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07ABUJA441	NIGERIA - 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] In response to reftel, this cable contains Nigeria's submission for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA. . Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- -------- . 2. The Nigerian government (GON) is working towards reducing the [...]	2007-03-08 07:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON NI

07ABUJA449	PTDF - THE DISSENTING SENATE REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In conjunction with the Senate report on the PTDF, Senator Titus Olapitan issued an independent report taking issue with the scope of the investigation, the Committee's impartiality, and several of the specific conclusions. Both houses of the National Assembly have established n [...]	2007-03-08 15:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA451	NIGERIA:AGOA SUCCESS STORIES AND REMAINING CHALLENGES [...] Summary. The Nigerian government (GON) has made strides towards using AGOA to diversify its exports and move away from relying on oil production. AGOA incentives are yielding some positive results. Category 9 Certification of folkloric and hand loomed textiles and the recent Turtle Excluder [...]	2007-03-08 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON EAIDNI
07ABUJA462	ELECTION 2007 THIS WAY COMES [...] (C) Summary: Worries about election readiness from the technical and political perspectives dominated the Embassy's March 8 meeting with NDI, IRI, and IFES. Though INEC has finished drafting polling day procedures, IFES and UNDP experts are troubled by many of them and are negotiating for r [...]	2007-03-09 13:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA463	NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER/HR ACTIVIST ESCAPES ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: The publisher of the Humanity,a critical new weekly newspaper (cir 3,000)printed in Port Harcourt and circulating in several Niger Delta States, barely escaped a violent attack by a group of armed thugs while leaving a social event on March 4. The publisher, Anyakwee Nsirimovu, [...]	2007-03-09 13:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA47	ALIYU MOHAMMED HOPES TO REPLACE YAR'ADUA ON PDP [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met with General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, the former National Security Advisor (NSA),on January 8. Aliyu Mohammed believes that Governor Yar'Adua has failed as a candidate and says that President Obasanjo is trying to find a way to replace him. Aliyu claims that his [...]	2007-01-10 16:43:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA491	ATIKU CONFIDENT COURTS WILL PUT HIM ON BALLOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two important court victories -- including a decision on March 7 in which the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that INEC does not have the right to disqualify candidates -- have boosted Vice-President Atiku Abubakar's chances of being on the ballot in April. Although a number of [...]	2007-03-14 13:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA518	NIGERIA: DISSENTING SENATOR ON PTDF, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senator Titus Olupitan, author of the dissenting Senate report on PTDF activities, says he expects the Review Committee charged with completing the PTDF investigation and addressing unanswered questions will not fulfill its mandate. He held out hope that failure by the Review Co [...]	2007-03-15 16:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA52	JOURNALISTS IN NIGERIA: A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the last two weeks a series of unfortunate events have struck journalists in Nigeria. On the evening of December 22, 2006, ThisDay newspaper's editorial board chairman Godwin Agbroko was shot and killed in Lagos. On December 24, 2006, Alhaji Bello Damagum of the Daily T [...]	2007-01-11 12:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA523	AS EXPECTED, ATIKU DISQUALIFIED [...] (C) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has followed through on its threat and excluded Nigerian Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from next month's presidential race. INEC made its announcement at a March 15 press conference, in which it released a list of 24 approved president [...]	2007-03-16 11:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA564	SENATE PRESIDENT UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senate President Ken Nnamani says he is under immense pressure from President Obasanjo to manage sensitive debate at the National Assembly in the Executive's favor. Meanwhile, Nnamani continues to say that his objective is to remain neutral and ensure that elections happen on ti [...]	2007-03-22 16:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA565	NIGERIA: SENATE COMMITTEE INDICTS PRESIDENT, V.P. [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Senate Review Committee looking into the activities of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund released its report recommending both President Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku be referred to the Code of Conduct Bureau for further action in relation to illegal approval of d [...]	2007-03-23 08:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR NI
07ABUJA580	SENATOR SAYS INDICTMENT A NOT SO VEILED THREAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Senate President Jonathan Zwingina called the tabled indictment delivered against the President on March 7, an explicit message to President Obasanjo --- deliver an election as planned in April, or the Senate will reconvene on April 24 and begin legal proceedings again [...]	2007-03-23 14:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA582	MISSION PLANS TO OBSERVE NIGERIAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nigerians are scheduled to vote for Governors and State Assembly members on April 14 and for the President and National Assembly members on April 21. These elections will mark the first transition of power from one civilian government to another in Nigeria's history. Election [...]	2007-03-26 13:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC AMGT EAID KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA583	ELECTIONS SNAPSHOTS #5 [...] (SBU) This cable is the fifth in a series of elections snapshots designed to provide a sense of the local environment in the run up to the elections planned for April 2007. In-depth information will continue to be reported in septels, with the snapshot format being used to convey interesting [...]	2007-03-26 14:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA597	SUBJECT: EVALUATION OF NIGERIA'S 2007 ELECTION - [...] (U) Following is an assessment of the current state of Nigeria's election preparations, keyed to REF A approved criteria. This is the first of four initial responses and updates as required. A. Pre-Election Technical Preparations (1) (U) Is the revised electoral law considered to be [...]	2007-03-27 16:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA598	ELECTION PARTNERS CONCERNED OVER VOTERS ROLL [...] (C) Summary: A random spot check of the quality of the voter's register by an American elections partner has raised troubling questions about the quality of INEC's final product. The check revealed numerous duplicate registrants, obviously underage children registered as voters, and entries l [...]	2007-03-27 17:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA60	SSS ARRESTS MORE JOURNALISTS AT ABUJA INQUIRER [...] (C) Post reported reftel that one Nigerian journalist was arrested by the State Security Service (SSS),another was murdered, and that the top floor of the corporate offices of Thisday newspaper was destroyed in a fire. In a new development, SSS agents on January 10, 2007 detained the entire [...]	2007-01-11 15:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA608	NIGERIA: FALLING BEHIND MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS [...] Summary. Nigeria is not on track to meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) due to a lack of policy coordination between the federal, state and local governments. A major impediment is the lack of staff available to implement and monitor MDG projects. The Government of Nigeria (GON) ha [...]	2007-03-29 11:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV NI
07ABUJA61	NIGERIA: PDP EDUCATES CANDIDATES ON PLATFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an attempt to communicate a unified party ideology in the campaigning for the 2007 elections, the PDP party held a three-day retreat for all its candidates. The retreat focused on educating the candidates on the PDP Manifesto, a fifty-page policy document outlining objectives [...]	2007-01-11 15:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA618	PROSPECTS FOR NIGERIA'S FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (C) Nigeria is only two-and-a-half weeks away from State Governor and Assembly elections, and three-and-a-half from Presidential and National Assembly elections. Despite the short timeframe, there is considerable disagreement among Nigerians about whether the elections will happen, what they [...]	2007-03-30 06:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
07ABUJA621	PRESIDENT LAUNCHES NIGER DELTA MASTER PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a high-profile, media event, President Obasanjo on March 27 launched the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan. The following day, March 28, the Minister of External Affairs hosted a breakfast with the diplomatic corps focused on the Delta. The President, in a wide [...]	2007-03-30 08:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAID SOCI NI
07ABUJA628	NIGERIA'S ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of elections, from some angles Nigeria's economic performance looks impressive: low debt, high reserves, strong export earnings, stable inflation, GDP per capita up, strong non-oil sector growth, improved budget management, and increasingly modern banking all form the b [...]	2007-03-30 14:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN ENRG EAID SOCI NI
07ABUJA630	A SUMMARY OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Political violence has increased over the past several months and many fear this trend will only worsen before the April elections. The driving force is a desire to capture power and control of state resources at all costs. Nigeria,s rampant corruption and patronage-based system support [...]	2007-03-30 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA631	INEC: PREPARATIONS FOR 2003 VS. 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: The current posture of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and preparations for the 2007 elections raise worrisome echoes of the failures of 2003, when preparations were inadequate and polling itself was embroiled in disarray, misconduct and confrontation [...]	2007-03-30 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA632	IWU: INEC PREPARED, STEADY AND READY TO GO [...] (U) SUMMARY: INEC Chairman Maurice Iwu told a packed audience of diplomats in Abuja that INEC is prepared to conduct credible elections as scheduled. He said that INEC had no intention of delaying the elections because of the death of a presidential candidate, although he acknowledged that i [...]	2007-03-30 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA666	APRIL ELECTIONS, A SHAM IN SHAMBLES [...] (C) Summary: American election partners to date have yet to see a template or ballot for next month's elections. Despite assurances from INEC chairman Professor Maurice Iwu, there is no evidence that any of the estimated 300 million ballots needed have been designed, printed or distributed. [...]	2007-04-10 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA667	PLANS FOR INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATION OF NIGERIAN [...] (U) Summary: In addition to this Mission's own plans to to field over 80 observers for the forthcoming Nigerian elections (ref. A),a number of multilateral organizations, other embassies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are planning to have observer teams in the field during the April [...]	2007-04-10 16:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA669	NIGERIA: ELECTIONS PREP - THE SIX STATE TOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poloffs visited Enugu, Anambra, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Bauchi states over the period of March 20 to 30, meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (where possible),NGOs, local media, and other stakeholders in the elections process. With only two weeks to elections, our P [...]	2007-04-11 06:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA682	EVALUATION OF NIGERIA'S 2007 ELECTION - PART B [...] (U) Following is an assessment of the current state of Nigeria's election preparations, keyed to approved criteria (Ref A). This is the second of a series of four responses to Ref A and an undetermined number of follow-up reports. Ref B is the first cable in the series. B. Political Is [...]	2007-04-11 13:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA683	NIGERIA: NEW LAW STRENGTHENS IPR [...] Summary. Piracy remains a major challenge in Nigeria, however, the Copyright Optical Discs Plant Regulation 2006 (CODPR) should improve the situation. The CODPR empowers the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to implement a new policy framework under the Strategic Action Against Piracy (STR [...]	2007-04-11 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON NI
07ABUJA685	NIGERIA: IF ACCREDITATION IS THIS DISORGANIZED... [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. INEC's April 10-11 Abuja accreditation briefing for international and domestic observers, clearly thrown together with little or no preparation, provided few answers and raised more doubt as to INEC's organizational capabilities. Iwu and other INEC officials, while offering li [...]	2007-04-11 15:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV
07ABUJA698	NIGERIAN ELECTION "HOLIDAY" DENOUNCED AS POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo's sudden April 11 announcement of public holidays on April 12 and 13, supposedly to facilitate travel for the April 14 gubernatorial elections, has been widely denounced as a transparent political ploy intended to postpone the Supreme Court's hearing of Vice Pr [...]	2007-04-12 15:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA705	FCT MINISTER SHARES POLL DATA [...] (C) Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nasir el-Rufai requested a meeting in order to brief on the latest political information from the Presidency. He did so under the guise of President Obasanjo's "promise to keep missions informed." He showed copies of polling data from throughout [...]	2007-04-13 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA707	NIGERIAN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 1 - [...] SUMMARY: Polling in Nigeria got off to a slow start for the April 14 round of state elections. Most observers reported that polling began by about 9:30 vice the 8:00 beginning time. Problems observed thus far include voters registers missing or in two different versions, untrained poll wor [...]	2007-04-14 10:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA708	NIGERIAN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 2 [...] SUMMARY: With a couple of hours to go before the close of polls, confusion continues in the Gubernatorial elections in Nigeria. As of noon, mission, international and domestic observers report that the majority of polling stations have yet to receive materials. As the day wears on, more sec [...]	2007-04-14 13:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA709	NIGERIAN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 3 [...] SUMMARY: The appointed hour for the close of polls has passed, but many polling stations remain open. Throughout the country, the elections were delayed for a minimum of two hours and in some places polling did not begin until after 1400 hrs., primarily due to absence of voting materials. I [...]	2007-04-14 19:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA716	NIGERIA'S ELECTIONS: HOPES TO HOLD ROUND TWO [...] (C) Nigeria's April 14 Gubernatorial and State elections were held amid much confusion and problems throughout the country. Across Nigeria, polls opened late, were staffed by inadequately trained officials who lacked enough and/or proper voting materials and possessed either incomplete or i [...]	2007-04-16 16:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA717	NNAMANI-- THE WORST ELECTION IN ENUGU'S HISTORY [...] (U) Summary: Senate President Ken Nnamani summoned Poloff to his Enugu home late in the afternoon April 14. He pronounced Saturday's poll to be "the worst election in the history of the state" and reported that most of the people of Enugu (including the Senator and his family) had been dise [...]	2007-04-16 16:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA725	DOMESTIC MONITORS RAISE CONCERN, REJECT RESULTS OF [...] (U) A coalition of Nigerian civil society organizations including the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG),Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN),Labor Monitoring Team (LEMT),Women Environmental Program (WEP),Muslim League for Accountability (MULAC),Center for Democracy [...]	2007-04-17 15:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA746	OBSERVATION OF GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS: A REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A single characterization of the April 14 gubernatorial and state assembly elections across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones is impossible. Observations cover the full range -- from parts of Enugu and the Niger Delta regions where elections were simply never held, to some areas [...]	2007-04-19 15:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA748	NNAMANI PREDICTS FAILED ELECTIONS, INTERIM GOVT [...] (C) Summary: Senate President Ken Nnamani condemned Nigeria's April 14 elections as neither free, fair, nor credible and anticipated that the April 21 polls would be no better. He complained that the PDP had "gotten greedy" and dangerously attempted to fix the election results to win nearly [...]	2007-04-19 15:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA749	VIOLENCE AND POLITICAL CLAMPDOWN AFTER SATURDAY'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the April 14 elections, Nigeria's Inspector General of Police has banned all public demonstration, political rallies and protests and issued "shoot-to-kill" orders to policemen throughout the nation in cases of arson or attacks on police stations. Excluding the apparent [...]	2007-04-19 15:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA753	EL-RUFAI: INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS DESTROYING [...] (C) SUMMARY: FCT Minister el-Rufai, depressed, complained about the greed of the PDP in the April 14 elections and acknowledged "some problems" with the elections. But, he said the failure of Nigeria's elections would be the "fault of the international community" for undermining Nigerians' [...]	2007-04-20 12:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA757	NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 1 [...] (U) SUMMARY: General balloting in Nigeria's Presidential and National Assembly elections is yet to get underway as of 1130 local time. Some stations report a few ballots cast, but others report only the potential for balloting later in the day. No serious security incidents reported at th [...]	2007-04-21 12:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA758	NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 2 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The balloting in Nigeria's Presidential and National Assembly elections is generally underway as of 1430 local time. Many stations report ballots cast, but others have yet to commence. There continue to be no serious security incidents reported, but more sporadic and isolated [...]	2007-04-21 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA759	NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 3 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The balloting in Nigeria's Presidential and National Assembly elections has been plagued by logistical shortcomings and voter apathy Our observers report overall turnout throughout the nation was no more than 25 percent of registered voters. Most polls are closing, but Missio [...]	2007-04-21 19:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA766	NIGERIAN "ELECTION" A CHARADE [...] (C) Serious irregularities and blatant fraud were observed around the country during Nigeria's April 21 election. In many parts of Nigeria, especially in rural areas, no voting took place. Where voting did occur, it began several hours late, turnout was low, and the conduct of the polls was [...]	2007-04-23 14:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA767	NIGERIA NUMBERS GAME [...] (C) Ref. A and septels will report on the shenanigans which marked Nigeria's April 21 Presidential and National Assembly elections. As we did last week for the vote in Kaduna state (ref. B),we wish here to focus on one particular statistic, overall voter turnout. As we will report in more d [...]	2007-04-23 16:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA768	CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS REJECT APRIL 21 PRESIDENTIAL [...] Begin summary: The Domestic Election Observation Group, a coalition of civil society organizations in Nigeria, has rejected and called for the cancellation of the April 21 Nigeria presidential and national assembly elections. At a press conference in Abuja, the group described the elections [...]	2007-04-24 06:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA77	FCT MINISTER'S UPDATE ON PDP ELECTION PREPARATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: FCT Minister el-Rufai called on Ambassador January 11 to provide a political update. He stressed the importance of the upcoming elections and said the PDP remained popular, but needed to exhibit "greater humility" to win voter support. He commented that PDP candidates Umaru Y [...]	2007-01-12 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA771	OBSERVERS SAY NIGERIAN ELECTIONS FLAWED [...] Summary: In a series of press conferences, the five main international observation groups said that the Nigerian elections were characterized by poor organization, lacked transparency and were marred by widespread irregularities. The elections, as a result, fell far short of international stan [...]	2007-04-24 12:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA78	NIGERIA: ASSESSING PROGRESS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. With April elections drawing ever nearer and the deadline for voter registration at the end of January, USAID elections partners remain pessimistic, though IFES notes that completion of the voter registration exercise on time is not entirely impossible. INEC continues to maintain [...]	2007-01-12 15:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA786	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT OF THE 2007 NIGERIA ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Nigeria's April 14 (governors and state legislators) and April 21 (the Presidency and the National Assembly) elections were characterized by logistical and procedural shortcomings and by fraud. The announced results of the presidential, gubernatorial and Assembly races cannot be [...]	2007-04-25 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA787	OBSERVATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The April 21 presidential and National Assembly elections were marred with irregularities similar to those of the April 14 gubernatorial and state assembly polls (Ref. C). However, in some instances, irregularities observed were significantly worse than the previous weekend's [...]	2007-04-25 15:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA79	FORMER GOVERNOR ON POLITICAL CLIMATE IN THE NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 31, former military governor serving under Sani Abacha, Retired Captain Rufa'i Garba, offered his take on the political climate in the North ahead of April's elections. An astute political observer, Garba averred that the arrest of Vice President Atiku Abubukar migh [...]	2007-01-12 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA791	NIGERIA: LABOR CALLS ON GON TO REJECT ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on its strong April 17 statement on the Gubernatorial and state assembly elections (reftel),the National Labor Congress (NLC) issued a statement on April 24 that "the long-term interests of our nation will be better served by rejecting these elections." The statem [...]	2007-04-26 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA793	ELECTION RIGGING NIGERIAN STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Governor Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) was pronounced by INEC to be the winner of Nigeria's April 21 presidential election. However, fraud and mismanagement plagued the poll at every stage, and it is therefore impossible to assert any meaningful relatio [...]	2007-04-26 14:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR NI
07ABUJA795	CIVIL SOCIETY, OPPOSITION PARTIES CONSIDER STREET [...] (U) Summary: One week after the primary election monitoring group called for the annulment of Nigerians election, members of Nigeria's major civil society groups are struggling to define a plan of action. With little confidence in institutional fixes coming either through the courts or the Na [...]	2007-04-26 15:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA804	VILLA DENIZENS SPIN THE ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 26, Ambassador met with Villa denizens Nasir el-Rufai, Femi Fani-Kayode and Akin Osuntokun to express disappointment with the flawed 2007 elections, to urge that election dispute mechanisms be credible, to reaffirm the unacceptability of violence, and to ask about dialo [...]	2007-04-27 13:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA809	BUHARI'S CHALLENGE "IN THE INTEREST OF DEMOCRACY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: ANPP Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari discussed his view of Nigeria's future with the Ambassador on April 27 just before leaving for Kaduna. END SUMMARY. ELECTIONS AND THE PDP --------------------- 2. (C) Ambassador began the conversation by expressing concern [...]	2007-04-27 15:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA81	NIGERIA - PDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (S) Summary: I called on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Umaru Musa YarQadua at a private residence in Abuja on January 12. He commented on the style of his potential presidency which would be characterized by an active, outward looking foreign policy and contin [...]	2007-01-12 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA822	COUP RUMORS STOKED BY DISGRUNTLED MILITARY [...] (S) Recent reporting in other agency channels coincides with rumors heard by Poloffs about a disgruntled military considering its future. There are several irritants that feed this chatter. Just prior to the election season, the Presidency promised pay raises for both police and military, [...]	2007-04-30 13:54:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA841	SUPREME COURT'S MOOD COLORED BY ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In upcoming weeks, the mood of the Supreme Court may well be an important factor in determining how many of the recently concluded "elections" stand. In the past three weeks its rulings on the myriad lawsuits brought by President Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku in their poli [...]	2007-04-30 15:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA847	NIGERIA: APRIL 28 MAKE-UP ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) continued its near-sweep of state and national races after this weekend's rescheduled elections, which were held in select parts of 27 states. Previous state or national elections in these locations were either not held on the 14th o [...]	2007-05-02 10:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA869	PRESIDENT-ELECT YAR'ADUA: BIO INFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nigeria's president-elect Umaru Musa Yar'adua is relatively unknown both within and outside the country. Yar'adua (a soft-spoken, introvert) is now faced with the daunting task of uniting the country following elections termed as the worst in Nigerian history and disproving the po [...]	2007-05-04 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA903	YAR'ADUA'S AFRICAN TOUR [...] (U) Governor Musa Umaru Yar'Adua embarked on an African tour this week. In Benin, Yar'Adua called for stronger cooperation between the two countries and assured resident Nigerians that his administration will continue and consolidate the Obasanjo Administration's economic reforms. In Togo, [...]	2007-05-09 15:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA922	NIGERIA'S ELECTION TRIBUNALS - LAST HOPE OR CATCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. As international and domestic observers hang their hopes for redemption of Nigeria's electoral process on the electoral tribunals and their hearing of appeals, new concerns emerge regarding the timeliness of convening the tribunals and the ability of petitioners to meet the strin [...]	2007-05-11 13:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KREL NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA923	ARRESTS, INTIMIDATION SUCCESSFULLY QUASH PROTESTS [...] Despite harsh rhetoric by Nigerian opposition candidates, labor leaders, and civil society, promises of mass action to protest the Nigerian elections have largely gone unfilled. Labor rallies were held on May 1 (reftel),but were tightly controlled and largely peaceful. Civil society issued a [...]	2007-05-11 13:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA928	NIGERIA - WTO ARTICLE XXI AND AGOA FORUM [...] On May 11, 2007 Econoffs delivered reftel A demarche to Dr. Yemi Obafemi, Director of External Trade at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Obafemi said the ministry will review the WTO Article XXI Notice before providing a response. He noted that an inter-ministerial committee of the Gov [...]	2007-05-14 09:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EAID WTRO NI
07ABUJA931	NIGERIA 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-14 12:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC NI
07ABUJA932	NIGERIA 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] We have received no reported cases of an investment dispute where a U.S. citizen alleges there has been an expropriation, other taking of property, or contract repudiation by a foreign government. CAMPBELL [...]	2007-05-14 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC NI
07ABUJA942	NIGERIA SPECIAL 301 - AGENCY MERGER STRENGTHENS IPR [...] Summary. The Nigerian government (GON) was pleased to hear that Nigeria was not placed on the U.S. Special 301 watch list. The merger of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Department of Commercial Law of the Federal Ministry of Commerce will improve the IPR situation in Nigeria. N [...]	2007-05-15 12:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD NI
07ABUJA953	REVIEW OF NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEEDS-2 [...] Summary. On May 3, 2007, the Government of Nigeria (GON) presented a review of its National Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) and the status of its successor, NEEDS-2. NEEDS exceeded it targets but development challenges remain. NEEDS-2 takes a medium- term outlook from 2008-2011 a [...]	2007-05-16 11:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR NI
07ABUJA955	ATTORNEY GENERAL BAYO OJO AND POLITICS AT NDLEA; [...] (C) According to NDLEA,s Director General, Lanre Ipinmisho, the forced &retirement8 earlier this year of 71 NDLEA officers for various offenses has not been finalized. Ipinmisho claims that several of the 71, including Vincent Ossai, have complained to Attorney General Bayo Ojo protesting the [...]	2007-05-16 13:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PINR NI
07ABUJA968	SHAYKH MINIMIZES MILITANCY PROSPECTS IN NORTH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10, PolOffs met with Kano State Government Senior Adviser on Religious Affairs and respected Islamic scholar Shaykh Aminudeed Abubakar who provided insight into the religious landscape of Kano. He minimized the potential for militancy in northern Nigeria, claiming that Ni [...]	2007-05-18 12:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL NI
07ABUJA969	KANO GOVERNOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, TERM AGENDA [...] (C) During a May 10 meeting with PolOffs, newly re-elected Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau discussed the conduct and outcome of the April polls and provided insight into his agenda for the next term. Governor Shekarau expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the April 14 and 21 electio [...]	2007-05-18 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA970	LAWYERS PROTEST MAY 18 [...] (C) Summary: The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) urged its members to boycott the courts on May 18 as a nation-wide protest of conduct of the April 2007 elections. A legal contact told Poloff May 17 that lawyers were also planning a May 18 demonstration at the Abuja High Court, which he hope [...]	2007-05-18 12:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ACCRA1012	GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS II: Mining Industry Coping Better [...] Summary: This is the second in a series of cables on Ghana's energy crisis. It focuses primarily on the impact on the mining sector and the industry's response. The mining sector accounts for 40 percent of Ghana's total foreign exchange earnings and consumes nearly 20 percent of total power [...]	2007-05-08 07:33:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD GH
07ACCRA1029	GHANA ON NIGERIA'S ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The GOG has largely remained quiet about the recent elections in Nigeria. President Kufuor urged &extreme restraint8 at one point but has said little else publicly. Most Ghanaian contacts want to accept the outcome and move on, hoping that elections will improve next time. Close p [...]	2007-05-09 12:58:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH NI PGOV PREL
07ACCRA1033	UPDATE ON KRISAN REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a May 4 visit to Krisan Camp, Ref Coord noted relatively good morale, better access to potable water, and no incidents of sexual- or gender-based violence. There was still no lighting at night and the Camp Clinic has experienced occasional shortages of medication. Reset [...]	2007-05-09 17:41:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM GH
07ACCRA1040	GHANA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES THE AU [...] (C) As reported reftel, Ghana is preparing for the June 25-July 3 African Union (AU) Summit, whose focus will be planning for a "United States of Africa." In a May 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minster Akwasi Osei-Adjei previewed the upcoming Summit. Osei-Adjei characterized th [...]	2007-05-10 17:05:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GH
07ACCRA1041	GHANA'S RULING NPP PREPARES FOR ELECTION 2008 [...] (C) Summary: In December, 2007, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will hold its national convention to select its candidate for the 2008 presidential election. There are currently 19 NPP aspirants (although none of them have formally registered with the party as a candidate),including t [...]	2007-05-10 17:05:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PHUM
07ACCRA1094	AVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N1) OUTBREAK IN GHANA [...] (U) Summary: Ghana confirmed its first case of H5N1 on April 28, 2007. Since then, the GoG has done a significant amount of work to manage and contain the epidemic. To date there are four confirmed outbreak locations, all in Tema municipality (approximately 20-25 km east of Accra). No huma [...]	2007-05-16 16:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KFLU MARR MASS CASC
07ACCRA1096	Health Workers Strike: Over but not Forgotten [...] Summary: Health workers, with the exception of medical doctors, called a nationwide strike over wages beginning April 30. The GoG declared the strike illegal but with two exceptions, public hospitals were reduced to a skeleton crew, or less, with little or no service provision. The strike w [...]	2007-05-16 16:16:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN SOCI GH
07ACCRA1205	GHANA'S EXPATRIATE VOTING BILL: THE CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary: In a May 23 meeting with PolChief, Electoral Commission (EC) Deputy Chairman Kwadwo Sarfo-Kantanka said the Electoral Commission is preparing for eventual implementation of the controversial Representation of the People Amendment (ROPA) bill, which gives Ghanaian citizens livin [...]	2007-05-30 16:11:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PHUM
07ACCRA1247	GHANA'S OPPOSITION NDC ON ELECTION 2008 AND [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs recently met separately with four leaders from the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party. They expressed familiar concerns about implementation of a bill allowing expatriate Ghanaians to vote and were worried about the example set by the recent flawe [...]	2007-06-05 07:30:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH MOPS PGOV PREL
07ACCRA1412	GHANA'S PRESIDENT FORCES RESIGNATION OF KEY [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 23, President Kufuor gave all ministers aspiring to run for president until early July to resign. Four ministers have already submitted resignations, while five others (including the Foreign Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry) are expected to resign soon. The [...]	2007-06-25 17:44:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD GH PGOV PREL
07ACCRA1437	GHANAâ€™S NEW NARCOTICS DIRECTOR, GROWING [...] (C) Summary: On June 13, Polchief and Pol FSN met with Ben Botwe, who recently took over from Major General Richardson Baiden as the Acting Executive Director of Ghana's Narcotics Control Board (NCB). Botwe is preparing a budget for urgent funding priorities and wants to build a stronger relationsh [...]	2007-06-28 17:41:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
07ACCRA1451	PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 28, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield and the U.S. SIPDIS delegation to the Africa Union Summit met with Ghanaian President John Kufuor. Kufuor agreed with the USG approach on Sudan but his staff thought the current draft UNSC [...]	2007-07-03 07:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CI GH PREL SO SU
07ACCRA1455	PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, head of the U.S. delegation to the 28-July 2 African Union Summit in Accra, held bilateral meetings on the margins of the Summit with the Foreign Ministers of Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Botswana, as well as with the Presidents of Lib [...]	2007-07-03 16:02:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	BF BO ER ET GH JA LI PREL RW SO SU TZ UG
07ACCRA1483	SCENE SETTER FOR THE AGOA FORUM-JULY 18-19, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: On March 6, Ghana celebrated its fiftieth anniversary as sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. Ghana has emerged from a turbulent history into a period of stability, democracy and sustained economic growth. Ghana and the United States have enjoyed strong, positive ties [...]	2007-07-06 17:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR AMGT GH
07ACCRA1520	GHANA'S PRESIDENT KUFUOR BEGINS CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10 and 11, President Kufuor submitted to parliament the names of thirteen new ministers in the beginning of a Cabinet shuffle. The new list promotes a number of deputy ministers, including Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akwasi Osei-Adjei to Foreign Minister. The [...]	2007-07-11 17:56:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON GH PGOV PREL
07ACCRA1523	LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN GHANA FACE MAJOR CHANGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The mood at Budumburam Refugee Camp, 25 miles west of Accra, is somewhat tense, as the June 30 deadline for repatriating to Liberia with UNHCR assistance has passed. A last-minute surge resulted in over 1,000 refugees signing up to repatriate, but change is coming even for tho [...]	2007-07-11 21:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF GH LI TO
07ACCRA1585	A/S FRAZER'S MEETINGS IN GHANA: SUDAN, SOMALIA, AU [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the July 18-19 AGOA Forum in Accra, Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Jendayi Frazer and NSC Special Assistant to the President on African Affairs Bobby Pittman met with senior GOG officials, including outgoing Foreign Minister Akufo-Addo and President Kuf [...]	2007-07-25 17:09:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	AU GH PGOV PREL SO SU
07ACCRA1606	Trafficking in Persons Report Rollout in Ghana [...] (SBU) Summary: PolChief and Human Rights Coordinator recently met with senior Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) officials to discuss the 2007 Trafficking and Persons (TIP) Report. MOWAC reps were disappointed with Ghana's Tier 2 ranking and asked that any reference to the Grace C [...]	2007-07-31 16:42:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOCI KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL GH
07ACCRA1717	EMBASSY REFERRAL FOR ALPHA OUMAR BARRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Alpha Oumar Barry, a citizen of Guinea, born 26 April, 1974, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, for refugee processing. Barry worked as a driver and distributor of publications for Human Rights Watch (HRW) in Guinea. He also assisted HRW in identifying vict [...]	2007-08-14 13:12:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF GH GV
07ACCRA1791	GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS: DAM AT CRITICAL LEVEL; EMERGENCY [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables on Ghana's energy sector. The first, ref A, provided background on the crisis and near-term remedial measures. The second, ref B, focused primarily on the impact of the crisis on the mining sector. This cable provides an update on the crisis [...]	2007-08-24 13:42:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG GH
07ACCRA1818	GENERAL WARD'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, President Kufuor told General William E. Ward, Deputy Commander of European Command and the nominee to command Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Ambassador that the U.S. needs to conduct &lots of diplomacy8 concerning AFRICOM. Kufuor reiterated points reported in ref A say [...]	2007-08-29 16:44:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS GH

07ACCRA1822	GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is selecting Parliamentary Candidates for constituencies in three northern regions (Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions) ahead of the 2008 general elections. [NOTE: The NPP has been historically weak in these areas, and does not hold parliament [...]	2007-08-30 18:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GH
07ACCRA1871	TOGO: REO VISISTS MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF [...] (U) The REO met with Fisheries department officials, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment and the Natural SIPDIS Resources program manager for the Peace Corps. The REO visited the artisanal fishing vessel basin and a fish smoking facility. ------------------------------ F [...]	2007-09-05 13:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CM SENV OTRA AF OES GH
07ACCRA1904	KIMBERLEY PROCESS: GHANA AWAITS PROMISED TECHNICAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoG is eager to move forward with promised USG technical assistance (TA) to help Ghana improve its capacity to abide by its Kimberley Process (KP) commitments. With the passage of key events such as the KP Review Team visit [...]	2007-09-07 10:55:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG GH
07ACCRA1916	GHANA - ICAO CANDIDACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED; RECAP OF CIVIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EconOff delivered the third ICAO Assembly demarche requesting support for U.S. candidacy to the ICAO Council. Ghana's Minister of Aviation indicated support would be based on reciprocity as Ghana also seeks re-election. The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) inquired about t [...]	2007-09-11 14:39:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD GH SENV
07ACCRA1962	GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) On August 27, the "Ghanaian Observer," a private daily newspaper, published a leaked survey in which the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) asked participants nationwide who they supported in the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) race to succeed President Kufuor. The report has raised publ [...]	2007-09-18 15:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GH
07ACCRA2077	Ghana: Input for AGOA Eligibility Review [...] Ghana is a country of about 22 million people with a constitutional democracy dominated by a strong presidency. President John Kufuor has governed since assuming office democratically in January 2001, succeeding Jerry Rawlings, who ruled for 19 years. Presidential elections are scheduled for [...]	2007-10-01 17:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD GH
07ACCRA2091	Ghana: Information on Textiles and Apparel Production [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 17:04:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX GH
07ACCRA2144	GHANA'S PRESIDENCY OF THE UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Ghana assumed the Presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the month of October, we expect its focus to be Africa centered, particularly as it relates to peace and security. According to Ghanaian officials, their agenda will likely include Sudan, Somalia, the Ethiopian [...]	2007-10-10 08:58:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS GH
07ACCRA2146	Ghana: Updated Information Apparel Industry [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable is SBU. Please treat accordingly; not for internet publication. This cable provides updated information on Ghana's apparel factories that are taking advantage of AGOA. The West Africa Trade Hub surveyed each garment factory and obtained information on number of mac [...]	2007-10-10 16:17:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX GH
