the GOH has capped or attempted to cap in recent months. Also on that list are sugar, palm oil, credit cards, and of course, gasoline and petroleum products. Post [...]	2006-11-09 14:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EIND EINV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2136	(S) HONDURAN FUEL BID COULD SUPPORT FMLN, LEAD TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: This cable presents Post's best assessment of the current state of play and the political intent behind recent and upcoming steps in the bid solicitation process for fuel imports into Honduras. Among potential pitfalls are: (a) the threatened expropriation of millions of dolla [...]	2006-11-09 22:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET EINV BBSR ES VE HO
06TEGUCIGALPA214	HONDURAS APPEARS TO BE CONSIDERING CHANGE OF [...] (U) This is an Action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (S/NF) The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) appears to be attempting to extend its influence into the Central American region at the expense of Taiwan. The left-of-center ideological shift of the Zelaya administration has provided the PRC [...]	2006-02-06 13:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2232	HONDURAS: PRICE CONTROLS ON OIL AND CEMENT [...] (SBU) Price controls -- existing or proposed -- continue to be a worrisome topic in Honduras, as recent developments leave both the private sector and the consuming public unsatisfied. In the last few days, talk has centered on challenging a private sector price increase in corn flour, a sta [...]	2006-11-27 22:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON EPET PGOV HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2265	HONDURAS: CONOCOPHILLIPS WINS CONTROVERSIAL FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-02 00:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA2309	HONDURAS: CONOCOPHILLIPS FUEL BID MAY BE IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 20:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA2347	WHY ENFORCE ANTI-TRUST LAWS WHEN PRICE FIXING IS [...] (U) Summary. Over the past year the Honduran press has reported frequently on increasing prices of basic goods, including corn flour, sugar, rice, meat, eggs, and even cement. Rallied by local leftist political parties and an active press campaign, the Honduran people have clamored for governm [...]	2006-12-20 22:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2372	HONDURAS: FUEL BID MISSES KEY DEADLINE; FREE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 20:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA2373	HONDURAS: IMPORT-LED GROWTH? [...] (C) Summary: The Central Bank of Honduras is predicting economic growth for 2006 of 5.3 to 5.8 percent. Some bankers are now openly talking about a possible resurgence of inflation in 2007, and made their fears plain by under-subscribing a recent GOH bond issuance, complaining that yields o [...]	2006-12-27 22:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2392	Can Fish Oil Scale? Honduran Biodiesel Initiative Could [...] Summary: A GOH initiative to develop more energy independence may be in danger due to U.S. incentives that provide up to USD $1 in tax credits for biodiesel refined in the U.S. The GOH plan to import over 1 million African Palms could conceivably meet about 30 percent of Honduras' diesel requ [...]	2006-12-29 21:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV TRGY ETRD HO
06TEGUCIGALPA268	HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE PROBLEMS PERSIST, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. Post worked closely with the outgoing Maduro Administration during its final months in office to both urge and assist reform of the Honduran immigration service. Post has presented the GOH with solid evidence of ongoing corruption in the immigration service that is directly ab [...]	2006-02-13 19:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA271	NEW HONDURAN TELECOM LAW PUT ON HOLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the face of rising opposition, a new draft telecommunications law designed to open the market to competition and meet CAFTA requirements was not introduced to Congress. A last-minute attempt to introduce competition specifically into international calling was also derailed. K [...]	2006-02-13 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR
06TEGUCIGALPA33	HONDURAS: 13 PRISONERS KILLED BY OTHER [...] Summary: On January 5, at approximately 3pm local time, A violent conflict occurred in which 13 prisoners were killed and up to 38 prisoners injured within Tamara National Penitentiary outside of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This was reported by both the press and by Embassy sources. It was report [...]	2006-01-06 23:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS CASC ASEC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA432	Proposal for Strengthening Honduran Judicial [...] Summary: As per the referenced cable, Congress appropriated $40 million ($20 million in ESF and $20 million in DA) in FY 2006 for trade capacity building in CAFTA-DR countries to be used in the areas of labor and the environment. This proposal is the third of three USAID/Honduras responses to [...]	2006-03-06 20:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EAID ECON PGOV KJUS HO
06TEGUCIGALPA433	RECENT SECURITY INCIDENTS MAY INDICATE A TREND OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the transition into power one month ago of the elected Liberal Party government of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, RSO has seen a slow but steady increase in the reported cases of armed robberies, muggings, murders, and other violent crime throughout Honduras. These e [...]	2006-03-06 21:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC PGOV PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA459	HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2005/2006 [...] (SBU) The following is the 2005/2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in ref A. Post point of contact is Political Officer Swati M. Patel, phone: (504) 236-9320, ext. 4394, IVG phone: 539-4394, fax: (504) 238-4446, and unclassified and [...]	2006-03-08 23:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
06TEGUCIGALPA521	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA NOW CLAIMS HE SECRETLY [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 11. 2. (S) Summary: In a private meeting, President Zelaya told Ambassador he was solely responsible for the decision to move to a state-run fuel import regime, but that he had done so in the hopes the affected companies could convince the Hondur [...]	2006-03-15 23:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO

06TEGUCIGALPA526	ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST 45 DAYS - PRO-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately 45 days. While Zelaya is clearly a friend of the USG, as Post predicted his personality, administration, and policy decisions are making working with him a challenge. On the plus si [...]	2006-03-16 20:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MOPS SMIG PINR KCRM HO
06TEGUCIGALPA534	HONDURAN FUELS: THE SEARCH FOR A CALM DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: At present the decision on if and how to implement the recent decision to have the GOH itself offer a public fuel tender rests with the GOH. Over the coming weeks, however, Post plans to encourage both GOH and private sector interlocutors to engage in a process of calm and reason [...]	2006-03-17 23:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA575	HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General (CG) met on March 6 and 14 with senior officials in the Honduran Immigration Service and they presented a picture of continued confusion and corruption at the Immigration Service. President Zelaya told the Ambassador on March 14 that a new Director of Immigr [...]	2006-03-23 18:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA622	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA ON FUEL BID, CAFTA, [...] (C) Summary: On March 28, Ambassador and DCM met with Honduran President Mel Zelaya and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez regarding Zelaya's June visit to Washington. DEA agents later joined the meeting for a candid anti-narcotics briefing. A relaxed Zelaya appeared to waiver somewhat on a [...]	2006-03-30 22:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV EPET SNAR MOPS PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA623	HONDURAN FUEL BID CONSULTANT REPORTEDLY HIRED; [...] (C) Summary: Honduran press reports that the GOH has signed a one-year contract with U.S. citizen consultant Robert Meyeringh to develop a national fuels bid strategy; other sources consulted by Post doubt the deal is completed yet. Comments from key GOH officials on the proposed bid were mix [...]	2006-03-30 23:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA645	END USE MONITORING: POST STILL WAITING FOR [...] (U) This is an Action request for Embassy Santiago. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) PolMilOff, MILGP Commander, and DAO delivered ref A demarche and both English and Spanish non-papers on end use monitoring to Minister of Defense (MOD) Aristides Mejia on February 16. Although the issue was a se [...]	2006-04-03 21:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM ETTC PREL PINS PINR PGOV KOMC CI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA676	HONDURAS: FUEL BID CONSULTANT LEAVES WITHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The main fuel consultant pushing for an international fuel bid left the country abruptly March 31 when agreement was not reached on his contract to run a proposed international fuel bid. Honduran President Jose Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya continued to support the hiring of the consulta [...]	2006-04-07 19:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA743	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DAS WHA MADISON, VISIT TO [...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. On November 27, 2005, there were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities; a new (and ov [...]	2006-04-21 17:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ECIN MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS
06TEGUCIGALPA809	HONDURAN-PETROCARIBE DEAL MAY BE SIGNED FOR POWER [...] (C) Summary: Rumors continue to swirl that a deal for bunker fuel for electricity generation has been signed between Honduran parastatal energy company ENEE and PetroCaribe, the Venezuelan fuel sales scheme. The unconfirmed deal may involve Honduran gasoline distributor DIPPSA. Meanwhile, th [...]	2006-05-04 00:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA872	POTUS Meeting June 5 With Honduran President Mel [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One hundred days into his term, President Mel Zelaya remains somewhat of an enigma. On the positive side, he has strongly supported CAFTA; cooperated fully with the DHS/ICE deportation of illegal immigrants (nearly 200 daily); acted - with limited resources - to combat the expl [...]	2006-05-12 12:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV EPET SNAR EAID SENV KJUS HO
06TEGUCIGALPA897	HONDURAS: ALLEGED PETROCARIBE - ELECTRICITY FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL
06TEGUCIGALPA942	HONDURAN FM JIMENEZ TELLS AMB THAT CENTRAL [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Beijing, Embassy Mexico, and the other Embassies in Central America. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) During a May 22 meeting between Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez Puerto and AMB, DCM, and Pol [...]	2006-05-24 22:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO
06TEGUCIGALPA949	Honduras: Telecom Debates in Final Round [...] (U) This is an action request: Please see para. 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The CAFTA-compliant telecommunications sector framework law (Ley Marco),recently revised and shortened, is now set to be introduced to Congress. A competing law by parastatal telecommunications company Hondutel has so [...]	2006-05-25 13:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ELAB KPRV PGOV ECON HO
06TEGUCIGALPA972	HONDURAN PRESIDENT SIGNALS PETROCARIBE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: In a private lunch, President Zelaya signaled to Ambassador that a PetroCaribe deal was likely, reiterated the many areas that GOH worked closely with the USG, and asked for "reciprocity" of support from the USG for the GOH in its time of need. Zelaya stressed that any such deal [...]	2006-05-30 12:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA985	(S) HONDURAS: USG SHOULD KEEP ZELAYA NERVOUS ABOUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (S) Summary: In preparation for his June 5 meeting with POTUS, President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales is explicitly seeking USG reassurance that we will not object to a GOH deal with Venezuela for oil. Zelaya has on several recent occasi [...]	2006-05-31 21:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VE HO
06TELAVIV1008	ISRAELI MFA DDG YA'AR SUPPPORTS UNRWA [...] (U) This message was drafted by the Amman-based regional refugee coordinator and has been cleared by PRM, Embassy Amman and ConGen Jerusalem. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Israeli MFA officials told PRM PDAS Greene and other visiting PRM officials over the last week that UNRWA will form a critical part [...]	2006-03-13 14:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PREF PINR ECON KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1009	U.S.-ISRAEL JPMG FOLLOW-UP: ISRAELI RESPONSE TO [...] (C) On March 2, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Senior Coordinator for Strategic Dialogues and Defense Cooperation Rami Yungman passed poloff the nonpaper in paragraph six -- Israel's response to a U.S. presentation on proposed defense sales to the Middle East that was made at the January 11 U.S.-Israel [...]	2006-03-13 15:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS US XF IR IS MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL
06TELAVIV1017	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV102	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-09 13:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1042	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 12:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1048	ISRAELI NSA EILAND'S INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT [...] (C) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland and his chief of staff, Roy Dick, told the Ambassador and DCM on March 14 that the Israeli raid to arrest Palestinian detainees formerly monitored by U.S. and UK personnel in Jericho had been planned as early as 2002. He claimed the [...]	2006-03-15 14:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1049	WITHOUT ARIK, MORE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING VOTERS SEEK [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Israel's Russian-speaking electorate, which numbers close to one million, represents one of the most important target populations in the upcoming elections, one that could determine an allocation of some 15 to 20 of the 120 Knesset seats, according to academics and [...]	2006-03-15 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1057	OLMERT'S SUCCESSFUL JERICHO MISSION COMES AT A [...] (SBU) Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's successful March 14 Jericho prison operation will likely stabilize Kadima's standing in the polls and may yield additional seats in the March 28 Knesset elections. One pollster gauged that, since, as she assesses, Kadima's support had alr [...]	2006-03-15 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1059	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] The Jericho Operation 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jericho Operation: *Israel Radio this morning quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying that the US has never been responsible for the Jericho prison security. S [...]	2006-03-16 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1061	C-NE6-00442 KADIMA'S CAMPAIGN FOR CONTROL OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Less than two weeks before Israel's elections, the Kadima Party is on course to win a plurality of seats in the next Knesset despite minor up and down swings in the weekly polls. Kadima's broadly accepted political goal of unilaterally defining Israel's borders will allow the pa [...]	2006-03-16 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KDEM GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1064	ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON AID TO PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland and his chief of staff, Roy Dick, told the Ambassador and DCM on March 14 that the GOI has not yet established a clear interagency position on assistance to the Palestinians. Eiland said that the NSC's plan on possible steps to reduce [...]	2006-03-16 15:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER EAID KWBG KPAL LE IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1065	SETTLEMENTS AND BARRIER: OLMERT CHANGES GEARS; [...] (C) Summary: A/PM Ehud Olmert has recently made a number of public statements on the separation barrier, annexation of settlements, and finalizing Israeli borders that appear to be at odds with his oft-stated commitment to the Roadmap and previous agreements with the USG concerning settlements. [...]	2006-03-16 16:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1066	GIDEON EZRA DISCUSSES AMONA COMMITTEE, [...] (C) Summary: Public Security Minister Gideon Ezra told the Ambassador on March 14 that the Israeli National Police (INP) knew it would encounter significant resistance during the demolitions of Amona, but that the operation had to be implemented regardless because the High Court made a decis [...]	2006-03-16 18:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1075	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1084	POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM THE GOI ON SETTLEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Michael Sfard, at attorney working for Peace Now on settlement and outposts cases, told econoff that the route of the separation barrier around the Modi'in Illit settlement bloc raised the eyebrows of human rights NGOs. They wondered why the barrier cut through Palestinian lands [...]	2006-03-17 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1085	GOI WILLING TO DISCUSS PACKAGE APPROACH TO [...] (C) Summary: Brig. General Baruch Spiegel expressed interest in a proposal to resolve the humanitarian crisis caused by the closure of Karni that would open Kerem Shalom to humanitarian shipments from both Israel and Egypt to Gaza and improve security at the crossings. The Ambassador plans t [...]	2006-03-17 16:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1101	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] National Security Strategy of the United States 2. Mideast 3. Bird Flu ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (banners in Maariv and The Jerusalem Post) reported that on Sunday, Palestinian PM-designate Ismail Haniyeh presented t [...]	2006-03-20 12:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1105	H5N1 CONFIRMED IN ISRAEL POULTRY DEATHS; ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 19, the Kimron Veterinary Institute Laboratory at Bet Dagan confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in turkey flocks from the kibbutzim at Ein Hashelosha and Holit, and at Sede Moshe and Nahshom. The outbreak has not spread beyond these areas (ide [...]	2006-03-20 13:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT AMED CASC KSCA KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1114	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio quoted President Bush as saying on Monday: "I see a threat in Iran. The threat is, of course, their stated objective to destroy our strong ally Israel. I've mad [...]	2006-03-21 07:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1135	BIRD FLU SPREADS IN ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli agriculture officials confirmed H5N1 avian influenza at two chicken farms not far from turkey farms just outside Gaza where the outbreak of bird flu started last week. H5N1 will likely be confirmed at a third new location in the Negev. Birds from Moshav Kinneret in n [...]	2006-03-21 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT AMED CASC KSCA KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1145	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Mideast --------------- Election polls: --------------- Channel 10-TV and Ha'aretz published the results of a survey conducted by Prof. Camil Fuchs of the Amanet Group's Dialogue Institute: -"Were elections for the Knesset held today, for whom w [...]	2006-03-22 12:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1160	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program --------------- Election polls: --------------- A Yediot/Mina Zemach (Dahaf Institute) poll held on Wednesday shows that the Labor Party and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu are getting stronger and that Kadima and the Likud are weakening: -"We [...]	2006-03-23 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1163	SETTLEMENTS/FENCE: MOFAZ ANNOUNCES ACCELERATED [...] (U) This message contains an action recommendation. Please see paragraph four. 2. (U) In recent press interviews, DefMin Shaul Mofaz discussed additional details of -- and an accelerated timetable for -- Kadima's plan to disengage from parts of the West Bank and unilaterally establish new b [...]	2006-03-23 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1164	BIBI SAYS UNDECIDEDS, TURNOUT RATE MAKE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Likud Chairman Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu told the Ambassador and DCM March 22 that the main factors to consider in this election are the continuing high number of undecided voters so close to election day and the possibility of a low voter turnout. Netanyahu underlined his concer [...]	2006-03-23 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL PINR IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1178	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations --------------- Election polls: --------------- A Yediot/Mina Zemach (Dahaf Institute) poll held this week: -"Were elections for the Knesset held today, for whom would you vote?" (Results in Knesset seats -- in brackets, results of last week's poll. [...]	2006-03-24 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1181	ISRAELI MARKETS STABLE IN FACE OF ELECTION [...] (C) Israel's three main parties have all responded to the unusual attention being paid to social-economic issues in this election campaign. They have devoted considerable attention in their platforms to the need to narrow the ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor. The Labor Party, [...]	2006-03-24 14:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN ELAB PINR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1183	ISRAEL'S ELECTIONS AT THE HOME STRETCH: KADIMA [...] (C) Summary: The March 28 Israeli election will cement the long-predicted victory of the new, centrist Kadima party by a dominant plurality of the votes, with its sparring partners, Labor and Likud, most likely coming in distant second and third places, respectively. Neither Labor nor Likud [...]	2006-03-24 16:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IS PINR GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1184	A CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE PRIMER ON MARCH 28 [...] Summary. The chairperson of the Israeli Central Elections Committee (CEC),Supreme Court Judge Dorit Beinisch, told the Ambassador March 22 that she is confident of the solid organization of Israeli elections, and explained details of the voting process as it will unfold on Election Day. Ex [...]	2006-03-24 17:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1191	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations --------------- Election polls: --------------- A Yediot/Mina Zemach (Dahaf Institute) poll held on Sunday: -"Were elections for the Knesset held today, for whom would you vote?" (Results in Knesset seats -- in brackets, results of Yediot's poll pub [...]	2006-03-27 13:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1197	BIG PARTIES SPEND BIG BUCKS ON BIG DAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Kadima and Likud have budgets for election day at least 50 percent larger than that of the Labor Party, Labor will draw on an extensive and experienced organizational network at the local level. Kadima party organizers say they must work particularly hard to get out the [...]	2006-03-27 17:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM IS PINR GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1198	A CALM ELECTION DAY IN ISRAEL -- SHOPPING, [...] Summary: Entering the evening hours of election day in Israel, the prognosticators of voter apathy are claiming victory. Only 47 percent of the electorate had voted as of 1800 (local time),by which time -- historically speaking -- well over half the electorate usually would have cast their [...]	2006-03-28 17:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR ASEC IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV12	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Security Fence ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on missiles fired last night by IAF helicopter at a car carrying three senior activists in Islamic Jihad's military wing, causing their death. Among the three casualties was Said [...]	2006-01-03 11:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1216	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Aftermath of Israeli Elections 2. Mideast 3. Iraq 4. Europe: Anti-Americanism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch and Deputy US National Secur [...]	2006-03-29 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1218	ELECTION RESULTS OFFER MANY OPTIONS FOR OLMERT [...] Summary: The March 28 election results confirmed a Kadima plurality, the status quo of Labor, the relative demise of Likud and less so of the religious Zionist parties, the stability of the ultra-Orthodox and Arab parties, the surprise electoral success of the Pensioners' Party, and the long [...]	2006-03-30 04:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS
06TELAVIV1220	EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9 [...] (C) At his March 9 meeting at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick was told by MFA Deputy Director General Miriam Ziv and her team that the MFA is committed to seeing Israel's export control system improved through new [...]	2006-03-30 06:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ETTC PREL PINS IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS LABOR COMMERCE
