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07BAGHDAD3922	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (S) Dear Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Iraq comes at a critical time. Since the September testimony by the Ambassador and Gen. Petraeus, we have seen further progress on security: Anbar Province remains remarkably calm; the Sadr ceasefire continues -- in general -- to hold; the threat from Al- [...]	2007-12-03 07:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC OVIP IZ

07BAGHDAD3924	DPM BARHAM SALEH SAYS BLUEPRINT NEEDED FOR WAY [...] (C) Summary. DPM Saleh told the Senior Advisor to the Ambassador November 27 that the Article 140 issues on Kirkuk and disputed territories were the most difficult in Iraq. But, he said, the outlines of a deal are there and the time was opportune to push Iraqi leaders to agree to a process to [...]	2007-12-03 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3927	INDONESIAN DELEGATION LOOKING FOR EMBASSY SITE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 29/30, an Indonesian delegation toured prospective International Zone embassy sites and told USG officials they want to establish a mission in Baghdad "as soon as possible." To the surprise of their Iraqi hosts, the delegation sought to cap its trip by signing a Memor [...]	2007-12-03 14:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AA IZ
07BAGHDAD3933	AMMAR HAKIM TO SATTERFIELD: CRISIS OF TRUST IN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 2 meeting with S/I David Satterfield and Polcouns, Ammar al-Hakim expressed support for a strategic U.S.-Iraq relationship, shared his concern over U.S. policy on tribal engagement and a crisis of trust in the Iraqi government, and outlined a non-sectarian vision of [...]	2007-12-04 09:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3940	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 1 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a Dec. 1 meeting with the Deputy Secretary that focused on the question of UNSCR renewal, Prime Minister (PM) Maliki agreed to not open up the operative paragraphs of the UNSCR to debate. We agreed that GOI concerns over roles and responsibilities in military operations could b [...]	2007-12-04 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3946	NINEWA: HAJJ FLIGHT INAUGURATES MOSUL'S FIRST [...] (U) In Mosul's first commercial passenger flight operation since 1993, Iraqi Airways Flight 020 departed Mosul Airport for Baghdad International Airport at 2230 December 2 with approximately 150 Hajj pilgrims. A second Iraqi Airways flight departed Mosul Airport December 3 with approximately [...]	2007-12-05 08:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAIR EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD3947	LEGISLATIVE UPDATE -- DE-BA'ATH, PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary: As a consequence of our pressure upon the leaderships of Iraq's political blocs, the Law of Accountability and Justice received its second reading on December 1; a third reading has not been scheduled and may be delayed if the CoR is unable to muster a quorum due to the upcoming H [...]	2007-12-05 10:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3949	S/I SATTERFIELD URGES PROGRESS ON LEGISLATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. Key UIA operative and CoR Constitutional Committee Chair Sheikh Hummam Hammoudi told S/I Satterfield December 3 he believes a "compromise" draft of the provincial powers law, which rolls back PM Maliki's press for a strong central government, can be achieved early in the new year [...]	2007-12-05 10:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3950	DPM SALEH TALKS SECURITY AND ECONOMY, TURKEY, AND [...] (C) Summary. DPM Barham Saleh told CODEL Webb in a meeting November 30 that security is improving, highlighting improvements in Anbar province and several neighborhoods in Baghdad. On the economic side, he mentioned oil production is close to 2 million barrels a day, and referenced positive [...]	2007-12-05 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3951	SOUTH'S INDEPENDENT POLICE CHIEFS NEED U.S. SUPPORT [...] (U) This is a joint Baghdad POL, PRT Babil, PRT Karbala, and PRT Muthanna cable. 2. (C) Summary: Recent events in Babil, Karbala and Muthanna demonstrate the precarious position of police officials willing to prosecute militias in southern Iraq. The political independence that makes thes [...]	2007-12-05 12:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3955	SUNNI LEADER ADNAN DULAYMI'S SECURITY DETAIL UNDER [...] (S) Sunni Tawafuq bloc leader Adnan Dulaymi continues to protest his innocence following discovery of evidence linking his security staff to terrorist activities during a November 29 joint Iraqi-MNF/I raid on his Baghdad offices. As a result of that raid, approximately 35 members of his secur [...]	2007-12-05 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD3956	VP ABDEL MAHDI: ARTICLE 140 NEEDS POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Iraq Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi (ISCI, Shia) told Senior Advisor December 4 that it was important to resolve the territorial issues involved in Article 140 of the Constitution, but a referendum focused on Kirkuk was not the way to go. Insisting on this route, he thought, coul [...]	2007-12-05 18:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3957	MCNS MEETING FOR DECEMBER 2 DISCUSSES ROLE OF [...] (C/REL UK AS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki chaired December 2 a two-hour session of the Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) devoted entirely to a review of the CLCs and their evolution within Iraq. After briefings by Baghdad Operations Commander (BOC) LTG Aboud, Iraqi G [...]	2007-12-05 18:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3959	ANBAR PROVINCIAL LEADER INFORMS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Abdulsalam told Deputy Secretary Negroponte during a November 28 meeting in Ramadi that Anbar leaders had reversed their previous opposition to national hydrocarbon revenue-sharing legisla [...]	2007-12-05 20:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3960	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH RAMADI MAYOR AMIDST [...] (U) This is a combined Anbar PRT/Ramadi ePRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On November 28 Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Ramadi Mayor Latif Obaid Ayadah at the city,s Municipal Center. Negroponte noted the improved security situation since his last visit in June. The Mayor descr [...]	2007-12-05 20:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3961	SADRISTS TELL CODEL POMEROY "WE ARE BROTHERS" [...] (C) Summary: In a December 3 session with Codel Pomeroy, a delegation of Sadrists led by Sheikh Shia al-Faraji solicited U.S. investment in the reconstruction of Sadr City, lambasted the GOI's dependence on Iran, and suggested that the U.S. use the good offices of Grand Ayatollah Sistani to lau [...]	2007-12-06 09:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3962	BAGHDAD 2 E-PRT: ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Assyrian Democratic Movement Public Relations Head Sargon Lazar Slewa told E-PRT Team Leader that the Christian community has minimal involvement in the Iraq central government. He charact [...]	2007-12-06 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SOCI IZ
07BAGHDAD3963	BAGHDAD 2 E-PRT: ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Assyrian Democratic Movement Public Relations Head Sargon Lazar Slewa told E-PRT Team Leader that the Christian community has minimal involvement in the Iraq central government. He charact [...]	2007-12-06 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SOCI IZ
07BAGHDAD3964	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-12-06 11:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3965	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-12-06 11:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3966	FM SHARPLY CRITICAL OF PM OFFICE UNSCR ROLE; [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a December 4 meeting with S/I Satterfield, Foreign Minister Zebari described the "heated" debate UNSCR renewal triggered in both the Iraqi Council of Representatives and the Council of Ministers. Both on the record and in private, Zebari blamed the small cadre of "Dawa Party [...]	2007-12-06 14:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3970	COR ADJOURNS UNTIL DECEMBER 30; GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani abruptly adjourned Iraq's Council of Representatives (CoR) until December 30. Mashadani's announcement was a bit of a surprise, as just one day earlier Deputy Speaker Khalid Attiya indicated to us that he was inclined to use parliamentary [...]	2007-12-07 12:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3971	SOUTH'S GOVERNORS AND PCS: SHIFTING ALLEGIANCES, [...] (U) This is a joint Baghdad POL - Southern PRT/REO/ePRT cable. 2. (C) Summary: The relationships between provincial governors and the Provincial Councils (PCs) shape the political landscape of southern Iraq. Those relations are marked by fluid political identities, uneven distributions o [...]	2007-12-07 14:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3974	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING WITH AYATOLLAH HUSSEIN [...] (C) Summary: On December 1 Ayatollah Hussein Ismail al-Sadr, Baghdad's senior Shi'ite cleric, hosted Deputy Secretary Negroponte at his residence attached to the SIPDIS Khadimiya mosque complex. Al-Sadr spoke with commitment about his vision of shared U.S.-Iraqi efforts to build a democra [...]	2007-12-07 16:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL IZ
07BAGHDAD3975	KIRKUK OFFICIALS TELL DEPUTY SECRETARY ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met with Kirkuk Governor Abdulrahman and Provincial Council Chairman Rizgar Ali November 29. The two senior provincial officials expressed their frustration with the Central Government in Baghdad and outlined their requests for funding o [...]	2007-12-07 16:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3976	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH DIYALA PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Eight Executive and Provincial Council (PC) members from Diyala Province met on November 29 with Deputy Secretary Negroponte at Forward Operating Base Warhorse SIPDIS (Baqubah). They confirmed dramatic improvements in the secu [...]	2007-12-07 18:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3977	SOUTH CENTRAL LEADERS DISCUSS SECURITY AND U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte welcomed Iraqi leaders from the south central region to a meeting at the Regional Embassy Office in Al Hillah on November 27. Common themes from the discussion included strengthening the Iraq Security Forces and the Rule of Law, encouraging Iraq,s nei [...]	2007-12-07 18:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD398	IRAQI PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S STATEMENTS CAUSE SOME [...] (C) According to a February 6 Baghdadiyah TV report, both Firyad Rawanduzi of the Kurdish Alliance (KAL) and Shia Independent Sami Al-Askari (Shiite, Da'awa) made statements on a 'consensus' reached by the Council of Representatives (CoR) blocs to replace Sunni Speaker Mashadani. Conversation [...]	2007-02-06 19:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3985	S/I SATTERFIELD, CG, AND CDA DISCUSS UNSCR, [...] (S) Summary: S/I Satterfield took the opportunity of the regular weekly meeting between PM Maliki and Multi-National Force-Iraq Commanding General Petraeus (CG) and Embassy COM (CDA Butenis) to press PM Maliki to sign his (Maliki's) letter to the UN Security Council (UNSC) requesting a UNSCR [...]	2007-12-09 06:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3986	PROVINCIAL COUNCILS TERMS OF OFFICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq,s provincial councils were seated in January 2005. It is commonly assumed that members of the provincial councils were, like members of the Council of Representatives, elected to four year terms and that new elections are therefore required by January 2009. However, this [...]	2007-12-09 07:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3988	A YEAR IN REVIEW: AYAD ALLAWI'S IRAQIYYA COALITION [...] (S/NF) Summary. Despite high expectations by many, Allawi's attempts to make a splash in Iraqi national politics fell flat in 2007. Instead of participating in a positive agenda to unify the government, he focused his efforts on overthrowing PM Maliki. This strategy appears to have back-fir [...]	2007-12-09 08:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3990	PM MALIKI EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE TO SECDEF GATES [...] (C) Summary. In a December 5 meeting, PM Maliki repeatedly noted to Defense Secretary Gates the positive impact of progress in the security situation. Improved security was facilitating positive developments in Iraq's internal political situation as well as Iraq's relationships with the Unit [...]	2007-12-09 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MARR MOPS ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD3991	DEPUTY SPEAKER ATTIYA OPTIMISTIC ON KEY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a December 5 meeting with S/I David Satterfield, Deputy COR Speaker Khalid al-Attiya gave a rosy outlook for key legislation in the new year. He said the De-Ba'athification bill and budget were nearing completion, a provincial powers law would reach the COR in ea [...]	2007-12-09 12:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD4003	SOUTH'S INDEPENDENT POLICE CHIEFS NEED U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ref A detailed the threats facing independent police chiefs in the south and made the case for offering these chiefs increased USG support. On December 9 Babil Police Chief Qais al-Mumury was killed in an explosion targeting his convoy (ref B). His assassination came amid fo [...]	2007-12-10 11:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD4007	FM TO TRAVEL TO SYRIA, IRAQ REP AT PARIS DONOR [...] (C) In December 6 and 9 meetings with PolMil Minister Counselor Amb. Marcie Ries, Foreign Minister Zebari reviewed the SPD and UNSCR processes, and robustly criticized the Prime Minister's Office's (PMO) role in the matter. Citing improved relations and increased Syrian pressure on foreign [...]	2007-12-11 01:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4008	PRT KIRKUK: ARABS END PROVINCIAL COUNCIL BOYCOTT [...] (U) This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: The return of the Arab bloc members on December 4 to the Kirkuk Provincial Council peacefully resolved a year-long Sunni Arab boycott. Negotiations for the Arab bloc's return saw concessions by the ruling Ki [...]	2007-12-11 06:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4027	FM RECEIVES OBJECTIVE MASSEY BRIEF [...] (C) On December 10, and in advance of what will be Foreign Minister Zebari's first official trip to Syria, PolMil Minister Counselor Ambassador Marcie Ries and MNF-I intel personnel provided him a foreign terrorist and facilitators (FTF) briefing based on Objective Massey data. Zebari listen [...]	2007-12-12 01:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD403	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG President Condemns Bombings in Baghdad, Babil, and Kikuk --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Newspapers reported on KRG President's condemnation of the recent terrorist attacks in Baghdad, Babil, and Kir [...]	2007-02-07 06:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PKPA PGOV ECON IZ TU US
07BAGHDAD4032	PM MALIKI CHAIRS ICI BAGHDAD COORDINATION GROUP [...] (SBU) On December 10 Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki chaired a meeting of International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Baghdad Coordination Group (BCG) to provide the international donor community with an update on ICI implementation. Maliki opened the 45 minute session by noting the difficulties faci [...]	2007-12-12 07:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4039	CODEL POMEROY MEETING WITH AMAR AL-HAKIM [...] (C) Summary: In a December 3 meeting with Syed Amar al-Hakim, son of ISCI head Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Codel Pomeroy heard that there are signs of security, economic, and even political improvement in Iraq. Syed Amar said the Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) proved that a large portion of [...]	2007-12-12 13:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD404	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Sulaimaniyah to Give Fuel to Owners of 300 Private Generators --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Kurdistani New reports that the Sulaimaniyah provincial government will supply 50% of the diesel fuel and ele [...]	2007-02-07 06:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PKPA PGOV ECON IZ TU US
07BAGHDAD4048	JAM FREEZE CONTINUES UNTIL GOD AND SADR SAY [...] (S) Summary: Roughly three months after Muqtada al-Sadr ordered a six-month "freeze" of military activity by his Jaysh al-Mehdi (JAM) militia, the mercurial cleric issued a lengthy internet statement December 2 in which he ordered continuation of the freeze "until Almighty God wills otherwise; [...]	2007-12-13 08:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD4049	EPRT DIYALA SOUTH: HOW CONFLICTING LINES [...] (U) This is an ePRT Diyala South reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The emergence of effective local government in Diyala Province is stalling due to conflicting lines of authority, a lack of defined roles and responsibilities, and disconnects with ministerial representatives from the cen [...]	2007-12-13 10:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4057	JAAFARI'S VEIL DANCE OF IMPERFECTLY-CONCEALED PM [...] (C) Summary: In a December 12 meeting, former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari warned that the USG will be able to conclude a long-term bilateral security arrangement only with an Iraqi leader who has a solid base of popular support and is able to explain the upside of the agreement to a skep [...]	2007-12-13 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4062	GOI TESTING THE WATERS ON PDS REFORM [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: In recent weeks, GOI officials, including the Ministers of Trade and Finance, have spoken publicly about the need to institute changes in the public distribution system (PDS). World prices for wheat alone, one of the commodities provided in the PDS basket, have risen signi [...]	2007-12-14 11:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4065	JOURNALISTS ON THE STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Broadcast and print journalists in Baghdad reported that the government, political parties, and religious leaders were attempting to control the content of their reports during a series of meetings during October and November. Seven journalists who have worked for a variety of t [...]	2007-12-14 14:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECPS KDEM KPAO IZ
07BAGHDAD4067	DPM SALEH: DECENTRALIZE AUTHORITY TO THE [...] (C) Summary. DPM Barham Saleh told GOVDEL (Don Carcieri, R-RI; Bill Ritter, D-CO; and Mike Rounds, R-SD) on December 11 the central GOI needs to devolve more authority to the provinces. Political fixes are needed, he said, and called for more compromises between the party blocs as well as po [...]	2007-12-14 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4068	UN SRSG POSSIBLY GAINS BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General Staffan de Mistura told Senior SIPDIS Adviser December 13 that he had "good news" on an Article 140 way forward. De Mistura said that President Talabani, Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barz [...]	2007-12-14 18:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4070	PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Salah ad Din Provincial government officials tell PRTOffs that on every issue that is important to them - from provincial powers, to De-Baathification and institutionalizing arrangements made on the tribal se [...]	2007-12-15 13:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4078	MALIKI ON USG-IRAQI BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, BASRAH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki told the USCENTCOM Commander, Admiral Fallon, that he was pleased with the recently signed Declaration of Principles and blamed negotiating delays on deliberations required by the Council of Representatives (CoR). Concerning the transition of Basrah to Provin [...]	2007-12-16 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD408	KURDS DELAY BUDGET OVER FUNDING FOR PESHMERGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Baghdad coordinator Dilshad Miran (KDP) told Poloff February 1 that negotiations on the security and defense portion of the national budget were still ongoing but had stalled because of disagreement over GOI funding for the Kurdish Peshmerga sec [...]	2007-02-07 09:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4084	ELECTIONS COMMISSION STAFFING UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has appointed twelve of the twenty Governorate Electoral Officers; however, the CoR remains deadlocked over nominations for the remaining eight positions. While mid- and lower-ranked IHEC employees complain of patronage and nepoti [...]	2007-12-16 15:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD4085	FM PROVIDES SYRIA TRIP READOUT; NOTES "NEW TONE" [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 14 meeting with PolMil Minister Counselor Ambassador Marcie Ries and Pol Counselor Matthew Tueller, Foreign Minister Zebari said he detected a "new tone" from the SARG and an increased willingness to engage on a range of issues. The Foreign Minister reported that [...]	2007-12-17 01:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4088	PRESIDENT TALABANI HOSTS 750 BAGHDAD TRIBAL [...] (S) On December 13, President Jalal Talabani hosted at his Baghdad compound 750 Baghdad sheikhs (Sunni and Shia) along with Vice President Hashimi, Interior Minister Bolani, Parliament Defense Committee Member al-Samaraie, General Petraeus, the Charge, the UK Ambassador, and other distinguish [...]	2007-12-17 05:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4094	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, 14 DECEMBER 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the absence of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, National Security Advisor Muwaffuk Rubaie chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Iraq Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) on December 14. Rubaie announced that the Government of Iraq (GoI) will launch their ne [...]	2007-12-17 07:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD4096	KRG ON ARTICLE 140: "TECHNICAL" DELAY ACCEPTABLE [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani and Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani told the Senior Advisor December 9 that only a "technical" delay for some months in implementing Article 140 would be acceptable, and must be announced by the GOI, not the KRG. While PM B [...]	2007-12-17 08:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4098	NORTHWEST BAGHDAD RECONCILIATION: SUCCESSES AND [...] (U) This is a Baghdad embedded PRT 5 and Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Introduction: Reconciliation in Baghdad requires locally-tailored approaches. In the predominantly rural Abu Ghraib Qada (county) of Baghdad Province, sustaining reconciliation momentum demands a delicate balan [...]	2007-12-17 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4099	IRAQI LEGISLATIVE CASE STUDY: JAPANESE ODA LOAN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Approximately one year following initial agreement, a batch of Iraqi reconstruction assistance projects financed with Japanese soft-loans has nearly completed its journey through the Iraqi legislative process. Currently, ten projects (valued at some USD 2.1 billion) have b [...]	2007-12-17 13:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4106	VP HASHIMI SUPPORTS ARTICLE 140 IMPLEMENTATION AND [...] (C) Summary and comment: Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi told the press December 16 after meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani that he supports the implementation of Article 140 and blamed delays in the implementation on the security situation. He [...]	2007-12-17 15:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4107	RRT ERBIL: UN SRSG DE MISTURA ADDRESSES KURDISH [...] (U) Summary: In a Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) session December 17, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General (UN SRSG) Staffan de Mistura presented UNAMI's proposal for a six-month technical delay of the Article 140 process and offered UN technical support to serve [...]	2007-12-17 18:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4108	COR ISSUES UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's Council of Representatives (COR) is scheduled to reconvene on December 30, following its three week hiatus for the Hajj and the Eid holiday. It has the Budget Law and Accountability and Justice (i.e., the de-Ba'ath law) to deal with during the January extension of its reg [...]	2007-12-17 18:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4109	IRAQI REACTION TO DECEMBER 16 TURKISH AIRSTRIKES [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-18 02:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD4110	IRAQI REACTION TO DECEMBER 16 TURKISH AIRSTRIKES [...] (S) SUMMARY: While both PM Maliki and FM Zebari were measured in their remarks in reaction to the December 16 Turkish airstrikes against PKK targets in the northern Qandil mountains, they underscored that loss of civilian lives was "unacceptable." Implying U.S. involvement in the airstrikes, [...]	2007-12-18 08:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD4115	NINEWA: KURDS AND ARABS A LONG WAY FROM DIALOGUE [...] (C/REL ACGU) Summary: In a series of meetings on Article 140 with many influential Ninewa political figures on December 10-11, Special Advisor David Pearce heard unanimous support for continued USG engagement on the issue but agreement on little else. While Kurds favored implementation of wha [...]	2007-12-18 13:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KDEM PHUM MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD4116	TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE NGO COMMENTS ON DE-BA'ATH LAW [...] (C) Summary: The International Center for Transitional Justice, a U.S.-based NGO, has delivered an analysis of the Law of Accountability and Justice to the GOI and CoR leadership that criticizes the current draft. The analysis warns the CoR that the draft will not further national reconciliat [...]	2007-12-18 14:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4117	IRAQ'S NGO REGISTRATION WOES [...] (C REL USA GBR) Summary: In early October, the NGO Assistance Office proposed to the Council of Ministers that all NGOs formerly registered by the Ministry of Planning be forced to re-register. Although the request was denied by the Council of Ministers General Secretariat, significant number [...]	2007-12-18 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4118	MCNS ON DECEMBER 16 DISCUSSED TURKISH ATTACKS, [...] (S/REL UK AS) Summary: The Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met December 16 to be briefed on Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq (MNSTC-I) contributions and support for the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and to clarify funding procedures for the Rusafa Rule of [...]	2007-12-18 15:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MASS PTER PREL MOPS MARR PGOV IZ TU
07BAGHDAD4125	MOI ON FOREIGN TERRORISTS AND BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a December 12 meeting, Pol-Mil M/C discussed foreign terrorists, border security, and the PKK with Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani. While Syria had taken some actions and there had been a reduction in the number of foreign terrorists entering Iraq, Syria was hampered in its [...]	2007-12-19 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ SA SY
07BAGHDAD4127	SAMARRA MOSQUE RECONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN MID-JANUARY [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Reconstruction Haq al-Hakim told EmbOffs, MNF-I representatives, and UNAMI representative on December 12 that the GOI planned to start reconstruction of the Shia Golden Mosque in Samarra on January 15. According to al-Hakim, PM Maliki has [...]	2007-12-19 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD4136	KUWAITI NAVY IN DISPUTE WITH COALITION-CONTRACTED [...] (C) Summary. The Kuwaiti Navy forced two vessels contracted by the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I) for salvage operations to hastily depart from their anchored position in disputed waters in the Khawr Abd Allah waterway on December 18. This occurred despite multiple-channel appeals to th [...]	2007-12-19 13:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS
07BAGHDAD4137	PRT MAYSAN: OFFICIAL BLAMES SHI'A, NOT AQI, FOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: On December 18, 2007, PRT staff met with Zaid Khalaf al-Hoshi, Advisor to the Maysan Governor, and three senior provincial agricultural officers at Tallil Air Base to discuss project opportunities. During lunch, one official briefly strayed off-message and informed us that the [...]	2007-12-19 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD414	KIRKUK OFFICIALS ON SECURITY, SERVICES, AND TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Kirkuk Governor Abdulrahman Mustafa Fatah and Provincial Council Chair Rizgar Ali Hamajan on February 5. Other members of the governor's office and the provincial council also attended. The officials thanked the Ambassador for his support of Kirkuk, and [...]	2007-02-07 17:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD4140	CHALABI'S PROVISION OF SERVICES COMMITTEE - [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-19 16:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD4141	STAFFDEL GARVEY MEETS WITH DEFMIN ABDUL QADR [...] Senate Foreign Relations Committee Professional Staff Member Patrick Garvey met with Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qadr Muhammed Jasim December 7 to discuss the current state of Iraqi defense forces and development efforts in the MOD. While noting the significant progress that the Iraqi milita [...]	2007-12-20 08:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV NATO IZ
07BAGHDAD4142	PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: SHIFTING GOI PRIORITIES [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Draft legislation on provincial elections has stalled in the Prime Minister,s office, in part because Iraq,s dominant national political parties assess that new elections would work to their disadvantage. Moreover, Iraqi politicians now say they must finish the provincial [...]	2007-12-20 13:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD4143	BRITISH FS SAYS HMG AND USG THINKING ON IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a December 17 meeting, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, (FS) accompanied by UK Ambassador SIPDIS to Iraq Christopher Prentice and MNF-I Deputy CG William Rollo, told Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I CG Petraeus that, post-Basrah PIC, Her Majesty's Government (HMG) wan [...]	2007-12-20 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV UK IZ
07BAGHDAD4146	PRT-WASIT: 57 WASIT SHEIKHS TOUR IRAN AT MALIKI'S [...] (S//REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary. According to an influential ePRT contact, 57 Wasit Sheikhs visited Iran from 21 November to 6 December at the invitation of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki. While in Iran, the sheiks received lectures in "five-star hotels," met religious leaders and visited Shi'a [...]	2007-12-21 11:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD415	VIOLENCE IN BAGHDAD'S AMEL NEIGHBORHOOD: SUNNI AND [...] (C) Summary. Sunni residents of the Baghdad area of al Amel told EmbOffs that Sunnis in their neighborhood continued be tortured, killed and forcibly displaced by Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia members. They claimed that the operations had been so severe that the neighborhood had lost most of i [...]	2007-02-07 17:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD4155	ARTICLE 140: VIEWS FROM THE ERBIL STREET [...] (C) Summary: according to a variety of sources, eventual implementation of Article 140 is an important and emotional issue for the &Erbil Street,8 but the delay will not trigger strong public reaction, despite KRG leadership claims over the past months. RRT does not expect any significant p [...]	2007-12-22 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4156	NINEWA: KDP VICE GOVERNOR VISITS PROMINENT SHAMMAR [...] (C/REL AUS, GBR, CAN) Ninewa Vice Governor and provincial Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) leader Khasro Goran fielded complaints December 17 from local tribal leaders in a rare visit to prominent Shammar sheikh Abdullah Al Yawr's house. The Shammar, a politically and economically powerful Arab [...]	2007-12-22 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KDEM PHUM MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD4158	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2007-12-23 07:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD416	DIYALA PERSPECTIVE: SUNNI COR MEMBER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. Council of Representatives (CoR) member Salim al-Jeboori (Sunni, IIP from Diyala) described a grim situation in Diyala province during a February 6 meeting with poloffs. The ethnically-diverse province adjacent to Baghdad is plagued by terrorists, Sunni insurgents, Shia militias, [...]	2007-02-07 18:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD4162	TURKEY/PKK: STOPPING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish military airstrikes against PKK targets in the Qandil Mountains December 16 and the subsequent December 17/18 crossing of Turkish infantry in pursuit of KGK elements were successful in demonstrating that PKK terrorism will not be tolerated either by the Turks or the U.S. [...]	2007-12-23 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD4163	AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMS TROOP DRAWDOWN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Australian Prime Minister Rudd confirmed the drawdown of the Australian battle group and training elements at Tallil by August 2008. He noted that Australia was not leaving the coalition; some units would stay citing the P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft, the frigate in the Arabian G [...]	2007-12-23 14:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4174	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2007-12-24 12:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD4175	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2007-12-24 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD4176	BABIL PIC TO TAKE PLACE IN 2008 [...] (C/REL UK AS) In response to security concerns raised by Multi-National Division-Center (MND-C) commander MG Lynch, the Joint Committee to Transfer Security Responsibility (JCTSR) has recommended a postponement in establishing Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) of Babil Province from December 2007 [...]	2007-12-25 05:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD4184	TROUBLE AMONG MAYSAN'S SADRISTS [...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Maysan,s Sadrists are challenged by a splintering within the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) and mounting public discontent over poor governance, according to a US-based Maysani businessman. He said the criminal and former Baathist members [...]	2007-12-27 11:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD4185	PRT MUTHANNA: QRF PROGRAM EMPOWERS, EMBOLDENS [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with the PRT, three leading representatives of the marja'iyya lauded the PRTs work and identified four additional local development projects for USG consideration. The clerics are vital pilla [...]	2007-12-27 13:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL SOCI KISL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD4189	PRT MAYSAN: NO ANBAR AWAKENING IN MAYSAN [...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. PRT assesses that the unique demographics and historical legacy of Maysan make it infertile ground for a Concerned Local Citizens (CLCs) approach to tribal engagement. Incorporating tribal members into a community security forc [...]	2007-12-27 13:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD419	UN OUTLINES CONCERNS WITH IRAQ'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary General (D/SRSG) Michael Schulenburg and UNAMI SIPDIS Director for the Office of Constitutional Support Professor Nicholas Haysom updated the DCM on the Constitutional Review Committee's lack of urgency and unwillingness to tackle t [...]	2007-02-08 09:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4192	ANBAR POLITICAL LEADERS DISCUSS POWER-SHARING [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. Four leading political figures from Anbar Province met in Amman, Jordan, on December 18 to lay plans for a power-sharing formula for the province,s main political factions. The plan they developed includes the creation of a &Higher [...]	2007-12-27 15:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4193	THE KURDS FIRE A SHOT OVER PM MALIKI'S BOW [...] (C) Summary: In a lengthy open letter to Prime Minister Maliki dated December 21, the Kurdistan Alliance registered its concern over "lost opportunities, crippled wills, the confusion in taking decisions and obstructing the participation and reform process" and presented Maliki with a list of [...]	2007-12-27 18:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4199	KURDISH LEADERS AGREE TO GIVE MALIKI ONE LAST [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Crocker met on 26 December in Erbil with Iraq,s senior Kurdish leaders to discuss their support for Prime Minister Maliki, negotiations for a long-term security agreement between Washington and Baghdad, Article 140, and Turkish attacks on the PKK. Assembled Kurdish le [...]	2007-12-29 13:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PTER PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD42	MOI BOLANI SLOW TO DEVELOP REFORM PLAN [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY. PM Maliki is frustrated by the lack of progress by Minister of Interior (MOI) Jawad al-Bolani and National Security Advisor Muwafak al-Rubaie to develop a plan for comprehensive MOI reform as was ordered by Maliki at the October 22 meeting of the Ministerial Committee [...]	2007-01-07 05:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD4200	NINEWA: "HEDBA GATHERING" BLOC OFFERS SUNNI ARABS [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2.. (C/REL AUS, GBR, CAN) Summary: Atheel al Najaifi, a top official in the secular nationalist Ninewa political bloc the Hedba Gathering, detailed the bloc,s strategy and agenda in several conversations with PRT. Al Najaifi, [...]	2007-12-29 16:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KDEM PHUM MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD4203	TOPI PROMISES MORE ALBANIAN TROOPS; SURPLUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 23 meeting, Albanian President Bamir Topi told Ambassador Crocker, MNF-I CG David Petraeus and PolMil Minister Counselor Ambassador Marcie Ries that his country planned to increase the number of its troops in Iraq. Albanian Minister of Defense Fatmir Mediu, who a [...]	2007-12-30 04:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4204	PRT KIRKUK: 13-POINT AGREEMENT ENDS ARAB BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kirkuk Brotherhood List (KBL) and the Arab Bloc of the Kirkuk Provincial Council (PC) on 2 December agreed on a resolution ending the Arab bloc,s year long boycott. The thirteen-point agreement was the result of a PRT initiative to bring the blocs together during countless [...]	2007-12-30 06:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KDEM PHUM MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD4205	CURRENT STATUS OF GOI FUNDING FOR CLCS [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Coalition efforts to secure counterpart GOI funding for the transition of Concerned Local Citizens (CLCs or Awakening Councils) have garnered positive responses from Finance Minister Bayan Jabr and Chair of the Council of Representatives (CoR) Economic Committee Dr. Haider [...]	2007-12-30 09:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ

07BAGHDAD4219	HUMMAM HAMMOUDI DISCUSSES LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR [...] (C) Hummam Hammoudi, ISCI's deputy bloc leader, confirmed on December 27 that ISCI would vote in favor of the de-Ba'athification law. "We wrote it, so how could we not support it?" Hammoudi chuckled. Hammoudi said there was no chance that either the Fadhila or Sadrist blocs would support the [...]	2007-12-31 07:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4221	VP HASHEMI ON ALLYING WITH KURDS AND STABILIZING [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on 30 December with Vice President and Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) head Tariq al-Hashemi. Hashemi said the purpose of the IIP-Kurdish agreement last week was to pressure the GOI to work harder for political progress and to cooperate against increasing violence i [...]	2007-12-31 09:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4222	PRT KIRKUK: POPULATION MOVEMENTS IN KIRKUK [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-31 14:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD4223	PRT KIRKUK: ORDER TO HASTEN RETURN OF PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Article 140 committee in October approved Order #6 to return land in parts of Kirkuk to its mostly Turcoman original owners. The decision potentially relieves the backlogged Commission for the Resolution of Real Property Disputes (CRRPD) of nearly a third of its caseload, [...]	2007-12-31 14:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PBTS PREL KDEM PHUM MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD4224	ANBAR LEADERS PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT CREATING [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting Cable. 2. (C) Summary: Five Anbar political leaders agreed to establish the Anbar Higher Committee (AHC) at a meeting in Amman, Jordan on December 23. (Note: This meeting was a follow-up to the December 18 meeting (reftel),where the idea was originall [...]	2007-12-31 14:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4225	PRT MUTHANNA: SECURITY FORCE LEADER SAYS IRANIAN [...] (U) This is a Muthanna PRT reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) Summary and Comment: Colonel Ali al-Khawam, the leader of Muthanna,s Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU),sees Iranian influence and militia violence spreading from Basra as the greatest threats to stability in southern Iraq. Accor [...]	2007-12-31 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV IR IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD4226	THE AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 29 MEETINGS WITH COR [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met separately on December 29 with Council of Representatives (COR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani and First Deputy Speaker Sheikh Khaled Al-Attiya. Both said that the COR would reconvene as scheduled on December 30, although Sheikh Khaled questioned whether it was worth [...]	2007-12-31 15:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PINR PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD426	CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES, [...] (C) Summary. In the two and a half months since the Council of Representatives (CoR) named the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC),political parties have yet to engage substantively over possible constitutional amendments. Tawafuq, in collaboration with several smaller political parties, a [...]	2007-02-08 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD430	AL-HAKIM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BADR DETAINEES, [...] (S) Summary: Abdulaziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),questioned the Ambassador on February 1 about several Badr members detained by the coalition. Badr leader Hadi al-Amri, also present, repeated his usual call for "evidence." The Ambassa [...]	2007-02-08 14:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD431	PRT KIRKUK: ARTICLE 140 - ARAB RELOCATION ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relocation of Arabization Arabs ("Wafidain") back to their original homes outside Kirkuk Province has suddenly emerged here as a volatile issue, after the GOI Article 140 Commission,s February 4th announcement of its proposed relocation program. Kirkuk's Arab Consultative Counc [...]	2007-02-08 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD433	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Continuing Reaction to Article 140 Committee Resolutions --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Kurdish press was dominated today by continued reactions from across the region on two resolutions of the Higher Com [...]	2007-02-08 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR PKPA PGOV ECON IZ US
07BAGHDAD434	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Ansar al-Islam Plot to Murder Sulaimaniyah Security Officials Thwarted --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Hawlati independent newspaper published details of a plot by three members of Ansar al-Islam to murde [...]	2007-02-08 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR PKPA PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD436	AL-HAKIM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BADR DETAINEES, [...] (S) Summary: Abdulaziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),questioned the Ambassador on February 1 about several Badr members detained by the coalition. Badr leader Hadi al-Amri, also present, repeated his usual call for "evidence." The Ambassa [...]	2007-02-08 15:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD439	DAILY LIFE IN MUTHANNA PROVINCE: ASSORTED [...] This is a PRT Muthanna cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. In many important ways, daily life in Muthanna Province differs little from that of life in 18th and 19th century Islamic society in Iraq. Religious dominance in daily life, rampant unemployment and persistent security concerns [...]	2007-02-09 08:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD440	BARZANI REMAINS STATIC ON PKK ISSUE [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's February 3-5 visit to Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani called for a two-part strategy for solving the PKK issue that combines an amnesty with military action. He warned against a purely military action from the Turks and [...]	2007-02-09 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD441	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVES 2007 BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The Council of Representatives approved the 2007 budget at 18:30 on February 8, just before going into recess. Negotiations between the Kurds and the central government were tentatively concluded late afternoon on February 8, with an agreement to 'reach an agreement between the [...]	2007-02-09 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD447	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. U. S. Air Force Attacks Peshmerga in Mosul --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) PUK media outlets reported that late Thursday night the U. S. Air Force attacked a PUK office in al-Karama neighborhood in Mos [...]	2007-02-11 06:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR PKPA PGOV ECON IZ TU
07BAGHDAD451	PM INSIDER AL-ASKARI ON DEBAATHIFICATION, SUNNI [...] (C) CoR member and Prime Minister insider Sami al-Askari told PolCouns on February 7 that the Shi'a coalition, with the possible exception of the Sadrists, was ready to make changes to deBaathification legislation. Noting that deBaathification reform was the single most important current leg [...]	2007-02-11 11:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD452	IRAQI POLITICIAN DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO FORM [...] (S) Council of Representatives (CoR) member Nadim al-Jabiri (Shi'a coalition - Fadhila),advisor to the Minister of State for Tourism and Antiquities Baha al-Mayah, and Judge Hussein al-Musawi of the Supreme Criminal Court outlined to PolCouns on February 8 their efforts to form a "national f [...]	2007-02-11 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD453	UMM QASR PORT NEED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 1, a visit by the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office's (IRMO) Director of Operations for Electricity and Oil, its Trade Office, and Econ officers to the Government of Iraq's (GoI) port facilities at Umm Qasr (PUQ) provided a first-hand look at the chaotic, ineffi [...]	2007-02-11 12:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD EWWT PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD455	NINEWA: ANTI-KURD COALITION DEFEATS MOVE TO [...] (C) At the Ninewa Provincial Council's 4 February weekly meeting, the majority Kurdish Alliance (30 of 41 members) attempted to impose a complete reshuffle of Council committees, including abolition of some committees and addition of an Article 140 committee to oversee 'disputed territories' [...]	2007-02-11 14:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD460	SUNNI HEWAR BLOC REP HOLDS THE FORT, TAKES ON BLOC [...] (C) Summary: Kirkuk native and Sunni Hewar bloc CoR member Mohammed Tamimi has never missed a session of Iraq's Council of Representatives (CoR). The rest of Hewar's attendance at the CoR is sparse at best; remaining bloc members shuttle back and forth between Amman and Baghdad. Bloc leader [...]	2007-02-12 02:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD461	PRT TIKRIT: TRIBAL SHEIKHS SEE USG AS OCCUPYING [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. To discuss President Bush's "New Way Forward in Iraq" and to promote tribal leaders' role in countering al Qaeda (AQIZ) in the wake of the kidnapping of leading tribal authority Sheikh Ahmad "Naji" Ajbarah al Jabouri (reftel),th [...]	2007-02-12 02:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD476	IRAQI COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES BEGINS RECESS [...] (U) The first full legislative cycle of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR),which began with an inaugural session on March 16, 2006, ended with the somewhat delayed passage of the 2007 budget on February 8 (reftel). The CoR now begins a recess expected to last through early March. [...]	2007-02-12 09:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD482	AL-MALIKI SPEECH: EVERYBODY WAGERS ON THE IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Al-Maliki's February 6 speech to his military commanders transcended his normal pedestrian approach to public remarks and reflected what appears to be a signficant evolution in his assessment of the problems facing Iraq. He stressed to his commanders their professi [...]	2007-02-12 13:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR XF IZ
07BAGHDAD490	FM ON REGIONAL CONFERENCE, TURKEY, IRAN, AND [...] (S) Summary: During a February 6 meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar al-Zebari and the Ambassador discussed an upcoming regional conference the MFA intends to host; current issues the GOI has with Turkey, Iran and Syria; and the FM's recent travels to Italy and Davos. The FM reiterat [...]	2007-02-13 08:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD492	IRAQ PARLIAMENT SPEAKER DISCUSSES "HISTORIC" [...] (S) Summary: During their February 9 meeting, Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mashhadani called the final CoR session of this legislative term historic. After intense negotiations, the CoR passed the 2007 budget. The CoR debate over Sunni MoD Abdul Qader's testimony at this session ( [...]	2007-02-13 08:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD493	VP HASHEMI ON MOD, SUNNI ROLE IN BSP, MODERATE [...] (S) Summary: VP Hashemi told the Ambassador February 8 that the Sunni Tawafuq bloc's nomination of Sunni MoD Abdul Qader during government formation was a "grave mistake." Hashemi reviewed examples of Abdul Qader's "weak" performance as Minister. The VP reported on progress with moderate fron [...]	2007-02-13 08:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD494	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG Prime Minister Meets with Undersecretary for Management --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Major Kurdish media covered the meeting of Undersecretary of State for Management Henrietta Fore and U. S. Region [...]	2007-02-13 10:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD498	IRAQI SUNNI ENDOWMENT HEAD PLANS NEW RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarraie, head of the Sunni Endowment, told Poloffs on February 12 that he plans to start a new Sunni religious organization that will be a moderate alternative to the Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS). He predicts that approximately ninety perce [...]	2007-02-13 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ JO QA SA