07ACCRA2162	GHANA'S ICT DEVELOPMENT: IS THE GLASS HALF FULL? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the first of two cables on the Information Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Ghana. It covers policy and services. Septel will address privatization of the two national carriers. Ghana's ICT sector has considerable promise. Telephone penetration rates have ri [...]	2007-10-11 08:34:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EAID GH
07ACCRA2169	GHANA'S ICT DEVELOPMENT: PRIVATIZATION LIMPS FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second of two cables on the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Ghana. The first focused on policy and services. This cable focuses on the privatization of the two national carriers: Ghana Telecom and Westel. Long-stalled plans to privatize a l [...]	2007-10-11 16:43:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN GH
07ACCRA227	PRESIDENT KUFUOR AS AU CHAIR: A FIRST TAKE [...] (C) Summary: Ghanaians view President John Kufuor's selection as AU chair as a recognition of the country's African leadership role, democratic credentials, and status as the first independent country on the continent. Kufuor will use his low-key, positive leadership style to tackle Afric [...]	2007-02-01 16:45:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC GH PGOV PREL
07ACCRA2273	RECENT NARCOTICS ARREST HAS GHANAIAN DRUG BARONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ghanaian criminal community is reeling after the well-publicized October 22 arrest of two Afghan nationals for narcotics trafficking (reftel),according to police and other contacts. Contacts have said the drug "barons" were very surprised to learn that DEA was actively conduc [...]	2007-10-25 16:43:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC SNAR PREL PGOV PINR KCRM GH AF
07ACCRA2292	CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 17:18:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU GH
07ACCRA234	MEETING WITH NDC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MILLS [...] (C) Summary: During a January 26 meeting with PolChief, former Vice President and NDC presidential candidate John Evans Atta Mills provided additional details on an alleged plot to assassinate former President Rawlings. He commented on his health, saying he had received radiation therapy fo [...]	2007-02-02 12:58:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PINR
07ACCRA2356	U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 11:16:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM AORC
07ACCRA2381	Ghana - Signs of Economic Overheating [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of its most recent mission to Ghana, the IMF expressed concern about an overall worsening of the macro-economic situation and signs that the economy may be overheating. While growth continues to be strong, foreign reserves are at worrisome levels, inflation seems st [...]	2007-11-08 13:40:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID GH
07ACCRA2385	Ghana - National Trade Estimate 2008 [...] Summary. This cable contains Embassy Ghana's submission for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. As instructed reftel, a copy in Word format was submitted via e-mail to USTR. End Summary. 2. Begin Text of National Trade Estimate: TRADE SUMMARY ------------- (Not updated, per r [...]	2007-11-09 07:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON GH
07ACCRA2391	GHANA: DEMARCHE ON UNMEE REPORT AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 15:02:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC GH
07ACCRA2402	UK DRAWS HARD LINE WITH GOG ON NARCOICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 23-24, UK Foreign Office Minister of State Dr. Kim Howells visited Ghana and delivered a stern message on narcotics to President Kufuor, Minister of Interior Kwamena Bartels, and Attorney General Joe Ghartey. According to UK High Commission contacts, Howells told the GO [...]	2007-11-14 08:53:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PGOV KCRM GH
07ACCRA2403	NKRUMAH'S PARTY LOOKS FORWARD TO 2008 ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent conversation with poloffs, the Convention People's Party (CPP) Deputy Secretary said that the CPP has the potential to "create some surprises" in the 2008 Presidential campaign. The CPP is strongest in the Eastern and Central Regions but has a foothold in the Ashanti [...]	2007-11-14 08:54:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GH
07ACCRA2418	PRESIDENT KUFUOR UNHURT AFTER CAR ACCIDENT [...] (U) On November 14, as President Kufuor,s motorcade was traveling from his residence to "the Castle" (the presidential office building),a Mercedes Benz collided with Kufuor,s armored Mercedes Benz when the presidential motorcade sped through a major intersection. It appears that President Ku [...]	2007-11-15 17:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM GH
07ACCRA2425	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS OF IAEA DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 15:45:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC GH
07ACCRA2443	GHANAIAN WOMEN - 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS BUT A LONG WAY TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representing more than half the population, Ghanaian women have contributed substantially to Ghana's development since independence. Aside from their critical role in Ghana's economy, women participate in the public sphere, taking on leading positions in politics and civil socie [...]	2007-11-27 12:59:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI ECON GH
07ACCRA2484	Ghana - Economic Round-up [...] (U) Summary: this cable provides a summary of notable developments in the economic sector in October and November: -- Parliament Passes Anti-Money Laundering Bill; -- Central Bank Proposal to Raise Banks' Capital Base; -- Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee Increases Prime Rate; -- Coco [...]	2007-12-04 14:28:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG GH
07ACCRA2511	WOMEN IN GHANA'S DEVELOPMENT - ACHIEVEMENTS AND OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women have contributed significantly to Ghana's social and economic development since its independence fifty years ago. They play a critical role in agriculture, Ghana's largest economic sector, and are responsible for most of the nation's food production. In recent years, Ghan [...]	2007-12-12 07:20:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI ECON ELAB GH
07ACCRA2533	ONE YEAR LATER: NARCOTICS COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Just over a year ago, the GOG released the Georgina Wood Committee report in response to a public outcry after several embarrassing cocaine scandals in 2005. The GOG endorsed the report and pledged to quickly implement its proposals, but it has largely failed to do so. Most key [...]	2007-12-13 17:16:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL GH
07ACCRA2534	TWO CONVICTED FOR ROLE IN 2005 COCAINE SCANDAL [...] (U) After a year long trial, an Accra court on November 28 sentenced both Kwabena Amaning, aka Tagor, and Alhaji Isaah Abass to 15 years hard labor in connection with the 2005 cocaine scandal involving the MV Benjamin. As reported in ref A, the 2005 cocaine scandal kicked off when five kilogr [...]	2007-12-13 17:16:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SNAR PGOV PREL GH
07ACCRA2586	THE LEADING NPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Only one more day remains in the race to select the next New Patriotic Party Presidential candidate for the 2008 election. In this two part series, Post will take a closer look at the leading candidates for the NPP's nomination and septel will focus on the internal dynamics infl [...]	2007-12-21 12:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM GH
07ACCRA2590	GHANA RESPONSE TO EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN [...] (U) Post provides the following information keyed to ref A request. GOG efforts to addresses narcotics trafficking --------------------------------------------- - 2. (C) Ghana is increasingly becoming a significant transshipment point for cocaine from South America and heroin from Southwest Asi [...]	2007-12-21 13:02:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM GH
07ACCRA2604	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN GHANA [...] (SBU) Summary: Resource nationalism in Ghana has not been a major concern for the extractive industries since the nationalization of mining interests in the 1970s. The policy was reversed in the l980s under the Rawlings administration. Per the 1992 Constitution, mineral resources are the [...]	2007-12-29 13:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT EINV EMIN ENRG GH
07ACCRA285	GHANA AT 50: SETTING THE SCENE - JUBILEE...NOT [...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a series of reports looking at Ghana at 50, intended to be scene setters for the official delegation which will be visiting this year. On March 6, Ghana will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary as Sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. The mood so [...]	2007-02-08 15:22:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH MCAP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI
07ACCRA286	GHANA AT 50: DEMOCRACY TAKING ROOT [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables looking at Ghana at 50. Ghana's 15-year-old democracy is taking root, with a strong civil society, lively free media, and a history of four free and fair national elections. Ghana scores reasonably well on various governance indices. [...]	2007-02-08 15:27:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PHUM PREL
07ACCRA294	TOGOLESE REFUGEES IN GHANA NEARLY TWO YEARS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly two years after Togolese refugees streamed across the Ghana border following post-election violence, the number of refugees repatriating to Togo has slowed, even though their situation in Ghana has become somewhat less attractive. Food rations for half of them have stopp [...]	2007-02-08 17:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM TO BN GH
07ACCRA314	GHANA AT 50: SECURITY CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: This is the third in a series of cables on Ghana at 50. Ghana faces a host of security challenges. Narcotics trafficking is probably the most nefarious, with the potential to corrode democracy and stability over time. While in many ways Ghana is relatively safe, especially com [...]	2007-02-09 13:00:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC GH PGOV PREL PTER
07ACCRA321	GHANA AT 50: A MIXED ECONOMIC RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the fourth in a series of scene setter cables on Ghana at 50. Ghana can not only boast stability and an emerging democracy (septels),but also two decades of sustained economic growth and modest poverty reduction. However, economic stability is fragile, heavily depe [...]	2007-02-12 13:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EFIN GH SOCI
07ACCRA474	GHANA AT 50: U.S.-GHANA RELATIONS [...] (U) Summary: This is the fifth in a series of scene setter cables focusing on Ghana at 50. Despite periods of friction in our relations, Ghana and the U.S. have had strong, positive ties for the past decade and are now at an all-time high. Ghana is a reliable, democratic partner for the U.S [...]	2007-02-28 17:59:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID ECON ETRD GH PGOV PHUM PREL
07ACCRA483	GHANA AT 50: A WORLD VIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the seventh and final in a series of scene setter cables looking at Ghana at 50 and the third looking at Ghana's external relations. Throughout its history Ghana has been independent and vocal on the international stage. It has preferred multilateral solutions, espe [...]	2007-03-01 18:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR CH ECON GH IN PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07ACCRA484	DIVIDED POLITICS ON THE EVE OF GHANA'S JUBILEE [...] (SBU) Summary: Heading into its Jubilee week, Ghanaian politics is heated and polarized. The ruling NPP party and the main opposition NDC party have recently offered contrasting views of the state of the nation. NDC presidential candidate John Atta Mills will participate in Jubilee activi [...]	2007-03-01 18:11:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH KDEM PGOV PREL
07ACCRA497	CHINESE INFLUENCE IN GHANA - AN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Chinese involvement in Ghana, dating from the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1960, is strong and growing. After independence, President Kwame Nkrumah sought close ties with China, a relationship that continued throughout the Rawlings years. The bilateral friendship b [...]	2007-03-02 14:39:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL XA XE GH
07ACCRA499	GHANA: INPUT FOR ANNUAL AGOA REPORT TO CONGRESS [...] In response to reftel, this cable transmits embassy Ghana's submission for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA. 2. Begin Text Status ------ AGOA eligible, including for textile and apparel benefits. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers --------------------- [...]	2007-03-05 07:35:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON GH
07ACCRA569	WEST AFRICAN REFUGEES ON HOLD FOR MATERIAL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Embassy Accra is home base for the Regional Refugee Coordinator Office, which has responsibility for refugee resettlement in 21 countries in West and Central Africa, one of only two such offices in sub-Saharan Africa. We take refugee resettlement issues very seriously and appreciate the [...]	2007-03-13 17:59:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF GH SL LI
07ACCRA614	VIEWS OF AND ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT RAWLINGS [...] (C) Summary: On March 8, Ambassador attended a meeting with Ghanaian President Kufuor arranged by Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., who was visiting Ghana for the 50th anniversary Jubilee and had also recently met with former President Rawlings. Jackson said Ghana's political polarization was hu [...]	2007-03-19 07:37:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON GH PGOV PINR
07ACCRA651	REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR EMMANUEL MARIE DINDA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Emmanuel Marie Dinda (DOB: 16 October 1966, POB: Mbuji-Mayi, DRC) to the U.S. resettlement program. Dinda took refuge in Ghana in February 2005. He previously served as Administrator of Presidential Affairs from 1993 to 1997 under former Congolese Pre [...]	2007-03-22 16:23:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM GH CO
07ACCRA708	REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR SUSIE WEAH [...] (C) Embassy Accra hereby refers Susie Weah (DPOB: 15 JUL 1985, Harper, Liberia) to the U.S. resettlement program. In Liberia, Weah's father worked as a chauffeur for the school superintendent for Maryland County. After rebels threatened to kill Weah's entire family, Weah fled from Liberia to [...]	2007-03-29 16:53:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM GH LI
07ACCRA731	FOREIGN MINISTER ON GHANA AS AFRICAN UNION (AU) [...] (U) Summary: In a March 23 speech to parliament Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo noted President Kufuor's busy agenda of upcoming meetings in his capacity as AU Chair. The centerpiece is the AU Summit in Accra on June 25-July 3, which he said would focus on how the Union should be [...]	2007-04-02 17:35:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ECON GH IV PREL SO SU ZI
07ACCRA847	GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: his is the first in a series evaluting Ghana's energy crisis, focusing on near-term remedial power generation measures. Providing over 65 percent of the country's energy, the water level at Akosombo Dam is at a record low; dam operations are limited, load shedding is more freque [...]	2007-04-18 17:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD GH
07ACCRA957	Embassy Referral for Francis A. Aglamey [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra hereby refers Mr. Francis A. Aglamey and his family to the U.S. resettlement program. Mr. Aglamey took refuge in Ghana in 2006. As Director General Assistant of the Mission Baptist Hospital in Adeta, he gave orders to treat the wounded protestors after the April [...]	2007-05-02 11:21:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF GH TO
07ADANA1	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27, 2006 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 27, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. CUMHURIYET / TOPLUMSAL DEMOKRASI: [...]	2007-01-08 11:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA10	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-17 07:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA100	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 28-31, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 28-31, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET/SABAH/CUMHURIYET/YENI SAFAK [...]	2007-08-01 14:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA102	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 01 -03, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 01-03, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. GUNDEM: The DTP-supported parliame [...]	2007-08-06 07:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA103	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 04-08 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 04-08, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: A remote-controlled PKK [...]	2007-08-09 10:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA104	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9-10, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 9-10, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The Turkish Foreign Minis [...]	2007-08-13 11:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA106	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 27, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): All M [...]	2007-08-29 11:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA107	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 28, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: Turkish General Staff [...]	2007-08-29 11:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA108	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 AND 14, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 13 and 14, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. RADIKAL / BOLGE / EVRENS [...]	2007-09-17 05:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA109	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The daily alleges [...]	2007-09-18 11:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA11	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-17 07:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA110	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The daily alleges [...]	2007-09-19 07:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA112	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 25, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE: Selahattin Demirtas, [...]	2007-09-26 05:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA114	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 26, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: Iraqi Interior Mini [...]	2007-09-26 13:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA115	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 27, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. ZAMAN: In remarks delivered [...]	2007-09-28 12:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA116	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 28, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. RADIKAL / ZAMAN / CUMHURIYET: [...]	2007-09-28 13:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA119	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 10, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. EKSPRES / ZAMAN: The A [...]	2007-10-11 06:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA122	TURKEY'S SOLE ETHNIC ARMENIAN VILLAGE SAYS IT'S TIME TO MOVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Turkey's only remaining Armenian village, Vakifli, is fighting demographic and social pressures by developing niches in organic farming and religious tourism. The Village elders said Turkish officials treat Vakifli well, including providing help with church renovations. Whil [...]	2007-10-30 14:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU AM PGOV PHUM PREL
07ADANA13	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 06:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA14	NOMINATION FOR APRIL 2-13 TRAINING COURSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 08:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU
07ADANA18	TURKEY: BIRD FLU OUTBREAK IN BATMAN PROVINCE [...] (U) Our contact in the Batman Governor's Press Office confirmed to the Consulate on February 9, that there has been an outbreak of bird flu in Bogazkoy village of Gercus township in Batman province. 2. (U) According to the contact, 170 chickens were found dead in Bogazkoy on February 6, and [...]	2007-02-09 15:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU PGOV TU
07ADANA19	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 13, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. GUNDEM: Municipality Assembly member [...]	2007-02-14 10:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA2	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28, 2006 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 28, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. ZAMAN / BOLGE / EKSPRES: Mayo [...]	2007-01-08 11:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA20	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 14, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. BOLGE / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / EKSPRE [...]	2007-02-15 13:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA21	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 09:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA23	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2006 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 19, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. BOLGE / SABAH (GUNEY) / EKSPRES / HU [...]	2007-02-21 10:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA24	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 20, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. EVRENSEL / GUNDEM / ZAMAN: Prep [...]	2007-02-21 10:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA25	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 21, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. BOLGE: Eric Green, U.S. Consul to A [...]	2007-02-22 07:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA27	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 09:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA28	DTP CO-CHAIRMEN SENTENCED TO 1.5 YEARS IMPRISONMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Two co-chairs of the pro-Kurdish DTP were sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for violating laws which forbid speaking in non-Turkish languages during political meetings or party campaigns, and using honorific titles or phrases praising crimes or criminals, such as jailed PKK lead [...]	2007-02-27 15:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA29	GRAMEEN BANK: HELPING TURKEY'S POOREST [...] (SBU) Using the micro-credit model established by its parent bank in Bangladesh, Grameen's branch in Turkey has been offering loans - and life-coaching - to poor vendors, craftswomen and farmers in Diyarbakir. Though Grameen now has six offices with ambitious expansion plans throughout SE Turk [...]	2007-03-06 06:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TU
07ADANA30	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 6 MARCH, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-07 06:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA31	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 7 MARCH 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 10:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA32	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 7, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE / EVREN [...]	2007-03-08 10:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA33	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 06:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA37	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 13:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA38	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 13:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA39	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 10:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA4	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 09, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 13:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA40	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. YASAMDA GUNDEM: Gundem daily reappeared [...]	2007-03-14 10:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA41	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 09:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA43	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 13:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA46	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 05:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA49	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 04, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 05:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA5	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 10, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 13:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA50	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 05, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 05:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA51	TURKEY-IRAQ TRADE SUFFERING FROM INSTABILITY AND A CONGESTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's trade with Iraq has suffered in recent months due to increased instability in Iraq, continuing problems at Habur Gate and inadequate banking services. The situation at Habur dismays many businessmen since, even though the facilities there have been upgraded, it still t [...]	2007-04-06 06:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TU
07ADANA52	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 06, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 12:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA53	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 05:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA54	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 09, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 05:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA55	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 11:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA56	FOUR CHRISTIANS KILLED IN SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Three Turkish citizens and one German national were killed, and two injured, in an April 18 attack Christian bookstore in Malatya, a provincial capital about 600 kilometers southeast of Ankara. The victims were all affiliated with the tiny Protestant community that has developed in south [...]	2007-04-18 14:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CACS PTER PGOV PHUM

07ADANA58	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 19, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. ZAMAN / EVRENSEL / SABAH / HURRIYET / [...]	2007-04-20 06:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA59	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 09:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA6	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARAY 10, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 14:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA60	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 05:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA61	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 10:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA63	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 17:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA65	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 01, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 01, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY): [...]	2007-05-02 05:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA66	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 02, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 02, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE: [...]	2007-05-03 05:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA67	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 07, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 07, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. GUNDEM: The daily claims that, after AK [...]	2007-05-08 05:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA68	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 08, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-08 12:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA69	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 09, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 09, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY): [...]	2007-05-10 05:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA7	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-16 06:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA71	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 AND 11, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 10 and 11, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: The local [...]	2007-05-14 05:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA73	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 24, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 24, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY): Initial studies were co [...]	2007-06-04 09:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA74	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 25, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 25, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES: The daily claims to hav [...]	2007-06-04 10:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA75	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 29, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 29, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY) / CUMHURIYET: Primary [...]	2007-06-04 10:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA76	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 05, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 05, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EVRENSEL / GUNDEM: The Gundem dai [...]	2007-06-07 05:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA77	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 06., 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 06, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): The da [...]	2007-06-07 12:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA79	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 11, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 11, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: A large anti-PKK publi [...]	2007-06-11 11:36:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA80	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 12, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY): The local daily report [...]	2007-06-13 10:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA81	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 14, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 14, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / ZAMAN: Osman [...]	2007-06-14 14:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA82	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE, 13, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 13, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / CNN ONLINE / HABERLER.COM / EK [...]	2007-06-14 14:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA83	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 15, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 15, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES ONLINE/ HABERLER.COM / HABER3. [...]	2007-06-18 10:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA84	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 20, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 20, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: MHP Adana part [...]	2007-06-20 14:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA85	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 21, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 21, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EVRENSEL: ADSIAD (Adana Industri [...]	2007-06-21 12:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA86	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 22, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 22, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: CHP National L [...]	2007-06-22 11:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA87	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 25, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 25, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / ZAMAN: National Chairperson o [...]	2007-06-25 14:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA88	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 26, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 26, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE: Kursat Tuzmen, [...]	2007-06-27 11:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA89	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 26, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 26, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE: Kursat Tuzmen, [...]	2007-06-27 12:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA90	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 27, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 27, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): Hakkari Jandar [...]	2007-06-27 14:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA91	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 28, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 27, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): Hakkari Jandar [...]	2007-06-28 09:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA92	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 12, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / HURRIYET: CHP na [...]	2007-07-18 05:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA93	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 13, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 13, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / SABAH [...]	2007-07-18 05:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA94	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 13, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 13, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / SABAH [...]	2007-07-18 11:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA95	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 12, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / HURRIYET: CHP na [...]	2007-07-18 11:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA96	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 AND 17, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 16 and 17, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / HURRIYET: Deniz Ba [...]	2007-07-18 11:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA99	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 21-27, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 21-27, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. CUMHURIYET/EVRENSEL/HURRIYET/YENI S [...]	2007-07-27 12:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADDISABABA1000	GHANAIAN DRUG COURIER ARRESTED IN ETHIOPIA WITH [...] (SBU) On March 17, Ethiopian Federal Police arrested Ghanaian national Abubakari Yakubu (DPOB: 23 January 1972, Accra) for possession of heroin at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. Mr. Yakubu, age 35, was transiting Bole International Airport en route to Lome, and had concealed the h [...]	2007-04-04 13:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PTER ET GH EG AE TO IR
07ADDISABABA1042	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's inter-agency Avian Influenza Committee met March 29 to review the situation in Ethiopia with respect to a possible outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the country. While HPAI has been confirmed in several states bordering Ethiopia (Sudan and Djibouti) [...]	2007-04-09 14:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ET KFLU TBIO AMED EAID EAGR SENV XW
07ADDISABABA1061	USAU AMB COURVILLE MEETING W/UGANDAN AMB SSEMPALA [...] (C)SUMMARY: On 2 April 2007, USAU met with General Aronda, Chief of Defense of the Ugandan Peoples Defense Force and Ambassador Ssempala to discuss issues and concerns regarding the deployment of Ugandan troops in Somalia at the Ugandan Embassy in Addis Ababa. END SUMMARY 2. (U) Parti [...]	2007-04-10 11:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA1079	SOMALIA: TFG REACHES OUT TO HAWIYE, BUT PLANS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, Abdulkarim Farah, disputed reports of inter-clan tensions between the Darood (President Abdullahi Yusuf's clan) and Hawiye who control Mogadishu, asserting they were exaggerated by disenchanted Hawiye/Habr-Gedir/Ay [...]	2007-04-11 08:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID KDEM ET SO QA CA
07ADDISABABA1091	AMIR MESHAL: POTENTIAL COURT CASE [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel demarche, Ambassador spoke in detail with the Prime Minister prior to receiving the demarche cable. It is not necessary to raise the questions posed in reftel on potential Ethiopian Government charges against Meshal. The GOE has made it clear to us in private di [...]	2007-04-11 14:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	CASC EAIR KHLS PTER ET
07ADDISABABA1104	ETHIOPIA: BENCH RULES CUD LEADERS MUST ANSWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a series of rulings between April 4-9, the High Court dismissed charges of "attempted" genocide and treason against all defendants in the nearly year-long trial of opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society represent [...]	2007-04-12 15:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA1105	AMIR MESHAL: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: see paragraph 6. 2. (S/NF) The Government of Ethiopia plans to hold an initial hearing on Friday, April 13, for most of the remaining suspected foreign fighters caught in Somalia by Ethiopian troops, or transferred from Kenya to Ethiopia via Somalia's Transitional Federa [...]	2007-04-12 15:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR CASC PTER ET SO KWCI KJUS KHLS
07ADDISABABA1130	AMIR MESHAL: STATUS OF DECISION [...] (S/NF) Per reftel, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum on April 13. FM Seyoum responded that the GOE would work in close consultation with the USG on this case in the coming days. MFA acting Director General for Europe and America Almaz Ameha said she would [...]	2007-04-13 15:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	CASC EAIR KHLS KAWC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA1131	SOMALI AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DETAINED FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY. In an April 11 press conference in Addis Ababa, Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia Abdikarin Farah acknowledged that 41 suspected foreign terrorists had been captured in Somalia and were in Ethiopian custody, and that another 200 were being de [...]	2007-04-13 15:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM KISL KAWC KJUS SO ET
07ADDISABABA1147	ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin briefed Ambassador April 13 on his personal protest to European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel on a report leaked in Nairobi of the Commission's intent to investigate war crimes against Ethiopia and Somal [...]	2007-04-16 14:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS ET SO
07ADDISABABA1166	ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION LEADERS EXPRESS FRUSTRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with opposition parliamentary leaders, Ambassador explained planned USG Title 1 food assistance to help relieve economic strain on urban poor and solicited leaders' views on political openness outside Addis Ababa. Ambassador noted that the food would be used to co [...]	2007-04-17 12:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
07ADDISABABA1207	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - ACOTA [...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program and Policy Coordinator Chip Beck and ACOTA Regional Training and Operations Manager Richard Roan to from o/a April 25-26, 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situat [...]	2007-04-19 10:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS OTRA UG ET
07ADDISABABA1222	ETHIOPIA: MFA HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER-TERRORISM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 18 courtesy call, newly appointed Ethiopian MFA Counselor for Europe and America Tebege Berhe said conditions in Somalia had improved over the previous month, but that military operations remained "incomplete," having been curtailed due to concern about civilian casua [...]	2007-04-19 15:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1225	ETHIOPIA: MFA HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER-TERRORISM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 18 courtesy call, newly appointed Ethiopian MFA Counselor for Europe and America Tebege Berhe said conditions in Somalia had improved over the previous month, but that military operations remained "incomplete," having been curtailed due to concern about civilian casua [...]	2007-04-20 04:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1230	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - ACOTA [...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program and Policy Coordinator Chip Beck and ACOTA Regional Training and Operations Manager Richard Roan to from o/a April 25-26, 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situat [...]	2007-04-20 06:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS OTRA UG ET
07ADDISABABA1234	SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT YUSUF HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, visiting Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf said the security situation in Somalia was improving, but that Council of Islamic Court (CIC) remnants in Mogadishu continued to provoke the TFG. While the [...]	2007-04-20 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET DJ QA EG IR
07ADDISABABA1271	DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING AVIAN AND PANDEMIC RESPONSE [...] SUMMARY: Post's inter-agency Avian Influenza Committee met March 29 to review the situation in Ethiopia with respect to a possible outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the country (reftel b). The GOE's recent revamping of its National Task Force for the Prevention and Contr [...]	2007-04-24 08:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ET KFLU TBIO AMED EAID EAGR SENV XW
07ADDISABABA1275	ETHIOPIA'S PLANS AND INTENTIONS FOR ERITREA [...] (U) Post responses are provided per ref A. A. (S/NF) WHAT ARE ETHIOPIA'S PLANS AND INTENTIONS FOR DEALING WITH ERITREAN PRESIDENT ISAIAS AND THE BORDER IMPASSE? ---------------------- PERCEPTIONS OF ERITREA ---------------------- 2. (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles and the hard-core elemen [...]	2007-04-24 12:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL PINS PBTS ET ER XW
07ADDISABABA1277	ETHIOPIA: RELIABLE REPORTS OF TORTURE OF SOME [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting, respected local NGO leader Pastor Daniel Gebraselassie (strictly protect) confirmed reports by Amnesty International of arrests and police beatings of a group of teachers. However, he told Poloff and officials from European Embassies that the numbers were [...]	2007-04-24 14:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PHUM PTER PGOV ET ER
07ADDISABABA1281	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROPOSALS FOR [...] Per reftel, Post submits the following anti-trafficking in persons project proposals for consideration of funding from FY 2007 INCLE and ESF appropriations. As a Tier Two country, Ethiopia is trying to combat a significant trafficking challenge, especially of women and children; ESF and INCLE [...]	2007-04-25 05:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG ET
07ADDISABABA1291	ADDIS ABABA EAC MEETS TO ASSESS SECURITY SITUATION IN [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 9. 2. (U) On March 25, Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to assess the security situation in Ethiopia's Somali (Ogaden) Region in response to previous day's attack on a Chinese oil drilling facility. EAC members present included COM, DCM, ORA, DAO [...]	2007-04-26 06:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA1308	ETHIOPIA: ONLF KILLINGS/KIDNAPPINGS OF CHINESE OIL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has for the past six months threatened attacks on economic development projects in Ethiopia's Somali (Ogaden) Region being conducted by foreign workers, especially oil exploration. In a shift in tactics in recent months, NGO workers [...]	2007-04-27 09:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PTER PINS ECON EPET ASEC PREF ET CH
07ADDISABABA1348	ETHIOPIA: LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 27, Minister of Transportation and Communication Juneidi Sado and State Minister Getachew Mengiste met with Ambassador and poloff to discuss the state of Ethiopia's information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and capacity building. Minister Juneidi sa [...]	2007-05-03 08:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS EINT ET DJ CH SU XW
07ADDISABABA1350	ETHIOPIA: EU MEMBERS NEGATIVE ON GOE ACTIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassadors from EU member states emerged angry and pessimistic from a 3-hour meeting with PM Meles April 18. They were reacting to the Prime Minister's comments on defeating the insurgency in Somalia as well as his remarks concerning upcoming local elections in Ethiopia, which [...]	2007-05-03 08:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ASEC SO ET