06TELAVIV1236	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV125	GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN BEITAR ILLIT, [...] (U) Press reported December 26 that the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) issued a tender for 150 housing units in Beitar Illit settlement, southwest of Jerusalem in the Gush Etzion bloc. According to the tender, which was published in Ha'aretz, the units are divided into one apart [...]	2006-01-09 15:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1261	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The major media bannered the killing of four Israelis in a suicide bombing last night in the West Bank. A Palestinian who was apparently disguised as an ultra- Orthodox Jew hitchhiked a r [...]	2006-03-31 10:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1272	EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9 [...] (S) Israeli Defense Ministry officials told Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick March 9 SIPDIS that (A) the MOD has assumed the lead role in re-organizing Israel's export control system in the wake of hi-tech transfer scandals that plagued the U.S.-Israel relat [...]	2006-03-31 14:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ETTC PREL PINS IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1273	GOI COMMITTED TO KEEPING HUMANITARIAN GOODS FLOWING [...] (C) Summary: One week after the reopening of Karni, imports into Gaza at the commercial terminal average more than 200 truckloads per day. The overwhelming majority of cargo is of humanitarian supplies. MOD advisor Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel stressed to Econ Chief that the GOI [...]	2006-04-03 06:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON PTER KWBG KPAL IS COUNTERTERRORISM ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1295	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that on Sunday, the Central Elections Committee announced it was correcting a mistake in the Knesset elections results, taking one Knesset seat from the Labor Party [...]	2006-04-03 12:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1312	Canon White Stresses Importance of USG Role in [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with Canon Andrew White, former Special Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Middle East, at the Embassy on March 29. White is a founding member, with former Archbishop Lord Carey of Clifton, of the "Foundation for Reconciliation in the Middle [...]	2006-04-03 14:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KIRF PHUM KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY PEACE PROCESS PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1315	GOI MAY PLAN TO RETROACTIVELY APPROVE SOME OUTPOSTS [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: A March 21 article in the Jerusalem Post claimed that senior GOI officials are considering a proposal to retroactively authorize ten illegal West Bank outposts that would remain under Israeli control under a f [...]	2006-04-03 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1318	FM LIVNI SEEKS NEW MECHANISM FOR DELIVERING AID TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni asked NEA A/S David Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams on March 30 for USG help in formulating a new mechanism to deliver aid directly to the Palestinian people; without this mechanism, she said, other donors might "take their own decisions" and use a de [...]	2006-04-04 04:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PGOV PHUM PREL PREF EAID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1324	GILAD ON HAMAS'S RELATIONS WITH JORDAN, EGYPT, AND [...] (C) Summary: MOD Pol-Mil Bureau Head Amos Gilad told A/S Welch and DAPNSA Abrams on March 31 that Hamas' close relationship to the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Jordan would negatively impact Jordan's security. While he had raised the issue with GOJ officials, he claimed that they are "afraid t [...]	2006-04-04 07:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1331	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media continued to highlight Acting PM Ehud Olmert's efforts to form a government coalition. Yediot and Israel Radio quoted Olmert as saying Monday that it can be assume [...]	2006-04-04 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1336	UPDATE ON CASES INVOLVING SEPARATION BARRIER IN [...] (C) Summary: Col. (res.) Shaul Arieli, consultant for the Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF),member of the Council for Peace and Security, and consultant to the High Court on the separation barrier, told econoff on March 29 that he is proposing changes to the route of the barrier that co [...]	2006-04-04 14:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV136	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited a statement issued Monday by Jerusalem's Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, that PM Sharon, while still in serious but stable condition, began to bre [...]	2006-01-10 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1362	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1376	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Trial of Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that today, President Moshe Katsav invited Acting PM Ehud Olmert today to form a gover [...]	2006-04-06 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1391	RECENT GOI PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Director General Aharon Abramovitch told the Ambassador April 3 that the GOI seeks to abolish all forms of trafficking in persons. De facto Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Rahel Gershuni reported that the government's inter-ministerial anti-trafficking [...]	2006-04-06 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1392	MFA STILL HAS RESERVATIONS ON CUSTOMS PROTOCOL; [...] (C) Summary: During an April 5 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Director General Ron Prosor said that the GOI recognizes it is essential of keeping Karni open and only close the crossing when there is a specific threat. The Ambassador said a customs protocol is in Israel,s interest because t [...]	2006-04-06 16:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1393	GOI PUSHES FOR RESUMPTION OF POULTRY EXPORTS TO [...] (U) This message contains an action request: Please see paragraph eight. 2. (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on April 4, the Directors General of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor and the Ministry of Agriculture requested the expeditious resumption of poultry exports t [...]	2006-04-07 03:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1395	EMBLEM: GOI HEALTH MINISTRY OPPOSES COMPOSITION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israel Representative for the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Anna Segall told poloff April 5 that the GOI has not yet approved changes to Magen David Adom (MDA) statutes because the Ministry of Health (MOH) opposes the proposed composition of the MDA executive [...]	2006-04-07 06:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ ICRC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1402	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported on seemingly moderate gestures and pronouncements from Hamas vis-a- vis Israel. Ha'aretz reported that Hamas has been sending go-between [...]	2006-04-07 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1422	LIVNI REPORTS USG ANTI-TRAFFICKING AWARD TO GOI [...] (SBU) News of the Department's acknowledgment of Rahel Gershuni as an anti-trafficking "hero" (reftel) has reached the highest level of the GOI. At the weekly Cabinet meeting of April 9, according to the official Cabinet communique, Foreign Minister and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni reported t [...]	2006-04-10 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1426	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-10 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1437	GOI BRIEFING ON STATUS OF CROSSINGS [...] (C) Summary: Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel on April 7 briefed the Ambassador, USSC Head General Dayton, and EU-BAM Head of Mission General Pistolese on the status of the crossings. Spiegel said that Sufa was working at full capacity and that there would be increased volume at Kerem Shalom [...]	2006-04-10 15:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PTER KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1438	BASSEY DISCUSSES THE PROBLEMS OF GAZA EVACUEES AND [...] (C) Summary: Yonatan Bassey, director of the Disengagement Authority (SELA),told EconCouns on April 4 that Gaza disengagement was a success because the level of violence was lower than he had predicted a year ago. He commented, however, that the evacuees have had a very difficult time adju [...]	2006-04-10 15:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1460	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast 3. Aftermath of Italian Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement in Mashhad on Tuesday that Iran has successfully enriched ura [...]	2006-04-12 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1473	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited President Bush's Passover message, which was issued on Wednesday and centered on the notion of freedom. Major media repor [...]	2006-04-14 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1488	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast 3. Jonathan Pollard ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (banner in The Jerusalem Post) reported that new satellite imagery released on Sunday by the Institute for Science and Imagery, a Washi [...]	2006-04-17 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV149	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to highlight PM Sharon's physical condition. The Jerusalem Post and Yediot quoted Dr. Yoram Weiss, one of his anesthesiologists, as saying in a briefi [...]	2006-01-11 12:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1511	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 10:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1533	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that FM Tzipi Livni, who successfully proposed revoking the Jerusalem residency of the Hamas legislators, persuaded a governmental foru [...]	2006-04-20 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1575	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon 4. Jonathan Pollard ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted Senator Joseph Lieberman, the former Democratic vice presidential candidate and a serving member of the Senate Armed Servi [...]	2006-04-21 11:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1586	FM LIVNI DISCUSSES RELATIONS WITH PALESTINIANS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on April 20, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni cautioned that there are limits to Israel's restraint following Palestinian terror attacks. Livni promised to examine ways that the GOI could pay medical costs for Palestinians being treated in Israeli hospi [...]	2006-04-21 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1593	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Yediot reported that on May 21, Ehud Olmert will pay his first visit to the United States as prime minister and will meet with President Bush. The newspaper sa [...]	2006-04-24 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1611	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media bannered the triple explosion that took place last night in the Sinai resort town of Dahab. Up to 30 people were reported killed and more than 100 wounded. Israel Radio quoted E [...]	2006-04-25 12:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1617	OLMERT'S SUPER-COALITION DEALS SOW DISCONTENT, [...] SUMMARY: (C) The continuing and much bally-hooed difficulties that Ehud Olmert is facing in forming what he asserted would be a broad, 84-MK coalition government reflect the "souk" political dynamic that, historically, has yielded consistently narrow-majority Israeli governments. Olmert had [...]	2006-04-25 14:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1619	EMBLEM: FM LIVNI "CRACKED HEADS TOGETHER" TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials report that an assertive FM Tzipi Livni April 23 instigated dramatic progress on, but not yet final approval of, the two most controversial among the four remaining MDA statute amendments (reftel A) necessary for MDA membership in the Red Cross / Crescent Movement. [...]	2006-04-25 16:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF PGOV SZ IS ICRC HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1621	GOI COMMITTED TO KEEPING KARNI OPEN, WILL GET U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Political-Military Advisor Amos Gilad said that he is committed to keeping Karni open despite the security risks. He agreed to get the Ambassador a prioritized list of specific assistance projects that the GOI wants to see con [...]	2006-04-25 17:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG PTER IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1632	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Sinai Bombings 2. Mideast 3. Mordecai Vanunu ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In its lead story, Ha'aretz quoted senior US administration officials in Washington as saying in unofficial conversations that the US will not recognize a [...]	2006-04-26 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1642	GOI ISSUES TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION IN HAR ADAR [...] (U) Press reported today, April 26, that the Israel Lands Authority, the Commissioner for Absentee Property, and the company Arim, Ltd., issued a tender for 33 plots to construct single-family houses in Har Adar settlement, northwest of Jerusalem. The tender, which was published in Yediot Ah [...]	2006-04-26 15:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1643	ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR THREAT, [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland told Representative Christopher Shays, Representative Jim Marshall, and the DCM that Iran's main goals are to acquire nuclear weapons, support Hizballah and other proxies, and to increase Iranian influence in Iraq. Eiland sai [...]	2006-04-26 15:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MARR KNNP IZ IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1648	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Interim PM Ehud Olmert will meet with President Bush on May 23. Israel Radio reported that this morning, two members of Islamic Jihad [...]	2006-04-27 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1652	GOI SEEKS NGO INPUT ON NEXT STEPS IN FIGHT AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI inter-ministerial anti-trafficking committee decided at its April 26 meeting to press for rapid passage of the draft anti-trafficking bill, and to address specific concerns raised by three leading NGOs critical of the GOI's anti-trafficking efforts. The committee invi [...]	2006-04-27 14:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM GTIP ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1653	ISRAELIS REJECT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IDEA [...] (U) Reacting to a speech by PA President Mahmud Abbas in Oslo, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's press spokesperson told reporters on April 26 that Israel flatly rejects calls for an international conference to facilitate Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. "That's a no with a capital 'N'," said the [...]	2006-04-27 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS POV ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1669	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch as saying that Hamas might have found ways to circumvent the boycott imposed on fund transfers to the [...]	2006-04-28 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1685	UPDATE ON MDA EFFORTS TO CHANGE ITS STATUTES AND [...] (C) Summary: Following Foreign Minister/Justice Minister Tzipi Livni's engagement April 23 on Magen David Adom (MDA) accession to the Red Cross Movement (ref A),the GOI and MDA reportedly have made some progress toward amending MDA statutes, as required by the IFRC-ICRC joint statutes commi [...]	2006-04-28 16:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL IS ICRC GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1692	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Yediot reported that James Wolfensohn, the special Quartet envoy, has decided to discontinue his service after 11 months, and not to extend his term, which is due to expire at t [...]	2006-05-01 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1700	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Israel's 58th Independence Day ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on events related to the Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel's Wars, and Israel's 58th Independence Day, which will be celebra [...]	2006-05-02 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1722	FM LIVNI TELLS VISITING NSG TROIKA NUCLEAR-ARMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli FM Livni told representatives of the visiting Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Troika and U.S. Consultative Group Chairman Richard Goorevich April 27 that a nuclear-armed Iran represents "the greatest threat to Israel since the Holocaust." She also stressed that Israel suppo [...]	2006-05-02 14:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UN UNSC GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1730	MAY 1 UPDATE ON CROSSINGS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel on May 1 briefed the Ambassador, USSC Head General Dayton, and EU-BAM head of Mission General Pistolese on his recent trip to Washington. Spiegel said the GOI will issue a formal position on which assistance projects can continue. He said the GO [...]	2006-05-02 17:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS PEL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1745	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-04 12:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT

06TELAVIV1754	DAGAN AND CODEL LIEBERMAN DISCUSS HAMAS-LED PA AND [...] (C) Summary: Meir Dagan, director of the Mossad, told Codel Lieberman on April 20 that Hamas won the Palestinian elections because it was more united and organized than Fatah. He said that Palestinians mainly voted for Hamas to protest Fatah corruption, but added that 60 percent "still back [...]	2006-05-05 07:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV177	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported that the U.S. administration intends to invite Acting PM Ehud Olmert to Washington before the elections in Israel. The radio reported t [...]	2006-01-12 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1774	A SPRING OF LIEBERMAN'S DISCONTENT: NO [...] (C) The absence from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's 25-member Cabinet of even a single representative from the Russian-speaking immigrant community -- despite that community's electoral strength -- has elicited strong criticism from Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman and Kadima MK Marina [...]	2006-05-05 14:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1782	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Warren Buffett's Israeli Deal ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The acquisition by US tycoon Warren Buffett, who is the world's second-wealthiest man, of 80 percent of Galilee- based Iscar Metalworking for USD 4 billion, which h [...]	2006-05-08 12:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1787	NSG TROIKA CONDUCTS OUTREACH WITH ISRAELI [...] (C) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) troika representatives held discussions April 27 with an inter-ministerial team led by the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) as part of the NSG's outreach to Israel. Current NSG Chairman Ambassador Naess (Norway) updated the Israeli side on changes made [...]	2006-05-08 14:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UNSC UN GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1791	WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE ADVISOR ADVANCES DIALOGUE ON [...] (U) Summary: During a three-day visit to Israel, John Marburger, Science Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),engaged in a dialogue on strengthening U.S.-Israel cooperation in S&T. He moved his Israeli interlocutors away from [...]	2006-05-08 15:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TPHY PREL ECON OVIP KPAL KWBG IS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV1799	EU AMBASSADORS SEEK CLARITY ON USG POSITIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador briefed some 25 EU ambassadors plus the Swiss and Norwegian ambassadors May 8 on USG policy regarding acceptable humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians; assistance to and contact with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas; the importance of EU solidar [...]	2006-05-09 12:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IR IS KBTS ICRC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1807	EMBLEM: AMBULANCE AND STATUTES UPDATE [...] (SBU) MFA Director of International Organizations Daniel Meron told poloff May 9 that the GOI has not yet adopted a position on the stationing of five additional ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in East Jerusalem. He twice replied to direct questions about the GOI vi [...]	2006-05-09 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF SZ IS PGOV ICRC GOI INTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1819	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying Tuesday, at an international convention of mayors taking place in Jerusalem, that Israel will wait for six months to see whether the [...]	2006-05-10 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1843	OLMERT TO SEEK U.S. VIEWS ON CONVERGENCE PLAN IN [...] (S) Summary: According to Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has a large agenda for his discussions in Washington scheduled for May 23, including the so-called convergence plan. Spiegel claimed that the &plan8 is less a detailed strategy, than a general policy. He i [...]	2006-05-10 17:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1854	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1864	CONVERGENCE COHORT: INFLUENTIAL ADVISERS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a bid to make his office more "presidential," Prime Minister Olmert has decided to name Dr. Yoram Turbowicz as his chief of staff, a new position that will reportedly make the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO) more effective in terms of policy coordination. The incoming cha [...]	2006-05-11 17:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1865	ISRAEL COUNTERTERRORISM BUREAU CHIEF REQUESTS HELP [...] (S/NF) In a May 10 meeting with Ambassador Jones, Israel NSC Counterterrorism Bureau (CTB) Director BGEN Dani Arditi reviewed the structure and mission of the CTB, and requested the Ambassador's assistance in encouraging the Department of Homeland Security to develop operational cooperation wit [...]	2006-05-11 17:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR KPAL KWBG EG JO IS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV1870	NEW NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Olmert has appointed as the new chairman of National Security Council Ilan Mizrahi, a former Deputy Head of the Mossad, to replace Giora Eiland, who will retire in several weeks. The National Security Council (NSC),created in 1999 during the tenure of then-PM Bi [...]	2006-05-12 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS IR GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1871	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 12:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1874	THE PENSIONER PARTY: THE YOUNGEST PARTY OF [...] With seven new members of the Knesset whose average age is 72 years, and of whom only two were expected to capture seats in the country's parliament, the leaders of the Pensioner Party are now billed as the custodians of Israel's "social agenda" -- a title dearly coveted by Labor Party leader [...]	2006-05-12 13:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1876	AGAINST THE ODDS, MIDDLE EAST CANCER CONSORTIUM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Middle East Cancer Consortium is extending its reach and adding attendees from additional countries to its activities. Independent Palestinian health professionals remain eager to participate in MECC conferences and courses while PA officials are off-limits. Member countri [...]	2006-05-12 18:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL KPAL KWBG IS XF XD ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06TELAVIV1887	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that Israel and the US are beginning discussions of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's convergence plan this week. The newspaper wrote that the working assumption a [...]	2006-05-15 11:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV189	AMERICAN PASTOR ASSAULTED IN RELIGIOUS [...] SUMMARY: Amcit Howard Mitchell Bass (25-Jan-1950 VA) told Conoff on January 4 that on December 24, 2005, he and his Messianic Christian congregation were physically assaulted by ultra-Orthodox Jewish protestors in Beer Sheva, who apparently believed and spread rumors that "busloads" of Jews we [...]	2006-01-13 05:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PHUM IS KIRF ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV1902	AVIAN INFLUENZA: ISRAELI POULTRY FARMERS RECEIVE [...] To curb the spread of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Israel in March 2006, the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture ordered the culling of approximately 1.3 million birds, including broilers, layers and breeding stock (turkeys and chickens). According to a USDA GAIN Report issued May 10, 2006, [...]	2006-05-16 08:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO ECON EAGR IS KBWG ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY FINANCE
06TELAVIV1913	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Libya 3. Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio cited a statement issued Monday by the White House Press Secretary: "President Bush will welcome Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel to the White House on May [...]	2006-05-16 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1923	GOI CONCERNED MECHANISM TO PROVIDE AID TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 12 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Yossi Gal and Deputy Director General for Europe Ron Curiel expressed concern about the EU offer to develop a mechanism to deliver assistance to the Palestinians, fearing it might be used [...]	2006-05-17 12:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL PHUM ENRG KWBG KPAL IS GTIP ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV1932	ADDITIONAL TOPICS FOR OLMERT MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: Ehud Olmert's main public goal for his first trip to Washington as prime minister is to win U.S. support for what he calls the "convergence plan," which will relocate 60,000 - 80,000 settlers from isolated areas in the West Bank to other settlement blocs west of the separation barr [...]	2006-05-17 16:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER KWBG KPAL IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV194	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-13 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1943	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that PM Ehud Olmert has decided to tone down his stance on the convergence plan, which Ha'aretz said may be related to staunch opposition worldwide [...]	2006-05-18 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1946	ISRAEL'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER COMMITTED TO FISCAL [...] (C) Finance Minister Hirchson told the Ambassador that the new government would continue to practice fiscal restraint, and will resist strong pressures from members of the coalition to open the spending floodgates. He pledged that the 2006 budget would not be renegotiated and would keep to t [...]	2006-05-18 15:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1950	ISRAEL DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS HE WILL ASSIST, AS MUCH [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that, per the Ambassador's request, he will use his influence as a cabinet member to support efforts to resolve outstanding issues and clear the way for Magen David Adom's (MDA) incorporation into the international Red C [...]	2006-05-18 16:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF KWBG IS ICRC GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1963	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Upcoming Visit of PM Olmert to Washington 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In its lead story, Ha'aretz reported that on Thursday, the US published a draft of a new international treaty that would forbid the production of fissionab [...]	2006-05-19 12:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1978	ISRAELI PLAN FOR CONTINUED SHEKEL CHECK CLEARING [...] (S) The Bank of Israel (BOI) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) are developing a package of proposals to present to the Israeli banks that handle shekel check clearing for Palestinian Banks. The purpose is to convince the banks to continue to provide the check-clearing services, which they offici [...]	2006-05-19 15:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1979	OLMERT'S COS DISCUSSES COALITION NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on June 18, PM Olmert's chief of staff, Yoram Turbowicz, confirmed ongoing talks with the ultra-orthodox United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party to join the coalition. He said that such a step would provide cover for the other main religious part [...]	2006-05-19 17:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1980	OLMERT'S COS ON VISIT PREPARATIONS, AMA, MDA, AND [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on June 18, PM Olmert's chief of staff, Yoram Turbowicz, described the main goal of Olmert's upcoming visit to Washington as building trust and getting to better know the President. According to Turbowicz, he, Dov Weissglas, and Shalom Tourgeman con [...]	2006-05-19 17:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS ICRC GTIP ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV1981	FM LIVNI PROMOTES FINANCIAL PRESSURE STRATEGY [...] (S) In separate meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on May 2, the GOI requested that the Treasury Department warn the Misr Bank in Cairo against making electronic fund transfers (EFT) to individual Palestinian accounts at the Bank of Palestine in Gaza. Foreign Minister ( [...]	2006-05-19 17:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EFIN IS PREL PTER KPAL KTFN ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1982	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CONVEYS ISRAELI BANKING [...] (S) Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer and his antiterrorism finance team told Treasury U/S Stuart Levey and the Ambassador on May 2 that Israeli banks want to end their relationships with Palestinian banks due to fears of being accused of involvement with terror finance. They said that [...]	2006-05-19 17:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV1995	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 13:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2001	GOI APPROVES EXPANSION OF SETTLEMENTS IN WEST BANK [...] (U) Israeli press reported May 21, that new Defense Minister Amir Peretz recently approved plans to expand four settlements in the West Bank. According to the reports, the decision and legal steps to expand the settlements began under former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, and the approvals to [...]	2006-05-22 15:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2011	ISRAELI READOUT ON LIVNI-ABBAS MEETING [...] (C) Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's chief of staff, Jakub "Yaki" Dayan, told the Charge May 23 that the GOI's meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas on May 21 in Sharm el-Sheikh does not represent a change in Israel's view of Abbas. The GOI nevertheless maintains low-level c [...]	2006-05-23 15:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG EAID EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2017	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Former Republic of Yugoslavia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted comments made by President Bush at his joint White House press conference with PM Ehud Olmert on Tuesday: "Today, Prime Minister [...]	2006-05-24 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2072	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Hizbullah-IDF Clashes 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv and Israel Radio reported that last night, for the first time since the disengagement, the IDF made an incursion into the Beit Lahiya area of the northern Gaza Stri [...]	2006-05-30 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2077	MK TALKS OF EXPANDING HEBRON SETTLEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Kadima MK Otniel Schneller said on May 26 that the GOI plans to expand settlements in Hebron and connect them to the Kiryat Arba settlement, all of which would subsequently be included in the GOI's "realignment" plan, according to press. Ministry of Defense officials denied tha [...]	