07BAGHDAD501	IRAQ PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MASHHADANI'S MELTDOWN [...] (S//REL UK, AUS) SUMMARY: A February 10th working dinner, intended to facilitate intra-Sunni dialogue, devolved into a shouting match between Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qader Mohammed al-Ubadyi and Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, with the Speaker storming ou [...]	2007-02-13 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD504	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Kurdistan Regional Government Strongly Condemns U. S. Air Strike in Mosul --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) The office of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani issued a statement [...]	2007-02-14 05:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD506	PRT TIKRIT: PROVINCIAL GOVT ENGAGES MORE FULLY ON SECURITY, RECOMMENDS USG ENGAGEMENT WITH INSURGENT GROUPS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In the wake of senior tribal leader Sheikh Ahmad "Naji" Ajbarah al Jabouri's kidnapping (reftel),Salah ad Din (SaD) provincial leaders and security officials seem emboldened to take on al Qaeda in Iraq (AQIZ) and to garner secur [...]	2007-02-14 08:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PGOV PINR IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD507	PRT TIKRIT: ODIERNO, GRAND MUFTI, PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. It has been cleared by MNC-I Commanding General Odierno, MND-N Commanding General Mixon, and the 3/82 Brigade Combat Team. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In a February 8 meeting, MNC-I Commanding General Odierno, MND-N Commanding General Mixon, Grand Mufti Sh [...]	2007-02-14 08:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD508	IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIANS DISCUSS STATUS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings on February 5, CoR members updated poloffs on the current status of draft proposals and party strategies for approaching de-Baathification reform. A CoR de-Baathification committee member confirmed that the committee was now meeting regularly to consider [...]	2007-02-14 09:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM KJUS PGOV
07BAGHDAD514	PRESIDENT TALABANI COMMENTS ON RECONCILIATION, [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a February 10 meeting at President Talabani's residence, Talabani told the Ambassador that he hoped the Sadrists would agree to reconciliation efforts with the Sunni IIP. He agreed that the hydrocarbon law was a priority and that the Kurds needed to cooperate on its passage. [...]	2007-02-14 13:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD518	MINISTER OF FINANCE EMPHASIZES BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance Bayan Jabr met with the Treasury Attache, Coordinator for the Economic Transition, and the NEA-I DAS on February 10. Senior MoF officials and the Central Bank Governor Shabibi were also in attendance. Minister Jabr emphasized the need to focus on budget execu [...]	2007-02-14 15:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD527	AL ANBAR: SHEIKS' COUNCIL CHALLENGES POLICE CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: A meeting of the Anbar Coordination Committee (ACC) was called February 12 to address the dispute between Al Anbar Salvation Council leader Sheikh Abdalsittar Abou Risha and the Anbar PC Chair and Governor over who had the authority to appoint the police chief of Anbar. While Go [...]	2007-02-15 07:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD53	KURDISTAN PRESIDENT BARZANI DISCUSSES PESHMERGA, [...] This message is from the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT). 2. (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani told Kurdistan Regional Coordinator on December 29 that peshmerga security forces, currently controlled respectively by the KDP and P [...]	2007-01-07 10:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD538	PRT KIRKUK: ARTICLE 140 COMMITTEE MEMBER MOHAMMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kirkuk Provincial Council (PC) and Article 140 Commission member, Mohammed Khalil, a Sunni Arab, says the Article 140 Commission,s approval of a proposed Arab relocation program came after a "strife-filled" debate over whether the program would be voluntary. The final wording w [...]	2007-02-15 08:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD540	SUBJECT: PRT TIKRIT: DEPUTY GOVERNOR PUTS FORTH [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (SBU) Salah ad Din Deputy Governor Abdullah Ajbarah has been engaged on reconciliation and is keen to see greater Sunni involvement in the political process. In that vein, he passed the following letter to a number of individuals, including [...]	2007-02-15 11:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD545	VICE PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC ADVISORS DISCUSS BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary: Economic Minister-Counselor met with Farid Yaseen and Zuhair Humadi, economic advisors to Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi on February 11. The advisors appreciated the Baghdad Security Plan's focus on commercial zones and mixed neighborhoods. They also noted the lack of Iraqi g [...]	2007-02-15 16:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD546	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN -- VIEWS FROM THE STREET [...] (C) Summary: Baghdad residents have expressed cautious optimism about the new Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) to poloffs, PRT Baghdad officers, and other embassy staff in recent days. Overall, their comments hit two major themes: (1) that residents are pinning their hopes on this plan, and (2) t [...]	2007-02-15 19:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD547	FIRST YEAR OF IRAQ'S COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES -- [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's one-year-old legislature is maturing slowly as an institution through its work on a diverse package of laws. We count 27 pieces of legislation passed, and many more debated, during 86 meetings held since March 2006. Legislative priorities for the upcoming term will furt [...]	2007-02-15 20:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD552	PM MALIKI CLAIMS AL-SADR LETTER IS A FRAUD [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD554	PM'S OFFICE RELEASES STATEMENT DENYING [...] (U) The office of Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki issued a written statement on February 4 denying the authenticity of a letter, dated January 14 and circulating on the internet, which summarized an alleged conversation he had with Moqtada Al-Sadr to send senior Al-Mahdi members to Iran to prote [...]	2007-02-17 08:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD559	NINEWA: KURDS' HEADLONG RUSH TOWARDS KRG [...] (C) Kurds in Ninewa continue to press forward to incorporate significant areas of Ninewa Province into the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) through the 'disputed territories' process foreseen by Article 140 of the current Iraqi Constitution. In this headlong effort, Ninewa's Kurdish Allia [...]	2007-02-17 13:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREF KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD56	PRT TIKRIT: DOES THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S REACH [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The distance between the central GOI and the Salah ad Din (SaD) Provincial Government appears to be widening. Local politicians have little to no communication with the national level political parties, leaving many to become i [...]	2007-01-07 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD561	IRAQI PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON KEY PRIORITIES [...] The following statement was posted on the Iraqi Presidency's website ( www.iraqipresidency.net ),dated February 15 (posted February 16),following a meeting between the three-member Presidency Council and Prime Minister Al-Maliki. The statement lists priority issues on which senior GoI offi [...]	2007-02-17 19:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD562	FORMER IRAQI DPM DISCUSSES MODERATE FRONT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways and the Ambassador discussed on February 10 the status of the moderate front. The Ambassador encouraged Shaways to play an active role in its formation. Shaways said he favored transferring de-Ba'athification to the judiciary and punis [...]	2007-02-18 10:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD564	CHALABI, SAD DEPUTY GOVERNOR DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on February 9, Salah ad-Din (SaD) Deputy Governor General Abdullah Al-Jebarah presented De-Baathification Commission Chairman Ahmed Chalabi lists of individuals from his province who had received exemptions from the HNDBC but had yet to be returned [...]	2007-02-18 11:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD565	TALABANI DISCUSSES LATEST ON MODERATE FRONT, PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani discussed the latest efforts on a moderate front in a February 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Minister of Water Latif Rashid. He gave the Ambassador a readout of his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-M [...]	2007-02-18 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL SA IZ
07BAGHDAD566	DA'WA COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBER URGES USG [...] (C) Summary: Shiite Dawa Party Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Deputy of the National Reconciliation Commission Falih al-Fiyadh discussed key issues before the CoR with poloffs February 15. Al-Fiyadh urged the USG to engage Prime Minister Maliki, former PM Jafaari, SCIRI leader a [...]	2007-02-18 13:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD567	FM STILL HOPING TO BRING MINISTERS TO BAGHDAD; HAD [...] (C) Summary. CDA Speckhard and PolCouns met with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari February 15 to discuss the FM's trip to Saudi Arabia and the upcoming neighbors' conference the Iraqis hope to host in Baghdad in mid-March. Zebari described his trip to Saudi Arabia to reopen the Iraqi Embassy a [...]	2007-02-18 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA IZ
07BAGHDAD570	NINEWA: KURD-ON-YEZIDI VIOLENCE IN AYN SIFNI [...] (C) An 'honor killing' of a presumably unfaithful Kurdish wife after her travel with Yezidi companions employed as local police led to anti-Yezidi violence by Kurds in Ayn Sifni, the major town of Ninewa's Shikhan District. Damage from the violence was narrowly targeted and relatively limit [...]	2007-02-19 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PBTS IZ
07BAGHDAD584	PRESIDENCY COUNCIL, PM AGREE TO CLOSER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice Presidents Adel Abdel Mehdi and Tariq al-Hashemi told the DCM on February 15 that the Presidency Council and Prime Minister have agreed to work together more closely by holding weekly meetings to discuss important issues. The group had not decided on a formal structure or a [...]	2007-02-19 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD585	BSP POPULAR COMMITTEE MOBILIZATION EFFORT'S ROCKY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The popular mobilization strand of the new Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) is off to a rocky start. In a February 14 meeting with provincial and local government leaders, tribal sheikhs, religious leaders, and Embassy staff, committee co-chairs Ahmed Chalabi and Naseer Al-Ani struggl [...]	2007-02-19 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD591	PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN TV'S STAR IS RISING, BID [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. This cable has been cleared by the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (3/82 BCT) and the Tactical PSYOP Detachment 1630, who have Salah ad Din in their area of operation. 2. (C) SUMMARY. With its exclusive coverage of Saddam's burial an [...]	2007-02-19 13:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OIIP KPRV ECON SCUL IZ
07BAGHDAD592	SPECIAL ENVOY RALSTON VISITS MAKHMOUR, TALKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: KRG President Barzani told Special Envoy Ralston that settling the PKK problem requires a political solution from Turkey, but that the KDP and PUK are also anxious to see this source of conflict between Turkey and the KRG resolved. Ralston informed Barzani and other KRG officia [...]	2007-02-19 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER TU IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD593	PRT TIKRIT: SAMARRA'S LOCAL POLITICS, DFI AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-19 13:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD594	IRAQI DEPUTY SPEAKER MESSAGE OF THANKS TO [...] (SBU) The office of Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Attiya of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (independent member of the Shia coalition) handed PolOffs a letter for President Bush on February 19 (text in para two),in which the Deputy Speaker thanks the U.S. for its continued support and looks [...]	2007-02-19 14:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD599	AMBASSADOR PRESSES BASRAH GOVERNOR FOR EFFECTIVE [...] (C) In a February 11 meeting, the Ambassador told Basrah governor Mohammed al-Waeli (Fadhila) that the Mission was very concerned about the rocket attacks targeting REO Basrah and the British Consulate (co-located in the Basrah Palace Compound) and urged him to take a more effective approach to [...]	2007-02-19 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD609	PRT TIKRIT: SAMARRA'S LOCAL POLITICS, DFI AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 10:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR ECON KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD612	ALLAWI BACK IN IRAQ; SEEKS TO BUILD CENTRIST [...] (C) Summary: Back in Baghdad after a prolonged absence, Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told the Ambassador February 16 he intended to re-enter Iraqi politics and build a centrist, issues-based coalition. Allawi said that regional leaders are increasingly frustrated with the GOI and the fut [...]	2007-02-20 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD615	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CHECKPOINT INCIDENTS, [...] (S) Summary: At a February 18 luncheon at Ambassador Khalilzad's residence, he and Turkish Ambassador Derya Kanbay discussed recent checkpoint incidents involving Kanbay and other Turkish Embassy personnel. Kanbay expressed understanding for the difficult circumstances under which U.S. soldie [...]	2007-02-20 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD616	FEBRUARY 16 BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Summary: At the February 16 Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) Executive Steering Committee (ESC) meeting, Iraqi General Abboud reported that BSP had begun successfully February 14. MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Petraeus cautioned that BSP is still in the early stages and that public expectation [...]	2007-02-20 13:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD620	MAYSAN GOVERNOR DISCUSSES SECURITY SITUATION, [...] (U//REL USA, MCFI) This is a PRT Maysan cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//REL USA, MCFI) In a January 22 meeting with the new head of Multinational Forces Division (Southeast),Maysan Governor Adil Al-Maliki focused on his province's upcoming transition to Provincial Iraqi Control [...]	2007-02-20 18:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD621	MINISTRY OF DISPLACEMENT AND MIGRATION (MODM) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sheikh Abdullah Fadil, head of the MODM,s Kirkuk Office, says his primary responsibilities include care of returning and new internally displaced people (IDPS),and of stateless persons. He currently is focused on assisting arriving IDPs from central and southern Iraq. His o [...]	2007-02-20 18:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD624	UNIFICATION OF KRG JUSTICE MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) authorities attended formal ceremonies to mark the long-awaited unification of the PUK and KDP Ministries of Justice 6 February 2007. The separate PUK and KDP ministries of Finance, Interior, and Peshmerga continue working on resolution of [...]	2007-02-21 05:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD628	FADHILA BLOC LEADER DISCUSSES DEBAATHIFICATION [...] (C) Hassan al-Shammari, Fadhila bloc leader in the Council of Representatives (CoR),told PolCouns on February 14 that Fadhila supported an approach to deBaathification reform that made reconciliation the driving priority. Fadhila, he said, wanted to see the "rehabilitation" of Baath party me [...]	2007-02-21 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD63	IRAQ'S SUNNI VP DISCUSSES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN, [...] (S) Summary: In a January 4 meeting with Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi (Iraqi Islamic Party ) IIP),the Ambassador briefed him on the new Baghdad security plan and solicited the VP's support. Al-Hashemi welcomed a new plan to curb Baghdad violence, requested Shia and Sunni balanc [...]	2007-01-07 18:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD639	FORMER IRAQI MILITARY OFFICER DISCUSSES ANBAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Khalaf, a well-connected former military officer from Ramadi, told Poloffs on February 19 that the Anbar Salvation Council capitalized on anti-Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) momentum in the province and the Council's police recruits are mostly loyal to Iraq, not t [...]	2007-02-22 07:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD660	IRAQ:BSP PROGRESSING, HYDROCARBON LAW COMPROMISES, [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a February 20 meeting with Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, and Minister of Oil Husayn Shahristani, all agreed that necessary compromises to the draft Hydrocarbon Law are almost complete and that it will be pres [...]	2007-02-22 15:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD680	POPULAR COMMITTEES MEETING PARTICIPANTS DISMAYED [...] (C) Summary: Ahmed Chalabi frustrated community and tribal leaders who attended a February 21 meeting to discuss the "popular committees" for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) when he announced that he had named "liaison officers" to represent each of the ten security areas of Baghdad. Meeting [...]	2007-02-24 15:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD683	LOCAL BAGHDAD AUTHORITIES BLAST CHALABI'S POPULAR [...] (C) Summary: PRT officers spoke with Rusafa and Karada District Advisory Council (DAC) chairmen February 22 to discuss their views on Ahmad Chalabi,s popular committees initiative. Both said that the general consensus among DAC, Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC) and Provincial Council (P [...]	2007-02-24 20:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD688	MINISTER OF INTERIOR TELLS CODEL MEEHAN SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 20 meeting with Minister of Interior Jawad al-Bolani, CODEL Meehan stressed that a speedy and permanent reduction in Baghdad violence is central to rebuilding U.S. domestic support for efforts in Iraq. Minister Bolani agreed, adding that he is confident that the re [...]	2007-02-25 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD693	FORMATION OF LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newscaster and political activist Farhad Sangawi told RRT Offs on February 10 that he is forming a liberal-democratic party in Sulaimaniyah Province in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Sangawi does not constitute at this stage a threat to the dominance of the Patriotic Union of Kurd [...]	2007-02-25 14:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD694	FEBRUARY CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT IN IRAQI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: RRT Offs attended the First Development Conference of Sulaimaniyah Province on February 5-6 under the theme: Decision-making, Responsibility, Transparency, and Honesty. Numerous committees were formed from members of the provincial government, the local population, and non-gov [...]	2007-02-25 14:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CONEAZ IZ
07BAGHDAD695	BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF DANA AHMED MAJEED, GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is a brief biography of the Governor of Sulaimaniyah Province in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The biography is based on information provided by the Office of Foreign and Public Relations, Sulaimaniyah Province, press reports and conversations between RRT Off and t [...]	2007-02-25 14:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD696	BACKGROUND ON CAREER OF TOP BUSINESS LEADER IN [...] (U) As reported in reftel, RRT Off met on February 10 with Faruk Mustafa Rassool, the most prominent businessman in Sulaimaniyah Province. This telegram reports on Rasool,s career background. MODEST BEGINNING THEN EXPANSION AND DIVERSIFICATION 2. (SBU) Faruk Mustafa Rassool began his c [...]	2007-02-25 14:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD697	BUSINESS LEADER OF IRAQI KURDISTAN ON OPENNESS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The most prominent businessman in Sulaimaniyah Province, Faruk Mustafa Rassool, told RRT Off on February 10 the two dominant political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan must put their rivalry aside and allow free-market practices to drive economic development. He told party leaders th [...]	2007-02-25 14:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD714	CONFERENCE ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: RRT Offs participated in the Coordination Meeting for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Sulaimaniyah Province in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to determine information that will help identify and assist IDPs. The IDP population includes Iraqi Arab Shia and Sunnis migrating to [...]	2007-02-26 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD722	SHIA MEMBERS OF ARAB CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL DENOUNCE [...] SUMMARY: (C) In a recent meeting, four Shia Arab members of the Arab Consultative Council (ACC) presented hard-line, rejectionist views on Article 140 and its proposed relocation program. They said that there is no difference in the political views among Shia and Sunni ACC members noting sp [...]	2007-02-26 18:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD73	KRG PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEET IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on December 21 Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani expressed gratitude to Secretary of Defense Gates for U.S. assistance and said the Kurds look forward to continued cooperation. Accompanied by the Ambassador, General Pace, and Ambassador Satt [...]	2007-01-08 17:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD733	PM CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES HYDROCARBON LAW AND PR [...] (C) Summary: The hydrocarbon law would still be passed by the Council of Ministers this week, the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff (COS) Tariq Abdullah anticipated in a February 21 meeting with the DCM. Abdullah also requested embassy suggestions on how to improve media coordination for the new [...]	2007-02-27 19:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD741	CODEL DICKS PRESSES IRAQI LEADERS ON SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 23 Minister of Defense Abdul Qader Mohammad al-Ubaydi met CODEL Dicks, which expressed the importance of quickly improving Iraq's security situation. Minister Abdul Qader agreed, asserting that the revised Baghdad Security Plan has already succeeded in significantly re [...]	2007-02-28 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS PNAT MOPS DA IZ
07BAGHDAD75	JANUARY 7 MCNS: IRANIAN DIPLOMATS, BSP, AND PIC [...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 7, the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) discussed the recent detention and subsequent release of Iranian "diplomats" involved in anti-Coalition and anti-GOI activity, agreeing that steps needed to be taken to discourage Tehran from engaging in further [...]	2007-01-08 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD753	DCM METS WITH PM CHIEF OF STAFF ON NEIGHBORS [...] (S) On February 27, Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard met with Tariq Abdullah, Chief of Staff to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to discuss ideas for the upcoming Neighbor's Conference that Iraq will host in March. Abdullah said Maliki's government was pleased by the Council of Mi [...]	2007-03-01 10:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL KNNP PARM PHUM PINS PNAT MOPS DA IZ
07BAGHDAD754	PRT KIRKUK: PC BOYCOTT: PARTIES AGREE TO FORMAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Calls for "joint administration" dominated a January 12 meeting called to find an end to the Arab-Turkoman boycott of the Kirkuk Provincial Council. Despite apparent agreement at that meeting, the Arab and Turokman blocs have failed to follow up and appear to be uninterested i [...]	2007-03-01 11:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD758	FORMER PM ALLAWI CALLS FOR SINGULAR FOCUS ON [...] (S) Summary: Following the February 26 approval of a draft hydrocarbons law by the Council of Ministers, the Ambassador discussed next steps on other key political priorities with Former PM Allawi February 27. Allawi contented that security should be the one and only priority and called USG [...]	2007-03-01 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD770	IMPLEMENTING THE INVESTMENT LAW [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq is moving forward in implementing the Investment Law passed by the Council of Representatives (CoR) in October 2006 and published in the official GOI Gazette on January 17, 2007. While still pending CoR approval, an Acting Chairman of the National Investm [...]	2007-03-04 06:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD775	NINEWA'S FUEL CRISIS -- STILL BAD AND GETTING WORSE [...] (C) Despite constant iteration of the ongoing fuel crisis across Ninewa on the part of Provincial authorities to GOI Ministries in Baghdad and equally insistent efforts by Coalition authorities, shortages of all consumer fuels -- gasoline (benzene),diesel, kerosene, and LPG -- remain critic [...]	2007-03-04 13:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD777	ANBAR SALVATION COUNCIL FORMS POLITICAL PARTY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-04 14:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD780	NINEWA: DCM DISCUSSES FUEL SHORTAGE, JUSTICE, WITH [...] (C) Ninewa PRT hosted Embassy Baghdad Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard to assess current conditions in Ninewa Province and Ninewa PRT operations. DCM Speckhard was accompanied by National Coordination Team Director Olson and Acting USAID Director Harvey. At DCM Speckhard's meeting [...]	2007-03-04 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EPET PTER KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD781	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN: MORE VIEWS FROM THE STREET [...] (C) Summary. Baghdad local leaders and average citizens continue to tell post that security on the streets remains better than before implementation of the new Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). However, some report that confidence was shaken by a series of car bombs and the resurgence of some str [...]	2007-03-04 18:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PTER PREF PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD790	IRAQI VP HASHIMI ON CABINET CHANGES, BSP, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on February 28, VP Tariq al-Hashimi said he had met with the Prime Minister on February 27. The VP professed his support to the PM and asked the PM to view him as a contributor to the GOI's policies. According to VP Hashimi, he and PM discussed [...]	2007-03-05 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD792	CG AND DCM MEET IRAQI PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) Summary. The Commanding General and Deputy Chief of Mission met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki March 3 to discuss progress on the Baghdad Security Plan, reconciliation efforts, and sovereignty issues. The CG and PM agreed that there was optimism on the streets of Baghdad, though [...]	2007-03-05 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD795	MARCH 2 BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: The March 2 meeting of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) Executive Steering Committee (ESC) focused on: -- A security update by General Abboud (para's 2-4); -- A report on the political committee's meetings aimed at enhancing political parties' support for BSP (5-6); -- Disc [...]	2007-03-05 14:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD798	VP MAHDI DISCUSSES DE-BAATHIFICATION REFORM, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi described the assassination attempt against him, calling it a "well organized inside job." He discussed the issue of de-Baathification reform and stressed the importance of addressing the needs [...]	2007-03-05 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD8	PRT TIKRIT: GOVERNOR, DEPUTY GOVERNOR MEET WITH VP [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Governor and Deputy Governor of Salah ad Din (SaD) province met with Vice-President Al Hashemi and the Ministers of Oil and the Interior during a trip to Baghdad on December 27-28. As the second in a series of trips (the fi [...]	2007-01-02 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV IZ

07BAGHDAD807	CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES IRAQI PM ROLE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 5 meeting with DCM and PolCouns, PM Chief of Staff Tariq Abdullah said that the PM preferred a de-Baathification policy that targeted only those involved in criminal activities rather than entire classes of members, but cautioned that the matter was exclusively reserved [...]	2007-03-06 17:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD81	LOCAL BAGHDAD RECONCILIATION EFFORTS GO BACK TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local Baghdad contacts engaged in neighborhood-level reconciliation efforts suggest an approach based on tribal customs and religious leaders to resolve sectarian conflicts. The U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP) coordinates an ongoing series of briefings with Baghdad residents for [...]	2007-01-09 12:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD817	PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIR CRITICIZES BSP INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary: Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) Chairman Mueen Al-Kadhimi (SCIRI) complained in a March 4 press conference as well as to PRToffs March 6 that the national government has not consulted the PC on Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) initiatives. Al-Kadhimi said he resented the fact that in [...]	2007-03-07 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD818	AMBASSADOR PRESSES AL-HAKIM ON DEBAATHIFICATION [...] (S) Summary: In a March 6 meeting with SCIRI leader Abdulaziz al-Hakim, the Ambassador and General Petraeus urged al-Hakim to make rapid progress on deBaathification reform. Specifically, the Ambassador asked for al-Hakim's assistance in ensuring Shi'a coalition support for a draft law to be [...]	2007-03-07 15:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD819	DPM HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISOR COMPLAINS ABOUT PRISONS [...] (S) Summary. Shakir Farhan, Human Rights Advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Salaam Zowbaie, expressed concern to PolOff in February conversations about Jaysh al-Mahdi militia infiltration of the Ministry of Justice prison system. He said the Director General of Prisons Juma'a Hussein (ref) asso [...]	2007-03-07 16:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM KDEM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD82	EXECUTION OF THE FY 2006 BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Province of Baghdad was allocated $513 million for capital projects in Fiscal Year 2006 (which corresponds to the calendar year). The money was divided primarily between the Mayor, with $333 million, and the Governor, who received $100 million; with the remaining $80 million [...]	2007-01-09 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN POL PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD820	MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS TELLS POLCOUNS SHE LACKS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim told PolCouns March 3 that she was dissatisfied with the Ministry's lack of authority to address human rights abuses. Referring to a February 21 detention facility inspection, the Minister explained that her team had the ability to identify t [...]	2007-03-07 16:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD821	MINISTER OF TRADE SUPPORT FOR WORLD TRADE [...] (C) Summary: On March 4, Minister of Trade Abdul Falah Al Sudani told emboffs that Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization has his full support and that he will attend the April 19 opening of the Working Group. Minister Al Sudani (Shi'a - Da'wa Tanzim) was appreciative of USAID-fun [...]	2007-03-07 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD827	SCIRI DEPUTY SEEKS CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE FROM ARAB [...] (C) In a March 7 meeting with PolCouns, SCIRI CoR member and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee Humam Hamoudi expressed his optimism about the March 10 Neighbors Conference, saying that if approached in the right way it could be an important step in confirming the new role of Iraq in [...]	2007-03-08 14:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD828	IRAQIYYA LEADERS DISCUSS WITHDRAWAL FROM GOI [...] (S) Summary: During the Ambassador's March 1-4 trip to Kurdistan with Iraqiyya leaders, Ayad Allawi and Adnan Pachachi discussed options for pursuing their party's secular, nationalist agenda. Allawi professed his support for the Maliki government in establishing security and moving forward [...]	2007-03-08 15:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER KDEM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD829	PRT TIKRIT: PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS IMPROVING, [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Provincial government in Salah ad Din today relies on a capital budget resolution procedure strongly influenced by a process instituted in 2005 designed to promote Iraqi participation and initiative in planning U.S.- [...]	2007-03-08 17:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD83	AMBASSADOR AND ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSS NEW STRATEGY, [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi stated his support for the new strategy for securing Baghdad in a in a January 8 meeting with the Ambassador. His offered only one suggestion after hearing the Ambassador's brief preview, namely that additional forces and attention be paid to Diya [...]	2007-01-09 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD830	HASHIMI ON UPCOMING TRAVEL TO SYRIA, IRAN; [...] (S) Summary: VP Hashimi and the Ambassador met on the eve of the VP's March 5 trip to Syria and discussed the possibility of a bloc leaders' retreat to raise key political issues and reach agreement on a way forward. Hashimi noted that he would return from Syria at the end of the week and le [...]	2007-03-08 21:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD831	AMBASSADOR AND PM: NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE, SAUDI [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a March 6 meeting, the Ambassador and PM discussed the March 10 Neighbor's Conference, including expected outcomes and working groups focusing on border security, fuel and electricity imports, and Iraqi refugees. The Ambassador suggested reaching out to participating countries [...]	2007-03-08 22:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD839	ANBAR SALVATION COUNCIL FORMS NEW POLITICAL PARTY [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. SUMMARY. (C) The Anbar Salvation Council, formed to counter AQI in Ramadi, publicly announced the launching of its own political party: Iraqi Awakening Movement (IAM). This party was organized by Sheikh Sattar Abu Risha, who emphasized the IAM will have [...]	2007-03-09 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD84	PM COS ABDULLAH ACCUSES U.S. OF MURDER AND [...] (S) We have received a very strongly worded letter (e-mailed to NEA-I) from Tariq Abdullah, Chief of Staff to the PM, accusing U.S. forces of launching a raid and killing a target in Najaf without first gaining the consent of local or federal officials as required by the terms of our agreemen [...]	2007-01-09 18:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD842	FADHILA BLOC LEADER DISCUSSES WITHDRAWAL FROM [...] (C) Iraqi Shiite Fadhila bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari told PolOffs on March 8 that Fadhila's withdrawal from the Shi'a Coalition (UIC),announced March 7, is serious: "We will not return." Fadhila, he said, rejects the central political goal of the UIC, which he characterized as "federali [...]	2007-03-10 07:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD843	GOI HOLDS BUDGET EXECUTION CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Iraq hosted a day-long conference on 'Accelerating Budget Execution' on March 7, 2007. Led by Minister of Finance Bayan Jabr, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, and Minister of Planning and Development Coordination Ali Baban, the conference was attended by [...]	2007-03-10 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD859	IRAQ KURDISTAN REGION MEDIA SUMMARY -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 300mW Electricity Generation Station to be Build for Sulaimaniyah ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Major Newspapers reported that a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the KRG and a German company [...]	2007-03-11 13:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD860	IRAQI KURDISTAN REGION MEDIA SUMMARY-- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. US Military Apologizes to Families of Fallen Peshmerga --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) The major Kurdish media covered a meeting between US Army representative Colonel Smith and Kurdish representatives Must [...]	2007-03-11 13:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD866	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTRY COMPLAINS OF LOW DONOR [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) senior officials complained to PolOffs March 6 that they had yet to see substantive assistance from international donors, despite efforts by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) to coordinate such assistance. At the heart of the ministry's e [...]	2007-03-12 07:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD868	THE SHI'A COALITION: FADHILA'S WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Fadhila's March 7 withdrawal from the Shi'a coalition (UIC) underscores the lack of cohesiveness in the UIC. Encompassing a spectrum of Shi'a Islamist parties and individuals that banded together to contest the December 2005 national election, the UIC has shown signs of strain since the d [...]	2007-03-12 10:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD877	IRAQI SUNNI BLOC MEMBERS DISCUSS PROGRESS, POINTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Tawafuq bloc members Salim al-Jabbouri (Iraqi Islamic Party, IIP) and Hussein al-Falluji (Iraqi People's Conference, IPC) discussed their impressions of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) with Poloffs on March 7 and 11, respectively. Jabbouri traveled with a cross-s [...]	2007-03-12 15:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM OZ
07BAGHDAD878	CONTINUING A STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH SCIRI [...] (S/NF) The Charge and Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi chaired on March 11 a second round of strategic dialogue between the US and SCIRI. The Charge emphasized the U.S. commitment to developing its relationship with SCIRI despite recent events that had caused some tension in the relationship. [...]	2007-03-12 19:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD884	NINEWA GOVERNOR ON FUEL SHORTAGE, ARAB-KURD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ninewa Governor Duraid Kashmoula told the Ambassador on March 8 that Ninewa is in dire need of fuel and asked the Ambassador to urge Iraq's neighbors to increase fuel imports. He said the Kurds are not taking over Mosul and it is the Sunni Arabs in the area who are causing probl [...]	2007-03-13 14:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD885	MARCH 10 EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: [...] (C) Summary: The March 10 Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the Baghdad Security Plan had a strong focus on basics services, notably pharmaceuticals and electricity, as well as a more assessments-based security update. Other topics included returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...]	2007-03-13 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD887	MARCH 10 EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: [...] (C) Summary: The March 10 Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the Baghdad Security Plan had a strong focus on basics services, notably pharmaceuticals and electricity, as well as a more assessments-based security update. Other topics included returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...]	2007-03-13 14:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD89	KURDISTAN PRESIDENT BARZANI DISCUSSES PKK, KIRKUK [...] This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: U.S. Regional Coordinator for the Iraqi Kurdistan Region asked Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani to close all Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) offices and refuse safe haven to it [...]	2007-01-10 10:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PREF IZ TU
07BAGHDAD891	FORMER PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN SAYS PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Provincial Council (PC) member Mazen Makiya (Shia, Independent) told PRToffs March 9 that party politics, poor leadership and lack of organization plague Baghdad's provincial government. Makiya, who was PC Chairman from March 2005 to December 2005, said current PC Chairman Mueen [...]	2007-03-13 15:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ PINR
07BAGHDAD894	ALLAWI AND BARZANI DISCUSS POLITICAL ALLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Iraqiyya leaders Ayad Allawi and Adnan Pachachi visited Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani in Barzan from March 1-3. The leaders discussed a possible political alliance to push forward on key reforms critical to establishing security in [...]	2007-03-13 20:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD896	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG Publishes Draft Federal Oil and Gas Law in English and Arabic --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) spokesman published an authorized English translation of the draft [...]	2007-03-14 05:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ IR TU US
07BAGHDAD897	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- March 10, 2007 [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Adnan Al Mufti: Kurds Will Maintain Relations with Shi'a Coalition --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) PUKmedia.com covered a press statement by KNA Speaker Adnan Al Mufti saying that the Kurdish Bloc in th [...]	2007-03-14 05:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ IR TU US
07BAGHDAD905	SUNNI VP HASHIMI PLANNING FOR HIS FIRST OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi discussed with the Ambassador on March 9 his upcoming official visit to Tehran. In preparation for his departure on March 11, Hashimi asked for the Ambassador's input on what to raise with his Iranian interlocutors. The Ambassador and Hashi [...]	2007-03-14 12:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD910	PM MALIKI VISIT TO ANBAR WELL RECEIVED BY LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: At the initiative of MNF-I Commanding General, PM Maliki visited Anbar March 13, accompanied by MoD Abdul Qader, MoI Bolani, and MinState for Foreign Affairs Rafaa Essawi. In separate meetings with the Anbar provincial council and the tribal sheikhs, he emphasized that all Iraqis [...]	2007-03-14 18:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD927	IRAQI PM CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES MINISTERIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 12 meeting with PM Chief of Staff Tariq Abdullah, the Charge urged the PM's office to continue to press for de-Baathification reform and movement on the hydrocarbons law. He congratulated the PM's office on the successful Neighbors Conference and stressed the importa [...]	2007-03-16 08:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD94	PM'S CHIEF OF STAFF SUPPORTS JOINT ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister's Chief of Staff, Dr. Tariq Abdullah, said he was happy with the overall Joint Economic Transition Plan in a meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission on January 10. While agreeing with the general framework and broad estimates, Dr. Tariq said that further disc [...]	2007-01-10 19:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD941	TALK OF NEW IRAQI POLITICAL PARTY COALITIONS [...] (C) Summary. Reports about negotiations among Iraqi political parties to break up the current sectarian blocs and form new alliances have intensified following secular nationalist Iraqiyya,s March 1 announcement that it would withdraw from the GOI and Shia Fadhila's March 7 withdrawal from t [...]	2007-03-17 06:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD95	SUNNI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAYS HE HAS MALIKI'S [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Chief of Mission discussed the new security and economic plan with Deputy Prime Minister Salam Al-Zubai (Sunni - Tawafuq) on January 10. Dr. Al-Zubai said that the new strategy was a step in the right direction, and that he had the full confidence of Prime Minister al [...]	2007-01-10 20:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD966	BADR-AFFILIATED MAYOR BEATEN BY SADRISTS [...] (C) Summary: Badr-affiliated Baghdad Governor al-Tahan told PRToffs that his proxy in Jusr, the qa,im makam (local &mayor8),was kidnapped, beaten and released on March 15 by members of the local Sadr Bureau office. The attack was apparently in retaliation for the qa,im makam,s enforcement o [...]	2007-03-19 12:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD969	PRT TIKRIT: SAMARRA'S LOCAL POLITICS, DFI AND [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Local political rivalries in Samarra threaten stability as tensions mount with the reconstruction of the Golden Dome Mosque (reftel). Samarra's city officials, who are holdovers from Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) days o [...]	2007-03-19 14:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD970	PRT TIKRIT: JUDICIAL CONFERENCE SUPPORTS MAJOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (SBU) On March 14 the PRT Rule of Law Team hosted the province's first judicial conference since the fall of the former regime. 25 of Salah ad Din's judges, prosecutors, and high ranking police officials gathered in Tikrit for a day-long dis [...]	2007-03-19 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KCRM IZ
07BAGHDAD973	BAGHDAD DEPUTY MAYOR SAYS ATTACK ON MAYOR WAS [...] (S) 1.SUMMARY: 1. Summary: Baghdad Deputy Mayor Naeem Aboub al-Kaby said that the recent attack on the vehicle convoy of Mayor Saber al-Esawi was a well-planned professional strike against one of Baghdad,s important municipal leaders. End summary. 2. (S) Deputy Mayor for Municipalities N [...]	2007-03-19 14:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV ASEC PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD975	MSNSA WAELI PUSHES TO ESTABLISH MINISTRY OF [...] (C REL AUS UK) SUMMARY: Charge Speckhard met with Shirwan Waeli, Minister of State for National Security, to express our concerns over the draft Ministry of National Security Law (MNSL) currently stalled in the Council of Representatives. Waeli asserted that the law is critical to establishing [...]	2007-03-20 09:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD978	ASSYRIAN PATRIOTIC PARTY WANTS HOMELAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: IPAO recently met with three members of the Assyrian Patriotic Party (APP),to discuss the Party's program, especially their proposal for an Assyrian Homeland in Ninewa Province. One APP rep said the Party differs in "all subjects" from the larger Assyrian Democratic Movement ( [...]	2007-03-20 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD980	CHALABI AIDE SAYS INCOMPETENCE, LACK OF BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: Ahmad Chalabi aide Wameed Al-Mekhlibe told PRToffs March 17 that lack of coordination with security forces, incompetent ministries, and Prime Minister Maliki,s failure to provide a budget have hindered efforts to form effective popular committees. Al-Mekhlibe said there is littl [...]	2007-03-20 14:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD981	FM ON UPCOMING MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. In a March 19 meeting with PolCouns, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari reported he has been in contact with his counterparts of those countries who attended the March 10 Neighbors Conference. Plans for the upcoming April Ministerial have stalled due to the Prime Minister's insisten [...]	2007-03-20 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD988	DIYALA PRT: DIYALA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TACKLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Largely due to the security situation, Diyala province has not received its Public Distribution System (PDS) food shipment from the Ministry of Trade (MoT) since September 2006. This has been a major contributor to the public perception that the provincial (and national) gover [...]	2007-03-21 11:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD994	MARCH 16 BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) The March 16 Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) Executive Steering Committee focused on: -- A report by General Abboud highlighting security improvements and calling for removal of barriers in Baghdad streets (paragraphs 3-6); -- A reminder from CG Petraeus about the need to balance securit [...]	2007-03-21 20:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD995	U.S. SOLDIERS AND IRAQI POLICE ON THE BEAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Discussions with both U.S. military and Iraqi police at a Baghdad police station indicate that Iraqi security forces, with coalition assistance, are progressing and growing in confidence despite inadequate facilities, poor logistical systems, and insufficient arms. Despite these [...]	2007-03-22 06:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KJUS MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PTER
07BAKU1000	A LOOK AT AZERBAIJAN'S CONTROVERSIAL DRAFT LAW ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's draft law on education remains mired in controversy. Although key Members of Parliament (MPs) predicted that the new law was scheduled to be discussed in the 2006-2007 Parliamentary session, debate has been deferred until the fall of 2007. The key sticking point a [...]	2007-08-10 04:00:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SCUL KOCI AJ
07BAKU1006	PRESIDENT ALIYEV SAYS USG, AZERBAIJAN ALIGNED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 2 meeting with DAS Bryza, President Aliyev said that USG and GOAJ energy policies were "perfectly aligned." Azerbaijan had just that day signed an Energy MOU with Greece. The GOAJ was increasing gas production, and ready to negotiate with British Petroleum (BP) ab [...]	2007-08-10 12:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ETRN TX AJ RS
07BAKU1007	PRESIDENT ALIYEV SAYS USG, AZERBAIJAN ALIGNED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 2 meeting with DS Bryza, President Aliyev said that USG and GOAJenergy policies were "perfectly aligned." Azerbajan had just that day signed an Energy MOU with reece. The GOAJ was increasing gas production, nd ready to negotiate with British Petroleum (BP) about p [...]	2007-08-10 12:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ETRN TX AJ RS
07BAKU1009	FARHAD ALIYEV TRIAL UPDATE [...] (SBU) The trial of former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev and 18 co-defendants on charges of corruption and embezzlement continues to progress slowly in the Court of Grave Crimes in Baku. Per reftel, the trial began on May 15 and the proceedings have now lasted more than 60 da [...]	2007-08-10 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
07BAKU1010	AZERBAIJANI OFFICIALS GRATEFUL FOR US TRANSPARENCY [...] (C) Summary: In response to EUR DAS Bryza and Charge's delivery of reftel B demarche points, Azerbaijani officials have said that they welcome the exchange of information, and support continued U.S.-Russian consultations on President Putin's missile defense proposals. The Azerbaijani Govern [...]	2007-08-10 12:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR RU IR AJ
07BAKU1011	SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S AUGUST 15-16 [...] (C) Summary: Your August 15-16 visit to Baku presents an opportunity to advance energy cooperation and showcase Azerbaijan's role as an energy producer and regional transit hub, including growing Trans-Caspian cooperation. With Shah Deniz Phase II gas scheduled to become available for export [...]	2007-08-10 13:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG ETRD PGOV AJ