07ADDISABABA1365	ETHIOPIA: PM AND FM ON SOMALIA, WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with Prime Minister Meles and Foreign Minister Seyoum on May 3, Somalia and follow-up to the Foreign Minister,s recent trip to Washington were key discussion topics with the Ambassador. The Prime Minister was concerned about the porous and open Kenyan-Soma [...]	2007-05-04 11:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER CASC ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1381	ETHIOPIA: GOE ADDRESSES RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN JIMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a three-day visit to the Jima area in Ethiopia's Oromiya Region, Poloff and FSN met with local government and religious leaders to better understand the causes of recurrent religious conflicts, including an October 2006 machete attack by Muslims that killed or injured 36 Chr [...]	2007-05-08 04:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KISL KIRF ET
07ADDISABABA139	ETHIOPIA: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE CUD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Internal disputes over tactics and personal rivalries have continued over the last several months to weaken and divide the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) -- the strongest opposition movement in Ethiopia's landmark 2005 elections. While those who led the CUD to an impressi [...]	2007-01-18 03:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ET
07ADDISABABA1397	SOMALILAND FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWS COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On May 4, Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi M. Duale updated Ambassador and poloff on his recent visit to Europe to promote Somaliland's external relations with potential donors, and ongoing consultations with Ethiopia on cross-border counter-terrorism cooperation. FM Dual [...]	2007-05-08 10:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PBTS PTER EAID KDEM ET SO DJ
07ADDISABABA1420	ETHIOPIA: IMPRISONED CUD LEADERS AND PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 30, a signed admission by detained Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) Chairman Hailu Shawel and Addis Ababa mayor-elect Berhanu Nega, accepting collective responsibility for their membership's actions which led to loss of life and damage to property during the civil [...]	2007-05-09 16:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS ET
07ADDISABABA1497	Hand grenade/explosive attacks in Ethiopia [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Embassy has received reports of four separate and unrelated incidents involving explosives (most likely hand grenades) used to carry out attacks in different regions of Ethiopia. An incident in the Amhara Region resulted in 8 dead and 26 wounded. The other three incidents oc [...]	2007-05-16 13:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA1500	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN STATE MINISTER TEKEDA PROPOSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu informed Ambassador on May 16 that the GOE believed that Mogadishu was the most effective venue for a joint U.S.-GOE approach to Somali President Yusuf on political engagement of Hawiye leaders, as it would provide an opportunity to [...]	2007-05-16 14:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID ET SO
07ADDISABABA1507	SOMALI AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 16 meeting with ORA analysts and deputy pol-econ counselor, Ambassador Abdulkarim Farah, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, offered his frank perspectives on TFG relations with the Hawiye clan, a [...]	2007-05-18 04:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KPKO SO ET BY
07ADDISABABA1531	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN STATE MINISTER TEKEDA DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a follow-up to May 11 consultations with AF DAS Swan, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda presented a GOE non-paper on May 15 to visiting Ambassador John Yates and Ambassador, expressing Ethiopia's shared concerns about the need for Transitional Federal Government of Som [...]	2007-05-21 13:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA1534	ETHIOPIA: ADMIRAL FALLON AND PRIME MINISTER MELES [...] (S/NF) At the conclusion of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral William J. Fallon's discussion with Prime Minister Meles on May 11 (septel),Admiral Fallon and the Ambassador (note-taker) spoke in private with the Prime Minister as other participants left the room. Admiral Fallon [...]	2007-05-21 15:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MASS CASC KPAO ET
07ADDISABABA1535	ETHIOPIA: BROKEN PROMISES, UNMET EXPECTATIONS -- [...] (S/NF) U.S.-Ethiopian mil-to-mil relations, specifically security assistance, are currently facing their most difficult challenges in the eleven years the Ambassador has observed U.S.-Ethiopian relations. The deterioration is an accumulation of missteps, misunderstandings, and misreadings of [...]	2007-05-21 16:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MASS ET US SO
07ADDISABABA1551	DEMARCHES ON DARFUR AND UN HYBRID FORCE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on May 22 to MFA desk officer for the United States, Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye. Tesfaye inquired about the status of discussions with other AU member states, and asked whether any additional internal disagreements on the reinforcement efforts had occurred. [...]	2007-05-22 15:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU ET AU
07ADDISABABA1598	ADDIS ABABA EAC REVIEWS THREAT AGAINST LOCAL HOTELS, [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See paragraphs 5 and 11 for action requested. 2. (SBU) On May 23, Addis Ababa's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in light of the following: -- Recent threat information disseminated by Washington to the U.S. business commun [...]	2007-05-24 12:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA161	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIA ON TFG INCLUSIVENESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In ongoing discussions with GOE principals, Ambassador has repeatedly raised ref B points on the need to, inter alia, encourage Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) leaders to not only reconcile with TFG Speaker Shariff Hassan, but also to reach out to all Somali stakehold [...]	2007-01-18 10:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO ET
07ADDISABABA163	PRE-BRIEF ON UPCOMING AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT - [...] (U) AU will meet again on January 19 to finalize preparations for Summit. 2. (U) Restricted access: the plenary hall will be limited to head of delegation plus one, although up to 5 plus one can watch on TV monitors for sessions. 3. (U) USAU submitted to Ethopian protocol the fo [...]	2007-01-19 14:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA1652	ETHIOPIAN PATRIARCH A CRITICAL ALLY ON THE BATTLEFRONT [...] SUMMARY. The Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abuna Petros, and the Ambassador appeared at a public event on May 23 to advocate for HIV/AIDS victims to take antiretroviral treatment (ART),not just traditional holy water alone, as treatment for their disease. Hundreds of worshipper [...]	2007-05-30 07:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO EAID KHIV SOCI OEXC ET
07ADDISABABA171	SOMALIA: REDEPLOYMENT OF ETHIOPIAN TROOPS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador and DATT met with ENDF Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Samora Yonus on Ethiopia's decision to redeploy troops at a critical juncture in operations to capture/neutralize extremist elements of the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). General Samora provided an [...]	2007-01-23 06:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR PREF ET SO KE
07ADDISABABA173	SOMALIA: MSF PROTESTS ALLEGED ETHIOPIAN MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The humanitarian NGO, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders),has protested the alleged December 26-27, 2006, occupation of its hospital in Dinsor, Somalia, by the Ethiopian military, asserting that Ethiopian troops harassed and intimidated MSF local staff and confisc [...]	2007-01-23 08:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER MOPS SO ET
07ADDISABABA1744	ETHIOPIA-SOMALILAND: PRESIDENT KAHIN KEEPS HIS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Somaliland President Dahir Rayale Kahin said he kept his promise by releasing a detained Somalilander of interest to the USG. The release was kept quiet with most of his own cabinet kept in the dark. President Kahin and Foreign Minister Abdillahi M. Duale stressed their hope [...]	2007-06-05 09:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER SO ET DJ YM
07ADDISABABA1745	ETHIOPIA: TERRORIST THREATS AND PLACING THE ONLF [...] (S/NF) Ethiopia's heightened security alerts in response to the kidnappings of British Embassy staff and Ethiopian guides by Afar rebels in February; the killings of Chinese and Ethiopian oil workers by the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) last month; and grenade attacks last week in Ji [...]	2007-06-05 09:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL ET
07ADDISABABA1771	SOMALI PRIME MINISTER GHEDI DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 31, Somali Prime Minister Ghedi affirmed the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) commitment to power-sharing with all clans, but noted that the Hawiye Leadership Committee represented neither the general interests of the Hawiye community nor traditional Somali leader [...]	2007-06-06 15:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM SO ET
07ADDISABABA18	ETHIOPIA: PM MELES REPORTS TO PARLIAMENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Meles told the Ethiopian Parliament Jan. 2 that Ethiopian military forces, along with TFG and Puntland militias, had defeated and dispersed Council of Islamic Courts (CIC) extremists. He highlighted the warm welcome and full cooperation Ethiopian forces had received from So [...]	2007-01-04 07:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV PTER SO ET
07ADDISABABA181	SOMALIA: TFG AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO GERMANY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 22 meeting with deputy pol-econ counselor and German DCM, Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Embassy counselor Abdisalam Warsame Hassan reviewed recent developments in Somalia. TFG President Yusuf had not been harmed by the January 19 mortar attack on the [...]	2007-01-23 14:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS SO ET
07ADDISABABA192	ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION RESTS IN CUD TRIAL - A [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 29, 2006, the prosecution rested its case against detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives, ending a 7-month presentation of evidence. The next court session will be on February 19, [...]	2007-01-24 04:43:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA1924	ETHIOPIAN WOMEN'S PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUS REFLECTS EPRDF'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Established in 2006, the Ethiopian Women's Parliamentary Caucus comprises one-fifth of the members of Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives (117 of 547 seats),and underscores how the number of women in Ethiopia's Parliament has tripled following the May 2005 national ele [...]	2007-06-21 08:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KWMN ET
07ADDISABABA1958	2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is aware of four (4) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia. One claim included in the 2006 report has been resolved. There is one new reported claim. (See update to case of Claimant E, and new claim by Claimant H). Post is also [...]	2007-06-22 12:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA1960	UNSC-AFRICAN UNION DISCUSSIONS IN ADDIS ABABA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union Commission Chairperson Konare urgently requested visiting UN Security Council representatives to provide funding for African peacekeeping forces in Darfur and Somalia. Konare, AU Commissioners, and African Ambassadors highlighted capacity and financial limitation [...]	2007-06-23 14:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO UNSC AU SU SO
07ADDISABABA1987	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PATRICK HICKEY [...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes Patrick Hickey to Ethiopia June 25 through July 10, 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Travelers should re-confirm this clearance with the control officer 72 hours prior to commencement of tr [...]	2007-06-26 06:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ET GH OTRA
07ADDISABABA1988	DEMARCHE ON ICAO ASSEMBLY DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered demarche points (refs A-B) on June 22 to MFA desk officer for the United States, Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye, and to MFA Counsellor/Head for UN Principal Organs Fund and Programming, Lulit Zewdie Gebremariam. 2. Zewdie provided no detailed substantive response regarding GO [...]	2007-06-26 08:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV ET
07ADDISABABA2027	ETHIOPIA ETHNIC INSURGENCY (C-AL7-01035): [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate briefings to Embassy officers, representatives of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders),as well as USG-funded researchers conducting a regional assessment of Somali issues, have highlighted concerns that the Government of Ethiopia's ongoing counterinsurg [...]	2007-06-27 16:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2030	U.S. SOLDIER BASED AT EMBASSY INVOLVED IN FATAL MOTOR [...] (U) On June 25, 2007, at approximately 0950 hours, an Amcit active duty U.S. Army soldier (E-4 Specialist) based at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa was involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident resulting in the death of a Ethiopian national pedestrian (female, 40 to 50 years of age). 2. (U [...]	2007-06-28 05:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KJUS MASS ODIP ET
07ADDISABABA205	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN STATE MINISTER TO ANNOUNCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda informed Ambassador on January 23 that he was preparing a public statement on the Ethiopian military's withdrawal from Somalia, following consultations between Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Yusuf and Ethiopian [...]	2007-01-24 13:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS SO ET KE KN
07ADDISABABA2117	ETHIOPIA: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. As in the previous year, neither host government officials nor Ethiopian media have reported significant sexual misconduct or trafficking in persons (TIP) attributable to UN peacekeeping personnel in Ethiopia. However, both NGOs and staff of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia [...]	2007-07-05 15:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PHUM KCRM KWMN ET ER
07ADDISABABA2137	ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 9, the prosecution recommended the death penalty for the 38 opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders and journalists found guilty on June 11 on charges of subversion. However, final sentencing has been postponed until July 16. Meanwhile, the negotiation [...]	2007-07-09 16:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2159	ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES COMMENTS ON PRIVATE-SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: A two-day conference organized by the World Bank, donors, and the Ministry of Trade and Industry underscored the GOE's commitment to accelerate private sector and export-led economic growth. Following the conference, Prime Minister Meles met for two hours with selected conference part [...]	2007-07-11 09:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2174	USAID/DCHA FIELD TRIP AND ASSESSMENT, AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA [...] SUMMARY. Drought in Ethiopia's Afar region has taken its toll on pastoralists in woredas most affected by the failure of recent rains, including Chifra, Uwa and Awra. While access to water is a concern, the lack of browse, pasture, and fodder for livestock has had a devastating impact on catt [...]	2007-07-12 09:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF ET
07ADDISABABA2177	ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 9, the prosecution recommended the death penalty for the 38 opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders and journalists found guilty on June 11 on charges of subversion. However, final sentencing has been postponed until July 16. Meanwhile, the negotiation [...]	2007-07-12 09:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2185	SOMALI TFG AMBASSADOR REVIEWS SOMALILAND, AMISOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Ambassador Abdulkarim Farah, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, African foreign ministers meeting in Accra unanimously rejected a Ghanaian motion to establish an AU committee to examine Soma [...]	2007-07-13 08:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET ER AU BN
07ADDISABABA2195	ETHIOPIA: ELDERS ANTICIPATE JULY 16 AMNESTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Professor Ephraim Isaac, the lead negotiator from the team of Ethiopian Elders working on release of the CUD detainees, has returned to Addis Ababa for the conclusion of the trial, and the anticipated pardon announcement by the GoE. During a July 12 meeting with PM Meles, Ephraim [...]	2007-07-13 14:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET

07ADDISABABA2196	(C-AL7-01035) UN AGENCIES AND NGOS DISCUSS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador convened a meeting on July 3 of UN agencies and USAID-funded NGOs operating in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, as well as major development partners, to exchange information on current security and humanitarian conditions in the Ogaden and to separate f [...]	2007-07-13 15:43:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS EAID EAGR MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2197	(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: WFP OFFICIAL DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. An American security coordinator for the World Food Programme (WFP),who has traveled extensively in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region to coordinate WFP airdrops, assesses that the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) does not seek to target Americans or humanitarian [...]	2007-07-13 17:43:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2203	(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: SOMALI REGION SUPREME [...] (C/REL UK) SUMMARY. The acting President of the Supreme Court for Ethiopia's Somali Region, Abdurahman Rega, denies any increase in detentions resulting from the GOE's ongoing counterinsurgency campaign against suspected Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels in the Ogaden. A former [...]	2007-07-16 04:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PINS MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2284	ETHIOPIA: CUD LEADERS FREED FROM PRISON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 20, the 38 Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, CUD members and journalists that had been convicted on charges including "Outrages Against the Constitution," were granted a Presidential pardon and released from prison. The release is a result of months of neg [...]	2007-07-20 15:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2285	(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: UN AGENCIES ALLEGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs report that Somali Region authorities have decided to allow the delivery of emergency food relief--presumably under military escort--to 5 zones in the Ogaden where military operations are ongoing. However, the UN and NGOs also note that the Ethi [...]	2007-07-20 17:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2301	ETHIOPIA: INCREASED HEROIN TRAFFICKING ORIGINATING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the March arrest of a Ghanaian national who had ingested nearly one kilogram of heroin from Iran, Ethiopian federal authorities have arrested 4 other Africans transiting Addis Ababa from Dubai with ingested heroin, and are randomly searching West Africans on suspect fligh [...]	2007-07-23 10:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ET GH KE TO IR
07ADDISABABA2324	ETHIOPIA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR JUNE 2007 [...] SUMMARY: -- The GOE approved a federal budget of USD 4.9 billion for fiscal year 2007/08, a 20 percent increase over the previous year. -- The IMF reports that the Ethiopian economy grew by an average of 10.7 percent annually in the past three years, with 9.4 percent estimated for this year. [...]	2007-07-24 08:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR EAIR ET
07ADDISABABA233	SOMALIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES URGES DIPLOMACY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles called the USG's AC-130 strike "terrific" in targeting extremists without any civilian casualties, but termed the Washington Post press report--less than 24 hours after the strike--as unacceptable. The leak comes as Meles hosts the African Union summit wit [...]	2007-01-25 17:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MOPS MASS ET SO
07ADDISABABA234	SOMALIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES URGES DIPLOMACY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles called the USG's AC-130 strike "terrific" in targeting extremists without any civilian casualties, but termed the Washington Post press report--less than 24 hours after the strike--as unacceptable. The leak comes as Meles hosts the African Union summit wit [...]	2007-01-25 17:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR MOPS MASS ET SO
07ADDISABABA2343	(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNOCHA Head of Office Paul Hebert reported that government officials had decided on July 21 to allow emergency food relief to be delivered to the 5 zones in the Ogaden area of the Somali Region where military operations against the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) were ong [...]	2007-07-25 07:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2361	ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER WEIGHED DOWN BY SOMALI [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles, visibly weighed by the past weeks of tough negotiations on the amnesty for 38 high profile opposition leaders jailed since December 2005, and the close oversight of operations in Somalia and the Ogaden, questioned the Ambassador on July 24 over the Ogaden [...]	2007-07-25 15:34:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PINS CASC EAID MASS MOPS ET SO IS
07ADDISABABA2369	ETHIOPIA: PRESSURED BY HARD-LINERS, GOE LASHES OUT [...] (S/NF) The GOE's expulsion of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from the Somali Region highlights the deep internal cabinet divisions over operations in the Ogaden and extending into the conduct of operations in Somalia, and has implications for relations with the U.S. During [...]	2007-07-26 15:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS MOPS EAID ET US
07ADDISABABA2376	(C-AL7-01035): ETHIOPIA: GOE ORDERS ICRC TO CLOSE [...] (S) SUMMARY. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that Ethiopian officials have ordered the ICRC to close its two offices in the Somali Region, and to immediately dismiss all of its staff in the Somali Region. While portrayed as a decision by regional-level authorities, [...]	2007-07-27 16:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREF PHUM PINS MOPS EAID ET
07ADDISABABA238	ETHIOPIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] Begin Ethiopia's 2007 Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ There are few changes since last year's Investment Climate Statement report. The 2005/2006 highlights include: -- A new proclamation governing trademark registration and pr [...]	2007-01-26 07:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2381	ETHIOPIA: CONFERENCE EXAMINES PROGRESS TOWARD MDGS [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a half-day seminar, GOE and NGO officials discussed Ethiopia's progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Participants highlighted that Ethiopia had integrated and streamlined MDGs into national development polices and programs, such as the 2002-2005 Su [...]	2007-07-30 07:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KMCA ET
07ADDISABABA2392	SOMALI TFG PRIME MINISTER GHEDI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi, accompanied by TFG Foreign Minister Hussein Elabe Fahiye, informed Ambassador on July 27 that earlier meetings with AU Commission Chairperson Konare and French FM Kouchner "went well," with Kouchne [...]	2007-07-30 15:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO SO EG QA
07ADDISABABA2413	(C-AL7-01035) ETHIOPIA: TRADE RESTRICTIONS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Results of a Save the Children- UK assessment representing the donors indicate that, in the limited areas assessment teams were able to visit, under current conditions of restrained trade up to 500,000 people in Ethiopia's Somali Region may need food assistance in the upcoming m [...]	2007-08-02 05:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2415	NGO VEHICLE HITS LANDMINE IN OGADEN REGION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 29, a vehicle belonging to a nongovernmental organization traveling in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region hit a landmine, resulting in three killed. The landmine incident occurred in an area where the Ethiopian military is conducting ongoing military operations a [...]	2007-08-02 09:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREF MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2439	ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) UNOCHA REPORTS EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An August 2 briefing by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reports that despite the recent decision by Somali Region officials to allow emergency food relief to the Ogaden area---where military operations against suspected Ogaden National Libera [...]	2007-08-02 16:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2445	ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) ACTIONS AGREED ON OGADEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador convened a meeting on August 3 to address current developments in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, and possible responses by international partners. UN officials, NGO representatives, and key donor missions reviewed the humanitarian and security situation i [...]	2007-08-03 16:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2472	ETHIOPIA: GIRLS LEAVING ORPHANAGES: A VULNERABLE [...] SUMMARY: A conversation with girls in a government-run children's home in Addis Ababa indicates limited economic options exist for this vulnerable population. Government support after age 18 is minimal, and the girls are not prepared for an independent life. One of the potential livelihoods [...]	2007-08-07 10:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB ET KWMN SOCI
07ADDISABABA2474	ETHIOPIA: VISITING EXPERT OFFERS ADVICE ON [...] SUMMARY: During a private visit, the president of the National Intellectual Property Institute (NIPLI) Dr. James Chandler stressed the importance of intellectual property rights (IPR) in Ethiopia's future global competitiveness and development to the Government of Ethiopia. GOE officials, inc [...]	2007-08-07 10:26:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EINV ET
07ADDISABABA2477	EXPLOSIONS IN JIJIGA (ETHIOPIA'S SOMALI REGION) [...] (U) On August 5, two explosions were reported in Jijiga, capital of Ethiopia's Somali Region, at approximately 1230 p.m.: one at a Protestant church and the other in the "Taiwan" market area. Reported casualties are one killed, eleven injured. 2. (U) The following day, the Ogaden National Li [...]	2007-08-07 14:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PINS PTER ET
07ADDISABABA2523	ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) SOME COMMERCIAL FOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 9, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that World Food Program (WFP) emergency food relief is now finally en route to the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, with 4 trucks making deliveries, and 32 other trucks anticipated [...]	2007-08-10 12:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV MOPS EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2524	ETHIOPIA: (C-AL7-01035) SOME COMMERCIAL FOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 9, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that World Food Program (WFP) emergency food relief is now finally en route to the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali Region, with 4 trucks making deliveries, and 32 other trucks anticipated [...]	2007-08-10 12:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PHUM PGOV MOPS EAGR EAID ET
07ADDISABABA2535	ETHIOPIA: FOREIGN MINISTER SEYOUM ON OGADEN AND [...] (S/NF) On August 9, Ambassador discussed Ethiopia's counterinsurgency efforts in the Ogaden and the resulting humanitarian challenges, as well as Ethiopia's military presence in Somalia, with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin. The Ambassador reviewed U.S. Embassy-led meetings on August [...]	2007-08-13 12:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA2557	MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY AND OVERALL ASSESSMENT: Refugee Coordinator (refcoord) Kent (Sam) Healy visited Kakuma refugee camp at Kakuma, Kenya, several times the first 7 months of 2007. During these visits, time was spent to monitor and evaluate the IRC program "Continuation of an Integrated Health Care, and A [...]	2007-08-15 11:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID ET KE SU
07ADDISABABA2566	ETHIOPIA DISASTER DECLARATION: IMMINENT [...] ACTION REQUEST: Ambassador requests Department's concurrence to announce disaster declaration from Addis Ababa, rather than from Washington. If Department concurs, Post seeks to make this announcement on Friday, August 17. END ACTION REQUEST. 2. SUMMARY. Concerns that a severe humanitaria [...]	2007-08-16 11:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ET PHUM PGOV PREF MOPS
07ADDISABABA2576	ANALYSIS OF USAID/OFDA WATER INTERVENTIONS AND RELATED [...] SUMMARY. The USAID/OFDA Shelter and Settlements (S&S) Advisor in conjunction with USAID/OFDA Ethiopia staff monitored field activities in selected areas of Ethiopia's Oromiya Region from July 25 to August 4, to assess strategic water interventions and implications on population and migration i [...]	2007-08-17 02:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA258	ETHIOPIAN POPULAR OPINION: INFLATION, POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY In an informal survey Post conducted of Addis Ababa residents, interviewees said that the current domestic political climate has yet to recover fully from the violence that marked the 2005 post-election period, and that a subdued anger continues to fester as a result. However, des [...]	2007-01-30 05:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ET ER
07ADDISABABA2597	ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER MELES FLUSTERED ON THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles expressed to the Ambassador and ORA chief on August 18 his frustration over international criticism of Ethiopian operations in the Ogaden. Defensive in tone, the Prime Minister said the counterinsurgency operation against the Ogadeni National Liberation F [...]	2007-08-21 09:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2606	ADDIS ABABA RESPONSE - SECURITY ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS ----------------------- A. Yes, there is a sizable Muslim population throughout Ethiopia as well as ethnic Somalis. Generally, there is very little if any anti-American sentiment among the majority of the population in Ethiopia. Only small segments of the general pop [...]	2007-08-22 05:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA2620	ADDIS ABABA EAC MEETS TO ASSESS SECURITY SITUATION RELATED [...] (SBU) On August 22, the Addis Ababa Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to assess the security situation in regards to the Ethiopian Millennium (celebrated September 12). EAC members present included COM, A/DCM, ORA, DAO, CJTF HOA, POL/ECON, USAID, CDC, CONS, Peace Corps, Health Unit, MGT, PA [...]	2007-08-23 09:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA2636	2007 BELG SEASON PRE-HARVEST ASSESSMENT IN [...] SUMMARY. The Disaster Prevention Preparedness Agency (DPPA) led multi-agency teams that conducted a pre- harvest and needs assessment of the 2007 Belg season between June 24 and July 14, 2007. This involved 15 teams visiting all Belg producing and pastoral areas in the country. The purpose [...]	2007-08-27 05:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2691	MELES ON ERITREA, THE ONLF, AND THE OGADEN [...] (C) Summary: In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Meles said that the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) has no legal basis to demarcate the Ethio-Eritrean border by geographic coordinates. He argued that while Eritrean President Isaias may remove the UN Missio [...]	2007-08-30 10:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ET ER
07ADDISABABA2694	MELES ON ERITREA, THE ONLF, AND THE OGADEN [...] (C) Summary: In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Meles said that the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) has no legal basis to demarcate the Ethio-Eritrean border by geographic coordinates. He argued that while Eritrean President Isaias may remove the UN Missio [...]	2007-08-30 14:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ET ER
07ADDISABABA2697	ETHIOPIA: U/SYG PASCOE REPORTS ISAIAS AND MELES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn B. Pascoe, accompanied by Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Ambassador Azouz Ennifar, informed Ambassador and poloffs on August 29 That both Erit [...]	2007-08-31 05:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
07ADDISABABA2736	FOLLOW THE MONEY - TREASURY ADVISORS TRAIN ON FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: As part of overall capacity building and training efforts in Ethiopia, representatives of the US Treasury Department offered 50 anti-corruption, law enforcement, and tax authority officials a five day program August 27-31 in Addis Ababa highlighting best practices in investigating fina [...]	2007-09-06 12:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PTER PINR ET
07ADDISABABA2749	ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer met with NGOs, UN agencies, and Ambassadors from major donor countries and interested parties on the Ogaden. In the fourth such meeting convened recently by Ambassador Yamamoto to consider the humanitarian and security situation in the Ogaden [...]	2007-09-10 06:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PHUM MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2781	A Sufi and a Wahabi Sit Down to Lunch... [...] (U) Amb. Yamamoto hosted two groups of Ethiopian Muslim leaders to pre-Ramadan lunches. The first group included the Mufti and moderate Sufi leaders allied with the Addis Ababa Islamic Council (AAIC),while the second group was composed of Wahabi Muslim leaders. While the lunches aimed to ope [...]	2007-09-10 14:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAO SCUL ET
07ADDISABABA2805	UN ON OGADEN: POCKETS OF CRISIS, ALARMING HUMAN [...] (C) Deputy UN Humanitarian Coordinator and head of the UN Assessment Mission to the Ogaden, Paul Hebert (strictly protect),briefed Ambassador Yamamoto and Embassy and USAID staff on September 13 on the findings of the United Nations, August 30-September 6 Assessment Mission to the Ogaden. The [...]	2007-09-17 05:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID EAGR PGOV PREF MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2813	ETHIOPIA: CUD LEADERS EXPLORING FUTURE OF PARTY AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since their pardon and release from prison in July and August, the members of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) Supreme Council have begun actively working to reestablish themselves as the recognized leadership of the CUD. After nearly two years in prison, the former lea [...]	2007-09-17 13:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2825	Codel Jackson-Lee Advocates Agricultural Technology and [...] Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee advocated for U.S. Technology as well as the need for Ethiopia to adopt land reform and liberalization of the fertilizer and seed markets to help Ethiopia's farmers enhance agricultural yields during a very cordial meeting with Prime Minister Meles on August 31. [...]	2007-09-18 06:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR PHUM ET SO
07ADDISABABA2860	ETHIOPIA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR AUGUST 2007 [...] SUMMARY --Council of ministers approved salary increase for civil servants; --The consumer price index still on the rise; CPI inflation reached 18% in August; Government action to curb price hike; minister asks to expose speculators; --The official exchange rate of the Ethiopian Birr again [...]	2007-09-19 12:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ENRG EAIR ET
07ADDISABABA2863	ETHIOPIA: MOVING FORWARD ON BORDER IMPASSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is an action request message see para 8. On September 17 Ambassador and Poloff attended a Friends of United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) meeting at UNMEE HQ. Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General Azouz Ennifar reported there had been no [...]	2007-09-20 06:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
07ADDISABABA2876	ETHIOPIA'S HUMANITARIAN OUTLOOK - FLOODS UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: The overall humanitarian outlook in Ethiopia for the remainder of 2007 is cause for concern. While some areas of the country are particularly fragile, the combination of flooding, emerging nutrition hotspots, continued outbreaks of acute watery diarrhea (AWD),poor belg season rains, [...]	2007-09-20 12:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ET PHUM PGOV PREF MOPS
07ADDISABABA2887	ETHIOPIA: ACCOMMODATING CRITICISMS ON THE OGADEN [...] (S/NF) Summary: National Security Advisor Abay Tsehai told Ambassador, DCM and ORA chief September 20 in a follow-up to the visit of Assistant Secretary Frazer and NSC Senior Director Pittman, Ethiopia was addressing concerns raised by the UN and international community on the problems in the [...]	2007-09-21 09:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA2899	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ICAO SPLIT-CURRENCY ISSUE [...] PolOff delivered demarche points on September 20th to MFA International Organizations Second Counselor Fortuna Dibaco. 2. Dibaco provided no detailed substantive response regarding potential GOE positions on USG support for split currency assessments but noted that our Montreal delegation sh [...]	2007-09-24 14:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ICAO ET
07ADDISABABA2944	Meskel: Crowds Celebrate a New Beginning for the Government [...] "Meskel", one of the most important Ethiopian Orthodox religious festivals, was celebrated on September 28. It attracted over 500,000 people in and near Meskel Square in the heart of Addis Ababa, with reports from the Ethiopian press that as many as one million people throughout the city celeb [...]	2007-10-01 11:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA2951	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR YUE JIN [...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes Yue Jin, yue.jin@ars.usda.gov to Ethiopia October 2 to October 7, 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Travelers should re-confirm this clearance with the control officer 72 hours prior to co [...]	2007-10-02 07:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KE OTRA ET
07ADDISABABA2952	ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: UNMEE AND EPRDF OFFICIAL COMMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 21 meeting with poloffs, United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Addis Ababa Head of Office Joseph Stephanides said that Eritrea's "fear" of being designated by the USG as a state sponsor of terror had prompted President Isaias to meet recently with [...]	2007-10-02 07:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KPKO ET ER SO IR
07ADDISABABA2958	ETHIOPIA SEEKS THIRD PARTY FACILITATION ON THE [...] (S/NF) Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu told P-5 Ambassadors and UNMEE chief on October 1 that Ethiopia will abide fully with the Algiers Accord, accepts the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) delimitation decision as final and binding, seeks to avoid war and c [...]	2007-10-02 14:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PBTS KPKO ET ER SO IR
07ADDISABABA2968	ETHIOPIA: UNMEE MILITARY OBSERVER REPORTS ETHIOPIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 27 Poloff met with an Amcit United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) military observer (Milob) to discuss the military situation along the Ethiopian-Eritrean border and report on Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) activity. According to the milo [...]	2007-10-04 05:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
07ADDISABABA2978	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS SOMALIA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 25 US Special Envoy for Somalia Ambassador John Yates, Ambassador Yamamoto, and Poloffs met with State Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu and separately, with National Security Advisor Abay Tsehaye. On September 26 Ambassador Yates and Poloffs met SIPD [...]	2007-10-04 12:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA2981	ETHIOPIA: DIASPORA BUSINESS CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: The World Bank, USAID, and Netherlands Embassy sponsored the first Diaspora Business Conference on September 19, 2007. The conference aimed to illustrate how the Diaspora community can benefit from investment opportunities in Ethiopia. Participants heard remarks from the GOE, the Wor [...]	2007-10-04 14:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3016	ERITREAN OPPOSITION GROUP SEEKING NEW OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 3, Polcouns and Poloffs met with Eritrean National Salvation Front (ENSF) Chairman Amb. Abdella Adem and ENSF Foreign Relations Director Dr. Beyene Kidane to discuss issues related to the Eritrean political opposition. Both leaders emphasized that their priority was [...]	2007-10-10 10:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SU
07ADDISABABA302	ETHIOPIA'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY: FIGHTING TO PRESERVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ethiopia's recent military incursion into Muslim Somalia, combined with several widely-reported earlier incidents of Christian-Muslim violence in the rural areas, have prompted quiet discussions among Muslims and Christians alike about whether or not Ethiopia's much vaunted religi [...]	2007-01-31 13:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL ET
07ADDISABABA3036	ETHIOPIA AGOA ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATION [...] Country: Ethiopia Current Status: Eligible -------------------------- COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY -------------------------- 2. After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the government of Ethiopia (GOE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open eco [...]	2007-10-15 08:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON ET
07ADDISABABA311	SOMALIA: PM MELES HIGHLIGHTS LAND REFORM AS KEY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a 90-minute meeting on January 27 with A/S Frazer, Prime Minister Meles highlighted that Somalia's primary clans generally supported the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Only the Hawiye/Habr-Gedir/Ayr sub-clan, the primary political base of the deposed Council of Islamic [...]	2007-02-01 16:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS KPKO ET SO YE
07ADDISABABA3152	ERITREA: ERITREAN OPPOSITION FIGURE ON FAILED [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. On October 24 prominent Eritrean opposition figure Adhanom K. Gebremariam told PolOff that senior Eritrean government (GSE) military officials were behind the October 13 assassination attempt against the Deputy Eritrean Security Chief Simon Ghebredenghil, and that the attem [...]	2007-10-24 14:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ASEC ER
07ADDISABABA3154	ETHIOPIA: PM'S SPECIAL ADVISOR LASHES OUT AT VOA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Voice of America's Horn of Africa Service Chief Fred Cooper, former Information Minister and current Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Bereket Simon implied that local accreditation of VOA stringers may be another casualty (see ref A) among U.S. interests re [...]	2007-10-25 04:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PHUM KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA3183	EAC ON ETHIOPIA-ERITREA SITUATION [...] (S) Embassy Addis Ababa convened a core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on October 26 to discuss the situation between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Despite mounting tensions and increased rhetoric on both sides of the border, the core EAC assesses that there is little evidence that a resump [...]	2007-10-26 12:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	ASEC CASC ET
07ADDISABABA3187	MELES ON E-E: CONFLICT NO MORE IMMINENT TODAY THAN [...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Ambassador on October 27 that the threat of conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea is no more imminent today than it was last year. Following increased reporting in recent days of Ethiopia and Eritrea moving troops and heavy military equipment closer to t [...]	2007-10-29 13:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PBTS PREL ET ER
07ADDISABABA3200	THE OGADEN HAS REACHED CRISIS LEVEL; GOE IMPEDING [...] (U) This is an Action Request; please see paragraph three. 2. (S/NF) The Embassy believes that the five Ogaden zones of Ethiopia are now considered to be a humanitarian crisis. Famine-like conditions are currently present and the risk of widespread disease and mortality is severe. This asse [...]	2007-10-30 14:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PHUM PGOV ASEC PREL ET SO