2006-05-30 15:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV2087	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that associates of PM Ehud Olmert are speaking of a "split realignment." The newspaper wrote that one of the options that Olmert is considerin [...]	2006-05-31 13:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2107	COALITION TURBULENCE UNLIKELY TO DERAIL 2006 BUDGET [...] (C) Despite disagreement between PM Olmert and DefMin Peretz over cuts to the defense budget, the Knesset will likely pass the 2006 budget by June 18, the end of the legally mandated 45-day period within which a newly installed government must pass a budget in order to avoid elections. United [...]	2006-06-01 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2112	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced that the US is willing to enter multilateral direct talks with Iran, if Tehran agrees to halt its nuclea [...]	2006-06-01 12:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2113	OUTPOSTS: DEMOLITION ORDERS HANDED OUT, TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Brig. Gen. (ret.) Baruch Spiegel said on May 31 that Kadima MK Otniel Schneller's comments about the expansion of Hebron settlements were "not relevant." He added that the GOI does not intend to expand Beitar Illit, Givat Ze'ev, Oranit, and Maskiyyot settlements, and that recen [...]	2006-06-01 15:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV2120	GOI HITS SNAG IN MEDICAL AID DISTRIBUTION; [...] (C) Summary: In a May 31 meeting, COGAT head General Yossef Mishlev said that the GOI intends to use NIS 50 million from frozen clearance revenues to purchase goods in Israel and transfer them through NGOs/international organizations to Palestinian hospitals or to the central medical supply w [...]	2006-06-01 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PINR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV214	PRIMARIES SHAKE UP SHINUI, LIKUD; OLMERT TO NAME [...] (SBU) Summary: Surprise results in the Shinui January 12 primaries for the party's Knesset list have led to a split in the party, with at least six Shinui MKs -- and perhaps party leader Tommy Lapid -- poised to form a new party that could be eligible to take on Shinui's name and its budget. [...]	2006-01-13 15:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2140	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Anti-Semitism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying Sunday, at a news conference with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheikh, that he will meet PA Chairman [Pr [...]	2006-06-05 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV215	DEMOLITION OF PERMANENT HOMES IN AMONA OUTPOST [...] (U) Israeli press reports indicate that yesterday, on January 12, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz decided to postpone the demolition of nine permanent homes in Amona outpost, approximately 1 kilometer east of Ofra, for one or two more weeks (see reftel). The GOI had promised last year to demoli [...]	2006-01-13 16:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2157	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that FM Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Amir Peretz will meet today with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David SIPDI [...]	2006-06-06 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV220	IDF'S HALUTZ WARNS OF HAMAS ELECTION SUCCESS AND [...] (C) Summary: IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz predicted to A/S Welch, DAPNSA Abrams, and the Ambassador on January 13 that Hamas will win at least 40 percent of the votes in the upcoming PLC elections and will seek ministerial positions within the government. Halutz said that the GOI cannot nego [...]	2006-01-16 07:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2220	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Al-Zarqawi Assassination 2. Iran 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Yediot) reported that last night in the southern Gaza Strip, Jamal Abu Samhadana, the commander of the [...]	2006-06-09 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2224	MOD'S AMOS GILAD ON ABBAS AND EGYPT [...] (C) Israeli MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad told A/S Welch and the Ambassador June 6 that Israel could help PA President Mahmud Abbas the most by staying quiet. Welch stressed the importance of supporting President Abbas and working to help the Palestinian people avoid a human [...]	2006-06-09 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR KWBG KPAL PGOV IS EG GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2225	PERETZ SAYS HE WILL TAKE RISKS TO HELP THE [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Amir Peretz told A/S Welch June 7 that he is willing to take maximum possible risks allowable in light of security demands to ease the pressure on the Palestinian people. He noted his efforts to keep the Karni crossing open -- as it is currently -- in both direc [...]	2006-06-09 12:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR KWBG KPAL EU IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2226	FM LIVNI DISCUSSES FUNDING MECHANISM, PALESTINIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 7 meeting with NEA A/S David Welch, the Ambassador, and NSC/IPA/J Director Greg LoGerfo, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni reiterated Israel's willingness to help avoid any humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Territories. A/S Welch urged the GOI to consult closely with the USG [...]	2006-06-09 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG KPAL IS GTIP ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2228	FMCT: ISRAELI MFA NOT SURE IT CAN ENDORSE U.S. [...] (C) Responding to ref A demarche, Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs Ambassador Miriam Ziv told Ambassador Jones June 9 that she cannot say that Israel will endorse the U.S. FMCT proposal "at this time." She called the FMCT "a very sensitive issue that relates to Israel [...]	2006-06-09 13:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG IL GOI EXTERNAL UN
06TELAVIV2239	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2271	GOI ISSUES TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION IN ELKANA [...] (U) The Israel Lands Authority on Monday, June 12, issued a tender for construction of single-family homes on 53 plots in the religious neighborhood of the Elkana settlement near Qalqilya. (Note: Press incorrectly reported 54 units. End note.) According to the tender, the plots range in si [...]	2006-06-13 12:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KWBG IS MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2272	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Somalia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that at 10 Downing Street on Monday, British PM Tony Blair refrained from endorsing PM Ehud Olmert's plan for a unilateral withdrawal, although he recognized that t [...]	2006-06-13 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV2294	FMCT: ISRAELI WILL OPPOSE WEOG CONSENSUS; REQUESTS [...] (C) Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs Ambassador Miriam Ziv told Ambassador Jones on June 12 that Israel will not be able to join consensus on a Western Group (WEOG) endorsement of the U.S. FMCT initiative, nor remain silent if all other members of the WEOG join consens [...]	2006-06-13 16:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP IS CDG ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2307	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported on President Bush's surprise visit to Baghdad on Tuesday. Maariv cited a Pew poll held in various European and Muslim countries, according to which Fr [...]	2006-06-14 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2339	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying in Paris Wednesday that realignment is unstoppable. The Jerusalem Post wrote that Olmert left his meeting with French President Jacques Chira [...]	2006-06-15 13:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2346	SHEETRIT OFFERS VIEWS ON REALIGNMENT, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Construction and Housing Meir Sheetrit told the Ambassador on June 14 that the GOI should have started planning Gaza disengagement well in advance to have permanent homes available for the settlers who were evacuated. He said this would have saved the GOI a consider [...]	2006-06-15 18:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV236	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that the IDF is taking steps to restore law and order in Hebron, following rioting by Jews against security forces in the city Friday through Sunday [...]	2006-01-20 05:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV237	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 05:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2400	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2413	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SHAS CHAIRMAN AND TRADE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a June 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor and Shas Party Chairman Eliyahu Yishai outlined his priorities as a minister as well as Shas's position on PM Olmert's realignment plan. The Ambassador enumerated USG concerns regarding p [...]	2006-06-20 16:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KIPR IS KINR GTIP ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2414	BARUCH SPIEGEL DISCUSSES QASSAMS, KARNI, OUTPOSTS [...] (C) In a June 19 meeting with the Ambassador, reserve Brigadier General (BG) Baruch Spiegel reported that the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee had agreed that the Qassam rocket launches from Gaza must be stopped "at all costs." Spiegel was interested, but hesitant, about the effe [...]	2006-06-20 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2421	NGO LEADERS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT SHARED MOUNTAIN [...] (SBU) PALESTINIAN AND ISRAEL REPRESENTATIVES OF ECOPEACE/FRIENDS OF THE EARTH MIDDLE EAST (FOEME) MET WITH NEA SENIOR S&T ADVISOR CHARLES LAWSON, CONSULATE GENERAL ECONOMIC OFFICER AND EMBASSY ESTH OFFICER AT THE CONGEN IN JERUSALEM JUNE 14 TO DESCRIBE THEIR FINDINGS ON THE DETERIORATING MOUNT [...]	2006-06-21 12:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06TELAVIV2430	MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT'S TOP PRIORITY IS [...] (C) Summary: Environment Minister Gideon Ezra told NEA Senior S&T Advisor Charles Lawson June 15 that his top priority is cooperation with the Palestinians on sewage and other pollution concerns. He said that Defense Minister Peretz had determined that such cooperation was humanitarian and in [...]	2006-06-21 13:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAID PREL KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06TELAVIV2451	PLANS FOR NEGEV/GALILEE DEVELOPMENT MOVING SLOWLY; [...] (C) Summary: Although a plan for Negev development approved last year included significant funding levels, the current budget included no new funds. Current Negev initiatives include encouraging industry and the military to shift operations there, using solar power to generate electricity, d [...]	2006-06-22 09:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG SENV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV2459	FERRERO-WALDNER SEEKS ISRAELI CONTRIBUTION TO TIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 19-20 visit to Israel, European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner sought Israeli support for the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) and urged the GOI to contribute revenues collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority through the mec [...]	2006-06-22 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL KWBG PGOV IS EUN GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2493	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] MIDEAST 2. ISRAEL-ICRC RELATIONS ------------------------- KEY STORIES IN THE MEDIA: ------------------------- ALL MEDIA REPORTED THAT PM EHUD OLMERT AND PA CHAIRMAN [PRESIDENT] MAHMOUD ABBAS AGREED IN PETRA, JORDAN, ON THURSDAY TO MEET FORMALLY IN A FEW WEEKS. (A YEDIOT HEADLINE [...]	2006-06-23 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2510	BEN-ELIEZER DISCUSSES ENERGY REFORMS AND [...] (C) Summary: National Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer told the Ambassador on June 21 that he is looking to Central Asia, particularly to Azerbaijan, for long-term oil contracts. He reported that he recently returned from a trip to Baku in which he discussed with Azeri officials [...]	2006-06-24 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV KWBG ENRG IS GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2511	MOD'S GILAD ON GAZA, KARNI, AND IRANIAN THREATS IN [...] (S) Summary: In a June 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad claimed that, during his recent meetings in Jordan, he was told of an Iranian message pressuring Jordan to accept Iranian hegemony in the region. Gilad also reported that he expects strategic [...]	2006-06-24 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV ETTC KPAL KWBG PINS IR EG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2517	MOF CONFIDENT BANKING CRISIS WILL BE RESOLVED [...] (C) Stressing the need to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the territories, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG Yossi Bachar and his senior advisor said on June 20 that the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) was acceptable to the MOF as long as it did not become an avenue for sending funds [...]	2006-06-26 14:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR IS KWBG KPAL SCRM PREL ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2570	RAFAH: SPIEGEL AND PISTOLESE REPORT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Lt. Gen. Pietro Pistolese, head of the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EU-BAM),and Brig. Gen. (ret.) Baruch Spiegel, advisor in the Ministry of Defense (MOD),on June 23 gave the Ambassador a status update of the Rafah crossing in the Gaza Strip. According to Pistole [...]	2006-06-27 19:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG EFIN IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV2618	ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES' JUNE 28 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Attorney General Alberto Gonzales June 28 that Israel is grateful for U.S. support during the crisis in the Gaza Strip that began on Sunday with the attack on Kerem Shalom and the kidnapping of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. She said that there is not m [...]	2006-06-30 08:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV2621	ISRAELI MINISTER OF JUSTICE CONCERNED WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 28 meeting with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Minister of Justice Haim Ramon encouraged the United States to take action at the United Nations regarding Khalid Misha'al, whom Israel believes is behind the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier at Kerem Shalom. Ramon also [...]	2006-06-30 09:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KJUS IS GTIP GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV2644	ISRAELI-ARAB CIVIC LEADERS SAY THEY ARE ON CUTTING [...] Summary: Israeli-Arab civil rights representatives stressed to the Ambassador in a June 28 luncheon their commitment to achieving greater equality within Israel as they strive for increasing cooperation with their Jewish compatriots. While they discussed the various problems facing Israel's [...]	2006-06-30 16:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IS KDEM PHUM SCUL ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2676	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 13:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2698	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INCIDENT ON ISRAEL-EGYPT [...] (U) Israel Radio reported at 1200 on Friday, June 30 that IDF soldiers killed a Sudanese national in the course of his arrest. He was reportedly in the company of nine other Sudanese, three residents of the Gaza Strip, and three "call girls from Russia." The IDF shot the Sudanese national, a [...]	2006-07-06 17:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SMIG IS EG GTIP ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV2714	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Israeli diplomatic officials expressed concern Thursday that the world's reaction to the IDF incursion into northern Gaza, considered relatively mil [...]	2006-07-07 13:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2750	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-11 12:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2757	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All TV and radio stations broke out with the escalating situation on the Israeli northern border. According to reports, Hizbullah has kidnapped two Israeli soldiers. The Hizbullah attack be [...]	2006-07-12 15:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2782	SHIMON PERES ADVOCATES ACTION ON ECONOMIC PEACE [...] (C) In a July 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister for Negev and Galilee Development Shimon Peres presented copies of signed letters from Jordan's King Abdallah, Palestinian President Abbas, and Prime Minister Olmert, soliciting former President Bill Clinton to chair an international board [...]	2006-07-13 19:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PTER KWBG JO IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV2787	HERZOG LAMENTS TIMING OF SECURITY CRISES ON [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on July 12, Tourism Minister Isaac Herzog indicated that Israel would soon retaliate against targets in Lebanon for Hizballah's attack across Israel's northern border. Herzog lamented the timing of the dual crises in Gaza and Lebanon, claiming the deteriorating [...]	2006-07-14 11:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PTER KWBG JO IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2788	KNESSET SPEAKER SAYS ISRAEL MUST REACT STRONGLY TO [...] (C) Summary: Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik told the Ambassador July 12 that Israel must react strongly to Hizballah's July 12 kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers and killing of eight others in its cross-border attacks that day and that Israel cannot appear weak. She expressed hope that the internation [...]	2006-07-14 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS LE SY GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2789	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV289	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported (banners in all newspapers, except Maariv) the suicide bombing that took place near Tel Aviv's old central bus station on Thursday afternoon. Around 30 [...]	2006-01-20 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2901	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 12:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV296	OLMERT ORDERS EVACUATION OF HEBRON, AMONA, AND [...] (C) Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday, January 18, instructed Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz to evacuate eight families from the outpost in the Hebron market and to demolish the nine houses in Amona outpost within the next two weeks. He also called on the Ministry of [...]	2006-01-20 15:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2964	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 07:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV2996	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel-Hizbullah Conflict 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media led with an IDF commando raid on a hospital in the Hizbullah stronghold of Baalbek, in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa valley. Leading media reported that the commando [...]	2006-08-02 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV3031	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 12:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV3048	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-04 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV305	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Today, all major media led with stories related to Wednesday's scheduled elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council. Ha'aretz quoted GOI sources in Jerusalem as sa [...]	2006-01-23 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV3054	ISRAELI ECONOMY HOLDING ITS OWN [...] (C) The Lebanon conflict war has negatively affected the resurgent Israeli economy, but has not yet caused severe damage. Governor of the Bank of Israel (BOI) Stanley Fischer said at a press event on August 2 that by the end of its first month, the war will have cut Israeli GDP growth by bet [...]	2006-08-04 13:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IS
06TELAVIV3103	ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 7 Diplomatic Corps briefing held in response to public Lebanese efforts to influence the United Nations Security Council, FM Livni told UNSC Ambassadors that Israel may not honor a ceasefire unless it is backed up by a force to stop rearming by Hizballah and expressed clea [...]	2006-08-08 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE UNSC PREL MOPS
06TELAVIV313	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Monday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cautioned Palestinian voters ahead of Wednesday's elections for the [...]	2006-01-24 15:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV3144	LEBANON: GOI EXPLAINS CABINET DECISION TO GERMAN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier on August 9, PM Ehud Olmert, FM Tzipi Livni, and DefMin Amir Peretz explained a security cabinet decision that reportedly authorizes a possible expansion of the scope of Israeli military operations in Lebanon. According to the MFA [...]	2006-08-10 13:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS LE GM IS
06TELAVIV3151	SPIEGEL URGES RAPID USG STAND-UP OF ISRAEL-LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 16:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS

06TELAVIV3199	SHIMON PERES ON THE HOSTILITIES IN THE NORTH AND [...] (C) Summary. During an August 10 meeting Vice Premier Shimon Peres told visiting U.S. Representatives Johnson, Miller, Royce, Shaw, and Sherwood, and Ambassador Jones that Hizballah's goal is to destroy Israel. Peres defended the Israeli Air Force (IAF) saying it is only targeting rocket lau [...]	2006-08-14 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ECIN IS
06TELAVIV3245	ISRAELI MOD PRESSED TO TAKE QUICK STEPS TO HELP [...] (C) Responding to the Charge's urgings that Israel act quickly to end the sea blockade of Lebanon, re-open Beirut International Airport, and allow mobile bridges to be erected in southern Lebanon to facilitate shipments of outside assistance to needy Lebanese, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Head Amos G [...]	2006-08-16 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM PTER KPAL KWBG MASS LE SY IL
06TELAVIV3317	OLMERT TELLS CODEL SPECTER IT WILL BE "AMERICA'S [...] (C) Israeli Prime Minister Olmert stressed to U.S Senator Arlen Specter August 20 that the robust international force called for in UNSCR 1701 is an American concept and that the United States would bear responsibility should it fail to materialize and fighting resume between Israel and Hizballah. [...]	2006-08-21 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS LE SY IS KPAL KWBG
06TELAVIV3338	(S) THE COST OF THE CONFLICT: EMERGING NUMBERS AND [...] (S) As the GOI begins to calculate the total cost of the conflict with Lebanon, and residents of northern communities hardest hit by Katyusha rocket fire return home to assess damages, rumors already abound that the GOI will ask the USG to help pay for rehabilitating the north. Reports in loca [...]	2006-08-22 15:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON IS
06TELAVIV3366	SENATOR SPECTER AND ISRAELI CHIEF JUSTICE BARAK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) met with Israeli Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak at the Supreme Court Building in Jerusalem on August 20. Justice Barak, who is retiring in September, dropped several hints that he might be expecting a call to lead a commission of inquiry if [...]	2006-08-24 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PREL IS
06TELAVIV3369	UN ENVOYS AND GOI DISCUSS UNSCR 1701, DISAGREE ON [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen and UN Under Secretary General Vijay Nambiar met with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, FM Tzipi Livni, DefMin Amir Peretz, Vice PM Shimon Peres, PM Chief of Staff Yoram Turbowicz, and PM Prisoners Envoy Ofer Deckel during a visit to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on A [...]	2006-08-24 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER UN LE IS
06TELAVIV3370	CRITICISM OVER ISRAELI GOVERNMENT HANDLING OF [...] (C) Summary and comment: The cease-fire in Lebanon has rapidly eroded the strong public and political support for the Government's conduct of the war and has left both Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz open to an increasingly loud chorus of criticism. Initial GOI att [...]	2006-08-24 12:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS
06TELAVIV3390	IS ISRAEL CONSIDERING NEGOTIATIONS WITH SYRIA? [...] (C) Summary and comment: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's decision to name a mid-level MFA official to study options for breaking the Syrian-Iranian link have fueled press speculation on the possibility of renewed Syrian-Israeli negotiations. The story received a boost when Internal Security Mi [...]	2006-08-24 16:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY IS
06TELAVIV3395	NO BUDGET: NO COALITION -- AND VICE VERSA [...] This year, the budget wrangling got under way early in the form of a government attempt to slash 2 billion NIS from its own 2006 expenditure in order to free up funds for rehabilitation of the Katyusha-battered north of Israel. Initial attempts to secure Knesset Finance Committee approval for [...]	2006-08-25 07:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IS
06TELAVIV3399	INITIAL IMPACT OF ISRAEL-HIZBALLAH WAR ON ISRAEL [...] (C) In the wake of the 34-day Israel-Hizballah War, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are reviewing their performance across the board, and taking stock of achievements and mistakes with an eye towards assigning blame, where necessary, and gathering lessons learned for application in future suc [...]	2006-08-25 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR LE IS
06TELAVIV3423	ISRAEL LOOKS FOR SOLUTIONS TO BALLOONING LEBANON [...] (S) Summary. As projections of the fiscal impact of the conflict in Lebanon grow, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is concerned that limited budget cuts alone will be insufficient to cover longer term costs. Adding to the pressure, political rivalries in the Knesset have stalled cuts in 2006 oper [...]	2006-08-25 15:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON IS
06TELAVIV3438	MOJ PROPOSAL ON ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS MAY UNDERMINE [...] (U) Israeli press reported on August 28 that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is preparing a proposal that could undermine the recommendations made in Talia Sasson's March 2005 report on illegal outpost activity in the West Bank. According to Sasson, who was quoted in the article, the MOJ's prop [...]	2006-08-29 15:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV344	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC),which are scheduled to take place today. Banners in Maariv and Hatzofe: "Fatah or Hamas [...]	2006-01-25 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV3440	NEW ISRAELI MOD DG ASHKENAZI OUTLINES HIS GOALS [...] (C) New Israeli MOD Director General MGEN (Ret.) Gabi Ashkenazi told the Ambassador August 24 that his first priority is complete transformation of Israel's export control system and restoration of U.S. trust in it. He promised to personally involve himself in the legislative process so that Israel [...]	2006-08-29 16:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MOPS MASS PINR SY LE IS
06TELAVIV3457	SPIEGEL DENIES RAFAH CLOSED TO PRESSURE PA TO [...] (U) Ha'aretz reported today, August 30, that the IDF and Shin Bet recommended six days ago that the GOI keep Rafah crossing closed to pressure the Palestinians to release kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. Ha'aretz apparently obtained a copy of a transcript from a Ministry of Defense (MOD) meet [...]	2006-08-30 15:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PGOV IS
06TELAVIV3482	KNESSET SPEAKER ITZIK DETAILS GOI ANTI TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY In follow-up to their July 12 meeting, Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik sent Ambassador Jones a letter detailing Knesset anti-trafficking actions, including two new laws that strengthen enforcement and provide trafficking victims the right to legal aid provided by the state. [...]	2006-08-31 14:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM IS
06TELAVIV3484	ISRAELI KNESSET SPEAKER PROVIDES UPDATE ON DRAFT [...] (SBU) On August 10, the Ambassador received a letter from Knesset Speaker Dahlia Itzik that provides an update on draft export control legislation. The letter was sent in response to questions the Ambassador raised in his July 12 meeting with Itzik. The text of the portions of the letter that [...]	2006-08-31 14:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASS IS
06TELAVIV3503	ISRAELI TOURISM INDUSTRY A CASUALTY OF WAR [...] (C) Data from the first six months of 2006 indicates that Israel was on pace to welcome 2.6 million visitors this year, the most since 2000. Not surprisingly, the conflict with Hizballah has resulted in a dramatic decline in the number of foreign tourists. The Central Bureau of Statistics (CB [...]	2006-09-01 12:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EIND IS
06TELAVIV3511	SASSON SHAKEN BY MOJ PLAN TO LAUNDER, EXPAND [...] (S) This is an action request message. See paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary: Talia Sasson, the attorney who wrote the blockbuster report in March 2005 on illegal outposts activity in the West Bank, was visibly disturbed and agitated by a draft proposal in response to her report that the Minis [...]	2006-09-01 15:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KWBG PGOV PREL IS