07BAKU1017	AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT BAKU AUGUST 21-22 [...] (C) n August 13, the Azerbaijani Ministry of ForeignAffairs (MFA) notified the Embassy that Iranian Prsident Ahmadinejad will be visiting Baku August 1-22. The MFA provided no further details about he visit. 2. (C) During an August 9 meeting wih the then-Charge, Presidential Foreign Poli [...]	2007-08-14 12:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1018	AZERBAIJAN: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. This cable contains proprietary business information and should be handled accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to request in reftel for information on current business disputes and expropriation claims for inclusion in the Department's annual report to [...]	2007-08-14 13:27:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KIDE PGOV AJ
07BAKU102	AMBASSADOR RAISES POL-MIL CONSULTATIONS, HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov reviewed a range of bilateral issues on January 18. The Ambassador and Mammadyarov agreed on the need to make our annual political-military consultations more fruitful, suggesting that the next round could be held in the spr [...]	2007-01-23 10:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM AMGT ABLD AJ
07BAKU1029	AZERBAIJANI BAPTIST PASTOR IMPRISONED [...] (SBU) Emboff met with Baku-based Baptist leader Ilya Zenchenko on August 14 to learn more about the recently concluded trial of Baptist Pastor Zaur Balaev. Per reftel, Balaev, a pastor in the northwestern village of Aliabad, was arrested on May 20. Balaev was charged with using violence ag [...]	2007-08-17 12:02:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AJ
07BAKU1030	AZERBAIJAN: DAS BRYZA TALKS ENERGY WITH GOAJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In DAS Bryza's discussions with the Foreign Minister, Energy and Industries Minister and Minister of Economic Development, all three agreed that USG and GOAJ strategic outlook on regional energy issues were in sync. Moving forward, the USG and GOAJ should focus on bringing Turkmen [...]	2007-08-17 13:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG
07BAKU1037	VISIT TO ONE OF AZERBAIJAN'S MOST NOTORIOUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An OSCE-led delegation visited Gobustan Prison One - notorious for abuses, mysterious deaths, and restive inmates -- to assess conditions and meet with prisoners. The delegation met with Elchin Amiraslanov, Arif Kazimov, and Safa Poladov, three individuals determined to be pol [...]	2007-08-20 09:59:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI AJ
07BAKU1042	AZERBAIJAN'S RELATIONS WITH CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations between Azerbaijan and China are warm, with the potential for increased economic cooperation in select spheres, particularly Chinese exports of consumer goods and investment in manufacturing projects such as the Ganja automobile assembly plant. China,s involvement in [...]	2007-08-21 11:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AJ CH GG TU
07BAKU1043	ISLAM IN AZERBAIJAN: A LOOK AT SHIA VILLAGES ON [...] (C) Summary: An August 17 trip to several conservative villages on the Absheron Peninsula revealed small, insular communities with conservative social and religious traditions, and a strong skepticism of the GOAJ-controlled Caucasus Muslim Board. The communities, religious practices -- like [...]	2007-08-21 12:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL IR AJ
07BAKU1049	AZERBAIJAN PERTURBED BY TGI ANNOUNCEMENT, TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 3 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza, SOCAR Vice-President Elshad Nassirov expressed displeasure at the July 26 MOU signed among Turkey, Greece and Italy, saying these countries should not have come to an agreement about "our gas," including gas from the second phase of Shah [...]	2007-08-22 11:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
07BAKU1052	AHMADINEJAD IN BAKU [...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's August 21-22 visit to Baku received extensive positive coverage, with Ahmadinejad's "peace for all" message coming across well with the Azerbaijani press. While we have not yet obtained information on the full range and nature of agreements reach [...]	2007-08-22 13:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1053	WAC PRESIDENT ON IRAN AND THE AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Speaking with Embassy Iran Watcher on August 22, World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) President Ghulamriza Sabri-Tabrizi said that Iranian President Ahmadinejad's August 21-22 visit to Baku was driven by domestic political considerations and a desire to ensure that Azerbaijan preve [...]	2007-08-22 13:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1060	EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his August 15-16 visit to Baku, GOAJ officials echoed President Aliyev's frustration with Turkey for reaching a deal with Greece and Italy on "Caspian gas;" Finance Minister Sharifov also complained that Turkish Energy Company BOTAS was not empowered to negotiate the many [...]	2007-08-23 05:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET KZ PBTS PGOV PREL TU TX
07BAKU1063	PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS THE BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: In an August 15 meeting with visiting EEB A/S Sullivan and the Ambassador, President Aliyev said that he recognized the need to diversify Azerbaijan's economy and also was aware of the dangers of inflationary pressures. Aliyev hopes to address these issues by combining the State [...]	2007-08-23 10:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR IR AJ
07BAKU1066	EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his August 15-16 visit to Baku, GOAJ officials echoed President Aliyev's frustration with Turkey for reaching a deal with Greece and Italy on "Caspian gas;" Finance Minister Sharifov also complained that Turkish Energy Company BOTAS was not empowered to negotiate the many [...]	2007-08-24 04:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET KZ PBTS PGOV PREL TU TX
07BAKU1067	AZERBAIJANI ISLAMIC STRUCTURE'S [...] (C) Summary: The Caucasus Muslim Board (CMB) -- the official GOAJ establishment for administering Islam -- is a legacy from the Czarist and Soviet approach to religion, and is responsible for the education and placement of imams throughout Azerbaijan. The CMB -- and its leader, Sheikh Alla [...]	2007-08-24 04:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR AJ
07BAKU1068	PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS THE BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: In an August 15 meeting with visiting EEB A/S Sullivan and the Ambassador, President Aliyev said that he recognized the need to diversify Azerbaijan's economy and also was aware of the dangers of inflationary pressures. Aliyev hopes to address these issues by combining the State [...]	2007-08-24 04:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR IR AJ
07BAKU1069	AZERBAIJANI ISLAMIC STRUCTURE'S LAGGING LEGITIMACY [...] (C) Summary: The Caucasus Muslim Board (CMB) -- the official GOAJ establishment for administering Islam -- is a legacy from the Czarist and Soviet approach to religion, and is responsible for the education and placement of imams throughout Azerbaijan. The CMB -- and its leader, Sheikh Alla [...]	2007-08-24 04:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR AJ
07BAKU107	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador briefed Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov January 18 on reftel A points about President Bush's policy announcement on Iraq. The Ambassador explained that the points were previously briefed to Deputy Foreign Minister Khalafov (reftel B). 2. (C) Mammadyarov responded [...]	2007-01-24 07:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL AJ IZ
07BAKU1070	BP COMPLAINS OF DETERIORATING RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 21 meeting, BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader expressed frustration with GOAJ efforts to collect certain taxes from BP and its subcontractors, an action Schrader characterized as a violation of BP's Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). Managing Director of th [...]	2007-08-24 11:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ECON ENRG EPET IR PGOV PREL TX
07BAKU1071	FORMER MINISTER FARHAD ALIYEV'S CORRUPTION TRIAL [...] (SBU) Fifteen weeks after its May 15 opening session, the trial of former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev continues, with no end in sight. Aliyev and 18 co-defendants, including his brother, former AzPetrol Head Rafig Aliyev, stand trial on charges of corruption and embezzlemen [...]	2007-08-24 12:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU1072	PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR PROVIDES [...] (C) Summary: According to Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov, Iranian President Ahmadinejad sought to use his August 21-22 visit to Baku to counter his international isolation. Mammadov said the visit - including four new bilateral agreements and a joint declaration - serve [...]	2007-08-24 13:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRN PBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1074	AZERBAIJANI-IRANIAN JOINT STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Azerbaijan and Iran signed four memoranda and one joint statement during President Ahmadinejad's August 21-22 visit to Baku. The Embassy's informal translation of the key points from the August 22 joint follows: 2. (SBU) Begin translation of key points: - Recognizing [...]	2007-08-27 12:45:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRN PBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1078	EEB A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES EPC FOLLOW-UP WITH [...] (C) Summary: During his August 15-16 visit to Baku, EEB A/S Sullivan discussed economic cooperation and reviewed progress and next steps within the framework of the Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) with his EPC Co-Chair Minister of Finance Sharifov. Sharifov reported that the GOAJ planne [...]	2007-08-28 07:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KCOR PGOV PREL
07BAKU108	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJAN'S FOREIGN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on January 18. The Ambassador said that the January 26 NATO Informal Foreign Ministerial will focus on a more comprehensive approach to Afghanistan, including new USG commitments, and emphasized that t [...]	2007-01-24 07:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PINS PK PREL AJ
07BAKU1084	CIVIL SOCIETY SKITTISH ABOUT GOVERNMENT PLANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev's July 27 decree outlining the GOAJ's new concept on NGOs, including a provision for future state funding for NGOs, triggered an immediate, negative reaction from key civil society activists. Supporters of the new plan claim that state funding will relieve NGOs f [...]	2007-08-28 13:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1085	EEB A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES AZERBAIJAN'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: During his August 15-16 visit to Baku, EEB A/S Sullivan discussed economic cooperation with the American Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, President of the State Oil Fund Movsumov, Minister of Economic Development Babayev, Minister of Finance Sharifov (septel),and local in [...]	2007-08-29 04:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ECON EFIN ETRD KCOR PGOV PREL
07BAKU1093	FARHAD AND RAFIG ALIYEV ATTEMPT TO DISMISS THEIR [...] (C) In an August 28 trial session, former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev and his brother, former AzPetrol Head Rafig Aliyev, announced their intention to dismiss their defense attorneys. According to the Aliyev brothers, the courts' actions have made it impossible for their de [...]	2007-08-31 04:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU1096	UPDATE ON BUILDING COLLAPSE AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) confirmed that 13 people have died so far as a result of the August 28 collapse of a building under construction. An unknown number of other individuals may be trapped in the building's basement. The GOAJ opened a criminal case against the con [...]	2007-08-31 12:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CASC PREL AJ
07BAKU1099	FORUM ON KARABAKH ADVOCATES SETTING A DEADLINE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the Forum on Karabakh -- a nascent association of opposition-leaning individuals -- on August 29 told the Ambassador that their organization is increasingly impatient with the Minsk Group process due to its lack of progress in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh c [...]	2007-09-04 12:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ
07BAKU1110	RECOVERY WORK CONTINUES AT COLLAPSED BUILDING, [...] (U) On September 4, the Ministry of Emergency Situations' (MES) Agency for Safety Rules in the Construction Sector published its initial report on the causes of the August 28 collapse of a building under construction in central Baku. According to MES experts, the building collapse was caused by [...]	2007-09-07 12:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CASC KCOR ABLD AJ
07BAKU1112	BAKU AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICIALS ARRESTED ON TIP [...] (SBU) On September 6, police arrested Head of Baku Airport Security Emil Suleymanov and an unconfirmed number of other airport officials on charges of facilitating trafficking in persons. According to press reports, an anonymous source said that Suleymanov helped traffickers transport victims [...]	2007-09-07 12:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KCRM KWMN AJ
07BAKU1140	COE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER THOMAS HAMMARBERG'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 3-7 trip to Baku, the Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg met with a wide range of GOAJ officials, NGO activists, high-profile prisoners, and representatives of international organizations. Hammarberg told the Ambassador that the Co [...]	2007-09-17 09:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1143	BAKU HOSTS IRAQI TURKOMEN CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) A delegation of Iraqi Turkomen came to Baku September 4-5 to raise awareness about the plight of Turkomen in Iraq. The delegation met with Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov, Presidential Foreign Policy Aide Novruz Mammadov, opposition party representatives, and other Azerbaijani [...]	2007-09-14 08:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS AJ IZ
07BAKU1151	CONVICTED MP HUSSEIN ABDULLAYEV SHARES HIS SIDE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Member of Parliament (MP) Hussein Abdullayev -- arrested and convicted following a March 16 scuffle with fellow MP Fazail Aghamaly - shared his side of the story in a September 12 meeting. Abdullayev believes he was set up, arguing that Aghamaly initiated the fight after [...]	2007-09-19 07:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM INR AJ
07BAKU1160	FURTHER GOAJ RESPONSE ON OSCE HDIM [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered ref A demarche on the upcoming OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) to MFA First Territorial Department Chief Rahman Mustafayev on September 17. (Per ref B, the Ambassador also delivered the demarche to Foreign Minister Mammadyarov on September 11. [...]	2007-09-20 08:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU1165	FARHAD ALIYEV'S TRIAL BEGINS WRAPPING UP; [...] (U) Only a handful of trial sessions have been held since our last update (ref) in the case of former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev, who stands trial with 17 other defendants, including his brother, former AzPetrol head Rafig Aliyev. The defense has begun its rebuttal, and se [...]	2007-09-20 13:31:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU1186	UK ENERGY MINISTER PROMOTES SOUTHERN CORRIDOR IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 20 visit to Azerbaijan, UK Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks sought to express UK support for the Southern Corridor, and to urge Azerbaijan to reach out to the EU in order to strengthen cooperation on energy security. Speaking of the UK's regional energy policy, a U [...]	2007-09-26 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ TK ENRG
07BAKU119	AZERBAIJAN: WEBSITE DETAINEE RELEASED AFTER YOUTH [...] (SBU) Police arrested and briefly detained Bakhtiyar Hajiyev January 13 after Hajiyev had set up a website (www.susmayaq.biz) on January 9 that enabled citizens to sign a web-based petition objecting to the GOAJ's recent price hike (ref a). In a January 18 meeting with poloff, Hajiyev reported [...]	2007-01-25 09:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1208	"CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN [...] (C) Per reftel request, we propose the following three individuals as "credible voices" in Azerbaijan,s Muslim communities. We note that there is a very small number of candidates who meet the criteria due to several factors: (1) the GOAJ seeks to monopolize the playing field of credible Is [...]	2007-10-02 08:11:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KISL AJ
07BAKU1212	JOURNALIST BEATEN AND OPPOSITIONIST COMMITTED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the exclave of Nakhchivan, between September 22 and 23, Yeni Musavat newspaper correspondent Hakimeldostu Mehdiyev was reportedly detained and beaten by Nakhchivan Ministry of National Security (MNS) officials. On September 20, Alasgar Ismayilov, a Popular Front Party (PFP) m [...]	2007-10-03 14:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AJ
07BAKU1224	AZERBAIJAN-BP NEGOTIATIONS: LET THE HARDBALL BEGIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Negotiations between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and BP concerning the second stage of Azerbaijan energy sector development have broken down due to SOCAR's insistence on first resolving shorter-term issues involving potentially billions of dollars. Although SOCAR [...]	2007-10-05 13:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ
07BAKU1227	PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON ENERGY ISSUES IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-hour one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on October 8, President Aliyev outlined with frustration current problems on energy in advance of the Vilnius Summit. British Petroleum (BP) is "stealing our oil," he asserted sharply, seeking to put pressure on Azerbaijan to delay t [...]	2007-10-09 14:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV RS TU UP KZ PL GG LH TX AJ
07BAKU1230	COORDINATING OUR DEMOCRACY MESSAGE IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: On October 5, the Ambassador convened a group of like-minded ambassadors to discuss coordination of our democracy strategies in the run-up to Azerbaijan's 2008 presidential election. The EU will issue its first progress report on Azerbaijan's EU Action Plan in April 2008, and th [...]	2007-10-10 11:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
07BAKU1237	SCENESETTER FOR AZERBAIJANI FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: As the GOAJ's leading economic advisor, a new "reformist" Minister and member of President Aliyev's inner circle, Finance Minister Samir Sharifov is key to the GOAJ's efforts to successfully manage its GDP growth of 35 percent and projected USD 200-250 billion in energy revenues [...]	2007-10-11 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU1238	AZERBAIJAN WILL HELP GEORGIA WITH WINTER GAS BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan finds itself in a better situation to deal with regional winter gas shortages than in previous years due to both Shah Deniz gas and increased domestic (i.e. SOCAR) gas production, combined with decreased domestic demand resulting from price increases. Although Preside [...]	2007-10-11 13:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ TU GA

07BAKU1244	RECENT STEPS HIGHLIGHT GOAJ'S ATTEMPT TO CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: In September, two television programs about Islam were canceled or temporarily suspended, reportedly in response to GOAJ pressure. In an unrelated incident, the rector of the Azerbaijani Teachers' Institute in September sought to keep veiled female students from attending classe [...]	2007-10-16 12:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL AJ
07BAKU125	GOAJ APPROVES OPPOSITION MUSAVAT PARTY REQUEST TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 24, the Baku Mayor's Office granted permission to the opposition Musavat Party to hold a January 28 rally protesting recent price increases. This decision marks the first official approval of any protest or rally since the November 26, 2005 violent break-up of a peacefu [...]	2007-01-25 14:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CASC ASEC AJ
07BAKU1250	AZERBAIJAN: INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST BEATEN WHILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the course of covering a forced eviction on September 28, journalist Suheyla Gambarova reportedly was beaten by Ministry of Justice court bailiffs, and was hospitalized and diagnosed with hemorrhaging of the brain, a broken nose and short-term memory loss. In an October 4 hos [...]	2007-10-18 08:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU1251	ALASGAR ISMAYILOV RECOUNTS DETENTION, FORCED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 10, 71-year old Popular Front Party activist Alasgar Ismayilov recounted the details of his September 20 detention and forced commitment to a mental institution. Ismayilov said he was detained by police after refusing to sign a statement declaring that Nakhchivani aut [...]	2007-10-18 08:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU1255	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COMMITTEE TO DEFEND [...] (C) Summary: During an October 11 meeting, Jamil Hasanli, Head of the Committee to Defend Farhad Aliyev's Rights, told the Ambassador that the former Minister had been arrested on coup-plotting charges in October 2005 as part of a Russian intelligence effort to sway public opinion in the run-up [...]	2007-10-18 13:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1263	SECOND CASPIAN SUMMIT IN TEHRAN YIELDS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Araz Azimov downplayed the importance of the October 16 Tehran summit, indicating that the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) doubted any significant progress would be reached on Caspian delimitation. Russian President Putin's public state [...]	2007-10-19 12:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS ENRG IR AJ
07BAKU1264	AZERBAIJAN'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (U) We are pleased to nominate Fatima Aghamirzayeva to be considered for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (ref). In Azerbaijan, very few women are active in business or politics; however, Ms. Aghamirzayeva has been a trailblazer in both areas. As a young wido [...]	2007-10-19 12:17:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1268	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR REFRAINS FROM â€œGOING KAZAKHâ€ ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a October 19 steering committee meeting of the Azerbaijan International Oil Consortium (AIOC),the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR),representing the Azerbaijan government, avoided declaring the Consortium in material breach of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) as it [...]	2007-10-22 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ
07BAKU1272	EMBASSY BAKU EXPANDS MUSLIM OUTREACH THROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy this year made a concerted effort to expand our outreach to Azerbaijani Muslims during Ramazan, as part of our broader, long-term effort to engage with local believers. Azerbaijan - a non-Arab, majority Muslim country with a strong secular tradition, a tradition of [...]	2007-10-23 03:55:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO SCUL AJ
07BAKU1275	ACTION REQUEST: PRESS GUIDANCE ON THE FARHAD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) As the trial of former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev wraps up (ref a),the need for definitive press guidance on his case has resurfaced. The Prosecutor has asked that Aliyev be sentenced to 11 years in pris [...]	2007-10-23 12:46:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KPAO AJ
07BAKU1276	AZERBAIJANI PROTESTANTS SAY RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with three local Protestant pastors on October 18 to hear their views on religious freedom. The pastors agreed that while religious freedom generally has increased since 1991, conditions have become worse for evangelical Christians in the last several years. [...]	2007-10-23 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF AJ
07BAKU1284	EU REPRESENTATIVE PETER SEMNEBY COMMENTS ON HIS [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative Peter Semneby reviewed his October 18 meeting with President Aliyev with the Ambassador on the same day. Aliyev told Semneby there was no agreement at the Caspian Heads of State meeting in Tehran. During the Caspian Summit, Turkmen President Berdimuha [...]	2007-10-25 12:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG IR AM AJ
07BAKU1285	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON PACE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1292	AZERBAIJAN, RWE UPBEAT ON NABUCCO; BOTAS SHAKE-UP [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara - Embassy Baku cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: According to an executive of German Energy Company RWE, in October 19 meetings with Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) and the Energy Ministry both expressed strong Azerbaijani support for the Nabucco pipeline pro [...]	2007-10-26 10:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU
07BAKU1306	JOURNALIST EYNULLA FATULLAYEV CONVICTED OF [...] (SBU) On October 30, already-jailed journalist Eynulla Fatullayev was sentenced to eight years and six months' imprisonment on charges of supporting terrorism, inciting ethnic and religious hatred, and tax evasion (articles 214.1, 283.2.2, and 213.2.2 of the criminal code); he was also fined 2 [...]	2007-10-31 12:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU1309	IRAN AND ARMENIA PURSUE STRONGER TRADE TIES, WHILE [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Yerevan. 2. (C) Summary: During an October 1-5 visit to Armenia, Baku-based Iran Watcher met with foreign policy analysts, religious leaders, academics, and bankers to further explore Iranian-Armenian relations. Armenian analysts believe Iran' [...]	2007-11-01 07:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF IR AJ AM
07BAKU131	GOAJ RAISES SALARIES AND MINIMUM WAGE TO COUNTER [...] (U) At a January 22 meeting with government ministers, President Aliyev publicly expressed his support for the recent increase in fuel prices and public utility tariffs (refs a and b). The President also announced new government measures, including salary increases, in order to minimize the n [...]	2007-01-26 12:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EAID AMGT AJ
07BAKU1310	EX-MINISTER FARHAD ALIYEV SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS [...] (U) On October 31, former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment on charges of misappropriation, embezzlement, illegal entrepreneurship, smuggling, tax evasion, abuse of power, accepting bribery, and forgery (articles 179.3.1, 179.3.2, 192.2.1, [...]	2007-11-01 11:09:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU1318	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary: During an October 26 meeting with Azerbaijani Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov, the Ambassador had a frank and productive discussion with Mammadov about the state of the U.S.-Azerbaijani bilateral relationship. While Mammadov said that issues such as democrat [...]	2007-11-02 06:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU132	AZERBAIJAN: NABUCCO COMES TO BAKU LOOKING FOR TEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 25 conversation with the Ambassador, OMV Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer said that the purpose of his first visit to Azerbaijan was to begin the quest for a contract with Azerbaijan for ten billion cubic meters of gas annually starting in 2012-2013, wh [...]	2007-01-26 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG AZ TU GA PREL PGOV
07BAKU1320	AZERBAIJAN'S "NEW" PARLIAMENT SETTLES INTO ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's "new" Parliament, which was elected in November 2005, began its fourth session on October Â [...]	2007-11-02 08:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID AJ
07BAKU1330	PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH: ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 23 cabinet meeting, President Aliyev detailed the social and economic successes of the first nine months of 2007. In a prepared statement, Aliyev commended the Government of Azerbaijan's (GOAJ) efforts to create jobs, develop the rural areas and improve the living [...]	2007-11-06 10:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAID PREL KCOR EFIN AJ
07BAKU1337	AZERBAIJANI PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT STAND WITH [...] (C) Summary: In the run-up to Turkish President Abdullah Gul's November 6-8 visit to Azerbaijan, GOAJ officials, MPs, opposition party members, and civil society activists voiced support for Turkey in its struggle against the PKK. A November 5 conference in Baku, which included participants [...]	2007-11-07 13:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ AJ
07BAKU1339	AZERBAIJAN: ACG CONSORTIUM GAS FOR GEORGIA IF [...] (C) SUMMARY: BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader told EUR DAS Bryza and the Ambassador that the ACG Consortium was not going to increase the amount of extra associated gas it was providing to Azerbaijan in response to Georgian winter gas needs unless the GOAJ asked it to do so in response to [...]	2007-11-08 05:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ GA
07BAKU135	BLANKET OVERFLIGHT GRANTED BY AZERBAIJAN UNTIL THE [...] (SBU) The Government of Azerbaijan has extended for one year blanket diplomatic overflight clearance for all US Government and contract flights in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in Iraq. The GOAJ renewed this important support fo [...]	2007-01-26 14:42:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AJ PGOV PM PTER MARR
07BAKU1353	EDITOR OF ONE OF AZERBAIJAN'S LEAST REPUTABLE [...] (SBU) On November 6, Editor-In-Chief of Ideal newspaper Nazim Guliyev was sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment on libel charges. Ideal newspaper is known as one of Azerbaijan's least reputable newspapers, as Guliyev is widely believed to accept bribes to slander opposition figures, other jour [...]	2007-11-09 12:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU1355	NGO AND POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS SHARE CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his November 4 meetings with NGO and political party leaders, EUR A/S Fried noted the importance of a strong Azerbaijan with strong democratic institutions. Although it is not always popular with the GOAJ, he said that Azerbaijan's democratic development would remain a prio [...]	2007-11-13 09:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1356	AZERBAIJAN: EUR A/S FRIED REVIEWS DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) Summary: EUR A/S Fried and the Ambassador reviewed democracy and human right issues with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov in a November 5 meeting, as part of our ongoing high-level dialogue (ref a). Fried emphasized that free and fair presidential elections in 2008 would strengthen Azerbaij [...]	2007-11-13 09:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF PBTS AM AJ
07BAKU1357	PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS REGIONAL ISSUES WITH EUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev told A/S Fried that, although he was pleased with Azerbaijan,s overall economic and social situation, he was concerned by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the potential for religious extremism in Azerbaijan. Aliyev believes that Ukraine's paralysis and Moldova' [...]	2007-11-13 09:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU1359	AZADLIG NEWSPAPER EDITOR ARRESTED, SENTENCED TO [...] (SBU) On November 10, Editor-In-Chief of Azadlig newspaper Ganimat Zahid was arrested on charges of hooliganism and inflicting minor bodily harm. The charges were based on a complaint filed by a private citizen, alleging that Zahid had struck him during a November 7 altercation. Prior to his [...]	2007-11-13 12:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU136	AZERBAIJAN,S APPROACH TO THE "NEW" GUAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the past year, Azerbaijan's primary interest in GUAM appears to have been regional security, especially resolving the region,s "protracted" or "frozen" conflicts. As Azerbaijan prepares to assume the Chair of GUAM in June, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said GUAM should f [...]	2007-01-30 06:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS KDEM AJ GG MD UP
07BAKU1361	EUR A/S FRIED REVIEWS DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: uring a November 5 meeting with visiting EUR A/SDaniel Fried, Minister of Internal Affairs RamilUsubov said that the Ministry planned to continue to support the democratic reforms and western direction of President Ilham Aliyev. He noted that various democratic and human rights re [...]	2007-11-14 09:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1362	TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL RECEIVES WARM WELCOME IN BAKU [...] (C) Summary: Turkish President Abdullah Gul's November 6-8 visit to Azerbaijan highlighted strong cooperation and cultural ties between Azerbaijan and Turkey. President Aliyev and President Gul's statements focused on broadening bilateral cooperation, resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict [...]	2007-11-14 12:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AJ
07BAKU1365	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT DISCUSSES N-K, DEMOCRACY WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev told A/S Fried and the Ambassador on November 3 that "there was a consensus" on the essential N-K issues, with the only remaining barriers being "phraseology" and the Lachin Corridor. Time was on Azerbaijan's side in the N-K dispute, as every year Azerbaijan gro [...]	2007-11-15 09:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU1382	AZERBAIJANI DFM AZIMOV DISCUSSES AZERBAIJAN'S [...] (C) Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Araz Azimov and Ambassador Derse met November 12 to discuss several security-related issues (septels),including Azerbaijan's participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty and the "Tashkent Agreement." Azimov told the Ambassador [...]	2007-11-16 10:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ IR MARR MNUC PARM RS
07BAKU1383	AZERBAIJANI DFM AZIMOV SAYS "DON'T FORGET US" ON [...] (C) Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Araz Azimov and Ambassador Derse met November 12 to discuss several security-related issues (septel). Azimov asked the Ambassador for an update on the 2-plus-2 talks between the United States and Russia, with a particular interest in missile defen [...]	2007-11-16 11:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ IR MARR MNUC PARM RS
07BAKU1388	THE VANISHING AZERBAIJANI OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The Azerbaijani Opposition has been in a steady decline since the 2005 parliamentary elections, beleaguered by government pressure and its own chronic disunity. According to a 2006 IFES public opinion poll, support for the traditional opposition parties has dropped to five perc [...]	2007-11-16 12:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ PGOV PHUM
07BAKU1396	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR DOES "RECON MISSION" TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Vice President Elshad Nasirov traveled to Ashgabat for the November 14-15 Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference, meeting with his GOTX counterparts on possible new energy cooperation. Having consulted with President Aliye [...]	2007-11-21 09:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG TX AJ
07BAKU1397	TURKIC CONFERENCE IN BAKU PASSES WITH LIMITED [...] (C) Summary: President Ilham Aliyev, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Mehmet Ali Talat attended the eleventh Turkic conference in Baku on November 17-19. The conference's final statement called for enhanced cooperation -- including cre [...]	2007-11-21 10:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AJ
07BAKU1398	APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS RULING ON AZADLIG EDITOR'S [...] (SBU) On November 22, the Court of Appeals upheld the Yasamal District Court's November 11 ruling stipulating that Azadlig newspaper Editor-In-Chief Ganimat Zahid would remain in pre-trial detention for two months. Zahid was arrested on November 10 on charges of hooliganism and inflicting mino [...]	2007-11-23 09:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU1399	AZERBAIJAN AND BP-LED CONSORTIUM MOVE CLOSER TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 26 meeting with DAS Bryza, BP Azerbaijan head Bill Schrader said that BP planned to propose to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) that a working group be formed to help clarify each side's understanding of the other side's position concerning the dispute ove [...]	2007-11-23 10:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG
07BAKU1404	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMOCRACY MESSAGE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 7 visit to the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, the Ambassador delivered a strong message on the importance of democratic development to Azerbaijan's future. She met with Nakhchivan Prime Minister Alovsat Bakhshiyev, and visited several Nakhchivani historic [...]	2007-11-26 09:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PBTS EAID AR AJ
07BAKU1406	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH YOUTH MOVEMENT LEADERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 8, the Ambassador met with leaders of Azerbaijan's main youth movements. She noted the important role youth can play in Azerbaijan's democratic development. Representatives of the opposition movements expressed frustration that their activities are limited by pressu [...]	2007-11-26 12:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1407	ACTION REQUEST: REVIEW OF AZERBAIJAN'S MILITARY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy requests the Department review Azerbaijan's draft military doctrine to see if there is any language -- particularly with respect to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict -- that could be objectionable. The draft military do [...]	2007-11-27 04:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR AJ
07BAKU1411	IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER HADDAD-ADEL VISITS [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholamali Haddad-Adel visited Azerbaijan November 23-24, postponed due to a visit by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to Azerbaijan in October according to Azerbaijani and Iranian press reports. Haddad-Adel's visit received extensi [...]	2007-11-28 05:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1412	JEWISH LEADER CONFIRMS CEMETERY DESTRUCTION NOT TARGETED [...] (U) Since August, the Azerbaijani press has carried periodic reports on the Baku municipality's plans to destroy a cemetery in the city's Narimanov district, as part of a new road construction project. The GOAJ is engaged in a massive road and infrastructure construction effort, and has been [...]	2007-11-28 08:27:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF AJ
07BAKU1418	EFFORTS TO UNIFY WORLD AZERBAIJANIS CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) President Ghulamriza Sabri-Tabrizi and Guney Azerbaijan Television (GunAz TV) Director Ahmad Obali reported that efforts to unify disparate WAC factions were underway, with Demokratik Dunya Azerbaijan Kongresi or DDAK (the North America-based fa [...]	2007-11-29 10:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM IR AJ
07BAKU143	EUROPEAN COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (U) On January 11, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered the GOAJ to pay Acting Chair of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party Sardar Jalaloglu USD 15,275 in damages and court expenses for mistreating Jalaloglu while he was in police custody in 2003, and for failing to properly investiga [...]	2007-01-30 10:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1431	RUSSIAN READOUT ON MINDEF SERDYUKOV'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Russian Ambassador to Baku Valery Istratov briefed Charge on Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov's November 27-28 visit to Azerbaijan. Istratov was short on details, explaining that the visit was only military-to-military in nature, and that no meetings happened on the political [...]	2007-11-30 12:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS AJ
07BAKU1435	TWO HIGH-PROFILE DEATH CASES AT MOJ MEDICAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 13:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI AJ
07BAKU1445	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE WOMEN'S BAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 20 lunch with the board of the Women's Bar Association, the Ambassador noted that women have much to contribute to Azerbaijan, particularly in democracy and human rights promotion. The board members briefed the Ambassador on their work, highlighting the fact that al [...]	2007-12-05 14:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KDEM AJ
07BAKU1446	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS RANGE OF PARLIAMENTARY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Ogtay Asadov said that USAID's Parliamentary Assistance Project has so far been successful. The Ambassador urged Parliament to move quickly on draft new laws on money laundering and anti-terrorist finance, which [...]	2007-12-05 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PBTS AJ
07BAKU1453	LIMITED AZERBAIJANI REACTION TO NEWS OF THE MINSK [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani reaction to the announcement that the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs forwarded written proposals for resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict to the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia has been muted. The majority of commentators and average Azerbaijanis routinely [...]	2007-12-07 04:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO AM AJ
07BAKU1457	NAKHCHIVAN RFE/RL CORRESPONDENT SENTENCED TO THREE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (SBU) On December 6, Nakhchivan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent Ilgar Nasibov was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on libel charges. The circumstances of the lawsuit remain unclear. According to information received [...]	2007-12-07 10:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1463	BAKU POLICE BREAK-UP SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST WORSHIP [...] (SBU) According to Seventh Day Adventist Pastor Ivan Zavrichko, five to six police officers broke up a gathering of approximately twenty Seventh Day Adventists on December 8. Zavrichko said the group was conducting a religious service in a personal apartment near the Gara Garayev metro statio [...]	2007-12-11 06:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF AJ
07BAKU1467	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER AZIMOV ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told the Ambassador on December 8 that Azerbaijan supports the U.S. proposal for a joint regional missile defense system. Even if Washington and Moscow do not agree to a specific joint regional system, the GOAJ is open to discussing potential [...]	2007-12-11 10:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PARM AJ
07BAKU147	ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP COMMISSION SCENESETTER FOR EB [...] (SBU) The inaugural Economic Partnership Commission comes at a critical time as we look to elevate the U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral economic dialogue. Azerbaijan's rapid economic growth, the fastest in the world, and its expected USD 250 billion in energy revenues over the next decade, highlight [...]	2007-02-01 10:30:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ENRG AJ
07BAKU1470	NAKHCHIVANI JOURNALIST RELEASED AFTER APPELLATE [...] (C) According to Nakhchivan-based human rights activists and press accounts, on December 10 at approximately 1820, Nakhchivan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent Ilgar Nasibov was released from prison, following the Nakhchivan Court of Appeals' decision to overturn the district court [...]	2007-12-11 13:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1476	BAKU AUTHORITIES REIN IN NAKHCHIVAN THUGS: THE [...] (C) Summary: On December 11, RFE/RL correspondent Ilgar Nasibov detailed the confusing sequence of arrests, convictions, searches and detentions surrounding his convictions on criminal defamation charges. It appears that direct intervention from Baku prompted the Nakhchivani authorities to o [...]	2007-12-12 13:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1482	PROMINENT JOURNALISTS CONTINUE HUNGER STRIKE TO [...] (SBU) On December 13, Poloff visited the Yeni Musavat newspaper office, where a number of prominent editors and journalists have been staging a hunger strike to draw attention to the case of detained opposition Azadliq newspaper Editor-In-Chief Ganimat Zahid. Hunger strikers include Yeni Musa [...]	2007-12-13 11:57:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU1483	AZERBAIJAN AND ITALY AGREE TO STEPS FORWARD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A December 12 visit by an Italian delegation headed by Minister for Economic Development Pierluigi Bersani was highlighted by the signing of an Energy MOU with the Ministry of Economic Development. Edison CEO Umberto Quadrino said that 2008 would bring commercial negotiations be [...]	2007-12-13 13:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ IT ENRG TU
07BAKU1484	AMBASSADOR MARKS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 10, International Human Rights Day, the Ambassador hosted a tea for the journalists who have been subjected to acts of physical violence during the past two years. She noted U.S. concern with Azerbaijan's deteriorating media situation, particularly with cases of hara [...]	2007-12-13 14:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1487	AZERBAIJAN'S 2008 STATE BUDGET EXPENDITURES TOP 10 [...] (U) On November 30, Azerbaijan's Parliament approved the 2008 state budget. The 2008 budget revenues total USD 8.8 billion (28 percent of GDP in 2008),and expenditures equal USD 9.9 million (32.5 percent of GDP) resulting in a small budget deficit of USD 1.3 million. In the 2008 budget, the [...]	2007-12-14 08:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV ETRD AJ
07BAKU1488	ELDAR NAMAZOV KICKS OFF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WITH [...] (C) Although the start of the official campaign season for Azerbaijan's October 2008 presidential election is more than six months away, presidential hopeful Eldar Namazov has already kicked off his campaign. In a November 21 event, Namazov publicly unveiled the "Citizens' Charter in the Name [...]	2007-12-14 11:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU1490	SCA PDAS MANN AND FM MAMMADYAROV DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador and PDAS Steven Mann, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov was downbeat on prospects for Turkmenistan moving quickly to send Turkmen gas to Azerbaijan or to resolve the Caspian delimitation issue. Mammadyarov said he was encourag [...]	2007-12-17 04:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG TX AJ PHUM
07BAKU1495	AZERBAIJANI SPY SHOW ANGERS IRANIANS [...] (S) Summary: Iran reacted angrily to a December 14 Baku Public Service Television 'special program' in which several Azerbaijani nationals confessed to spying for Iran and having connections with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Characterizing the allegations as "anti-Iranian p [...]	2007-12-17 12:31:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1498	PLANS FOR A "DEMOCRACY COUNCIL" OF NGOS BEGIN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly a year after human rights activist Arzu Abdullayeva shared initial plans to create a coalition of democracy-focused NGOs with then-DRL A/S Lowenkron, she has begun to take actions to make the "Democracy Council" a reality. However, rather than the coordination mechanism b [...]	2007-12-17 14:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1511	AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTER ABIYEV PROVIDES [...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Safar Abiyev on November 12 told the Ambassador that he stood up for Georgia during a recent CIS Defense Ministers meeting, which was considering the leadership of the CIS peacekeeping unit in Abkhazia. Abiyev said during Russian Defense Minister Serdykov's visit [...]	2007-12-19 05:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS RU AJ
07BAKU1514	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MEDIA SITUATION, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 14 meeting the Ambassador and Human Rights Ombudswoman Elmira Suleymanova discussed Azerbaijan's tense media environment. The Ombudswoman said that she has appealed to President Aliyev to review the imprisoned journalists' cases to determine if they had actuall [...]	2007-12-19 12:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU1515	AZERBAIJANI SPY SHOW FALLOUT CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Fallout associated with a December 14 Azerbaijani television 'special program' in which several Azerbaijani nationals confessed to spying for Iran and having connections with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues (reftel). While the Iranian Embassy in Baku has [...]	2007-12-19 12:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1516	AZERBAIJAN: BP EXECUTIVE BULLISH ON SECOND PHASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A high-level BP executive said that BP is optimistic on the next stage of Azerbaijani energy sector development, saying that results of recent exploratory drilling confirms that there is "lots left to do" in the offshore Southern Caspian basin. The West should not have "unrealis [...]	2007-12-26 07:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
07BAKU1519	AZERBAIJANI RELIGIOUS OFFICIAL DOWNPLAYS ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary. During a December 18 meeting with the Ambassador, State Committee on Work with Religious Associations (SCWRA) leader Hidayat Orujov argued that Islamic extremists have minimal influence in Azerbaijan. According to a recent, confidential SCWRA survey across Azerbaijani regions to [...]	2007-12-26 12:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU154	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Azerbaijani Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov used a call by DCM January 23 to make comments on a wide range of policy issues. He said that relations with Russia now were very sensitive, both over the gas issue, and the issue of the large community of Azerbaijani migrant [...]	2007-02-01 15:00:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR ENRG AJ IR TX
07BAKU159	USCBP DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AUDREY ADAMS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) Deputy Assistant Commissioner Audrey Adams and a three person delegation visited Azerbaijan from January 15-18, 2007. They held conversations with the State Border Service and State Customs Committee on possibilities for enhanced cooper [...]	2007-02-02 07:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD AJ EAIR SNAR EXBS
07BAKU161	PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S VISIT TO FRANCE [...] (C) Summary. President Aliyev's January 29-31 state visit to France focused on advancing bilateral economic cooperation, but the visit also sought to develop the GOAJ's broader, strategic ties with the EU. Aliyev met with the French President, Prime Minister, and the leaders of the Senate an [...]	2007-02-02 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG AJ
07BAKU171	AZERBAIJAN: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) On February 3, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that tests of suspected human avian influenza samples sent from Azerbaijan January 31 (reftel) and conducted at a WHO-approved laboratory in England were negative. Azerbaijan's World Health Organization (WHO) representative Dr [...]	2007-02-06 14:19:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KFLU EAGR USDA PGOV KTIA TBIO CASC AJ
07BAKU173	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR SAYS USG MUST HELP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 25 meeting with the Ambassador, SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev defended the recent rise in energy prices, saying that energy could not be sold below cost and that prices had to be normalized. The GOAJ was keeping the public in the dark about the "huge expense" of [...]	2007-02-07 12:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG AJ TU GA PREL PGOV