07ADDISABABA3217	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GENERAL WARD AND TEAM - [...] Embassy Addis Ababa and the U.S. Mission to the African Union welcomes General Wlliam E. Ward and his Team to Ethiopia from November 6-9, 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Travelers should re-confirm this clearance wit [...]	2007-11-01 10:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA3218	CORRECTED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GENERAL WARD AND [...] Embassy Addis Ababa and the U.S. Mission to the African Union welcomes General William E. Ward and his Team to Ethiopia from November 6-9, 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Travelers should re-confirm this clearance wi [...]	2007-11-01 10:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA325	A/S FRAZER AND ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Just prior to hosting the January 29-30 African Union Summit, at which the potential candidacy of Sudanese President Bashir to become AU Assembly Chairman likely dominated debate, Prime Minister Meles expressed concern about Sudan's future, particularly after authorities in south [...]	2007-02-03 09:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ET SU AU ER
07ADDISABABA3254	UPDATE ON HUMANITARIAN DYNAMICS IN THE OGADEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent discussions between Post and UN agency, donor, and NGO interlocutors over the past two weeks highlight the challenges facing the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali region. Ongoing commercial restrictions, limited operational access due to internal security operations in res [...]	2007-11-06 14:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA326	A/F FRAZER AND EC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER MICHEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 30 meeting with AF A/S Frazer on the margins of the African Union Summit, EC Development Commissioner Louis Michel said that he would recommend the release of EU peacekeeping funds earmarked for Somalia, as soon as the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) [...]	2007-02-03 09:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SO SU EUN AU
07ADDISABABA3270	AS LOCAL ELECTIONS APPROACH, THREATS TO THE [...] (C) (Note: Following is an initial survey of the domestic political scene in the run-up to local elections, the first major elections since the historic May 2005 national elections and the violent aftermath. We will report developments as local elections are held next year. End Note) The ne [...]	2007-11-08 06:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM ET
07ADDISABABA3277	ETHIOPIA: DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA STATE MINISTER AND [...] (C) In keeping with agreement reached at the October 31 meeting of the NGOs, UN agencies and embassies on the Ogaden hosted by Ambassador Yamamoto (ref 3254),Ambassador and DCM met on November 1 with MFA State Minister Tekeda Alemu to review our concerns on the deteriorating situation in the [...]	2007-11-08 10:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS ET
07ADDISABABA3283	ETHIOPIA: RESPONSE ON ILLICIT CASH COURIERS [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel, post is providing updated information on illicit cash couriers and the actions Ethiopia is taking to prevent bulk cash smuggling. Ethiopia has laws in place prohibiting cash smuggling and is in the process of developing forms requiring that cash be declared upon entry. Ho [...]	2007-11-08 14:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN KCRM PREL PTER ET
07ADDISABABA3290	ETHIOPIA: DISCUSSION WITH PM ON BORDER, OGADEN, [...] (C) Summary: Following AFRICOM General Ward,s November 8 courtesy call on Prime Minister Meles, Ambassador and DCM stayed behind to raise with the PM several issues of interest. Meles said the departure of Somali Prime Minister Ghedi offered an opportunity for progress on reconciliation, but [...]	2007-11-09 14:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS PBTS KPKO ET ER
07ADDISABABA3300	ETHIOPIA: AFRICOM COMMANDER MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) In a brief November 8 meeting, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told AFRICOM Commander General Ward that he appreciated the establishment of AFRICOM and looked forward to working closely with the new command. General Ward noted Ethiopia's regional role, especially in Somalia, and welcom [...]	2007-11-13 14:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS PBTS KPKO ET ER
07ADDISABABA3321	BANKS RECOGONIZE NEED FOR ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGIME [...] SUMMARY: In continued efforts in capacity building and training in the financial sector in Ethiopia, representatives of the U.S. Treasury Department met with banks in Ethiopia to discuss current anti-money laundering (AML). All 11 of Ethiopia's banks reported that they do not currently have ad [...]	2007-11-14 10:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PTER ET
07ADDISABABA3334	USAID FIELD ASSESSMENT IN THE OGADEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A small USAID team traveled to conflict-affected areas of the Ogaden November 4-8, 2007 to try to obtain some ground truth on humanitarian, conflict and commercial trade conditions. Following the field assessment, USAID confirms the situation to be very serious and a continued ca [...]	2007-11-15 14:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA3365	THE OGADEN: INSURGENCY AND COUNTER-INSURGENCY [...] (S) Apparent support from the Government of Eritrea and elements within Somalia to the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has moderately improved the tactical capabilities and increased the activities of the largely ineffective nationalist movement in Ethiopia's Ogaden area since early 20 [...]	2007-11-20 14:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PHUM MOPS PGOV PTER ET SO
07ADDISABABA3368	ETHIOPIA: MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR OCTOBER 2007 [...] SUMMARY -- Joseph Stiglitz cites Ethiopia's impressive economic growth. -- Consumer Price Index (CPI) continues to rise: General inflation reached 19.3% and food inflation 29.2% in October. -- The Birr continues to depreciate: the official exchange rate continues a slow crawl, but the pa [...]	2007-11-21 12:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3376	ETHIOPIA: ALL IS QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, FOR [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. On November 18-19, PolOff and RefCoord traveled to Shire/Inda Silase in northwest Tigray to meet with United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) military observers (milobs) and separately with Ethiopian Administration of Refugees and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) offi [...]	2007-11-21 14:26:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PBTS KPKO MOPS PREF PREL ET ER
07ADDISABABA3386	PRIME MINISTER TELLS ADMINISTRATOR FORE "WE WILL [...] (C) Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Fore questioned Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles on reports of imminent starvation of children and that only half of the necessary food assistance is reaching the afflicted area of the Ogaden. The Prime Minister stressed that he wo [...]	2007-11-24 17:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID ET SU
07ADDISABABA3404	OGADEN: COUNTER INSURGENCY OPERATIONS HITTING A WALL, PART II REF: ADDIS 3365 Classified By: Political/Economic Section Chief Michael Gonzales for re asons 1.4 (B) and (D). [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 09:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM MOPS PGOV PTER ET SO
07ADDISABABA3407	ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S VISIT TO THE OGADEN: URGENT [...] USAID Administrator and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore and Assistant Administrator Almquist visited Gode November 25, meeting with NGOs and local Government officials. Local officials said that the two major developments since the September 7 visit to Gode by Assistant Sec [...]	2007-11-28 11:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA3430	ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S [...] (S) Your visit to Ethiopia comes at a time when Ethiopia faces security concerns from extremists based in Somalia, saber-rattling by Eritrea over the border demarcation impasse, and an increase in domestic insurgent activity. Ethiopia's excessive response to Ogaden National Liberation Front (O [...]	2007-11-30 12:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ET SO ER
07ADDISABABA3435	ETHIOPIA: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Requested information about the worst forms of child labor in Ethiopia follows and is organized per reftel instructions. 2. For further references, please contact Political/Economic Affairs Officer Kimberly Wright at: WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV 3. Incidence and Nature of Child Labor In 2005 [...]	2007-12-03 04:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID ET
07ADDISABABA3482	(C) OGADENI ELDERS DETAIL RAMPANT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) In a series of private discussions on the margins of a December 1-2 pastoralist conference held in Ethiopia's Somali region (reftel),reliable senior Ogadeni elders reported to Deputy Political Counselor and USAID Officer (EmbOffs) a disturbing pattern of widespread, systemic human rights [...]	2007-12-10 07:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA3483	PROMINENT FORECLOSURES MAY SIGNAL FUTURE PROBLEMS [...] SUMMARY: The impending bank foreclosures on two prominent Addis Ababa commercial buildings may be an early sign of trouble in Ethiopia's booming construction and building business. The Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE - Ethiopia's Central Bank) recently denied that there is a con [...]	2007-12-10 07:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ET
07ADDISABABA3485	ETHIOPIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR UPDATE - PART I OF II - [...] This is part one of a two part cable on the Ethiopian telecommunications sector. Part one covers current infrastructure and future plans while part two covers policy matters. Meetings with Ethiopian telecommunications officials reveal a telecommunications and information and communication tec [...]	2007-12-10 08:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV ET
07ADDISABABA3486	ETHIOPIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR UPDATE - PART II of II [...] This is part two of a two part cable on the Ethiopian telecommunications sector. Part one (septel) covers current infrastructure and expansion plans while part two covers policy measures. Meetings with Ethiopian telecommunications officials reveal a telecommunications and information and comm [...]	2007-12-10 08:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV ET
07ADDISABABA3493	USAU: AFRICAN UNION APPOINTS SPECIAL [...] (U) This cable is from US Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Dr. Cindy L. Courville. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On November 28 the newly appointed African Union Special Representative for Somalia called on Ambassador Courville to introduce himself and to inform her of his vision for h [...]	2007-12-11 10:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR
07ADDISABABA3584	ETHIOPIA: USAID OFDA REPORT - UPDATE OF OGADEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This USAID OFDA report corresponds to a meeting hosted by the Ambassador on December 14 (septel),the fifth in a series of meetings of NGOs, UN agencies and donor countries, with the purpose of discussing and sharing information on the Ogaden. The general consensus at this meet [...]	2007-12-18 13:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PHUM SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3586	ETHIOPIA: EMBASSY COORDINATED MEETING ON UPDATE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 14, the Ambassador hosted the fifth in a series of meetings of NGOs, UN agencies and donor countries, with the purpose of discussing and sharing information on the Ogaden. The general consensus was that access to the region by NGO groups has improved and that consid [...]	2007-12-18 13:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PHUM SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3601	ETHIOPIA: UN AND NGOS EXPRESS FRUSTRATION OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Key UN agencies and prominent international NGOs told Poloff in meetings on December 20 that, despite much of the progress discussed in the December 14 meeting at the Ambassador's residence (reftel),GoE bureaucratic challenges and deliberate interference at the local, regional a [...]	2007-12-21 11:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3610	DPPA SOMALI REGION DEYR ASSESSMENT [...] On December 21, members of the United States Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia attended the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GFDRE) Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA) Deyr/Karan Assessment briefing for Somali Region. Acco [...]	2007-12-26 13:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA3611	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM IN ETHIOPIA: SOMALI REGION [...] Between December 20 and 22, the U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia security officer met with representatives from the U.N., U.S. Embassy, and non governmental organizations (NGOs) in Addis Ababa to discuss security conditions in Somali Region. Discussions con [...]	2007-12-26 13:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA3642	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: HEALTH AND NUTRITION [...] Summary: Between December 20 and 26, the U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia health and nutrition specialist met with representatives from the U.N., the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GFDRE),and non-governmental organizations (NGO [...]	2007-12-31 12:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA3644	STATUS OF USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM IN ETHIOPIA [...] Summary: On December 19, staff from USAID and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of a six-person U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT). The team will assess and report on humanitarian conditions in Somali Region t [...]	2007-12-31 12:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA418	UNMEE SRSG REPORTS ETHIOPIAN-ERITREAN BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a 90-minute briefing to diplomatic corps representatives on February 8, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Ethiopia and Eritrea, Ambassador Azouz Ennifar, reported that the situation along with the Ethiopia-Eritrea border remained "tense and volati [...]	2007-02-09 09:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS KPKO KHDP MOPS ET ER
07ADDISABABA451	ETHIOPIA: CHURCH RIFT HIGHLIGHTS INTERNAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent decision by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) in Addis Ababa to revoke the titles of former Patriarch Abuna Merkorios and four of his top bishops is the latest act in a widening feud between the church in Ethiopia and the "EOC in exile," based in the US. A long histor [...]	2007-02-13 11:43:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KREL ET ER
07ADDISABABA453	USAU PARTICIPATES IN AU MILITARY PLANNING WORKING [...] (SBU) Summary: As a result of discussions at the TCC(s)/International Donor/Partner Coordination meeting held at 0900hrs on 12 FEB 2007, Ambassador Said Djinnit, Commissioner, Peace and Security Commission thought it necessary to conduct a meeting of the &core of the core group8 for deployme [...]	2007-02-13 12:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MOPS AU
07ADDISABABA494	Ethiopia Gets It -- Economic Reform is Critical, Title I [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Post seeks an update on the status of approval and expected delivery date of Title I food assistance for Ethiopia. See para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum called in the Ambassador February 19 to underscore the urgency of Prime Minis [...]	2007-02-20 14:36:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON ET

07ADDISABABA498	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN FONMIN UPBEAT ON TFG [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum told the Ambassador that he was more optimistic than ever about the prospects for TFG-led reconciliation efforts in Somalia following his recent trip to Baidoa. Seyoum cited the appointment of an Ayr sub-clan leader as the new minister of justice [...]	2007-02-21 10:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO ET SO
07ADDISABABA60	SOMALILAND FOREIGN MINISTER APPEALS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 14 meeting with Charge a.i. Wilgus and deputy pol-econ counselor, Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi M. Duale expressed interest in establishing a closer strategic relationship with the United States, and appealed for both humanitarian and military assistance to [...]	2007-01-09 10:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER EAID KISL SO ET RW AU XA
07ADDISABABA697	ETHIOPIA: BACKGROUND FOR U.S./CHINA DIALOGUE ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 06:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL EAID EFIN ET
07ADDISABABA721	ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: NORWEGIAN PERSPECTIVE ON A WAY [...] (S) Summary: Norwegian Ambassador Jens-Peter Kjemprud and the Norwegian Charge in Asmara, Arman Aardal, told Ambassador that they still hold out hope for moving forward on resolution of the Eritrea-Ethiopia border dispute, but that relations must improve between Eritrea and the U.S. before th [...]	2007-03-07 15:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPKO MOPS ET ER
07ADDISABABA749	ETHIOPIA: CUD DETAINEES A BARRIER TO DEMOCRACY, [...] (S/NF) Since November 2005 when 12 high profile opposition figures and their key supporters were arrested on charges of seeking to overthrow the government through extra-judicial means, the U.S. Embassy has sought to gain their release. In August 2006, the U.S. Mission worked with Prime Minist [...]	2007-03-09 10:34:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA770	ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: STATE MINISTER'S CONCERNS ON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu raised two concerns with Ambassador on U.S. discussions at the U.N. on March 6 on a new approach on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border conflict. First, Tekeda said the U.S. should not seek other countries which are friendly to Eritrea, [...]	2007-03-13 14:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PBTS KPKO MOPS ET ER
07ADDISABABA773	ETHIOPIA: INPUT FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] Per reftel, Post is providing information for use in the 2007 President's Report on AGOA. Post is also including information on USG outreach efforts and technical assistance programs aimed at increasing Ethiopia's participation in AGOA. MARKET ECONOMY/ECONOMIC REFORM/ ELIMINATION OF TRADE [...]	2007-03-14 12:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA PREL PGOV EFIN ET
07ADDISABABA78	PM MELES AND TFG PRESIDENT YUSUF DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles stressed to Ambassador and DCM Jan. 9 that this was the best time for stabilizing and creating a new order in Somalia without warlords and extremists. He said the Somali clan system and Somalia practices must be respected and not circumvented in order to ens [...]	2007-01-10 16:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPKO MOPS ET SO ER KE
07ADDISABABA80	CORRECTED COPY - PM MELES AND TFG PRESIDENT YUSUF [...] (U) Revised to correct classification info in paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles stressed to Ambassador and DCM Jan. 9 that this was the best time for stabilizing and creating a new order in Somalia without warlords and extremists. He said the Somali clan system and Somalia [...]	2007-01-11 05:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPKO MOPS ET SO ER KE
07ADDISABABA812	ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART 2 - [...] (U) Per reftel, Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. (Due to length of information reported, responses are being reported in two complementary cables.) 2. (U) Responses are keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. 3. (SBU) QUESTION 29 [...]	2007-03-16 06:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ET
07ADDISABABA813	ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART 1 - OVERVIEW [...] (U) Per reftel, Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. (Due to length of information reported, responses are being reported in two complementary cables.) 2. (U) Embassy point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-41 [...]	2007-03-16 06:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ET
07ADDISABABA853	ETHIOPIA SEEKS INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeda Alemu called in P-5, EU, and other Ambassadors to seek support for Ethiopia's call of condemnation of Eritrea for orchestrating the hostage-taking of five British Embassy staff as well as thirteen Ethiopians. Takeda, referring t [...]	2007-03-19 14:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ET ER AU
07ADDISABABA854	UK SEEKS CONTINUED COLLABORATION TO EFFECT RELEASE [...] (C) DCM and poloff met with UK Ambassador to Ethiopia Robert Dewar on March 16 to discuss the recent release of five European hostages and their return to Addis Ababa. Dewar expressed deep appreciation for USG cooperation throughout the hostage ordeal, especially for providing information on t [...]	2007-03-19 16:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC ET ER
07ADDISABABA858	YUSUF STILL KEY TO SOMALI RECONCILIATION; ERITREA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told Ambassador and SIMAS chief March 19 that Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf was the best hope for the stabilization of Somalia. Leadership changes, particularly in the prime ministership, are necessar [...]	2007-03-20 11:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO SO ER ET
07ADDISABABA87	ETHIOPIAN FM HAILS COOPERATION, BUT SEEKS LOWER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 11 meeting with Ambassador, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin expressed appreciation for U.S. military cooperation and U.S. political support of its intervention in Somalia, saying that Somalia was "a common challenge" that could not be addressed unilaterally. [...]	2007-01-11 14:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EAID ET SO KE ER
07ADDISABABA89	ETHIOPIAN FM HAILS COOPERATION, BUT SEEKS LOWER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 11 meeting with Ambassador, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin expressed appreciation for U.S. military cooperation and U.S. political support of its intervention in Somalia, saying that Somalia was "a common challenge" that could not be addressed unilaterally. [...]	2007-01-12 09:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EAID ET SO KE ER
07ADDISABABA895	UNMEE: ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER CALM DESPITE TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting UNMEE SRSG Ennifar said Eritrean troops continued to occupy the Temporary Security Zone and to establish defenses along the border with Ethiopia, but that the overall situation was "quiet," with "no sign of offensive action by either party." Despite UNSCR 1741, restriction [...]	2007-03-23 09:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO MARR ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA90	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY USTR ALLGEIER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country is focused primarily on the recent military operation in Somalia, but Ethiopia is making progress on development through growth and diversification of exports and substantial advances in education and health care. Septel d [...]	2007-01-12 10:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL ET
07ADDISABABA908	UNMEE SRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES ETHIOPIA-ERITREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Azouz Ennifar told Ambassador that he sought to continue serving as head of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE),despite Eritrea's continued refusal to recognize his official status. Ennifar said Eritrea's protests arose from difficulties in its relationshi [...]	2007-03-26 09:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PBTS KPKO MOPS MARR ET ER
07ADDISABABA91	ETHIOPIA: WTO ACCESSION MOVES FORWARD WITH MFTR [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE's December 22 submission of the Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR) to the WTO Secretariat ends a two-year delay in Ethiopia's WTO accession SIPDIS process. News accounts of the political debate prior to the memorandum's approval by the Council of Ministers sugg [...]	2007-01-12 10:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EAID ET
07ADDISABABA918	ETHIOPIA ON VIOLENCE IN MOGADISHU: REACH OUT TO [...] (S/NF) Prior to, and in response to, intensified fighting in Mogadishu last week, Embassy Addis raised concerns with the Ethiopian Government on the situation in Somalia. In conversations with Embassy Nairobi, we reported on contacts with the ENDF and intelligence service. We called on the [...]	2007-03-26 14:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA92	FOREIGN MINISTER SEYOUM ON SOMALIA: INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Seyoum briefed Addis Ababa-based Ambassadors Donor Group on Somalia on January 11, making two main points: 1) the dispatch of a stabilization force to Somalia, and especially Mogadishu, is urgent, and the international community should engage at all levels to mak [...]	2007-01-12 11:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	AU EAID MOPS PREL PTER ET SO
07ADDISABABA953	SOMALIA: HAWIYE CLAN MANEUVERS FOR ASCENDANCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts in Ethiopia remark that Hawiye dissident MPs, led by former Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan and journeying through Eritrea and Djibouti, are trying to secure support as a potential alternative leadership to [...]	2007-03-29 11:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL ET ER SO DJ
07ADDISABABA956	ETHIOPIA: VISIT TO WEST OROMIYA REVEALS POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A four-day visit to Ethiopia's western Oromiya region to assess the political climate in anticipation of local elections scheduled for the end of the year found that tension between opposition parties and local government officials remains high. Recent clashes with security servi [...]	2007-03-29 15:40:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET
07ADDISABABA961	ETHIOPIA: PM MELES DISCUSSES TRAJECTORY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told visiting Assistant Secretary Lowenkron on March 15 that governance issues remain a priority for the GOE. While Meles admitted that the GOE made mistakes before the May 2005 national elections as well as in responding to June and November 2005 anti-government demons [...]	2007-03-30 09:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET
07ADDISABABA962	ETHIOPIA: CENTRAL BANK CITES POSITIVE GROWTH, [...] (U) SUMMARY. During his semi-annual report to parliament March 22, Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (central bank) Teklewold Atnafu forecast another year of double-digit growth in 2007 and warned that inflation would continue to be a major concern. Teklewold reported that although ex [...]	2007-03-30 12:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ET
07ADDISABABA977	MANAGING A TOUGH MIL TO MIL RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (S/NF) In a difficult meeting, Ethiopian Chief of Staff General Samora outlined for visiting Combined Joint Task Force ) Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Admiral James Hart on March 28 of Ethiopia's new military priorities: -- General Samora said air mobility was critical as a result of [...]	2007-04-02 12:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MASS ET SO
07ADDISABABA978	ETHIOPIA: CONTAINING ERITREA CAN HELP SOMALIA AND [...] (SBU) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles delivered his six month report to Parliament on March 29 in which two of the three topics he raised centered on the conflict in Somalia and the threat from Eritrea. He highlighted Ethiopia,s efforts to strengthen the TFG, provide force protection for Ugand [...]	2007-04-02 12:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PBTS PTER MOPS SO ER ET
07AITTAIPEI1018	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY MEETING, [...] Summary: Almost all major Chinese-language papers in Taiwan gave front-page coverage to New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming, who is listed by "Time Magazine" as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. The English-language dailies, however, all gave front-page coverage to AIT [...]	2007-05-06 22:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI102	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive reporting and editorial coverage January 13-16 to the scandal-ridden Rebar Asia Pacific Group, of which the chairman and his wife have fled to the United States, and on the political impact this incident has produced. [...]	2007-01-16 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1061	TAIWAN STRATEGY AT WHA [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is an action cable (see para 4). MOFA and DOH officials discussed Taiwan's strategy for the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting in Geneva with AIT on May 9. MOFA officials stated Taiwan intends to ask its allies to introduce a Supplementary Item on Taiwan's WHO m [...]	2007-05-11 05:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	WHO TBIO PREL CH TW
07AITTAIPEI1062	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS; U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major dailies focused their front-page news coverage May 11 on a DPP plan to set up a task force next Wednesday to draft a "Resolution on Making Taiwan a Normal Country," to replace the DPP's "Resolution on Taiwan's Future." The other focus on their front pages is former Pre [...]	2007-05-11 06:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1092	TIFA - LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A DATE, NOT SO SURE [...] (SBU) Minister of Economic Affairs Steven Chen confirmed the dates of July 10-11 for the TIFA Council Talks and urged both sides to consult extensively over the next few weeks. On Tyco, he noted that the Ministry of Finance preferred that the case be resolved in the courts, but offered to sug [...]	2007-05-15 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KIPR TW
07AITTAIPEI1121	TAIWAN REPLACES ATOMIC ENERGY CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) News sources reported the sudden replacement of Atomic Energy Council (AEC) Minister Ouyang Min-shen on May 17. His position will be filled by Deputy Minister Su Shian-Jang. Su has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and was Director of the Department [...]	2007-05-18 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP TW
07AITTAIPEI1182	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 26-29 on the 2008 presidential election; on the Pentagon's release of its "Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2007" report Saturday; on a female Taiwan cadet who graduated from West Point on May 26; and on [...]	2007-05-29 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1195	MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON'S REPORT ON CHINA'S MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 30 on President Chen Shui-bian's remarks at the video conference with the National Press Club (NPC) Tuesday; on the 2008 presidential election; and on other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a bann [...]	2007-05-30 23:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1199	MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON'S REPORT ON CHINESE MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 31 news coverage on the year-end legislative elections and the 2008 presidential elections; on a visiting U.S. West Point cadet who was allegedly involved in non-consensual sex; on the plunge of China's stock prices Wednesday followi [...]	2007-05-31 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1227	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 2-4 on U.S. law enforcement's announcement Sunday of its having foiled an alleged terrorist plot to bomb the JFK Airport; and on the year-end legislative elections and the 2008 presidential election. The pro-independe [...]	2007-06-04 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1269	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1381	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 16-18 on the Taipei District Court's decision to detain Eastern Multimedia Group Chairman Gary Wang Sunday night for alleged involvement in a string of embezzlement cases and financial crimes; on the Kaohsiung District [...]	2007-06-18 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1396	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 19-20 on President Chen Shui-bian's proposal to hold a referendum on the island's UN bid under the name Taiwan and the U.S. State Department's statement Monday, which opposes such an initiative; on the 2008 presidentia [...]	2007-06-20 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1419	AIT CHAIRMAN AND AUSTR STRATFORD HEAR AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Summary. At an Amcham breakfast in honor of visiting AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt, which was also joined by AIT Director Steve Young and Assistant USTR Tim Stratford, Amcham leadership stated its firm support for bilateral agreements on tax, investment and government procurement. Callin [...]	2007-06-22 04:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KIPR TW
07AITTAIPEI1501	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S.-ROK FTA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 30-July 2 on the 2008 presidential election; on Hong Kong's commemorating a decade of Chinese rule; on the island-wide university entrance exam; and on a Taiwan High Court ruling last Friday, which handed down the deat [...]	2007-07-02 22:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1535	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TIP REPORT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 7-9 on the legislators' elections and the presidential election in Taiwan, which are scheduled to be held in January and March, 2008, respectively. The centrist, KMT-leaning "China Times" ran the results of its latest [...]	2007-07-09 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1549	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, U.S.' TAIWAN POLICY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage July 11 on the legislators' elections and the presidential election slated for early 2008. Almost all papers also reported in the first few pages that footwear prices in Taiwan will go up by 30 percent after the [...]	2007-07-11 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1580	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-16 08:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1599	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As the 2008 presidential election continued to remain in the spotlight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on July 17 also focused on a nationwide amnesty, under which around 10,000 inmates were released Monday. The pro-unification "United Daily News" ran a news story on page four wit [...]	2007-07-17 09:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI16	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENT BILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 07:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1623	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1659	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 24 on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's trip to the United States, on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's special mayoral fund case, on Taiwan's planned Double Ten Day parade in October, and on a local ass [...]	2007-07-24 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1730	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 3 on Taiwan's stock index, which suffered its biggest decline in more than three years Wednesday; on rising oil and consumer prices; on the DPP's "Normal Country Resolution" draft; and on Taiwan's bid to join the Uni [...]	2007-08-02 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1747	2007 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-06 06:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV TW
07AITTAIPEI1816	TAIWAN: INVESTIGATIONS ON ILLEGAL EXPORTS TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent conversations with AIT, officials at the Ministry of Economic Affairs Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) confirmed local press reports on the investigation of a Taiwan trading company and an Iranian businessman in Taiwan for export control violations. The case involving th [...]	2007-08-10 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
07AITTAIPEI1854	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-15 22:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TW
07AITTAIPEI1877	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-17 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TW
07AITTAIPEI1880	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CHINESE PRODUCT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 17 on Typhoon Sepat, which is expected to hit Taiwan later today; on the plunge of Taiwan's stock price index Thursday; on the strong backlash from local pig farmers over the government's decision to lift the ban on [...]	2007-08-17 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1907	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage August 21 to a China Airlines Boeing 737-800 airliner, which burst into flames shortly after landing at Okinawa's Naha international airport Monday. Coverage also focused on the surge of Taiwan's stock price index Monday [...]	2007-08-21 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1921	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage August 21 to a China Airlines Boeing 737-800 airliner, which burst into flames shortly after landing at Okinawa's Naha international airport Monday. Coverage also focused on the surge of Taiwan's stock price index Monday [...]	2007-08-22 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1954	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 25-27 on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Central America; on the 2008 presidential election; on the investigation into the explosion of a China Airlines passenger jet in Okinawa last Monday; and on the future pros [...]	2007-08-27 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1975	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel A. request, AIT/T visited the foreign consignee, Dong Chin Co., and contacted the end user, ROC Taiwan Navy - Naval Magong Logistics Support Command Penghu Shipyard. Based on the site visit and the information collected by AIT/T, transactions related to pre-license check reques [...]	2007-08-29 03:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
07AITTAIPEI1988	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies August 29 gave significant reporting and editorial coverage to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's exclusive interview with the Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV on Taiwan's UN referendum Monday. Both the centrist, KMT-leaning [...]	2007-08-29 10:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI201	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 07:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2012	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to report on the aftermath of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's TV interview on Taiwan's UN referendum, news coverage on August 31 also focused on the DPP Central Executive Committee's passage of the party's "normal c [...]	2007-08-31 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2022	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage September 1-4 to the remarks by White House National Security Council senior director for Asian affairs Dennis Wilder last Friday that neither Taiwan nor the Republic of China is a s [...]	2007-09-04 23:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI205	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH COA CHAIRMAN SU: PAVING THE WAY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. In his January 25 meeting with Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) Chairman, Mr. Su Chia-chyuan, AIT Director Young proposed that the inaugural session of the Consultative Committee on Agriculture (CCA) be convened soon, hopefully in the spring. A senior USDA official is expe [...]	2007-01-26 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TW
07AITTAIPEI2067	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN AND BUSH-HU MEETING [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage September 7 to the meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao at APEC Thursday, and to President Chen Shui-bian's videoconference with the American Enterprise Institute Thursday on [...]	2007-09-07 23:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2080	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies September 8-10 continued to report on Taiwan's UN referendum and the APEC annual meeting in Sydney, Australia, coverage also focused on the cross-Strait negotiations over the Olympics torch relay route, and on Taiwan film director Ang Lee's w [...]	2007-09-10 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2082	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies September 8-10 continued to report on Taiwan's UN referendum and the APEC annual meeting in Sydney, Australia, coverage also focused on the cross-Strait negotiations over the Olympics torch relay route, and on Taiwan film director Ang Lee's w [...]	2007-09-10 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2106	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 05:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
07AITTAIPEI2109	MEDIA REACTION: THE U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese and English language dailies on September 13th gave significant reporting and editorial coverage to U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Christensen's speech, which was delivered at the U.S.-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference in Annapolis Tuesday, Sep [...]	2007-09-13 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2137	INVESTIGATION CONTINUES ON CAL FIRE - BOLT OR [...] (SBU) Although Japanese aviation safety authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire that destroyed a Boeing 737-800 operated by China Airlines (CAL) on August 20, Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration has suggested that an aircraft design flaw may be behind the incident. Tai [...]	2007-09-19 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD JA PGOV PREL TW
07AITTAIPEI2186	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN BID, ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 25-26 on the aftermath of a Taipei District Court's decision Monday to detain an agent and a former agent of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau on suspicion of spying for China; on the 2008 presidential [...]	2007-09-26 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2205	MEDIA REACTION: THE DPP'S "NORMAL COUNTRY RESOLUTION" [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 27 on the police crackdown of peaceful anti-government protesters in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday; on the DPP's controversial "normal country resolution;" and on DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun's announcement of his resigna [...]	2007-09-27 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2319	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 08:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2338	MEDIA REACTION: CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS, [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-16 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI234	(S) IRANIAN MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT IN TAIWAN, [...] (S) On January 22, 2007, AIT Economic Section received a letter from the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) regarding the Dah Lih Machinery and Industry Co. in response to a request submitted by AIT as instructed in ref A. The text of the letter was sent to ISN/MTR by classified e-mail on January [...]	2007-01-31 05:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR
07AITTAIPEI2345	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER [...] (SBU) On September 12 and October 2, the EXBS Advisor met with Special Agents of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB)and a Prosecutor from the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office of the Ministry of Justice, respectively. During the September 12 meeting, MJIB officials explained that [...]	2007-10-17 07:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
07AITTAIPEI2368	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN REFERENDA ON UN BID AND US-TAIWAN [...] Summary: News coverage of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies October 19 centered on the dispute over the arrangements for issuing referendum ballots during the 2008 legislative and presidential elections; YouTube's launching a site in traditional Chinese characters; and the returning of t [...]	2007-10-20 06:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2390	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2418	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S LAUNCH OF LUNAR EXPLORER [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2451	MEDIA REACTION: US CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2456	MEDIA REACTION: US CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2462	INVASIVE SPECIES FLOOD TAIWAN RIVERS AND LAKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is an action cable see paragraph 9. Taiwan, an island 160 kilometers off the coast of China, has been home to unique flora and fauna. Distance from the mainland has managed to preserve many of its endemic species from foreign invasion, although that situation is under th [...]	2007-11-09 07:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ECON TW
07AITTAIPEI2474	Media Reaction: U.S.-Taiwan Relations [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 10-13 on AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's press conference Friday, in which he emphasized that "the UN referendum is neither necessary nor helpful"; on some newly-produced portable hard drives in Taiwan which we [...]	2007-11-14 02:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2486	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2007 [...] (SBU) On October 23, the EXBS Advisor, CSI Consultant and AIT Regional Security Officer met with the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) to discuss on-going cooperation on investigations, including investigations of export control violations. Mr. Yeh Cherng-Maw, Director General of [...]	2007-11-15 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