06TELAVIV3515	61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UPDATE ON ISRAELI [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 10:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA IS
06TELAVIV3551	HAIFA AFTER THE ROCKETS [...] Summary. Two Embassy Tel Aviv consular officers made a post-ceasefire visit to Haifa, Israel's third largest city, principal port and for about a month this summer the frequent target of Hizbollah rocket attacks, to assess operations of our consular agency there and get a feel for how the city [...]	2006-09-06 13:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CASC CMGT IS
06TELAVIV3561	TOURGEMAN AND STAFFDEL TALWAR DISCUSS LEBANON, [...] (C) Summary: In an August 24 meeting, Shalom Tourgeman, foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, predicted to Staffdel Talwar that budget wrangling will be taking place between the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) over the next few months as usual. The [...]	2006-09-07 13:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL KWBG IS LE SY
06TELAVIV3590	MOFAZ DISCUSSES KARNI CROSSING WITH THE AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz told the Ambassador on September 6 that security is the main problem concerning Karni crossing, citing the 400-meter long tunnel discovered near there last week. Mofaz said that it would be important to see how the Palestinians will perform t [...]	2006-09-08 16:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PGOV IS
06TELAVIV3607	MFA DG ABRAMOVITCH DISCUSSES ABBAS, LEBANON AND [...] (C) In a September 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Israeli MFA Director General (DG) Aharon Abramovitch confided that Foreign Minister Livni's recent public remarks encouraging a renewed dialogue with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas should not be interpreted as internal GOI p [...]	2006-09-11 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PTER PREL LE SY IS
06TELAVIV362	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV3670	MOF DG ON ISRAELI ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) Ministry of Finance (MOF) DG Yossi Bachar says that Israeli politicians understand the need to maintain a policy of fiscal restraint. The policy is not dependent on individuals, but on market forces, which punish deviations from that path. He is worried about the government's longevity [...]	2006-09-14 16:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IS
06TELAVIV3705	POWERS OF INQUIRY: THE PROPOSED WINOGRAD COMMITTEE V. A [...] Summary and Introduction: After several false starts (reftels),Prime Minister Olmert proposed and the government approved a "Government Review Committee" to "examine the functioning of both the political leadership and the security establishment regarding the campaign in the north." The Gov [...]	2006-09-18 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KJUS IS LE
06TELAVIV3729	NAZARETH MAYOR PESSIMISTIC ON POSTWAR JEWISH-ARAB [...] (C) In a September 13 meeting with Emboffs, longtime Nazareth Mayor Ramiz Jaraisy painted a bleak picture of postwar relations between Israel,s Jewish and Arab communities. He argued that Israel had chosen &force over peace8 in its invasion of southern Lebanon, and that Israeli Arabs felt be [...]	2006-09-19 08:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL IS
06TELAVIV3732	ISRAELI CT OFFICIALS DISCUSS ISRAEL-HIZBALLAH WAR, U.S.-ISRAEL CT COOPERATION [...] (S) Israeli counterterrorism (CT) officials were anxious to convince visiting S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer that IsraelÂ´s 34-day war with Hizballah in July and August had weakened the terrorist group and given Lebanese PM Siniora greater political will to take on Hizballah, but Israeli [...]	2006-09-19 13:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER PREL SY LE IS
06TELAVIV3763	LIVNI AND ABBAS AGREE ON EXPANDED DIALOGUE [...] (S) Summary: According to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's staff, Livni and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas agreed on September 18 to a continued dialogue, including at the Abbas-Olmert level. Despite this renewed contact, the Israelis insisted that no negotiations with the P [...]	2006-09-20 14:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06TELAVIV3784	ISRAELI MOD ON LEBANON WITHDRAWAL, OVERFLIGHTS, [...] (C) Summary: Amos Gilad, the director of the military-political division at the Israeli Ministry of Defense, told the Ambassador September 21 that Israeli forces would need another one-to-three weeks to complete their withdrawal from Lebanon. He stressed that this delay is for purely technica [...]	2006-09-21 15:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS PARM ASEC LE IS
06TELAVIV3785	SHEETRIT DISCUSSES WINOGRAD COMMITTEE, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Israeli Acting Minister of Justice Meir Sheetrit on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, to discuss new Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Copyright laws pending in the Knesset and settlement building in the West Bank. In addition, Sheetrit discussed the current W [...]	2006-09-21 16:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV3786	GOI ISSUES TENDERS FOR 854 HOUSINGS UNITS TWO WEEKS [...] (U) As reported septel, the Israel Lands Authority (ILA) and the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) on Thursday, September 21, issued three tenders in Ha'aretz for construction in settlements in the West Bank. The first is a tender to build 20 units on ten plots in the Central Hill [...]	2006-09-21 16:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PGOV PREL IS
06TELAVIV379	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-27 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV3791	LIKUD READS QUARTET STATEMENT AS A DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) PM Olmert's plans to meet West Bank settlers next week and his quest to shore up his coalition no doubt prompted some Likud leaders to take issue with the September 20 Quartet statement as a way to flex their political muscles before the Jewish High Holidays begin on September 22. Forme [...]	2006-09-22 12:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN IS KPAL
06TELAVIV3794	GILAD DISCUSSES RAFAH, KARNI, AND AMA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Defense (MOD) Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad placed a heavy emphasis on the situation at Rafah in a September 21 meeting with the Ambassador. He said that the GOI understands that pressure is rising at the crossing because of its closure, but said it would be difficult [...]	2006-09-22 16:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV3844	GOI PERSPECTIVE ON WAZZANI SPRINGS [...] (C/NF) Summary: According to an MFA official, the villagers of Rajar (aka Ghajjar) resumed using piped water from the nearby Wazzani Springs after the IDF drove Hizballah fighters away from the area during the recent conflict. Armed Hizballah fighters had stopped the villagers from using the [...]	2006-09-28 09:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV PREL PGOV KPKO LE IS
06TELAVIV387	INITIAL ISRAELI RESPONSE TO THE PLC ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary and comment: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has urged patience in formulating a response to the surprise outcome of the Palestinian elections, but said publicly that he will not negotiate with a Palestinian Authority government that includes Hamas. Israeli politicians from m [...]	2006-01-27 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV389	MISHLEV DISCUSSES PA ELECTIONS, KARNI AND RAFAH [...] (C) Summary: Major General Yosef Mishlev told the Ambassador January 24 that preparations for the Palestinian elections were going well, and that the GOI and the Palestinian Authority (PA) had established joint coordination rooms in the West Bank and Gaza for election day to handle security. [...]	2006-01-27 16:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV390	LABOR'S NUMBER TWO: ELECTIONS WILL BE A FIGHT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Labor Party MK Itzhak Herzog told NEA DAS Robert Danin January 25 that Kadima, Labor, and Likud will be battling over the some 80 Knesset seats that he assesses will go to the political center, as well as for the Russian vote. Herzog expressed resignation that Labor would not win [...]	2006-01-27 16:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PINR IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV3909	PM OLMERT TO CODEL WARNER: ISRAEL READY TO SUPPORT [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Warner met with Prime Minister Olmert at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on October 3. (Septels to report the CODEL's meetings with Foreign Minister Livni and Defense Minister Peretz.) Olmert provided his assessment of the results of the war with Hizballah. He i [...]	2006-10-04 14:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP IS IR LE KPAL
06TELAVIV3911	Bloodless Holy War: The Beckfords vs Yad L'Achim [...] Summary: Consular officers went to the city of Arad in the Negev desert to interview two American citizens about their ongoing conflict with the anti-missionary group, Yad L'Achim (lit.," Hand to Brothers"). While the Americans are clearly being harassed in their pursuit of daily activities, [...]	2006-10-04 15:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CVIS PHUM PGOV IS KIRF
06TELAVIV3937	PEACE NOW REPORT DETAILS CONSTRUCTION IN ILLEGAL [...] (C) The Ambassador on October 4 raised the recently-published Peace Now report on construction in illegal outposts and settlements with BGen (ret.) Baruch Spiegel and Ministry of Defense (MOD) Senior Adviser Haggai Alon. 2. (U) Peace Now published a report on October 2 detailing extensi [...]	2006-10-05 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV3938	SPIEGEL ON CROSSINGS AND MOVING FORWARD WITH AMA [...] (C) Summary: In a September 4 meeting, BGen (ret.) Baruch Spiegel and MOD Senior Adviser Haggai Alon reported to the Ambassador that Minister of Defense Amir Peretz has given the green light for the MOD to undertake talks with the USG to implement the AMA, and that the MOD will also be workin [...]	2006-10-05 17:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV394	SHEETRIT SAYS ISRAEL MUST PROPOSE FINAL BORDERS TO [...] (C) In a discussion with the Ambassador, Minister of Transportation Meir Sheetrit said that the Kadima Party list for the Parliamentary elections would be fully formed by the end of January, and added that he was confident that all of the ministers and members of the Knesset (MKs) in the party [...]	2006-01-30 07:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV3952	PRM PDAS GREENE MEETINGS WITH ISRAELI AND NGO [...] (C) Summary: On September 28-29, PRM PDAS Richard Greene had wide-ranging discussions with GOI and International Organization (IO) officials pertaining to: access barriers facing IOs and NGOs implementing humanitarian programs in the West Bank and Gaza; coordination efforts between the GOI and [...]	2006-10-06 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PHUM IS LE KWBG PREF IZ
06TELAVIV3960	ISRAEL'S 2007 STATE BUDGET ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE [...] (U) Israel's 2007 state budget, as approved by the Cabinet on September 12, totals approximately NIS 283 billion (USD 65 billion). This represents year-on-year real expenditure growth of 3.3 percent over 2006, consisting of the previously announced 1.7 percent increase plus an additional 1.6 p [...]	2006-10-06 15:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS PGOV
06TELAVIV3972	NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST DEMARCHE [...] Post provided reftel points to the MFA Deputy Director General for the United Nations and International Organizations, Aharon Leshno Yaar, on October 10. Although most MFA staff are on holiday this week, Yaar agreed to share our points with MFA Deputy Director General Miriam Ziv, who heads t [...]	2006-10-10 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN PARM KNNP IS IR
06TELAVIV4001	CODEL WARNER'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER LIVNI [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Warner met with Foreign Minister Livni at MFA October 3 (reftel reports the CODEL's meeting with Prime Minister Olmert). Asked whether Israel's war with Hizballah and moderate Arab fear of Iran had created new opportunities, Livni said Israel had some common interests wit [...]	2006-10-11 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OREP IS LE KWBG
06TELAVIV4002	ISRAELI ACADEMICS OFFER POST-LEBANON WAR [...] (C) Summary: The Charge, Political Counselor and PAO recently discussed Israeli politics and regional developments in the aftermath of the Lebanon war with leading academics and area experts from Israeli universities and think tanks. These academics, who spoke to us under the Chatham House ru [...]	2006-10-11 13:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS LE SY IR IZ
06TELAVIV4013	LIEBERMAN'S GAME PLAN [...] (C) Summary: In the midst of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, when most government officials are on holiday, and on the eve of the resumption of Knesset activity on October 16, political pundits are making hay of reports that Prime Minister Olmert will soon expand the governing coalition to incl [...]	2006-10-11 15:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IS
06TELAVIV4021	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying Wednesday in Washington, in an address to the American Task Force on Palestine: "I know the commitment of the Palestinian p [...]	2006-10-12 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4033	BOI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ISRAEL'S POST-WAR ECONOMIC [...] (C) Bank of Israel (BOI) Research Director Dr. Karnit Flug voiced optimism about the health of the Israeli economy, citing the various political and security shocks weathered over the last year as proof of the economy's resilience. Flug indicated that she thinks the GOI responded to post-war c [...]	2006-10-12 15:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS PGOV
06TELAVIV4034	LABOR PARTY OBJECTS TO YISRAEL BEITEINU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Labor Party MKs have awakened to the political challenge posed by coalition-broadening talks between Prime Minister Olmert and Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Lieberman, but have yet to speak with one voice. Although Party Chairman Peretz conveyed his opposition to the Yisrael Bei [...]	2006-10-12 15:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IS KPAL
06TELAVIV4037	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that a total of 8 or 9 Palestinians, including two children, were killed Thursday in two IDF operations in the Gaza Strip. Five Qassam rockets landed [...]	2006-10-13 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4042	CODEL WARNER'S MEETING WITH ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ [...] (C) CODEL Warner's October 3 meeting with Israel Defense Minister Amir Peretz focused on lessons learned from Israel's war with Hizballah in southern Lebanon, and missile defense. (Reftels report on the CODEL's meetings with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni.) Accompanied by MOD [...]	2006-10-13 14:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS PGOV OREP KWBG LE IR SY IS
06TELAVIV4043	PRESS REPORTS PORTEND DEMOLITION OF ILLEGAL [...] (C) The "Ha'aretz" Hebrew edition reported on October 13 that Defense Minister Amir Peretz instructed the IDF to expedite the evacuation of illegal outposts in the West Bank. The article stated that Peretz ordered the demolition of a total of 86 structures--47 Israeli, 39 Palestinian. The I [...]	2006-10-13 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV4047	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, The Jerusalem Post reported that Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter will leave on Sunday for an official visit to the US, during which he will meet with top law enforcement o [...]	2006-10-16 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV407	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV4086	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a speech at the opening of the Knesset's winter session, PM Ehud Olmert said that the "Lebanon campaign" underlined the threat a nuclear Iran would pose for the " [...]	2006-10-17 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4106	UPDATE ON ISRAEL'S COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION [...] (S) Summary: Israel is moving forward with legislation to modernize and unify its existing copyright law. Three pieces of pending copyright legislation have a direct impact on U.S. industry. Working-level contacts at Ministry of Justice (MoJ),who drafted the legislation, display varying degr [...]	2006-10-17 15:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON ETRD PGOV KIPR IS
06TELAVIV4107	OLMERT PUSHES LIEBERMAN-LIKE REFORM IDEAS IN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Olmert opened the Winter session of the Knesset October 16 in the conspicuous absence of President Moshe Katsav, who ducked the occasion rather than face a firestorm of protest from MKs who are calling for the President's resignation amidst serious allegations of s [...]	2006-10-17 16:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS
06TELAVIV4148	READOUT OF ISRAEL MOD POL-MIL BUREAU CHIEF'S VISIT [...] (C) On October 17, the chief advisor to Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Chief Amos Gilad gave poloff a readout of Gilad's meetings with Chinese MFA and MOD officials during his September 25-28 visit to Beijing. During those meetings, the Chinese officials reportedly said that China: A) will not [...]	2006-10-19 14:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER ETTC KPKO MASS MARR MNUC CH
06TELAVIV4162	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. PM Olmert Visit to Russia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz headlined that the US and Israel see eye to eye regarding the Syrian option and are both against opening a separate Israel-Syrian track. This tendency comes a [...]	2006-10-20 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4177	PERETZ WANTS MERETZ, BUT BEILIN IS BETTING ON BIBI [...] (C) PM Olmert's courting of Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) party as a potential coalition partner has forced Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz to look left to Meretz for political survival. Meretz MK Avshalom Vilan last floated the idea of a Meretz-Labor partnership at the end of S [...]	2006-10-20 16:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KPAL IS
06TELAVIV4247	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Internal political issues continued to dominate the Hebrew language newspapers. All media estimated that Defense Minister Amir Peretz will inform Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tha [...]	2006-10-25 09:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4256	LIEBERMAN JOINS THE COALITION [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 24, Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) party leader Avigdor Lieberman confirmed that he would join the governing coalition with the titles of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Strategic Threats, perhaps as early as October 25. Lieberman would [...]	2006-10-25 16:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KPAL KWBG IS IR EG JO LE SY
06TELAVIV4262	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US Israel Relations 3. UNIFIL in Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported estimations of military sources indicating the Defense Minister Peretz does not intend to evacuate whole settlements. According to t [...]	2006-10-26 09:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4269	BOI GOVERNOR SEES EXCELLENT ISRAELI ECONOMIC [...] (C) Governor of the Bank of Israel (BOI) Stanley Fischer told the Ambassador that Israel's economic situation is excellent, despite the recent war, which slowed 2006 economic growth by about one percent. Inflation is very low, and the .25 percent interest rate decrease on October 23 was mean [...]	2006-10-26 14:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SCRM IS KPAL KWBG
06TELAVIV4272	ISRAELI BUSINESSES STILL INTERESTED IN PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Israeli business owners, academics, and a prominent NGO offered mixed, though predominantly positive, views of the future of Israeli-Palestinian business ties under more peaceful conditions. Two interlocutors -- an academic and the owner of a shipping company -- were decidedly pessimistic [...]	2006-10-26 15:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS PGOV
06TELAVIV4281	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ----------- Summary: -------- Independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "Peretz relinquished the last remnants of his influence over diplomatic-security affairs when he agreed to place the sensitive matter of strategic threats in the hands of the least appropriate perso [...]	2006-10-27 10:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4293	GERMANS DOWNPLAYING ISRAELI ACTIONS AGAINST UNIFIL [...] (C) The German DCM in Tel Aviv told poloff on October 27 that Berlin is intentionally downplaying its response to the October 24 incident in which an Israeli Air Force F-16 allegedly fired two shots across the bow of a Bundesmarine ship assisting UNIFIL. According to the DCM, German Defense M [...]	2006-10-27 14:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS LE GM IS
06TELAVIV4303	THE LIEBERMAN FACTOR IN ISRAEL POLITICS AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) party is poised to formally join the governing coalition on October 30, following negotiations with PM Olmert and the grudging acceptance of this deal by Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz. Although several Labor MK's have made their vocife [...]	2006-10-27 16:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KPAL IS US
06TELAVIV4306	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US Israeli Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that the police will begin an initial examination to determine whether to open a criminal investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on his role i [...]	2006-10-30 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4330	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the Bush administration is making efforts to train the Presidential Guard of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in order to prepare it for a potential violent [...]	2006-10-31 11:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4349	(S/NF) PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI SECURITY [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel, embassy submits the following answers to questions posed in reftel. These answers were formulated with contributions from SIHO, DAO Tel Aviv, ConGen Jerusalem, and the U.S. Security Coordinator's office. 2. (S/NF) The answers below correspond to the questions [...]	2006-11-01 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PBTS PGOV PREL GZ IS
06TELAVIV4354	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ Yediot reported that that US Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Wednesday after visiting Egypt. According to the paper Negroponte's visit has [...]	2006-11-01 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4368	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ All media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet decided on Wednesday to continue military pressure on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but not to expand the operation. However, [...]	2006-11-02 11:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4375	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ All media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet decided on Wednesday to continue military pressure on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but not to expand the operation. However, [...]	2006-11-03 05:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4376	ISRAELI MFA ON IMPROVING UNSCR 1701 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials have outlined for poloffs their "initial thinking" on possible ways to improve implementation of the UN arms embargo contained in UNSCR 1701. The MFA would prefer to establish a UN sanctions committee to deal with Lebanon, but realizes that such a move is unlikely [...]	2006-11-03 07:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC PTER SY LE IS UN
06TELAVIV4387	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Israeli Relations 2. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ Leading media reported that US top envoys Elliot Abrams and David Welsh met Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday. According to the media the two envoys demanded that Israel [...]	2006-11-03 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4395	ISRAELI KIBBUTZ AND PALESTINIAN VILLAGE LOOKING TO SET UP [...] (SBU) Embassy ESTH and Econoffs and USAID representatives attended a briefing October 31 at Kibbutz Metzer regarding a proposed agribusiness project involving the kibbutz and the nearby Palestinian village of Qafin. Metzer is east of Hadera and about 1.5 kilometers west of the Green Line. The [...]	2006-11-03 15:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR EINV PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
06TELAVIV4398	AMBASSADOR RAISES TREATMENT OF AMCITS WITH MFA [...] (SBU) The Ambassador raised reports of GOI mistreatment of American citizens during a working lunch October 31 with MFA Director General Aharon Abramovitch and Deputy Director General for North America Yoram Ben Zeev. The Ambassador noted that we had two separate types of concerns: a change [...]	2006-11-03 17:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PHUM PREL IS
06TELAVIV4465	PERETZ AND AMBASSADOR KICK OFF AMA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Amir Peretz told the Ambassador on November 6 that despite the threats Israel is facing, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) will do everything possible to improve the humanitarian situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. He said that he, as defense minister, has m [...]	2006-11-08 16:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV4473	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Midterm Elections 2. Beit Hanun Attack 3. Mideast 4. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ Please note: block quotes only, Thursday, November 9, 2006. ----------------------------- Â [...]	2006-11-09 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4474	MK SCNELLER'S PLAN TO EVACUATE WEST BANK SETTLER [...] (C) Summary: Econoff and Deputy PolCouns met with member of Knesset (MK) Otneil Schneller to discuss efforts by Prime Minister Olmert's office to negotiate the evacuation of West Bank settlements and outposts with settler leaders. In press reports, Schneller -- settler of the Mikhmas settlem [...]	2006-11-09 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV448	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Monday, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and UNSC member Germany decided to transfer [...]	2006-01-31 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV4481	ISRAELI REGIONAL EXPERTS SHARE VIEWS ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: During his recent visit to Israel, the Ambassador hosted a dinner at which DNI Negroponte asked a diverse group of Israeli experts to share their views on Iran, particularly Israeli perspectives on the intentions of the Iranian leadership. The DNI also solicited views on the pos [...]	2006-11-09 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS IR IZ SY KPAL
06TELAVIV4486	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Midterm Elections 2. Beit Hanun Attack 3. Mideast 4. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ Please note: block quotes only, Thursday, November 9, 2006. ----------------------------- Â [...]	2006-11-13 09:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4491	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Prime Minster Olmert Visit to the US 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ All media reported that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert began his visit to Washington on Sunday. Israel Radio reported that PM Olmert had met Secretary of State Cond [...]	2006-11-13 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV45	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Prime Minister Sharon's Health: 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Sharon is fighting for his life after suffering a significant stroke with massive bleeding in his brain last night. He was rushed from [...]	2006-01-05 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV450	POVERTY SITUATION IMPROVES AMID HEADLINES TO THE [...] (C) The poverty report released on January 23 by the Israeli National Insurance Institute (INII) indicates a marked slowdown in the rate of increase of poverty in Israel. At a time when the sharp cut in welfare payments resulting from the enactment of the Netanyahu economic reform program in [...]	2006-01-31 13:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV4508	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in Ha'aretz) reported that President Bush, speaking after a meeting at that White House with PM Ehud Olmert, called Monday for the world to unite in [...]	2006-11-14 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4521	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying last night in Los Angeles that the moment of truth has arrived regarding Iran's nuclear program. Olmert was quoted as saying that "no longer ca [...]	2006-11-15 10:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4534	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media bannered the killing of a Muslim Israeli woman married to a Jewish man and the serious wounding of two men -- one of them a bodyguard for Defense Minister Amir Per [...]	2006-11-16 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV454	ISRAEL-CHAD RELATIONS ON HOLD; MFA DENIES ANY GOI [...] (C) Oren Anolik, advisor to the Israeli MFA's director general, informed poloff January 31 that the GOI has sought to reestablish diplomatic relations with Chad, which were broken in 1972. There is no Israeli charge d'affaires in N'Djamena, according to Anolik. As reported in reftel and in [...]	2006-01-31 15:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SU CD IS ML NG XY GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV456	HEBRON SETTLERS LEAVE VOLUNTARILY, REACH [...] (U) According to press reports, settlers left the Hebron market "voluntarily" on the night of January 30 in exchange for a deal made with the GOI that they would be permitted to return legally at a later date. They have until Thursday, February 2, to clear out their belongings. Brigadier Gen [...]	2006-01-31 16:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV4579	PEACE NOW: NEARLY 40 PERCENT OF WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary: Peace Now's latest report on West Bank settlement construction on Palestinian land is a harsh indictment of Israel's settlement enterprise. The report asserts that Palestinians own approximately 40 percent of the land on which settlements sit today, and that since 1967, success [...]	2006-11-21 15:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV4580	COGAT WORKING TO RESOLVE AMCIT DIFFICULTIES [...] (C) In a November 20 meeting with MG Yossef Mishlev (GOI Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories),PolCouns, EconCouns, and USAID Director reiterated the USG's concern about problems experienced by American citizens attempting to enter -- or renew their visas for -- the West Ba [...]	2006-11-21 16:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC KWBG KPAL IS