07BAKU194	AZERBAIJAN: OPPOSITION AND RULING PARTY INCH TOWARDS DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the December 2006 visit of Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry SIPDIS Lowenkron, the opposition and ruling party leaders agreed that they were prepared to engage in a new political dialogue focused on implementation of Azerbaijan's internationa [...]	2007-02-13 14:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
07BAKU204	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ORTIZ'S FEBRUARY 18-19 VISIT [...] (SBU) President Aliyev's April 28, 2006 meeting with President Bush laid the foundation for advancing U.S. interests through a strengthened bilateral relationship, and the relationship has never been stronger. As you know, Azerbaijan is a key partner to the U.S. because of its geopolitical sit [...]	2007-02-14 14:21:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU214	MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DEPT OF ENERGY PROPOSAL ON [...] This is an action request; see para 5. 2. Jabrail Khanlarov, Chief of the State Construction Control Agency at the Ministry of Emergency Situations, met with emboffs on January 30 to discuss plans for the US Department of Energy,s proposed workshop on earthquake-resistant, energy-efficient [...]	2007-02-16 06:03:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ENRG ABLD AMGT AJ
07BAKU219	AZERBAIJAN'S EVOLVING APPROCAH TO RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Since November 2006, the GOAJ has veered from its traditional practice of not publicly acknowledging tensions in its relations with Russia. President Aliyev and other GOAJ officials have publicly criticized Russia's behavior in gas negotiations and taken swipes at the viability [...]	2007-02-20 09:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ RU
07BAKU221	AZERBAIJAN: OPPOSITION MUSAVAT PARTY HOLDS SECOND [...] (SBU) On February 18, the opposition Musavat Party staged its second sanctioned protest against the Tariff Council's January decision to raise utilities prices. In spite of the 32 degrees Fahrenheit weather - which, due to snow and severe winds felt much colder - between 250 and 300 protesters [...]	2007-02-20 14:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU224	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR REVIEWS PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Ambassador Arthur Lenk met with the Ambassador on February 16 to discuss President Aliyev's recent comments on Iran to the Israeli Foreign Minister during the January 24-28 World Economic Forum. Aliyev reportedly characterized Iran as a "cornered, wild animal" that is " [...]	2007-02-21 05:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ IS
07BAKU228	AZERBAIJAN: READOUT ON MID-FEBRUARY NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a readout provided to resident NATO Ambassadors of a visit to Azerbaijan by representatives of the NATO international staff for the week of February 12, 2007, their outlook for Azerbaijan was much more positive than previously. This would be reflected in their assess [...]	2007-02-21 15:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER AJ PBTS IR RU
07BAKU235	PRESIDENT ALIYEV MEETS US EPC DELEGATION, WELCOMES [...] (C) Summary: During a February 6 meeting with members of the US Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) delegation, President Aliyev said that he welcomes the new EPC structure because it presents a new opportunity to address a broad range of economic and commercial issues. Aliyev underscored [...]	2007-02-22 14:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU236	AZERBAIJANI NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER: FARHAD [...] (C) During a January 24 meeting with the Ambassador and C/SIMO, GOAJ Minister of National Security Mahmudov provided a status report on the investigation of the March 2, 2005 murder of journalist Elmar Huseynov. The Minister noted that initially the Prosecutor General's office, the Ministry of [...]	2007-02-23 12:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU238	\\CORRECTED COPY - TAG ORDER\\ AZERBAIJAN: DFM [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-23 15:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ IR TU TX
07BAKU240	AZERBAIJAN: FM MAMMADYAROV ON TURKMENISTAN, IRAN [...] (C) This is an action request- please see paragraph 14. 2 (C) SUMMARY. In a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador, FM Mammadyarov said that the recently concluded visit of DoD A/S Rodman had clarified the USG position on Iran, and he approved of the USG focus on a diplomatic solution. Co [...]	2007-02-26 09:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ TU GA
07BAKU245	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR VP SAYS HE IS NOT NECESSARILY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to SOCAR VP Elshad Nassirov, his presentation at the February 13-14 IEA Caspian Energy Conference in Paris was designed not to reassure potential European gas customers but rather to disabuse them of the notion that Azerbaijani gas alone could fill their pipelines. Hi [...]	2007-02-26 14:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU246	AZERBAIJANI REACTIONS TO PUTIN'S SPEECH AT MUNICH [...] (C) Summary: Most Azerbaijani officials and independent commentators agree that the content of Putin's February 10 speech at the Munich Conference on Security Policy was not new or surprising. Most agree the speech represents Putin and many Russian government officials' longstanding views. [...]	2007-02-28 05:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ RS
07BAKU249	DEFENSE MINISTER ABIYEV DISCUSSES IRANIAN-RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador and a State-DOD delegation headed by Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Peter Rodman, SIPDIS Azerbaijani Minister of Defense General Safar Abiyev expressed concern that Russia and Iran were increasing thei [...]	2007-03-01 04:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER AJ PBTS IR RU
07BAKU256	PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON TRANS-CAPSIAN AND EUROPEAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: During a February 6 meeting with the US delegation to the Economic Partnership Commission (septel),President Aliyev outlined the changing regional energy picture. Touting Azerbaijan's refusal to bow to Russian gas policies as "an example for the region" and an act that "destroy [...]	2007-03-01 15:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RU TU TX AJ
07BAKU26	AZERBAIJAN: CONOCO-PHILLIPS TERMINATES UMID BABEK [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 13:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG AJ PGOV PREL
07BAKU264	IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DEPARTS BAKU EARLY [...] (U) Iranian Ambassador Afshar Suleymani will leave his post in Baku early, returning to Iran on March 01. During an interview with ANS Television on February 25, Suleymani confirmed these reports, stating that he was leaving due to medical reasons. 2. (C) At present, there is nothing to su [...]	2007-03-02 13:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU265	AZERBAIJAN: THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy submits the following Avian Influenza (AI) update. We will ascertain the status of the GOAJ's AI/PI response plan with the relevant GOAJ officials next week (reftel). On March 2, Econoff met with Dr. Roberta Andraghetti (Medical Officer, Epidemic Preparedness and Respon [...]	2007-03-02 14:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KFLU EAGR USDA PGOV KTIA TBIO CASC AJ
07BAKU273	AZERBAIJAN: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT ACTION REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In a February 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Chairperson of Azerbaijan's State Committee for Family, Women and Children's Issues, Hijran Huseynova, thanked the USG for her recent successful trip to the U.S. She applauded the USG's emphasis on promo [...]	2007-03-06 12:14:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KDEM AJ
07BAKU280	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIEV ASKS FOR MORE SIGNS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary Of Defense for International Security A/S Rodman, SIPDIS President Aliyev said the regional situation was "developing very rapidly," and called for "more public signs" from the USG of the strengthened bilateral relationship, as [...]	2007-03-07 12:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ RU IR PINR MARR ENRG
07BAKU282	US AZERBAIJANI SECURITY POLICY DIALOGUE -- NEXT [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 13. Background ---------- 2. (C) Since President Ilham Aliyev's April 2006 visit to Washington and the Secretary's February letter to President Aliyev outlining our three main areas of shared interests, the USG has sought to raise the strategic l [...]	2007-03-07 13:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU286	IRANIAN HELICOPTERS VIOLATE AZERBAIJANI AIRSPACE - [...] (C) On February 22, three Iranian helicopters violated Azerbaijani airspace in Azerbaijan's southern Astara region. According to Elchin Quliyev, head of the Azerbaijani State Border Service, three Iranian helicopters violated Azerbaijani airspace by flying over the southern city of Astara for [...]	2007-03-09 13:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU287	ENERGY AND RELATIONS WITH EU AT THE FOREFRONT OF [...] (C) Summary: Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga's February 28 - March 1 visit to Azerbaijan focused on energy cooperation and assisting Azerbaijan in its relations with the EU. These two issues are highlighted in a bilateral Memorandum of Cooperation (text below) that was signed during the [...]	2007-03-09 13:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PL UP AJ

07BAKU290	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT SAYS SOCAR MIGHT DEVELOP ACG [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 27 meeting with the Ambassador, President Aliyev signaled his desire to coordinate with the USG on issues relating to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan energy transiting Azerbaijan. To this end, he supported the idea of Baku hosting an IEA-sponsored energy conference in [...]	2007-03-09 14:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU IR
07BAKU292	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON IRANIAN THREAT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 27 meeting with the Ambassador, President Aliyev said that Iran was "unpredictable," and that that he saw "minimal chances for a successful resolution" of Iran's problems with the international community. He also said however that stronger international pressure o [...]	2007-03-09 14:53:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR AJ
07BAKU298	AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPLIT, KICKED OUT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: After weeks of mudslinging in the press, the long-troubled Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADP) has functionally split into two parties: one headed by exiled Chair Rasul Guliyev, the other by Acting Chair and party founder Sardar Jalaloglu. The split will likely become official in th [...]	2007-03-12 13:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR AJ
07BAKU299	AZERBAIJANI NGO LEADER PLANS DEMOCRACY COUNCIL TO [...] (C) Prominent NGO leader and human rights activist Arzu Abdullayeva told Poloff March 6 that she has organized a new Democracy Council for the purpose of engaging the GOAJ in a constructive dialogue on democracy and human rights (reftel). Following up on her comments to the Ambassador in Decemb [...]	2007-03-13 06:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU300	EX-HEALTH MINISTER'S TRIAL RIFE WITH ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The trial of former Health Minister Ali Insanov and ten other former Health Ministry officials began February 15 in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. Insanov was arrested, along with several other GOAJ officials, in October 2005 on charges of corruption and of fomenting a coup. In F [...]	2007-03-13 13:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU308	UPDATE ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR A/S LOWENKRON'S DIALOGUE WITH AZERBAIJANI FM MAMMADYAROV [...] (C) In preparation for the inaugural session of the US-Azerbaijan dialogue on democracy and human rights, we provide below an update on developments in Azerbaijan since your December meetings in Baku. Septel will provide the strategic context of the intensified democracy dialogue and detail sp [...]	2007-03-14 15:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU309	KEY MP ANALYZES AZERBAIJANI RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Chair of Parliament's International Relations Commission Samad Seyidov discussed Azerbaijan's role in the Council of Europe and in GUAM. He outlined growing Russian influence in Azerbaijan, and expressed frustration over Russian pressure o [...]	2007-03-15 06:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM AJ
07BAKU312	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S MARCH 21 [...] (C) As President Aliyev frequently notes in public and private meetings with Western officials, Azerbaijan is committed to Western values and has set itself the goal of developing as a market-based democracy, rooted in Euroatlantic structures. Aliyev and other senior Azerbaijani officials are [...]	2007-03-16 04:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU315	TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS BETWEEN IRAN AND NAKHCHIVAN [...] (U) On March 12, Baku newspapers reported that visa requirements between the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran had been eased. According to these reports, residents of Nakhchivan will now be allowed to travel to the Iranian border regions - any area within 45 kilometers of the borde [...]	2007-03-16 05:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU316	FOREIGN MINISTER MAMMADYAROV'S TRIP TO KAZAKHSTAN [...] (C) Summary: During a February 27-28 visit to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov signed agreements on visa-free travel and a strategic partnership; he also discussed Trans-Caspian energy cooperation and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad project. Official statements expre [...]	2007-03-16 06:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET KZ AJ
07BAKU319	AZERBAIJAN MOVING FORWARD ON WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economic Development Babayev told the Ambassador he had convinced Prime Minister Rasizade and the Cabinet of Ministers of the merits of trade liberalization and secured agreement to accelerate WTO accession efforts. As a first step, the GOAJ will elevate its existin [...]	2007-03-16 12:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU327	INDEPENDENT MP POSSIBLY ARRESTED, STRIPPED OF IMMUNITY [...] (U) A March 16 parliamentary session on Prime Minister Rasizade's annual report on the government's performance was disrupted by a scuffle between MPs that resulted in the apparent March 19 arrest of independent MP Hussein Abdullayev. During the March 16 session, Abdullayev harshly criticized [...]	2007-03-19 13:07:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS PINR AJ
07BAKU329	OPPOSTION MUSAVAT PARTY HOLDS THIRD, PEACEFUL PROTEST OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 18, the opposition Musavat party held a third, sanctioned protest against the January price increases. Approximately 800 people turned out for the peaceful protest, calling on the GOAJ to lower prices and provide a better life for Azerbaijani citizens. Turnout generally [...]	2007-03-19 13:12:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KDEM PHUM PREL CASC AJ
07BAKU337	INDEPENDENT MP SENTENCED ON CHARGES OF BATTERY AND [...] (C) On March 19, independent Member of Parliament (MP) Hussein Abdullayev was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Abdullayev was arrested after disrupting Parliament's March 19 session, during which he aggressively criticized the Prime Minister's annual report on the GOAJ's performance. When [...]	2007-03-23 13:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR AJ
07BAKU360	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HOEKSTRA'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) President Aliyev's April 28, 2006 meeting with President Bush laid the foundation for advancing U.S. interests through a strengthened bilateral relationship, and the relationship has never been stronger. As you know, Azerbaijan is a key partner to the U.S. because of its geopolitical sit [...]	2007-03-30 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET MARR MASS PTER KDEM AJ
07BAKU365	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND [...] (C) On March 28, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Mammadyarov and left the talking points and resolution as a nonpaper. The Ambassador highlighted the P5 1 Foreign Ministers' statement and Solana's effort to engage Larijani in the near term. Mammadyarov said that he [...]	2007-04-02 13:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP BFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY
07BAKU366	FURTHER DETAILS ON AZERBAIJAN'S IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-03 12:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP BFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY
07BAKU37	PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DRL A/S LOWENKRON DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 18-19 visit to Azerbaijan, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron secured President Aliyev's agreement to launch an intensified bilateral dialogue on the development of democracy in Azerbaijan in sessions to be held at [...]	2007-01-09 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PBTS ENRG RU IR AJ
07BAKU379	AZERBAIJAN: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND [...] Per reftel requests, throughout March the Embassy concentrated programming on women's empowerment issues. In formal and informal settings, the Ambassador, Emboffs, and American visitors to Azerbaijan noted Women's History Month and International Women's Day, emphasizing that women's participat [...]	2007-04-06 02:33:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO OIIP IWI AJ
07BAKU38	PRESIDENT ALIYEV, A/S LOWENKRON AGREE TO ESTABLISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev told Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron on December 18 that the US and Azerbaijan need a "permanent dialogue, every two months," in which we can address openly and frankly issues related to Azerbaijan's democratic developmen [...]	2007-01-09 12:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ETRD ECON IR RU AJ
07BAKU385	AZERBAIJAN: BECHTEL SVP MEETS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 29 meeting with Ambassador Derse and Bechtel Senior Vice President (Amb) Charles Redman, President Aliyev said that "it would be good for Azerbaijan" if Bechtel could find a project to do here. In this meeting and in a subsequent separate meeting with the Transporta [...]	2007-04-06 13:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ELTN PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU386	BAKU HOSTS FIRST AZERBAIJANI AND TURKISH DIASPORA [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to galvanize enhanced cooperation among Azerbaijani and Turkish diaspora organizations, Azerbaijan hosted the first conference of World Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora organizations from March 9-10. Reflecting the importance assigned to the event, President Ilham [...]	2007-04-06 13:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU AJ
07BAKU400	REP. HOEKSTRA'S APRIL 3 MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 3 meeting with Representative Hoekstra, the Azerbaijani Parliamentary leadership expressed its desire to build relationships with the U.S. Congress. Speaker Ogtay Asadov noted particular concern that Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act remains on the books, and that [...]	2007-04-10 11:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS ENRG PHUM KDEM AM AJ
07BAKU411	PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES RUSSIA, IRAN, ISLAM, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with Representative Hoekstra and the Ambassador, President Ilham Aliyev provided a tour d'horizon of Azerbaijan's foreign policy, regional geopolitics, energy policy and domestic development. Aliyev argued that Azerbaijan was unique, bordered by its former co [...]	2007-04-11 11:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET KDEM PHUM ABLD AMGT CASC
07BAKU421	AZERBAIJANI MFA SAYS 2007 IS THE YEAR FOR ENHANCED [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 10 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Khalaf Khalafov said that the only obstacle to enhanced bilateral Turkmen-Azerbaijani relations was Caspian delimitation, and that he was confident that with the new Turkmen leadership this problem could be resolved in 2007. This iss [...]	2007-04-12 15:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ TX
07BAKU422	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINSTER ARAZ AZIMOV'S COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: On April 12, the Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov met to prepare for the April 19 bilateral security consultations. Azimov will lead the largest GOAJ delegation in the ten year history of the consultations, and said his primary goal for the consultations is to [...]	2007-04-12 16:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PTER KNNP IR AJ
07BAKU430	UPDATE ON DETAINED MP HUSSEIN ABDULLAYEV [...] (C) Separate conversations with the OSCE Baku Legal Advisor, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, and human rights activist Elchin Behbudov revealed additional details concerning the March 19 arrest and detention of independent Member of Parliament (MP) Hussein Abdullayev. (Abdullayev w [...]	2007-04-13 14:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU439	UN SECGEN REPRESENTATIVE UPBEAT ON GOAJ'S [...] (C) Summary: On April 5, UN Secretary General Representative Walter Kalin briefed the diplomatic corps at the end of his fact-finding mission on IDP conditions in Azerbaijan. Kalin was impressed by the GOAJ's efforts to address its IDP problem, especially its construction of suitable permane [...]	2007-04-16 11:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM EAID AJ
07BAKU445	AZERBAIJAN DEPORTS IRANIAN ETHNIC AZERI ACTIVIST - [...] (SBU) According to Baku's APA News Agency, Iranian ethnic Azeri activist Javad Musavi was deported to Iran by officials of the Azerbaijani State Migration Service on April 12. According to media reports, Musavi applied for political asylum in Azerbaijan after fleeing Iran in January 2006, but [...]	2007-04-17 10:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IR AJ
07BAKU449	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: During an April 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev said that President Aliyev was very interested in the upcoming bilateral security consultations; Mehdiyev also expressed his strong support for the talks and promised to urge the Minister o [...]	2007-04-17 14:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR MARR MASS PTER AJ
07BAKU451	AZERBAIJAN'S SOUTHERN BORDER REGIONS AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: An April 10-12 trip to Azerbaijan's southern Astara, Lerik, Yardimli, and Lenkoran regions by Embassy Iran Watcher revealed a normal situation along the border, with no evidence of increased border traffic or a military buildup as reported by the Baku press (reftel). Embassy cont [...]	2007-04-18 07:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KDEM PGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU456	AZERBAIJAN/OSCE: POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS AND MPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28-30 visit to Baku, USOSCE Ambassador Finley met separately with a group of foreign policy Members of Parliament (MPs),female MPs, and political party leaders. The foreign policy MPs expressed a range of views about the level of democracy in Azerbaijan and agreed [...]	2007-04-18 13:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KWMN AJ
07BAKU458	AZERBAIJAN/OSCE: FM MAMMADYAROV DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28 meeting with visiting USOSCE Ambassador Finley, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov was upbeat about his recent visit to Washington but thought critics should acknowledge more Azerbaijan's steady democratic progress. Mammadyarov said political dialogue between oppositi [...]	2007-04-18 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM KDEM KCOR AM IR AJ
07BAKU459	PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES AZERBAIJAN'S RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 29 meeting with visiting USOSCE Ambassador Julie Finley, President Aliyev praised Foreign Minister Mammadyarov's recent trip to Washington, and said that the signing of the energy MOU signified a "new stage" in the bilateral relationship. He expressed satisfaction with [...]	2007-04-18 14:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ENRG EPET RS KZ AJ
07BAKU463	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT EAGER TO SUPPLY GAS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Aliyev says Azerbaijan is eager to export all the gas it can to Europe, but is unable to commit to exporting 20 bcm o/a 2012. Saying that "it is not reasonable for us to commit to what BP is responsible for delivering," Aliyev told the Ambassador that the matter of how [...]	2007-04-19 06:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG PINR TX
07BAKU464	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR VP SAYS IMPOSSIBLE TO TO PREDICT 2012 GAS VOLUMES [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (C) SUMMARY. According to SOCAR Vice-President Elshad Nasirov, it is impossible to estimate, "even within five to ten billion cubic meters," how much gas Azerbaijan would have available for export on or around 2012. Additionally, t [...]	2007-04-19 09:02:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG TX TU IR
07BAKU465	PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S VIEWS AND SUGGESTED [...] (C) Summary. In recent meetings with the Ambassador, President Aliyev, Presidential Apparat Chief Ramiz Mehdiyev, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, and Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov have reiterated the importance of the bilateral security dialogue as a key forum for reflecting our securit [...]	2007-04-19 09:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU468	PRESIDENTIAL PARDON DECREE INCLUDES YOUTH ACTIVIST [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 12:05:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS AJ
07BAKU469	AZERBAIJAN: OMV CEO OPTIMISTIC ON AZERI GAS FOR [...] (C) On April 19, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer provided the Ambassador an upbeat readout of his April 18 meeting with President Aliyev to discuss Nabucco. The meeting was "very constructive, fully constructive -- the President is highly interested in Nabucco -- it was definitely a move forwa [...]	2007-04-19 13:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ PINR TX
07BAKU47	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU ACTION PLAN WITH PETER [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative Peter Semneby told the Ambassador on December 15 that he was in Baku to take stock of the EU's relationship with Azerbaijan, support the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) peace process, and express concern over recent media and human rights problems. The Ambassador [...]	2007-01-10 14:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS KDEM PHUM EAID ENRG AJ
07BAKU471	FORMER MINISTER FARHAD ALIYEV'S TRIAL SET FOR MAY [...] (C) Elton Guliyev, the principal defense lawyer for detained former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev, reports that the Baku Court of Grave Crimes has set May 15, 2007 as the preliminary hearing date for Aliyev's long awaited trial. Aliyev's 18-month pretrial detention is set to e [...]	2007-04-19 14:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU472	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY VIEWS ON FARHAD ALIYEV AND [...] (C) At an April 19 meeting with key diplomatic missions (UK, Norway, France, OSCE, UN, Council of Europe, and US),Polec Counselor raised the question of press statements/public reactions to the expected April 20 verdict in the trial of former Health Minister Ali Insanov and the upcoming May 1 [...]	2007-04-19 14:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU474	AZERBAIJAN INVESTMENT COMPANY STARTS TO PURSUE ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC),established by the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) in 2006 to promote the development of Azerbaijan's non-oil sectors, is beginning to identify specific multi-million-dollar domestic and regional investment projects. After a slow start, AIC is [...]	2007-04-20 07:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR EPET KCOR AJ
07BAKU486	AZERBAIJAN STRONGLY PROTESTS CHANGED USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOAJ on April 20 reacted harshly to the USG's recently published revisions to the language in the 2006 Human Rights report on Armenia, pointing to new wording that "Armenian forces occupy large portions of Azerbaijani territory adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh," as a weakenin [...]	2007-04-21 15:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ MARR PHUM
07BAKU494	CHANGED US WORDING ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT [...] (U) This is an action request; see paras 5-7. 2. (C) For senior Azerbaijani officials -- and particularly President Aliyev -- the USG's decision to change the language on Nagorno-Karabakh in the 2006 Armenia Human Rights Report after publication, coupled with press reports that we did so i [...]	2007-04-23 15:57:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM PINR MARR MOPS AJ
07BAKU497	FORMER HEALTH MINISTER ALI INSANOV SENTENCED TO 11 [...] (SBU) On April 20, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes found former GOAJ Health Minister Ali Insanov guilty of public corruption and sentenced him to 11 years in prison. In addition to Insanov, ten other defendants - all former Ministry of Health officials - were convicted and sent to prison on cha [...]	2007-04-24 10:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU499	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER URGES US STATEMENT [...] (C) Summary: In an April 24 conversation with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Azimov repeated the GOAJ's request for a "very clear indication that the US recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh as part of the Republic of Azerbaijan." Azimov argued that such a statement reflects long-standing US [...]	2007-04-24 11:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM AM AJ
07BAKU50	IMPLICATIONS OF UNSC SANCTIONS ON IRAN-AZERBAIJAN [...] (S) Summary - While growing, trade between Azerbaijan and Iran is relatively insignificant and is unlikely to be affected by current UNSC sanctions. According to official GOAJ trade statistics, trade between the two countries totaled USD 256.7 million (imports from Iran amounting to USD 63 m [...]	2007-01-11 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET IR AJ
07BAKU500	INDEPENDENT EDITOR EYNULLA FATULLAYEV SENTENCED TO [...] (SBU) On April 20, Eynulla Fatullayev, Editor in Chief of the independent Russian-language Realny Azerbaijan newspaper (the highest circulated newsmagazine in the country) and the Azerbaijani-language Gundelik Azerbaijan newspaper, was arrested and sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment on libel [...]	2007-04-24 12:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PBTS AM AJ
07BAKU502	AZERBAIJAN: STATOIL SAYS SHAH DENIZ PHASE TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Statoil Azerbaijan sees a decision by this summer as to who markets Shah Deniz Phase Two gas as essential to staying on schedule in developing this mega-field. In the face of increased demands from SOCAR for control over marketing of Phase Two gas (reftel),Statoil says that both [...]	2007-04-24 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU504	AZERBAIJANI BACKLASH AGAINST US WORDING ON [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 12-14. 2. (C) Summary: Post-publication revisions to Nagorno-Karabakh language in the 2006 Armenia Human Rights Report continue to ignite strong, negative reaction from the Azerbaijani Government and public. We are beginning to see a broader-bas [...]	2007-04-24 13:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM PINR MARR MOPS AJ
07BAKU514	AZERBAIJANI GOVERNMENT WELCOMES RETURN TO ORIGINAL [...] (U) This is an action message; see para 6. 2. (C) Per ref instructions, the Ambassador spoke to President Aliyev on the morning of April 26 and informed him that the Department had restored the original NK text in the 2006 Armenia Human Rights Report. The Ambassador underscored our great [...]	2007-04-26 13:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS AM AJ
07BAKU519	GOAJ ISSUES SIX-YEAR LICENSES FOR ANS TV AND RADIO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 13:43:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU522	AZERBAIJAN ENERGY MINISTER LIKES BP BUT WANTS MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 18 conversation with the Ambassador, Energy and Industry Minister Natiq Aliyev said that GOAJ would continue its close cooperation with BP, and that in principle the GOAJ supported BP plans for ACG PSA extension and ACG deep gas. The GOAJ also wants BP as Shah Deniz operato [...]	2007-04-27 13:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU524	REQUEST FOR AZERBAIJAN-SPECIFIC STATEMENT FOR PRESS [...] (U) This is an action request; see paras 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Over the last year, media freedom in Azerbaijan has deteriorated significantly, with physical attacks on several journalists, numerous criminal libel cases launched against independent and opposition journalists, government pressur [...]	2007-04-30 10:29:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU535	AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VAGIF SADIKOV [...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith met with Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadikov April 27 to discuss Azerbaijan's vision for the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)'s Foreign Ministers' Conference. Echoing what he told the Ambassador late last year, Sadikov highl [...]	2007-05-02 09:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL IR AJ
07BAKU557	INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS CONVICTED FOR INCITING [...] (SBU) On May 4, the Sabail District Court convicted two journalists from the independent Sanat newspaper on charges of inciting religious hatred. Rafig Taghi, the author of a controversial article questioning the effects of Islamic influence in Azerbaijan, received a sentence of three years' i [...]	2007-05-04 13:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KISL AJ
07BAKU573	AZERBAIJAN TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARDS IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30, the Government of Azerbaijan took a first positive step to improving the business climate by instructing government ministries and agencies to review Azerbaijani regulations and laws in order to prepare a report on possible recommendations to facilitate business, incl [...]	2007-05-11 12:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV AJ
07BAKU578	AZERBAIJAN: PRO-OPPOSITION PARTIES HOLD SMALL, [...] (SBU) On May 12, several small pro-opposition parties staged a peaceful, sanctioned protest over social issues such as recent price increases, salaries, and pensions; they also called upon the GOAJ to disclose more information to the public about the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations. This [...]	2007-05-14 12:37:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PBTS CASC IR AJ
07BAKU581	FARAH PANDITH'S MEETINGS WITH AZERBAIJANI ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani religious officials emphasized Azerbaijan's history of religious tolerance and interconfessional cooperation in April 25 meetings with EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith. Dr. Haji Sabir Hassanli, the rector of Baku Islamic University, said the university has approxima [...]	2007-05-15 03:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL AJ
07BAKU584	PRESIDENT ALIYEV,S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR REIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov flagged President Aliyev's planned attendance at the upcoming energy summit in Poland as a "very important" step to reassure Europe. The GOAJ hopes for progress in bilateral relations with Turkmenistan in 2007, although Baku is [...]	2007-05-15 12:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG MARR AMGT ABLD CASC AJ
07BAKU585	FARAH PANDITH'S MEETINGS WITH AZERBAIJANI ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: During a late April trip, EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith met with several Azerbaijani Islamic communities in diverse regions of Azerbaijan. Mirpasha Bayramov -- the leader of the Binagadi religious community of Baku -- provided Pandith with background on his community, which p [...]	2007-05-15 12:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL IR AJ
07BAKU590	EX-MINISTER FARHAD ALIYEV'S TRIAL BEGINS; [...] (U) On May 15, the trial of former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev - along with 18 other defendants, including Aliyev's brother, former AzPetrol Oil Company President Rafig Aliyev - began at the Court of Grave Crimes. Aliyev was among several high-profile GOAJ officials arrested [...]	2007-05-15 13:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU599	REACTION TO PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S MAY 4 COMMENTS ON [...] (C) President Aliyev struck a tough tone in his May 4 speech on the GOAJ's position on a Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) settlement at the opening of an IDP center. Aliyev appeared to distance himself publicly from the idea of "special modalities" for Kelbajar and Lachin, focusing on the need for all [...]	2007-05-17 10:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU60	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, EDITORS SHARE DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19, several prominent human rights activists shared their views on democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan with visiting DRL A/S Lowenkron. The Assistant Secretary outlined the three key areas of democracy - electoral democracy, governance, and civil society - and exp [...]	2007-01-12 15:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU601	AZERBAIJAN'S MEDIA CRACKDOWN CONTINUES: TWO MORE [...] (C) On May 16, two journalists from the opposition Mukhalifet newspaper, Editor-In-Chief Rovshan Kebirli and correspondent Yashar Agazadeh, were sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment each on criminal libel charges. The lawsuit was filed by the President's uncle - and Member of Parliament - Jala [...]	2007-05-17 13:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU605	LETTER FROM THE MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (U) Below is the text of a May 10, 2007, letter from Kamaladdin Heydarov, Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, which the Embassy has been asked [...]	2007-05-18 09:00:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL SMIG SNAR KHLS KNNP AJ
07BAKU608	IRANIAN ACADEMIC CALLS FOR EXPANDED BROADCASTING [...] (C) Summary: In a 16 May meeting with Embassy Iran Watcher, Professor Gholam-Reza Sabri-Tabrizi (please protect),an ethnic Azeri academic teaching at Edinburgh University and head of the Baku-based Coordinating Committee of World Azerbaijanis, called for the U.S. to support broadcasting effo [...]	2007-05-18 11:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PROP IR AJ
07BAKU61	SHAH DENIZ WELL TO RESUME PRODUCTION, AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 15 BP plans to resume production at the first Shah Deniz well, where production has been ceased since mid-December due to a leak, although a BP executive questioned whether Shah Deniz production could play a significant role in meeting regional winter gas needs. Once S [...]	2007-01-12 15:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV IR RU TU AJ
07BAKU616	AZERBAIJAN'S LEADING NEWSPAPER BARRED FROM OFFICE, [...] (U) On May 20, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) - citing structural deficiencies with the building - shut down the offices of Realny Azerbaijan and Gundelik Azerbaijan newspapers. (NOTE: Realny Azerbaijan is the country's highest-circulation newsmagazine.) Although the p [...]	2007-05-21 13:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU617	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVSIOR SAYS KRAKOW SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. GOAJ Chief of the Presidential Apparat's Foreign Relations Department Novruz Mammadov told the Ambassador that the May 11 'Energy Summit' in Krakow, Poland among the heads of State of Azerbaijan, Urkraine, Lithuania, Georgia and Poland was "very important for Azerbaijan's Caspian [...]	2007-05-22 04:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AZ
07BAKU62	AZERBAIJANI OPPOSITION PARTY STILL UNABLE TO [...] (U) At the request of Popular Front Party (PFP) Deputy Chairman Fuad Mustafayev, on January 10 Poloff visited the offices to which the PFP was assigned following the party's November 25, 2006 eviction from 33 Khagani Street. The PFP's assigned new office space is the second floor of an annex to [...]	2007-01-12 15:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU63	POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS AGREE TO CONDUCT DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: During a lively December 19 dinner discussion with visiting DRL A/S Lowenkron and the Ambassador, ruling and opposition party leaders agreed to conduct a political dialogue based on the GOAJ's commitments to the OSCE and the Council of Europe. In agreeing to the dialogue, oppos [...]	2007-01-15 07:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU632	SCENESETTER FOR JOSEPH WOOD'S VISIT [...] (C) We warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Baku. Since President Aliyev,s successful visit to Washington in April 2006, we have been engaged in an intensive effort to elevate and strengthen the bilateral relationship. US interests in Azerbaijan center around three key areas: regional secu [...]	2007-05-23 13:55:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS PTER PINR ENRG KDEM ECON IR AJ
07BAKU636	DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES [...] (C) Over the last week, the Embassy has been actively engaged in advocacy on both media freedom and access to the Farhad Aliyev trial (reftel). Charge used the occasion of a May 23 meeting with visiting senior US officials (septel) to raise our media concerns with President Aliyev. Charge to [...]	2007-05-24 14:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU64	DEPUTY PROSECUTOR GENERAL UPDATES ON FARHAD [...] (C) In a January 11 meeting with Poloff, GOAJ First Deputy Prosecutor General Rustam Usubov provided an update on the investigation into the alleged October 2005 coup plot involving former ministers Farhad Aliyev and Ali Insanov and other former GOAJ officials. Usubov said that ten persons re [...]	2007-01-29 04:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AJ
07BAKU647	PRESIDENT ALIYEV APPROVES AZERBAIJAN'S NATIONAL [...] President Ilham Aliyev approved Azerbaijan's "National Security Concept" (NSC) on May 23, 2007 via a presidential directive. The full text of the NSC appeared in many Azerbaijani newspapers. The translated text of the directive is provided below: BEGIN TRANSLATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL O [...]	2007-05-25 13:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS RU IR AJ
07BAKU648	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR SAYS TURKISH TRANSIT INVITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an May 25 conversation, SOCAR Vice-President Elshad Nasirov said that a letter from the GOAJ to Turkey inviting it to begin gas transit negotiations had been drafted and should be sent "within a few days." Nasirov said that in all its gas marketing endeavors the GOAJ should st [...]	2007-05-25 14:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU
07BAKU651	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED RUSSIAN DRAFT OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 11:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA OSCE PGOV AJ
07BAKU66	AZERBAIJAN'S YOUTH MOVEMENTS: A BREAKDOWN OF KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's youth movements are often overlooked when examining the overall political situation - both by the GOAJ and by the international community. However, youth can play a quite critical role in democratic development, and with 65 percent of the population under the age of 3 [...]	2007-01-29 08:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM SOCI AJ
07BAKU664	FARHAD ALIYEV TRIAL UPDATE: SUBSTANTIVE HEARING [...] (SBU) The substantive hearing of former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev's trial began today, May 30. As in each session of the preliminary hearing, with the exception of two OSCE trial monitoring project staff members, all international observers and most journalists were barre [...]	2007-05-30 13:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU67	FIRST SANCTIONED OPPOSITION PROTEST SINCE NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) On January 28, the opposition Musavat Party held a peaceful, sanctioned protest, in response to the Tariff Council's decision to raise utilities prices. This was the first sanctioned protest since police violently dispersed a peaceful, sanctioned opposition rally on November 26, 2005 (se [...]	2007-01-29 10:43:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CASC ASEC AJ
07BAKU673	OVER 1,000 ETHNIC AZERIS REPORTEDLY ARRESTED IN [...] (SBU) Baku media outlets report that over 1,000 ethnic Azeris have been arrested in connection with demonstrations commemorating the one-year anniversary of large-scale ethnic Azeri protests which took place in northwestern Iran on 22 May 2006. According to these reports, largely peaceful de [...]	2007-05-31 12:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IR AJ
07BAKU688	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S VISIT [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Baku and believe it will advance U.S. energy, commercial, and economic reform objectives. Since President Aliyev's successful visit to Washington in April 2006, we have been engaged in an intensive effort to elevate and strengthen the bilateral r [...]	2007-06-01 12:59:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ENRG AJ
07BAKU689	PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS ENERGY AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a May 29 meeting with visiting OVP Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs Joseph Wood and the Ambassador, President Aliyev reviewed prospects for new southern corridor energy initiatives. Urging the U.S. to support new Turkmen President Burdimuhamedov, Aliyev said Az [...]	2007-06-01 14:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG MASS PBTS KDEM IR RU AJ
07BAKU69	AZERBAIJAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON UNSCR 1737 [...] (C) Summary: In response to ref A demarche on UNSCR 1737, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told then-Charge that "we are of course not going to reject the resolution." However, echoing comments we hear increasingly from colleagues throughout the GOAJ, Azimov said Azerbaijan feels threaten [...]	2007-01-16 14:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU695	JOSEPH WOOD'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs Joseph Wood and the Ambassador met with Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev on May 30 to discuss the bilateral relationship. Mehdiyev reviewed Azerbaijan's complex security situation, arguing that outside [...]	2007-06-05 07:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU696	OVP DEPUTY ASSISTANT MEETING WITH AZERI FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Advisor Joseph Wood and Ambassador Derse met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on May 30. Mammadyarov was relaxed and expansive about his recent discussions with new Turkmenistani President Gurbangul [...]	2007-06-05 08:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU
07BAKU698	IRANIAN ACADEMIC CALLS FOR U.S. TO FUND AZERI [...] (C) Summary: Speaking with Iran Watcher on May 30, Professor Gholam-Reza Sabri-Tabrizi reiterated his interest in establishing an Azeri-language satellite television station in support of efforts to bring about peaceful political change within the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) (reftel). Arg [...]	2007-06-06 04:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS KDEM PGOV PREL PROP IR AJ
07BAKU7	AZERBAIJANI POLICE RAID JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES [...] (C) According to UK Charge Colin Wells and UK Emboff Chris Gotch (strictly protect),GOAJ Interior Ministry police raided a gathering of over a hundred Jehovah's Witnesses taking place December 24, 2006 at a private home in Baku. Police briefly detained and released the overwhelming majority o [...]	2007-01-03 13:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU711	REGIONAL ISLAMIC SNAPSHOTS: ZAQATALA [...] (C) Summary: During a trip to Zaqatala, Qax, and Balakan, Emboffs visited several Islamic shrines, a dozen mosques, and an Islamic University to deepen our understanding of Islamic observance in northern Azerbaijan. Northern Azerbaijan is heavily Sunni, with a strong Sufi influence and a tra [...]	2007-06-07 12:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL RU AJ
07BAKU712	INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF THE YENI AZERBAIJAN PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Yeni Azerbaijan Party leadership's decision to dismiss former Deputy Chair Sirus Tabrizli, coupled with former Minister of Health Ali Insanov's public criticism of the party, has triggered rampant speculation that the ruling party is in crisis. Rather than splintering, the r [...]	2007-06-07 12:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU718	AZERBAIJANIS SURPRISED BY PUTIN'S OFFER TO SHARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement proposing joint U.S.-Russian use of Azerbaijan's Gabala radar station provoked a surprised but largely positive reaction among Azerbaijani politicians and analysts. All contacts with whom we spoke believed that cooperation between the [...]	2007-06-08 11:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PINS RU IR AJ
07BAKU719	IRAN REPORTEDLY NOT CONCERNED OVER POSSIBLE JOINT [...] (U) In a June 8 press statement, Iranian Embassy press spokesman in Baku Majid Feyzullahi said that Tehran does not have any concerns about Russia's proposal to make its Qabala radar station available for joint use with the U.S. Feyzullahi added that "we have no concerns because the issue is [...]	2007-06-08 11:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR RU AJ
07BAKU72	AZERBAIJAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During a January 10 meeting with then-Charge d'Affaires, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said Azerbaijan's draft National Security Concept (NSC) will be sent to the Presidential Apparat within the coming weeks. (As requested reftel, we seek the Department,s guidance on any co [...]	2007-01-17 06:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PBTS AJ
07BAKU720	AZERBAIJAN: RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT SAYS PUTIN INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 8, Russian Embassy DCM Oleg Krokhin said that President Putin's proposal of U.S.-Russian cooperation at the Gabala radar station was discussed "one to two months ago" between Azerbaijan and Russia "at high levels," and had been "thoroughly worked out" beforehand. Krokhin [...]	2007-06-08 11:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MNUC OPRC PARM AJ RU
07BAKU722	MISSILE DEFENSE: BACKGROUNDER ON THE GABALA RADAR [...] (C) The Gabala radar station (also known as the Lyaki large phased-array radar) was originally part of the USSR's broader ballistic missile defense architecture; specifically, it was one of nine major radar stations erected on Soviet territory to detect and track the launch of ballistic missi [...]	2007-06-08 12:20:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR AJ RU IR
07BAKU725	A SNAPSHOT OF BAKU'S IDP COMMUNITIES [...] (SBU) Over the next few months, the Embassy plans to take a closer at Azerbaijan's internally displaced persons (IDP) population, estimated at roughly 675,000 persons. The GOAJ has pledged to close all existing tent camps by the end of 2007, but hundreds of thousands of IDPs still live in very [...]	2007-06-11 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PBTS PHUM PGOV EAID AM AJ
07BAKU728	AZERBAIJANI-RUSSIAN COORDINATION ON PUTIN'S GABALA [...] (C) Summary: The GOAJ publicly and privately has admitted that it had discussions with Moscow regarding potential U.S. - Russian use of the Gabala radar station before Putin made his June 7 announcement on the sidelines of the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, but the precise nature of this dialogue [...]	2007-06-11 12:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AJ RU
07BAKU734	AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER KHALAFOV ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Advisor Joseph Wood and Ambassador Derse met with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov on May 30. Khalafov, responsible for Caspian delimitation and policy toward Iran and Turkmenistan, affirmed Azerbai [...]	2007-06-12 11:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG BPIS AJ TU