07AITTAIPEI2494	ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER WINSTON DANG ON TAIWAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA) Minister Winston Dang told the Director on November 14 that President Chen Shui-bian's outspokenness on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) issues has caused problems for both the party and presidential candidate Frank Hsieh. Dang sa [...]	2007-11-16 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV CH TW
07AITTAIPEI2500	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 17-19 on a Taiwan High Court verdict last Friday, which ruled in favor of DPP Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu on an appeal of the nullification of her election last December; on a Central Election Committee decision Frida [...]	2007-11-19 10:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2509	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2561	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 4 on the 2008 legislative elections; on Eastern Multimedia Group Chairman Gary Wang, who is now in custody for embezzlement and whose funds were frozen by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office Monday; and on the [...]	2007-12-04 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2585	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 8-10 on the removal of the old inscription and the debut of the new inscription -- "Liberty Square" -- on the main arch of the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall (formerly known as the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) ov [...]	2007-12-10 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2601	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage December 12 to AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's press briefing Tuesday, in which he severely criticized Taiwan's UN referendum and urged President Chen Shui-bian to keep his [...]	2007-12-13 01:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2606	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 13 on an Austrian base jumper who jumped from the Taipei 101 skyscraper Tuesday; on the 2008 presidential election and the UN referendum; and on the aftermath of the abrupt closing of the largest health club chain [...]	2007-12-13 22:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2614	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.- CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2619	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage December 15-18 to the exposure of the contents of a conversation between AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt and KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew on December 8. The p [...]	2007-12-18 23:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2630	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, SOUTH KOREAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 20 on Lee Myung-bak's victory in South Korea's presidential election Wednesday; on Taiwan's Central Election Commission's insistence on the "one-step" voting format for the 2008 legislative election; and on the con [...]	2007-12-20 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2663	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, PAKISTAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 29-31 news coverage on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, who was cleared of corruption charges by the Taiwan High Court last Friday, thus ensuring his candidacy in the March presidential race. Coverage also centered on t [...]	2007-12-31 11:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI272	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL ISSUES, IRAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies all gave front-page coverage February 2 to Rebar Group founder Wang You-theng and his wife, who reportedly boarded a Singapore Airlines flight from Los Angeles and stopped over in Singapore today en route to Myanmar (Burma). Coverage also focus [...]	2007-02-02 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI367	MEDIA REACTION: INDICTMENT OF KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU [...] Summary: The Taiwan dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage February 14 on the indictment of KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, who announced Tuesday evening his decision to resign from the party chairmanship but run in the 2008 presidential election. The pro-unification "United Dail [...]	2007-02-14 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI515	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: On March 6, the impact generated by President Chen Shui-bian's "Four Wants and One Without" remarks Sunday continued to receive considerable coverage in the Taiwan media. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a front-page banner headline that said "Bian's Call for Taiwan Independence [...]	2007-03-06 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI530	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S "FOUR WANTS" [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 8 on the pairing between possible candidates vying for the 2008 presidential elections; on Vice President Annette Lu, who on Wednesday demanded a written apology from the Associated Press and CNN for using "Scum of th [...]	2007-03-08 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

07AITTAIPEI549	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S "FOUR WANTS" [...] Summary: As the 2008 presidential elections stayed in the spotlight of Taiwan's media, news coverage on March 9 also focused on the Rebar Group financial scandal, in which a total of 107 defendants were indicted and Rebar founder Wang You-theng was recommended for a 30-year prison sentence and [...]	2007-03-09 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI555	MEDIA REACTION: AP AND CNN INCIDENT WITH VP ANNETTE LU; [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 10-12 focused their coverage on a KMT decision to revoke the party membership of National Defense Minister Lee Jye for agreeing to remove statues of late KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek from military compounds. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, the [...]	2007-03-12 08:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI560	MEDIA REACTION: AP AND CNN INCIDENT WITH VP ANNETTE LU; [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 10-12 focused their coverage on a KMT decision to revoke the party membership of National Defense Minister Lee Jye for agreeing to remove statues of late KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek from military compounds. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, the [...]	2007-03-13 03:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI579	MEDIA REACTION: THE REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT ANNETTE LU BY [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 14 focused their coverage on the second round of negotiations chaired by President Chen Shui-bian, in which the four DPP bigwigs agreed to accept negotiations; participate in debates; and not withdraw from the party or run on their own if they are not nomina [...]	2007-03-14 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI611	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 16 focused their coverage on the raids led by Taichung prosecutors at the Veutron Corporation's offices in Taipei and Hsinchu Thursday to investigate an alleged insider trading case. The other focus today is President Chen Shui-bian's announcement that, sta [...]	2007-03-16 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI639	MEDIA REACTION: JOSEPH WU'S APPOINTMENT AS NEW TECRO CHIEF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 21 on the 2008 presidential election, on the government's new language policy, and on local murder and kidnap cases. Several papers carried the remarks by President Chen Shui-bian and AIT Taipei Director Stephen Youn [...]	2007-03-21 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI671	MEDIA REACTION: JOSEPH WU'S APPOINTMENT AS NEW TECRO CHIEF [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI723	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI733	Taiwan Export Credits for Shipments to Iran [...] On March 28, Taiwan's Central Bank Deputy Governor George Chou told AIT/Taipei that after searching into its database, Taiwan's Central Bank has not found any export credits provided by commercial banks for shipments to Iran. The only Taiwan source of export credits to Iran is Taiwan's Export [...]	2007-03-30 07:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN MNUC OECD TW
07AITTAIPEI742	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant news coverage March 31 - April 2 to the National Communications Commission's penalty on TVBS, a famous cable television network in Taiwan, for the network's violation of news ethics and principles of reporting by helping to shoo [...]	2007-04-02 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI767	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 5-6 on the military helicopter crash Tuesday afternoon, on the Executive Yuan's plan to lift the ban on gambling on horse and car racing in central and southern Taiwan, and on the year-end legislators' elections and 2 [...]	2007-04-06 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI777	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 7-9 on the suspicion that China's "Internet army" may have hacked into home computers of senior officials from Taiwan's University of National Defense, planted a Trojan Horse virus, and gained access to classified inf [...]	2007-04-09 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI789	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAQ [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage April 10 to the Executive Yuan's disciplinary action against the National Communications Commission (NCC) Monday by suspending two of its commissioners pending an investigation. News coverage also focused on the 2008 pr [...]	2007-04-10 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI79	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage January 11 on the probe into the alleged violation of securities transaction regulations of the Rebar Asia Pacific Group, and on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Nicaragua. The pro-independence "Liberty Times, [...]	2007-01-11 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI876	TAIWAN DEVELOPS CELL-BASED AVIAN FLU VACCINE [...] According to local media reports, Taiwan has developed a cell-based vaccine to counter the H5N1 Avian influenza (AI) virus. The government-funded National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) took just one year and NT$40 million (about $1.21 million) to successfully develop the vaccine. 2. T [...]	2007-04-19 08:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC TBIO SOCI TW
07AITTAIPEI887	MEDIA REACTION: VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING INCIDENT, U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus April 20news coverage on the Virginia Tech shooting incident and its aftermath; on the 2008 presidential elections; and on other local issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-unification "Unit [...]	2007-04-22 22:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI895	MEDIA REACTION: VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING INCIDENT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage from April 21-23 on the year-end legislators' elections and the 2008 presidential election; on the Virginia Tech shooting incident and its aftermath; and on other local political and social issues. On April 22, [...]	2007-04-23 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI98	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive reporting and editorial coverage January 12 to the alleged violation of securities transaction regulations of the Rebar Asia Pacific Group. News coverage also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Nicaragua a [...]	2007-01-15 22:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07ALGIERS1	BOUTEFLIKA SAYS HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE [...] (C) In a speech entitled, "Assessments and Perspectives," President Bouteflika December 26 surprised the nation by not outlining his proposed amendments to the constitution which must be adopted by referendum. Nor did he, as some media had speculated, reshuffle his cabinet. Instead, Boutefli [...]	2007-01-03 08:47:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PINR PGOV ECON KDEM AG
07ALGIERS1000	ANSAR AL-ISLAM IN THE MUSLIM SAHARA: NEW TERRORIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Our Algerian contacts are witholding their final judgment about a new, little-known terrorist group that calls itself Ansar al-Islam in the Muslim Sahara (AIMS). The group publicly professed its allegiance to Algeria's premier terrorist group, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQ [...]	2007-07-12 14:47:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL PINR AG
07ALGIERS1001	AQIM FUNDING SOURCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to European and Maghreb press reports, criminal activity if the traditional funding source for al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). It is widely reported in the Algerian press that AQIM smuggles contraband to and from neighboring countries. In addition, AQIM extort [...]	2007-07-12 14:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC PINR AG
07ALGIERS109	OPPOSITION MP DETAILS OBJECTIONS TO ALGERIA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22 Lakhdar Benkhellaf, a senior MP from the moderate Islamist opposition party Islah ("Reform"),outlined for PolEc Chief four technical elements of the Algerian electoral process that his party believes must be changed to bring about transparent, fair elections in Alg [...]	2007-01-30 16:53:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS1096	SONATRACH GOES GLOBAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As speculation mounts regarding the date of the next international licensing round for Algerian exploration blocks, Sonatrach has signaled that either downstream market access or partnership in foreign projects will be a precondition for foreign firms wishing to partake in Algeri [...]	2007-08-01 18:19:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON PREL AG
07ALGIERS1099	CONTINUING TO ENGAGE GOA, MEDIA AND NGOS ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 12 release of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, we are continuing to engage the Algerian government and the media on TIP. The GOA still maintains that Algeria has been maligned and says that the government is addressing the TIP issue. The differenc [...]	2007-08-04 10:53:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL AG
07ALGIERS1114	CONTINUING TO ENGAGE GOA ON LEGAL REFORM AND TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of GOA efforts on legal reform, Justice Minister Belaiz supports ABA's work in Algeria, stressing the need to train judges. Further, the justice and foreign ministries, along with the Ministry of National Solidarity, now appear to be working on TIP-related issues, includ [...]	2007-08-07 11:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWMN KCRM PREL AG
07ALGIERS1115	LONGSTANDING ACTIVIST'S VIEW ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A societal respect for human rights is lacking in Algeria, according to prominent human rights activist and lawyer Ali Yahia Abdenour. Looking back over decades of his work, he commented that while some progress has been made in comparison to the low point of the 1990s, signific [...]	2007-08-07 12:53:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PGOV AG
07ALGIERS1118	AUGUST STARTS OUT BADLY FOR AQIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local newspapers reported August 2 that two Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) figures, Ali Dix and Haroun Ashashi, were killed in an ambush by security forces in the mountains around Djurdjura (Tizi Ouzou province) east of Algiers. Indications are that the two were close to [...]	2007-08-07 16:37:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL MOPS KISL AG
07ALGIERS1123	ALGERIA'S FINANCIAL SECTOR EMERGING FROM THE DARK AGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria has billions of dollars in excess liquidity from hydrocarbon sales that its archaic banking system is incapable of absorbing and using to fuel economic growth and reduce unemployment. Unproductive state-run banks dominate the financial landscape despite the arrival on th [...]	2007-08-08 13:34:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV AG
07ALGIERS1140	AHMADINEJAD VISITS ALGIERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iranian president Mahmud Ahmadinejad's August 6-7 visit to Algiers generated significant noise, but apparently little of substance. The press, responding to a pre-visit public relations effort by the Iranian embassy here, obligingly described the Ahmadinejad visit as part the "r [...]	2007-08-13 08:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER OPEC ENRG ETRD KISL KNNP IR AG
07ALGIERS129	SKEPTICISM HAILS BEGINNING OF KHALIFA BANK TRIAL [...] (C) Summary: The trial stemming from the collapse of the Khalifa Bank empire started January 8 without the key defendant, bank founder Abdelmoumen Khalifa, who remains in exile in London. Some of Algeria's most powerful ministers and other economic luminaries have been called as witnesses, b [...]	2007-02-04 13:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV AG
07ALGIERS1336	ALGERIAN MFA: WE ARE WAITING FOR TOURE TO KEEP [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General (A/S equivalent) for African Affairs Chergui told Ambassador on 9/17 that Malian President Toure must pull troops out of Kidal and take steps to start reintegrating Tuareg fighters back into their communities in order to end the fighting in northern Mali. [...]	2007-09-19 08:57:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	REL MARR AG ML
07ALGIERS1344	ALGIERS IN RAMADAN 2007: RICH BUT NOT HEALTHY [...] (C) Summary: Normally Ramadan is a festive time for Muslim communities but Algiers, at least, is grumpy. There is a prevailing sense that government economic policy is adrift and unable to cope even with relatively simple issues like food supplies. Bigger issues like pervasive unemployment [...]	2007-09-20 10:32:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ECON AG
07ALGIERS1350	ALGIERS: SUMMARY OF RECENT SECURITY INCIDENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since September 19, Algerian security and intelligence services have responded to the planned kidnapping of two French citizens in Algiers and the bombing of a joint French/Italian construction company convoy south of Lahkdaria, approximately 60km from Algiers. The bombing of t [...]	2007-09-24 10:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PTER OSAC AG
07ALGIERS1352	EVOLVING AQIM TERROR HAS ALGERIANS CONCERNED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meetings with GOA contacts following a recent bombing uptick in the Kabylie region reveal a government concerned and sober about its ability to keep up with an adaptive and increasingly sophisticated enemy. By reaching out for more technology and information, the GOA has demonstr [...]	2007-09-24 11:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PGOV PINS CASC AG
07ALGIERS1468	ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT SCORE SHORT TERM VICTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algerian press buzzed the past two days with news of the death of key AQIM emir Sofiane Fassila, proclaiming Fassila's killing at the hands of the security services as a major government victory against terrorism. Fassila was the commander of the most active and organized AQIM [...]	2007-10-10 11:19:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC AG
07ALGIERS1471	INVESTING IN ALGERIA NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A soon-to-be-released report by the World Bank uses polling data to rank the main challenges facing the private sector in Algeria. Among the key obstacles detailed in the study were credit access and cost, the role of the informal market, access to land, and taxation. The br [...]	2007-10-10 13:15:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EIND AG
07ALGIERS1472	ALGERIA ANTI-EXTREMIST MESSAGING: BIG GOA ROLE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian communication efforts to counter Al-Qaeda and religious extremism are serious and based on the premise that greater state involvement in religious life will prevent a return to the turmoil of 1990s. GOA messaging tactics are focused primarily through the Ministry of Reli [...]	2007-10-10 13:49:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PTER PREL AG
07ALGIERS1527	LOCAL ELECTIONS 2007: A CONFUSED AND UNEVEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The road to the November 29 elections for Algeria's city councils and provincial (state) legislatures is fraught with confusion, a lack of transparency and allegations of injustice surrounding the candidate lists proposed by the competing parties. Senior political leaders echo th [...]	2007-10-19 12:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAO AG
07ALGIERS1550	ALGERIANS GRUMP AT U.S. DRAFT WESTERN SAHARA TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian MFA summoned Ambassador on the afternoon of October 23 to receive a blunt message that paragraph 7 of the draft U.S. text on the MINURSO renewal resolution was "unacceptable," "unbalanced," and "unhelpful." Ambassador responded that describing the Moroccan plan as a ser [...]	2007-10-23 17:16:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	AG PREL UNSC WI
07ALGIERS1558	ANOTHER ALGERIAN FACES PRISON OVER DEFAMATION [...] (U) According to press reports on October 18, a local journalist for the Arabic paper el-Fadjr in Djelfa, Tallal Dhif, received a six-month prison sentence from a Djelfa court on defamation charges stemming from articles he wrote about corruption in Djelfa in 2004. Algerian press reports note [...]	2007-10-24 18:25:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV AG
07ALGIERS1559	LOCAL ELECTIONS 2007: THE HEAVY HAND OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the same time as Interior Minister Yazid Zerhouni is making public statements about the government's commitment to a fair and neutral electoral process to urge greater turnout, the role of his ministry in micro-managing slates of candidates from all parties has been significant. [...]	2007-10-25 10:58:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAO AG
07ALGIERS1560	UPDATED ALGERIA DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Securing a wider democratic opening in Algeria is a challenge. Many Algerian young people call the political leadership the "Jurassics" because so many leaders from the President down are entrenched politicos from the same generation that took over after independence in 1962. We [...]	2007-10-25 11:24:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI KPAO PGOV PREL AG
07ALGIERS1581	(MICRO)SOFT DIPLOMACY, VERSION 1.0 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer paid a brief visit to Algeria in a trip touted as an opportunity for Microsoft to help the GOA expand Algeria's information and communications technology (ICT) sector and enhance its education system. Ballmer said he was inspired by the GOA's commitmen [...]	2007-10-30 06:07:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR AG
07ALGIERS1585	OPPOSITION PARTY ALLEGES INTIMIDATION, CONTAINMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what he describes as an effort to confine his party's influence to its historical base in the Kabylie region, Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD) leader Said Sadi alleged privately to us that RCD activists have been intimidated, kidnapped and, in some cases, tortured. In the [...]	2007-10-30 10:24:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS1617	ALGERIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE IMPLODING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH),the country's best-known independent human rights organization, is in turmoil. Two camps have emerged and are struggling for control, one headed by Hocine Zehouane, LADDH president since 2005, and the other by Ali Yahi [...]	2007-11-05 17:26:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PGOV AG
07ALGIERS1618	HATTAB CASE SHOWS RECONCILIATION STILL AN OPEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hassan Hattab, notorious for helping create the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) in 1998, has become a symbol of the unresolved debate over national reconciliation in Algeria. Although the details of his situation are shrouded in mystery, a disproportionate amount [...]	2007-11-06 07:41:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KISL AG
07ALGIERS1629	OPEN TALK OF BOUTEFLIKA RUNNING FOR A THIRD TERM [...] (C) More Algerian politicos and officials anticipate that the Algerian constitution will be amended to enable President Bouteflika to run for a third term in 2009. Mohamed Afif, a well-connected senior official in the predominant National Liberation Front (FLN) told Ambassador November 5 tha [...]	2007-11-07 09:10:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PINS AG
07ALGIERS1633	ALGIERS BOOK FAIR: GRAPPLING WITH FREEDOM OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a very visible way, Algeria is wrestling with the parameters of its political space, attempting to find the balance between freedom of expression and protecting against extremist ideology. At this year's annual international book fair in Algiers, the government banned over a [...]	2007-11-07 16:41:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO AG
07ALGIERS1634	REDOUBLED EFFORTS TO COMBAT BULK CASH SMUGGLING AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria criminalized bulk cash smuggling in 1996 and maintains strict reporting requirements and a non-convertible currency that limit most Algerians' access to foreign exchange. The value and frequency of smuggled cash interdictions dropped from 2005 to 2006, although this may [...]	2007-11-07 19:57:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN KCRM PREL PTER AG
07ALGIERS1638	THE HIGH STAKES OF CITIBANK'S CPA BID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Citibank is the sole American bank bidding on the privatization of the state-owned bank Credit Populaire d'Algerie (CPA). Competition is considered stiffest from the two leading French banks, Societe General and BNP. Citibank may find itself disadvantaged by its recent announc [...]	2007-11-11 11:33:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PREL AG
07ALGIERS1648	LATEST AQIM VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS DROUKDAL AND A [...] (C) Summary: Although the latest AQIM web video, "The Battle of Akroun," displays use of some new tactics by the terrorist organization, the underlying message remains the same. Higher-quality video than in previous postings features the late AQIM field commander Sofiane Fassila and AQIM lea [...]	2007-11-12 10:14:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS ASEC AG
07ALGIERS1658	FLAGSHIP NATIONAL PARTY IN TURMOIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the run-up to the November 29 local elections, the National Liberation Front (FLN) is wrestling with a crisis of leadership and direction, as party national leaders battle for control over local candidate slates. Daily press reports feature repeated calls for Prime Minister Bel [...]	2007-11-14 09:55:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS1662	ELECTION MONITORING COMMISSION AWOL FOR LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The campaign process for the November 29 local elections is well underway in Algeria, but without the official election monitoring commission that has been present in past elections. Newspaper accounts report both coalition and opposition political party discontent with Interior [...]	2007-11-14 14:04:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS1680	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S ALGERIA VISIT [...] (U) Ambasssador Schulte, we are delighted you can visit Algiers this month. Algeria is a committed partner of the U.S. in the war on terrorism and the GoA has actively helped shut down ratlines funneling foreign fighters to Iraq. We also have big commercial interests in Algeria's energy sect [...]	2007-11-20 12:41:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PTER ECON AG
07ALGIERS1694	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN ALGERIA ON THE RISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian official behavior since 2005, in terms of the country's hydrocarbons law, tax systems, contracting policies and customs enforcement, strongly suggests a growing sentiment of resource nationalism. Government actions indicate a conscious effort to gain greater control of h [...]	2007-11-21 10:18:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV ECON EINV AG
07ALGIERS1695	POLITICAL PARTIES CITE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The campaign process for the November 29 local elections is in full swing, but the process is not fully transparent. In a series of meetings November 7-14, we met to discuss the election process with representatives of major coalition and opposition political parties, including [...]	2007-11-21 11:28:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS1700	AMBASSADOR PUSHES ON ELECTION IRREGULARITIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: We got mixed reactions from Algerian government interlocutors when the Ambassador raised questions about the transparency of the local election process with the MFA Director General for the Americas and with the (government) human rights commission. The MFA official bristled and [...]	2007-11-21 16:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS1704	THE HARRAGA - NOT JUST FOR KIDS ANYMORE [...] SUMMARY: Over the past year, the problem of "harraga" -- desperate young Algerians setting out for Spain and Italy on makeshift boats -- has grown notably worse. The phenomenon is no longer limited to underprivileged youth, but now includes older and wealthier individuals otherwise able to s [...]	2007-11-26 08:43:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI AG
07ALGIERS1724	ALGERIAN MFA PRAISES NEGROPONTE REMARKS IN MALI, [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 12:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	AG MA PREL PTER
07ALGIERS1727	ALGERIAN LOCAL ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 29: WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local elections will be held in Algeria on November 29, but the big question is whether many Algerians will actually vote. Throughout the campaign season, elections' transparency and fairness have been called into repeated question because of irregularities in the pre-campaign p [...]	2007-11-28 14:56:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS1741	WORLD BANK OFFICE CHIEF LEAVING ALGERIA CITING [...] (C) Summary: The World Bank is withdrawing its resident office director (resrep) here, since the Algerian government appears uninterested in implementing new reform strategies. The resrep, a long-time observer of Algerian economic issues, told the Ambassador November 21, that President Boutef [...]	2007-12-04 11:25:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IBRD AG
07ALGIERS1748	MAJOR ALGERIAN BANK PRIVATIZATION SUSPENDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the last moment, Algeria suspended indefinitely the privatization of Credit Populaire d'Algerie (CPA),which was to have been the flagship privatization exercise for the Algerian banking sector. Three of the six foreign banks bidding on the Algerian state bank withdrew their [...]	2007-12-06 10:35:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PREL AG
07ALGIERS1749	LOCAL ELECTIONS MARRED BY IRREGULARITIES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 29 local elections in Algeria, while publicly hailed by the Ministry of Interior and Prime Minister as a success, were marred by accusations of irregularities, fraud, controlled media access and charges of intimidation of opposition parties. The results were notewort [...]	2007-12-06 11:45:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS1764	AMBASSADOR SCHULTE DISCUSSES IRAN AND NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian officials told visiting UNVIE Amb. Schulte that they have encouraged Iran to cooperate with the international community regarding its nuclear programs, but they stopped short of agreeing to make a public statement that Iran has violated its commitments under the Non-Prol [...]	2007-12-09 15:11:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP PGOV IR AG
07ALGIERS1772	TRANSPORT OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ON OPEN SKIES, [...] SUMMARY: Although the main impasse to an Open Skies agreement remains unchanged, the Algerian transport ministry is optimistic about progress in 2008. Meanwhile, despite American firm FSI losing a Boeing 737 flight simulator contract to Canadian firm CAE, Algeria seems committed to continue s [...]	2007-12-11 10:09:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD ECON AG
07ALGIERS1775	CAR BOMBS IN ALGIERS TARGET U.N. AND SUPREME COURT [...] (U) On December 11, for the first time in exactly eight months, car bombs hit Algiers. The first explosion occurred near the building housing UN offices in the Algiers neighborhood of Hydra, and the second in front of the Algerian Supreme Court building in Ben Aknoun at or around 0945. Each [...]	2007-12-11 17:37:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC AG
07ALGIERS1777	POSITIVE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT MOVEMENT ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of engaging the Algerian government and civil society on TIP, we are seeing evidence of incremental improvement. NGO SOS Femmes en Detresse reports that some illegal immigrants are now receiving medical care, with no harassment from authorities, although it is uncle [...]	2007-12-12 11:04:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL AG
07ALGIERS1782	AL-QAEDA IN THE MAGHREB CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) officially claimed responsibility for the December 11 bombings of the UN and Supreme Court buildings in Algiers in a communique posted on its official website titled "Conquest for martyr Sufiane Abi Hydra". One expert on Islamist issues here [...]	2007-12-12 15:08:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KISL AG
07ALGIERS1783	COMING UP SHORT: ALGERIA'S GLOOMY GAS OUTLOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria will likely be unable to meet its natural gas production goals or fulfill its contract supply obligations in the coming years. Expansion of Algeria's gas production has been hampered by delays in high-profile projects like the Medgaz undersea pipeline and the Gassi Touil [...]	2007-12-12 15:09:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV ECON EINV AG
07ALGIERS1784	ALGERIA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The absence of reliable statistics makes it difficult to assess the extent of child labor in Algeria, especially the worst forms of child labor. The information provided in this cable is drawn from the Algerian labor code, the Algerian constitution and press reports. Post was un [...]	2007-12-12 15:12:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AG
07ALGIERS1804	U.S. OIL WONDERS ABOUT ITS FUTURE IN ALGERIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several U.S. companies have signaled their growing dissatisfaction with Algeria's oil sector. Windfall profit taxes, burdensome customs fines and practices, hiring difficulties and a general lack of cooperation by the Algerians have caused several large American oil producers [...]	2007-12-19 10:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV ECON EINV AG
07ALGIERS1806	AN AILING AND FRAGILE ALGERIAN REGIME DRIFTS INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with former government officials, long-term opposition leaders and journalists paint a picture of an Algerian regime that is fragile in ways it has not been before, plagued by a lack of vision, unprecedented levels of corruption and rumblings of division within [...]	2007-12-19 12:06:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PINS PGOV AG
07ALGIERS1809	AFTER THE LATEST ALGIERS BOMBINGS: THIS WILL BE A [...] (S) SUMMARY: The December 11 bombings in Algiers demonstrate that Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) can adapt its tactics to discredit the Algerian government even if it cannot destabilize the state. Its tactics have evolved and it is more frequently targeting foreigners. AQIM seeks to copy ta [...]	2007-12-20 10:12:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PTER PINS ASEC AG
07ALGIERS1810	WHERE HAVE ALL THE ISLAMISTS GONE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many observers here think Islamist parties suffered a significant defeat in the November 29 local elections (ref A). The moderate Islamist MSP, a member of the presidential coalition, received an official total of just 10.69 percent of the vote, while the opposition Islah party [...]	2007-12-21 10:14:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL AG
07ALGIERS185	MIXED SIGNALS ON RIGHTS OF FAMILIES OF THE [...] (U) In Paris on February 6, Algerian FM Bedjaoui signed the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which was adopted in December by the UN General Assembly. According to Algerian press reports, one of the aims of the convention is to provide a [...]	2007-02-11 08:56:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM UNGA AG
07ALGIERS234	"FINAL" ADC AND MALI AGREEMENT SIGNED IN ALGIERS [...] (U) On February 20 in Algiers, the government of Mali and the Democratic Alliance for Change (ADC) signed a "final" agreement on the disarmament and reintegration of the Tuareg rebels in northern Mali. Malian Minister of Territorial Administration Kone Kafougouna and ADC Secretary General Iyad [...]	2007-02-21 17:37:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR PINS PGOV ML AG
07ALGIERS249	ALGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BEDJAOUI CRITICIZES U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Bedjaoui and U/S Hughes agreed February 24 on the need to work in partnership with the U.S. in finding solutions to the problems of the region. While agreeing on the importance of fighting terrorism across borders, Bedjaoui and Hughes parted ways on how best to bring about vi [...]	2007-02-27 10:30:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL KDEM AG
07ALGIERS252	NEA/MAG DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH POLISARIO [...] (C) NEA/MAG Director Elizabeth Hopkins, accompanied by DCM and PolEc Chief, met February 24 with Polisario Ambassador to Algeria Mohamed Beissat. Beissat opened by expressing the Polisario's disappointment that it had not see any momentum generated out of its release of Moroccan prisoners as p [...]	2007-02-28 14:31:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM PREF WI AG
07ALGIERS259	COPS AND ROBBERS: ALGERIA COPES WITH MOUNTING CRIME [...] SUMMARY: The recent robbery of Algiers' consular chief at knifepoint typifies the rising crime rate in Algeria. Aggressive, violent and often armed theft has spiked even as insurgent violence has generally diminished over the last four years. Public perception, media coverage and police admi [...]	2007-03-01 09:53:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER ASEC ECON SOCI CASC AG
07ALGIERS282	LARGEST ALGERIAN OPPOSITION PARTY FACES EXCLUSION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Algerian Ministry of Interior has disqualified the opposition Islamist party Islah ("Reform") from participating in the May 17 parliamentary elections on the ground that its leader was not elected in a recent party congress. Islah, which has the largest number of [...]	2007-03-07 06:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS30	FLN WINS SENATE IN CLOSER-THAN-EXPECTED ELECTION [...] (U) As expected (ref A),the National Liberation Front (FLN) wrested control of the Senate from the RND party in December 28 indirect elections. What was not expected was its slender margin of victory: the FLN took only 28 seats out of a possible 48. Since the majority of eligible electors in [...]	2007-01-09 16:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS330	OUYAHIA INCREASINGLY SEEN AS BOUTEFLIKA'S LIKELY SUCCESSOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: Three reliable observers of Algerian politics have told us recently that Major General Mohamed Mediene, the powerful head of the intelligence and security services, is working to favor former Prime Minister Ouyahia as the eventual successor to President Bouteflika. Their opinions [...]	2007-03-14 08:29:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS331	OUYAHIA INCREASINGLY SEEN AS BOUTEFLIKA'S LIKELY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Three reliable observers of Algerian politics have told us recently that Major General Mohamed Mediene, the powerful head of the intelligence and security services, is working to favor former Prime Minister Ouyahia as the eventual successor to President Bouteflika. Their opinions [...]	2007-03-14 08:39:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS338	MECHANICS OF ELECTIONS: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT [...] (U) Under the February 28 decree that set in motion the May 17 legislative election process, four Algerian government agencies play some role in the preparations. The Ministry of Finance controls the budget for the elections; the Ministry of Information is responsible for scheduling free media [...]	2007-03-14 11:23:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS367	RISING WORLD PRICES DRY UP PRIVATE ALGERIAN MILK [...] (U) Recent milk shortages in Algeria are likely to continue in the coming weeks as domestic producers shut down in response to the rising world price of milk powder. The state-run Algerian firm GIPLAIT (Groupe Industriel des Productions Laitieres) controls approximately 38 percent of Algeria' [...]	2007-03-19 15:30:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINV AG
07ALGIERS45	SENATE PRESIDENT RE-ELECTED [...] (C) Abdelkader Bensalah was re-elected, 129-0, as the President of the Conseil de la Nation (Senate) on January 12. Bensalah remains first in line to succeed President Bouteflika in the event that he is unable to complete his current term. Bensalah's re-election became a foregone conclusion wh [...]	2007-01-16 17:07:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS465	ALGERIAN JOURNALISTS GUILTY OF DEFAMING QADHAFI [...] (U) Ruling after a rehearing of the case, on April 4 an Algiers court found editor Ali Fodil and reporter Naila Berahal of the Arabic-language daily Echourouk El-Youmi guilty of defaming Libyan President Moammar Qadhafi and gave each a six-month suspended sentence. The court also fined the ne [...]	2007-04-04 17:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO AG LY
07ALGIERS526	ALGERIAN ELECTION PROCESS UNDERWAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's major political parties, except Islah, have submitted voter lists in all 48 wilayas for the May 17 national parliamentary elections. According to FLN sources, its candidates are older and more conservative than expected, and the number of women figuring on its lists bas [...]	2007-04-17 15:57:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS618	THE RISE OF THE FLN OLD GUARD AND FALL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The old guard of the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN),based on a report from a well respected parliamentarian, overruled local FLN officials and stacked FLN party lists with their friends and associates in advance of the May 17 legislative elections. One result is that on [...]	2007-05-03 09:28:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS628	FOREIGN COMPANIES LAMENT IMPEDIMENTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of foreign oil companies operating in Algeria are increasingly voicing concern about the ambiguously worded -- and apparently hastily drafted -- amendments to Algeria's hydrocarbon legislation in effect since the beginning of the year. Although Sonatrach has begu [...]	2007-05-07 08:31:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ECON AG
07ALGIERS637	POLISARIO AMBASSADOR ON TALKS WITH MOROCCO [...] (C) The Polisario was generally satisfied with UNSCR 1754, Polisario Ambassador to Algeria Mohamed Beissat told DCM May 7, but took issue with the resolution's praise for Morocco's "serious and credible" autonomy proposal. Such language would embolden Morocco, Beissat said, to approach the ne [...]	2007-05-08 16:08:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM AG MO WI
07ALGIERS647	BEYOND POLITICAL PARTIES, LITTLE INTEREST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Going into the last week before the May 17 Algerian legislative elections, our sense is that political parties are flailing amidst widespread public disinterest. The head of the national election commission here told a government newspaper on May 9 that his commission is neither [...]	2007-05-10 12:45:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS678	ON THE EVE OF ALGERIA'S ELECTIONS: WILL THEY VOTE? [...] (C) The period of free media access for political parties qualified to participate in the May 17 national parliamentary elections has ended. On the eve of the elections, media reports indicated that two bombs (one carried out by a suicide bomber) exploded in Constantine on May 16, killing on [...]	2007-05-16 16:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AG
07ALGIERS680	GOVERNMENT COALITION PARTIES RETURN IN LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerians went to the polls in low numbers under heavy security Thursday to elect representatives to Algeria's largely powerless 389-seat parliament for five-year terms. The parties of the current government coalition claimed the day, led by President Bouteflika's FLN, the secu [...]	2007-05-19 09:08:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS708	ENERGY MINISTER UNMOVED BY CRITICISM OF CHANGES TO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Energy and Mines Chakib Khelil told Ambassador May 19 that the new hydrocarbon amendments were intended to slow oil development to maintain natural resources for future generations while redressing "unfair gains" made by foreign partners on certain contracts. He si [...]	2007-05-23 08:45:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV AG