06TELAVIV4581	COGAT PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT FOR AMA IMPLEMENTATION; [...] (C) Summary: The GOI's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, MG Yossef Mishlev, pledged "full cooperation" to implement the Agreement on Movement and Access during the November 20 inaugural meeting of the working group on permits. He outlined GOI permit policies in the West [...]	2006-11-21 16:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL ECON IS

06TELAVIV4606	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH ISRAELI [...] (C) Israeli Director of Military Intelligence MGEN Amos Yadlin told Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend November 12 that Israel distrusts Bashar Asad's overtures regarding peace with Israel. Yadlin believes Asad is actually preparin [...]	2006-11-24 13:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON PREL OVIP AMGT ASEC SY LE IS
06TELAVIV464	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-NATO Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that last night, President Bush devoted most of his State of the Union Address to the global war on terror and the Iraq issue. Giving an account of [...]	2006-02-01 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV4649	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 10:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4662	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4675	TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR ISRAEL [...] (Summary) The Government of Israel has taken several important actions to combat human trafficking since the 2006 TIP Report was written. On October 19, it amended Israel's trafficking in persons law to include labor trafficking, the most serious deficiency noted in the TIP report. The gov [...]	2006-11-29 16:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB GTIP PHUM IS KCRM KJUS
06TELAVIV4677	DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER SNEH UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh agreed with the Ambassador on November 27 that the negotiating teams for the implementation of the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA) should begin meeting next week. He noted, however, that his own schedule may limit the ability to have [...]	2006-11-29 16:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
06TELAVIV4679	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4699	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported on, and Ha'aretz (English Ed.) led with, praise lavished on Thursday by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on PM Ehud Olmert for his address on Monday at a memorial ev [...]	2006-12-01 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV471	ISRAELIS PLEASED BY MERKEL'S STAND ON HAMAS AND [...] (C) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel thoroughly impressed her hosts during her January 29-30 visit with what the Israelis interpreted as strong stances on Hamas and the Iranian nuclear program, according to the German charge' and the Israeli MFA visits officer. Merkel said publicly an [...]	2006-02-01 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM KWBG KPAL IS GM IR ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV4713	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Lebanon 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Sunday the diplomatic-security cabinet adopted PM Ehud Olmert's view that the cease-fire must be reinforced. Ha'aretz cited the cabinet's decision that the [...]	2006-12-04 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
06TELAVIV4736	ISRAEL'S OPPOSITION TO SPAIN'S MIDDLE EAST PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: Israel is strongly opposed to the Middle East peace initiative proposed by Spanish PM Zapatero. Israeli FM Livni bluntly informed Moratinos of this position on November 16 and urged him to put the initiative aside or at least to discuss it with the GOI before proceeding f [...]	2006-12-05 15:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV EUN SP IS
06TELAVIV4741	THIRTY-METER SEWAGE WATERFALL AND OTHER CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Israeli infrastructure and environment officials told NEA Senior S&T Advisor Charles Lawson that they remain concerned about neglect of sewage and other waste on the West Bank. Increasing damage to the Mountain Aquifer shared by Israelis and Palestinians is epitomized by a thirt [...]	2006-12-06 12:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EAID PREL ECON KPAL IS
06TELAVIV4742	THE PROPER ORDER OF GOVERNMENT: CORRUPTION AND THE ROLES [...] The proliferation of allegations and investigations into the conduct of public sector officials recently prompted questions as to whether Israel's norms of public life have indeed reached an unprecedented nadir, or whether oversight in the person and functioning of the Attorney General and the [...]	2006-12-06 12:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KJUS IS
06TELAVIV4752	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq Study Group Report 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Ha'aretz) cited the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group (a.k.a. Baker-Hamilton committee),which were made public at the US Senate on Wednesday. [...]	2006-12-07 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
06TELAVIV4768	COGAT'S EFFORTS TO RESOLVE AMCIT VISA DIFFICULTIES [...] (C) Summary: Senior EmbOffs met December 7 with MG Yossef Mishlev (GOI Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories - COGAT) to stress the urgent need for Israel to resolve the visa problems facing American citizens seeking to live and work in the West Bank. They requested that the [...]	2006-12-08 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PREL KWBG KPAL IS
06TELAVIV4769	COGAT CLAIMS IMPROVEMENT IN AMA ISSUES, EXPRESSES [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns, EconCouns, and Deputy Consul General discussed Agreement on Movement and Access issues with MG Yossef Mishlev (GOI Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories - COGAT) on December 7. Mishlev confirmed that the IDF had lifted age restrictions on travelers from [...]	2006-12-08 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL PTER IS
06TELAVIV481	SENATOR BIDEN AND A/PM OLMERT DISCUSS THE PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Senator Joseph Biden on January 25 --before PLC election results were in -- that he is ready to resume negotiations with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas and is willing to implement all of Israel's commitments under the roadmap [...]	2006-02-02 06:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IR IS PEACE PROCESS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV4853	ISRAEL-JORDAN ENVIRONMENTAL AND RELATED COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection welcomes cooperation and exchange with Jordan's Green Police. The GOI also welcomes the upcoming World Bank feasibility study of the proposed Red Sea-Dead Sea water conveyance project. Two kibbutzim have helped the GOI fulfill t [...]	2006-12-15 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PREL EAID EPET JO IS
06TELAVIV486	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV4890	CODEL MCCAIN MEETS PM OLMERT: IRAQ SITUATION, [...] (C) Summary. CODEL McCain, made up of Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, Susan Collins, John Thune, and Representative Mark Kirk, called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert December 18. Charge and Pol Couns attended the meeting, as did Olmert's senior advisers and the MFA's Deputy Director G [...]	2006-12-20 07:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IS IR IZ AF
06TELAVIV4895	CODEL MCCAIN'S MEETING WITH MINDEF PERETZ: [...] (C) SUMMARY. CODEL MCCAIN, INCLUDING SENATORS JOHN MCCAIN, JOSEPH LIEBERMAN, SUSAN COLLINS, JOHN THUNE, AND REPRESENTATIVE MARK KIRK, MET WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE AMIR PERETZ DECEMBER 18. CHARGE AND POL COUNS ATTENDED THE MEETING, AS DID MOD SENIOR STAFF. THE CODEL MENTIONED THEIR VISIT TO [...]	2006-12-20 14:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS KWBG IS MARR
06TELAVIV4897	FORMER PM BARAK DISCUSSES REGIONAL CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) Summary: Senators John McCain (AZ),Joe Lieberman (CT),Susan Collins (ME) and John Thune (SD),as well as Representative Mark Kirk (IL) met with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak on December 17 to discuss developments in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority. Ba [...]	2006-12-21 09:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPAL IZ IR US RU CH IN
06TELAVIV4910	WHO RECOMMENDATIONS ON SYNTHETIC THC (DRONABINOL) [...] In response to reftel talking points, the Israeli Ministry of Health provided the following information to ESTH Officer: In Israel, there are several legal drugs containing dronabinol, sold under the brand names "merinol", "nabilon" and "ronabin". All of these can be prescribed by any medica [...]	2006-12-22 09:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR UNCND UNCRIME IS
06TELAVIV4995	DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER SNEH DESCRIBES TO [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Defense Minister Efraim Sneh briefed the Ambassador and Pol Couns December 26 on the MOD's plans to reduce obstacles to movement in the West Bank and to improve the Palestinian economy. Septel will report Sneh's comments on the lessons of the Lebanon War. Sneh described [...]	2006-12-29 06:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON KWBG IS
06TELAVIV5003	DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER SNEH COMMENTS ON THE MOD [...] (S) During a December 26 meeting with the Ambassador (discussion of efforts to remove obstacles to movement in the West Bank and other issues reported reftel),Deputy Defense Minister Efraim Sneh candidly discussed the MOD's dissatisfaction with the 2007 budget as well as the IDF's lessons le [...]	2006-12-29 14:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IS LE
06TELAVIV5004	OLMERT TELLS CODEL SPECTER HE IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Senator Arlen Specter (PA) briefed Prime Minister Olmert on President Asad's willingness to negotiate with Israel. Specter noted that Asad had expressed a willingness to exert Syrian influence over Hamas, and pledged to cooperate with the Hariri assassination investigation and UNSCR 17 [...]	2006-12-29 14:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IS KPAL SY ECON IR IZ GE
06TELAVIV5005	SENATOR SPECTER'S MEETING WITH LIKUD LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Senator Arlen Specter (PA) and the Ambassador met with former prime minister (PM) and current Likud Party leader Binyamin Netanyahu on December 27 to discuss Syria and the Iranian nuclear threat. Senator Specter reported on Syrian President Asad's interest in negotiations with [...]	2006-12-29 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IS IR SY KJUS IN
06TELAVIV5007	FM LIVNI URGES CAUTION ON SYRIA IN MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) discussed Syria, Iran and efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian Roadmap with FM Tzipi Livni on December 27. Describing his recent trip to Damascus, Senator Specter said Syrian President Bashar al-Asad had expressed an interest in negotiating with [...]	2006-12-29 15:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY LE
06TELAVIV506	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Muhammad Cartoon Controversy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that early next week, FM Tzipi Livni will leave for a visit to the U.S. In its lead story, Maariv reported that [...]	2006-02-03 12:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV518	SHIMON PERES ON PALESTINIAN 'COHABITATION' [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Shimon Peres reiterated a pitch for U.S. financial support for Negev/Galilee development and political support for private-sector-led development of the Jordan Valley. The Ambassador stressed the importance of supporting the careta [...]	2006-02-06 07:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EG IS JO KWBG PGOV PINR PREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV535	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muhammad Cartoon Controversy 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Tzipi Livni, who leaves for the U.S. today, will meet with Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State [...]	2006-02-06 12:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV542	GOI ACTION ON AMONA PRODUCES BACKLASH AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Post contacts from the GOI and the private sector assert that the February 1 demolitions in Amona outpost "send strong signals to the settlers" that Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is not going to give in to lawbreakers. The demolitions in Amona are now being hailed as a new [...]	2006-02-06 15:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV544	KARNI REOPENS; GOI SENDS TRANSFER PAYMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Following a week of constant and intense discussions between the Embassy and the Prime Minister,s office, the MOD, and other high-level officials, the GOI reopened the Karni crossing and reversed its decision not to transfer collected tax revenue to the PA. The Ambassador had a [...]	2006-02-06 17:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PGOV PREL KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV558	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Israel-India Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Citing recent comments by President Bush and Acting PM Ehud Olmert, Ha'aretz wrote that it has been mutually agreed that the U.S. will provid [...]	2006-02-07 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV576	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 11:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV58	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 11:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV596	GOI RESPONDS TO NEW PATTERN OF CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli National Police (INP) Colonel Avshalom Peled told G-TIP Reports Officer Gayatri Patel January 11 and poloff in subsequent phone conversations that his Ramon Border Police Brigade, which guards Israel's southern border with Egypt, has captured 85 Palestinians from the Gaza [...]	2006-02-08 14:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS EG PGOV PREL JO PINR PREF PBTS SNAR KCRM GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL SOCIETY
06TELAVIV604	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV623	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President Putin's Announcement 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media headlined Russian President Vladimir Putin's invitation to Hamas leaders to visit Russia. Putin was quoted as saying that Russia never considered Hamas a [...]	2006-02-10 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV634	EREZ CLOSES FOLLOWING ARMED ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: Israeli officials closed the Erez crossing for an indefinite period following an assault by armed Palestinian gunmen in the early hours of February 9. Israeli soldiers killed the attackers. There were no Israeli casualties. An MOD official said that, during the period of Karni [...]	2006-02-10 17:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
06TELAVIV642	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-13 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV662	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV668	HOUSING MINISTER BOIM DISCUSSES OUTPOSTS, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Housing and Construction Minister Ze'ev Boim said that the GOI would evacuate outposts because Israel promised the USG that it would do so under the road map, and because outposts are unauthorized and Israel is a country that follows [...]	2006-02-14 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV676	ISRAELI MOD POLDIR GILAD DISCUSSES THE AMA AND THE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on February 13, Israeli MOD Political Director Amos Gilad agreed with the Ambassador that progress should be made on as many AMA issues as possible before Hamas assumes control of the Palestinian Authority, but expressed concern about what he termed the lack of a Pale [...]	2006-02-15 04:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG RS IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV678	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV683	ISRAELI MOD DG TOREN FORCEFULLY OBJECTS TO U.S. [...] (S) Responding to ref A points, MOD DG Jacob Toren told the Ambassador on February 8 that: -- He cannot agree with the U.S. position and urges the U.S. to re-examine its objections. Agreeing to the U.S. position on the ELTA radar transfer to Russia sets another precedent that Israel cannot [...]	2006-02-15 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MASS MARR RS IS IN MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL
06TELAVIV688	IRAN-IAEA: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION [...] (S) In a February 7 meeting, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told Ambassador Jones the following: A) On February 16, the EU3 MFA directors general are going to meet with an Israeli interagency team in Israel at the MFA to discuss Iran and the way ahead. [...]	2006-02-15 15:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR MNUC KNNP IR EU AORC IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV689	ISRAELI MINISTER OF HEALTH ON IPR ISSUES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador raised intellectual property concerns with newly appointed Health Minister Yaakov Edery. Edery told the Ambassador that he is working to establish a "green line" system for FDA-approved pharmaceuticals. The MOH is looking to renew its cooperative agreement with [...]	2006-02-16 06:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD KIPR PREL SENV KPAL KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV693	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV700	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muhammad Cartoon Controversy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz is expected to present to Acting PM Ehud Olmert today recommendations formulated by the defense establishment [...]	2006-02-17 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV712	POLLUTED MOUNTAIN AQUIFER BINDS PALESTINIANS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent symposium on pollution of shared Israeli-Palestinian groundwater highlighted that sewage and untreated solid waste seriously threaten the health of the Mountain Aquifer which provides water to Palestinians, Israeli settlers on the West Bank, and other Israeli citizens [...]	2006-02-17 14:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL EAID PGOV KPAL KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV716	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 09:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV745	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TERMS MOSCOW'S INVITATION TO [...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador to Israel Gennady Tarasov met with the Ambassador February 20, at the former's request, to discuss the emerging GOI policy toward Hamas against the backdrop of an increasingly politicized pre-election atmosphere. Tarasov criticized the GOI for taking decisions [...]	2006-02-22 08:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG MNUC IS IR RS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV751	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Muhammad Cartoon Controversy 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Israel's representative to the UN Danny Gillerman as warning at the UN Security Council Tuesday that an Iran-Syria-Hamas "terror ax [...]	2006-02-22 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV763	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with tension between Israel and Jordan following an utterance by O/C Central Command Maj. Gen. Yair Naveh during a closed meeting on Wednesday with diplomats and journalists, [...]	2006-02-23 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV785	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Secretary Rice's "Transformational Diplomacy" Plan 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that A/S David Welch will visit Israel during the weekend and meet with Acting PM Ehud Olme [...]	2006-02-24 14:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV806	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV851	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Global War on Terror 2. Mideast 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media -- lead story in Ha'aretz (Hebrew Ed.) -- cited a report put out by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which found that Iran i [...]	2006-02-28 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV858	MOD ADVISOR ON HAMAS, ABBAS, NEIGHBORS, IRAN AND [...] (S) Summary: Ministry of Defense Political Advisor Amos Gilad told NEA DAS Dibble that Israel was on a collision course with a new "Hamastan." He said the Hamas leadership was very clever and would seek international acceptance while retaining the intent to annihilate Israel. He agreed that [...]	2006-02-28 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER ECON PINR KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV859	SPIEGEL DISCUSSES CROSSINGS, GOI'S HAMAS POLICY, [...] (C) Summary: Brigadier General (ret.) Baruch Spiegel on February 24 gave Deputy Assistant Secretary Liz Dibble and the Ambassador an update on the status of the crossings in Gaza. Karni and Sufa are both closed, Erez is open, and Kerem Shalom has "big potential but zero activity," according [...]	2006-02-28 16:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV869	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-01 11:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV879	ISRAELI FM LIVNI TELLS CODEL BERMAN: ABBAS CANNOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Codel Berman met on February 26 with FM Livni and representatives from the MFA. Livni raised two main issues: aid to the Palestinians and U.S. treatment of PA President Abbas. She voiced concern that Abbas could be a "fig leaf" for Hamas. In a briefing prior to convening in Li [...]	2006-03-02 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS CH IN EAGR ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV881	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv and Ha'aretz led with developments on the political scene. The media reported that Likud Party Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu's proposal to have the party's central committee hold pri [...]	2006-03-02 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV883	GOI POSTPONES FURTHER DISCUSSION ON CHANGES TO [...] (C) According to both the Israeli NSC and MFA, the GOI's high-level discussion on Russia policy held on February 28 revealed that there will be no substantial changes in Israeli-Russian relations until after the March 28 Knesset elections. National Security Adviser Giora Eiland reportedly bri [...]	2006-03-02 14:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL RS IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV886	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast 3. UAE Role in US Port Management ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that A/S David Welch told members of Congress in Washington that the US is interested in isolating Hamas econom [...]	2006-03-03 11:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV903	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The concept of a new disengagement from the West Bank was headlined in the weekend's media. On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that Acting PM Ehud Olmert is planning to enlist in [...]	2006-03-06 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV91	MOD BRIEF ON NEW DRAFT PLAN FOR REMOVAL OF [...] (S) Summary and comment: The MOD's new draft plan has replaced the removal of checkpoints with the concept of "normally open checkpoints" and bypass roads. This is a step backwards from their original proposal, which concentrated on removing checkpoints. There are, nonetheless, some brigh [...]	2006-01-06 16:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV914	ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV915	ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) This cable forms the first part of a four-part message in response to reftel A. Embassy point of contact is poloff James Miller, phone (972)3-519-7437, fax (972)3-519-7484. Poloff spent approximately 120 hours in preparation of TIP report; deputy polcouns spent six hours, polcouns spe [...]	2006-03-06 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV916	ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 15:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV918	ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 04:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV92	SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 11, 2006 JOINT POL-MIL [...] (C) The Joint Pol-Mil Group (JPMG) meeting will be taking place at a time when Israel's domestic political situation is in flux and recent progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has stalled. PM Sharon suffered a significant brain hemorrhage on January 4, and is now in critical condition, [...]	2006-01-06 16:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR PGOV PTER MASS OTRA PARM ISRAEL RELATIONS MILITARY GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV922	U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG) [...] (C) On February 22, the Israeli MFA hosted the latest session of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group (JCG) -- the prior one having occurred over a year and a half earlier. The Israeli side stressed the importance it placed on the JCG's resumption (following the January meeting of the [...]	2006-03-07 05:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PINS PGOV KPAL KWBG ASEC EG JO IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV930	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that five Palestinians -- senior Islamic Jihad commander Munir Abu Sukker and another militant of the group, two children, and another bystander -- were [...]	2006-03-07 10:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV937	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US/India Civilian Nuclear Accord ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (banners in Ha'aretz and Maariv) quoted Acting PM Ehud Olmert as saying Tuesday that Israel will invest no money in construction in the territories in [...]	2006-03-08 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV940	DANGERS OF DICHTER'S DISENGAGEMENT DEBATE [...] (C) Summary and comment: Former Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief and Kadima candidate Avi Dichter set off a political firestorm on March 5 by leaking to reporters details of what he claims are A/PM Ehud Olmert's plans for disengagement from parts of the West Bank. Dichter said that aft [...]	2006-03-08 15:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV960	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Sudan: Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Acting PM Ehud Olmert was quoted as saying Wednesday in an interview with The Jerusalem Post that Israel's permanent borders will be set within the ne [...]	2006-03-09 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV981	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The lead stories in all three major Hebrew-language newspapers focus on interviews with Acting PM Ehud Olmert. (The Jerusalem Post also conducted an interview with him.) [...]	2006-03-10 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV989	EMBLEM: GOI STANDS STILL; ICRC DELEGATION CONCERNED [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) Aharon Leshno Yaar told PRM Director for Asia and the Near East Richard Albright March 2 that the GOI plans to delay implementing the December agreement between Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS). ICRC Head of [...]	2006-03-10 16:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV990	BAR-ON DISCUSSES POLITICAL SCENE, COOPERATION ON [...] (C) Summary: National Infrastructures Minister Ronnie Bar-On told the Ambassador on March 9 that Likud and Labor officials are attacking Kadima because they do not have a political vision of their own. He characterized Binyamin Netanyahu as unelectable, and said that Amir Peretz is a "non-i [...]	2006-03-10 17:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV991	ISRAELI MOD'S AMOS GILAD ON GAZA-WEST BANK [...] (C) Israeli MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad requested an urgent meeting with Ambassador Jones on March 10, stressing that he had been instructed to personally deliver messages from DefMin Mofaz to the Ambassador. In the meeting, he relayed DefMin Mofaz's decision to open the Kar [...]	2006-03-10 17:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV997	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that Acting PM Ehud Olmert briefed the US administration last week on the main thrust of his political plan before he delivered it to the loca [...]	2006-03-13 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06THEHAGUE102	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation FO 0626 R49 to travel to The Netherlands from February 14 - March 2, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors [...]	2006-01-17 10:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1034	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. JANICE HICKS [...] Country Clearance is granted for Dr. Janice Hicks, Program Director in the Division of Chemistry for travel to The Netherlands May 10-14, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POC is Economics Officer Greg Myrup who can be reached at: Tel: (W) 31-70-310-2342, (H) [...]	2006-05-09 09:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA NSF RSO NL