07BAKU737	AZERBAIJAN APPROVES SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET INCREASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 26, Azerbaijan's Parliament approved the final 2007 state budget totaling USD 7.34 billion and including a supplemental budget expenditure increase of USD 697 million, nearly ten percent of the total 2007 budget. The Government of Azerbaijan's large supplement budget propo [...]	2007-06-12 12:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV AJ
07BAKU739	PRESIDENT ALIYEV: ON MISSILE DEFENSE, "WE'LL DO [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche on the proposed missile defense site in Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev was quick to tell the Ambassador that Azerbaijan would do "whatever you prefer" and that Azerbaijan would be decisively on the American side in these discussions. After nar [...]	2007-06-13 12:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR MARR MNUC PARM PGOV PREL RS
07BAKU740	AZERBAIJAN EXPECTS PARLIAMENT TO TAKE UP CWC IN [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Poloff addressed outstanding Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) issues with Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Affairs Department Deputy Director Yusuf Mammadaliyev on June 13. Mammadaliyev said that the Legislation requ [...]	2007-06-13 13:09:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PGOV PREL CWC OPC CBW BWC AJ UN
07BAKU748	CRITICISM OF CAUCASUS MUSLIM BOARD'S HANDLING OF [...] (SBU) Prominent human rights activist Elchin Behbutov and two of his friends -- Bayram Sadikov, Hafiz Osman -- recently shared with us their views on the Hajj. The three had traveled together to Mecca, Saudi Arabia between December 21, 2006 and January 18, 2007 in order to participate in the m [...]	2007-06-15 08:12:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KCOR AJ
07BAKU753	PRESIDENT ALIYEV: ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH, [...] (C) Summary: On June 13, a frustrated President Ilham Aliyev told the Ambassador his view of the unsuccessful Nagorno-Karabakh discussions on the margins of the St. Petersburg CIS Summit. He concluded that the Minsk Group format is "useless," and asked that the United States now impose a se [...]	2007-06-15 12:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL RS TX
07BAKU754	FURTHER IRANIAN REACTION TO THE QABALA RADAR [...] (C) Summary: One week after Russia's proposal to make its Qabala radar station available for joint use with the U.S., Iranian reaction to the proposal remains fairly muted. While some members of the Majlis have criticized the announcement, the response of the Iranian executive branch has bee [...]	2007-06-15 13:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC OPRC PARM IR AJ
07BAKU758	"FRIENDS OF AZERBAIJAN" DEMARCHE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The "Friends of Azerbaijan," an informal grouping of like-minded OSCE member states, the OSCE and the Council of Europe (COE),demarched Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev on media issues June 14. Reaffirming Azerbaijan's commitment to democracy, Mehdiyev said the unres [...]	2007-06-18 13:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PTER IR AJ
07BAKU760	FOREIGN MINISTER MAMMADYAROV ON ENERGY AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: During a June 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said he recently sent a letter to Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to push for a transit agreement, suggesting an agreement was possible within one month. Mammadyarov said SOCAR will negotiate the a [...]	2007-06-19 05:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PHUM AJ
07BAKU761	A CLOSER LOOK AT IRANIAN STUDENTS IN BAKU [...] (S) Summary: On June 13, Iran Watcher met with five Iranian students (all ethnic Azeris) studying in Baku. The students estimated that approximately 3,000 Iranian students were pursuing an education in Azerbaijan, most concentrated at Baku State University and the Medical University. (This [...]	2007-06-19 10:26:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL SCUL IR AJ
07BAKU766	PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE IRAN-ARMENIA [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Yerevan. 2. (C/NF) Summary: According to the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Armenian diaspora community in Iran numbers approximately 300,000 and is centered in and around the cities of Tehran and Esfahan. An officially recognized re [...]	2007-06-20 06:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL IR GG AM AJ
07BAKU769	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT TELLS COMMERCE DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 4 meeting with Commerce Deputy Secretary Sampson, President Aliyev reviewed Azerbaijan,s SIPDIS business climate and said the GOAJ would "have finished all the necessary implementation" for WTO accession by year's end. Aliyev lauded Azerbaijan's recent economic progr [...]	2007-06-20 07:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCOR PARM AJ
07BAKU774	FOREIGN MINISTER MAMMADYAROV ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov told the Ambassador June 15 that Azerbaijan only had limited and non-specific Gabala-related discussions with Russia prior to Putin's June 7 announcement. Mammadyarov recalled that as early as May 21, he had publicly hinted that the U.S.- [...]	2007-06-21 12:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ IR MARR MNUC PARM RS
07BAKU786	IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT BAKU LATER [...] (SBU) At a press conference on June 22, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov confirmed that Azerbaijan is preparing for a visit of Iranian President Ahmadinejad to Baku. While not providing any details on the timing of the visit, Khalafov hinted that agreements pertaining to " [...]	2007-06-25 10:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU79	DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S DECEMBER 19 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a December 19 meeting, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev assured DRL A/S Lowenkron that "in line with President Aliyev's recommendation," independent ANS TV will participate in the tender for its frequency and "its activities will be fully restored." Mehdiyev bla [...]	2007-01-18 10:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR RU AJ
07BAKU791	AZERBAIJAN: DRUG SEIZURES UP IN FIRST HALF OF 2007 [...] (SBU) According to official Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) and UNDP statistics, for the first five months of 2007 the GOAJ interdicted 330 kilograms of illegal drugs. The breakdown of the seizures by drug type is heroin 23 kg, opium/opiates 67 kg, marijuana 50 kg and hashish 190 kg. In 2006 [...]	2007-06-25 11:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SNAR PGOV PREL PINR KCOR AJ IR
07BAKU792	BAKU GUAM SUMMIT: LOOKING FOR RELEVANCE [...] (SBU) The GOAJ hosted the second annual Summit of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM on June 18-19 in Baku. The summit included meetings of GUAM members' heads of state, foreign ministers, national coordinators, and several GUAM working groups. There were also se [...]	2007-06-25 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ GG UP MD KZ TX
07BAKU794	PROTESTANTS COMPLAIN OF RELIGIOUS HARASSMENT [...] (C) Summary: Police in the small northwestern village of Aliabad detained and arrested Baptist Pastor Zaur Balaev on May 20. Representatives from the local Baptist community claim authorities violated their religious freedoms and that they are being singled out for persecution. The State C [...]	2007-06-25 12:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF AJ
07BAKU801	AZERBAIJAN HOLDS ENERGY TRANSPARENCY CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 7, the State Oil Fund and Embassy of Norway collaborated to organize a conference highlighting Azerbaijan's successful role in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) during the Caspian Oil and Gas show. Oil Fund Executive Director Shahmar Movsumov and [...]	2007-06-26 08:09:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU804	GOAJ SHARES DOCUMENT ALLEGING IRANIAN PLOT IN [...] (C) During a June 14 meeting with the "Friends of Azerbaijan" on media freedom, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev gave the Ambassador a Farsi-language document that he said indicated that Iranian security forces had instructed Iranian religious groups to use the media to foment disse [...]	2007-06-26 10:42:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM IR AJ
07BAKU805	AZERBAIJAN: RULING PARTY TAKES FIRST STEPS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 21, the Yeni Azerbaijan Party hosted a conference entitled "Media and Society." It was well-attended by representatives of all major media outlets and Members of Parliament, and speakers conveyed a wide range of views. Separately on June 21, in a meeting with the DCM, P [...]	2007-06-27 07:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU811	AZERBAIJAN: POLICE USE INAPPROPRIATE FORCE TO [...] (SBU) On June 14, Baku police used an inappropriate level of force to disperse a group of approximately 25 journalists, who had staged an unsanctioned protest at a downtown Baku park. The journalists, who were reacting to the deteriorating media situation, had announced to the press that they [...]	2007-06-27 11:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU812	AZERBAIJAN: 2007 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On June 20, Poloff delivered the 2007 TIP Report to Fakhraddin Ismayilov and Gulnara Asgarova, Human Rights Attaches for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Per reftel instructions, she highlighted U.S. concerns regarding Azerbaijan's efforts to combat trafficking in persons, particularly [...]	2007-06-27 11:07:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU815	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT GIVES TOUR D'HORIZON, IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 22 conversation with Ambassador Derse and Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) President Dr. Daniel Yergin, President Aliyev said that in general he was satisfied with the situation in Azerbaijan - "politically, economically and regionally." Domestically, Azerb [...]	2007-06-27 13:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ TU ENRG
07BAKU819	AZERBAIJAN FM ON ENERGY, TURKMENISTAN AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 22 Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said that he sensed "some momentum" from Turkmenistan towards reaching out to the West and diversifying its gas export routes. The GOAJ is ready to start gas transit talks with Turkey, with SOCAR taking the lead. Having j [...]	2007-06-28 10:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ IR TU ENRG
07BAKU822	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TIERNEY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) President Aliyev's April 28, 2006 meeting with President Bush laid the foundation for advancing U.S. interests through a strengthened bilateral relationship. Azerbaijan is a key partner to the U.S. because of its geopolitical situation, its status as a secular, democratizing, Muslim coun [...]	2007-06-29 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG PBTS IR RU AJ
07BAKU827	A WINDOW INTO PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S DACHA [...] (C) While visiting Baku June 17-19 for the GUAM summit, EUR DAS David Kramer attended a luncheon hosted by President Aliyev at his beach-front dacha in a Baku suburb. Aliyev hosted the luncheon for GUAM summit delegation heads, including the presidents from Georgia (and his wife) and Ukraine [...]	2007-06-29 12:29:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU828	FARHAD ALIYEV'S TRIAL QUIETLY PROCEEDS [...] (C) Since the May 30 start of former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev's substantive hearing, the trial has been proceeding quietly (literally, as the lack of microphones and the whirring of several air conditioners in the long, narrow courtroom prevent observers from hearing most [...]	2007-06-29 12:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU832	SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-AZERBAIJANI JULY 9-10 [...] (C) Summary: The tenth anniversary of the bilateral security dialogue is an important opportunity to take stock of our existing strong cooperation and to achieve gains for U.S. interests by expanding our security agenda with a key Eurasian security partner. The GOAJ has two goals for these s [...]	2007-07-02 12:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU833	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP, MEDIA CRACKDOWN, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Minister of Internal Affairs Ramil Usubov, the Ambassador delivered the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report, highlighting areas identified in the report as needing greater GOAJ action. The Minister was receptive to most suggestions, and agreed to continu [...]	2007-07-03 05:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU836	AZERBAIJANI READOUT ON SURPRISE TRACK II DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) On June 28, Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatian and Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu visited the region of Nagorno Karabakh, accompanied by representatives of the Armenian and Azerbaijani intellectual elite. While there, Smbatian and Bulbuloglu reportedly met wit [...]	2007-07-03 08:46:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS PGOV AM RU AJ
07BAKU837	REACTION TO SURPRISE TRACK II DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO NK [...] (U) On June 28, Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatian and Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu visited the region of Nagorno Karabakh, accompanied by representatives of the Armenian and Azerbaijani intellectual elite. While there, Smbatian and Bulbuloglu reportedly met wit [...]	2007-07-03 08:50:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS PGOV AM RU AJ
07BAKU841	AZERBAIJANI CONSIDERING CFE MORATORIUM [...] (C) Summary. Recent events indicate that the GOAJ is considering suspending its implementation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty. Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told Charge D'Affairs on July 5 that the GOAJ would seriously consider freezing implementation of the t [...]	2007-07-05 12:14:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PBTS PGOV PREL KCFE RU AM AJ
07BAKU847	LATVIAN PLANS TO OFFER AZERBAIJAN ASSISTANCE ON [...] (C) Poloff met with Latvian Ambassador to Baku Mikhails Popkovs on July 5, 2007, at Popkovs request. Popkovs told poloff that as a NATO ally, and given the high-profile nature of issues surrounding missile defense and the Gabala station, that Latvia wished to inform the U.S. Embassy Baku that [...]	2007-07-06 06:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AJ RU LV
07BAKU849	SENIOR AZERBAIJANI OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO WELCOME [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev continues to send the message that he is waiting for the U.S. and Russia to come to a decision regarding the Gabala radar facility after both sides conclude their missile defense consultations. While other GOAJ officials reiterated this message, some -- includi [...]	2007-07-06 12:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV MARR MNUC OPRC RU AJ
07BAKU85	DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S DECEMBER 18 MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 18 meeting with visiting DRL A/S Lowenkron and the Ambassador, FM Mammadyarov said that Azerbaijan was addressing many of the problems that stood in the way of its becoming a secular, developed democracy, including corruption, rule of law, rural unemployment, and ac [...]	2007-01-18 14:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HUM KDEM
07BAKU851	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JUDICIAL REFORM, TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 2 meeting with Minister of Justice Fikret Mammadov, the Ambassador noted that continued judicial reform and strengthened rule of law are key to Azerbaijan's long-term stability. Mammadov plans to build more courthouses and hire more judges. He anticipated a July appoi [...]	2007-07-09 10:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU852	CODEL TIERNEY'S JULY 3 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: In a friendly and relaxed July 3 meeting, Representative John Tierney and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev exchanged views on Azerbaijan's development, regional role and strong relationship with the U.S. and the West. On the Gabala radar station, Aliyev stated that if Russia and th [...]	2007-07-09 11:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV PINR AJ IR PBTS
07BAKU857	GOAJ AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AGREE ON STEPS TO [...] (C) Summary: Following Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev's commitment to launch an informal working group on media freedom (ref),Presidential Political Advisor Ali Hasanov met July 3 with representatives of the OSCE, COE and like-minded diplomatic missions to develop recommendations to improve A [...]	2007-07-10 06:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU858	CODEL TIERNEY'S JULY 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a relaxed July 3 meeting with Representative John Tierney, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said he recognized the importance of improving Azerbaijan's image in the U.S. Congress and, as President Aliyev did in an earlier meeting with the CODEL, requested additional visits b [...]	2007-07-10 06:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON AJ IR RU
07BAKU861	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GOAJ HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 2 call on GOAJ Human Rights Ombudswoman Elmira Suleymanova, the Ambassador conveyed the Embassy's suggestions on the GOAJ's human rights action plan, urging the GOAJ to create issue-specific working groups and adopt concrete, measurable goals. Suleymanova said she [...]	2007-07-10 07:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU862	KEY MPS DISCUSS AZERBAIJAN'S FUTURE, BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 3 meeting with Representative Tierney, Chair of Parliament's International Relations Commission Samad Seyidov and Members of Parliament Asim Mollazade and Nasib Nasibli noted that Azerbaijan has chosen western orientation, explaining that this is difficult under increas [...]	2007-07-10 07:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IR AJ
07BAKU864	DFM ARAZ AZIMOV DOWNBEAT ON TRACK II MISSION TO [...] (C) In a July 5 meeting with Charge, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov suggested that the recent Track II mission by Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatian and Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu had limited GOAJ support. (NOTE: Per Refs A and B, Smbatian and Bulbuloglu [...]	2007-07-10 11:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU880	WORLD AZERBAIJANIS CONGRESS ELECTS A NEW LEADER [...] (C) Summary: The World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) held its ninth international conference in Cologne, Germany July 6-8. With over two hundred participants representing Azeri communities in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia in attendance, members exchanged ideas and discussed new strat [...]	2007-07-12 09:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM IR AJ
07BAKU886	EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTER HEYDAROV'S RISING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Through his Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES),Minister Kamalladdin Heydarov over the past year has increased his already significant economic and political clout. Through its civil defense forces, paramilitary troops, zoning, construction and licensing authority, and new f [...]	2007-07-12 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR PGOV KCOR PREL AJ
07BAKU903	AZERBAIJAN IN WAIT AND SEE MODE REGARDING RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Local media reaction to Russia's announcement to suspend participation in the CFE Treaty has been largely muted, with most of the media organizations adopting a cautious approach to the development. Local political commentators are still digesting this development as well. Ini [...]	2007-07-18 06:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PBTS PGOV PREL KCFE RU AM AJ
07BAKU905	THE IRANIANS ARE COMING - NOT REALLY [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani media reports claiming that thousands of Iranians are moving to Azerbaijan and are fueling Baku's building boom appear to be overblown. With headlines ranging from "Thousands of Iranians Coming to Azerbaijan" to "Iranians Driving Up Property Prices," Azerbaijani med [...]	2007-07-18 10:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU906	NATO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF AZERBAIJAN HELD JULY [...] (U) On July 9-14 2007, the biannual "NATO International School of Azerbaijan" (NISA) was held in Baku, sponsored by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The topic was "Security Challenges and Euro-Atlantic Partnership: Energy security, conflicts, terrorism, and asymmetrical thre [...]	2007-07-18 11:50:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PINR AM AJ
07BAKU907	FOLLOW-UP ON LATVIAN PLANS TO OFFER AZERBAIJAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 11:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AJ RU LV
07BAKU916	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF REVIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Administration Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev told the Ambassador on July 18 that Iran is using radical Islam and the narcotics trade to exert pressure on Azerbaijan, as exemplified by a recent attempt by six armed Iranians to penetrate the border with Azerbaijan and [...]	2007-07-20 13:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU917	AZERBAIJAN GAS INITIATIVES WAITING ON TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a July 17 conversation primarily focused on Iran (septel),SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullyav speculated that the recently announced Turkey-Iran Energy MOU, if actualized, would throw into doubt both GOAJ participation in Nabucco and also the viability of a Turkmen-Azerbaijan tr [...]	2007-07-20 13:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AJ ENRG
07BAKU918	BAKU COURT DISMISSES DEFAMATION CASE [...] (SBU) On July 16, a Baku court dismissed criminal charges for defamation against Ganimat Zahid, the editor-in-chief of the opposition Azadlig Newspaper. While local contacts believe this likely is an isolated incident, it is a positive benchmark for the Azerbaijani judicial system. What is i [...]	2007-07-20 13:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU926	AZERBAIJAN'S MEDIA ON THE ROPES [...] (C) Summary: This year's attacks on and imprisonment of several more journalists, a growing backlog of defamation cases, and continuing financial difficulties at most of the pro-opposition and independent newspapers have deservedly given the GOAJ a black eye on media freedom. Several opposi [...]	2007-07-24 11:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU93	FURTHER DETAILS ON JANUARY 14 ARRESTS -- ALLEGED [...] (S/NF) Presidential Legal Advisor Fuad Alasgarov (responsible, among other things, for oversight of law enforcement issues in the Presidential Apparat) told us today that the January 14 arrests (ref) were a "very serious" development that disrupted a ring of "Iranian spies" who were plotting [...]	2007-01-19 14:14:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KISL PINR ASEC IR AJ
07BAKU936	AZERBAIJAN FM SAYS PROGRESS ITH TURKMENISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In July 19 and July 24 conversations, FM Mammadyarov said that gas transit talks with Turkey would begin soon, and that Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov's recent trip to Turkmenistan was encouraging. He supported the idea of a TEP "under a NATO IPAP chapeau," and accepted [...]	2007-07-25 13:53:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU ENRG
07BAKU938	AZERBAIJAN: EU, US, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: At a July 20 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, local Azerbaijani human rights activists, EU senior officials Peter Semneby and Riina Kionka, and local diplomatic representatives discussed media freedom and other human rights issues in Azerbaijan. While seven prominent journalists [...]	2007-07-26 06:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AJ
07BAKU94	AZERBAIJANI OPPOSITION PARTY GRANTED ACCESS TO [...] (SBU) Nearly two months after being evicted from its downtown office space, the opposition Popular Front Party (PFP) was granted full access to its belongings January 19. During the November 25 eviction, the GOAJ had removed PFP's belongings from the 33 Khagani location, leaving them at a dist [...]	2007-01-19 14:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
07BAKU947	AZERBAIJANI JOURNALIST ARRESTED ON BRIBERY CHARGES [...] (SBU) On July 24, Ministry of National Security (MNS) officers detained Mushvig Huseynov, a journalist for the opposition Bizim Yol (Our Way) newspaper, charging him with accepting a bribe (Article 311.1 of the Criminal Code). Later that same day, MNS officers searched Huseynov's home and conf [...]	2007-07-26 12:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU948	UPDATE ON FARHAD ALIYEV TRIAL [...] (SBU) The trial of former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev and 18 other defendants -- including Farhad's brother, Rafiq -- is continuing at a glacial pace at the Baku-based Court of Grave Crimes. Per reftel, the trial began on May 15 and the proceedings have now passed more than [...]	2007-07-27 04:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU949	PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ON WTO ACCESSION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Economic Development's (MED) World Trade Organization (WTO) Division Head Muradov told Econoff July 12 that by September, President Aliyev would issue a decree outlining nine steps to accelerate Azerbaijan's WTO accession. The decree would likely include an annou [...]	2007-07-27 05:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETDR ECON USTR WTRO EAGR PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU95	AZERBAIJAN: KIDNAPPING AND EXTORTION GANG LEADER [...] (U) In a January 19 verdict, former Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Criminal Investigation Division Haji Mammadov was sentenced to life in prison. Nine members of Mammadov's 26-member murder, kidnapping and extortion gang also received life sentences. One of the accused, the owner of [...]	2007-01-19 14:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI KCOR KCRM KJUS AJ
07BAKU953	PRESIDENT ALIYEV: ON JAILED JOURNALISTS, "I WANT [...] (C) Summary: In a spirited July 27 exchange with President Aliyev, Ambassador Derse laid out the international community's serious concerns on defamation suits, jailed journalists, and the lack of government investigation of violence against journalists. On the jailed journalists, the Presi [...]	2007-07-27 13:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG IR MARR PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07BAKU98	AZERBAJAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ECONOMIC [...] (C) This contains an action request; see paras 17 and 18. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Mammadyarov underscored to the Ambassador on January 18 GOAJ interest in a formal memorandum launching the February 7 Economic Partnership Commission (EPC),echoing Finance Minister Sharifov's reque [...]	2007-01-22 11:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ENRG EPET AJ
07BAKU992	AZERBAIJAN: ENERGY-EFFICIENT, EARTHQUAKE [...] (U) At the inaugural US-Azerbaijan Earthquake-Resistant, Energy-Efficient Building Materials Workshop on July 16-17, experts from the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) highlighted growing U.S.-GOAJ cooperation in non-oil related sectors. [...]	2007-08-08 10:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ECON EPET PGOV PREL SENV
07BAMAKO1006	GUNFIGHT IN THE DESERT: A TUAREG DESCRIBES COMBAT [...] (C) Tuareg leader Dayti ag Sidimou described the fire fight between Tuareg tribesmen and the Al Qaida of the Islamic Mahgreb (AQIM) that occurred October 23, 2006 (reftel A) to Embassy officers. Sidimou says that he was present and wounded during the encounter, and reported that Tuareg forces [...]	2007-09-12 11:09:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER MARR ML
07BAMAKO1128	NEW MALIAN CABINET NAMED [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 15:22:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
07BAMAKO1223	"WAHHABIS" AND ISLAM IN MALI [...] Summary: Some external observers have become increasingly concerned over a segment of Malian Muslims frequently described as "Wahhabi" (ref A),fearing that those so labeled are likely to advance a radical agenda. This concern stems from confusion, rooted in expedient if inaccurate labels d [...]	2007-10-22 16:19:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL EAID SOCI PHUM IFR PTER PINR PGOV ML
07BAMAKO1316	MALI BLOCKS TAIWAN PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador had several conversations with officials at the Foreign Ministry about Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) participation in the NGO portion of the Bamako Community of Democracies ministerial. In a November 2 discussion, Dr. Oumar Makalou the coordinator of the civil society [...]	2007-11-07 10:28:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TW ML
07BAMAKO1321	FOR WHOM THE WHISTLE BLOWS: AN OFFICE DU NIGER [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 07:32:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCOR EAGR PGOV KDEM ML
07BAMAKO1347	TRANSLATION REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 10:45:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ML
07BAMAKO1348	ESF FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR MALI [...] In response to reftel, Post proposes to grant 175,000 dollars to NDI to provide support for the municipal elections, planned for March 2009. The April 2007 presidential elections posed many challenges, including the use of the single ballot and voter registration problems. The participation r [...]	2007-11-21 14:59:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO1357	POLICE TEAR GAS ISLAMIC GROUP IN BAMAKO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 16:23:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL SOCI PHUM PINR PGOV ML
07BAMAKO1363	VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE TO MALI, [...] Summary: The Deputy Secretary's November 14-15 visit to Mali as head of the U.S. delegation to the Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial reaffirmed our strong bilateral ties and sent a clear message of support for Mali's CD Presidency. During the CD Meeting, the Deputy met with represen [...]	2007-11-28 11:03:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
07BAMAKO1367	AMBASSADOR DANILOVICH'S VISIT TO MALI: MCC SCORECARD, [...] Summary: During his recent visit to Mali, MCC CEO Ambassador Danilovich discussed the MCC's Scorecard with Malian Prime Minister Modibo Sidibe November 14. MCC officials held a series of follow-on meetings with Malians to develop plans to address issues raised by the scorecard. Danilovich a [...]	2007-11-29 16:47:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA ML
07BAMAKO166	MALI ON AFRICOM: PUT THE HEADQUARTERS HERE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on the establishment of AFRICOM to the Chief of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mamadou Diarra, on February 12. Diarra welcomed the move; when told no decision had been made on the location of the headquarters, his immediate response [...]	2007-02-14 15:52:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
07BAMAKO167	ALGERIAN OIL COMPANY LANDS EXPLORATION RIGHTS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 15:54:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EPET ETRD ML
07BAMAKO169	ATT ELEVATOR INCIDENT TRIGGERS SECURITY [...] (U) On February 10 President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT),Prime Minister Ousmane Issoufi Maiga, and Health Minister Maiga Zeinab Mint Youba spent 30 uncomfortable minutes trapped in the elevator of Bamako's newly renovated Gabriel Toure hospital. The Malian government spent approximately USD [...]	2007-02-15 16:54:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ML
07BAMAKO170	INTERNAL CORRUPTION REPORT TARGETS OPPOSITION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 11:50:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
07BAMAKO374	KIDAL FORUM BRINGS CLOSURE TO TUAREG REBELLION [...] (C) Summary: The Kidal forum, organized to bring closure to a Tuareg uprising in May, 2006, brought together senior Malian government officials, including the President and Prime Minister, Tuareg leaders, and representatives from a broad range of donor countries to address the persistent po [...]	2007-04-03 14:13:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
07BAMAKO394	SOCEUR AIRLIFT PROMOTES PEACE IN NORTHERN MALI [...] Cable provides text of letter from Ambassador McCulley to RADM William H. McRaven, Commander SOCEUR, concerning airlift support provided to the Kidal Forum in Northern Mali from 23-24 March: Dear Admiral McRaven: I write to thank you and the US Special Operations Command for your suppor [...]	2007-04-05 16:40:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO505	ALL IS NOT QUIET ON THE NORTHERN FRONT [...] (C) A flurry of press releases and internet blogs indicating that the Tuareg militant group ADC (Alliance Democratique du Mai 23 pour le Changement),frustrated over the slow implementation of the Algiers Accords, has returned to the hills is likely limited to only to Ibrahim Bahanga and a fe [...]	2007-05-10 17:05:00	Embassy Bamako	SECRET	PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO522	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CONFIRMS PRESIDENTIAL VICTORY [...] The Malian Constitutional Court on June 9th confirmed President Toure's victory in the April 29th election (reftel) with 71 percent of the votes cast. 2. The decision by the Constitutional Court makes President Toure's victory official. Security forces were in heightened alert around Bam [...]	2007-05-14 14:35:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO524	BANDITRY OR REBELLION: TUAREGS AND MALIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) The confrontation between Ibrahim Bahanga and the Malian army (reftel) in Tin-zawatene turned violent 11 May when Bahanga allegedly launched an early morning attack; embassy sources indicated that three Malian soldiers were killed and two wounded. Bahanga's casualties were not reporte [...]	2007-05-14 15:03:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO55	THE WRONG PEOPLE DO THE RIGHT THING: ELECTORAL [...] All of Mali's major political parties were among thirty-four signatories in a ceremony January 11 to inaugurate an electoral "Code of Conduct." The code was developed in conjunction with the National Democratic Institute and a Dutch NGO in advance of Mali's 2007 Presidential and Legislative [...]	2007-01-18 16:09:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
07BAMAKO554	UPDATE ON MAY 11 ATTACK AT TINZAWATENE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 17:06:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO587	REBEL LEADER IYAD AG GHALI ON BAHANGA, ALGIERS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 16:34:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ML
07BAMAKO594	ALL IN THE FAMILY: LEGISLATIVE POLITICS IN KIDAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-01 15:17:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ML
07BAMAKO675	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-19 07:46:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA ML
07BAMAKO676	PRESIDENT TOURE'S INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-19 07:54:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PGOV PTER ML
07BAMAKO696	GOVERNMENT WORKERS STRIKE OVER COST OF LIVING [...] Government and some private sector workers went on strike June 26 to protest the failure to address cost of living and pay issues agreed to during collective bargaining negotiations in 2006. The UNTM (National Union of Malian Workers) called for the two day "warning strike" after discussions [...]	2007-06-27 10:28:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PGOV ECON ML
07BAMAKO74	LONG-AWAITED MALIAN CABINET SHUFFLE APPEARS [...] (U) A long-anticipated cabinet reshuffle may finally be here, according to a recent article likely written by Minister of Communications Gaoussou Drabo. The article, under the pseudonym "Khalifa," indicated that "things should clarify soon" and enter the terminal phase of the pre-electoral p [...]	2007-01-25 16:43:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO878	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CONCEDES FRAUD BUT VALIDATES [...] The Malian Constitutional Court announced the final decisions for the July National Assembly Elections (reftel),overturning some results in Koulikiro, Timbuktu, and Goundam. The changes did not significantly alter the overall results that left ADEMA and the URD with the lion's share of the 1 [...]	2007-08-13 17:14:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ML
07BAMAKO931	FIFTEEN MALIAN SOLDIERS KIDNAPPED EAST OF KIDAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 15:16:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ML
07BAMAKO960	TUAREGS AND ARABS CLASH OVER DRUGS AND CASH IN [...] (C) Sources in Kidal reported to us that a two vehicle convoy carrying cocaine under the protection of Kidal-based smuggler Hama Moussa was reportedly stopped in Mauritania sometime between 13-15 August near the Mauritanian village of Arikchach (actual location and/or spelling unknown) by Ber [...]	2007-08-31 07:30:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PINS PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO961	TUAREGS AND ARABS CLASH OVER DRUGS AND CASH IN [...] (C) Sources in Kidal reported to us that a two vehicle convoy carrying cocaine under the protection of Kidal-based smuggler Hama Moussa was reportedly stopped in Mauritania sometime between 13-15 August near the Mauritanian village of Arikchach (actual location and/or spelling unknown) by Ber [...]	2007-08-31 07:30:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PINS PREL PGOV ML
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN105	BRUNEI LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - MORE SMALL STEPS [...] (C) Brunei took another small step forward on the path to more representative government when the State Legislative Council (LegCo) convened for its third session March 6-11. Repeating last year's move toward greater fiscal transparency (ref A),the appointed and indirectly-elected members of t [...]	2007-03-20 09:24:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN109	BRUNEI POLITICAL PARTIES: AND THEN THERE WERE TWO [...] (C) The PAKAR Political party, one of just three in Brunei, was declared dead by police on March 19. Foul play is not suspected, as intra-party personality conflicts led to PAKAR's untimely demise. Brunei's other two parties, the NDP and PPKB, are active, and in NDP's case, growing in member [...]	2007-03-23 08:37:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN14	BRUNEI WELCOMES INFO ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (SBU) DCM delivered demarche reftels on January 11 to Florence Chong, Assistant Director of the UN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Chong welcomed U.S. transparency in providing the draft text and background information. 2. (SBU) Chong stated that ASEAN would need [...]	2007-01-12 06:22:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN161	BRUNEI: WHY WE CARE, HOW WE'RE DOING [...] (C) A mid-fiscal year stocktaking confirms that Brunei's significance for the U.S. continues to be summarized in three words: oil, religion, and location. The following developments have occurred in each of these areas so far during FY-07: -- Increased oil and gas exports helped reduce mark [...]	2007-06-07 04:51:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SENV BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN229	BRUNEI TO REVIEW SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND MANAGEMENT [...] (C) The visit of U.S. Treasury experts to initiate a dialogue on sovereign wealth fund management practices succeeded in raising the issue at senior levels of the GoB. Brunei sees itself as a small player in global wealth management. The Brunei Investment Agency declined to disclose details [...]	2007-08-03 05:34:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN279	BRUNEI POLITICAL PARTIES CALL FOR RIGHTS EDUCATION BEFORE [...] (SBU) In an effort to raise the level of political maturity in Brunei, the country's two active political parties recently held events designed to educate the public on political rights currently available to Brunei citizens. Party leaders expressed concern that some GOB officials still see th [...]	2007-09-18 05:44:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BX

07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN288	BRUNEI SUPPORTS UNPRECEDENTED ASEAN ACTION TO [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche separately to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) Permanent Secretaries Dato Shofry Ghafor and Pengiran Dato Osman Patra SIPDIS on October 2. Both indicated that Brunei fully supported the ASEAN position on Burma, noting that ASEAN had [...]	2007-10-03 07:20:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN293	BRUNEI RELEASES ISD DETAINEE; CONDITIONS DETAILED [...] (C) On September 28, the Internal Security Department (ISD) released the last of four persons detained for selling and leaking state secrets, bringing the total still held by the ISD under the Internal Security Act (ISA) down to five persons. A former detainee told us that conditions of deten [...]	2007-10-05 00:08:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN301	THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI, FORTY YEARS ON [...] (C) Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the world's third-longest reigning monarch, marks his fortieth anniversary on the throne as the most popular and respected public figure in Brunei. As an absolute monarch, Sultan Hassanal's authority is unquestioned and even minor matters are directed to him [...]	2007-10-09 06:51:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN317	BRUNEI DEFENSE PROCUREMENT: PERSONNEL CHANGES [...] (C) Brunei's Defense White Paper update of May gives new urgency to procuring systems to fill critical gaps in Brunei's surveillance and C4I capabilities. However, turnover at the top of the Ministry of Defense and realignment of procurement responsibilities continue to slow movement on long- [...]	2007-10-23 07:43:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PGOV BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN322	BRUNEI FAVORS UN LEAD ON BURMA [...] (C) The GoB believes that the efforts of UN Special Representative Gambari are and should continue to be central to the international community's attempt to bring Burma toward dialogue and national reconciliation. China's leverage is probably overrated, in the GoB view. While the Bruneians b [...]	2007-10-26 07:40:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN329	A GLIMPSE OF BRUNEI STYLE DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 28, DCM and Pol/Mil Assistant observed the election for the Village Chief of Kampong Lumapas. Voters approved by a vote of 226 to 20 the single candidate placed on the ballot after official screening. GoB officials were disappointed at the low turnout, but noted than [...]	2007-11-02 05:04:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN332	AND THEN THERE WAS ONE: BRUNEI SUSPENDS POLITICAL [...] (C) In mid September, the GoB suspended one of Brunei's two remaining political parties, the PPKB for failing to file annual reports with the Registrar of Societies (ROS). PPKB President Abdul Latiff Chuchu readily admits his predecessor failed to file the mandatory reports, but asserts that t [...]	2007-11-06 06:45:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN333	BRUNEI NON-COMMITTAL ON ARGENTINA INTERPOL REQUEST [...] (S) Ambassador delivered reftel points on October 27 to Pehin Zainuddin Jalani, Chief of Police of Brunei and head of Brunei's delegation to the Interpol meeting. Zainuddin was well briefed on the issue, telling the Ambassador that both sides are strong and adament on their respective position [...]	2007-11-06 07:40:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	SECRET	KJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN350	BRUNEI WILL ATTEND PARIS CONFERENCE AT [...] (SBU) On December 10 French Ambassador Bonneville informed Ambassador that Brunei had accepted his government's invitation to the Paris Donors Conference in support of Palestinian reform and capacity building. The Bruneian delegation will be headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II [...]	2007-12-11 06:16:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV KWBG KPAL AMGT IS XF BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80	ASEAN ENVIRONMENT MINSTERS POSITIVE AFTER BRUNEI MEETING ON [...] (U) ASEAN Environment Ministers met in Brunei February 28-March 1 to discuss regional plans to combat haze in advance of the dry season. This year's session had added urgency as the forcast effect of the expected El Nino surface ocean temperature rise could lead to a hot-dry March-August creat [...]	2007-03-07 01:12:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL PGOV BX
07BANGKOK1034	THAI RAK THAI LEADER DEFIES RESTRICTIONS ON PARTY [...] (C) Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party Leader Chaturon Chaiseng defied the government's ban on political party activities by holding public gatherings in Thailand's Northeast February 18-19. It is unclear whether he will face sanctions as a result. His activities come as Council for National Security [...]	2007-02-21 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1036	THAT WAS FAST: SOMKID RESIGNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After less than a week, former Thaksin economic czar Somkid has resigned from his post in the current government. Somkid had volunteered to assist the Surayud administration and help stem the loss of international confidence by explaining the "sufficiency economy" policies adop [...]	2007-02-21 23:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1081	NEW THAI POLICE CHIEF SHAKING THINGS UP, BUT [...] (C) Summary. New Royal Thai Police (RTP) Commissioner General Sereepisuth Taeneeyaves has stepped into the top cop job with a bang, calling on his senior leaders to "get serious" and do their jobs. With less than a month on the job, Sereepisuth--who has long cultivated the image of a tough, [...]	2007-02-22 09:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK110	CONSTITUTION ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT FORESEES FAST [...] (U) Thailand's Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) convened for the first time on January 8. This meeting marked the beginning of a 180-day time frame provided by the interim constitution. The CDA thus has until July 7 to complete "drafting and consideration" of a new constitution. The gove [...]	2007-01-08 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK111	AMBASSADOR PRESSES CNS SECRETARY GENERAL ON [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with General Winai Phattiyakul, Secretary General of the Council for National Security (CNS),SIPDIS at a gathering in honor of Privy Councilor Siddhi Saveysila on January 7. Pulling Winai aside, the Ambassador conveyed increasing concern over the persistence of mar [...]	2007-01-08 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK1187	AMBASSADOR AND CNS GENERAL WINAI DISCUSS POLITICAL [...] (C) The Ambassador cautioned the Council for National Security (CNS) against responding harshly to political activities by the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party leader. In a February 26 lunch with CNS Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul, the Ambassador also expressed USG interest in the CNS lifting r [...]	2007-02-27 10:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK1188	CONSTITUTION DRAFTER REPORTS PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first draft of the constitution should be ready for review by government agencies by mid April, according to Constitution Drafting Committee deputy Chair Charan Pakditanakul. EAP/MLS Director Rapson underscored the USG's interest in Thailand's quick return to full democracy [...]	2007-02-27 11:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1205	THAI MINISTER DISAVOWS IRANIAN CLAIM HE SUPPORTED [...] (C) Sittichai Pokai-udom, Minister of Information and Communications Technology, contacted the Ambassador on February 28 in response to a Tehran Fars News Agency article (reftel) that claimed he had "voiced his country's full support for the Islamic Republic's peaceful nuclear plans." (Note: T [...]	2007-02-28 09:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IR TH
07BANGKOK1209	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PRIDIYATHORN RESIGNS [...] (U) On February 28, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula resigned his positions in government effective March 1. The reasons he gave for his resignation were: - Unhappiness with the criticism leveled at him by the head of the Manager Media group, Sondhi Limthongkul [...]	2007-02-28 23:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK1249	THAI RAK THAI LEADER ADDRESSES THREAT OF [...] (C) Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party Leader Chaturon Chaiseng said the authorities' decision to prosecute him for political activities was unwarranted and generated extra publicity for his views. In remarks before a packed house at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand on February 28, Chaturon [...]	2007-03-01 11:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1265	VISIT OF PRC STATE COUNCILOR TANG JIAXUAN TO [...] (C) Summary: Visiting PRC State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan told his Thai interlocutors that during a visit to Burma he had pressed the Burmese to work to retain ASEAN support. The Burmese government told Tang they were focusing on internal security, national reconciliation, and economic developmen [...]	2007-03-02 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON BM CH TH
07BANGKOK1311	RAMKHAMHAENG RECTOR ON SECURITY AND POLITICAL [...] (C) The Acting Rector of Ramkhamhaeng University told us he saw no grounds for RTG officials' public concerns that some of his students might be tied to southern militant activity. In a February 28, Political Science Faculty Dean Wutisak Lapcharoensap told us he had provided information on hi [...]	2007-03-06 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1349	THAILAND: TRILATERAL CT DIALOGUE WITH AUSTRALIA [...] (C) Summary. In support of the upcoming trilateral CT dialogue in Canberra, the Australian Embassy in Bangkok hosted a meeting among Japanese, U.S. and Australian officials focused on counterterrorism capacity building in Thailand. Participants agreed to explore possible collaboration in i [...]	2007-03-08 02:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK1385	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: MARCH 8 UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. A closer look at three cases of violence in the restive southern provinces during the week of February 25-March 3 highlights several key dynamics in the conflict. The most prominent incident--the deaths of five suspected separatists in a clash with an Army unit on March 2--may als [...]	2007-03-08 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR TH
07BANGKOK1390	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: UPDATED VIOLENCE STATISTICS FOR [...] (C) Summary. The number of separatist-related incidents in southern Thailand did not dramatically increase in 2006, as some press accounts have suggested, but the attacks appear to have been more brutal and lethal. According to newly available statistics, there were slightly fewer attacks in [...]	2007-03-08 10:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR ASEC TH
07BANGKOK1397	RAMKHAMHAENG STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS [...] (SBU) The tens of thousands of students at Bangkok's Ramkhamhaeng University have the potential to be a powerful political force, especially as ongoing constitution drafting shapes Thailand's political system. Student groups have attracted attention recently over concerns that political parti [...]	2007-03-09 01:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL TH
07BANGKOK1399	THAILAND'S NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with visiting Regional Finatt and Econoff, Dr. Chalongphob Sussangkarn, President of economic think-tank Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) and newly appointed Minister of Finance, said that his priorities in office would be to strengthen the monetary a [...]	2007-03-09 02:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK1465	FORMER PM CHUAN REVIEWS POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai told the Ambassador Thais are increasingly dismayed with the current leadership and have lost much of their initial enthusiasm for the September coup d'etat. Chuan, who remains highly influential in the Democrat Party (DP),discussed potential constitut [...]	2007-03-13 04:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC KISL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1492	THAKSIN REPORTEDLY BIDING HIS TIME [...] (C) Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has canceled some media interviews and wants to lower his profile, according to Noppadol Pattama, Thaksin's lawyer and spokesman. Noppadol told us Thaksin wanted to signal his commitment to quit politics, in order to boost the chances that he and [...]	2007-03-13 10:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