07ALGIERS710	ENERGY MINISTER DETAILS DIFFICULTIES WITH SPAIN [...] (C) Minister of Energy and Mines Chakib Khelil told the Ambassador May 21 about the difficulties Algeria was experiencing with Spain regarding European market access. He described how the Spanish gas authority CNE (Comision Nacional de Energia) had decided to limit the amount of gas Sonatrach [...]	2007-05-23 09:02:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON AG
07ALGIERS716	CONTROVERSY ON VOTE COUNT LINGERS FOLLOWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Said Bouchair, the president of the independent election commission, and Noureddine Zerhouni, the minister of interior, are engaged in a very public battle on the transparency of the May 17 vote for national parliament. After Zerhouni said Bouchair's letter to President Bouteflika [...]	2007-05-24 11:33:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
07ALGIERS789	ALGERIAN PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER SHARE VIEWS [...] (C) In separate meetings with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) on June 3, Prime Minister Belkhadem and President Bouteflika made remarks on Iran, primarily in the context of Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki's June 2 visit to Algiers. Belkhadem observed with respect to Iranian involvement in Iraq tha [...]	2007-06-05 16:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC IR AG IZ
07ALGIERS829	ALGERIAN NEGOTIATOR SKEPTICAL ABOUT UPCOMING [...] (C) Abdallah Bali, former Algerian ambassador to the UN and now counselor to the Foreign Minister, told Ambassador and visiting NEA DAS Gray on June 10 that he would be part of the Algerian delegation attending the June 18-19 talks on the Western Sahara organized by UN Special Representative Va [...]	2007-06-12 10:00:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AG MO WS
07ALGIERS842	ALGERIANS CAUTIOUSLY WELCOME AFRICOM BRIEFING [...] (C) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ryan Henry, accompanied by his delegation, consulted with newly installed Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci, Minister Delegate for National Defense Abdelmalek Guenaizia and senior representatives of the foreign and defense ministries and intellige [...]	2007-06-13 10:15:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL AG

07ALGIERS859	MFA REACTION TO TIP TIER 3 RATING [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche June 16 to MFA Director General for the Americas Fatiha Selmane, who expressed surprise and discomfort that the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report placed Algeria in Tier 3 status. Selmane complained that Algeria had been pooled with countries that did [...]	2007-06-18 09:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL AG
07ALGIERS861	MFA'S BOUGUERRA DISCUSSES HRC BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 9 visiting DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles met with the MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Madjid Bouguerra to discuss special procedures used by the Human Rights Council (HRC) to monitor and publicly report on human rights situations. Bouguerra indicated that Alg [...]	2007-06-18 12:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV UNHRC AG
07ALGIERS892	LAWYERS' SIT-IN PAYS OFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: After organizing a 400-lawyer sit-in at the National Courts on June 18, the Algerian National Bar Association (BNA) was able to secure a meeting with the justice ministry to air its grievances. On June 20, BNA President Abdelmajid Sellini met with the ministry's secretary genera [...]	2007-06-25 09:02:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KJUS PGOV AG
07ALGIERS896	AL-QAEDA IN THE MAGHREB IS NOT MUCH UNITED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Algerian contacts who closely follow Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) sense the organization is grappling with ideological splits and command problems in the wake of the spectacular April 11 bombings in Algiers. On June 10, well-connected Echourouk el-Youmi editor Mohammed [...]	2007-06-26 12:04:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PTER AG
07ALGIERS9	ALGERIA 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-06 15:15:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KPAO AEMR KCRM AG
07ALGIERS904	MOKHTAR BELMOKHTAR AND AQIM: IS ONE-EYE ON HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combats (GSPC) transition to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) aggravated existing leadership splits within the organization (ref). Recent Algerian press reports claimed that GSPC southern region leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar was seeking a dea [...]	2007-06-27 10:08:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PTER AG
07ALGIERS913	MEDIA, POLITICAL PARTIES, LAWYERS AND OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings June 9-10 with DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles, Algerian media, government and political party representatives and members of the legal community gave their views on press freedom and Algeria's defamation laws. Journalists and lawyers said freedom of expression in Al [...]	2007-06-28 09:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI AG
07ALGIERS929	MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS COUNTERS EXTREMISM [...] (C) Algeria's Religious Affairs ministry has mounted a campaign to reign in extremist imams. The campaign promotes a unified, anti-violence version of Islam and will result in important staffing changes in schools and mosques. On June 23, Minister of Religious Affairs M. Boualem Ghoulamallah [...]	2007-07-02 06:51:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KISL SCUL SOCI AG
07ALGIERS930	ALGERIAN MFA COUNSELOR URGES U.S. WALK FINE LINE [...] (C) Algerian MFA Counselor Baali cautioned that outside pressure on the Polisario to accept even a modified Moroccan autonomy plan would likely lead the Polisario to quit the nascent negotiation process started in New York. Baali, who was part of the Algerian delegation in New York, opined th [...]	2007-07-02 07:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AG WI
07ALGIERS931	CONTINUING TO ENGAGE NGOS AND MFA ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 12 release of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report, we are continuing to engage NGOs and the Algerian government on TIP. The GOA feels it has been unfairly lumped into Tier 3 status with countries whose TIP problem it considers to be more severe. The GOA in [...]	2007-07-02 08:00:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL AG
07ALGIERS944	RIOTS BREAK OUT IN ORAN AND BOUSSAADA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Riots erupted in recent days in two parts of Algeria for two very different reasons. In response to the downgrading of a local soccer team, two days of riots broke out in the desert city of Boussaada. Four days of rioting broke out in the westerm port city of Oran after the GOA [...]	2007-07-02 16:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC AG
07ALGIERS950	AQIM SEEKING RECRUITS IN ALGERIA AND BEYOND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) incorporates several recruiting methods that include imams trawling prisons, upscale internet videos and capitalizing on festering local resentment of America and the West. Over a period of four weeks, AQIM's newly launched website has rece [...]	2007-07-03 10:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PTER AG
07ALGIERS966	FORWARD WITH MEPI IN ALGERIA: FEWER BUT DEEPER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Middle East Partnership Initiative programming is the best tool we have to undermine support for extremism in Algeria. We reported in ref A the activities and progress we are making on the education, media, political and economic tracks. It is an uneven picture. Understanding [...]	2007-07-07 16:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMPI KDEM KJUS AG
07ALGIERS992	JUST PASSING THROUGH? NIGERIA, ALGERIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Nigerian diplomat in Algiers confirms that Nigerians are being trafficked through Algeria, with Europe their expected final destination. The diplomat says that traffickers in Nigeria convince fellow citizens to make the journey, luring them with promises of a brighter future in [...]	2007-07-10 16:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF SMIG AG
07AMMAN1005	NEA DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUTLER,S MEETINGS [...] (C) In separate meetings in Amman with the Jordanian Foreign Minister and the Amman-based Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, DAS Butler discussed perceptions of the Iraqi government, the Baghdad Security Plan, the International Compact for Iraq, and displaced Iraqis. [...]	2007-03-06 06:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF JO IZ
07AMMAN1031	JORDAN'S SECURITY SERVICES [...] (C) The security services, made up of the Royal Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF),the Public Security Directorate (PSD),and the General Intelligence Directorate (GID),together constitute a vital and solid pillar of the Hashemite monarchy. The security services, along with the tribes (Ref E and [...]	2007-03-07 13:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV MARR MASS PINR SNAR KPAL JO
07AMMAN1038	THREE JORDANIANS CHARGED WITH SECURITY OFFENSES, [...] (SBU) Arab media reported that during an open session of Jordan's state security court March 7, a prosecutor announced that three men charged with possessing illegal weapons and attempting to set fire to a liquor store had also discussed among themselves the idea of assassinating the President [...]	2007-03-07 15:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV JO
07AMMAN1056	WOULD-BE POTUS ASSASSINS [...] (SBU) Jordanian dailies carried more reports March 8 on the opening of state security court (SSC) proceedings against three men accused of a number of security offenses, including plotting to assassinate President Bush during his visit to Jordan in late November 2006. The three are Nidal Moman [...]	2007-03-08 11:37:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PHUM DA JO
07AMMAN1064	SCENESETTER FOR PRM A/S SAUERBREY'S MARCH 13-16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman welcomes your visit, and looks forward to building upon your discussions with key Jordanian officials and Ambassador Hale in recent days in Washington to advance our dialogue with the GOJ on the needs of Iraqis in Jordan, as well as the other refugee issues of mutual [...]	2007-03-08 12:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREG PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1067	FEBRUARY PRM VISIT TO SYRIA AND JORDAN FOCUSED ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 12:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1150	JORDANIAN VIEWS ON JAPAN'S "CORRIDOR OF PEACE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan has been discussing a number of Jordan Valley projects with the Israelis over the past several years. Several would be contingent upon financial support from Japan. All are likely to be discussed in the four-party talks between Japan, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian T [...]	2007-03-13 14:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR ELTN PREL KPAL IS JO JP
07AMMAN1186	INDEPENDENT TV IN JORDAN SLOW TO LAUNCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ATV, JORDAN'S FIRST INDEPENDENT TELEVISION BROADCAST CHANNEL, HAS YET TO GO ON THE AIR MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER ITS INITIAL LAUNCH DATE WAS ANNOUNCED. WHILE ATV NEWS AND PROGRAMMING STAFF CONTINUE TO CONDUCT REAL-TIME PRACTICE PROGRAMS FOR THEIR EVENTUAL DEBUT ON THE AIR, STATION [...]	2007-03-15 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JO KPAO PHUM KMDR
07AMMAN1217	UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-18 14:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ACABQ PREL UNGA JO
07AMMAN1218	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY'S MEETINGS IN AMMAN [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Ziad Fariz and Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Governor Umayya Toukan during his March 5th visit to Amman, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey discussed Jordan's draft [...]	2007-03-19 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER KTFN PREL ECON JO
07AMMAN1243	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DENNIS HADRICK [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance for the visit of PM/WRA Program Manager Dennis Hadrick to Jordan from April 1-6, 2007, as requested reftel. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at para 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is [...]	2007-03-19 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT PREF PREL OTRA KHDP JO IZ
07AMMAN1276	Embassy AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations, and Government of Jordan (GoJ) officials on March 7 to share information on avian flu preparedness. The GoJ is focusing now on pandemic preparedness, and [...]	2007-03-21 04:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN1277	A/S SAUERBREY DISCUSSES IRAQIS WITH GOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey and Ambassador met March 14 with Bassem Awadallah, Director of King Abdullah's Office, and the head of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) Muhammad Al Dahabi together to discuss the issue of Ir [...]	2007-03-21 06:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1309	RESPONSE TO HAJBEH INFORMATION REQUEST [...] (U) This is a joint Legatt Amman ) Embassy Amman message. 2. (C) In response to REF A request for information regarding Majid Talat Hajbeh, Legatt and Embassy note that Legatt's attempt to determine Hajbeh's legal status was made in coordination with DOS and DHS/ICE. Post is unaware if Haj [...]	2007-03-22 14:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO
07AMMAN1335	JAZZ QUARTET "THE SOUND MERCHANTS" THRILL JORDANIAN [...] SUMMARY: THE AMERICAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE "ALVIN ATKINSON AND THE SOUND MERCHANTS" PERFORMED THREE CONCERTS TO FULL-CAPACITY CROWDS DURING A VISIT TO JORDAN LAST WEEK, ENTHRALLING MORE THAN 1350 YOUNG JORDANIANS AT EACH PERFORMANCE. FROM MARCH 13 TO MARCH 18, THE JAZZ QUARTET COMPLETED A FAR-REACH [...]	2007-03-26 11:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN1380	A/S SAUERBREY'S MEETINGS WITH UN AND NGO OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey visited Jordan March 13-16 on the final leg of a regional tour focused on ensuring that displaced Iraqis receive effective protection and assistance, including expanded resettlement. Her meetings wit [...]	2007-03-28 13:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL PTER PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN139	INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah conveyed to Ambassador his support for the effort the President announced in his Iraq policy address. The Palace will encourage objective media commentary on the strategy. Many Jordanians, however, had taken a skeptical attitude to any U.S. Iraq policy changes ev [...]	2007-01-11 15:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
07AMMAN1479	LIBERALIZATION OF FUEL PRICES POSTPONED [...] (C) Summary: As it prepares for municipal and parliamentary elections in the summer and fall of this year, the GOJ has deferred its earlier plan to completely eliminate oil subsidies and liberalize all fuel prices by March 2007. The Secretary General of the Finance Ministry privately lamented [...]	2007-04-04 14:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI JO
07AMMAN1508	KING AND SENIOR OFFICIALS GREET [...] (C) Summary: The King and senior GOJ officials told a Jordanian-sponsored staffdel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the core issue in the Middle East. They described the burden large numbers of Iraqis impose on Jordan. The Minister of Labor explained the GOJ's plan to address repo [...]	2007-04-09 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ELAB IS JO IZ IR SY
07AMMAN1655	GOJ AGREES TO JIPTC EXTENSION, WITH CHANGES [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) JIPTC Director and polmiloff met with Public Security Directorate (PSD) Deputy Director for Operations BG Tawfiq Al-Halalmeh on April 15 to discuss the extension of U.S. use of the Jordan International Police Training Center [...]	2007-04-18 07:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL JO IZ
07AMMAN1672	GOJ RECEIVES SENIOR ISRAELI VISITORS [...] (C) Summary: The back-to-back visits to Jordan this week of Israel's Foreign Minister and a Knesset delegation are the first such visits since 2005 that the GOJ publicly acknowledged. Senior GOJ-GOI consultation, while frequent, has been mostly behind the scenes in recent years. The GOJ hop [...]	2007-04-18 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS JO
07AMMAN1697	5TH MENA-FATF PLENARY [...] (U) Summary: Jordan hosted and presided over the fifth plenary of the Middle East North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENA-FATF) from April2-4 at the Dead Sea. Over the course of the plenary, delegates endorsed a World Bank anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (A [...]	2007-04-19 12:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER PREL XF JO
07AMMAN1821	JORDAN AND THE NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] (S) The Government of Jordan and its most senior leadership continue to view U.S. success in Iraq as essential to its own security. Since the run-up to Operation Iraqi Freedom it has agreed to a series of U.S. requests for important political and logistical assistance. The GOJ has supported [...]	2007-04-30 12:52:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ JO
07AMMAN1822	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN [...] (C) Post remains engaged with the GOJ at the most senior levels seeking GOJ cooperation in moving toward the goals outlined ref a, including continued availability of first asylum; education, and other assistance. King Abdullah has made clear to Ambassador, however, that he regards the issue [...]	2007-04-30 13:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN1959	JORDAN'S LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ENDORSES AML LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: After nearly six years since the subject first arose in Jordan's Parliament, the Lower House endorsed the Anti-Money Laundering Law on May 6. The law, which still requires Senate approval (expected May 9),criminalizes money laundering and provides the legal basis for the Gover [...]	2007-05-07 12:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PGOV KDEM JO
07AMMAN1962	FORMER DEPUTY JAILED FOR INSULTING THE STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Former MP Dr. Ahmed Oweidi al-Abbadi published an open letter vilifying the GoJ and accusing the royal family of corruption. Al-Abbadi was detained on May 2 for 15 days while he is investigated. The case was filed by Minister of Interior Eid al-Fayez in his personal capacity b [...]	2007-05-07 14:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM JO
07AMMAN1989	DEMARCHE ON TRAVEL OF UNSC-DESIGNATED IRANIANS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM IR JO
07AMMAN2139	UNSCR 1747 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 08:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR JO
07AMMAN2178	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - MAY 22 [...] (C) Ambassador discussed Iraqi refugees on May 16 and again on May 20 with Lt. Gen. Mohammad Dahabi, the chief of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID),who has the lead for Jordan on this issue. Ambassador obtained Dahabi's agreement to permit the International Organization for Mi [...]	2007-05-22 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2206	GOJ PUBLICLY LINKS FATAH AL-ISLAM LEADER TO FOLEY [...] (U) CONFIRMING REPORTS IN INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, GOJ SPOKESMAN NASSER JOUDEH SAID DURING A WEEKLY BRIEFING TO JOURNALISTS ON MAY 22 THAT FATAH AL-ISLAM LEADER SHAKER AL-ABSI WAS A "JORDANIAN NATIONAL" WHO WAS CONVICTED IN ABSENTIA AND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE OCTOBER 28, 2002 ASSASSINATION OF [...]	2007-05-23 13:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER JO LE
07AMMAN2211	BANGLADESHI DEATH IN JORDAN'S QIZ UNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 8, a Bangladeshi worker in one of Jordan's QIZ factories died in his sleep after working a 22-hour shift. The cause of death listed on police records was acute pneumonia. Operations managers at the factory claim that in an attempt to complete a newly placed monthly orde [...]	2007-05-24 08:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO
07AMMAN222	TERRORISM TRIALS UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT (SSC) SENTENCED ROMAN AMPHITHEATER SHOOTER NABIL JAAOURA TO DEATH AND HANDED DOWN PRISON SENTENCES IN TWO OTHER TERRORISM-RELATED CASES. THE COURT CONTINUED PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THREE HAMAS MILITANTS WHO PLANNED ATTACKS IN JORDAN, AND ZIYAD KARBOULI, AN IRA [...]	2007-01-18 14:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
07AMMAN2301	NDI AND IRI HELPING ALL PARTIES PREPARE FOR [...] (U) The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) are implementing USAID democracy and governance programs in preparation for municipal elections July 31 and parliamentary elections expected later in 2007. NDI and IRI are training individual candida [...]	2007-05-30 15:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
07AMMAN2305	GOJ ELABORATES ON ITS WITHDRAWAL OF RECOGNITION OF [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: JORDAN'S RATIONALE FOR WITHDRAWING RECOGNITION OF GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCH THEOPHILOS III IS BASED ON UNFULFILLED PROMISES REGARDING THE RECLAMATION OF CHURCH LANDS AND INCREASING THE ROLE OF ARAB MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH MADE TO THE GOJ WHEN THEOPHILOS ASCENDED TO THE PATRIARCHY [...]	2007-05-31 07:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI JO KWBG IS
07AMMAN2341	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - MAY 31 [...] (C) On May 29, Poloff met with a counterpart from the Norwegian Embassy, which is funding the FAFO study to assess the numbers and conditions of Iraqis currently living in Jordan. The Norwegian Embassy expects FAFO to be ready to brief at least preliminary findings to interested governments i [...]	2007-05-31 14:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2392	LABOR MINISTRY CALLS LATEST NLC REPORT "OLD NEWS"; [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 1, the New York-based National Labor Committee (NLC) released a third report on labor violations at five factories in Jordan. Jordan's Ministry of Labor (MOL) responded in a press release that MOL welcomed the NLC's efforts to help identify labor violations, but had re [...]	2007-06-05 15:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO
07AMMAN2458	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JUNE 7 [...] (C) Jordanian Minister of Education Khalid Touqan told the Ambassador June 7 the GoJ was comfortable with the issuance of Requests For Proposals for summer-readiness programs targeted at school-age Iraqi children before the regular August 19 start of classes in Jordan's public school. Touqan [...]	2007-06-07 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2463	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-10 06:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY JO
07AMMAN2501	DEMARCHE ON IRAQI WMD SCIENTIST REDIRECTION PROGRAM [...] (S) The GOJ is currently informed of existing USG programs for Iraqi WMD scientist redirection described reftel. GOJ institutions have been accepting Iraqi scientists for short-term and one-year training programs since 2005. These programs have been operating with GOJ knowledge and in partn [...]	2007-06-11 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS PARM PREL IZ JO
07AMMAN2502	JORDAN,S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND DONORS MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education and donors are developing plans and identifying resources to educate additional Iraqi schoolchildren in Jordan in time for the August 19 start date of the next school year. UNICEF submitted an education strategy to the Minister of Education on June 7, [...]	2007-06-11 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2537	GOJ BRIEFED ON 2007 TIP REPORT; PLANS CONTINUED [...] (SBU) Acting PolCouns briefed Thamer Adwan, Director of the Foreign Minister's private office, and separately Dr. Waleed Al-Saadi, Senior Advisor to the Foreign Minister on Human Rights, on the Jordan portion of Trafficking in Persons report on June 12. They agreed to review the report and pr [...]	2007-06-13 13:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN ELAB PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO KCRM JO
07AMMAN2538	GOJ REVERSES COURSE AND RECOGNIZES GREEK PATRIARCH [...] (U) A month-long disagreement between the Government of Jordan and the Greek Orthodox Church ended on June 12. Local media reported that the GOJ reversed its May 12 decision to withdraw recognition of Patriarch Theophilos III of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem (ref b). At a June 12 pre [...]	2007-06-13 14:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KWBG JO IS
07AMMAN2559	JORDAN,S KING CALLS SAMARRA BOMBINGS A "HEINOUS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 11:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL JO IZ
07AMMAN2564	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JUNE 14 [...] (C) FAFO researcher Kristin Dalen, who oversees the Norwegian NGO's survey of Iraqis in Jordan now underway, told poloff that many people will be surprised by the low number of Iraqis in Jordan, and implied that FAFO's estimate might be as low as 250,000. Dalen recognizes the potentially cont [...]	2007-06-14 14:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV IZ JO
07AMMAN2605	JORDANIAN MEDIA PROFESSIONALS SAY NEW LAW POSITIVE BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Parliament passed a new law in April giving citizens the right to access information held by government bodies. The law is currently pending endorsement by King Abdullah. The law's supporters point to the mass enfranchisement of a new democratic right, while detractors [...]	2007-06-18 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO PHUM KMDR KMPI
07AMMAN2613	GOJ PUBLICLY SUPPORTS ABU MAZEN [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah and the GOJ registered strong support for Abu Mazen and the new government of Salam Fayyad. Local media were largely supportive of preserving the legitimacy of Palestinian Authority institutions, although some blamed the international community and Arab states for [...]	2007-06-18 14:07:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS JO
07AMMAN2615	JORDAN TO NAME RETIRED GENERAL MUHAMMAD AL-ALLAF [...] (C/NF) Foreign Minister Khatib informed Ambassador in confidence on June 17 that retired Major General Muhammad al-Allaf will be named Jordan's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. This appointment has not been made public; please protect accordingly. 2. (C/NF) A [...]	2007-06-19 08:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR JO
07AMMAN2637	TWO TERROR PLOTTER INMATES ESCAPE FROM JORDAN'S [...] (U) Two inmates, Ma'adh Breizat and Sa'ad Fakhri Yunis al Na'imi, escaped June 19 from Jordan's Jweideh prison - a correctional facility located approximately 20 kilometers south of Amman. According to press reports, the inmates managed to escape by hiding themselves among families who were v [...]	2007-06-20 13:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC JO
07AMMAN2639	JORDAN AND UNITAID [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-20 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID TBIO KHIV PREL JO
07AMMAN2640	UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO EDUCATE ADDITIONAL IRAQIS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman remains actively engaged with the GOJ, UNICEF, UNHCR, and key NGOs in preparing programs that will enable Jordanian public schools to accept additional Iraqi students. While all parties await the results of the FAFO survey (ref a) on the demographics of Iraqis in [...]	2007-06-20 14:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN2641	USPTO-MEPI BOOK TOUR PROGRAM RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS ON [...] Jordan hosted June 13 a USPTO-MEPI Book Tour and Public Awareness Program, with the assistance of the Embassy and the USAID-funded Sustainable Achievement of Business Expansion and Quality (SABEQ) program. The Ambassador and Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Montaser Oklah gave opening re [...]	2007-06-20 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO IPR
07AMMAN2668	SUPPORTING HAMAS BACKFIRES ON MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD [...] (C) Summary. Most Jordanian elite support U.S. backing of Palestinian President Abbas, and most Jordanians support Fatah over Hamas in their current conflict. The Islamic Action Front's support for Hamas' takeover in Gaza has backfired against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Jordan because of [...]	2007-06-21 15:13:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS JO
07AMMAN2697	UNRWA ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING READOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: UNRWA's Advisory Commission met June 17-18 at the Dead Sea in Jordan. Representatives from over 20 refugee host and UNRWA donor countries and senior UNRWA staff participated in the meeting. PRM/ANE Office Director Richard Albright accompanied by Acting Regional RefCoord an [...]	2007-06-25 09:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PREL IS KWBG JO IZ LE
07AMMAN27	IRAQIS IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Iraqis in Jordan generally remain integrated into Jordan's economy, and many continue to travel frequently between the two countries. UNHCR is optimistic that the GOJ will respond positively to its request to carry out a socio-economic survey of Iraqis who are in Jordan but perm [...]	2007-01-04 16:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF ECON SMIG SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN2752	Jordan's Electricity Sector Prepares to Meet Increasing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's national electric utility expects the country's electricity needs to grow by 10 percent annually due to increases in real economic growth and population (especially of Iraqis),and a rising standard of living for some Jordanians. To meet growing demand, electricity tra [...]	2007-06-26 11:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON JO
07AMMAN2757	GOJ PUBLICLY RESPONDS TO 2007 TIP REPORT; PLANS TO [...] (U) Jordanian Minister of Labor Basim Al-Salim downplayed the recently released Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report in an interview with Jordanian daily Al-Ghad published June 21. He did not deny the report's contents, but said the ministry "previously addressed" many issues raised in the repor [...]	2007-06-26 13:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO JO
07AMMAN2784	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JUNE 28 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan will host a neighbors' conference in July about Iraqi refugees. UNICEF, UNHCR, the USG and NGOs continue to prepare to assist the GOJ educate Iraqi schoolchildren in Jordan, but await a GOJ mechanism to approve and implement them. The Ministry of Education (MoE) has not [...]	2007-06-28 12:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID JO IZ
07AMMAN2827	JORDAN REPEATS REQUEST FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR PARIS CLUB [...] (SBU) Jordanian officials have renewed their request for the U.S. to join in supporting a debt buyback scheme. The King's Officer Director, Bassem Awadallah, sent Ambassador a new background paper and the text of a letter the Finance Minister sent to the head of the Paris Club (text below). [...]	2007-07-01 15:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL JO
07AMMAN2848	FOREIGN FIGHTER DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (S) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche July 2 to Thamer Adwan, director of Foreign Minister Khatib's private office. Adwan had no substantive reply to our demarche, but promised to pass our concerns to the appropriate GOJ officials. Adwan also said the Foreign Ministry is seeking information [...]	2007-07-03 10:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER SY IZ JO
07AMMAN2860	ICAO DEMARCHES DELIVERED TO JORDANIAN CIVIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 13:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV JO
07AMMAN2870	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHATIB [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Welch and Ambassador met Foreign Minister Abdelelah Al Khatib on June 27. A/S Welch and Khatib agreed that the new PA government led by Salaam Fayyad represented positive change compared to the NUG. Khatib emphasized that PM Olmert's actions now would be more [...]	2007-07-04 12:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PREF JO KPAL IS IZ QA LE
07AMMAN2908	OUTREACH TO JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS [...] (SBU) Seven Jordanian activists representing human rights and civil society organizations gathered at the Ambassador's residence on June 3 for a discussion with the Ambassador, USAID Mission Director and Embassy officers. Copies of the President's June 5 Prague speech were distributed. The A [...]	2007-07-05 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM JO
07AMMAN2955	RETURN OF PRISONERS FROM ISRAEL WELCOMED; TERMS OF [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Jordanians broadly welcomed the transfer from Israel of four Jordanian prisoners who had been serving life sentences there. Nonetheless, the GOJ faces some criticism for agreeing to their continued confinement, and for a lack of progress on the cases of some thirty [...]	2007-07-09 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL IS JO
07AMMAN2964	IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JULY 10 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ is still planning for an Iraq Neighbors conference on refugee issues July 22, although concerns about Syrian and Iranian participation seem to be slowing the decision-making. Meanwhile, the GOJ is working to clarify its policy on enrollment of Iraqi children in schools, [...]	2007-07-10 10:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN2973	NO SECTION 527 INVESTMENT DISPUTES TO REPORT FOR [...] In response to reftel, Post is not aware of any new investment disputes nor expropriation claims involving a U.S. citizen in Jordan through June 1, 2007, per Section 527 of the FY94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act. 2. The point of contact in Amman for investment disputes is EconOff D [...]	2007-07-11 06:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV JO
07AMMAN2985	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan is gearing up for municipal elections on July 31, with potential candidates reaching out to their constituencies as they and their backers engage in pre-electoral alliances and maneuvering. While the campaigns are hard-fought local events, the competition between the Is [...]	2007-07-12 10:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN JO
07AMMAN2990	JORDAN'S POULTRY SECTOR AND THE IMPACT OF THE MARCH 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's poultry sector, the largest agricultural business in the country, has almost recovered to pre-outbreak consumption and production levels after experiencing an occurrence of H5N1 Avian Influenza in March 2006 (Ref D). Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture officials and acad [...]	2007-07-12 12:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON TBIO KFLU JO
07AMMAN2994	Water Update in Jordan [...] (SBU) Summary: Rainfall close to long-term averages over the last year in Jordan has helped ease water shortages, at least in the short-run. Miyahuna, the new privately-run water company in Amman, expects water consumption in the city to grow by 8 percent annually, meaning 20,000 or more new [...]	2007-07-12 13:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID PGOV EAGR JO
07AMMAN3005	ISLAMISTS AND OPPOSITION PARTIES, WAR OF WORDS [...] (C) Summary. In the run-up to municipal elections, pro-government editorialists and smaller opposition parties continue to take swings at the Islamic Action Front (IAF) for its perceived backing of Hamas, mid-June takeover in Gaza. The degree of IAF backpedaling is in the eye of the beholder, [...]	2007-07-15 10:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL KWBG JO
07AMMAN3043	GENERALLY POSITIVE JORDANIAN REACTION TO POTUS [...] (C) Summary. Jordanian reaction to the President,s speech among political contacts has been generally positive, with a strong emphasis on the call for an international conference. Those we canvassed were hopeful, although with a definite "wait-and-see" approach on the parts of some and outri [...]	2007-07-17 13:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO
07AMMAN3085	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JULY 19 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan decision this week that Iraqi children - regardless of legal residency status - will be permitted to enroll in school for the coming academic year is a major breakthrough (ref A),but still unannounced and closely held. Although GOJ border tightening has [...]	2007-07-19 15:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN3126	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: THE BATTLE FOR ZARQA [...] (SBU) Election fever is building in Zarqa, the third largest city in Jordan and hometown of the infamous former leader of Al Qa'ida-in-Iraq Abu Musab al Zarqawi. Zarqa is Jordan's industrial heartland, a bedroom community for many workers in Amman, and houses significant military facilities. [...]	2007-07-24 07:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
07AMMAN3148	UNGA PARTICIPATION DISCUSSED [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-24 13:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNGA JO
07AMMAN3159	PETRA'S VICTORY AS NEW WORLD WONDER CAPTIVATES A NATION, [...] (U) Summary: Petra's candidacy and victory as one of seven "New Wonders of the World" have dominated the news and attention of Jordan since mid-June. Tourism has been growing in Jordan in spite of regional instability, and officials are optimistic that Petra's new designation will cause the t [...]	2007-07-25 14:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SCUL JO
07AMMAN3162	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: THE ISLAMIST - [...] (SBU) Municipal election campaigning is in full swing across Jordan with an explosion of posters, rallies, and spontaneous political salons throughout the country. (The political environment in Amman itself, by contrast, remains subdued, given that the mayor and half the municipal council are [...]	2007-07-26 07:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
07AMMAN3177	HUNDREDS ILL FROM NONFATAL, WATERBORNE PARASITE IN MAFRAQ; [...] (U) Summary: Approximately 900 residents in Jordan's northern Mafraq Governorate were recently infected by a nonfatal parasite found in their water tanks. Prime Minister Bakhit formed a committee headed by Minister of Health Kharabsheh to investigate the causes of the diarrhea and high fever [...]	2007-07-26 14:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID PGOV EAGR JO
07AMMAN3179	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY BUDGET ADVISOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Treasury Advisor Mr. James Edward Moonier, to Jordan July 27 - Aug 12, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Natalie E. B [...]	2007-07-29 07:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL JO
07AMMAN3207	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WOMEN READY TO LEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women candidates and their supporters have been eagerly awaiting Jordan's July 31 municipal elections. The municipalities reform law endorsed by Parliament in April established a 20 percent quota for women in municipal councils (ref A),engendering extensive interest among poten [...]	2007-07-30 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL KWMN JO
07AMMAN3209	ADVANCING THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN JORDAN [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Amman consistently advances the freedom agenda in Jordan through: frequent interaction with and support of civil society; engagement with the media; and a multitude of USAID, MEPI and Embassy-sponsored programming. Civil society leaders, democracy promoters and human righ [...]	2007-07-30 13:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV XF JO
07AMMAN3230	EXACT Continues to Play a Vital Role in Fostering [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG organized a Steering Committee meeting of the Regional Water Data Banks project (EXACT) July 15 - 16 at the Dead Sea in Jordan. EXACT is a project initiated under the Multilateral Peace Process Working Group on Water Resources. The EXACT meeting brought Palestinian, Is [...]	2007-08-01 06:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TPHY KPAL JO IS XF
07AMMAN3240	JORDAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: ISLAMIST BOYCOTT: [...] (C) Summary. The Islamic Action Front,s (IAF) withdrawal from July 31 municipal elections is being read as a pre-meditated step to undermine the legitimacy of the polling, employed after a last-minute realization that GOJ boosting of nationalist candidates was succeeding beyond IAF expectatio [...]	2007-08-01 15:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
07AMMAN3241	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: NATIONALISTS GAIN, [...] (SBU) The political clash pitting Islamists and pro-government nationalists in Jordanian municipal elections on July 31 has left the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, out of office in all of the major mayoral races in which it competed. IAF ca [...]	2007-08-01 16:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KISL KWMN JO
07AMMAN3260	Ozomatli's Music and Message Attract Thousands of [...] SUMMARY: The three-time Grammy award-winning Los Angeles-based Latino funk and hip-hop band "Ozomatli" performed a series of concerts to highly-receptive audiences during a visit to Jordan last week, captivating more than 3000 young Jordanians during their tour of the Kingdom. Ozomatli thril [...]	2007-08-02 12:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN3284	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: "A WEDDING FOR [...] (SBU) In contrast to 2003 (in which all mayors and half of municipal council members were appointed; ref C),this year's municipal elections generated a high national turnout and high enthusiasm, as well as some controversy that resulted in scattered disruptions and violence in the country. Th [...]	2007-08-02 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KISL KWMN JO
07AMMAN3286	CHANGE IS IN THE AIR: JORDAN'S AVIATION PRIVATIZATION [...] (U) Summary: Several privatization and restructuring efforts continue in Jordan's aviation sector with the support of the King and Parliament (ref A). The Cabinet approved privatization of 74% of Royal Jordanian's stock shares. A contract has been signed for the expansion and private manageme [...]	2007-08-02 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV KPRV JO
07AMMAN330	GOJ TO TAP NORWEGIAN NGO TO CONDUCT STUDY ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO

07AMMAN3311	JORDAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FALLOUT: IAF AND [...] (SBU) The political clash and war of words pitting Islamists against the Government following municipal elections held on July 31 has intensified. The Islamic Action Front (IAF),Jordan's active and legal Islamist political movement, continued over the weekend its public repudiation of the el [...]	2007-08-05 14:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
07AMMAN3328	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ALEX BURKART AND JODY DANIEL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of ISN/NESS Deputy Director Alex Burkart and ISN/RA Jody Daniel to Jordan August 8 - 10, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to discuss Jordan's interest in developing a nuclear energy program. All visitors to Jordan [...]	2007-08-07 07:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP OTRA ENRG PARM JO
07AMMAN3336	WELCOME UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the Jordan transit of Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and Kristen Hecht on August 9, 2007. Embassy officers will meet the travelers upon arrival at Queen Alia International Airport and transport them to the King Hussein/Allenby Bridge on the Jordan-Is [...]	2007-08-07 12:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT OTRA OVIP PREL JO
07AMMAN3351	CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on August 7 to Khalid Takhayneh, Head of the MFA's Disarmament Section. Takhayneh expressed familiarity with the United Nations Committee Against Torture (Committee) and stated that he would be the Government of Jordan's nominee to the committee. He accept [...]	2007-08-08 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA
07AMMAN3352	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - AUGUST 8 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of the July 26 Refugee Working Group (RWG),local press discussed the burden of assistance to Iraqis, suggesting the U.S. and its allies should pick up the tab, but also supporting the King's decision to allow all Iraqi children here access to public schools. Meanwhi [...]	2007-08-08 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV IZ JO
07AMMAN3353	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE RADIOACTIVE SOURCE [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Mark Soo Hoo and Paul Ebel of Sandia National Laboratories, and Ian Gross of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to Amman, Jordan from August 25 - 31, 2007 to conduct training for the Iraq Radioactive Source Regulatory Aut [...]	2007-08-08 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3355	Country Clearance for Mr. Steven Welker [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance for the August 8 - 12, 2007 travel to Jordan of Mr. Steven Walker, Agricultural PRT Advisor in Iraq, to attend a meeting in Amman with New Mexico State University representatives. The traveler should carefully review this message, especially the thr [...]	2007-08-08 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OTRA JO