06THEHAGUE1035	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NASA (JSC) DELEGATION [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to James Cochrane, Jennifer Comella, Gene Cook, Vic Cooley, Gerald Esquivel, Ven Feng, Rodney Lofton, Christian Maender, Michael Miller, Brian Rhone and John Uri to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands. May 13-20, 2006. 2. The Embassy [...]	2006-05-09 12:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1036	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NASA (JSC) DELEGATION [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jeffrey Arend, William Jones, Brian Kelly, Walter Lueke, Willie Lyles, Brian Rhone, Margarita Sampson, Anil Singhal, Michael Suffredini and Kimberly Ulrich to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands. May 13-17, 2006. 2. The Embassy und [...]	2006-05-09 13:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1037	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NASA (JSC) KIRK [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Kirk Shireman to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands. May 14-17, 2006. 2. The Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provi [...]	2006-05-09 13:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1038	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NASA (GSFC) GLENN [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA (GSFC) employee Glenn Rakow to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands. May 17-20, 2006. 2. The Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the [...]	2006-05-09 13:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1039	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV, [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to National Nuclear Security Adm. (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs employee, Andrew J. Onifer to travel to Leiden, The Netherlands. May 27 to June 02, 2006. 2. The Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: [...]	2006-05-09 13:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1040	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV, ALEX [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Alex H. Lacerda of the National Nuclear Security Admin (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to Nijmengen, The Netherlands. May 20 to May 23, 2006. 2. The Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: [...]	2006-05-09 14:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1041	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) PRC Ambassador Xue Hanqin asked to meet with Amb. Javits on April 28 to discuss a number of issues. Xue raised the PRC request on the margins of last year's Conference of States Parties for bilateral discussions concerning issues ranging from destruction of abandoned CW to chemical indust [...]	2006-05-09 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1050	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KERM HENRIKSEN TO [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Kerm Henriksen to travel to Maastricht, The Netherlands. July 9-14, 2006. 2. The Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must [...]	2006-05-10 12:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA TPHY US IT NL
06THEHAGUE1052	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KENNETH PROPP AND [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Kenneth Propp and Thomas Burrows to travel to The Hague, Netherlands. May 15-16, 2006. 2. Control Officer at the Embassy is Susan Garro. Post would appreciate an apportunity to meet with travelers for an update on US-EU law enforce [...]	2006-05-10 12:43:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KTIA EUN NL
06THEHAGUE1066	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NASA (ARC) TO EDWARD [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Edward Martinez from NASA's AMES Research Center (ARC) to travel to Noordwijk, The Netherlands. May 14-19, 2006. 2. The Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access int [...]	2006-05-11 14:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1080	NETHERLANDS: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 10 to Deputy European Correspondent Bahia Tahzib-Lie and attended subsequent diplomatic community pre-GAERC briefing with European Correspondent Desiree Kopmels. The MFA does not expect significant progress on enlargement during this GAERC but does exp [...]	2006-05-12 13:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UNAUS EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU
06THEHAGUE1109	AYAAN HIRSI ALI: PARLIAMENTARIAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The surprise decision by Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk to strip maverick parliamentarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali of her Dutch citizenship has sent shock waves through the Netherlands. Hirsi Ali announced on May 16 that she was immediately resigning from parliament. Verdonk's [...]	2006-05-16 16:15:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	KISL NL PHUM PINR PREF PREL
06THEHAGUE1141	AYAAN HIRSI ALI: FIRESTORM CONTINUES [...] (S) SUMMARY: The debate over Ayaan Hirsi Ali's citizenship status continues to divide the Netherlands. Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk was roundly criticized during a marathon May 16 Parliamentary debate for hastily stripping Hirsi Ali's Dutch citizenship, and Prime Minister Balkenende has [...]	2006-05-19 15:04:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR PREF KISL NL
06THEHAGUE1148	DUTCH MAINTAIN LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION IS TOOL TO [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with visiting G/TIP legal and research consultant Luke Goodrich May 8 and 9, government, police, and NGO representatives indicated that, overall, legalization of prostitution has helped municipal authorities fight crime, including trafficking in persons (TIP),in the [...]	2006-05-22 11:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN NL
06THEHAGUE1162	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 06-09 R53 to travel to The Netherlands from June 4 - 9, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who nee [...]	2006-05-23 11:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1167	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The U.S. achieved its primary goal at EC-45: discussion of the U.S. request for an extension of its 100% destruction deadline was serious and somber. Delegations were clearly disappointed that it did not appear likely the U.S. would complete destruction by 2012, but there was virtually n [...]	2006-05-23 14:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC

06THEHAGUE1170	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE [...] Country clearance is granted for May 30 - June 10, 2006 visit to The Netherlands of NSF official Dr. Thomas Cooley, Director in the Office of the Assistant Director, to participate at the Accountability in Science Research Funding Workshop with the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Rese [...]	2006-05-24 08:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE1171	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE [...] Country clearance is granted for May 26 - June 11, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Christine Boesz, Inspector General, and Dr. Deborah Cureton, Associate IG for Audit, of the Office of Inspector General, to participate and co-host the Accountability in Science Research Funding Workshop wi [...]	2006-05-24 08:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE1172	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR [...] Country clearance is granted for June 26 - July 7, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Sandia National Laboratories personnel Mr. Josae Rafael Rodriguez, Mr. Michael J. Irwin, Mr. Herbert Metcalf, Mr. Dale Wiley Murray, Mr. Chris Eric Robertson, and Ms. Anita Romero, to participate in a training [...]	2006-05-24 08:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1173	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 14-17, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Walter W. Nederbragt to visit Hemburg, Inc. to discuss retrofitting a high-precision lathe, to meet LLNL's demanding machine requirements. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary [...]	2006-05-24 08:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1174	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 5 - 11, 2006, visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Lee Eiden, Laboratory Chief, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH; and Dr. Francoise Mahew, Visiting Fellow, NIH, to attend and give individual presentations at the Fifth Dutch Endocrinologists and Neu [...]	2006-05-24 08:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1175	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 7-12, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Lana Shekim, Director, Voice and Speech Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, to attend and partcipate in the Fifth International Conference on Speech Motor Control. [...]	2006-05-24 08:43:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1177	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 6-13, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, Dr. Xuan Qu, Dr. Hong San, and Dr. Yifu Zhou to attend and particpate in the XIVth International Vasular Biology Meeting in Noordwijkerhout. 2. Embassy understands that no further assista [...]	2006-05-24 08:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1178	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official William Krabill to travel to the Netherlands from June 13-17, 2006 to attend Cryosat Calibration/Validation Activity Planning Meeting with the European Space Agency in Noordwijk [...]	2006-05-24 09:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE1179	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA CENTRAL REGION [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration employees Roger D. Deaton, Senior Aviation Safety Inspector, Small Airplane Directorate; and Mary Katherine Eldridge, Small Airplane Directorate, to travel to the Netherlands from June 10-16, 2006, to conduct supplier audits at [...]	2006-05-24 09:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE118	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Organization Employees Russell Chew, Chief Operating Officer; Victoria Cox, FAA Chair of the FAA/EUROCONTROL Coordinating Committee; and Carey Fagan to visit the Netherlands from January 29 - February 17, 2006. [...]	2006-01-19 08:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE1180	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Archie Muckle Jr., Special Assistant for Economic Environmental Analysis, Office of Environment and Energy, FAA, to travel to the Netherlands from May 29 - June 3, 2006, to attend the ICAO sponsored meetings for its CAE [...]	2006-05-24 09:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE1185	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH REMAIN SKEPTICAL ON [...] (C) Summary: Following the May 2005 "no" vote on the EU Constitution, the Dutch government instituted a one-year period of reflection. The GONL last week presented to Parliament the results of this reflection and made a recommendation for the next year: continue to reflect. The GONL has fai [...]	2006-05-24 16:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU NL
06THEHAGUE119	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearnce is granted for January 23 - February 4, 2006 travel to The Netherlands of David Glenn Kostorowski, Lawrence Desonier, Timothy Gregoire, Walter Humphrey, Patrick Kolbas, Robbie York, Richard Mackoy, Mark Melany, and James Schol, from the National Nuclear Security Administration [...]	2006-01-19 08:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1194	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAWRENCE BARTLETT, [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to PRM/ANE Deputy Director Larry Bartlett for travel to The Netherlands May 31-June 1. 2. Control Officer will be Political Officer Ted Burkhalter. He can be reached at: Tel: (W) 31-70-310-2336, (H) 31-70-324-1559, (M) 31-65-181-6873. F [...]	2006-05-26 11:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1195	DHS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DUTCH ON PROPOSED [...] (U) Summary. During April 10 discussions, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy Paul Rosenzweig and Deputy Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) Gert Versluis reviewed outstanding DHS concerns about the proposed bilateral Internatio [...]	2006-05-26 13:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS EAIR PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1206	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official John Arthur Diaz visit to the Netherlands from June 12-15, 2006 to conduct inspection at KLM, a U.S. certificated Repair Station, on focus airs Boeing 747 Aircraft. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance [...]	2006-05-30 13:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE1208	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL JANE [...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official Jane Metcalfe, International Affairs Specialist, Office of International Affairs to travel to the Hague from June 12-18, 2006, as the EPA's lead representative for the Partnership for Clean Fueals and Vehicles. 2. E [...]	2006-05-30 14:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE1209	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 26 [...] (U) The week ending 26 May 2006 was relatively slow, so this week the wrap-up will bring together a few subjects that have yet to be reported to Washington: Japan views on CW destruction in China, anti-terrorism, and Article X. ------------------------------ Japan/China O/A CW Destruction [...]	2006-05-30 14:19:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE121	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE [...] Country clearance has been granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration official Tracy Minish to travel to the Netherlands from February 3-8, 2006 to discuss final redlines and sign off on the new revisions for the atomated transfer vehicle program and to discuss verification com [...]	2006-01-19 08:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1210	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION [...] Country Clearance is granted for TSA employees Stuart Miller and Johannes Knudsen to travel to the Netherlands from June 6-9, 2006 to participate in meetings with U.S. officials and Durch civil aviation authorites in the Hague. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic Officer Jason Heung, [...]	2006-05-30 14:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1211	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 06-06/11 R54 to travel to The Netherlands from June 25 - July 22, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visito [...]	2006-05-30 14:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1212	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center officials Melanie Ott and Haris Riris to travel to the Netherlands from June 18-24, 2006 to participate at the ESA/NASA Workshop on Optoelectronics for Lidar Systems, in Noorwijk. 2. [...]	2006-05-30 14:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE1213	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Mark Stephen to travel to the Netherlands from June 19-23, 2006 to attend and present a paper at the ESA/NASA Workshop on Optoelectronics for Lidar Systems, in Noordwijk. 2 [...]	2006-05-30 15:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE1216	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center delegation consisting of Jacob Bloomberg, Deborah Harm, William Paloski, and Millard Reschke to travel to the Netherlands from June 5 - 10, 2006 to attend and present papers at the 7th Symposium [...]	2006-05-31 09:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1217	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Bradley Jones to provide technical support to the European Space Agency Payload Safety Review Panel during a review of an international space station payload, in Noordwijk. 2. Emba [...]	2006-05-31 09:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1218	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 6-11, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Michelle Olive, Staff Scientist, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, to attend the XIVth International Vascular Biology Meeting in Noordwijkerout and Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no f [...]	2006-05-31 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1219	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL ENERGY [...] Country clearance is granted for John Mark Robinson, Director, Office of Energy Projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to travel to the Netherlands from June 6-13, 2006 to attend the world Gas Conference in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is reque [...]	2006-05-31 10:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE122	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE [...] Country clearance is granted for January 29 - February 3, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Scott M. Albinson, Managing Director, Examination, Office of Thrift Supervision, to attend the Accord Implementation Group Meeting in The Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessar [...]	2006-01-19 09:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER NL
06THEHAGUE1220	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 19-29, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Tara Gooen, Investigator, Office of Regional Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS, for a regulatory/Inspection of Diosynth BV, Kloostrstraat for compliance with FDAs current Good Manufacturing Pra [...]	2006-05-31 10:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1224	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 7-11, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Christy Ludlow, Senior Investigator; Dr. Victor Henriquez, Fellow; and Dr. Torerey Loucks, Fellow, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH to attend and speak at the Fifth International C [...]	2006-05-31 13:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE123	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE [...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 6, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Kevin E. Anderson, Special Assistant for International Affairs, Office of Thrift Supervision Bureau, DOT to attend a meeting of the Accord Implementation Group of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervi [...]	2006-01-19 09:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER NL
06THEHAGUE1230	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL [...] Country clearance is granted for June 3-10, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Thomas Lucey, Electronics Engineer, International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, to attend the Group of Seven HF Frequency Coordination Meeting in Hilversum. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...]	2006-06-01 09:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ABLD ETRD NL
06THEHAGUE1231	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Steven smith to travel to the Netherlands from June 6-7, 2006 to participate in European Space Agency Liaison Meetings in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is ne [...]	2006-06-01 09:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1232	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearnce is granted for Justin R. Swift, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Department of Energy, to travel to the Netherlands from June 5-9, 2006 to attend and participate in the 23rd World Gas Conference sponsored by the International Gas Union. 2. Embassy und [...]	2006-06-01 09:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1233	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] (C) Ambassador Arnall delivered reftel demarche seeking public statements of support for the U.S. position on Iran to Rob Swartbol, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor to Prime Minister Balkenende, on March 31. Swartbol promised to pass the message immediately to the Foreign Minister -- who was in [...]	2006-06-01 11:25:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR NL
06THEHAGUE1236	NETHERLANDS/ELECTIONS: VVD PLAYS IT SAFE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an upset victory announced May 31, State Secretary for Education Mark Rutte defeated Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk in the contest to lead the Dutch Liberal Party (VVD) into the next election. While polls had consistently shown Verdonk in the lead, Rutte's popularity amo [...]	2006-06-01 14:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NL
06THEHAGUE1245	NETHERLANDS: HIGH-THC CANNABIS REMAINS "SOFT" DRUG [...] Summary. Health Minister Hans Hoogervorst informed Parliament that the government will continue to treat Dutch- grown cannabis with high THC content as a "soft" drug. Research by the National Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM) showed that, although high-THC cannabis use induced elevat [...]	2006-06-02 14:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1247	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR Dr. Thomas [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Dr. Thomas Langenickle, Visiting Fellow, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands on June 6-10, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend the XIVth International Vascular Biology Meeting in Noordwijkerhout. 2. As [...]	2006-06-06 09:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA GM NL
06THEHAGUE1249	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANT FOR BHARTIA AND DOUGLASS [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Pawan Bhartia and Anne Douglass from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to the Netherlands on June 18-24, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Ozone Moitoring Instrument (OMI) Science Team Meeting.. 2. As per reftel, no a [...]	2006-06-06 13:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1250	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DONALD COYLE [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Donald Coyle from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to the Netherlands for June 18-23, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend and present two talks at the ESA/NASA workshop on Optoelectronics: qualification of technologies and les [...]	2006-06-06 13:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1251	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GEORGE GAFKA [...] The Hague grants country clearance for George Gafka from NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) to travel to the Netherlands on June 17 - July 6, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend the Johnson Space Center fellowship coursework at European Space Technology Center. 2. As per reftel, no [...]	2006-06-06 13:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1252	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. CARL LANDGREN [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Dr. Carl Landgren, Investigator, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, for June 14-18, 2006 to travel to the Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to attend the European Hematology Association meeting and present results from on [...]	2006-06-06 13:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA SW NL
06THEHAGUE1253	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. CRYSTAL MACKALL [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Dr. Crystal Mackall from National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH to travel to the Netherlands on June 16-18, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend and participate in the 11th Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA). 2. As per reftel [...]	2006-06-06 13:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1254	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT NAVARRO [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Robert Navarro from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to travel to the Netherlands on June 24-30, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend the next generation correlator meeting in Groingen. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. [...]	2006-06-06 13:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1255	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. STAUDT AND [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Dr. Louis Staudt and Dr. Wyndham Wilson National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH to travel to the Netherlands on June 15-19, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend and participate in the 11th Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA). 2. [...]	2006-06-06 13:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1256	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KOSTOROWSKI, [...] The Hague and grants country clearance to Kostorowski, Alderson, Donaldson, Heine, McKinsey, Walker, and Perry of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation for June 9-26, 2006 to travel to the Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to c [...]	2006-06-06 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1257	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. AD BAX [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Dr. Ad Bax, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Dseases for June 10-15, 2006 to travel to the Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to present a alk at a scientific symposium at Utrecht Universty honoring Dr. R [...]	2006-06-06 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA DA NL
06THEHAGUE126	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE NETHERLANDS [...] The following transmits the draft 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with Chapter VI in the FY 2006 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has been forwarded by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA to the attention of J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Pa [...]	2006-01-19 14:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB NL OPIC USTR
06THEHAGUE1261	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SMC 06-11 R53- [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation SMC 06-11 R53 to travel to the Netherlands on June 10-11, 2006. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. Since July 9, 2004, the Dutch Government has implemented heightened securit [...]	2006-06-06 13:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA KHLS HLSX NL
06THEHAGUE1268	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACTING DAS REDDICK [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Acting DAS Eunice Reddick and Desk Officer Bill Schofield (AF/E) for travel to The Netherlands June 14-16, for Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission meetings. 2. Control Officer will be Political Officer Ted Burkhalter. He can be reache [...]	2006-06-07 08:35:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1273	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) A WEOG meeting was held on May 29, despite it being a U.S. holiday. As the focus was the Article VII experience from EC-45, Betsy Sanders attended. Facilitator Amb. Maartin Lak (Netherlands) was furious about the failure of the report language during the EC and implied that it was the fau [...]	2006-06-07 15:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1275	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANDRE J. LAMARRE [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Andre J. Lamarre to travel to the Netherlands on June 12-13, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with Federal Aviation regulations. 2. A [...]	2006-06-08 07:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC FAA IFO NL
06THEHAGUE1278	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SMC 06-11 R53 [...] The Hague grants country clearance FOR SMC 06-11 R53 Federal Air Marshal Service to travel to the Netherlands on June 10-11, 2006. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. Since July 9, 2004, the Dutch Government has implemented heightened security measures [...]	2006-06-08 07:58:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA KHLS HLSX NL