07BANGKOK15	THAI GOVERNMENT ASCRIBES BOMBINGS TO POLITICAL [...] (C) Thailand's Prime Minister said publicly on January 1 that political opponents linked to deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra likely carried out the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok. Other credible theories exist, however, and the physical evidence does not yet implicate a particular [...]	2007-01-03 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINS KISL ASEC TH
07BANGKOK151	SENIOR LEGISLATOR ON POLITICS, SECURITY, AND THE [...] (C) Senior legislator Prasong Soonsiri told the Ambassador he believed political opponents of the Surayud administration, working with disgruntled policemen, carried out the December 31 bombings. Prasong admitted he lacked evidence to support this theory, however, and he acknowledged the expe [...]	2007-01-09 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PTER ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1520	SOMKID PLANS OWN POLITICAL PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 14 Econoff met with Somkid Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy during the Thaksin regime and, for five days, the current government's spokesman on "sufficiency economy" questions. In a wide-ranging discussion, Somkid expressed full confidence that electio [...]	2007-03-14 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK1538	THAI RAK THAI LEADER WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE [...] (C) Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party Leader Chaturon Chaiseng fears the coup leaders will not allow a free election if that would result in a TRT victory. In a March 13 meeting at the Ambassador's residence, Chaturon said the Army's own polling showed high popular support for TRT; TRT's continuing p [...]	2007-03-15 04:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
07BANGKOK1556	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: COUNTERINSURGENCY PAST AND [...] (C) On February 26-27, the Strategic Society Club (SSC),Strategic Research and Development Department, Institute of Advanced Military Studies, Royal Thai Army (RTA),conducted a symposium "Counterinsurgency (COIN) Past and Present" with the RTA War College, Command and General Staff College, a [...]	2007-03-15 09:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1572	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SECTARIAN PASSIONS RISING [...] (C) Summary. A series of high-profile incidents in southern Thailand since March 11 is inspiring growing concern among South-watchers that the prospect for violent, sectarian clashes between Muslims and Buddhists in that troubled region is increasing. These incidents are provoking public outr [...]	2007-03-15 10:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1586	IF THAI POLITICIANS WERE EXPIRED FOODS... [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a candid meeting, civil activist Rosana Tositurakul likened Thai politicians to "products with a short shelf life" when exposed to the culture of corruption. She urged the international community to focus on counter-corruption and transparency measures in Thailand instead of [...]	2007-03-16 07:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1587	OUTSPOKEN ACADEMIC ON ANTI-COUP PROTESTS [...] (C) Outspoken academic Giles Ungpakorn told us he suspected many anti-coup activist groups had ties to the Thai Rak Thai party, while independent intellectuals and civil society groups were not significantly energized against the government. Although Ungpakorn has vocally criticized the coup [...]	2007-03-16 07:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1597	CONSTITUTION: DEBATE HEATS UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to many contacts, there is a real danger that the constitution will not pass the required referendum, but a good draft still has a pretty good chanc of success. This week, debate focused on a possible provision to allow a "non-elected PM," an idea which seems to be pop [...]	2007-03-16 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1598	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 16 MEETING WITH CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary. Prasong Sunsiri, head of the 35-member constitution drafting body, provided me with an update on the draft charter on March 16. His group will likely propose a bi-cameral legislature, but the new upper-house would be appointed and have less power than under the 1997 charter. Un [...]	2007-03-16 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK16	THAI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES BOMBINGS [...] (C) Thai Foreign Minister Nitya "Nit" Pibulsonggram told the Ambassador the cabinet was consumed with speculation about the New Year's Eve bombings and believed former Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh to be involved. Nit expressed low confidence that the RTG could build a case against the [...]	2007-01-03 10:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINS KISL KJUS KCRM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK1630	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON FORMER PM BANHARN SILAPA-ARCHA [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Banharn Silapa-Archa told the Ambassador that the Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT) had lost most of its influence, and fair elections would show a sharp decline in support for TRT. Banharn foresaw moderate growth for his own Chart Thai Party. He staunchly opposed a propose [...]	2007-03-19 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1658	THAILAND'S REPORT CARD, SIX MONTHS POST-COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a TV broadcast on March 20, RTG agencies and the coup council gave their assessments of their progress since the September 19 coup d'etat. Representatives of the Council for National Security and several government agencies assured the public that they supported democracy, th [...]	2007-03-20 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1669	THAI MINISTER OF FINANCE AND THE MIDDLE PATH [...] (U) On March 21 Ambassador Boyce made his initial call on newly appointed Finance Minister Chalungphob Sussangkarn. The Minister, very business-like but relaxed, explained that while he was familiar with most of the issues he now faces due to studying these matters in his previous position as [...]	2007-03-21 07:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV TH
07BANGKOK1675	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THE RISING USE OF PARAMILITARY [...] (C) Summary. With the potential for sectarian strife in the deep South increasing, both RTG leaders and private citizens in the South are working to boost security through the expansion of non-traditional security units ranging from irregular paramilitaries to private militias. While increa [...]	2007-03-21 08:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PINR ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1676	THAILAND: MARITIME SECURITY RULES AND [...](C) SUMMARY ------------ Â [...]	2007-03-21 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR SCNV TH
07BANGKOK1690	THAILAND: WHO NEEDS A COAST GUARD? [...] (C) The lack of a single organization that represents the Coast Guard mission hinders Thailand's ability to safeguard its coastline and collaborate with other countries. Factors impeding the development of a Thai Coast Guard with effective interagency coordination include stove-pipes, "rice bo [...]	2007-03-22 03:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR SCNV TH
07BANGKOK1695	THAI ECONOMIC FORECASTS REVISED DOWNWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials (including newly appointed Finance Minister Chalungphob) and private sector analysts expressed deep concerns about the economy in meetings with visiting US Treasury officials. Growth forecasts for 2007 have recently been revised downward - from 4.5 to 5 perc [...]	2007-03-22 05:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK17	THAI MFA FACT SHEET ON DECEMBER 31 BANGKOK BOMBINGS [...] On January 1, the Thai MFA circulated a diplomatic note to all diplomatic missions and organizations, providing a summary of what it termed the facts surrounding the December 31 bombings, as well as the gist of Prime Minister Surayud's January 1 press briefing. We note that casualty figures in [...]	2007-01-03 10:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PINS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK1702	PROSPECTS FOR THAILAND'S 2007 ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials (including newly appointed Finance Minister Chalungphob) and private sector analysts expressed deep concerns about the economy in meetings with visiting US Treasury officials. Growth forecasts for 2007 have recently been revised downward - from 4.5 to 5 perc [...]	2007-03-22 07:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK1715	THAI PM SURAYUD ON RESTORING CIVIL LIBERTIES [...] (C) Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont told the Ambassador the RTG would lift restrictions on political party activity in April, after the completion of the first draft of the Constitution -- but we are not convinced the RTG will follow through. In a March 22 phone call, Surayud said the RTG wo [...]	2007-03-22 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM ECON EINV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1754	THAILAND'S NEW SECURITY STRUCTURE: BETTER LIVING [...] (C) Summary. Since taking power in September 2006, the Army-dominated interim government has publicly moved to re-engineer the old, communist-era Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) into the key internal security coordinating mechanism for the Thai government. While the exact nature [...]	2007-03-23 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK179	PRIME MINISTER SURAYUD DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) Prime Minister Surayud told the Ambassador he remained committed to lifting martial law in the near future. However, technical issues had delayed the issuance of a royal command that would rescind martial law in a majority of Thailand's provinces. The Ambassador reiterated strong USG inte [...]	2007-01-10 11:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER PHUM ECON EINV MOPS ASEC
07BANGKOK1845	GENERAL SONTHI ASKS FOR EMERGENCY POWERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Coup council head General Sonthi has said publicly that he has requested emergency powers to preserve security in Bangkok. The military is concerned that anti-government demonstrations, spearheaded by Thaksin loyalists, could snowball and provoke "chaos." Prime Minister Surayu [...]	2007-03-28 12:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1869	OUR LATEST CHALLENGE: INTRODUCTION OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge urged the foreign minister and the coup council Secretary-General not to invoke emergency rule in Bangkok. GEN Winai explained that the government needed the additional measures, which fell short of reinstituting martial law, to prevent further destabilizing efforts from [...]	2007-03-29 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1875	WILL HE OR WON'T HE?: BACKGROUND TO DEBATE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: According to breaking news reports, Prime Minister Surayud announced this evening that he would not agree to institute emergency measures in Bangkok in advance of a demonstration to be held tomorrow. The PM was responding to a request from GEN Sonthi, head of t [...]	2007-03-29 23:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1899	PRIME MINISTER REAFFIRMS ELECTION TIMETABLE [...] (U) Prime Minister Surayud yesterday reaffirmed the government's commitment to hold elections before the end of the year. He told the press on March 29 that the cabinet had agreed the elections should be held on December 16 or 23, with the referendum on the constitution in September. 2. (C [...]	2007-03-30 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1904	THAILAND REACTION TO UNSCR 1747 [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to First Secretaries Nuchjaree Klongsungsorn, Pimpiree Pyramarn and SIPDIS Chakkrid Krachaiwong from the Departments of International Organizations, Middle East, and North America Affairs, respectively, on March 29. Nuchjaree confirmed that the Royal [...]	2007-04-02 02:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
07BANGKOK1914	THAILAND: MARCH 30 ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary. The anti-government protests in Bangkok that inspired proposals by some RTG leaders to declare a "state of emergency" went off peacefully on the evening of March 30. Polcouns and poloff joined an estimated 2000 people gathered in front of City Hall to hear People's Television (PTV [...]	2007-04-02 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK2006	BANGKOK BOMB SUSPECTS RELEASED, INVESTIGATION BACK [...] (C) Summary. The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have released the only two suspects charged in the New Year's Eve Bangkok bomb attacks, with a senior police official publicly stating that the investigation would have to "start over." The story behind the misidentification of these two suspects and p [...]	2007-04-05 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2037	TH [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-09 05:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK2045	THAI HEALTH MINISTER TO VISIT WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) Summary. The proposed visit of Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla to Washington provides the USG the opportunity to engage with perhaps the most high profile member of the current Thai cabinet in terms of driving his agenda forward. As judged by recent polls, he is clearly the most popul [...]	2007-04-09 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK2053	BAHT APPRECIATION, CAPITAL CONTROLS AND EXCHANGE RATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 00:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK2071	CABINET SENDS INVESTMENT BILL TO LEGISLATURE [...] (U) On April 10 the Thai cabinet approved the revised version of proposed amendments to the Foreign Business Act (FBA). The first version, approved by cabinet on January 9, was revised somewhat after review by the Council of State (RTG lawyers) and efforts by the Ministry of Commerce to incorp [...]	2007-04-10 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV EINV TH
07BANGKOK2072	PRIME MINISTER HEALTH CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has canceled his appointments this week and checked into the hospital. Officials have told the press that the PM is just getting a routine physical exam, However, we have heard from Council for National Security (CNS) contacts that the PM felt unwell fo [...]	2007-04-10 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
07BANGKOK2073	COMMITTEE SHAPING DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) met on April 10 to adopt a position on some controversial provisions proposed for a draft version of the constitution. The most controversial proposal would allow persons other than elected legislators to become Prime Minister; this idea faces wid [...]	2007-04-10 10:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2074	THAILAND VS. YOUTUBE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the name of national security and preventing lese majeste, the interim Thai government began in the past few weeks to block several pro-Thaksin and/or anti-coup websites. But what began as a simple ban on a few sites has now turned into a confrontation between the Thai govern [...]	2007-04-10 23:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TH
07BANGKOK2280	AMBASSADOR AND CNS GENERAL WINAI DISCUSS POLITICAL [...] (C) A top military officer expressed concern that opposition politicians are fomenting trouble, including by manipulating opposition to the draft Constitution. In an April 20 meeting, Council for National Security (CNS) Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul told the Ambassador that SIPDIS de [...]	2007-04-23 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK2302	GENERAL PREM ON THE KING, THAKSIN, AND THE [...] (C) Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda gave the Ambassador an upbeat assessment of political conditions, claiming the King remained in good health, elections would take place as anticipated, and PM Surayud enjoyed good relations with the Council for National Security. In an April 23 lu [...]	2007-04-24 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK2304	DEMOCRAT OFFICIAL WARNS OF SONTHI'S AMBITIONS, [...] (C) There is mounting evidence of serious rifts between PM Surayud and junta leader General Sonthi. An experienced politician told us on April 23 that Sonthi has at least considered replacing Surayud. Democrat Party (DP) Secretary General Suthep Thaugsuban recounted a discussion in early Apr [...]	2007-04-24 10:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK231	GENERAL WINAI PROMISES AMBASSADOR HELP ON MARTIAL [...] (C) In a four-eyes lunch I hosted for Council for National Security Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul, I pushed for a quick recision of martial law. Using maps to graphically illustrate our concerns, I emphasized it was important to go beyond the planned partial lifting and return Thailand t [...]	2007-01-11 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER PHUM MOPS ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK232	THAI UPDATE: COUP LEADERS TAKE STRONGER LINE [...] (C) General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, the Chairman of the Council for National Security (CNS),has publicly said the military may use martial law powers for searches, seizures, and other ends. The Ambassador has requested a meeting with Sonthi and will express our strong opposition to this prospe [...]	2007-01-11 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2327	PRASONG EXPANDS ON SURAYUD-SONTHI RIFT, DENIES [...] (C) Summary. Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) Chairman and longtime political insider Prasong Soonsiri offered new details on the rumored rift between Prime Minister Surayud and Army Chief Sonthi in a meeting with the Ambassador on April 24. Prasong relayed discussions between himself a [...]	2007-04-25 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK235	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DEATH OF TEACHER FOCUSES PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. The death of a public school teacher working in the South on January 8 has prompted emotional press coverage and may be focusing wider national attention on the violence in the southern provinces. Along with substantial press reporting, the death of Juling Pangamoon has also draw [...]	2007-01-11 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR KDEM KHUM TH
07BANGKOK2364	THAI PRO-BUDDHISM PROTEST WILTS IN THE HEAT [...] (SBU) Approximately 2,000 monks and laypersons demanding the constitutional designation of Buddhism as Thailand's state religion protested peacefully on April 25 and 26 in front of parliament. The fact that the protests did not draw as large a crowd as expected indicates that, at least so far, [...]	2007-04-26 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF TH
07BANGKOK2387	THAILAND: IRAQ COALITION SUPPORT [...] (C) Given the September 19 coup in Thailand and our sanctions against Thailand that have curtailed many of our mil-mil programs, Post believes it is inappropriate at this time to ask the Royal Thai Government to consider another deployment to OIF. Were we to ask the Thai to provide another [...]	2007-04-27 07:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TH
07BANGKOK2392	CORRECTED COPY: BAHT APPRECIATION, CAPITAL CONTROLS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Last December, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) imposed controls on capital inflows blaming foreign speculators for appreciating the baht and reducing the competitiveness of Thai exporters. However, Thailand continues to face strong appreciation pressures on its currency but, at leas [...]	2007-04-27 07:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK2407	TiTV: The BBC-ification of Thailand's "Independent" [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai cabinet has decided to re-establish TiTV, the TV station seized from Shin Corp., as a public television station in the image of BBC or PBS. Station staffers are concerned that the move will lead to a reduction in salaries and production quality, while former station ex [...]	2007-04-29 23:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
07BANGKOK2423	THAI POLITICAL UPDATE: CABINET ADDITIONS, [...] (C) Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has appointed three new Deputy Ministers to his cabinet, but this move seems unlikely to end public criticism of his administration's relative ineffectiveness. An April 27 rally by some Thai Rak Thai members had a pro-Thaksin theme and drew approximately 1 [...]	2007-04-30 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2424	PAD LEADER OPPOSES DECEMBER ELECTIONS, INTERIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: One of the most prominent leaders of the anti-Thaksin "People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD)," whose massive rallies paved the way for the ouster of PM Thaksin, said he opposed holding elections in December. Media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul complained that here has been no politica [...]	2007-04-30 10:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2498	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BGEN JOHN TOOLAN [...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, get a sense of Thai-Burmese relations and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]	2007-05-03 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MARR TH
07BANGKOK2503	THAILAND: GEN SONTHI VOWS TO KEEP TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary. Council for National Security (CNS) head General Sonthi Boonyaratglin assured the Ambassador that, despite frustrations with PM Surayud Chulanont's indecisiveness, he would not oust the Prime Minister, that neither Sonthi nor any other member of the CNS would become Prime Minis [...]	2007-05-03 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV TH
07BANGKOK2534	U.S. - JAPAN - AUSTRALIA CT DIALOGUE: MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. As part of our local trilateral CT dialogue (reftel),representatives from the U.S., Japanese and Australian Missions in Bangkok agreed to explore holding a joint training event at either the Bangkok airport or seaport to enhance Thai capabilities. Japan appears willing to exp [...]	2007-05-04 09:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV MASS PTER TH
07BANGKOK2536	SURAYUD DOWN IN THE DUMPS [...] (C) During a telephone conversation on May 4, PM Surayud replied to the Ambassador's question of "how are you doing" by saying "you should pity me." While the PM did not explain the reasons for his low spirits, the Ambassador noted that the PM was not well-served by his ministers. Surayud agree [...]	2007-05-04 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TH
07BANGKOK2565	PREPARING FOR THE REFERENDUM IN NORTHEASTERN [...] (C) Summary. While the Bangkok elite are heavily focused on the draft constitution and preparations for the September referendum, voters in the poor, rural northeast are not. Indeed, while some local officials are attempting to build public support for the draft charter in the countryside, th [...]	2007-05-08 08:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2580	LEGISLATURE PRESIDENT ON CONSTITUTION, FOREIGN [...] (C) Legislature President Meechai Ruchupan told the Ambassador that the public held valid concerns about provisions of the draft constitution. The legislature would soon produce its official comments on the draft. Regardless of the content, the draft's fate in the upcoming referendum would l [...]	2007-05-09 04:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2642	DEMOCRACY ALIVE AND WELL IN THAILAND,S NORTHEAST [...] (C) Local elections in Thailand,s provinces continue apace even though the promulgation of a new constitution has delayed parliamentary elections on a national level. In influential Ubon Ratchatani -- Thailand,s fourth populous province and the host of a recent visit by Prime Minister Surayu [...]	2007-05-11 01:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2691	THAI FINANCE MINISTER STILL SEARCHING FOR THE [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Dr. Chalongphob Sussangkarn told the Ambassador that the Thai government is working towards achieving a "middle ground" in its policies after being "too extremely moderate" in its initial attempts to unwind former PM Thaksin's populist economic policies. On the other hand [...]	2007-05-14 08:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV TH
07BANGKOK2749	SCENESETTER FOR EAP A/S HILL'S VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (SBU) Chris, your visit will help us to reinforce with top-level RTG officials the need to return to democratic governance through elections by the year's end. Political parties, NGOs, and others in the political class are currently debating an initial draft of the constitution, to be finaliz [...]	2007-05-16 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV KDEM MOPS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK2780	CHASING SURAYUD IN NORTHEASTERN THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Surayud's late April visit to the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchatani received mixed marks from voters who met with him. Most of our contacts characterized local interest in national politics as low, and denied the presence of "undercurrents" or mass movements [...]	2007-05-17 08:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2790	THAIS INCREASINGLY SUSPICIOUS OF U.S. [...] (SBU) America's image in Thailand has deteriorated in recent months. Thais generally do not share the American concerns prompted by the RTG's issuance of compulsory licenses for prescription medicines. Not only do they continue to believe that Thailand's placement on the USTR Special 301 Pri [...]	2007-05-17 11:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2854	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH MOD PERMANENT SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary. In a May 22 meeting with Thai Ministry of Defense Permanent Secretary GEN Winai Phattiyakul, A/S Hill urged the Royal Thai Government to fulfill its commitment to hold elections by year's end and return to parliamentary democracy. Winai, who is also Secretary General of the ru [...]	2007-05-23 04:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TH
07BANGKOK2855	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER SURAYUD [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont on May 22, EAP Assistant Secretary (A/S) Christopher Hill welcomed advances to date in Thailand's return to democracy and underscored the importance of continued progress ahead of the September U.S-ASEAN summit in Singapore. PM [...]	2007-05-23 04:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2875	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER NITYA [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 07:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2916	WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE THAI ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's GDP growth rate is decelerating rapidly and RTG officials are concerned about the short-term impact. However, this concern does not extend to changing policies that are having a clear impact on the primary reason for the economy's poor performance-loss of both consumer [...]	2007-05-25 01:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TH
07BANGKOK2927	OSD/ISA BGEN TOOLAN'S VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. May 13-18 Brigadier General John Toolan, Principal Director for South and Southeast Asia, met with USG officers, Thai defense officials and scholars to assess the current political situation, road to elections, relations with Burma and the southern insurgency. Thai officials [...]	2007-05-25 09:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK2930	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Your visit will help us to reinforce with top-level RTG officials the need to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law, and our continued interest in a return to democratic governance through elections by the year's end. Political parties, NGOs, and others in the political cl [...]	2007-05-25 09:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2956	THAILAND'S UPCOMING PARTY DISSOLUTION RULINGS [...] (C) The Constitution Tribunal on May 30 will announce its decision in cases involving alleged "undemocratic acts" committed in 2006 by Thailand's two largest political parties. The Tribunal has the authority to dissolve the parties and may ban their executive board members from politics. Imp [...]	2007-05-29 09:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK2993	THAI TRIBUNAL CLEARS DEMOCRAT PARTY; TRT RULING [...] (U) Thailand's Constitutional Tribunal has cleared the Democrat Party (DP) of all alleged wrongdoing in connection with the April 2006 elections (reftel). Due to the time required to read the verdict, which includes a summary of the positions of all sides in the case, the Tribunal's follow-on [...]	2007-05-30 11:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK2994	TRIBUNAL DISSOLVES THAI RAK THAI, STRIPS [...] (C) The Constitutional Tribunal on May 30 ruled that the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party committed undemocratic acts in the April 2006 election; the Tribunal ordered the party's dissolution and stripped all members of the executive board of their political rights for five years. Leading TRT figures [...]	2007-05-31 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BANGKOK BOMBINGS WITH GENERAL [...] (C) The Ambassador on the afternoon of January 1 phoned General Winai Phattiyakul, Secretary General of the Council for National Security (CNS),to discuss the string of bombings in Bangkok the night before. Citing discussions at a CNS meeting earlier in the day, Winai said he and his colleag [...]	2007-01-02 10:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINS KISL ASEC TH

07BANGKOK3058	AMNESTY FOR THAI RAK THAI? TRIAL BALLOON POPS [...] (U) In public remarks on the evening of June 1, Council for National Security (CNS) Chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin expressed support for the idea of an amnesty for some Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party executives who lost their political rights as a result of the May 30 Constitutional Tribunal [...]	2007-06-04 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK309	RTG ATTENDANCE AT ARF WORKSHOP ON UNSCR 1540 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-16 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AORC ARF TH
07BANGKOK3091	DIPLOMATIC CORPS BRIEFING ON THAI TRIBUNAL DECISION [...] (SBU) In a briefing for the diplomatic corps on June 5, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Virasak Futrakul affirmed that Thailand "is a nation of laws" and that the recent (ref B) Constitutional Tribunal case dissolving ousted PM Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party and bann [...]	2007-06-05 09:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3092	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: PATTANI CENTRAL MOSQUE PROTEST [...] (C) Summary. In one of the largest protests since the surge in separatist violence in 2004, several thousand Malay-Muslims peacefully gathered in Pattani province's central mosque from May 31 to June 4. The protestors--including students from Bangkok's Ramkhamhaeng and Pattani's Prince of So [...]	2007-06-05 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM TH
07BANGKOK311	COUPMAKERS' HAUNTED DREAMS: BANGKOK INSIDER GIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: One of Thailand's most respected jurists, with close ties to both the Thaksin administration and the current leadership, expressed serious concerns about the ability of the interim government to hold together and complete the transition to democracy according to [...]	2007-01-16 23:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3115	THAI GOVERNMENT RELAXES POLITICAL PARTY [...] (U) Following a cabinet meeting on June 5, a government spokesman announced the cabinet's decision to lift with immediate effect a prohibition on political parties' conduct of political activities. The cabinet also decided to draft a bill to lift or modify a ban on the registration of new pol [...]	2007-06-06 10:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3154	SWISS OFFER LESE MAJESTE SURVIVAL GUIDE [...] (SBU) The recent arrest and subsequent pardon of a Swiss national accused of offending Thailand's revered King Bhumipol Adulyadej -- a serious crime in a country where the monarch wields great moral authority -- provided a rare window into the reaction of the palace to incidents of lese majest [...]	2007-06-07 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TH
07BANGKOK3166	FORMER TRT LEADER DISCUSSES POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) Former Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party Leader Chaturon Chaiseng told the Ambassador he aimed to re-register the dissolved TRT party before the next elections. At least one sizeable group of his colleagues, however, appears likely to throw its lot in with the Council for National Security (CNS). [...]	2007-06-07 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3186	THAILAND'S ROAD TO ELECTIONS: YOU ARE HERE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thailand is still proceeding toward the goal of a constitutional referendum by August/September, and elections by December. We believe that we narrowly dodged a bullet earlier this year, when it appears that elements of the Council for National Security (CNS) considered scrappin [...]	2007-06-08 08:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3191	GENERAL WINAI: TRT THREAT DIMINISHED, ELECTIONS ON [...] (C) Council for National Security (CNS) Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul told the Ambassador the CNS had accomplished its main objectives; with Thaksin deposed and his party weakened, the CNS would readily leave power and restore democratic governance. In a June 8 meeting with the Ambassad [...]	2007-06-08 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ECON EINV ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3210	THAI ROUND-UP JUNE 11: DEMOS AND DOLLARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Assets Examination Commission announced on June 11 that it would freeze the assets of former Prime Minister Thaksin, based on accusations of corruption and misconduct. Pro-Thaksin demonstrators marched Saturday on the Army Headquarters; a prominent anti-Thaksin activist was [...]	2007-06-11 12:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3238	THAILAND'S DRAFT CONSTITUTION NEARS COMPLETION [...] (C) Thailand took one step closer to finalizing its new constitution on June 11 when the Constitutional Drafting Committee (CDC) submitted their final revisions to the Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA). Although the CDA can still make several changes prior to voting in early July on whe [...]	2007-06-12 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF TH
07BANGKOK3276	THAKSIN'S FROZEN ASSETS [...] (SBU) On June 11, Thailand's Asset Examination Committee (AEC),which has been investigating corruption cases from the previous government, ordered that the assets of former PM Thaksin and his wife, sister, children and brother-in-law be frozen pending a court ruling on alleged corruption. The [...]	2007-06-13 08:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK3278	PLANS FOR RALLY, THAKSIN RETURN, UNCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pro-Thaksin groups are threatening to bring supporters from outside Bangkok to swell the numbers at the anti-junta protests this weekend. They are likely to march again, perhaps on Army HQ or the house of Thaksin nemesis Privy Councillor Prem. This threat, combined with the an [...]	2007-06-13 10:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK329	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 17 MEETING WITH CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary. In a January 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Constitution Drafting Assembly Chairman Noranit Setabutr expanded on ref comments on the timeline for drafting a new constitution, saying "we cannot shorten the process." Drafting the charter will likely take the full four months, fol [...]	2007-01-17 10:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KHUM TH
07BANGKOK3354	BANGKOK HEATS UP -- PRO-THAKSIN PROTESTERS [...] (C) Bangkok's Pro-Thaksin rallies are expected to reach a new high this weekend as protesters plan to march on Army HQ and perhaps Privy Councilor Prem Tinsulanonda's residence on Saturday. Thaksin abandoned plans to return home, citing safety concerns, but plans to address supporters via vide [...]	2007-06-15 11:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3378	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: NEW VIOLENCE STATISTICS; MORE [...] (C) Summary. While the number of violent attacks and deaths in Thailand's southernmost provinces have not dramatically risen in 2007, the casualty rate through April has increased, suggesting a qualitative shift in the violence. Indeed, the insurgents appear to be more confident in their att [...]	2007-06-18 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINR KHUM TH
07BANGKOK3380	THAIS UNENTHUSIASTIC ON ZIMBABWE TRAVEL [...] (C) On June 18 Poloff and representatives from the Australian, UK, Canadian, and New Zealand Embassies delivered reftel demarche to the Thai MFA and urged the RTG to implement travel restrictions against some Zimbabwean officials. At a meeting attended by Ministry of Foreign Affairs South Asi [...]	2007-06-18 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI TH
07BANGKOK3387	PRO-THAKSIN DEMONSTRATIONS FAIL TO GAIN STEAM [...] (C) Demonstrations of support for deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra have drawn large crowds to Bangkok's Royal Grounds (Sanam Luang),but have yet to acquire momentum akin to that of the 2006 rallies that helped pave the way for Thaksin's ouster. Political officers and local staff obs [...]	2007-06-18 23:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3402	DOUBLE SECRET LEGISLATION: THAI SECURITY ACT [...] (C) As of close of business on June 19, RTG officials were expected to announce that a draft Internal Security Act had been presented to the cabinet for debate. Speculation over the proposed bill has ebbed and flowed for months. Local press reported on June 17 that PM Surayud had instructed t [...]	2007-06-19 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3416	YET MORE CHARGES AGAINST THAKSIN [...] (U) In the latest move against former Prime Minister Thaksin and his Thai wealth, on June 19 the Department of Special Investigations (DSI) announced charges of concealing assets and violating Stock Exchange and SEC regulations in respect to Shinawatra family holdings of SC Asset Management, a [...]	2007-06-20 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TH
07BANGKOK3439	MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN THAILAND: GLOBAL RISKS [...] Collaborative efforts between the CDC and the Thai Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) have improved the accuracy of testing and reporting of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Thailand. As a result, health authorities here better understand the prevalence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively dru [...]	2007-06-21 08:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK3442	THE POST-THAI RAK THAI POLITICAL MAP [...] (C) It remains unclear which party or figure will fill the void left by the dissolution of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party. The Democrat Party (DP) currently appears unlikely to draw power brokers from TRT strongholds, but the DP seems to have laid the foundation for [...]	2007-06-21 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3445	EARLIER ELECTION POSSIBLE; DIMINISHED THREAT FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Momentum is building for elections to be held November 25, about a month earlier than previously announced. The promise of earlier elections could help blunt calls for the interim government and junta to step down. Members of the dissolved Thai Rak Thai party are waiting for th [...]	2007-06-21 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON TH
07BANGKOK3499	AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 22 DISCUSSION WITH PM SURAYUD [...] (C) Prime Minister Surayud appears confident that Thailand is on track for elections in late November. In a June 22 discussion as I accompanied him to Nakorn Si Thammarat province, Surayud told me he believes the constitution's second draft will address public criticisms directed at the first [...]	2007-06-25 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC ECON EINV ETRD LA TH
07BANGKOK3501	WEEKEND PROTESTS IN BANGKOK FIZZLE AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The anti-government Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship (DAAD) organized more protests in Bangkok June 22-24, but failed to attract their goal of 100,000 protesters for their march on Army headquarters on June 23. Approximately 15,000 protesters braved heavy rains to join t [...]	2007-06-25 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM TH
07BANGKOK3502	SUMMARY OF DRAFT THAI SECURITY LAW [...] (C) Summary. The draft Internal Security Act approved by the cabinet on June 19 would significantly expand the powers of the military through its proxy, the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC). Under this new law, the Army commander would serve as Director, ISOC, and have the authori [...]	2007-06-25 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3503	AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 21 MEETING WITH THAI POLICE [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with the Ambassador on June 21, National Police Commissioner Sereepisuth acknowledged the difficulty of the southern situation, dismissed radical reform ideas for the police and judged anti-government protests as "finished." Sereepisuth welcomed new bilateral traini [...]	2007-06-25 10:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3528	THAI ACTIVISTS DENOUNCE DRAFT SECURITY LAW [...] (SBU) Thai Human rights groups, democracy activists and academics have sharply criticized the draft Internal Security Act approved by the cabinet on June 19, decrying the expanded powers the legislation would give the Army Commander-in-Chief to restrict civil liberties and the potential expande [...]	2007-06-26 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3530	THAKSIN TO REMAIN ABROAD, FIGHT EXTRADITION [...] (C) Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra intends to remain abroad, based in the United Kingdom, and fight any upcoming extradition request. According to his lawwyer, Noppadol Pattama, Thaksin, who faces corruption charges and investigation for other offenses, cannot receive a fair trial [...]	2007-06-26 11:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH UK
07BANGKOK358	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF OSD PRINCIPAL [...] (C) Summary. General Toolan, your visit to Bangkok will be the first by a senior Pentagon official since the September 19 coup in Thailand and will provide an excellent opportunity to press Thai officials to rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and hold [...]	2007-01-18 09:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK3625	BACKGROUND ON GENERAL PALLOP PINMANEE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Controversial retired general Pallop Pinmanee has a very limited role as an advisor in the Internal Security Operations Command. This message provides background on the general in response to incorrect press reporting which identified him as a "top security advi [...]	2007-06-29 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK368	ACTIVIST DISCUSSES PROGRESS ON CONSTITUTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A member of the Constitution Drafting Assembly told us that a vigorous outreach program to promote public participation and support for the new constitution would be necessary to ensure that the final product was good and would pass in the referendum to be held by August. He com [...]	2007-01-18 13:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3764	CNS LEGAL ADVISOR DISCUSSES CONSTITUTION, POLITICS [...] (C) A leading jurist told the Ambassador that the constitution appeared likely to pass in the upcoming referendum, despite efforts to mobilize opposition by associates of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. During a July 6 dinner in honor of visiting Senator Webb, leading legislator Bor [...]	2007-07-09 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EINV KDEM KJUS TH
07BANGKOK3784	LEADING THAI POLITICAL PARTIES SUPPORT NEW [...] (C) Thailand's largest political parties have publicly expressed support for the constitution, viewing it as imperfect but conducive to the fastest possible return to democratic governance. A group of former Thai Rak Thai figures has publicly announced its opposition to the constitution, but [...]	2007-07-10 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
07BANGKOK3813	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SECURITY FORCES MOVING FORWARD, [...] (C) Summary. A series of raids and arrests in Thailand's troubled South may signify better local cooperation, improved intelligence and a more aggressive posture by security officials. While these arrests may have been too broad, several "big fish" in the local separatist movement appear to [...]	2007-07-11 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3885	SCENESETTER FOR SOCPAC COMMANDER CAMBRIA [...] (C) Summary. GEN Cambria, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for voting on a new constitu [...]	2007-07-16 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC TH
07BANGKOK3898	DRAFT THAI SECURITY LAW FOUNDERING? [...] (C) Passage of the draft security law expanding the power of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) is looking less and less certain. Criticism of the draft bill has grown in recent weeks, with human rights activists, editorialists and commentators taking aim at the legislation as an [...]	2007-07-17 08:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3978	THAI COUP LEADER CONSIDERING MOVE TO POLITICAL [...] (C) The leader of the September 19 coup d'etat is considering whether to run for elected office after his retirement from the Army this fall. Many Thais believe that General Sonthi Boonyaratglin hopes to become Prime Minister, although he currently appears to be a long shot candidate for this [...]	2007-07-20 08:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3985	MOD PERMSEC DISCUSSES THAI POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Junta member GEN Winai predicted that Army chief GEN Sonthi would run for political office after he retires in September. Winai himself denied having any political plans, and said he plans to remain as MOD Permsec. He predicted that the constitution would pass the August refe [...]	2007-07-20 09:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR TH
07BANGKOK400	PRIVY COUNCILOR PREM ON THE CURRENT SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. Privy Councilor General Prem Tinsulanonda believes that the Council for National Security (CNS) is being "too gentlemanly" by not working harder to make a corruption and malfeasance case against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Prem shares our concern that recent miss [...]	2007-01-19 10:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4003	VIOLENCE AT ANTI-PREM DEMONSTRATION IN BANGKOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Clashes broke out late Sunday between police and several thousand anti-coup demonstrators at the Bangkok home of Privy Council President Prem. Although the confrontation lasted several hours, there were few injuries. Neither side appeared intent on inflicting serious harm. Police [...]	2007-07-23 08:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK4027	OFFICIALS PREDICT PASSAGE OF REFERENDUM IN [...] (C) Summary. Government and NGO contacts in the upper provinces of the rural Northeast uniformly predict that voters will support the draft constitution in the August 19 referendum. Although concerned that voter turnout will not be high in this non-compulsory balloting, and admitting that mo [...]	2007-07-24 11:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4042	THAI RAK THAI PLANS TO RISE FROM THE ASHES [...] (C) Former Thai Rak Thai (TRT) figures will soon try to register a new political party to compete in this year's elections. The new Party Leader has not yet emerged but may be a close associate of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin, although a contact told us Thaksin will not publicly endorse the [...]	2007-07-25 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4091	THAI ANTI-JUNTA GROUP LEADERS ARRESTED AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The leaders of the demonstration against GEN Prem (reftel) were detained by police on July 26 and denied bail. Thai officials briefed the diplomatic community, emphasizing that they would respect the right of citizens to peaceful protest, but would not allow violence, or disrupt [...]	2007-07-27 10:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK4127	SENATOR WEBB MEETS WITH THAI PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY Senator James Webb underscored his support for strong U.S.-Thai relations in a meeting with Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont on July 6. He expressed his confidence that the Thai people would solve the problems the country was facing and would return to democratic, elected govern [...]	2007-07-31 02:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD MARR TH
07BANGKOK4168	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: LEADING ACADEMIC EXPERT SEES [...] (C) Summary. Noted southern scholar Dr. Srisomphop Chiphiromsi believes that Army-led arrests of suspected insurgents has led to fewer attacks in the troubled southern provinces and that the overall situation is "more stable." Srisomphop is not yet sure whether this is a short term developmen [...]	2007-08-01 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK4172	THAILAND'S RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary: Thailand is vulnerable to the risks posed by global climate change and is taking initial steps to respond to those risks. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) participates in international fora on climate change and is signatory to several international agreements, including the United N [...]	2007-08-02 01:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV PREL SOCI EAID TH
07BANGKOK4201	SIGNS OF SOUTHERN HUMAN RIGHTS IMPROVEMENTS, BUT [...] (C) During the most recent Poloff travel to the South, many academics and civil society leaders indicated the southern human rights picture has improved since the September 2006 coup. Several human rights NGOs allege, however, that some military and police officials are still arbitrarily arre [...]	2007-08-02 09:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK4214	THAKSIN LOYALISTS FROM THAI RAK THAI TAKE OVER THE [...] (C) Former Thai Rak Thai (TRT) politicians who appear to remain loyal to Thaksin have joined en masse the previously obscure People's Power Party (PPP). This move appears intended to assuage concerns that the delays involved in registering a new party could lead to many of these politicians b [...]	2007-08-03 07:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4217	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: GOOD POLICY POORLY IMPLEMENTED [...] (C) Summary. A range of government and NGO contacts in Pattani and Yala expressed guarded optimism during late July poloff travel to the South that the recent arrest of suspected insurgents in that region had led to decreased violence. Several interlocutors criticized the sweeping nature of [...]	2007-08-03 09:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC PHUM TH
07BANGKOK430	JANUARY 22 UPDATE: THAKSIN ACTS - GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent media interviews by ousted Prime Minister Thaksin in Singapore received wide newspaper coverage in Thailand (despite the fact that the broadcasts were blocked locally) leading to criticism of government censorship while feeding local animosity towards Singapore. Separately [...]	2007-01-22 13:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4323	THAI CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM APPROACHES [...] (SBU) On July 6, Thailand's Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) voted to approve a slightly modified version of the new constitution which expanded the size of the House of Representatives, endorsed improved civil rights protections, imposed additional penalties for political fraud, and dec [...]	2007-08-09 07:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF TH