07AMMAN3356	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSSA EMPLOYEES SANSOT AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Walter Sansot and Douglas Dahl to Amman, Jordan from August 31 - September 07, 2007, as requested reftel. The team will conduct activities in support of the Global Threat Reduction Initiative Program. Travelers shoul [...]	2007-08-09 11:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3365	EXBS-JORDAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE JULY 2007 [...] On July 9, EXBS Advisor met with Jerry W. Rowe, Regional Advisor-Africa & Middle East, Department of Treasury, Office of Technical Assistance Financial Enforcement (DOT-OTAFE),and Joe E. Parker, Advisor Financial Enforcement, DOT-OTAFE to discuss the EXBS program in Jordan and the region. Adv [...]	2007-08-09 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL MASS KSTC KNNP JO
07AMMAN3366	EXBS-MIDDLE EAST REGION ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] During July, Regional Advisor discussed the status of the MEGAPORTS Initiative MOU between Department of Energy and Yemen. There has been little change since last month. Yemeni officials continue to expect an affirmative response from the GoY concerning the MEGAPORTS Initiative MOU. B. TRA [...]	2007-08-09 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP XF
07AMMAN3369	GOJ RAPIDLY PREPARING SCHOOLS FOR IRAQI STUDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education (MoE) sent a letter to all public school principals on August 6 instructing them to allow Iraqi students to register in public and private schools regardless of residence status for the 2007-08 school term. Major Jordanian daily newspapers prominently r [...]	2007-08-09 14:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN3397	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR PARKER [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Treasury Advisor Mr. Joe Parker, to Jordan September 1-8, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit [...]	2007-08-13 11:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EFIN PREL JO
07AMMAN3400	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NNSA ANDERSSON, GHANBARI, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Christina Andersson, Farajollah Ghanbari, Adriane Littlefield, and Reeve Daren of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to Amman, Jordan from Augus [...]	2007-08-13 11:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3436	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC SENIOR SERVICE FELLOW OLEG [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Senior Service Fellow Oleg Bilukha to Jordan, August 31 - September 07, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control office [...]	2007-08-15 14:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA OTRA TPHY JO
07AMMAN3441	WELCOME CODEL SHELBY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Shelby to Jordan from August 29-31, 2007, as requested reftels. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Dr. Deborah "Duffy" Winters [...]	2007-08-16 07:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ JO OTRA
07AMMAN3463	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of U.S. Forest Service Assistant Director John Carpenter to Jordan, August 25 - 31, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Contro [...]	2007-08-19 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OTRA JO
07AMMAN3472	JORDAN SEES SLIGHT INCREASE IN TRADE DEFICIT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan saw its trade deficit widen slightly to USD 3.4 billion during the first half of 2007, due to imports that more than doubled rising exports. Despite an overall increase in total national exports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) reported that apparel exports to [...]	2007-08-19 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ELAB EAID IS IZ JO
07AMMAN3482	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection employees Joyce Gouge, Jackie Ramsey, and Ronald Kihnel to Jordan, August 22 - September 01, 2007, for the purpose of conducting International Seaport Interdiction Training [...]	2007-08-20 16:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA JO
07AMMAN3516	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH EMPLOYEE JOE HARFORD [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of NIH employee Dr. Joe Harford, to Jordan, September 1-5, 2007, for the purpose of conducting a site visit to the Jordan Cancer Registry. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the thre [...]	2007-08-22 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TBIO OTRA JO
07AMMAN3545	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - AUGUST 22 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minster Khatib confirmed that the Governments of Iraq and Jordan agreed in principle to implement a process for issuing visas to Iraqis seeking to enter Jordan. Jordanian schools began on August 19, though with far fewer Iraqis then expected. USAID, UNICEF, UNHCR and [...]	2007-08-22 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN3565	Jordan: New Environmental Police Swings into Action [...] Summary: The Ministry of Environment's (MOE) recently formed enforcement corps of environmental rangers, known as the Environmental Police Department (EPD),has gotten off to an active start. The local press reports the EPD has issued over 4,000 violations since the beginning of the year. Th [...]	2007-08-23 13:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO
07AMMAN3579	SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS ON QIZ LABOR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the Ministry of Labor (MOL) published a Plan of Action in March 2007, Jordan has been making slow but steady progress on labor issues in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). For the first time, a Jordanian court found supervisors in one factory guilty of physical abu [...]	2007-08-26 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD EAID JO QIZ
07AMMAN3581	IN PROOF OF PRINCIPLE, U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT [...] (S) In a proof of principle operation, 30 Defense Logistics Agency-leased containers transporting excess water purification units, trailers, and Humvees from Camp Taqaddum in Iraq, bound for the United States, reached the Jordan-Iraq border on August 18 at Trebil-Karama. The containers then a [...]	2007-08-26 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	MARR MOPS JO IZ
07AMMAN3582	IRAQIS IN JORDAN TELL CODEL LEVIN - DUMP MALIKI, [...] (C) In multiple meetings with prominent Iraqis living or transiting Jordan, CODEL Levin was told that the U.S. should stop supporting the Maliki government and should support a parliamentary move by moderate, non-sectarian forces in the Iraqi parliament to bring about a new government, likely t [...]	2007-08-26 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER JO IZ
07AMMAN3583	IRAQIS IN JORDAN TELL CODEL LEVIN - DUMP MALIKI, [...] (C) In multiple meetings with prominent Iraqis living or transiting Jordan, CODEL Levin was told that the U.S. should stop supporting the Maliki government and should support a parliamentary move by moderate, non-sectarian forces in the Iraqi parliament to bring about a new government, likely t [...]	2007-08-26 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER JO IZ
07AMMAN3584	JORDAN'S FEED SUBSIDY PROGRAM: ANIMAL CENSUS IS FIRST STEP [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) recently concluded a livestock census, the first serious attempt since 1998 to determine the number of ruminants - sheep, goats, camels, and cattle - in Jordan. Officials told the press the survey was part of a broader effort to establish the geographic [...]	2007-08-27 03:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EFIN PGOV SOCI JO
07AMMAN3598	JORDANIAN PRISONERS INJURE THEMSELVES PRIOR TO [...] (U) According to Jordanian media reports, during an August 26 visit by a Human Rights Watch (HRW) delegation to Swaqa correctional facility, approximately 100 prisoners injured themselves. A Public Security Directorate (PSD) spokesperson said that prisoners used ceramic and wood objects broken [...]	2007-08-27 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM JO
07AMMAN3599	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EMPLOYEE COLLINS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Jimmie Collins to Jordan, August 30 - September 16, 2007, for the purpose of conducting an annual program review of Cooperative Mon [...]	2007-08-28 05:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3612	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOC/CLDP OFFICIALS TEJTEL AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Department of Commerce officials Marc Tejtel and Sana Akili to Jordan, September 07 - 10, 2007, for the purpose of meeting with the Judicial Institute of Amman. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this mes [...]	2007-08-28 05:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT PGOV JO
07AMMAN3615	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOC/CLDP OFFICIALS FILPI AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Department of Commerce officials James Filpi and Gregory Howell to Jordan, September 03 - 06, 2007, for the purpose of attending an OECD working group meeting to facilitate development of commercial law programs in th [...]	2007-08-28 05:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT PGOV JO
07AMMAN3626	RESIGNATION OF FINANCE MINISTER SETS BACK [...] (SBU) Summary: The resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ziad Fariz and the government's decision to postpone liberalization of fuel prices do not bode well for the future plans of the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC),according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. [...]	2007-08-28 12:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON JO
07AMMAN3627	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EMPLOYEE MOHAGHEGHI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Amir Mohagheghi to Jordan, August 30 - September 05, 2007, for the purpose of conducting an annual program review of Cooperative Mo [...]	2007-08-28 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3629	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC SENIOR SERVICE FELLOW OLEG [...] (SBU) Ref A requested country clearance for Senior Service Fellow Oleg Bilukha to travel to Jordan August 31 - September 7, 2007. Ref B approved the request for country clearance for this travel. Ref C advised that travel to Jordan will now take place September 7 - 20. 2. (SBU) Embassy A [...]	2007-08-28 13:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA OTRA TPHY JO
07AMMAN3632	JORDAN'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD PLAYS ELECTION BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) The rhetorical clash between the GOJ and Islamists continues, with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),milking accusations of government fraud in the July 31 municipal elections to position itself for fall parliamentary elections. The [...]	2007-08-28 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
07AMMAN3642	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEES [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Jennifer Peterson, Liza Paqueo, and Howard Horton, to Jordan, September 4-11, 2007, for the purpose of providing technical assistance to Jordan's Badia Research and Development Center and coordinating with other Jorda [...]	2007-08-29 11:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OTRA JO
07AMMAN3647	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH EMPLOYEE SHADEN KAMHAWI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of NIH employee Dr. Shaden Kamhawi, to Jordan, September 5-16, 2007, for the purpose of visiting the Sand Fly Project field site and meeting with collaborators at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. All vis [...]	2007-08-29 14:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OTRA KSCA JO
07AMMAN3656	JORDAN WELCOMES MOU ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND PROPOSES [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Khaled Touqan will represent the Government of Jordan (GOJ) at the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial, and has proposed signing the Memora [...]	2007-08-30 11:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV EPET JO
07AMMAN3657	ICRC CLAIMS IT CONVINCED GOJ TO ALLOW TWO IRANIAN [...] (SBU) ICRC Deputy Director Kim Gordon-Bates told poloff and PRM Project Management Specialist on August 16 that ICRC succeeded in convincing the Jordanian Ministry of Interior to permit two Iranian Kurds to transit Jordan to receive medical treatment: a critically-ill woman in her 40's and her [...]	2007-08-30 12:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN3666	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ EMPLOYEE GUNNISON [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Department of Justice employee Michael Gunnison to Jordan, September 04 - 06, 2007, for the purpose of attending meetings on terrorist financing. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especiall [...]	2007-09-03 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC AMGT JO
07AMMAN3729	American Basketball Clinics and English Language Programs [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Amman recently concluded its first Youth Enrichment Program. Under the auspices of this R initiative, PA Amman hosted two basketball and English-language camps in August for more than 200 underprivileged Jordanian boys and girls from several different regions of the country. [...]	2007-09-05 12:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN3731	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VALI YALDA BIBO [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit to Jordan of Embassy Baghdad Economic Section employee Vali Yalda Bibo from September 12 - 23, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. ( [...]	2007-09-05 13:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA APER IZ JO
07AMMAN3732	SHAKR AL-ABSI'S DEATH BARELY NOTED IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) The reported death of Fatah Al-Islam (FAI) leader and Jordanian national Shakr al-Absi in the fighting at Nahr al-Barid camp in Lebanon (ref A) has prompted a limited degree of media attention in Jordan, but with the focus on familial reaction rather than any political implications. 2 [...]	2007-09-05 14:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL JO
07AMMAN3752	A/S SAUERBREY CONGRATULATES GOJ ON PROVIDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey congratulated the GOJ for its recent decision to expand enrollment of Iraqi schoolchildren, and focused local and international media attention on the broader needs of Iraqi refugees in the region during her August 26-29 visit. Her announceme [...]	2007-09-09 05:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KPAL IZ JO
07AMMAN3767	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Inspector General Howard J. Krongard to Jordan from September 17 - 19, 2007, as requested reftel. Travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Man [...]	2007-09-11 07:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC ASIG OTRA JO
07AMMAN3787	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP LORIA AND DOHERTY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sean Doherty and Richard Loria of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Jordan, September 22-25, 2007, for the purpose of conducting C-TPAT validations. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, e [...]	2007-09-12 11:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA APER JO
07AMMAN3796	WELCOME CODEL BAUCUS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Baucus to Jordan from September 16-17, 2007, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Mark Wilson, Economic [...]	2007-09-12 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN OTRA JO
07AMMAN3812	PRIVATIZATION IN JORDAN: MOVING TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (U) Summary: Having begun privatization of its significant assets in 1999, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) currently has projects underway in energy, grain storage, and water. The nature of these efforts has begun changing from privatization to "public-private partnerships (PPP)" due to a decli [...]	2007-09-13 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV KPRV JO
07AMMAN3814	UPDATE ON U.S.-JORDAN TRADE ISSUES [...] (U) This message contains action request for State, USDA, and USTR; please see paragraphs 5, 7, 10, and 15. 2. (U) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) seeks responses to several trade proposals under the rubric of the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),as well as flexibility on a [...]	2007-09-13 14:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
07AMMAN3815	JORDAN ISSUES FIRST JAIL SENTENCE FOR SOFTWARE PIRACY [...] (U) Summary: Jordanian judge Nihad al-Hisban, a recipient of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) training, recently issued the first-ever jail sentence and a significant fine for software piracy in Jordan. This represents a tremendous step forward for prosecution of intellectual property [...]	2007-09-13 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO
07AMMAN3819	Jordan Still Waiting for Iraqi Oil [...] (SBU) Jordan has been anticipating oil shipments from Iraq since August 2006, when an agreement was signed with the Iraqi government for Jordan to import an initial 8,000 barrels/day (approximately 1,370 tons/day) with an eventual target of 30,000 barrels/day. Reportedly the agreement set a sp [...]	2007-09-13 15:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EINV JO
07AMMAN3869	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/SLAC EMPLOYEE TANTAWI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center employee Sami Tantawi to Jordan, November 15 - 20, 2007, for the purpose of presenting a lecture at the 6th User Meeting for Sesame. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review t [...]	2007-09-17 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG OTRA JO
07AMMAN3870	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC EMPLOYEE HENRY WALKE [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of CDC employee Henry Walke to Amman, Jordan, September 22 - 28, 2007, for the purpose of teaching classes to Iraqi Ministry of Health staff in Amman. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especia [...]	2007-09-17 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA OTRA JO
07AMMAN3871	IRAQIS IN JORDAN ENROLLING AT A MODERATE PACE; [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iraqi enrollment in Jordanian schools reached 21,000 as of September 15, with the GOJ agreeing to extend enrollment through September 30. No consensus has emerged to fully explain the low enrollment totals. UN agencies and NGOs are actively engaged in a last-ditch effort to cla [...]	2007-09-17 15:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN3877	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS EMPLOYEES LARSEN AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of USGS employees Matthew Larsen and Verne Schneider to Jordan, September 22 - 26, 2007, for the purpose of reviewing the USGS program in Jordan. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially t [...]	2007-09-18 12:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TPHY KSCA ECON OTRA SENV JO
07AMMAN3907	IRAQI ENROLLMENT IN JORDANIAN SCHOOLS [...] (SBU) In response to lower-than-expected enrollment of Iraqis and anecdotal reports of stumbling blocks to Iraqi registration in Jordanian public schools (ref A),UNCHR and UNICEF convened a standing-room only meeting of NGOs and donors on September 18 to identify outstanding obstacles to Iraq [...]	2007-09-20 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN3989	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SAYS IT WILL TAKE PART IN [...] (C) The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Jordan announced on September 25 that its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),will take part in parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on November 20. Yesterday's announcement followed months of IAF threats to boycott the parliamentary poll [...]	2007-09-26 14:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL JO
07AMMAN3992	Jordanian Labor Minister Continues to Focus on Improving [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paras 6-7. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a September 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Labor Bassem Salem provided an update on labor issues, noting that despite some intermittent problems, dramatic improvements have been made, particularl [...]	2007-09-27 08:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV JO
07AMMAN4015	FIRST UNSCR 1540 OUTREACH IN ARAB REGION PROMOTES [...] (U) Summary. The Regional Seminar, "Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) for Arab States," took place on 4-5 September 2007 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan hosted the workshop jointly with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UN ODA) in close cooperation w [...]	2007-09-27 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP EU OSCE ARF
07AMMAN4038	Jordan's Textiles and Apparel Production: Still Competitive [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to Ref D, Post provides below updated statistics and information on the textile and apparel industry in Jordan. Jordan's exports of textile and apparel slightly decreased during the first half of 2007 to USD 568 million, with over 90% going to the U.S. market. The [...]	2007-09-30 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX JO
07AMMAN4043	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMEMBASSY CAIRO AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Agricultural Minister Counselor Peter Kurz to Jordan, October 08-11, 2007, for a supervisory visit. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. [...]	2007-10-01 10:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OTRA JO
07AMMAN4060	STRIKES IN JORDAN'S QIZ FACTORIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Workers, predominately Bangladeshi, have gone on strike at two factories in Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). The Ministry of Labor (MOL) has been monitoring situations at both factories and facilitating negotiations with management. Following receipt of informatio [...]	2007-10-02 15:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV JO
07AMMAN4074	GULF TRAVELERS CONTRIBUTE TO A SUCCESSFUL SUMMER TOURISM [...] (U) Summary: As of the end of August 2007, the number of Gulf state-based tourists visiting Jordan had increased 3.4% compared to the same 8-month period in 2006. Gulf tourists visit Jordan primarily in the summer for the relatively temperate weather, family entertainment, and common culture. [...]	2007-10-03 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EIND JO
07AMMAN4075	DAMAN Pre-inspection Program Terminated; Jordan Institutes [...] (U) Director General of the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) Dr. Yaseen Khayaat confirmed to EconOffs September 30 that the long-running DAMAN pre-inspection program expired on schedule on September 1, 2007 (reftel). Khayaat added that with the end of the program, Bureau [...]	2007-10-03 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD JO
07AMMAN4094	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SEVEN IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 13:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER KFTN PREL JO
07AMMAN4102	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC EMPLOYEE OLEG BILUKHA [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of CDC employee Oleg Bilukha to Amman, Jordan, October 28 - November 05, 2007, for the purpose of facilitating a coordination meeting on the pilot project of injury surveillance in Iraq. 2. (SBU) Control officer for t [...]	2007-10-04 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA OTRA TBIO JO
07AMMAN4111	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD FISSURES SHOW AS ELECTION NEARS [...] (S) As Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) names its candidates for its party (the Islamic Action Front - IAF) for November parliamentary elections, rifts between hawks and doves in the movement emerged in the media, with the doves appearing to be gaining the upper hand. A moderate-laden party [...]	2007-10-08 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
07AMMAN4129	JORDAN: DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since the development of our initial democratic reform strategy for Jordan (REF A),the GOJ has made progress on a wide variety of the goals set out. Post made substantial contributions to democratic reforms in Jordan through focused, well-funded programming efforts, advocacy w [...]	2007-10-09 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KDEM PGOV PREL
07AMMAN4158	FORMER MP ABBADI SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS FOR [...] (U) On October 9, Jordan's State Security Court sentenced former MP Ahmed Oweidi Al-Abbadi to a two-year prison sentence and a fine of 30 JD (USD 42) for undermining the country's reputation. Abbadi has been in custody for five months, since his publication (purportedly; see paragraph 3) of a [...]	2007-10-10 13:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM JO
07AMMAN4166	STRIKES OF BENGALI WORKERS CONTINUE IN JORDAN'S [...] (SBU) Representatives from Jordan's Ministry of Labor (MOL) and the Bangladeshi Embassy in Jordan tried to facilitate October 8 negotiations between management at the Cotton Craft factory in al-Tajamouat Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) and Bengali workers who have been on strike since mid-Se [...]	2007-10-11 09:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV JO
07AMMAN4174	Jordan Continues to Strengthen Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met October 9 with representatives from the Government of Jordan (GoJ) to share information on avian flu preparedness. The meeting focused on: tracking the progress of avian flu; surveillance and detection training; and preparedn [...]	2007-10-11 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN4190	RESTAURANT INDUSTRY GROWING IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Revenues from Jordan's restaurant industry have grown 42 percent since 2006, and the total number of restaurants has increased by 18 percent. The restaurant sector currently employs about 11,000 people in Jordan, and government officials and restaurant owners believe the industr [...]	2007-10-16 11:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EIND JO
07AMMAN4202	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE AND SNL EMPLOYEES COLLINS, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Jimmie Collins, and Sandia National Laboratories employees Amir Mohagheghi, and Ruth Duggan to Jordan, November 2 - 13, 2007, for t [...]	2007-10-17 06:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN4203	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAWRENCE BERKLEY NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory staff scientist Zahid Hussain to Jordan, November 15 - 20, 2007, for the purpose of chairing the 6th Sesame Beamlines Committee. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review th [...]	2007-10-17 06:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG AORC ASEC KSCA OTRA TRGY JO
07AMMAN4205	JORDAN APPRECIATES U.S. POSITION ON DEBT BUYBACK; [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered on October 16 ref C demarche on the U.S. decision to support Jordan's debt buyback proposal in the Paris Club to Bassem Awadallah, the King's Office Director, by phone (Awadallah was in Paris). Awadallah responded that the GOJ was appreciative of U.S. support and fu [...]	2007-10-17 09:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL JO
07AMMAN4207	REMITTANCES EQUAL ONE-FIFTH OF JORDAN'S GDP [...] (U) Summary: An estimated 260,000 Jordanians currently work abroad, many in information technology (IT) in the Gulf due to more opportunities and higher salaries. In 2006, remittances totaled $2.54 billion, equaling 19.6% of Jordan's gross domestic product, more than any single industry, and a [...]	2007-10-17 11:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI JO
07AMMAN4226	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SNL EMPLOYEES HORAK, HAYCRAFT, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sandia National Laboratories employees Karl Horak, Debbie Haycraft, and Gaurav Rajen to Jordan, November 1 - 10, 2007, for the purpose of hosting a Web Access for Civil Society Initiatives meeting at the Cooperative M [...]	2007-10-18 10:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP JO
07AMMAN4227	Israeli Embassy, Japanese, and Jordanian views on Peace [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Israeli President Peres' late September briefing of Ambassadors Jones and Hale and subsequent request for the U.S. to encourage Jordanian progress on implementing elements of the Peace Valley Project, Post has engaged Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials, representativ [...]	2007-10-18 10:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL SENV KWBG JO IS
07AMMAN4274	Construction Underway for Al-Mushatta Qualifying Industrial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly established Al-Mushatta Industrial City, a designated Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) on the outskirts of Amman, aims to be the first "green" QIZ in Jordan. Al-Mushatta has partnered with an environmental services organization to screen prospective investors in the [...]	2007-10-21 11:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO
07AMMAN4277	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN JORDAN: A PRIMER [...] (U) Summary. Preparations are well underway for November 20 elections in Jordan, in which voters will select members of the lower house (Chamber of Deputies). These elections are the second to take place under a reformed election law from 2001. 110 seats are at stake, among them six seats s [...]	2007-10-21 15:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JO PGOV KDEM
07AMMAN4278	Iraqi Jordanian Transport Company Claims Lack of Security [...] (SBU) Summary: Director General of the Iraqi Jordanian Land Transportation Company (IJLTC) Ghassan Farkouh confirmed that as of October 18, 40 of 166 trucks of Iraqi oil had reached Jordan's sole refinery in Zarka, and another 23 were about to cross the border (reftels). The whereabouts of t [...]	2007-10-21 15:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD JO IZ
07AMMAN4320	JORDAN: WHY VOTE? [...] (C) Summary. Contacts across the political spectrum are showing apathy towards the November 20 parliamentary elections in Jordan. Reasons include: mistrust of the government following claims of improprieties during July's municipal elections, a perception that the parliament has no power t [...]	2007-10-24 14:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KDEM PGOV
07AMMAN4324	NOMINATION FROM EMBASSY AMMAN FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (U) Embassy Amman is pleased to nominate Jordanian attorney Reem Abu Hassan for the Secretary of State's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Abu Hassan has used her legal expertise to champion equal rights and legal protection for Jordanian and Arab women as well as children, [...]	2007-10-25 04:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM JO
07AMMAN4325	Jordanian Media Accused of Publication Offenses [...] (U) Summary: Two newspaper editors accused of publication offenses were recently questioned by Jordanian prosecutors. If indicted, they would be the first such cases since the amendment of the main press law passed by parliament in the spring which eliminated some categories of forbidden subj [...]	2007-10-25 04:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR PGOV
07AMMAN4338	DESPITE INCREASED REVENUES, SECOND BUDGET SUPPLEMENT NEEDED [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's 2007 budget and initial supplementary annex estimated USD 5.6 billion in total revenues, including foreign grants, and USD 6.1 billion in expenditures. While the GOJ's revenue projections are on-track, skyrocketing fuel subsidy costs have necessitated an additional USD 7 [...]	2007-10-25 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON ENRG PGOV JO
07AMMAN4339	UN INDEPENDENT AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 12:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC UNGA JO
07AMMAN434	GOJ COMMITED TO RESOLVING LABOR PROBLEM; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GoJ officials continue to pledge their commitment to resolving labor issues in Jordan. In response to Ambassador's warnings that congressional and U.S. investor concern is deepening, the labor minister highlighted positive steps taken to date and plans for the coming months, pa [...]	2007-02-01 10:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO
07AMMAN4378	Jordan Completes First Privatization Deal in its Energy [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) finalized the privatization sale of the Central Electric Generating Company (CEGCO) - the first in Jordan's energy sector as part of a privatization program underway since 1996 (ref A). No immediate lay-offs of CEGCO's 1,600 employe [...]	2007-10-30 09:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EINV KPRV JO
07AMMAN4379	FY08 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB [...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer. He is supported by regional environmental specialist Rana Safadi, who has served with the Hub for eight years. Key Priorities and Work Items ----------------------- [...]	2007-10-30 09:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO
07AMMAN4380	DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON CUBA EMBARGO: [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 12:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PHUM UNGA UN CU JO
07AMMAN4392	JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES ISTANBUL SIDE [...] (C) Thamer Adwan, Director of Foreign Minister Khatib's private office, reported on October 30 that the FM (currently in China with King Abdullah) welcomes the opportunity to participate in the proposed Istanbul side meeting on Lebanon (reftel). 2. (U) Adwan noted that Khatib's schedule in [...]	2007-10-30 14:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07AMMAN4393	JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES ISTANBUL SIDE [...] (C) Thamer Adwan, Director of Foreign Minister Khatib's private office, reported on October 30 that the FM (currently in China with King Abdullah) welcomes the opportunity to participate in the proposed Istanbul side meeting on Lebanon (reftel). 2. (U) Adwan noted that Khatib's schedule in [...]	2007-10-30 15:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL PTER SY JO
07AMMAN4409	King Abdullah Publicly Declares His Optimism About [...] Summary: Jordan's King Abdullah has publicly expressed his full support and hope about the Annapolis conference on three different occasions recently. The first came following his October 18 meeting with the Secretary in London, followed by statements he made October 28 in Bahrain and October [...]	2007-11-01 07:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR PREL
07AMMAN4430	FROM THE TRIBES TO THE STREET: THE ANATOMY OF A [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's campaign season is in full swing. Many candidates start their campaigns on the tribal level, where they compete for endorsements and the support of a unified tribe. Not all receive a unanimous verdict, but most can count on some form of tribal base. Campaign teams (both [...]	2007-11-01 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KDEM
07AMMAN4439	EMBASSY WELCOMES VISIT OF MG STONE TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Embassy Amman welcomes the upcoming visit to Jordan of Multi-national Force Iraq (MNF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Detainee Operations MG Stone (ref A). Post strongly supports MNF-I's efforts to rehabilitate young Iraqis detained for insurgent activities. 2. (C) As noted ref B and [...]	2007-11-01 15:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IZ JO
07AMMAN4441	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Los Alamos National Laboratory employee Daniel Whalen to Jordan, November 1, 2007 - April 24, 2008, to undertake a TDY assignment to the Cooperative Monitoring Center-Amman. All visitors to Jordan should carefully re [...]	2007-11-01 16:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP FARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN4442	First Lady's Visit to Jordan Gives Boost to [...] Summary: First Lady Laura Bush's October 25-26 visit to Jordan generated tremendous goodwill among Jordanian officials and garnered extensive, positive coverage in the local and regional media. Her meeting with King Abdullah and her visit to the King Hussein Cancer Center to promote the Breas [...]	2007-11-01 16:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR PREL
07AMMAN4453	UNHCR AND NGOS OUTLINE ADMISSIONS AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit to Amman, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues Ambassador James Foley, accompanied by DHS Senior Advisor for Iraqi Refugees Lori Scialabba, discussed admission and assistance priorities with senior United Nations refugee officials, NGOs, and Jordania [...]	2007-11-04 10:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN447	FOREIGN MINSTER SAYS GOJ IS WORKING TO RELEASE [...] (C) Recent public statements imply that the GoJ is ready and willing to receive Jordanian detainees from Guantanamo, but privately GOJ officials insist they need more information from the USG. According to press reports on January 31, Foreign Minister Khatib told two members of parliament that [...]	2007-02-01 15:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
07AMMAN448	ALLEGATIONS THAT GOJ TORTURES, AND RUNS SECRET [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN RAPPORTEUR MANFRED NOWAK AGAIN PUBLICLY ACCUSED THE GOJ OF TORTURING. HIS REPORT MAY ALSO INCLUDE CHARGES THAT THE GOJ COLLABORATES WITH THE USG IN RUNNING SECRET PRISONS. MEANWHILE, A MAN ON TRIAL FOR PLOTTING TO SIPDIS KILL AMERICANS ACCUSED JORDAN,S INTELLIGENCE SERVICE [...]	2007-02-02 11:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UN JO
07AMMAN4499	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HOWARD PASSELL AND JESSE ROACH [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sandia National Laboratories employees Howard Passell and Jesse Roach to Jordan, November 09 - 24, 2007 for the purpose of holding a workshop with Iraqi engineers and hydrologists on the use of system dynamics modelin [...]	2007-11-07 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP JO

07AMMAN4545	NO CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THE GROWTH OF RESOURCE [...] (SBU) Jordan, unlike its southern and eastern neighbors, is virtually devoid of natural resources. Reports of probable oil reserves have not been proven, and the GOJ is hopeful that eventual development and exploitation of shale deposits will help to alleviate its dependence on imported fuel [...]	2007-11-13 08:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV JO
07AMMAN4547	JORDANIAN ELECTIONS: WOMEN CAMPAIGN HARD FOR [...] (C) Summary. In the November 20 parliamentary elections, voters will select the six seats (out of 110) in Jordan's lower house that are reserved for women. Activists and the NGO community failed to secure six additional quota seats they petitioned for, and as a result competition is fierce [...]	2007-11-13 10:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
07AMMAN4559	JORDAN ELECTIONS: ECONOMY THE MAIN ISSUE, BUT [...] (C) Summary. The economy seems to be the number one issue on the minds of voters and candidates in the thick of Jordan's campaign season. Despite real economic growth, rising prices and unemployment numbers show that popular perceptions of economic difficulties have some foundation. As a re [...]	2007-11-13 16:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO ECON KDEM PGOV
07AMMAN4561	CAMPAIGN DIRTY TRICKS: VOTE BUYING, MUD SLINGING, [...] (C) Summary. Campaigning for the November 20 parliamentary elections is in full swing, with candidate tents springing up like mushrooms, posters and banners blanketing the traffic circles, and numerous newspaper editorials devoted to the big questions of representation, benefits of participa [...]	2007-11-14 06:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KDEM
07AMMAN4567	IRAQ/IRAN: IRAQI SHI'A CLERIC KHOE,I SAYS IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Anti-Iranian Iraqi Shi'a cleric Jawad al-Khoe'i (strictly protect) described to Emboff his views on Iranian perceptions of Iraq and the U.S., the current situation in Iraq and Iran (where he has been studying for ten of the last twelve years),political developments, ongoing Ir [...]	2007-11-14 12:44:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN4571	CAMPAIGN DIRTY TRICKS: VOTE BUYING, MUD SLINGING, [...] (C) Summary. Campaigning for the November 20 parliamentary elections is in full swing, with candidate tents springing up like mushrooms, posters and banners blanketing the traffic circles, and numerous newspaper editorials devoted to the big questions of representation, benefits of participa [...]	2007-11-14 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KDEM
07AMMAN4575	DRAFT 2008 BUDGET EXPECTS HIGH INFLATION AND SLOWING GDP [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's 2008 budget now being prepared is expected to include raises for public sector employees and pensioners, and to exclude fuel subsidies, which have necessitated budget annexes in 2007. The draft budget assumes a slow-down in GDP growth to four percent in 2008 after three [...]	2007-11-15 05:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON ENRG PGOV JO
07AMMAN4578	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) From 2005 through 2007, the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has held a series of meetings with Iraqi officials to assist them in preparing for accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (Ref A). The Technical Secretariat (TS) hosted the fourth and final me [...]	2007-11-15 12:13:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC IZ JO
07AMMAN4584	JORDAN ELECTIONS: PALESTINIANS AND THEIR [...] (C) Summary. Jordanians of Palestinian origin face difficult choices in the November 20 elections for Jordan's lower house of parliament. Candidates of Palestinian origin talk about unfairness in Jordan's electoral system and within Jordanian society, both of which lead to under-representati [...]	2007-11-15 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV PREL
07AMMAN4592	JORDAN ELECTIONS: CHRISTIAN CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary. With nine designated seats in Jordan's parliament, Christian candidates are competing for votes within their own communities and among Muslim voters as well. This causes many to run a broad campaign focused on a national agenda rather than local or Christian specific concerns. [...]	2007-11-15 15:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KDEM
07AMMAN4599	USPTO PROGRAM IN JORDAN BUILDS IPR AWARENESS AND NETWORKS [...] The United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) conducted successful training on Law and Policy for Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Enforcement from November 5-8 in Jordan with the assistance of the Embassy and USAID. Over 100 representa [...]	2007-11-18 09:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO IPR
07AMMAN4612	JORDAN ELECTIONS: ON ELECTION EVE, POLITICS IN AN [...] (C) Summary. In the stretch of slums and refugee camps that lies to the south and east of Amman, the campaign for Jordan's November 20 elections has a markedly different flavor than elsewhere in the country. Candidates here speak frankly about the issues that matter to their constituents: p [...]	2007-11-19 11:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KDEM ECON SENV KPAL
07AMMAN4621	JORDAN ELECTIONS: "STACKED" DISTRICTS CREATE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Candidates and voters are gearing up for election day after a smooth campaign season. The alleged transfer of voter registrations from one district to another has emerged as a major issue in the campaign leading up to Jordan's parliamentary elections on November 20. [...]	2007-11-19 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KDEM PGOV
07AMMAN4623	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ELECTION STRATEGY PUT TO THE [...] (C) Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is fielding 22 candidates in the November 20 election for the 110-seat lower house of parliament under the banner of its political party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),with the slogan, "Islam is the Solution." IAF successes or failures in the polls will [...]	2007-11-19 14:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
07AMMAN4625	JORDAN ELECTIONS: THE BIG PICTURE - A STEP FORWARD [...] (C) More than two million Jordanians have the chance to vote in the election for Jordan's next parliament on November 20 (refs F and G). As the campaign season ends and voting begins, Jordanian democracy has taken significant steps forward in terms of the role of women candidates and civil so [...]	2007-11-19 17:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
07AMMAN4638	JORDANIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION INITIAL RESULTS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preliminary - but unofficial - election results released the day after Jordan's November 20 parliamentary election saw decisive victories for independent candidates, and a crushing defeat for candidates from the Muslim Brotherhood's party, the Islamic Action Front, which failed to [...]	2007-11-21 11:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
07AMMAN4678	U.S. Remains Jordan's Top Trading Partner as Jordan Builds [...] Summary: Jordan's trade deficit increased 12.3 percent to JD 3.807 billion (USD 5.377 billion) during the first nine months of 2007. Although exports to the United States have slightly decreased in 2007, Jordan has increased imports of American goods by approximately 8.1%, yielding an overa [...]	2007-11-25 14:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
07AMMAN4693	BIOGRAPHIES FOR JORDAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In the wake of November 20 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit submitted his resignation to the King November 22, paving the way for a new government. On November 23, the King designated Nader Dahabi as the new Prime Minister, and the new cabinet was sworn in on November 25. [...]	2007-11-26 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	JO PGOV PINR
07AMMAN4732	KING ABDULLAH UPDATES CODEL INOUYE ON SYRIAN [...] (S) CODEL Inouye accompanied by Ambassador met with King Abdullah on November 28 and discussed developments in Iraq, the Annapolis meeting and a potential opportunity to change Syrian behavior. End Summary. 2. (U) Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens, Ambassador, and Minority Staff Direc [...]	2007-11-29 15:43:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL SY JO