06THEHAGUE1281	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HABTESION AND ZOU [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Yakob Habtesion and Dr. Lanling Zou to travel to the Netherlands on June 17- 24, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend and participate in the 2006 vaccine forum. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. Since J [...]	2006-06-08 13:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1282	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. LINDA LAMBERT [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Dr. Linda Lambert to travel to the Netherlands on June 18-22, 2006. The purpose is to attend and participate in the 2006 vaccine forum and to present an update of the NISID's influenza vaccine research program. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is requi [...]	2006-06-08 13:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1283	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT MUELLER [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Robert Mueller from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC),to travel to the Netherlands on June 16-July 1, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend the NASA fellowship space system's engineering technical program through the University of Delft. 2. A [...]	2006-06-08 13:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1284	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ADRIAN AYHAN AKINCI [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Adrian Ayhan Akinci from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands on June 21-25, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend a joint European Space Agency (ESA) and National Aeronautica [...]	2006-06-08 13:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1285	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOLANTE W VAN WIJK [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Jolante W. Van Wijk from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands on June 30-July 12, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend collaboration meetings with Professor Cloetingh and Dr. [...]	2006-06-08 13:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1286	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GENETHA A GRAY [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Genetha A. Gray from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands on June 23-27, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to visit the environmental group at the Department of Earth Sciences at Ut [...]	2006-06-08 13:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1287	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PD 06-06/11 R54 [...] The Hague grants country clearance PD 06-06/11 R54 Federal Air Marshal Service to travel to the Netherlands on June 26-July 22, 2006. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. Since July 9, 2004, the Dutch Government has implemented heightened security measu [...]	2006-06-08 14:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA KHLS HLSX NL
06THEHAGUE130	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA GREAT LAKES [...] Country clearance is granted for January 24-25, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Inspector Thomas M. Kieffaber to complete ATOS EPI Activity airman duties and flight deck procedures. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted [...]	2006-01-19 15:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1301	DONOR COUNTRIES COALESCE ON BHUTANESE REFUGEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 1, 2006, seven members of the Core Group on Bhutanese Refugees, the UNHCR and the European Commission met in The Hague to set a near-term strategy to break the impasse in resolving the 16-year-old Bhutan refugee problem. Representatives agreed to lobby both Nepal (to take [...]	2006-06-09 11:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL BT IN NP NL
06THEHAGUE1303	DONOR COUNTRIES COALESCE ON BHUTANESE REFUGEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 1, 2006, seven members of the Core Group on Bhutanese Refugees, the UNHCR and the European Commission met in The Hague to set a near-term strategy to break the impasse in resolving the 16-year-old Bhutan refugee problem. Representatives agreed to lobby both Nepal (to take [...]	2006-06-09 12:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL BT IN NP NL
06THEHAGUE1308	NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF [...] (U) Poloff and intern delivered reftel demarche June 7 and 8, to policy officers of the MFA Political Affairs and European Integration Departments. Substantive responses follow. Balkans ------- 2. (C) The GONL expects Serbia/Montenegro to dominate discussion of the Balkans, particularl [...]	2006-06-09 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN KPAL UN BO CU IR IZ MW SR YI NL
06THEHAGUE1321	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) hosted a June 8 informal consultation to present the results of the meeting of National Authorities in Mexico City, which focused on national implementation. Lak, Ambassador Arrospide (CSP Chairman, Peru),Legal Advisor Santiago Onate, and Mexican DCM [...]	2006-06-13 14:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1323	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (JSC) DELEGATION [...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA employees, Paul Delaune and John Saiz from Johnson Space Center (JSC) to travel to Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 7 thru July 14, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who n [...]	2006-06-14 08:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE1324	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA (JSC) DELEGATION [...] The Hague welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA employee, Alexander Tielens from Ames Research Center (ARC) to travel to Utrecht, Netherlands, June 24 thru July 2, 2006. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescor [...]	2006-06-14 08:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE1325	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANE METCALFE [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Jane Metcalfe, International Affairs Specialist, Office of International Affairs (OIA) to travel to the Netherlands on June 13-18, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to work with UNEP and representatives from the oil industry to come to agreement on a do [...]	2006-06-14 08:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY UNEP EPA NL
06THEHAGUE133	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting of Thomas Johnson, Scott Lambros, Kirk Rhee and Steven Scott to travel to the Netherlands from February 13-16, 2006 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope Near In [...]	2006-01-20 08:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE1330	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SUSAN STANLEY [...] The Hague grants country clearance to IRS Tax Attache, Susan Stanley to travel to the Netherlands on July 11-13, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to visit The Hague for tax treaty negotiations with the Dutch Competent Authority. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. SECURITY A [...]	2006-06-14 09:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AMGT ASEC IRS TAX NL
06THEHAGUE1332	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CYNTHIA HARRIS [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Cynthia Harris to travel to the Netherlands on June 24-July 1, 2006. The purpose of the travel is the pre approve medical device audit inspection of Dr. J. van der Zee, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Clinical Investigator at the research site of Daniel den Hoed C [...]	2006-06-14 13:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO PREL OTRA US SW NL
06THEHAGUE1333	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRS. GAHL AND KLETA [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Dr. William Gahl, Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI),NIH and Dr. Robert Kleta, Staff Scientist, NHGRI, NIH to travel to the Netherlands on June 29-July 2, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend and give talks at the [...]	2006-06-14 13:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO PREL OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1334	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH STAYING THE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary Foreign Affairs spokespersons questioned FM Bot and DM Bot June 13 on the status of the Dutch deployment to Uruzgan province during the first hearing on Afghanistan since Parliament overwhelmingly approved the mission in February. The hearing confirmed the Dutch dep [...]	2006-06-14 13:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO AF NL
06THEHAGUE1338	NETHELRANDS/UN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: The GONL agrees that the first order of business in the new Human Rights Council (HRC) must be to establish procedures. They will oppose OIC attempts to table condemnatory measures relating to Israel. However, they will attempt to raise Sudan, if others begin raising specific is [...]	2006-06-14 14:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1339	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH STAYING THE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary Foreign Affairs spokespersons questioned FM Bot and DM Bot June 13 on the status of the Dutch deployment to Uruzgan province during the first hearing on Afghanistan since Parliament overwhelmingly approved the mission in February. The hearing confirmed the Dutch dep [...]	2006-06-14 15:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO AF NL
06THEHAGUE1342	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GUY R. GELFENBAUM [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Guy R. Gelfenbaum from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to travel to the Netherlands on June 20-July 8, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to confer with International experts on coastal erosion modeling at the Technical University at Delft and on new mo [...]	2006-06-15 08:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA ECON SENV NL
06THEHAGUE135	MEDIA COVERAGE OF PDAS KURT VOLKER VISIT [...] Summary: PA organized a TV interview and a roundtable with journalists for PDAS Kurt Volker on January 17 in The Hague. All media emphasized Volker's "moderate" approach and reported positively his statement that the US is not pressuring the Dutch. They noted his assertion that [...]	2006-01-20 10:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL MARR PGOV NL AF
06THEHAGUE1351	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THOMPSON, MELLOTT, [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Political Officers Matt Thompson, Joe Mellott and John Cockrell to travel to the Netherlands on June 16, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend meetings at JFC Brunnsum. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. [...]	2006-06-16 08:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1352	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STRAWHORN, JONES, [...] The Hague grants country clearance Julie Strawhorn, David Jones, and Tom Kearney of the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to travel to the Netherlands on June 25-27, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to lead an international scan on "Procedures and Technolo [...]	2006-06-16 10:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN TSPL OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1353	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. SCOTT PAUL [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Dr. Scott Paul, physiatrist, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands on June 21-25, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend and make an oral presentation, "Neonatal Onset of Multi-focal [...]	2006-06-16 10:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1354	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR G. BRUCE VARNADO [...] The Hague grants country clearance to G. Bruce Varnado from the Sandia National Laboratories to travel to the Netherlands on June 26-July 7, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to participate at the training course on the security of nuclear research reactors. 2. As per reftel, no assistan [...]	2006-06-16 10:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA AU NL
06THEHAGUE1355	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SUSAN NEFF [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Susan Neff from the NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to the Netherlands on July 10-18, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend and present a paper at the Fate of gas in the galaxies conference at the National Institute for Astronom [...]	2006-06-16 10:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE136	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation PD 06-09 R49 to travel to The Netherlands from February 16 - 21, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who [...]	2006-01-20 12:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1361	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. RICHARD H. [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Dr. Richard H. Gracely from Veterans Affairs to travel to the Netherlands on June 20-25, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to participate and present at EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism). 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. SECUR [...]	2006-06-16 12:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1362	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ALISA ERIKA KOCH [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Alisa Erika Koch from Veterans Affairs to travel to the Netherlands on June 20-July 18, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to participate in and present at Eular (European League Against Rheumatism). 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. SEC [...]	2006-06-16 13:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1363	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JEFFERY SIEGEL [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Jeffery Siegel, Medical Officer, Center for Drug Evaluation Research, FDA, HHS to travel to the Netherlands on June 20-25, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to be meeting speaker/presenter at the meeting of Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR [...]	2006-06-16 13:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA US PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1371	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA LANGLEY [...] Country clearance is granted for June 19 - 25, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Byron Meadows, NASA Langley Research Center, to make an oral presentation and participate in the second European Space Agency-NASA Working Meeting on Optoelectronics in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that [...]	2006-06-20 08:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1372	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NORTHWEST [...] Country clearance is granted for FAA Aircraft Certification personnel Kyle L. Olsen to travel to the Netherlands from June 26 - 29, 2006 November 27-30, 2005 to attend JAA Joint Safety Team meetings. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors w [...]	2006-06-20 08:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1373	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE [...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Manager, Aziz Benbrahim to travel to the Netherlands from July 10-14, 2006 to negotiate MAP and BAPA cases with the Dutch Competent Authority. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need une [...]	2006-06-20 08:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1374	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE [...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Competent Authority Analyst, Vincent G. Salvo to travel to the Netherlands from July 10-14, 2006 to meet with Dutch Tax Officials to discuss double tax and APA cases in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST [...]	2006-06-20 08:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1375	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE [...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Competent Authority Analyst, David S. Kosterlitz to travel to the Netherlands from July 10-14, 2006 to meet with Dutch Tax Officials to discuss competent authority cases. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]	2006-06-20 09:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1378	DUTCH CT COORDINATOR REITERATES CONCERN OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Counter Terrorism Coordinator Tjibbe Joustra told the Ambassador June 9 that he was seriously concerned about Islamist radicalization, through both the Internet and a handful of problematic mosques; he said radicalization now seemed to be moving at a faster pace, in par [...]	2006-06-20 12:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR KCRM PGOV PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1383	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Del reps met with French, German and UK delegations on June 15 to deliver talking points, proposed draft decision text, and suggested site visit parameters. Del reps met initially with UK rep to express concern over the UK insistence upon visits to capitals (in the context of site visit p [...]	2006-06-20 15:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1386	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (C) There are two key objectives for the U.S. at EC-46. First, distribute the draft decision document on the U.S. 100% extension request and initiate discussion on that document. With careful management of expectations and timely circulation of documents, this can likely be steered in a posit [...]	2006-06-21 15:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1392	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center officials Bryan Smith and James Free to travel to the Netherlands from June 27 - July 2, 2006 to participate in the Spacetech Post-Graduate Refresher Symposium regarding systems engineer [...]	2006-06-22 12:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE1395	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL HONGWEI [...] Country clearance is granted for July 8-15, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Hongwei Hsiao, Distinguished Consultant, NIOSI, HHS/CDC to attend the Applied Ergonomics Journal Editorial Board member meeting at the 16th World Congress on Ergonomics 2006 IEA. 2. Embassy understands that no as [...]	2006-06-22 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1396	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL BARBARA [...] Country clearance is granted for July 17-19, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Senior Service Fellow, Barbara Lopes Cardozo, NCEH, HHS/CDC to provide technical assistance and meet with Antares directors and staff to discuss the extension of the cooperative agreement on Stress Management of Hum [...]	2006-06-22 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1397	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL WANDA [...] Country clearance is granted for July 17-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Wanda Walton, Health Education Specialist, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC to participate in the meeting of the Task Force for Human Resource Development, an active component of the USAID-funded project - Tuberculosis Control Assis [...]	2006-06-22 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1398	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS JAMES [...] Country clearance is granted for July 8-17, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of James Albers, Associate Service Fellow; Brian Lowe, Industrial Engineer; Susan Burt, Senior Research Officer; Thomas Waters, Supervisory Safety Engineer; James William Collins, Associate Director for Science, NIOSH, [...]	2006-06-22 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1400	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 21-25, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of National Institute of Arthritis and Musculosekeletal and Skin Diseases staff Drs. Ivona Aksentijevich, Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky, and Daniel Kastner, to attend and present at the Annual European Congress of Rheum [...]	2006-06-22 13:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL

06THEHAGUE1401	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 27-29, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Lucy Anderson, Research Biologist, Section Chief, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH to serve as a Program Committee member of the Dutch Nati [...]	2006-06-22 13:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1402	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Country clearance is granted for June 25-27, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of DOT Federal Highway Administration officials Julie Strawhorn, David Jones, and Tom Kearney to lead an international scan on "Procedures and Technologies for Enforcing Commercial Vehicle Size and Weight Laws and Reg [...]	2006-06-22 14:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ELTN TSPL NL
06THEHAGUE1403	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration official Edward M. Duchnowski, Aviation Safety Inspector, to travel to the Netherlands from June 25-29, 2006 to represent FAA at MMEL/MEL SG. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]	2006-06-22 14:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE1404	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Country clearance is granted for Mark Richard, Department of Justice Senior Counselor to travel to the Netherlands from June 27-28, 2006 to negotiate an agreement with EuroJust, in the Hague. 2. Embassy POC for the visit is Global Issues Chief, Susan Garro: Work Phone - (31) (70) 310-2250 [...]	2006-06-22 14:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1405	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL CHARLES [...] Country clearance is granted for Charles Schenk, Diesel Technology Specialist, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA, to travel to the Netherlands from June 26-29, 2006 to attend a Conference on Global Diesel Emissions Strategies in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance [...]	2006-06-22 14:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE141	UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASING AMONG DUTCH MUSLIMS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Unemployment among the almost 700,000 ethnic Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands is high and rising. While the overall unemployment level in the country stabilized last year at 6.5 percent, survey data presented this week show that unemployment among the Turkish and Moroccan im [...]	2006-01-20 15:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI PHUM PGOV ELAB KISL NL
06THEHAGUE1411	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): UNDER SECRETARY [...] (U) In his June 21 meeting with Rogelio Pfirter, Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),Under Secretary Joseph reaffirmed that the U.S. is working to complete destruction of its CW stocks as soon as possible. He also emphasized to Pfirter the imp [...]	2006-06-23 12:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1422	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL WOODROW [...] Country clearance is granted for Woodrow Setzer, Office of Research and Development, EPA, to travel to the Netherlands from July 15-20, 2006 to participate in an international Expert Panel Meeting concerning risk assessment of compounds that are both genotoxic and carcinogenic. 2. Embas [...]	2006-06-27 09:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE1423	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Cynthia Haven to travel to the Netherlands from July 23-27, 2006 to participate in the International Space Station Pre/Post Flight Baseline Data Collection Planning Meeting, in Nordwij [...]	2006-06-27 09:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1424	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL ROBERT [...] Country clearance is granted for July 23-28, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Robert Milstein, Behavioral Scientist, NCCDPHP, Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control, to attend and present "CDC Obesity Dynamics Modeling Project" at the International System Dynamics Conference, in [...]	2006-06-27 09:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1426	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Mirjana Nesin, Medical Officer, and Dr. Malla Rao, Program Officer, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, to transit the Netherlands from July 14-15, 2006 to site visit three projects in Tanzania. 2. Emb [...]	2006-06-27 10:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1427	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearnce is granted for Slawomir M. Tkaczyk to travel to The Netherlands from June 26-27, 2006 to visit the Rheinisch Westfaelisch Technische Hochscule Instite in Amsterdam where tracker end cap detector is being assembled. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...]	2006-06-27 10:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1430	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GIVEN FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Country clearance has been granted for July 11-14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of FAA official Allen L. Wilson, to conduct inspection at KLM, a U.S. certificated repair station, on Focus Air's Boeing 747 Aircraft. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is required. POST [...]	2006-06-27 12:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA
06THEHAGUE1431	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) In preparation for Executive Council 46 and beyond, del continued to work with other delegations to build support for the U.S. extension request draft decision. After initial discussions with allies, del offered general points on the elements of the extension request, and the fact that th [...]	2006-06-27 12:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1437	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearnce is granted for DOE delegation consisting of Patrick Joseph Kolbas, Robert Lawrence Martinez, Richard MacKoy, and Gregory Clyde Stihel, National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, DOE, to travel to the Netherlands from July 6-14, 2006 t [...]	2006-06-28 08:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1440	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 06-06/11 R55 to travel to The Netherlands from July 25 - August 20, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visi [...]	2006-06-28 11:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1448	DUTCH TIP POLICY OFFICIALS TO VISIT UNITED STATES, [...] Summary. Eleven senior officials responsible for the development and enforcement of Dutch policy on combating trafficking in persons (TIP) will visit the United States July 4-7 to learn about U.S. approaches to TIP policy development, law enforcement, and victim assistance. The visit advance [...]	2006-06-28 18:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN PREL NL
06THEHAGUE145	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official Jean Allen to travel to The Netherlands from February 5-12, 2006 to attend the XMM-Newton RGS Calibration Meeting in Utrecht. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistan [...]	2006-01-23 09:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE1450	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 06-06/11 R55 to travel to The Netherlands from July 25 - August 20, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visi [...]	2006-06-29 06:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1451	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearnce is granted for DOE delegation consisting of Aldo A. Zagonel, Thomas F. Corbet, James Ellison, and Leonard A. Malczynski to travel to the Netherlands from July 19-31, 2006 to attend and present at the International System Dynamics Conference in Nijmegen. 2. Embassy underst [...]	2006-06-29 06:58:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1455	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE [...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Manager Aziz Benbrahim to travel to the Netherlands from July 10-14, 2006 to negotiate MAP and BAPA cases with the Dutch Competent Authority. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unes [...]	2006-06-29 09:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE146	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration Manager, Unmanned Aircraft Program Office, Kenneth Douglas Davis, to visit The Netherlands from February 12-17, 2006 to attend the Civil Air Navigation Service Organization Meeting in Maastricht. 2. Embassy understands that [...]	2006-01-23 10:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE1465	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, [...] Country clearance is granted for the visit of Deputy Director Nakian to travel to the Netherlands from July 6-8, 2006 to meet with Jewish leaders in Amsterdam; and meet with government officials in the Hague regarding the implementation of the amendments to the International Tracing Service a [...]	2006-06-30 09:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PHUM KNAR NL