07BANGKOK4393	SEND LAWYERS, GUNS AND MONEY: THAILAND REFERENDUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The campaign for the August 19 referendum is in full swing. There are reports of some clearly illegal campaign activities, such as vote-buying by opponents of the draft. The government side has also clearly exceeded the law in at least one case in which soldiers seized (although [...]	2007-08-14 11:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4464	THAILAND CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM UPDATE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Things appear on track for a reasonably orderly referendum process on August 19, although anti-charter protests could lead to isolated incidents at polling stations. Allegations of vote-buying to secure a "no' vote and government officials advocating for a "yes" vote continue, [...]	2007-08-20 00:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4478	THAI VOTERS APPROVE NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Thai voters endorsed a new constitution by a margin of 57%-41% in an August 19 referendum that saw a higher-than-expected turnout. Anti-charter activists, many of whom support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, appear to have successfully mobilized a strong "no" vote in most of the [...]	2007-08-20 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4639	THAILAND: TEN YEARS AFTER 1997 FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the ten-year anniversary of the 1997 financial crisis, Thailand faces economic challenges of a much different nature. Gone are the days of easy loans fueling massive real estate speculation and luxury imports. Rather than fighting a currency devaluation, and exhausting its [...]	2007-08-28 09:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD ECON PGOV TH
07BANGKOK4641	DAS MARCIEL URGES RAPID RESTORATION OF DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP/DAS Scot Marciel met with MFA, MOD, and Justice Ministry permanent secretaries on August 22-23 to urge Thailand's return to democratically-elected government. DAS Marciel also expressed concern about continuing violence in the troubled South, human rights issues, and the tre [...]	2007-08-28 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4642	SUPPORT FOR THAI PARTICIPATION IN CHOD [...] (C) Summary. Embassy Bangkok Country Team supports an invitation from PACOM to Royal Thai Supreme Commander General Boonsrang Niumpradit for this year's PACOM-sponsored Chiefs of Defense conference. Not to invite General Boonsrang would be counterproductive given his long-standing support for [...]	2007-08-28 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PTER TH
07BANGKOK4649	THAI CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TELL DAS MARCIEL THAT [...] (C) Summary. In meetings August 22-23, Thai civil society leaders told visiting DAS Scot Marciel that Thai voters are overwhelmingly focused on coming elections and the formation of a new government. Two contacts warned that the biggest threat to the coming vote would likely be vote-buying b [...]	2007-08-29 04:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4653	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE INSURGENCY [...] (C) Summary. A better understanding of the insurgency behind the nearly three year spate of violence in southern Thailand is emerging, but this village-based, horizontal network of cells defies neat characterization. There is no single label, or hierarchy behind the violence, and divisions b [...]	2007-08-29 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR ASEC TH
07BANGKOK4687	THAIS SET DECEMBER 23 ELECTION DATE AMID EU [...] (SBU) On August 27 Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont officially announced a December 23 date for Thailand's general elections, pending the King's endorsement of a formal election decree. The government had repeatedly targeted December 23 as the most suitable date, although election officials h [...]	2007-08-30 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4733	CHOOSING UP TEAMS: NEW POLITICAL PARTIES EMERGING [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: Now that the referendum is passed, Thailand's political class is preparing itself for the December elections. This message details the current estimates of the relative strength of the emerging parties, as well as looking at the electoral chances for established [...]	2007-08-31 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4734	PRO-THAKSIN PARTY: A WARY FRONTRUNNER [...] (C) The People's Power Party (PPP),a pro-Thaksin grouping of former Thai Rak Thai (TRT) figures, has a good chance of winning a plurality in the next elections, according to the current conventional wisdom in Bangkok. PPP's emerging status as the frontrunner is based partly on the results of [...]	2007-08-31 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4793	PRE-ELECTION ROUND-UP: THAIS TO RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) This month, Thai authorities announce two important sets of personnel decisions. The Ministry of Interior each September announces the transfer of governors (who are appointed MOI officials, not elected) and other local administration officials. There were rumors that governors in prov [...]	2007-09-05 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4822	Education and Civil Society in the Deep South: Bitterness [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 28-29, 2007 trip to the three southernmost provinces of Thailand - Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala - PAO, AIO, ARSO and two locally-employed Thai staff (LES),visiting rural educational institutions to deliver educational resources and materials about the United St [...]	2007-09-06 10:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
07BANGKOK4905	PRE-ELECTION UPDATE: EX-TRT FIGURES FORM PARTY, [...] (C) Many top former Thai Rak Thai officials have agreed to work together to form a new political party; this group contains many important figures, but its strength in the coming election is hard to assess because the most important of these politicians are ineligible to run for office. The g [...]	2007-09-12 07:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PHUM TH
07BANGKOK4926	New Cyber Law Nets First Violator [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent apprehension and release on bail of the webmaster of a website often critical of the monarchy was the first known arrest under the controversial Computer Related Offenses Act -- also known as the Computer Crimes Act -- which was signed into law in June. Authorities h [...]	2007-09-13 03:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
07BANGKOK4980	NEW PANEL TO INVESTIGATE THAI DRUG WAR KILLINGS [...] (SBU) In the latest in a series of moves to investigate abuses by the government of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinwatra, the Ministry of Justice in August established an independent commission to probe the extra-judicial killing of an estimated 2,500 people during the Thaksin government's [...]	2007-09-17 08:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4981	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FORMER PM BANHARN [...] (C) In a September 14 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister Banharn Silapa-Archa predicted that loyalists of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin would not be able to form a government after the next elections unless they were to win an absolute majority. Banharn cited assurances he had [...]	2007-09-17 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK499	RECENT THAI ECONOMIC POLICY - WHY? [...] (SBU) Summary. Investor confidence in Thailand has suffered a series of shocks over the past 40 days. The introduction of more stringent capital controls effectively limiting new investment, a series of bombs in Bangkok on New Year's Eve, and proposed amendments to the Foreign Business Act (F [...]	2007-01-24 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV TH
07BANGKOK4996	THAI DEMOCRAT PARTY ELECTION OUTLOOK, RELATIONS [...] (C) A leading Democrat Party official projected that the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) had a strong lead over all rivals as of mid-September. In a September 13 meeting, Democrat Party (DP) Deputy Leader Niphon Promphan told us the Democrats appeared likely to come in second; separatel [...]	2007-09-18 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5011	EMBASSY URGES GREATER RTG EFFORT ON LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Emboffs voiced strong concern at the lack of progress on labor trafficking cases in Thailand in delivering reftel demarche to MFA DG for the Americas, Nongnuth Phetcharatana. DCM advised MFA that Thailand's record on labor trafficking threatens to overshadow continued [...]	2007-09-19 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM CVIS TH
07BANGKOK502	VISIT TO THAILAND OF OSD ASIA PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary. During his meetings with Thai officials, OSD Asia Director Brigadier General Toolan provided Thai military and civilian officials with Washington's perspective on the September 19 coup, underscoring our desire that Thailand rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafti [...]	2007-01-24 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR PTER TH
07BANGKOK5036	THAI FOREIGN MINISTER ON APEC, UNGA, ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Thai FM Nitya Pibulsonggram spoke favorably of recent U.S.-Thai interactions at the APEC summit and previewed some RTG plans for the upcoming UNGA session. He said he would welcome the opportunity to meet with U/S Burns on the margins of UNGA, and indicated that he would make a side trip t [...]	2007-09-20 09:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPKO MASS UNGA TH
07BANGKOK5041	PRE-ELECTION ROUND-UP: ELECTION LAWS, MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Army Chief will be GEN Anupong Paochinda, as widely anticipated. Current Army Chief Sonthi told the Ambassador he was not planning to run for Parliament, but would seek a political position in the new government to protect himself from those with "tremendous assets." T [...]	2007-09-20 10:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
07BANGKOK5076	FORMER THAI RAK THAI CARETAKER SEES GOOD PROSPECTS [...] (C) Former Thai Rak Thai caretaker Chaturon Chaiseng told the Ambassador that the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) was on track to win a plurality in coming elections -- 200 or more of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives. Chaturon said the military, which in recent months has b [...]	2007-09-24 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5077	CABINET RESIGNATIONS MAY LEAD TO THAI COUP [...] (U) On September 20, an official of the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) reported publicly that three cabinet members held significant stakes in private companies. Following the disclosure, Information and Communications Technology Minister Sitthichai Pokai-udom and Deputy Commerc [...]	2007-09-24 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5106	MFA PERMSEC UPDATES THAI VIEW ON BURMA [...] (C) The Ambassador called Thai MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul on September 26 and expressed concern about indications (reftel) of RTG reluctance to press the Burmese government for a peaceful outcome to the ongoing crisis. Virasakdi said the MFA had released a brief public stateme [...]	2007-09-26 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5107	ENGAGING ASEAN AND OTHERS ON BURMA [...] (C) Embassy Bangkok stands ready to continue to urge the Thai government to press the Burmese authorities to release political prisoners and engage in genuine dialogue to pave the way for a transition to a civilian, democratic government. Septel will report the Ambassador's latest conversatio [...]	2007-09-26 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM TH BM RP SN IN CH
07BANGKOK5108	THAI MFA WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE CRACKDOWN IN BURMA [...] (C) On September 26, subsequent to the conversation in reftel, MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul called the Ambassador. He said he had heard from the Thai Ambassador in Rangoon that the commander of Rangoon-based military forces had said that he would not "fire upon the people." The [...]	2007-09-26 11:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5126	AMBASSADOR PRESSES THAI FOREIGN MINISTRY ON BURMA [...] (C) The Ambassador called MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul on September 27 to express concern about current RTG policy toward Burma. The Ambassador cited reports that Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram, in New York for the UNGA, had sought to discourage Prime Minister Surayud from [...]	2007-09-27 10:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5127	U.S., BRITISH AMBASSADORS PRESS GENERAL SONTHI ON [...] (C) Summary. General Sonthi Boonyaratglin told the Ambassador that he hopes that the confrontation in Burma would be resolved by peaceful means but the situation could result in further bloodshed if the Burmese military does not refuse orders from the regime. Sonthi explained that his commen [...]	2007-09-27 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDM TH BM
07BANGKOK5150	DOWN AND OUT IN THAKSIN'S HEARTLAND - TOURING THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A tour of the economically depressed Northeastern region revealed strong sentiment for populist policies of former PM Thaksin and his disbanded Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party amid hopes that the coming December elections will boost economic growth. Economic conditions, reflecting [...]	2007-09-28 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV TH
07BANGKOK5151	UPDATE ON BURMA, AS SEEN FROM THAILAND [...] (C) The RTG appears not to have made preparations for a possible influx of Burmese refugees; we are discussing the matter with our contacts. The RTG is engaged in evacuation contingency planning. A Burmese exile in Thailand said monks were protesting in large numbers in Mandalay, and he share [...]	2007-09-28 10:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5182	CABINET SHUFFLE EXPECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Further resignations will force Prime Minister Surayud to make changes in his cabinet. The new line-up should be announced within a few days. Retiring Army commander GEN Sonthi Boonyaratglin is widely expected to be named Deputy Prime Minister in charge of security affairs, but [...]	2007-10-01 11:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
07BANGKOK5224	NCUB LEADER TAKES CREDIT FOR ORGANIZING BURMESE [...] (C) A member of a leading Burmese dissident organization told us his group was masterminding the protests that broke out recently in Burma. On October 1, we met with Soe Aung, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Policy Board of the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB),who s [...]	2007-10-03 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5225	DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADER ON ELECTION, GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva told the Ambassador that his party had a good chance of placing first in the December election. In an October 2 lunch, Abhisit said he believed recent turmoil in the government appeared designed to delay the election, but he believed it would take p [...]	2007-10-03 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5234	THAI MFA ON BURMA, CHINA VIEWS [...] (C) Ambassador made reftel points to MFA Permsec Virasakdi Futrukul on October 3. Permsec Virsakdi took note of the points but offered no direct response. 2. (C) Virsakdi told the Ambassador that he had spoken to a Chinese diplomat recently, who had said that "there was evidence the US is [...]	2007-10-04 07:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM TH
07BANGKOK524	FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAQ, MARTIAL LAW, THAKSIN, [...] (C) The Ambassador provided Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram with background on the USG's new strategy in Iraq. In a one-hour January 25 call on Nitya at MFA, he urged the Foreign Minister to ensure the RTG lifts martial law as soon as possible; Nitya said the RTG intended to do so, but t [...]	2007-01-25 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM ECON ETRD EINV IZ
07BANGKOK5284	THAILAND CABINET CRISIS: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Prime Minister has made minimal changes to his cabinet in response to a string of ministerial resignations. He will do double duty as interior minister, and retired GEN Sonthi has left the Council for National Security to serve as Deputy Prime Minister in charge of security [...]	2007-10-05 11:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5314	BURMESE EXILES IN THAILAND CONFIDENT THAT PROTESTS [...] (C) Despite international press headlines declaring that a sense of normalcy has returned to Rangoon, Burmese exiles based in Thailand claim that the uprising is just beginning. In meetings and communications with us, prominent activists were quick to insist that the Burmese are united in their [...]	2007-10-09 11:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5315	BANGKOK-BASED AMBASSADORS AGREE ON NEED TO KEEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with a group of like-minded ambassadors on October 8 to discuss Burma issues. The group agreed that: -- We should not accept the view that UNSC special envoy Gambari is the "only game in town." -- Gambari should not wait until mid-November to return to Burma. - [...]	2007-10-09 11:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5325	Media Reform in Thailand: The Good, the Not-so-Bad, and the [...] (SBU) Over the last few months, Thailand's interim government has introduced three pieces of important legislation governing media in the country. In August, a new printing bill, nullifying the antiquated 1941 Printing Act, was passed by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) and now awaits e [...]	2007-10-10 05:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO ECPS EINT TH
07BANGKOK5332	THAI POLITICAL UPDATE: ELECTION CLOCK TICKING [...] (C) Publication of key laws sets a January 2008 drop-dead date for the House elections, while Election Commission officials maintain the election will be on December 23.... A debate on ethics in the legislature focuses on alleged improprieties by Prime Minister Surayud.... Most new political [...]	2007-10-10 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5374	PUTTING BURMA IN THE FOREFRONT OF THAI [...] (C) In an effort to boost Thailand's awareness and consideration of current events in Burma, Embassy Bangkok has coordinated public outreach efforts, held meetings with key RTG officials and third country diplomats, as well as continued contact with various Thailand-based Burmese exiles workin [...]	2007-10-11 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5392	THAI MFA FOCUSING ON PROSPECTS OF DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Thailand views the GOB offer to open a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) as a promising avenue to begin reconciliation in Burma, but prefers to follow the lead of the UN according to an MFA working-level official. Moreover, he believes that ASEAN and Thailand's relationship with the G [...]	2007-10-12 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5406	GAMBARI SEEKS THAI HELP WITH BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Burma Envoy Gambari is seeking Thai assistance to convince the SPDC to allow him to enter Burma sooner; stay longer; and facilitate a dialog with all stakeholders. The Thai are committed to conveying these points to Burma, but they are not certain how best to do it. The Chin [...]	2007-10-15 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5407	AMBASSADOR PRESSES MFA PERMSEC ON MARTIAL LAW [...] (C) Summary. The National Security Council October 12 proposed to lift martial law in eleven provinces and to impose martial law in three provinces. The Thai cabinet is expected to approve proposal October 16. The Ambassador called Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Virasakdi [...]	2007-10-15 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5408	AMBASSADOR PRESSES MFA PERMSEC ON MARTIAL LAW [...] (C) Summary. The National Security Council October 12 proposed to lift martial law in eleven provinces and to impose martial law in three provinces. The Thai cabinet is expected to approve proposal October 16. The Ambassador called Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Virasakdi [...]	2007-10-15 23:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC TH

07BANGKOK5410	GAMBARI SEEKS THAI HELP WITH BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Burma Envoy Gambari is seeking Thai assistance to convince the SPDC to allow him to enter Burma sooner; stay longer; and facilitate a dialog with all stakeholders. The Thai are committed to conveying these points to Burma, but they are not certain how best to do it. The Chin [...]	2007-10-16 02:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5435	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: INSIDE THE ARMY'S RAID [...] (C) Summary. During October 1-2 poloff travel to the deep South, a range of contacts provided a mixed picture of the situation in this troubled region, with security officials offering new details on their tactics and hailing arrest operations as resulting in lower levels of violence. Several [...]	2007-10-16 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5437	THAI KING HOSPITALIZED AFTER STROKE; CONDITION [...] (C) Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej was hospitalized on October 13 after what the Palace described publicly as inadequate blood flow to his left cerebral cortex, resulting in weakness on the right side of his body. Privately, Arsa Sarasin, the King's Principal Private Secretary, told the Ambassa [...]	2007-10-16 10:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TH
07BANGKOK545	JANUARY 26 UPDATE: MARTIAL LAW, CONSTITUTION, [...] (C) The MFA Permsec reports that the King has signed the decree on the partial lifting of martial law. The Constitution Drafting Committee elected one of the figures who helped engineer the September 19 coup d'etat as its chairman, in a move that will likely dismay liberal elements of civil [...]	2007-01-26 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5482	THAI ELECTION DECREE ADVANCES AMID CAMPAIGN [...] (C) On October 16, the Thai cabinet approved a decree scheduling a December 23 general election for an expected royal endorsement. The Election Commission has ruled that a banned politician acted legally when he campaigned for the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP),opening the door to ca [...]	2007-10-18 11:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK55	FURTHER REACTION TO BANGKOK BOMBS: SURAYUD [...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Surayud publicly backed away from his January 1 assertion that opposition political figures had orchestrated the December 31 bombings. A leading Army General continued to implicate former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, however, and promised "harsh measures" against p [...]	2007-01-04 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PINS ASEC KJUS KCRM TH
07BANGKOK5503	THAILAND TO DIVERSIFY FIGHTER JET INVENTORY [...] (C) Summary. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) this week decided to purchase SAAB Gripen fighter planes to replace aging F-5 aircraft. The decision to purchase the Gripens, and not F-16s, was publicly justified by the RTAF due to an urgent need to replace the F-5s and by pointing to U.S. post- [...]	2007-10-21 23:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK5504	THAILAND TO DIVERSIFY FIGHTER JET INVENTORY [...] (C) Summary. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) this week decided to purchase SAAB Gripen fighter planes to replace aging F-5 aircraft. The decision to purchase the Gripens, and not F-16s, was publicly justified by the RTAF due to an urgent need to replace the F-5s and by pointing to U.S. post- [...]	2007-10-21 23:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK5520	THAILAND URGES BURMA TO COOPERATE WITH UN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel A Burma demarche to MFA Permsec October 22. For the second time this month, the Thai PM sent a strongly-worded letter to Than Shwe urging the Burmese to cooperate with UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari. The Thais are waiting for a response from GOB. MFA Permsec [...]	2007-10-22 11:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5521	REGIONAL UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE BRIEFS WESTERN [...] (C) The regional UN Human Rights office (OHCHR) in Bangkok is focused on gathering information about what happened during September's protests and subsequent crackdown by the Burmese junta, as well as pushing the UN to incorporate human rights in its response, stated representatives from OHCHR [...]	2007-10-22 11:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5555	NO PLANS FOR COMPREHENSIVE THAI ELECTION MONITORING [...] (C) The decision by a prominent Thai poll monitoring organization and the European Union to not deploy observers for Thailand's upcoming December 23 general elections leaves a dearth of objective election monitors for Thailand's first election following the September 2006 coup d'etat. While th [...]	2007-10-25 11:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5557	BURMESE DISSIDENTS EXPRESS INCREASED FEAR OF ARREST [...] (C) Burmese dissidents, including media organizations, reported to us that they received information Thai police and military escalated scrutiny of the activists' operations in Thailand. One prominent activist warned of impending arrests by the Thai authorities. Embassy RTG contacts told us t [...]	2007-10-25 12:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5567	THAI CABINET BLOCKS MARTIAL LAW PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary. The Thai Cabinet October 22 rejected a recommendation by the Thai National Security Council (NSC) that would have left martial law in place in many areas of the country. In response, the NSC is reportedly preparing a revised proposal that is expected to lift martial law in many [...]	2007-10-26 11:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5570	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE CLIMATE [...] Summary: Discussions with public administrators and civil society leaders in the deep south revealed recurring themes of continued fear, ambivalence about the effectiveness of the security forces aggressive arrest tactics, and the need for political space to resolve the conflict. Several conta [...]	2007-10-28 23:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5578	THAI ELECTION SEASON PROMPTS CAMPAIGN, FRAUD, AND [...] (SBU) Thailand's campaign season is under way following the enactment of the royal decree establishing a December 23 general election. Political parties and journalists raised strong objections to the Election Commission of Thailand's (ECT) strict new campaign rules which dramatically restrict [...]	2007-10-29 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5585	PRC POLITICAL OFFICER IN BANGKOK DISCUSSES BURMA [...] (C) A Chinese diplomat posted in Bangkok viewed Singapore's strong public line on Burma as unwise and doubted that Burma would be marginalized at the upcoming ASEAN Summit. He saw little possibility that Indonesia could exert meaningful influence on the Burmese regime. The diplomat suggested [...]	2007-10-30 01:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH CH BM
07BANGKOK5593	THAI ARMY BARS SOUTHERN DETAINEES FROM RETURNING [...] (C) Thai NGOs are concerned about a July 22 military order, based on martial law, that prohibits 384 named detainees from traveling to their homes in Thailand's insurgency-plagued southern provinces. Most of these detainees appear to be ethnic-Malay Muslims who have been compelled to particip [...]	2007-10-30 09:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER ASEC TH
07BANGKOK56	CONSTITUTION DRAFTING ASSEMBLY FORMED [...] (U) On January 1, a royal command appointing the 100 members of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) came into force. The 100 members, selected by the Council for National Security (CNS) from a field of 200 short-listed by the National People's Assembly (reftel),will have 180 days from t [...]	2007-01-04 10:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5600	PRO-THAKSIN PARTY CHAIRMAN CHARGES MILITARY [...] (C) The leader of the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) has alleged a military plot to diminish voter support for the PPP. The PPP leader substantiated his claim by releasing purported internal documents from the Council for National Security (CNS). A pro-Thaksin contact also provided c [...]	2007-10-30 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS TH
07BANGKOK5620	FRENCH FM KOUCHNER PROPOSES THAIS, ASEAN PUSH [...] (C) During meetings this week with the Thai Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner encouraged Thailand to work with ASEAN to push Burma towards democratic change. Kouchner made a similar statement to the Singaporeans two days ago and according to French [...]	2007-10-31 11:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM FR
07BANGKOK5646	DEFENSE MINISTER PLEDGES NO INTERFERENCE IN [...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Boonrawd Somtas told the Ambassador that the Thai military is committed to not interfering in the coming political campaign and that the Council for National Security could dissolve as it has no role to play at this point. Boonrawd stated his hope that the Burm [...]	2007-11-01 10:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM MARR MCAP TH BM
07BANGKOK5647	COURTS FREE SOUTHERN THAILAND DETAINEES, BUT HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: A mixed October 30 ruling by Thai provincial courts, observed by Embassy political officers, compels the military to release 97 detainees from southern Thailand participating in an army-run "reeducation" training program. The ruling appears to allow the program to continue, althou [...]	2007-11-01 10:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5667	THAI ELECTION CAMPAIGN RULES EASED BUT TENSIONS [...] (SBU) On October 31, the Election Commission of Thailand eased restrictive election campaign rules issued a week earlier following widespread public criticism. While most rules remain unchanged, the amendments, issued over the objections of one outspoken election commissioner, loosen restrict [...]	2007-11-02 09:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5689	SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL TYSON [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Tyson, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government th [...]	2007-11-06 05:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK5694	NEW COMMANDER PLEGES TO KEEP ARMY OUT OF POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. In a four-eyes lunch I hosted for Royal Thai Army (RTA) Commander in Chief General Anupong Paochinda, I pressed for the Army not to interfere in the coming election. Anupong promised to keep the Army out of politics and predicted that the Democrats would form a government as a mi [...]	2007-11-06 11:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC KDEM MOPS TH
07BANGKOK5695	NEXT ASEAN SECRETARY GENERAL ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASEAN's incoming Secretary General, Surin Pitsuwan, stated that a regional approach was the best option to resolve the current crisis in Burma. During a November 5 meeting with I/O Assistant Secretary Silverberg and the Ambassador, Surin proposed that ASEAN, China, India, and Jap [...]	2007-11-06 11:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
07BANGKOK5696	NEW COMMANDER PLEDGES TO KEEP ARMY OUT OF POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. In a four-eyes lunch I hosted for Royal Thai Army (RTA) Commander in Chief General Anupong Paochinda, I pressed for the Army not to interfere in the coming election. Anupong promised to keep the Army out of politics and predicted that the Democrats would form a government as a mi [...]	2007-11-06 11:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC KDEM MOPS TH
07BANGKOK57	AMBASSADOR PRESSES SENIOR RTA, MFA OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) On the sidelines of the January 4 briefing for the diplomatic corps on the December 31 bomb attacks in Bangkok (septel),the Ambassador separately pressed both Royal Thai Army (RTA) Assistant CINC Anupong Paojinda and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjarna-Goonchorn [...]	2007-01-04 10:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5717	PPP SPOKESMAN ON ELECTIONS, ROYAL HEALTH, NEW ARMY [...] (C) The King's sister remains in the hospital, and a political ally of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin told us she is brain-dead, despite public announcements to the contrary. The political party loyal to Thaksin revised its draft party list in response to an alleged plan by unnamed figures to u [...]	2007-11-07 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5718	THAI KING LEAVES HOSPITAL; SUCCESSION MECHANICS [...] (C) Thai King Bhumibol left the hospital under his own power on November 7. His return to the Palace enables many Thais to put aside for the moment anxiety about the transformation of Thai society that will take place when he leaves the scene. The Constitution and the 1924 Palace Law on Succ [...]	2007-11-07 10:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK573	JANUARY 29 UPDATE: MARTIAL LAW FORMALLY LIFTED IN [...] (C) A royal command lifting martial law in most of Thailand's provinces has now taken effect. The police have released all suspects detained in connection with the December 31 bombings. Acts of violence continue in Thailand's southern border provinces, with a roadside bomb exploding after th [...]	2007-01-29 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5731	LOCAL NGOS TELL A/S SILVERBERG THEY SUPPORT USG [...] (C) Five prominent organizations working on Burma-related issues in Thailand expressed their support for USG policy on Burma and offered ideas for next steps during a November 5 meeting with I/O Assistant Secretary Silverberg and the Ambassador. Overall, the group felt that targeted sanctions [...]	2007-11-08 06:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5732	A/S SILVERBERG DISCUSSES BURMA, DARFUR WITH THAI [...] (C) The Burmese junta has clearly demonstrated a willingness to engage only with the UN and not with ASEAN, in discussions relating to international concerns over Burmese repression, according to MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul. During a November 5 meeting with I/O Assistant Secret [...]	2007-11-08 06:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPKO TH BM SU
07BANGKOK5736	CONFIDANT DESCRIBES STEPS FORWARD FOR BURMA [...] (C) Leon de Riedmatten, former liaison between Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and the Burmese junta, recently discussed with UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari proposals to increase the effectiveness of Gambari's November mission to Burma. De Riedmatten told us that Gambari was more resolved to achieve [...]	2007-11-08 08:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5738	PALACE INSIDER PROVIDES UPDATE ON ROYAL HEALTH [...] (S/NF) Tej Bunnag, Deputy Principal Private Secretary of the King (strictly protect),told the Ambassador in a November 8 meeting at the Privy Council chambers that the King's health appeared reasonably good. The King wanted to remain active, although his health constraints complicated the du [...]	2007-11-08 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5739	THAI ELECTION MONITORING: A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) A new organization with an apparently pro-Thaksin leaning, founded by a group of Thai academics, plans to field thousands of election observers and conduct pre-election polling in advance of Thailand's December 23 general election. The organization expects to join a growing pantheon of 19 [...]	2007-11-08 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5740	THAI ELECTION CANDIDATE REGISTRATION BEGINS WITH [...] (SBU) Registration for 80 party lists seats to be contested in the December 23 general elections began on November 7, with 18 political parties and several dozen candidates registering with the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT). Political party leaders speculated on the superstitious impl [...]	2007-11-08 23:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5741	COURTING THE VOTERS IN BATTLEGROUND PROVINCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a trip to the Northeastern stronghold of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in early November, we heard varying views of what may motivate the voters of this poor, rural region that will elect almost one-third of the members of the next House of Representatives. If [...]	2007-11-08 23:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5749	THAI POLITICAL PARTIES: ELECTION PLAYBILL [...] (SBU/NF) As the December 23 election approaches, post provides the following brief profiles of the most prominent political parties in Thailand. We caution that the seat projections are extremely unscientific, and the campaign season is just beginning. They are provided to give a rough idea [...]	2007-11-09 08:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5765	AMBASSADOR RAISES KEY ISSUES IN FAREWELL CALL ON [...] (C) The Ambassador expressed concern about the draft Internal Security Act in a November 9 farewell call on Justice Minister Charnchai Likhitjittha. The Ambassador encouraged fair treatment for residents of southern Thailand detained by the Army, conveyed concern for an intimidated Australian [...]	2007-11-13 07:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5801	THAIS PREPARED TO SIGN CHARTER, DISCUSS BURMA AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7, Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA) cleared the way for Prime Minister Surayud to sign the ASEAN Charter at the ASEAN Summit scheduled for November 18-22 in Singapore. While the Charter passed on the first reading, the NLA did not approve the blueprint f [...]	2007-11-14 11:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
07BANGKOK5802	NLA MOVING QUICKLY ON WIDE-RANGING INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary. The Thai government is pushing ahead with the Internal Security Act with the National Legislative Assembly which passed the first reading by a wide margin on November 8. The Internal Security Act would provide the military, through its role in the Internal Security Operations Com [...]	2007-11-14 23:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5806	MATCHIMA PARTY LEADER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) Matchima Thippathai Party Leader Prachai Leophairatana told the Ambassador he aims for Thailand to implement numerous "welfare state" policies. In a November 13 lunch, Prachai advocated free medical care, free education through college, and a debt moratorium. Still smarting from the loss [...]	2007-11-15 04:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON TH
07BANGKOK581	RESPONDING TO CHANGES IN THE THAI FOREIGN BUSINESS [...] (U) Action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On January 23, we received a Diplomatic Note providing the official translation of the proposed amendments to the Foreign Business Act (FBA, see reftels). These were e-mailed to EB/MLS. Reftel A included a draft letter the EU mission in Bangkok [...]	2007-01-30 05:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK5827	SOUTHERN THAILAND: DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GENERALS [...] (C) Summary: In early November, poloff attended a dinner with senior Thai military and police officials involved in security operations in Thailand's deep south. The officials were remarkably candid about some of their shortcomings for dealing with the South, including real coordination betw [...]	2007-11-16 02:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
07BANGKOK5839	CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES MONARCHY, POLITICS IN [...] (C) I paid a farewell call on Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn on November 13. He appeared pleased with the news that his father had been able to jam two days earlier for two hours with the visiting Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He said in general terms that the institution of the monarchy had help [...]	2007-11-16 06:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5849	PINHEIRO: BURMESE JUNTA WANTS RETURN TO STATUS QUO [...] (C) Professor Paulo Pinheiro, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma, told us he planned to tell the UN that he did not see any indication that Burma's military junta wanted anything but to return to the status quo. Prior to a general briefing to Western diplomats [...]	2007-11-16 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5880	PINHEIRO TELLS DIPLOMATS IN BANGKOK TRIP TO BURMA [...] (C) UN Special Rapporteur Paulo Pinheiro explained to Bangkok-based Western diplomats on November 16 that his recent trip to Burma had been "worthwhile." He described his interviews with five detained political prisoners as revealing and stressed his efforts to encourage GOB officials to perm [...]	2007-11-20 09:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5881	OATHS, INSULTS, AND RESTRICTIONS AMID THAI [...] (SBU) Citing new election laws, the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) ruled on November 16 that 111 "banned" former executives of the dissolved Thai Rak Thai party could not participate in the December 23 election campaign. The ECT later said its ruling was merely advisory, but some affect [...]	2007-11-20 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5882	SOUTHERN THAILAND: SOUTHERN DETAINEES RETURN HOME [...] (C) Summary: On 15 November the Thai 4th Army lifted its ban on 384 suspected militants detained in the army's "vocational training camps" from returning to their homes in Thailand's deep south. This is a clear victory for human rights advocates and the rule of law, and is an example of the [...]	2007-11-20 23:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
07BANGKOK59	JANUARY 4 DIPLOMATIC CORPS BRIEFING ON THE BANGKOK [...] (C) Summary. In a January 4 briefing for the diplomatic corps, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjarna-Goonchorn reiterated Prime Minister Surayud's public comments laying blame for the December 31 bomb attacks in Bangkok on "people who lost their political benefit [...]	2007-01-04 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PTER PINR ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5914	THAI ELECTION ROUNDUP: DISQUALIFICATIONS AND [...] (SBU) Citing duplicate party registrations and other procedural ineligibilities, the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) on November 21 disqualified 37 party list candidates from 16 political parties from competing in the December 23 elections. The ECT threatened legal penalties against dis [...]	2007-11-23 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5939	PRO-THAKSIN PARTY'S VIEW OF UPCOMING ELECTION [...] (C) Top officials of the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) anticipate winning over 200 seats in the December 23 election but remain concerned about bias from the Election Commission and the military's Internal Security Operations Command. In separate meetings with us on November 20-21, P [...]	2007-11-26 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5949	TRAVELS IN ISAAN - LOOKING TO PPP TO CARRY ON [...] (C) Summary. Contacts in three northeastern Thailand provinces told us that voters in the poor, rural area are likely to vote for the People's Power Party and the Motherland Party as these parties are the inheritors of former Prime Minister Thaksin's legacy. Networks of local officials and v [...]	2007-11-27 08:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5967	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER ON BURMA [...] (C) During his farewell call on Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram, the Ambassador pressed the issue of Burma from several angles, but received the same watered down responses the RTG has been delivering for the past two months. Nitya believed that Thailand and ASEAN had no choice but to en [...]	2007-11-28 11:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5975	UPSTART PARTY WINNING THAI ELECTION TV COVERAGE WAR [...] (C) Summary: A poll agency's November 9 - 20 analysis of television news coverage ahead of Thailand's December 23 election indicates that the upstart Motherland (Puea Paendin) party and its candidates received a disproportionately large share of news coverage compared to other, ostensibly more [...]	2007-11-29 04:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5991	SOUTHERN THAILAND: A TRIP TO THE QUEEN'S PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: During a one-day visit to southern Thailand Poloff and Army Attache saw two villages in Pattani and Narathiwat provinces the Queen's project is building in an attempt to provide family members of victims of the southern violence and teachers in the South with safe places to live. [...]	2007-11-29 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC PINR PREL PTER TH
07BANGKOK6007	THAI ELECTION BODY GRAPPLES WITH FRAUD, ARMY [...] (SBU) On November 25 and 27, candidates competing under the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) banner in the northern city of Chiang Rai accused the security forces of raiding homes in the area to intimidate PPP candidates and voters; however, provincial officials denied the raids were pol [...]	2007-11-30 09:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6011	SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEAF [...] (C) Summary. General Leaf, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government thr [...]	2007-11-30 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK6058	JUDGING THE THAI ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Thai elections for members of Parliament are on track for December 23. Despite efforts by hard-line opponents of former PM Thaksin to delay or derail the election process, the campaign is in full swing. Our steady message advocating for elections this year helped to influence this v [...]	2007-12-06 11:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6069	MATCHIMA PARTY'S PROSPECTS DIM AS BUMBLING LEADER [...] (C) The Matchima Thippathai Party faces an uphill struggle for relevance after the conviction of Party Leader Prachai Leophairatana for financial improprieties. This conviction marks the most recent of several setbacks for Matchima, a collection of avaricious politicians from the Northeast who [...]	2007-12-07 06:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6077	OFFICIAL BIAS AND VOTER INDECISION [...] (SBU) Coup leaders have reportedly claimed immunity from prosecution after an Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) panel concluded that the Council for National Security (CNS) was biased against the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP). The CNS plans to send a prominent coup leader to test [...]	2007-12-07 11:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6089	FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE UPCOMING THAI ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6106	THAILAND SUPPORTS EARLY RATIFICATION OF ASEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to reftel demarche, an MFA ASEAN Department official argued in favor of the quick ratification of the Charter. Deputy Director General Manasvri reasoned that it was better to have Burma be a party to a binding agreement, and look for ways to use the mechanisms of th [...]	2007-12-13 05:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6155	RTG REMAINS HOPEFUL ABOUT ROLE FOR ASEAN IN BURMA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA working level contacts continued to view ASEAN as having the potential to successfully steer the Burmese junta towards political and economic reform. The organization's midnight statement on November 19th, essentially enshrining its long-standing policy of non-interference in [...]	2007-12-14 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK6157	ALCOHOL-FREE ADVANCED VOTING AS THAI ELECTION NEARS [...] (C) Officials indicate they are ready to manage a record number of absentee and advanced voters who will cast their ballots on December 15-16, ahead of scheduled December 23 elections. The Supreme Court convicted a Democrat candidate of buying votes during the 2001 elections, thus ending his [...]	2007-12-14 10:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6158	PM SURAYUD DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, BURMA, BAN KI-MOON [...] (C) In the Ambassador's December 13 farewell call, Surayud shared the Ambassador's hopes for a smooth election but did not offer predictions for how this would proceed Surayud indicated he sympathized with USG concerns about the draft Internal Security Act and amendments to the Foreign Busines [...]	2007-12-14 11:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC MOPS TH BM
07BANGKOK6159	ELECTION COMMISSION FOCUSING ON PRO-THAKSIN PARTY [...] (C) The Election Commission (EC) has begun investigating two high-profile complaints about acts of the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP). The investigations will take weeks, and a top PPP lawyer assured us PPP could not be found to be at fault. He also told us PPP remains on track to win [...]	2007-12-14 12:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
07BANGKOK6161	(S/NF) SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SURAYUD TALKS TO THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: During my December 13 farewell call on Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, Surayud described a recent meeting he had with leaders of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Coordinate, in Bahrain. According to Surayud, the separatist leaders expressed their willingness to discuss dropping [...]	2007-12-16 23:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
07BANGKOK6170	LEADER OF ANTI-THAKSIN CAMP EQUALLY SCATHING ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. In a December 14 meeting with the Ambassador, staunch anti-Thaksin NLA member Prasong Soonsiri said that the Thai election will likely result in a dilemma for the military because the pro-Thaksin PPP party will be in position to form the next government. On the other hand, if PP [...]	2007-12-17 10:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TH
07BANGKOK6182	RECORD-SETTING ADVANCE VOTING AHEAD OF THAI [...] (C) Officials announced that a record-breaking three million absentee and advance voters cast their ballots December 15-16, ahead of scheduled December 23 elections. Observers lodged some procedural complaints, but international election monitors said the vote was conducted in a "competent ma [...]	2007-12-18 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6226	TOP FIVE THINGS THAT MAY (OR MAY NOT) HAPPEN AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Despite all the polls and predictions, no one is sure how the epic struggle between supporters of former PM Thaksin and his equally-determined opponents will turn out. Sunday's election so far appears to be a genuine horserace, with vigorous campaigning underway [...]	2007-12-20 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK624	HOW THE THAI FORMULATE POLICY TOWARD BURMA [...] (C) The Thai MFA has a lead role in drafting policy toward Burma and normally clears its drafts through an interagency body that includes the National Security Council (NSC) and the Army. When the RTG formulated its position on the UNSC resolution on Burma, however, the MFA had full control of [...]	2007-02-01 00:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC BM TH
07BANGKOK6241	THAILAND READIES POST-ELECTION THAKSIN-LIKE SPENDING BINGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's major political parties have all made campaign promises of large spending increases both on traditional programs for infrastructure development and on "populist" programs. Economic advisers in all parties believe that a substantial fiscal boost is necessary for econ [...]	2007-12-21 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV TH
07BANGKOK6243	OBSERVERS, OFFICIALS READY FOR UNPREDICTABLE THAI [...] (C) International observers, from this Embassy, ConGen Chiang Mai, other diplomatic missions, and international organizations are preparing to deploy over 100 foreign observers to monitor the December 23 Thai general elections. One international observer group remains concerned that procedural [...]	2007-12-21 11:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6244	NLA PASSES CONTROVERSIAL INTERNAL SECURITY ACT ON [...] (C) Summary. The Thai National Legislative Assembly (NLA) December 21 approved the controversial Internal Security Act (ISA),which cements for the military, via the Internal Security Operations Command, a prominent role in the maintenance of internal security. The law is an improvement over [...]	2007-12-21 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6247	NLA PASSES CONTROVERSIAL INTERNAL SECURITY ACT ON [...] (C) Summary. The Thai National Legislative Assembly (NLA) December 21 approved the controversial Internal Security Act (ISA),which cements for the military, via the Internal Security Operations Command, a prominent role in the maintenance of internal security. The law is an improvement over [...]	2007-12-24 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK6248	THAI ELECTIONS: PRO-THAKSIN PARTY CLOSE, BUT NO [...] (C) Unofficial results following Thailand's December 23 election indicate that the Pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) has won 227 seats in the 480-seat parliament, but not enough for an absolute majority. (We note that this is not yet a final result.) It remains unclear if the PPP will en [...]	2007-12-24 10:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6257	THAI ELECTION: UNOFFICIAL RESULTS GOOD NEWS FOR [...] (SBU) Final, unofficial results from Thailand's December 23 elections indicate that a record 74.5% of the electorate voted to give the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) a plurality of 233 seats in the 480-seat House of Representatives, including a plurality of proportional party list seat [...]	2007-12-26 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6280	PRO-THAKSIN PARTY TRYING TO ASSEMBLE COALITION [...] (C) The pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) is working to draw sufficient support from other parties to form a government. There are enough small and medium size political parties that none of them can assert it holds the definitive swing vote. We have not yet seen any strong indication th [...]	2007-12-27 09:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6281	SOUTHERN DIALOGUE FACILITATOR GIVES OPTIMISTIC [...] (S/NF) Summary: On December 26 a representative from the Henri Dunant Center (HDC) -- the organization facilitating talks between the Thai government and southern Thai separatist groups, briefed the Ambassador on the status of the on-going dialogue. According to the representative, the mid-De [...]	2007-12-27 23:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
07BANGKOK6294	SOUTHERN THAILAND AND THE SYSTEM OF JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: The Thai government's effort to quell the insurgency in the south through the administration of justice is abysmal. Since 2004, it has successfully prosecuted only a handful of cases while the security forces maintain they are aware of thousands of suspects. Corrupt police and a [...]	2007-12-29 08:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
07BANGKOK6296	MEDIA FREEDOM IN COMMUNITY RADIO: A VIEW OF NORTHERN [...] (SBU) On December 12-13, AIO and LES Specialist visited community radio stations in the northern region of Thailand. Community radio members with whom we met expressed concern over the current operating environment, but indicated that not much had changed between the Thaksin and post-Thaksin e [...]	2007-12-31 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH
07BANGKOK653	THAI UPDATE: KING'S HEALTH, SINGAPORE SPAT [...] (C) The King appeared mentally alert if only moderately energetic and able to engage in a sustained discussion when the Ambassador observed him in a discussion with visiting Mahidol Prize Award winners. A Singaporean diplomat told us her Embassy was consumed with efforts to minimize recent da [...]	2007-02-01 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR PGOV TH
07BANGKOK680	CHINA ON THAILAND, SINGAPORE, JAPAN AND EAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chinese diplomats confirmed that Thai interim PM Surayud Chulanont will visit China in April, and shared that the Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has delayed his planned trip in a snit. The Chinese stated that CNS Chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin's recent trip to Bei [...]	2007-02-02 08:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS CH TH ASEAN SN JA
07BANGKOK712	CAN'T ANYBODY HERE PLAY THIS GAME? [...] (C) Summary: The current leadership has so far been unable to deliver what it promised with the September 19 coup: accountability from Thaksin for his alleged corruption and hijacking of democracy, and sound leadership to reunify the country during the transition back to democratically-ele [...]	2007-02-05 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK740	THAILAND: MOVING FORWARD WITH THE COBRA GOLD [...] (C) Summary. Cobra Gold is America's largest multilateral exercise in Asia. Much more than a bilateral exercise with Thailand, it is a projection of American power and engagement in Asia. Cobra Gold is vital to advancing our strategic interests in Asia, including advancing regional securi [...]	2007-02-07 01:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK744	THAILAND TRANSITION - ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: As Washington agencies consider whether to proceed with Cobra Gold, we offer our assessment of progress to date on the transition back to democratically-elected government. CNS chief GEN Sonthi and PM Surayud have both publicly committed to elections before the end of the year, p [...]	2007-02-07 04:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK756	THAILAND: GEN SONTHI DISCUSSES CURRENT EVENTS [...] (C) Summary. Council for National Security (CNS) head General Sonthi Boonyaratglin admitted to the Ambassador on Feb 6 his frustration with Cabinet members, especially Finance Minister Pridyathorn Devakula, who have their own agendas. Sonthi is confident that a new Constitution will be dra [...]	2007-02-07 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV TH
07BANGKOK80	THAKSIN CALLS AMBASSADOR, DISCUSSES BOMBINGS [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Thaksin phoned on January 5, wishing me a happy New Year. I remarked that I had returned to Thailand from the U.S. only two days before the December 31 bombings. Thaksin asked inquisitively whether we knew who had carried out the attacks. I said we did not. He said [...]	2007-01-05 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV ASEC CVIS TH
07BANGKOK82	LEGISLATOR OFFERS TO HELP SPREAD USG VIEWS [...] (SBU) On January 5, Dr. Vachara Phanchet, a member of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) and Secretary of its Committee on Foreign Affairs, called on the Ambassador seeking cooperation between his committee and the Embassy on issues including trade and restoring Thailand's reputation in t [...]	2007-01-05 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON TH
07BANGKOK83	COUP RUMORS HAVE BANGKOK ON EDGE [...] (C) Summary: Troop movements on the evening of January 4 prompted a flurry of rumors that another coup d'etat, or some sort of military crackdown, was underway. Council for National Security Chairman Sonthi Boonyaratglin publicly denied cause for concern, but the rumors both indicate and like [...]	2007-01-05 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINS PGOV PREL MOPS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK883	FOREIGN MISSIONS RESPOND TO THE FOREIGN BUSINESS [...] (SBU) As instructed in reftel A, on February 12 we delivered a diplomatic note expressing USG concerns about the RTG's proposed amendments to the Foreign Business Act (FBA) to Ms. Vilawan Mangkklatanakul, Counselor to the MFA Department of International Economic Affairs. Our action followed th [...]	2007-02-13 09:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK939	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) Chairman expressed concern to the Ambassador about voter education in the run-up to the referendum on Thailand's next constitution. In a courtesy call on the Ambassador after attending an Embassy-organized digital video conference with an [...]	2007-02-15 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OIIP KPAO TH
07BANGKOK940	FORMER PM ANAND DOWNBEAT ON ADMINISTRATION BUT [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun told the Ambassador he was concerned by the Surayud administration's lack of competence. In a February 14 lunch hosted by the Ambassador, Anand suggested the cabinet should be reshuffled. He did not object to the current political role played by th [...]	2007-02-15 11:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK964	SURAYUD APPOINTS A FORMER THAI RAK THAI DEPUTY [...] (C) Prime Minister Surayud on February 16 appointed Thaksin-era Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak to head an economic commission. This dramatic and unexpected move appears to put Somkid -- who also was a Deputy Leader of Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party -- solidly in the government [...]	2007-02-16 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM TH
07BANGUI112	CAR PRESS CLIPPINGS MAY 28-JUNE 1 [...] (U) Arrival of Sudanese Refugees in northern CAR: The news was first announced early in the week by the spokesman for the President, Mr. Cyriaque Gonda, who gave the figure of more than 1,000 persons, some of them armed, who arrived in the city of Sam Ouandja, in the northeastern Vakaga prefec [...]	2007-06-01 17:03:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PGOV EAID EFIN CT
07BANJUL100	THE GAMBIA: GOTG DEFENDS ITS RECORD FOLLOWING MCA [...] (SBU) On February 23, the Embassy received a letter, dated February 13, addressed to Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Danilovich from the Gambian President's senior adviser, Secretary General Elizabeth Harding. In the letter, Ms. Harding asserts that the GOTG is "perplexed" over the M [...]	2007-02-26 16:48:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMCA PGOV EAID PHUM GA
07BANJUL103	THE GAMBIA: RECENT GOTG PERSONNEL CHANGES [...] (C) Indicative of President Jammeh's penchant for abrupt cabinet changes, a long-serving member was recently sacked, along with her protege, the number-two at the Foreign Affairs Department. The GOTG's veteran UN Permrep in New York was appointed to the newly established cabinet portfolio for [...]	2007-02-27 17:37:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GA
07BANJUL109	THE GAMBIA: U.S./CHINA DIALOG ON AFRICA [...] Since 1994, the GOTG has maintained diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and The Gambia's relationship with Mainland China is confined to the economic arena. Despite the lack of official ties, Mainland China's exports to The Gambia have grown tremendously in recent years -- 523 percent between 20 [...]	2007-03-01 17:06:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ENRG CH GA

07BANJUL11	THE GAMBIA: AN IRASCIBLE PRESIDENT JAMMEH IN [...] (C) In a year-end television interview, an irascible President Jammeh delivered a familiar diatribe against Western donors while also taking a swipe at Senegal. His derisive remarks about the opposition are hardly encouraging in the runup to the National Assembly elections January 25. END SUM [...]	2007-01-09 16:53:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMCA SG GA
07BANJUL124	THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S HEALING [...] (C) There are signs that President Yahya Jammeh may be easing up on his personal treatment of HIV/AIDS and asthma patients (ref a). Recent days have witnessed a reduction in local media coverage of Jammeh's treatment program, which he began in mid-January. The Banjul rumor mill has it that at [...]	2007-03-08 16:56:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI GA
07BANJUL126	THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S SPEECH TO NATIONAL [...] (C) An unusually subdued President Jammeh delivered his annual address March 2 marking the National Assembly's opening session for 2007. Providing a broad overview of GOTG actions in 2006 and plans for 2007, he highlighted the GOTG's getting back on track with the IMF, while omitting any menti [...]	2007-03-09 17:06:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KMCA EPET GA
07BANJUL16	THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON IRAQ [...] (SBU) In meeting with Vice President Isatou Njie Saidy, Ambassador briefed on the President's new Iraq strategy and provided text of his remarks. The Ambassador urged the GOTG to consider expressing publicly its support for the President's strategy and for the Iraqi government's efforts on be [...]	2007-01-12 11:41:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ GA
07BANJUL167	THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION [...] (C) In recent discussions on the negative human rights trend here, our contacts were downbeat on prospects for early improvement. A reform-minded Muslim cleric, Imam Baba Leigh, portrayed a cowed and co-opted Islamic relgious establishment as unwilling to confront President Jammeh over the GOT [...]	2007-04-02 11:02:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMCA KISL GA
07BANJUL173	THE GAMBIA: THE SAGA OF FATOU JAW MANNEH [...] (C) Reftel reports authorities' March 28 detention of a U.S-based Gambian (and U.S. legal permanent resident) journalist and fervent opposition supporter, Fatou Jaw Manneh. Manneh, resident in the U.S. for over ten years since she was granted political asylum in 1994, was picked up by officer [...]	2007-04-04 16:47:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMCA GA
07BANJUL175	THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S HEALING POWERS [...] (U) President Yahya Jammeh has announced the expansion of his medical treatment program to include diabetes patients. In an April 3 GOTG cabinet meeting, according to the local press, Jammeh revealed to his ministers that, in addition to his current treatment program for HIV/AIDS and asthma pa [...]	2007-04-05 15:00:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI GA
07BANJUL180	THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON CASE OF FATOU JAW MANNEH [...] (C) Reftels report the March 28 detention and subsequent trial of U.S.-based Gambian journalist and opposition supporter Fatou Jaw Manneh. She is currently free on bail after pleading not guilty, and her trial resumes April 11; emboffs plan to attend the session. There is the possibility tha [...]	2007-04-10 14:09:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMCA GA
07BANJUL19	THE GAMBIA: TIDBITS ON IRANIAN TIES [...] (U) The local media reported Iranian President Ahmadinejad's 90-minute stopover in Banjul January 13 en route to Venezuela, followed by another, equally brief stopover here January 16 en route back to Tehran. On both occasions, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh met with Ahmadinejad at Banjul's a [...]	2007-01-16 17:02:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS GA IR
07BANJUL197	THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON TIES WITH IRAN, VENEZUELA [...] (U) Following February reports that The Gambia and Iran would soon exchange embassies (ref a),GOTG officials confirm the official opening April 15 of The Gambian Embassy in the Iranian capital. We are told that Gambian Foreign Minister Bala Garba Jahumpa headed the GOTG's delegation at the ev [...]	2007-04-17 15:28:00	Embassy Banjul	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS GA IR VE KMCA
07BANJUL207	THE GAMBIA: FATOU JAW MANNEH'S TRIAL CONTINUES [...] (U) The trial of U.S.-based journalist Fatou Jaw Manneh, accused of sedition, resumed on April 20 with a closed court session, during which an officer of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) continued his testimony from April 13. Journalistic accounts of the session report that the witness [...]	2007-04-23 17:55:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMCA KDEM GA
07BANJUL217	THE GAMBIA: TOP POLICE OFFICER FIRED [...] (C) On April 25, the GOTG announced the dismissal of the country's senior police officer, Inspector General of Police Musa Mboob and the selection of his deputy, Benedict Jammeh, as his successor. The announcement omitted any mention of the reasons for Mboob's removal, but a knowledgeable journ [...]	2007-04-27 11:09:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC GA
07BANJUL23	THE GAMBIA: REPORTED GOTG DECISION TO PLACE [...] (C) On January 17, Embassy received e-mail message from knowledgeable source and transmitted through Embassy Dakar claiming that the GOTG had decided to place the Embassy under surveillance out of concern that the Embassy was secretly recruiting both Gambians and non-Gambians for "possible dep [...]	2007-01-18 17:07:00	Embassy Banjul	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PGOV PREL GA
07BANJUL234	THE GAMBIA: THE MILITARY GETS ITS FIRST GENERAL [...] (C) The GOTG announced May 2 President Yahya Jammeh's decision to promote Chief of Defense Staff (CHOD) Lang Tombong Tamba from the rank of Colonel to that of Brigadier General. Tamba thus becomes the first Gambian military officer to achieve the rank of General. The appointment occurred amid [...]	2007-05-03 15:02:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PGOV PHUM GA
07BANJUL24	THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE TO POTENTIAL SOMALIA TROOP [...] (C) On January 18, Ambassador made ref a demarche to Foreign Minister Bala Garba Jahumpa, urging the GOTG to consider contributing troops to an African Union (AU) Peace Support Operation (PSO) for Somalia. Jahumpa took the Ambassador's presentation on board and undertook to discuss it with Pr [...]	2007-01-18 17:54:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SO GA
07BANJUL240	THE GAMBIA: CIVILIAN DEFENDANT IN TREASON TRIAL [...] (C) Ref a reported the April 19 conviction of ten military personnel for involvement in the abortive coup plot of March 2006. The separate trial of four civilian defendants -- among them dual (U.S.-Gambian) citizen Tamsir Jasseh -- continues. At the May 2 trial session, according to media r [...]	2007-05-07 13:55:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KMCA KDEM GA
07BANJUL241	THE GAMBIA: A "GOOD NEWS STORY" IN THE CAMPAIGN [...] In a bright spot on the human rights front here, a local NGO staged a "celebration" May 5 to mark an achievement in its campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) -- the decision by 18 female circumsisers to halt the practice. However, the NGO's head warned about expatriate circumsisers [...]	2007-05-07 17:31:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SCUL GA
07BANJUL243	THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON TIES WITH SENEGAL [...] (C) In recent conversation with Ambassador, Senegalese Ambassador Mamadou Fall asserted that heightened strains in the Senegalese/Gambian relationship persisted and cited the ongoing trial here of five Senegalese customs officials as a case in point (ref a). It was clear, Fall asserted, that [...]	2007-05-08 14:58:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GA SG
07BANJUL247	THE GAMBIA: MINOR PUBLIC DISTURBANCE NEAR CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Corroborating media reports, our sources report that on the evening of May 9, police in the Banjul suburb of Serrekunda raided a hangout known to be frequented by youths engaged in smoking cannabis and mugging passers-by. The raid resulted in the detention of 12 youths and the death of [...]	2007-05-11 11:41:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ASEC CASC GA
07BANJUL250	THE GAMBIA: FURTHER STRAINS IN TIES WITH SENEGAL [...] (C) In May 15 conversation with Ambassador, knowledgeable journalistic source spoke of growing strains in Senegalese/Gambian ties, saying a senior Gambian official, the National Intelligence Agency's head, had recently expressed concern to him privately that the GOS might close Senegal's borde [...]	2007-05-15 13:23:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GA SG
07BANJUL251	THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO VENEZUELA AND CUBA [...] (C) Gambian President Jammeh came away from his recent trip to Venezuela with a grant of $30 million and an unknown amount of oil-related assistance, according to our source. We are told that Jammeh, in his aid pitch to Venezuelan leader Chavez, claimed that the U.S. had "abandoned" him -- cit [...]	2007-05-15 18:09:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KMCA EPET GA VE CU
07BANJUL257	THE GAMBIA: MEDIA ATTACK ON SENEGAL, CONVICTION OF [...] (C) A pro-GOTG daily led May 17 with report of recent meeting of Gambian dissidents and GOS Interior Ministry officials in Dakar as part of anti-GOTG plotting; a reported participant denied the report. On the previous day, May 16, the trial of five Senegalese customs officials ended with thei [...]	2007-05-17 12:29:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SG GA
07BANJUL258	THE GAMBIA: A GESTURE TO SENEGAL [...] (C) Reftel reports the Gambian court's May 16 conviction and sentencing to 18-month prison sentences of five Senegalese customs officials. The following day, May 17, the GOTG announced President Yayha Jammeh's decision to pardon the five, who were immediately released and handed over to the S [...]	2007-05-18 10:34:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV POINS SG GA
07BANJUL281	THE GAMBIA: MILITARY COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (S) We note, per ref a, indication from GOS that Iran has agreed to supply arms to the GOTG. We also note previous reporting in other USG channels of possible Iranian weapons deliveries here. While Gambian officials deny any weapons deal with the Iranians, a well-informed journalistic source [...]	2007-06-02 12:31:00	Embassy Banjul	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS GA IR SG
07BANJUL283	THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON TENSIONS WITH SENEGAL, [...] (C) An online "journal" reported May 28 the arrest of Senegal-based Gambian "rebels" entering The Gambia as part of preparations, with GOS complicity, for a renewed coup attempt. A knowledgeable source was not able to confirm the report, but said GOS had angrily denied a recent local media re [...]	2007-06-04 09:12:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PREF SG GA
07BANJUL285	THE GAMBIA: INFLUENCE OF SENEGALESE ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 16:20:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL SG GA
07BANJUL29	THE GAMBIA: PRESIDENT JAMMEH AS TRADITIONAL HEALER [...] (U) In recent days, President Jammeh has assumed the role of traditional healer, following in the footsteps of his father and other family members. Claiming healing powers, he paid well-publicized, televised visits to Banjul's principal hospital, visiting patients in their beds, holding the Q [...]	2007-01-19 12:22:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GA
07BANJUL301	THE GAMBIA: FURTHER MEDIA ATTACK AGAINST SENEGAL [...] (SBU) Following its May 17 article alleging GOS collusion in Gambian dissidents' anti-GOTG plotting (ref A),the pro-government "Daily Observer" led June 11 with further allegations of GOS support for destabilization efforts here. Under the headline "Senegal Continues to Destabilize Gambia," [...]	2007-06-11 16:36:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SG GA
07BANJUL306	THE GAMBIA: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) On June 11, Ambassador and Poloff met with Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Bai Ousmane Secka to inform him of the TIP Report narrative for The Gambia in advance of the Report's public release June 12. Providing copies of the narrative, points, and press guidance contained in reftel, [...]	2007-06-12 11:49:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO ELAB GA
07BANJUL325	THE GAMBIA: CASAMANCE VIOLENCE, SENEGALESE [...] (C) On June 22, the Inspector General of Police (IGP),claimed to RSO that on June 18 a "major battle" had erupted between Senegalese military forces and Casamance rebels near the Gambian border town of Sibanor. He said that the fighting had resulted in "substantial losses" to the Senegalese [...]	2007-06-22 13:39:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PREF SG GA
07BANJUL33	THE GAMBIA: NIA HEAD REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO [...] (S/NF) Ambassador, accompanied by SIMO/DAKAR chief, paid introductory call January 17 on Pa Jallow, recently appointed to head the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) as Director General (see reftel for previous reporting on Jallow's appointment). Ambassador stressed that the GOTG had long se [...]	2007-01-22 09:21:00	Embassy Banjul	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV GA
07BANJUL332	THE U.S./GAMBIAN RELATIONSHIP: DEPARTING [...] (C) The U.S./Gambian relationship remains strained,due primarily to President Jammeh's increasingly authoritarian leadership and consequent decline in the human rights environment here -- a decline that figured prominently in the June 2006 suspension of The Gambia's eligibility for the Milleni [...]	2007-06-25 15:41:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO KPAO EINV ETRD
07BANJUL34	THE GAMBIA: JOURNALIST ON U.S, IRANIAN TIES [...] (C) President Jammeh remains deeply resentful over the suspension of MCA eligibility and holds Ambassador personally responsible, but advisers are quietly warning Jammeh to avoid going too far in antagonizing the U.S., according to well-informed journalist and Embassy contact. He said Jammeh h [...]	2007-01-22 11:16:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS KMCA GA IR
07BANJUL44	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS: RULING APRC [...] (SBU) The ruling party Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has won a total of 42 out of 48 seats in the National Assembly elections held on January 25. Five seats were won by default as APRC candidates ran unopposed in their constituencies, while 37 of the 43 contes [...]	2007-01-26 14:41:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM GA
07BANJUL449	CASAMANCE REBELS SKIRMISH IN THE GAMBIA [...] (SBU) Post received a note verbale addressed to all diplomatic missions in The Gambia, dated August 16, from the Department of State (Ministry) for Foreign Affairs, documenting two casualties (one death) from an encounter between rival Senegalese rebel groups along the Casamance border on Ju [...]	2007-08-22 08:52:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PREF SG GA
07BANJUL589	ETHNICITY IN THE GAMBIA: THE RISE OF THE JOLAS [...] (SBU) The Gambia is lauded by its government, people, and visitors for its ethnic diversity and the apparent harmony among its many tribes. The lack of civil conflict along ethnic lines in an often-troubled region is prized by Gambians. Freedom from tribalism is also touted at the political [...]	2007-11-29 15:03:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI GA
07BANJUL614	GOTG ANNOUNCES 2008 DRAFT BUDGET [...] (SBU) The budget figures for the 2008 fiscal year and 2007 year-end estimates released on December 3 indicate that the GOTG's new revenue collection systems are working. The budget numbers reflect, at least on paper, the government's focus of the current IMF Poverty Reduction and Strategy Pa [...]	2007-12-13 16:04:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV KMCA IMF GA
07BANJUL64	THE GAMBIA: APPOINTMENT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Following the ruling APRC party's overwhelming victory in the January 25 National Assembly elections for 48 of 53 seats (reftel),President Yahya Jammeh has selected members for the Assembly's five Presidentially-appointed seats. The five include an incumbent appointed member, Fatoumatta [...]	2007-02-05 16:16:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM GA
07BANJUL65	REACTIONS TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Reactions to the January 25 National Assembly elections are generally positive with regard to the technical voting and counting procedures. However, observers and politicians alike have expressed dismay at the low voter turnout rate and some irregularities, while the opposition United [...]	2007-02-07 10:55:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KDEM GA
07BANJUL81	THE GAMBIA AND IRAN REPORTEDLY TO ESTABLISH [...] (C) Well-informed journalistic source told Ambassador February 14 that The Gambia and Iran would soon establish embassies, headed by Ambassadors, in the respective capitals. Our contact said an Iranian delegation was currently in Banjul to identify a suitable embassy site. He added that the G [...]	2007-02-14 18:09:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GA IR
07BANJUL95	THE GAMBIA: ONGOING CONTROVERSY OVER PRESIDENT'S [...] (SBU) Since mid-January, President Jammeh has maintained his weekly treatment program for HIV/AIDS and asthma patients (see refs a and b for background). The treatment program continues to receive lavish media attention, receiving top billing in the evening televised news broadcasts and in the [...]	2007-02-23 16:02:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI GA
07BANJUL98	KEY OPPOSITION MEMBER'S POLITICAL INSIGHTS [...] (C) Omar Jallow, commonly known as "O.J.," a prominent figure in the opposition National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD) coalition, met with Ambassador and Poloff to discuss his view of the Gambian political scene. He blamed the divided opposition for their poor showing in both [...]	2007-02-26 11:00:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM GA
07BARCELONA102	ANDORRA ELECTS ITS MAYORS [...] (SBU) The ruling Liberal Party of Andorra (LP) continued its winning ways December 2 handily winning weekend municipal elections. The Social Democratic Party (PS),which had formed a coalition with other like minded groups under the name L'Alternativa, came in second. Two big surprises were the [...]	2007-12-03 16:40:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP AN
07BARCELONA52	HIGH LEVEL OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL [...] (SBU) Eduard Planells, formerly the Spanish government's deputy representative to the region of Catalonia, was arrested July 16 in connection with Operation Wasp (Avispa),a Spanish National Police (SNP) operation targeting the Russian mafia. A national anticorruption court ordered the arrest [...]	2007-07-20 10:54:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KCRM RS GG IS SP
07BARCELONA53	EX-FM PIQUE STEPS DOWN AS REGIONAL PP LEADER [...] (SBU) Former Foreign Minister and Catalan Popular Party (PPC) leader Josep Pique resigned with immediate effect July 19, claiming mistreatment by the national PP. In a letter to PP President Mariano Rajoy, Pique said that it had become impossible for him to continue working for the party after [...]	2007-07-20 14:31:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SP
07BARCELONA55	CG RAISES MONEYLAUNDERING, UNGA WITH NEW ANDORRAN FM, [...] (SBU) Summary: CG traveled to Andorra July 26 to call on newly appointed Foreign Minister Meritxell Mateu, meet for the first time with opposition party leader Jaume Bartomeu, President of the Social Democrat group in the Andorran Parliament, and handle an ACS case. Mateu delivered a copy of a [...]	2007-07-27 17:47:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNGA KCRM SNAR SP
07BARCELONA76	BARCELONA'S SUMMER OF DISCONTENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A spate of infrastructure failures over the summer angered Catalans even as they prepared for their summer holidays, and calls for greater autonomy or outright independence by current and former political leaders only added fuel to the fire. The signing of an agreement between th [...]	2007-09-21 17:08:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SP
07BARCELONA87	HIGH SPEED TRAIN HITS BUMP; THREATENS SOCIALISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Jose Luis Zapatero acknowledged October 28 that the arrival of the AVE to Barcelona, which he had repeatedly confirmed would happen by December 21, will not be finished before the March 2008 general elections. Safety concerns, poor management, and ill-advised political con [...]	2007-11-02 16:38:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SP
07BASRAH100	GENERAL MOHAN'S SECURITY PLAN FOR BASRAH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Basrah's Security Chief, Lieutenant General Mohan Hafith Fahad, has laid out his security plan for Basrah, which relies heavily on the Iraqi Army (IA) rather than the Iraqi Police (IP),which remains compromised by militia infiltration. The ambitious plan calls for the central g [...]	2007-10-26 18:33:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH101	MAFIA-STYLE NETWORKS STIFLE RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Basrah's infrastructure remains decrepit four and a half years after Coalition forces liberated the province. Mafia-style networks comprised of public officials and their associated political parties, militias, and corrupt contractors exploit weak governmental institutions and unde [...]	2007-10-30 17:42:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV KCOR IZ
07BASRAH103	PROMINENT SUNNI DEVELOPS NEW BLOC, WARNS OF VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Abdul Karim al-Dosari, a leading member of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),told Regional Embassy Officers on October 31 that tribal sheikhs and nationalists were forming a new political bloc to be called the National Tribal Confederation. The Confederation seeks to unite nat [...]	2007-11-04 16:49:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS PHUM IR KU SA TC BA IZ
07BASRAH104	IRANIAN FRONT GROUP COMES OUT OF THE SHADOWS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Leaders of Sayyid al-Shuhada (translated as `Lord of the Martyrs'),an Iraqi Shia party with close ties to Iranian intelligence, met with Regional Embassy Officers (REO) on November 3. They told us this was an introductory meeting to dispel rumors of their Iranian ties, nefario [...]	2007-11-05 14:03:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH107	SOUTHERN TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT REQUIRES MORE COORDINATION AND [...] (S/NF) Summary & Comment: Southern Iraq's security situation remains fragile: Iranian lethal aid is pouring in, militias continue to act outside the law, and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) remain incapable of establishing law and order. Inspired by the successes of Anbar, southern tribal leaders [...]	2007-11-15 18:55:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH109	IRAN AND OIL IN SOUTHERN IRAQ: TAKING NOT GIVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Basrah governor Wa'eli (Fadhila) told REO Basrah on November 19 that virtually no imports of oil or derivatives from Iran enter southern Iraq. Rather Iran needs derivative imports. Oil smuggling to Iran is rampant. Wa'eli claimed that PM Maliki was allowing Iran to unfairly ben [...]	2007-11-19 16:38:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG ECON PGOV IR IZ
07BASRAH110	APPEAL OF GOVERNOR'S CASE IMPEDES RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. 2. (C/Rel MNCI) SUMMARY: Basrah's Badr leader, Hasan al-Rashid, expressed optimism that increased dialogue among local political parties was improving the political environment. He characterized the Sadrists' recent engagement with the [...]	2007-11-19 18:22:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH113	BASRAH GOVERNOR REACHES OUT [...] (C) Provincial Council (PC) member Sayed Ghali visited the Regional Embassy Office on November 20 to discuss the appeal against Governor Mohammed Wa'eli. (Ref. A) Ghali is chairman of the Reconstruction Committee and is the Basrah leader of the Iraqi National Accord. 2. (S) Ghali confirme [...]	2007-11-21 14:34:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH114	S/I SATTERFIELD HELPS BASRAH GOVERNOR AND PRIME MINISTER [...] (S/Rel MCFI) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq (S/I),Ambassador David Satterfield, encouraged Basrah Governor Mohammed Wa'eli to contact and work through Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwafaq al-Rubaie as an intermediary to improve the Governor's relatio [...]	2007-12-03 18:36:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PTER PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IR IZ
07BASRAH115	IRANIANS SEEK TO THWART TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS [...] (S) Regional Embassy Officers met December 11 with representatives of a new tribal gathering called the Independent National Iraqi Tribal Assembly (INITA) (ref. A). The goal of their assembly is to end sectarianism, emancipate the political parties from religion, and unify Iraq. Their assembl [...]	2007-12-13 17:51:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV ETRD IZ IR
07BASRAH116	SAYID AL-SHUHADA LEADER DENIES IRANIAN TETHERS [...] (C/REL AUS/CAN/UK) SUMMARY: Sayid al-Shuhada (SAS) Secretary General Sayid Dagher al-Musawi visited the Regional Embassy Office (REO) on December 13, 2007. SAS is believed to be an Iranian front organization, but Dagher denied he is controlled by Iranians. Rather, he claimed SAS is a legitim [...]	2007-12-15 15:08:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH117	BASRAH DEVELOPMENT FORUM HIGHLIGHTS POLITICAL CONSENSUS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The "Third Basrah Development Forum" on December 12 was a resounding success. PM Maliki's presence on the dais next to Basrah Governor Wa'eli was a public announcement that the central and provincial governments are working together to solve Basrah Province's security and developm [...]	2007-12-16 11:36:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV IZ
07BASRAH118	BASRAH PROVINCE RETURNED TO IRAQI CONTROL [...] (U) Basrah province was officially returned to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) December 16 at a well run ceremony held at the Basrah Air Station. Basrah is the fourth and final province in MND(SE),and the ninth of Iraq's eighteen provinces, to undergo a security transfer. UK Foreign Minister [...]	2007-12-16 16:22:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ
07BASRAH120	BASRAH'S SHEIKHS TO OFFER POLICE RECRUITS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Basrah's leading tribal sheikhs and Police Chief met December 17 with Regional Embassy Officers to discuss how the tribes could contribute to improving the province's security situation. The Police Chief, MG Jalil Khalaf Sh [...]	2007-12-20 14:20:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IZ
07BASRAH13	IRANIAN INFLUENCE COMPLICATES IRAQ CONUNDRUM [...] (S/NF) Summary. Two close contacts of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah provided disturbing reports of increasing Iranian efforts to destabilize southern Iraq at a time that MND(SE) is preparing to reposture its military forces and turn Maysan and Basrah provinces over to Iraqi control [...]	2007-02-04 18:49:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO IZ IR
07BASRAH15	MODERATES PREDICT MORE VIOLENCE [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction. Two tribal leaders and a lawyer, all with close ties to the Coalition, told REO Basrah that they expect violence to erupt in Basrah after Coalition Forces implement Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC). This ominous prediction was delivered by Sheikh Mansur al-Kana [...]	2007-02-21 18:07:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH17	SECURITY - COALITION URGES TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. U.S. and British diplomats and the commander of British forces in southern Iraq met on February 21 with 25 sheikhs from the Basrah Tribal Council to encourage them their role in the security process. The sheikhs and the Coalition exhorted each other to take the lead in fighting t [...]	2007-02-28 08:57:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR UK KCOR
07BASRAH18	REO BRINGS BASRAH LEADERS TOGETHER [...] Summary and introduction: On February 28 REO Basrah's director hosted a farewell luncheon for the outgoing UK Consul General, Ros Marsden, with local prominent officials in attendance. The luncheon was also intended to kick-start a dialogue between Basrah's Governor; Basrah Provincial Council [...]	2007-03-01 15:46:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EINV IZ
07BASRAH2	SECURING BASRAH [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-02 17:32:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PREL PINS PHUM
07BASRAH23	THE GLOVES COME OFF IN BASRAH [...] (S/REL MNF-I) Over the past month, British forces have conducted a series of counter-IDF raids, employing newly acquired rescources such as the C-RAM (counter rocket and mortar) system and UAVs (unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicles) to locate the attackers. The counter-IDF raids are part o [...]	2007-04-09 10:34:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV PTER MOPS IZ
07BASRAH25	GOVERNOR'S OPPONENT PLANS STREET ACTION [...] (C) The head of Thar Allah in Basrah, Sayid Yusif al-Batat, met with the director of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) on April 9 and informed him that thousands of people are planning to take to the streets of Basrah on April 16 in a bid to oust Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli from office. Sayid [...]	2007-04-11 08:11:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BASRAH27	ABU HATEM URGES U.S. TALK WITH IRAN, SYRIA [...] (C) Maysan's legendary resistance leader Abu Hatem (Abdul Kareem Mahod) met with the director of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah Louis Bono April 8 and urged the U.S. government to open talks with Iran and Syria. "There can be no stability in Iraq without dialogue with Iran and Syria [...]	2007-04-12 19:04:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH28	FADILLAH EMISSARIES SEEK CLOSER TIES WITH U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Two senior figures in Fadillah, Sheikh Abbas al-Zaydi from al-Kut Province, and Ismail al-Wa'eli, the younger brother of Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli, met with the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) director April 12. Sheikh Abbas said that Fadillah is interested in impr [...]	2007-04-15 13:43:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH3	AN AMERICAN KIDNAPPED IN BASRAH [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 19:23:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	ASEC CASC PTER MOPS PGOV IZ
07BASRAH31	2,500 PEOPLE DEMONSTRATE AGAINST BASRAH GOVERNOR [...] (C) About 2500 people marched peacefully on the office of Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli April 16 and delivered a letter of grievances. The demonstrators departed from the Great Mosque of Basrah at 09:00 and marched 1.8 kilometers to the government complex housing the governor's office an [...]	2007-04-16 13:28:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL
07BASRAH35	IRAQI ARMY OPENS TALKS ON FUTURE OF BASRAH PALACE [...] (C) Summary. The commander of the Iraqi Army's (IA) 10th division in charge of southern Iraq, Major General Habib Abbas al-Husseini, met with the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) director on April 25. The two discussed efforts to stabilize the province and prospects for the IA taking con [...]	2007-04-30 11:39:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH38	BASRAH GOVERNOR REMAINS IF OFFICE, FOR NOW [...] (C) The latest attempt to oust Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli appears to be over, at least for now. The three leading opponents, provincial council members Hassan al-Rashid (Badr) and Sayid Yousuf (Thar Allah) and Defense Ministry advisor Majid al-Sari, visited the Regional Embassy Office [...]	2007-05-08 07:14:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ IR
07BASRAH41	BASRAH CLERIC FEARS CIVIL WAR [...] (C) Summary. A respected Basrah cleric (name protected) visited the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah May 19 and predicted that civil war could engulf Iraq's oil-rich southernmost province after Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) is implemented. He added that the political parties and securit [...]	2007-05-21 06:36:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BASRAH44	GOVERNOR, POLICE CHIEF REPORTED TO BE SACKED [...] (C) Rumors abound in Basrah May 24 that Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli and Basrah Chief of Police Mohammed Hammadi al-Musawi are about to be sacked. According to former Basrah Governor Hasan al-Rashid and other sources, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has decided to remove the governor fr [...]	2007-05-24 13:21:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PINS IZ
07BASRAH45	LOCAL POLITICIAN ON SECURITY, PIC [...] (C) Iraqi National Dialogue Front (IDNF) Southern Director Awad al-Abdany met with the Regional Embassy Office (REO) director on May 22 to discuss security and plans to handover provincial Iraqi control (PIC). Awad said the Basrah police are divided between factions. He said "the security forc [...]	2007-05-25 13:44:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL IZ
07BASRAH48	JOURNALIST DESCRIBES MAYHEM IN BASRAH [...] Half the members of the Basrah Provincial Council 2. Sayid Yusuf, the head of the Thar Allah militia, an old enemy of the governor. 3. The Sayid Ashuhada organization which belongs to Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. Sayid Dagher runs this organization in Basrah. 4. The Badr organization, headed b [...]	2007-05-31 18:45:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV IZ IR
07BASRAH51	HALLELUIA; MOI SECURITY COMMITTEE UNCOVERS HOW BAD BASRAH [...] (S) Summary. In a two-hour meeting with the Regional Director on June 7, the Interior Ministry committee charged with evaluating Basrah's security situation quickly admitted that they found security in Basrah to be very poor and laid the blame squarely on the chief of Police, Iraqi Police Ser [...]	2007-06-08 12:21:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PTER PGOV PINS PREL MCAP MARR ZP
07BASRAH53	TRYING TO RIGHT THE SHIP OF BASRAH [...] (S/NF) Over the past few months, there have been several indicators that raise concerns about the ability of Iraqi authorities to adequately govern Basrah. In March, there was a direct attack against the Governor's palace followed by a coordinated attempt within the Provincial Council to depos [...]	2007-06-17 10:14:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH54	PRT BASRAH: LESSONS LEARNED: JUNE 2006 - JUNE 2007 [...] The Basrah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) is a multinational PRT under British direction. This cable records the observations and lessons learned by the U.S. deputy team leader, James Donegan, during his deployment period, June 2006 to June 2007. It is being recorded in this informal, [...]	2007-06-22 17:30:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV IZ UK
07BASRAH56	BASRAH'S NEW POLICE CHIEF CHALLENGES U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary. The newly appointed Basrah Chief of Police, Major General Jalil Khalaf Shueil, visited the director of the Basrah Regional Embassy Office June 24 and made an energetic appeal for U.S. troops to be sent in to replace British forces which are drawing down in preparation for Provi [...]	2007-06-24 17:25:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS IR IZ
07BASRAH59	BASRAH BADR CHIEF SAYS JAM BEHIND THE VIOLENCE; ASKS FOR [...] (S) Summary: The leader of Badr Organization in Basrah, Hassan al-Rashid, told the acting REO director that JAM is the chief culprit for violence and should be strongly dealt with by the new Basrah security chiefs. If the security apparatus and Coalition Forces vigorously confront JAM, al-Ras [...]	2007-07-02 16:11:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BASRAH6	REO BASRAH CHALLENGES LOCAL MEDIA [...] Summary. The Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Basrah hosted a luncheon on January 3 for four journalists from Basrah and Maysan provinces. The journalists focused on the security situation and expressed a desire to maintain frequent contact. The REO director stated that he wants to build a l [...]	2007-01-10 16:32:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO IZ PGOV MOPS EAID ENRG
07BASRAH66	GOVERNOR ACKNOWLEDGES END IS NEAR [...] (C) Summary: On July 26, Basrah Governor Mohammad Wa'eli received an order from the Council of Ministers directing him to step down from office. Wa'eli insists the order is unconstitutional but says he will abide by the decision of the Iraqi High Tribunal Court, which has the matter before it. [...]	2007-08-07 22:38:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ IR
07BASRAH70	CENTRAL BANK MANAGER ON BASRAH PROBLEMS: SECURITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zuhair Ali Akbair, General Manager for the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI),Basrah Branch met with Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) officials on August 11. Zuhair listed lack of electricity and security as the two main impediments to Basrah's development, but Zuhair showed no con [...]	2007-08-18 15:50:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG ECON EAGR PGOV PTER IZ
07BASRAH71	BASRAH GOVERNOR LIKELY TO REMAIN IN OFFICE [...] (C) Regional Embassy Office contacts predict Governor Mohammed Wa'eli (Fadhila) will remain in his position despite the Provincial Council's no confidence vote against him. The sudden shift towards Wa'eli stems from reports that the Iraqi High Tribunal Court will decide in favor of Wa'eli. Fa [...]	2007-08-18 15:55:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH77	BASRAH GOVERNOR BESET WITH PROBLEMS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Governor Muhammed Wa'eli visited the Regional Embassy Office (REO) August 30 to give us a tour de force of current issues confronting him. He told us that the court's decision on his fate was delayed and is now expected in mid-September. He seemed confident, but not overwhelming [...]	2007-09-04 18:28:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR UK IZ
07BASRAH8	LOOKING AHEAD TO ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The REO staff have been polling our Basrah contacts since September regarding the likelihood of provincial elections and possible outcomes. With few exceptions, REO contacts have overwhelmingly stated that election planning and candidate vetting is stalled until the new election law is p [...]	2007-01-17 07:11:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BASRAH81	(S//NF) UK FORCES CONTEMPLATE IRAQ DRAWDOWN TIMELINE [...] (S//NF) During a September 6 briefing, MND-SE commander MG Graham Binns asked his staff to contemplate what actions would be required to turn security for Basrah province to Iraqi control (PIC) in October. Binns suggested "exploiting" this period of calm to engage key leaders, by driving a wed [...]	2007-09-07 14:29:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS MARR UK IZ
07BASRAH82	ELECTRICITY ISSUES IN BASRAH [...] (SBU) Summary: REO Discussions with a wide range of contacts revealed an intermittent supply of 8 to 9 hours of grid electricity per day for Basrah, with ever rising demand. Single family or neighborhood for-profit generators are common, as is theft from grid lines. The lack of consumer billin [...]	2007-09-08 14:51:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID ECON PGOV IZ
07BASRAH83	FADHILA NOT TAKING CHANCES ON BASRAH GOVERNOR'S COURT CASE [...] (S/NF) Fadhila member Aqueel Talib provided the REO director on September 8, a letter from Council of Representatives Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani to Prime Minister Maliki. The letter supports Basrah Governor Muhammed Wa'eli (Fadhila) in his court case against the Provincial Council's (PC) no-con [...]	2007-09-09 18:58:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PINS IR IZ
07BASRAH84	FADHILA NOT TAKING CHANCES ON BASRAH GOVERNOR'S COURT CASE [...] (S/NF) Fadhila member Aqueel Talib provided the REO director on September 8, a letter from Council of Representatives Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani to Prime Minister Maliki. The letter supports Basrah Governor Muhammed Wa'eli (Fadhila) in his court case against the Provincial Council's (PC) no-con [...]	2007-09-11 10:16:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH85	BASRAH GOVERNOR'S FATE FURTHER DELAYED [...] (C/NF) Summary: Fadhila member Aqeel Talib told Regional Embassy Officers September 17 that the High Tribunal Court reviewing the Basrah Provincial Council's (PC) no-confidence vote against Governor Mohammed Wa'eli had closed the case and would issue a verdict around September 28. On Septembe [...]	2007-09-21 08:37:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINS UK IZ
07BASRAH86	BASRAH POLICE CHIEF ON IRAN & SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Basrah Police Chief, Major General Jalil Khalaf Shueil, told Regional Embassy Officers September 18 that Iran is training a Hezbollah-like force in reaction to rumors of a U.S. deployment to Basrah following a British withdrawal. Jalil expressed concern that Iraqi Prime Minister [...]	2007-09-23 05:19:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PINR PREL PTER
07BASRAH88	SECURITY IN BASRAH PROVINCE [...] (S) Summary: While attacks against Coalition Forces (CF) remain at a six-month low, security for Basrah's politicians and government security forces is bad. A series of assassinations, or attempts, of politicians and security officials has highlighted the failure of basic law enforcement. Un [...]	2007-09-25 06:52:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PINS PGOV ASEC ECON IZ
07BASRAH89	BASRAH MOD ADVISOR SAYS IRAN TRAINING JAM FOR PROXY WAR [...] (S) Summary: MOD Advisor Majid al-Sari told REO September 23 that Iran was now hosting training for 3,000 Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) members on collecting intelligence, radio intercepts, and employing EFPs and snipers for operations in Basrah. According to al-Sari, Tehran was secretly behind a Septe [...]	2007-09-26 16:07:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PROP PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH9	CAN GOVERNOR WA'ELI LEAD BASRAH AFTER PIC? [...] (C) Summary. On January 11, 2007, the director of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah and Basrah Provincial Governor Mohammad al-Wa'eli held a meeting that dealt with the need for strong leaders to take charge of security after Basrah goes to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC). The REO dire [...]	2007-01-22 15:19:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH91	TENSIONS RISE AND ABATE BETWEEN BASRAH'S PC AND ISF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of Basrah's Provincial Council (PC),led by the Fadhila Party, attempted to "vote out" Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) commander LTG Mohan Hafith Fahad and Provincial Director of Police (PDOP) MG Jalil Khalaf Shueil at a September 22 "emergency session." Both officers left bef [...]	2007-10-03 07:26:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ

07BASRAH92	BADR LEADER EXPRESSES SECURITY CONCERNS IN BASRAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Basrah Governor and Provincial Council (PC) member Hasan al-Rashid (Badr) told REO Director October 4 that Basrah's security has worsened. Unfortunately, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have done little to respond, and he accused Security Chief Lieutenant General Mohan Hafith F [...]	2007-10-08 15:40:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ

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