06THEHAGUE1466	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Country clearance is granted for Mark Richard, Department of Justice Senior Counselor to travel to the Netherlands from July 11-12, 2006 to attend a farewell ceremony at EuroPol, in the Hague. 2. Embassy POC for the visit is Global Issues Chief, Susan Garro: Work Phone - (31) (70) 310-225 [...]	2006-06-30 09:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1468	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL PAULINE [...] Country clearance is granted Pauline Harvey, Public Health Analyst, NIP, HHS/CDC to transit the Neatherlands from August 4-5, 2006 on her way to Abuja, Nigeria to assist in the polio strengthening immunization activities monitoring and evaluation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance [...]	2006-06-30 10:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1469	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL JOHN [...] Country clearance is granted for John Blandford, Economst, NCHSTP, CEC, HHS to transit the Nethrlands from August 4-5, 2006 on his way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to lead a team to initiate data collection in Ethiopia for a five-country centrally funded targeted evaluation to estimate the cost o [...]	2006-06-30 10:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1472	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for Drs. Ivona Aksentijevich, Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky, and Daniel Kastner, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, to travel to the Netherlands from June 21-25, 2006 to attend and resent at the Annual European Congress of Rheumaolog [...]	2006-06-30 14:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1473	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for Drs. Ivona Aksentijevich, Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky, and Daniel Kastner, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, to travel to the Netherlands from June 21-25, 2006 to attend and resent at the Annual European Congress of Rheumaolog [...]	2006-06-30 14:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1486	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) held two informal consultations on 23 and 26 June to discuss Executive Council 46 report language. On Monday, delegations were asked to choose between two texts, the draft EC-45 text and a new facilitator's proposal. Mexico intervened to relay its in [...]	2006-07-04 16:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1488	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL ANDREW [...] Country clearance is granted for Andrew Lanum, Fellow, COGH, HHS/CDC to transit the Netherlands from August 9-10, 2006 on his way to Amman, Jordan to test pilot Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance Capacity Development indicators at the Field Epidemiology Training Program site. 2. Em [...]	2006-07-05 08:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1510	NETHERLANDS: NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. In preparation for this year's interagency review for narcotics certification, Post submits the following update on Dutch anti-narcotics efforts and police- to-police cooperation. The Dutch remain focused on stemming the production and trade of ecstasy and are developing a second [...]	2006-07-07 12:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1514	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Wei Zheng, Group Leader, Cell Signaling Assay Technology, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from July 12-15, 2006 to attend and present at a conference "Hit to Lead Discovery with QHTS Screening 2006. 2. Emba [...]	2006-07-07 13:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1530	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) It has been clear for some time that EC-47 in November would be a crucial (and difficult) session. The twin goals for EC-46 were to 1) lay a solid foundation for EC-47 approval of the U.S. request for an extension of its 100% destruction deadline, and 2) establish an atmosphere and fram [...]	2006-07-11 10:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1537	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): INFORMING THE [...] (C) On July 3, per reftel, del rep passed the letter informing the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons of the recovery by Coalition Forces of approximately 500 chemical munitions to Horst Reeps, Director of Verification for the Technical Secretariat. Reeps' only comment was [...]	2006-07-12 14:24:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1538	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA MIAMI OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for July 24-28,2006 visit to the Netherlands of Department of Transportation, FAA Miami official Michael Brian Bush, Aviation Safety Inspector to conduct surveillance of standard Aero B. V., an FAA certificated repair station, for the purpose of inspecting a subst [...]	2006-07-13 05:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRAZ EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE1539	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA MIAMI OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for July 24-28,2006 visit to the Netherlands of Department of Transportation, FAA Miami official Randolph Bernard Moran, Aviation Safety Inspector to conduct surveillance of standard Aero B. V., an FAA certificated repair station, for the purpose of inspecting a s [...]	2006-07-13 05:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRAZ EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE1550	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearnce is granted for Michael Williams and John David Wharton, National Nuclear Securtiy Administration's Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands from July 18-23, 2006 to conduct a site visit at Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands with USAFE staff at each location. [...]	2006-07-13 16:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1551	TERRORIST FINANCE:IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] (S) Econoff delivered on July 5 reftel points and background paper on the USG designation of Saudi national Abd Al-Mujil and the Philippines and Indonesia offices of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) to Erik van Andel, Head Integrity Policy Division, Financial Markets Policy [...]	2006-07-13 16:32:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC
06THEHAGUE1552	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA MIAMI OFFICIAL [...] Country clearance is granted for August 7-12,2006 visit to the Netherlands of Department of Transportation, FAA Miami official Robert Lawrence Feldman, Aviation Safety Inspector to conduct inspection at KLM, an FAA certificated repair station and substantial contracted maintenance provider for [...]	2006-07-14 07:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE1571	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team SD 06-44 R54 to travel to The Netherlands from July 18 - 23, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who n [...]	2006-07-18 08:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1578	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team SD 06-44 R55 to travel to The Netherlands from July 24 - August 10, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitor [...]	2006-07-19 13:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1579	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH [...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center official Lawrence Lemke to travel to The Netherlands from July 30 - August 4, 2006 to participate in the Don Quixote Mission Study Reviewmeeting of the Joint Aviation Safety Team. 2. Emb [...]	2006-07-19 13:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1580	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH [...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center official Diane Wooden to travel to The Netherlands from August 13-16, 2006 to work with Dr. Bernard Foing, Principal Scientist for the Smart-1 Lunar Mission at European Space Agency. 2. [...]	2006-07-19 13:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1581	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Paul Mudget to travel to the Netherlands from September 1-8, 2006 to participate in the automated transfer vehicle empty module offgas test. 2. Embassy understands that no assistan [...]	2006-07-19 13:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1585	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (U) Reactions to the U.S. 100% extension request, and the recently submitted draft decision, continue to be surprisingly muted. However, comments over the past several weeks, and during EC-46, are beginning to shape a way forward for the U.S. strategy to gain approval for its extension reques [...]	2006-07-20 12:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1586	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS - JULY [...] Country clearance is granted for Robbin Weyant, Microbiologist; Davie Ausdemore, Safety Engineer; Kenneth Buckner, Occupational Health Specialist; Brian Cook, Environmental Health Specialist; Francis Hardy-Bennett, Safety Engineer, Office of Health and Safety, OD, HHS/CDC to travel to the Net [...]	2006-07-20 13:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1587	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Steven Smith to travel to the Netherlands from July 18-20, 2006 to attend and participate in European Space Agency Liaison Meetings. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is ne [...]	2006-07-20 14:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1588	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA LANGLEY [...] Country clearance is granted for July 22- August 2, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Dr. K. Chauncey Wu to meet with Dr. Gurdal of the Delft University to discuss research on tow-placed, variable stiffness composite structures. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is require [...]	2006-07-20 14:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1590	DESIGNATION OF TWO IRANIAN MISSILE-RELATED [...] (U) Econoff shared on July 20 reftel points concerning the designation of two Iranian missile-related entities with Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Financial Markets Policy Directorate, Du [...]	2006-07-20 15:35:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV KTFN NL
06THEHAGUE16	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS: ALSO COUNSELING [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-05 07:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON UP RS NL
06THEHAGUE1602	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. SECURITIES AND [...] Country clearance is granted for July 26-August 14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Ethiopis Tafara, Director; and Gloria Dalton, Counsel to the Director, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to meet with staff of the college of Euronext Regulators. 2. Embassy requests and would very [...]	2006-07-25 02:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL OTRA
06THEHAGUE1603	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL CHARLES [...] Country clearance is granted for Charles Wells, Medical Officer/Epidemiologist, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to travel to the Netherlands to attend the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - funded Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance board meeting in Amsterdam 2. E [...]	2006-07-25 02:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE161	COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL [...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Hydrologist Christopher Neuzil to travel to The Netherlands from February 4-9, 2006 to present two seminars on low permaeability media and coupled flow phenomena to Vrije University in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assista [...]	2006-01-25 11:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE1615	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA OFFICIAL JAMES [...] Country clearance is granted for July 31-August 1, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of FAA Safety Inspector James (Dick) Bailey to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with Federal Aviation regulations. 2. Embassy und [...]	2006-07-25 12:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE162	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ [...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration personnel Frederick J. Leonelli, President, Fjleonelli Group, Inc., to travel to the Netherlands from April 2-7, 2006 to participate in a meeting with the CAA-NL and National Research Lab supporting the Terminal Area Safety Proj [...]	2006-01-25 12:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE1621	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearnce is granted for Marianne M. Francois, National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Defense Programs, to travel to the Netherlands from August 12-17, 2006 to attend the Euromech Colloquium 479 on Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flows with Deformable Interfaces in Schev [...]	2006-07-26 08:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1622	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation SD 06-44 E/F R55 to travel to The Netherlands from August 14-25, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who ne [...]	2006-07-26 08:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1623	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation FO 06-47 R56 to travel to The Netherlands from September 9-11, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need [...]	2006-07-26 10:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1624	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Although generally a quiet week, delegations made up for it on Thursday 20 July, holding a WEOG meeting, two informal consultations (Budget and Article VII),and one small group discussion of the Schedule 3 Transfer draft decision language. ------ Budget ------ 2. (U) Co-facilitato [...]	2006-07-26 14:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1626	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] (U) Econoff delivered on July 24 reftel points concerning the USG designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik to Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political Affairs Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Integrity Division, [...]	2006-07-27 05:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER NL
06THEHAGUE163	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL JOHN [...] Country clearance is granted for Environmental Protection Agency official John Lyon, Director, Office of Research and Development, to travel to the Netherlands from February 11-15, 2006 to attend the European Space Agency Third Atmospheric Chemistry Peer Review Panel Meeting in Noordijk. 2 [...]	2006-01-25 12:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE1635	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL PETER [...] Country clearance is granted for Peter McElroy, Senior Research Scientist, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC to travel to the Netherlands from August 29-September 2, 2006 to attend the AIDS Vaccine 2006 Conference and exchange ideas and concerns with experts in the laboratory, clinical and epidemiology aspects [...]	2006-07-27 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1636	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL JOHN [...] Country clearance is granted for John Nkengasong, Senior Service Fellow, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC to travel to the Netherlands to attend the Steering Committee Meeting of the WHO African AIDS Vaccine Program in Amsterdam and participate in the review of a new proposed five-year strategic plan and stru [...]	2006-07-27 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1637	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation SMC 04-14 R55 to travel to The Netherlands from July 27-28, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need un [...]	2006-07-27 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1638	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation FO 06-47 R56 to travel to The Netherlands from September 9-11, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need [...]	2006-07-27 15:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1640	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearance is granted for Wojciech H. Zurek, from Los Alamos National Laboratory, to travel to the Netherlands from September 4-8, 2006 to attend the Coslab 2006 Conference in Leiden. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need u [...]	2006-07-28 08:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1653	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation PD 06-06/11 R56 to travel to The Netherlands from August 20 - September 16, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visi [...]	2006-07-31 08:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1654	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL JOHN [...] Country clearance is granted for John Blandford, Economist, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to layover in the Netherlands on his way to Ethiopia and Botswana to initiate data collection for a five-couintry targeted evaluation to estimate the cost of HIV treatment for PEPFAR. 2. Embassy understands that [...]	2006-07-31 09:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE166	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for February 10-12, 2006 visit to The Netherlands of Senior Investigator, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Dr. Ad Bax, to participate in the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research SPINOZSA selection committee meeting [...]	2006-01-26 12:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1664	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 28 [...] (U) The CW Delegation had a quiet week with no meetings scheduled for the foreseeable future. Delegates took the opportunity to host the new South African delegate Martinus Van Schalkwijk to lunch and found him to be a personable and experienced multilateral diplomat. -------------- Securi [...]	2006-07-31 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1666	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (U) Reactions to the U.S. 100% extension request, and the recently submitted draft decision, continue to be surprisingly muted. However, comments over the past several weeks, and during EC-46, are beginning to shape a way forward for the U.S. strategy to gain approval for its extension reques [...]	2006-07-31 14:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE167	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL GARY [...] Country clearance is granted for February 9-13, 2006 travel to the Nethrlands of Gary Myers, Chief, Clinical Chemistry Branch, NCEH, Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services, to attend the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry HbA1c Reference Lab Network Meeting. 2. [...]	2006-01-26 13:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1672	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearance is granted for Herbert van de Sompel, from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to the Netherlands from August 19-23, 2006 to attend "Digital Libraries a la Carte - New Choices for the Future" Conference in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is nece [...]	2006-08-01 12:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1673	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL DEBORAH [...] Country clearance is granted for Deborah Birx, Director, Global AIDS Program, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to travel to the Netherlands to attend the 2006 AIDS Vaccine Meeting Sessions in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who n [...]	2006-08-01 12:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1677	AVIAN INFLUENZA: DUTCH FIND LOW PATHOGENIC AI [...] (U) The Ministry of Agriculture announced on August 1 that low pathogenic avian influenza (AI) was discovered during routine sampling of a chicken farm in Voorthuizen. Voorthuizen, located in the center of the Netherlands, is situated in the middle of the main egg producing area of the country [...]	2006-08-01 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO EAGR KFLU NL
06THEHAGUE1682	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL [...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation SD 06-47 R55 to travel to The Netherlands from August 24 - September 2, 2006 for the purpose of civil aviation security protection. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors [...]	2006-08-02 12:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE1683	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE [...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center official Steven Smith to travel to the Netherlands from August 8-13, 2006 to attend and participate in European Space Agency Liaison Meetings in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that no as [...]	2006-08-02 12:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1684	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Emmeline Edwards, Deputy Director, Extramural Research Program, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH to travel to the Netherlands from August 23-27, 2006 to attend the 37th International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology Annual Me [...]	2006-08-02 12:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1685	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE [...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Jennifer Anderson, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to The Netherlands to give a talk on Exploring the transcriptome of the midgut of the tick Dermacentor variabilis at the 12th International Congress of Acarology in Am [...]	2006-08-02 12:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1686	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL BERNARD [...] Country clearance is granted for Bernard Branson, Medical Epidmiologist, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to travel to the Netherlands from August 29 - September 2, 2006 to represent HHS/CDC and give a presentation on "Techniques for Estimating HIV Incidence" at the AIDS Vacine 2006 Converence. 2. Embass [...]	2006-08-02 12:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE169	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GAO VISIT TO THE [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Government Accountability Office officials Glen Trochelman, Faye Morrison, Edmond Menoche, and Richard Scott to travel to The Netherlands from February 1-4, 2006 to conduct a review of the Joint Planning and Development Office's efforts to [...]	2006-01-26 14:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA CVIS NL
06THEHAGUE1696	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL STEPHEN [...] Country clearance is granted for Steven Stewart, Health Communication specialist, NIP, CDC, HHS to layover in the Netherlands from August 19-20, 2006 on his way to Nairobi, Kenya to help facilitate, train and participate at a polio communications. 2. Embassy understands that no further as [...]	2006-08-03 09:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE17	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA AMES RESEARCH [...] Country clearance is granted for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration Ames Research Center official Alexander Tielens to travel to The Netherlands from February 11-26, 2006 to attend a meeting to coordinate the Herschel Key Programs of the HIFI, PACS and SPIRE instruments in Leide [...]	2006-01-05 11:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNAL REVENUE [...] Country clearance is granted for IRS Deputy Commissioner, Bruce B. Ungar to travel to the Netherlands from September 16-21, 2006 to attend and participate in the IFA Conference in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors w [...]	2006-08-04 13:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AMGT ASEC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1704	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL MARCIA [...] Country clearance is granted for Marcia Kalish, Microbiologist, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC to travel to the Netherlands from August 28-September 2, 2006 to attend the AIDS Vaccine 2006 Conference in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Vi [...]	2006-08-04 14:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1705	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL BRAD [...] Country clearance is granted for Brad Bartholow, Research Psychologist, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to travel to the Netherlands from August 27 - September 2, 2006 to attend the AIDS Vaccine 2006 Conference in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]	2006-08-04 14:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1708	NETHERLANDS: TURKISH IMAMS DENIED RESIDENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands, new, tighter immigration policies are causing friction with the country,s 436 mosques, which rely heavily on foreign-born clerics to lead their congregations. At least 18 Turkish mosques are without imams as a result of immigration delays. Meanwhile, the Neth [...]	2006-08-04 16:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PREL PGOV PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE1714	DUTCH ECONOMY: GOING STRONG IN LEAD UP TO ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY. The Dutch economy is running ahead of eurozone averages for the first time in seven years, and the ruling coalition government is hoping this will translate into votes in the upcoming November elections. A draft 2007 budget to be presented in September will contain new tax breaks d [...]	2006-08-07 05:58:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB NL
06THEHAGUE1718	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FREDRICK W. STELLAR [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee Fredrick W. Stellar to visit the Netherlands on August 29-30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend JAA Regulations Sectorial Team (RST) meeting. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. SEC [...]	2006-08-07 11:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE1719	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JAYA BAJPAYEE [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Jaya Bajpayee from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to visit the Netherlands on September 2-23, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Spacetech programme master of space systems engineering training. 2. As per reftel, no assistance [...]	2006-08-07 12:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1721	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Country clearance is granted for August 30 - September 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Vladislav Victor Glinskii, Research Health Scientist, to attend and present at the 24th European Conference on Microcirculation. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is requested. PO [...]	2006-08-07 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1725	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL SUSAN [...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services, employee Susan Gerber to travel to the Netherlands from August 29-30, 2006 for a layover on the way to Abuja, Nigeria to strengthen immunizaztion activities for the eradication of polio. [...]	2006-08-08 10:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1726	DUTCH CONCERNS OVER NYSE/EURONEXT MERGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The proposed NYSE/Euronext merger has raised concern among Dutch politicians, regulators, and investors about how national rules would apply or could be evaded across borders under such an arrangement. The Dutch Finance Ministry, which has the legal authority to approve or bl [...]	2006-08-08 10:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ELAB NL
06THEHAGUE1730	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearnce is granted for Bette T. Korber, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Department of Energy, to travel to the Netherlands from August 29 - September 1, 2006 to speak on and discuss human immunodeficiency virus diversity and vaccine design at the acquired immune deficiency syndrome v [...]	2006-08-08 10:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1747	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SALVATORE BUTERA [...] The Hague grants country clearance for research microbiologist, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC Salvatore Butera to travel to the Netherlands on August 26- September 1, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the AIDS vaccine 2006 conference. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required [...]	2006-08-10 12:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA OTRA US CDC NL
06THEHAGUE1750	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BURTON, DANENBERGER, [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Johnnie Burton, Elmber Danenberger, Chris Oynes, Lars Herbst of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of the Interior to travel to the Netherlands on September 30- October 7, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 2006 meeting [...]	2006-08-10 12:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY TSPL EPET OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1766	NETHERLANDS/UNSC/VENEZUELA/GUATEMALA: DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch still have not decided whether to vote for Guatemala or Venezuela for the open GRULAC seat on the UN Security Council. According to Dutch Foreign Minister Bot, however, momentum is building for Venezuela's candidacy, and Guatemala may be planning to withdraw. Post beli [...]	2006-08-11 14:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNSC GT VE NL
06THEHAGUE1770	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION [...] Country Clearance is granted for TSA employee Yasmin Rosetta Moorgan, Senior Aviation Security Inspector, Frankfurt, Germany to travel to the Netherlands from August 14-31, 2006 in response to the elevated threat level at U.S. airports. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic Officer Jaso [...]	2006-08-14 08:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1771	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JEFFREY JOHN [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Jeffrey John Danneels from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands for September 16-19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to develop understanding of how water resource issues affect i [...]	2006-08-14 11:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1772	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FERNANDO NMN [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Fernando NMN Grinstein from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands for September 1-9, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to present and participate in the European community on computa [...]	2006-08-14 11:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL

06THEHAGUE1773	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WILLIAM J. RIDER [...] The Hague grants country clearance for William J. Rider from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands on September 1-9, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to present and participate in the European community on computational [...]	2006-08-14 11:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL

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