07AMMAN4733	WHY JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS LOST GROUND IN [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood's Islamic Action Front (IAF) party suffered a crippling defeat in the November 20 parliamentary elections. As Jordan's political landscape realigns, the IAF is spinning its defeat several ways in the media. It is joined by the chattering classes, who have [...]	2007-11-29 16:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV KDEM KISL
07AMMAN4738	IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - NOVEMBER 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hale urged new Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Minister of Planning Suhair al-Ali, and Chief of Royal Court Bassem Awadallah to regularize the status of Iraqis in Jordan. The Ambassador attended an Iraqi Chaldean mass on November 25 and offered continued embassy [...]	2007-11-29 17:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN4773	View That Iraqis in Jordan Are Only a Burden on the Economy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The prevailing view shared by the Jordanian public and government officials is that the Iraqi presence has further strained Jordan's already stretched budget, with a significant negative impact on the education and health systems, and an inflationary impact on prices. After rev [...]	2007-12-05 06:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREF PGOV JO IZ
07AMMAN4793	CONGRESSWOMAN MCCOLLUM DISCUSSES IMPACT OF IRAQI REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 24-27 visit to Jordan of Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN),Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials described the strain that approximately 500,000 Iraqis have been placing on the Jordanian infrastructure. All stressed that while Jordan has opened up public [...]	2007-12-06 07:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON PREL IZ JO
07AMMAN4816	STAFFDEL WELLS EXAMINES CONDITIONS OF IRAQIS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During their five-day visit to Jordan, Staffdel Wells spoke with senior GOJ officials, refugee processing agencies, and NGOs in an effort to (1) better understanding the socioeconomic situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan; (2) review refugee processing efforts and outcomes; and [...]	2007-12-06 15:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID JO IZ SY
07AMMAN4820	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT APPLAUDS GOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 5 visit to Jordan, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt emphasized that Jordan's economic reform program made it possible for the U.S. to support the GOJ proposal to the Paris Club to buy back some of its debt. He encouraged continued reforms, especially eliminat [...]	2007-12-09 11:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID JO IZ
07AMMAN4862	PERSONAL FINANCE IN JORDAN: SAVING LESS, BORROWING MORE [...] (U) Summary: On average, Jordanian households spend $1900 more than they earn annually, and pay for the gap with loans, real estate sales, and remittances. Consumer use of banks is high, more as a vehicle for debit and credit cards than for savings. Mortgages continue to grow in popularity a [...]	2007-12-11 09:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV JO
07AMMAN4884	IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - DECEMBER 10 [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR signed a USD 11 million agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Health to assist the GOJ in providing primary care services to Iraqis at equivalent costs to non-insured Jordanians. UNHCR hopes that increased Iraqi usage of Jordanian primary care facilities will allow the [...]	2007-12-11 16:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN4923	JORDAN MARKETS ITSELF TO CHINA AS A PORTAL TO IRAQ AND THE [...] (U) King Abdullah made his fifth trip to China in late October-early November, a visit that highlighted Jordan's sustained effort to attract increased Chinese investment. China is currently Jordan's third largest foreign trade partner -- China imports chemicals, leather, and agricultural pro [...]	2007-12-13 15:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL JO CH
07AMMAN4962	Jordan's Pharmaceutical Industry Increasing Exports 50 [...] Summary: Pharmaceuticals continue to play a key role in bolstering Jordan's economy, particularly exports. During the first ten months of 2007, pharmaceutical exports increased almost 50 percent, reaching JD 253 million ($358 million). With over 40 years experience in the region and growing [...]	2007-12-18 05:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BTIO EINV KIPR JO
07AMMAN4991	Jordan Seeing More Illegal and Violent Strikes in QIZ [...] (SBU) Jordan's garment factories in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ's) have been experiencing strikes five to six times a month, often led by Bengali workers, according to the Jordanian Ministry of Labor (MOL). MOL inspectors have seen strikes become more "illegal" in nature, normally oc [...]	2007-12-18 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD EAID KTEX JO
07AMMAN5012	Jordan at Maximum Alert for Avian Influenza Monitoring [...] Despite press reports suggesting an outbreak, Jordan has been at a maximum alert for monitoring avian influenza since late October. The alert level was activated with the onset of the annual wild-bird migratory season and also as a precaution to avert a possible spillover of bird flu from neig [...]	2007-12-26 05:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN5023	WELCOME CODEL DAVIS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Representative Lincoln Davis and delegation to Jordan on January 12, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control Officer for this visit is Co [...]	2007-12-26 13:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5026	WELCOME CODEL SCHUMER [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Schumer to Jordan from December 29, 2007 thru January 2, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State e [...]	2007-12-26 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5049	WELCOME CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Price to Amman, Jordan from January 9-12, as requested reftel. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic countr [...]	2007-12-30 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5057	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR William Louden [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of William Louden to Jordan from 29 December through 4 January 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State elec [...]	2007-12-30 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5058	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR James Holland [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of James Holland and Peter McGrew to Jordan from 17 January through 2 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Departm [...]	2007-12-30 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5060	WELCOME CODEL WOLF [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Wolf to Jordan from January 4-5, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country clearan [...]	2007-12-31 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
07AMMAN5061	JORDAN'S ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION NOT YET READY [...] (C) Summary. Passed as part of a raft of reforms in October 2006, Jordan's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is still trying to get on its feet. A seven-member body protected by limited immunities, the ACC has the power to investigate claims and assemble cases for transfer to the Ministry of [...]	2007-12-31 12:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV JO
07AMMAN51	FURTHER REACTION TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Demonstrations against the execution of Saddam Hussein took place in several cities after Friday prayers, January 5. Editorials continued to criticize the execution, the Iraqi government, and the USG, but also fired a number of salvos in Iran's direction. END SUMMARY. ---- [...]	2007-01-07 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN519	GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR RESPOND POSITIVELY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USTR Middle East Director met with the Ministers of Industry and Trade, Justice, and Labor and with private-sector representatives to discuss labor conditions in Jordan's garment sector during a visit January 31-February 1. With government officials, USTR emphasized three key po [...]	2007-02-05 13:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO
07AMMAN52	FURTHER REACTION TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Demonstrations against the execution of Saddam Hussein took place in several cities after Friday prayers, January 5. Editorials continued to criticize the execution, the Iraqi government, and the USG, but also fired a number of salvos in Iran's direction. END SUMMARY. ---- [...]	2007-01-07 16:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN606	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INL TEAM TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Robert Byrnes, Gary Alexander, Michael Perez, and Hal Meawad to Amman, Jordan from February 10-15, 2007, to discuss extension of operations at the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC),as requested reftel. All vis [...]	2007-02-08 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR JO
07AMMAN644	JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER: TRAFFIC DECREASING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Traffic at the Jordan-Iraq border has declined in recent months, but remains considerable. The decline appears to be due to the danger of traveling to Jordan by road, and to Jordanian officials' continuing exercise of their discretion in a case-by-case adjudication of requests fo [...]	2007-02-12 08:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL PTER JO IZ
07AMMAN662	WELCOME CODEL KYL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes CODEL Kyl to Amman, Jordan from February 17-18, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Matthew Eussen, Political-Military Affairs Officer. Cont [...]	2007-02-12 16:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ IS JO
07AMMAN669	ARABSAT AND AL-ZAWRAA TV [...] (C) Polcouns made ref B points February 12 to Thamer Adwan, the Foreign Minister's office director. Adwan, although not familiar with Al-Zawraa, agreed that the Al-Zawraa's broadcasts polcouns described were harmful to both the U.S. and to moderate Arab states like Jordan. He noted that Jord [...]	2007-02-13 07:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC IZ JO
07AMMAN679	IRAQIS SWAMP UNHCR OFFICES IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Crowds of Iraqis flocked to UNHCR offices in Amman February 12. Word appears to be spreading of UNHCR's recent policy shift, under which it now treats all south- and central-Iraqis outside Iraq as having a prima facie case that they are refugees, and as therefore eligible for refe [...]	2007-02-13 15:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PTER JO IZ
07AMMAN680	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary Lawrence Butler and Bryan Payne to Amman, Jordan from February 18-20, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control of [...]	2007-02-13 16:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER KU IZ JO
07AMMAN701	FURTHER RESPONSE FROM GOJ ON UNSCR 1727, IRAN AND [...] (C) Elaborating on the GOJ's response (ref a) to ref B demarche, Bassem Awadallah, the director of the King's office, told Ambassador February 14 that the King made it "quite clear" to visiting Russian President Putin that Iran was a threat to the region and not to be trusted. Putin reportedl [...]	2007-02-14 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR RU JO
07AMMAN720	UN RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE RELEASES REPORT [...] (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) publicly released February 11 Special Rapporteur Manfred Nowak's report on torture in Jordan. Based on interviews with current detainees and observations of detention centers, Nowak alleged in his report that Jordan's General Intelligence [...]	2007-02-15 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PTER UN JO
07AMMAN726	RUN ON UNHCR OFFICES IS REGIONAL [...] (U) This message was cleared with Embassies Beirut, Cairo and Damascus. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ref A reported that UNHCR's office in Amman is experiencing a spike in applications from Iraqis. UNHCR's offices in Damascus, Beirut and Cairo are also experiencing similar surges as UNHCR implements it [...]	2007-02-15 16:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PTER SY LE EG IZ JO
07AMMAN728	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary Anne Patterson and Melanie (Brooke) Darby to Amman, Jordan from February 20-21, 2007 and Febraury 23-26, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragrap [...]	2007-02-16 09:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR IZ JO
07AMMAN786	LOCAL UNHCR OFFICIALS APPEAL FOR HELP ON IRAQIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR officials in Jordan and Syria warn that the surge of Iraqis approaching their offices is starting to overtax their capacity. Even with increased staff and resources, UNHCR Jordan was forced to turn away hundreds of Iraqis seeking to register on February 19 so it could focus [...]	2007-02-21 07:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV SY IZ JO
07AMMAN878	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHERYL SMITH INL/RM/MS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance to Sheryl Smith to Amman, Jordan from February 28 to March 9, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Matthew Eussen, Political-Military [...]	2007-02-27 06:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AMGT JO
07AMMAN968	JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is political officer Miriam Schwedt, phone number 202-536-4173, ext. 6597 or 962-6-590-6597, fax number 962-6-592-0159. Officer spent approximately 48 hours preparing the report. Political Analyst Manal Hashweh spent 16 hours preparing the [...]	2007-03-04 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
07ANILA1702	PHILIPPINE POICE, MILITARY CONTINUE EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Policecontinue to file new cases against suspects in ulawful killings, leading already to several arrets and ongoing prosecutions, in addition to four arlier convictions. The Armed Forces launched twodozen inquiries into alleged involvement by miliary personnel in some cases [...]	2007-05-24 08:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV RP
07ANKARA10	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1002	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1003	TURKEY'S PRESIDENTIAL VOTE: OPPOSITION DEMANDS [...] (U) Turkey's Constitutional Court will now decide the course of the country's presidential election. A total of 361 MPs voted in the April 27 first round, with 357 votes going to ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) candidate Abdullah Gul. The total number of votes cast fell six short [...]	2007-04-27 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA1004	TURKISH MFA COMMENTS ON LARIJANI-SOLANA MEETING [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Rafet Akgunay told Ambassador on April 27 that EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana told the Turks that the gap between the EU and Iranian positions was very wide. Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Larijani complained to FM Gul that the EU was not SIP [...]	2007-04-27 16:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TU IR
07ANKARA1006	TURKEY: TGS STATEMENT SUPPORTS SECULARISTS; GOT [...] (SBU) Summary: At approximately 11:30 pm on April 27, the Turkish General Staff issued a strongly worded statement, warning of the dangers of "fundamentalism", identifying as enemies of the State those who do not ascribe to Ataturk's statement, "How happy is he who can say he is a Turk," and d [...]	2007-04-28 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR ECON TU
07ANKARA1014	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1017	TURKEY: FIFTH TIFA TALKS SEE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The fifth meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting convened April 12 - 13 in Washington, D.C. The issue-packed agenda included substantive discussions on agricultural market access, the Doha Round, the Generalized System of Pref [...]	2007-05-01 06:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KIPR TU
07ANKARA1019	SPECIAL 301: TURKEY DISAPPOINTED BUT FOLLOWING UP [...] (SBU) Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) DDG for the Americas Yuksel Akca and Department Head Atilla Bastirmaci were disappointed, but not surprised, by reftel points about the 2007 USTR Special 301 Report. They welcomed the idea of a more structured dialogue or plan of action in the coming [...]	2007-05-01 07:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR TU
07ANKARA1024	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1025	TURKEY HEADED TO EARLY GENERAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) Turkey's Constitutional Court announced late Mary 1 that it has accepted the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) petition to annul the first round of presidential voting on the ground that the required quorum was not present. CHP had argued that 367 -- the two-thirds of the members [...]	2007-05-01 16:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TU
07ANKARA1027	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1033	TURKISH NEXT STEPS ON EREZ ZONE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 1 meeting, Guven Sak, the brains behind the Turkish business association TOBB's effort to develop the Erez industrial zone in northern Gaza, described his planned next steps. Consonant with reftel reporting, Sak believes that a security arrangement covering movement [...]	2007-05-02 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAID KWBG BEXP TU
07ANKARA1037	IRAQ: TURKISH MFA ALLEGES KURDISH MISCONDUCT ON [...] (SBU) After a spell of relative public silence on the Kirkuk issue, the Turkish MFA released a statement May 2 complaining that a key decision on implementing the Article 140 process -- namely compensation for relocation of "new Arab" families who were moved to Kirkuk under Saddam Hussein's re [...]	2007-05-03 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1038	TURKEY: OPPOSITION ELBOWING FOR ELECTION PARTNERS [...] (C) With early general elections looming, Turkey,s opposition parties are scrambling to make hay. All manner of electoral alliances are under discussion. On the nominal center-left, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is in a strong position, with others drawn to the flame. Altho [...]	2007-05-03 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1039	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1053	TURKISH POLITICAL TURMOIL: VIEWS FROM THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-04 16:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA1054	TURKISH PARLIAMENT TO REPEAT PRESIDENTIAL VOTE ON [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has scheduled a repeat of the first round of voting for their presidential candidate, FM Abdullah Gul, for May 6. If they are unable to muster a 367 member quorum, as required by a May 1 Constitutional Court decision [...]	2007-05-04 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA1056	TURKISH PARLIAMENT STALLED ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary and comment. On May 6, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was unable to muster the 367 quorum required for parliament to repeat the first round of voting on FM Gul's controversial presidential candidacy. While Gul announced before the session began that he would w [...]	2007-05-06 13:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA1066	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-07 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1069	Investors Ignore Politics, Snap up State Bank Shares [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Authority sold 24.98% of state-owned Halkbank through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and raised a total of %1.8 billion. Foreign institutional investors, mostly from the Middle East, reported purchased 69.5% of the shares. Privatized shares will start to be [...]	2007-05-07 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
07ANKARA1070	PERSPECTIVES ON THE TURKISH MILITARY'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The effects of the Turkish General Staff's (TGS) April 27 "midnight memo" continue to be debated in Ankara. Universally regarded as a stern warning targeting an Abdullah Gul presidency, the military's message was justified in the view of our secular establishment contacts who do n [...]	2007-05-07 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS TU
07ANKARA1081	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-08 13:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1083	TURKISH PARLIAMENT HOLDS RAUCOUS DEBATE OVER [...] (U) After contentious debate on May 7, parliament held the first round of voting on a controversial constitutional amendment package to move toward direct presidential elections, with 361 MPs voting in favor. A required second vote is scheduled for May 10. The ruling Justice and Development [...]	2007-05-08 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TU
07ANKARA1084	TURKEY: BUSINESS INCREASINGLY WORRIED BY POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Turkish markets and businesses remain hopeful that a resolution will be found to the ongoing political turmoil. Market movements are subdued and direct investment continues to flow in. But more fundamentally, businesspeople worry that prospects for a political outcome that wo [...]	2007-05-08 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV TU
07ANKARA1085	TURKEY PLEASED WITH SHARM MINISTERIAL, SEEKS INPUT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is generally happy with the Sharm ministerial but seeks clarification ASAP on Iraq's plans for follow-on working groups (WGs),GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told the Ambassador May 8. Celikkol asked for U.S. assistance in ascertaining what Iraq wants for the WGs -- e [...]	2007-05-08 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PREF PTER UN TU IZ SY
07ANKARA1091	TURKEY: FM GUL AS THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES MASTER [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 11:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
07ANKARA1092	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON/LOTT (MAY 25 - [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson/Lott. Chris Friefeld, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Istanbul and Izmir. He can be reached at: Office 011-90-212-335-9288; Home: 011-90-212-351-0511; Cellular: 011-90-532-601-7779. Chris Krafft, Pol [...]	2007-05-09 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU RU EI
07ANKARA1095	TURKEY: DETAINEE RESETTLEMENT FOLLOW-UP [...] (C) Turkey has very small communities of some of the ethnic groups listed in ref a, including a group of ethnic Uighurs in Istanbul which is estimated to number about 5,000. There are also very small communities of ethnic Uzbeks, Somalis, and Sudanese, most of whom are economic migrants or pol [...]	2007-05-09 16:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR TU
07ANKARA1096	TURKISH REACTIONS TO POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. Conversations with two advisors to PM Erdogan, two former leaders on the left, an influential Ankara business figure, and three key journalists portray a range of views regarding Turkey's ongoing political turmoil and where it may lead. -- The ruling Justice and Development Par [...]	2007-05-10 05:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU US
07ANKARA110	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1101	UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 08:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1102	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RANDALL E. DEPAUL AND [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Randall E. Depaul and William J. Tuttle. Christina Bobrow, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-457-7250; Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6803. Rusty [...]	2007-05-10 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU
07ANKARA1106	Investors Ignore Politics, Snap up State Bank Shares [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Authority sold 24.98% of state-owned Halkbank through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and raised a total of %1.8 billion. Foreign institutional investors, mostly from the Middle East, reported purchased 69.5% of the shares. Privatized shares began to be trade [...]	2007-05-10 12:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
07ANKARA1107	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1113	YOUR MAY 14 VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Admiral, I look forward to your visit, the first to Turkey by a Chief of Naval Operations in two decades. It fits into work we have been engaged in for over two years to revive mil-mil cooperation that declined sharply after March 2003 and to restore high-level dialogue generally that has [...]	2007-05-10 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS TU
07ANKARA1119	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/TNC ANALYST HEATHER [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/TNC Analyst Heather Tsvaris. Post understands no assistance is requested. If assistance is required, you may contact the Political Counselor, Janice Weiner. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7220; Cellular: 011-90-5 [...]	2007-05-11 08:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PTER TU
07ANKARA1126	IRAQ: TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COALITION [...] (C) Summary: Turkey provides significant logistical support for the coalition in Iraq, supports U.S. policy goals and the Iraqi government, and has tried to play a useful diplomatic role. At the same time, its concerns about the future of Iraq -- and in particular its discomfort about Kirkuk [...]	2007-05-11 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA1130	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORT- (APR 2007) [...] Summary: The Wisconsin Project Team provided a presentation on their open source database to Government of Turkey (GOT) representatives. The database will assist GOT officials to process export licenses and investigate suspect companies/individuals. Department of Commerce contractors compl [...]	2007-05-11 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1135	UPDATE ON TURKEY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCRS 1737 [...] (C) Summary: MFA Head of Department for South Asia Murat Ahmet Yoruk told us May 11 that the implementing language for UNSCR 1737 is still awaiting the approval of the Council of Ministers and that the UNSCR 1747 implementation package has not yet been forwarded to the Prime Ministry. The GOT [...]	2007-05-11 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KNNP PARM EAIR IR TU
07ANKARA1136	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1139	HOW TURKISH POLITICS REACHED ITS CURRENT IMPASSE - [...] (SBU) The following is a somewhat speculative appraisal of how Turkey -- its ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),the opposition and the military -- reached its current level of political turmoil. 2. (C) Power centers across the board made wrong-headed, if typically Turkish, decisi [...]	2007-05-11 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA1147	TURKEY: IZMIR "REPUBLIC RALLY" ECLIPSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sunday's enormous demonstration in Izmir caps a series of "Republic Rallies," in which pro-secular Turks turned out to demonstrate against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The massive crowds and stunning visuals of red Turkish flags against the blue Aegean Sea ec [...]	2007-05-14 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA1148	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-14 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1151	UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 08:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1154	TURKISH MILITARY COURT ISSUES FIRST CONVICTION OF [...] (SBU) In its first sentencing of an active-duty general officer, a Turkish military court convicted Third Army Commander, and previous ISAF Commander, GEN Erdem Erdagi of misusing his authority by accepting a bribe for the award of a military construction tender during his 2002 to 2004 command [...]	2007-05-15 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR TU

07ANKARA1160	Update on PKK Violence (April 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]	2007-05-15 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1161	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1172	KAYSERI BOOMING; AKP MAY BE SLIPPING [...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting the Central Anatolian city of Kayseri on May 14, we found local business leaders and politicians unperturbed by the political dramas in Ankara. Members of the business community, famed for their entrepreneurial talents and "family values," seemed more interested in e [...]	2007-05-16 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV TU
07ANKARA1173	TURKEY: PARTIES ON THE "LEFT" AT LOOSE ENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A cloud of pessimism hangs over the proposed electoral alliance between the center-left Republican People's Party (CHP) and Democratic Left Party (DSP). Tiny, impotent DSP has already squandered much of its waning political capital, while CHP leader Baykal, playing to a public cr [...]	2007-05-16 12:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1175	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-16 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1176	TURKEY LOOKS SERIOUSLY AT KYOTO PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is a signatory to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),but has never signed the Kyoto Protocol. Turkish officials are looking seriously at the Kyoto Protocol, both because adopting it is a requirement of the daunting environment chapter of the EU "acqu [...]	2007-05-16 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU
07ANKARA1179	IS THE PKK CEASEFIRE ABOUT TO END? [...] (S/NF) Summary: There is increasing speculation that the PKK's unilateral ceasefire, which it declared in October 2006 and has somewhat observed, may end as soon as May 18. Even after declaring the ceasefire -- on jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's instructions -- the PKK publicly warned that it [...]	2007-05-16 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1181	UNHRC ELECTION: MFA UNDERSECRETARY SIGNALS TURKEY [...] (C) Ambassador raised the UN Human Rights Council election issue (ref a) during a May 15 meeting covering various topics with MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Apakan. Ambassador noted that the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia should simplify Turkey's decision on whom to vote for and reitera [...]	2007-05-17 07:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI
07ANKARA1188	TURKEY/KOSOVO: GOT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AHTISAARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey continues to support the Ahtisaari process and his report, and is concerned about Russian objectives and veto threats. The GOT has reached out to some UNSC member states to urge support for Ahtisaari's plan, including both Indonesia and Qatar in the context of the Organiza [...]	2007-05-17 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI TU
07ANKARA1189	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1190	TURKISH GENERAL STAFF BELIEVES PKK CEASEFIRE WILL [...] (S) Turkish General Staff J-2 (Intelligence) LTGEN Guner told us May 17 that the Turkish military believes the PKK will end its self-declared ceasefire on May 18 and it has ordered its terrorist cadres to commence attacks on Turkish soil. Guner claimed the TGS has information that the PKK has [...]	2007-05-17 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PTER MOPS PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1197	TURKEY: CONTROVERSY OVER PKK CEASEFIRE RAGES, [...] (S/NF) The Turkish press is filled with stories suggesting that major PKK violence will resume imminently (reftels). However, the PUK's Ankara representative, Bahros Galali, told us late May 17 that his contacts believe the PKK's unilateral ceasefire, which it declared in October 2006 but threa [...]	2007-05-18 09:22:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1202	Update on PKK Violence (May 1-15, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]	2007-05-18 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1203	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1206	TURKISH COURT OVERTURNS CONVICTIONS OF TWO ACCUSED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Turkish appeals court on May 16 overturned the convictions of two jandarma non-commissioned officers (NCO) indicted for their role in the November 2005 bombing of a bookstore in the southeastern city of Semdinli and ruled that the case should have been tried by a military court. [...]	2007-05-18 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS TU
07ANKARA121	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1215	TURKEY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: INTO THE BEAR'S DEN? [...] (C) Summary: Deepening economic and political ties between Russia and Turkey bear watching, but they do not signal a fundamental shift in Ankara's foreign policy orientation. Contacts believe Russia offers Turkey a sympathetic ear as both feel buffeted by a critical west. However, on key Turk [...]	2007-05-21 07:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TU RS
07ANKARA1216	U/S APAKAN'S POINTS ON CYPRUS [...] (C) MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan told Ambassador on May 15 that Turkey hopes the UN report on Cyprus will contain a reference to the May 28, 2004 UN report. Apakan complained that the buffer zone was being extended at the expense of Turkish Cypriots. He provided Ambassador with a paper containin [...]	2007-05-21 08:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU
07ANKARA1219	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, March & April 2007 [...] Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) General Yasar Buyukanit gave his annual speech to the War College in Istanbul on March 16. In contrast to previous years, the speech was closed to the press, but was subsequently leaked to the media. In the speech, Buyukanit refrained from comment abou [...]	2007-05-21 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL FR AJ PK KS MK YI GM BU AL IT SI
07ANKARA1220	TURKEY: ADVOCATING A BROAD DEFINITION OF ARMS AND [...] (C) We delivered ref a demarche to MFA Iran Desk Officer Aziz Sevi on May 18, emphasizing the comprehensive US interpretation of the definition of arms and related materiel that we believe applies to paragraph 5 of UNSCR 1747. We noted that this definition includes all items listed on the Was [...]	2007-05-21 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR TU
07ANKARA1229	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1230	Update on PKK Violence (May 1-15, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]	2007-05-21 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1232	TURKEY: MFA ON KOSOVO/ESDP DISPUTE [...] (C) We followed up on the possibility of compromise language on the Kosovo Transitional Directive mentioned by D/CHOD Saygun (ref a) with MFA NATO Deputy Director General Serdar Kilic on May 21. Aware of our May 18 conversation with Saygun, Kilic provided a copy of NATO document MCM-0118-200 [...]	2007-05-21 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA1233	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (C) MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun called us and Russian polcouns Dimitri Zykov in on May 21 to notify us officially of the Turkish government's decision to lower its level of participation in the Global Initiative based on Cyprus' admission as a partner. Speaking on instr [...]	2007-05-21 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP ETTC CY TU
07ANKARA1239	GOT ABRUPTLY FIRES ITS SPECIAL ENVOY TO COMBAT PKK [...] (C) Summary: On May 21, the Turkish government fired its Special Envoy to combat the PKK, GEN (r) Baser, citing the general's negative public comments on the trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) process. The GOT named MFA Deputy Undersecretary Akgunay as his replacement, signaling a continuation of [...]	2007-05-22 09:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TU UZ US
07ANKARA124	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1245	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1246	TURKEY AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER [...] (C) We delivered ref a points on May 18 to Dr. Selcuk Sancar in the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department, emphasizing that the U.S. does not support a total ban on cluster munitions (CM) and hopes the Oslo process does not result in a document calling for a virtual ban on all such munit [...]	2007-05-22 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO TU
07ANKARA1248	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KATZ (MAY 26-29) [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staff Delegation Katz. Jeffrey Collins, Political Officer will be your Control Officer for Ankara, Turkey. He can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7191; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3849. Katharina Gollner-Sweet, Public Affairs Off [...]	2007-05-23 06:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM TU IS
07ANKARA1249	TURKEY: ANKARA EXPLOSION: POLICE CONCLUDE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 08:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CMGT PGOV TU
07ANKARA1257	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1261	BRITISH REPORT ON TURKEY/EU DISCUSSIONS WITH FRANCE [...] (C) According to the British ambassador in Ankara, PM Blair and Chancellor Merkel made little progress with French President Sarkozy in recent discussions regarding Turkey and the EU. 2. (C) Blair reportedly talked at length with Sarkozy regarding Turkey during their meeting in early May. [...]	2007-05-23 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EUN TU
07ANKARA1271	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1272	IMF Board Approval Amid Local Debate [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF Board's May 18 review of Turkey's stand-by program focused on the risk of fiscal slippage during an election, a risk also identified by many local analysts. Approval of the $1.1 billion IMF tranche also coincides with a rekindled debate about what form Turkey's future [...]	2007-05-24 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
07ANKARA128	TURKEY: ADVANCE SPECIAL 301 INITIATIVE RESPONSE [...] (U) Turkish officials welcomed the opportunity to work with us on intellectual property issues in advance of the regular "Special 301" season. We coordinated with several Turkish government agencies, including the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU),which is responsible for ensuring that Tur [...]	2007-01-23 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV TU
07ANKARA1281	TURKEY: ANKARA BOMBING, MINE INCIDENT RAISING [...] (U) Summary: The May 22 Ankara bombing combined with a PKK landmine/IED that killed six Turkish soldiers and wounded numerous others May 24 in Sirnak province, have raised the temperature on a possible cross-border operation (CBO). The PM has put the ball in the Turkish General Staff's (TGS) [...]	2007-05-25 10:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1286	TURKEY - PUSHING ON THE SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials express concern about the announced Russia-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan gas agreement, worried that momentum is shifting away from the "southern gas corridor" and Turkey's transit role. Turkish officials want to redouble efforts to work with Turkmenistan, Iraq, Aze [...]	2007-05-25 11:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ TX KZ
07ANKARA1295	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-25 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1300	F-16 VIOLATION OF TURKISH AIRSPACE: PRESS [...] (C) The Turks first contacted us on May 24 to raise what they described as an obvious unintended violation of their airspace earlier in the day (ref a). In that discussion, D/CHOD Saygun told DCM that he was bringing the issue to our attention simply to avoid accidents in the future. We subs [...]	2007-05-29 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA1302	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1306	TURKEY REQUIRES SYRIAN CARGO PLANE TO LAND [...] (S/NF) MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Basat Ozturk told us late May 29 that Turkish authorities had required the Syrian cargo aircraft suspected of illicit arms transfers (reftels) to land for inspection at Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey. The aircraft compli [...]	2007-05-29 16:20:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL TU IR SY
07ANKARA1316	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1317	UN COUNTERTERRORISM COMMITTEE REINFORCES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: A group of experts from the UN counter-terrorism committee's Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) visited Turkey May 11-21 to consult on Turkey's counter-terrorism regime, write a report, and identify training needs and other follow-up. The UN group honed in on [...]	2007-05-30 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN TU
07ANKARA1318	TURKEY WORRIED ABOUT TRANSFER OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Senior Turkish officials and MPs have expressed deep concern about the May 30 handover of security responsibility in northern Iraq from MNF-I to the KRG. The Turks' main concerns appear to be about control of the Iraq-Turkey border, but also extend to an apparent expansion of wha [...]	2007-05-30 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1324	TURKEY: ANTI-PKK ENVOY AKGUNAY WANTS CONCRETE [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, Ambassador reviewed the state of play on anti-PKK efforts with Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay, who replaced retired General Edip Baser as Turkey's envoy for combating PKK terrorism following Baser's May 21 dismissal (ref b). Ambassador noted progress on U.S.-Turke [...]	2007-05-31 08:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA1326	TURKISH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS ON IRAQI BORDER: [...] (S) Summary: The Turkish military has substantial forces in the southeastern region, as reported previously, and is using those forces aggressively in counter-terrorist operations against the PKK. In this highly charged pre-election atmosphere, exacerbated by the May 22 Ankara bombing and the [...]	2007-05-31 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA1331	TURKEY: STILL CONSIDERING AMMUNITION FOR LEBANESE [...] (C) WE CONTINUE TO PRESS THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER PROVIDING EXCESS AMMUNITION, ESPECIALLY 105MM TANK ROUNDS, TO THE LEBANESE ARMED FORCES (LAF) ON AN URGENT BASIS (REFTELS). AMBASSADOR RAISED THE ISSUE IN THE COURSE OF A MAY 29 MEETING WITH MFA UNDERSECRETARY APAKAN. APAKAN REPORTE [...]	2007-05-31 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS LE TU
07ANKARA1337	GOT IRAQ ENVOY SEES POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM GOI ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: GOT Special Envoy Celikkol was encouraged by his May 27-28 visit to Baghdad, he told the Ambassador May 30. PM Maliki welcomed increased Turkey-Iraq cooperation and sent positive signals on the PKK, as did other politicians (even including DPM Salih). Celikkol said he was tol [...]	2007-06-01 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ SY
07ANKARA134	U/S BURNS' LUNCH WITH TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Turkish MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan exchanged views on Afghanistan, Kosovo, Cyprus, the Halki Seminary, the possibility of an Armenian genocide resolution in the US Congress, and Central Asia at a working lunch January 19 that followed a m [...]	2007-01-24 10:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA1344	TURKEY ALARMED ABOUT AFGHANISTAN; ASKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Apakan contacted Ambassador on May 31 to register Turkey's concern about developments in northern Afghanistan and to seek U.S. intercession. He said that conditions have deteriorated, especially in the north. Tension is rising and clashes have occurred between the cent [...]	2007-06-01 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL AF TU
07ANKARA1345	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-01 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1347	PKK TRAIN DERAILMENT REVEALS ARMS FROM IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Weapons were found in the wreckage of a Turkish train coming from Iran and bound for Syria derailed by a PKK mine in Bingol province on May 25. Chief of Defense General Yasar Buyukanit confirmed to reporters the presence of un-manifested weapons on the train. See ref for othe [...]	2007-06-01 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC PTER US IR SY TU
07ANKARA1349	DANCING ON KNIFE'S EDGE: GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Amidst the charged environment of renewed PKK violence and the current political crisis, the AKP government and military continue to publicly debate by whom and how a cross-border operation (CBO) against PKK camps in northern Iraq would be ordered. This high-stakes game -- combine [...]	2007-06-01 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA135	TURKEY REQUESTS CONTINGENCY SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Turkish Consul General to Mosul, H. Avni Botsali, plans to deploy permanently in early February. Botsali told us that -- despite some tense moments -- he has a good relationship with Ninewah Governor Kashmoula, though [...]	2007-01-24 11:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA1350	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUROPEAN DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to European Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza. Your Control Officer for Ankara is Political Officer, Anthony Renzulli. He can be reached at Embassy: 011-90-312-4576-7178; Home: 011-90-312-442-1804; Cell: 011-90-554-671-4877. [...]	2007-06-01 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU LA NO
07ANKARA1351	TURKEY/NATO/ESDP: UK NATO PERMREP MAKES LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: UK NATO PermRep Stewart Eldon made little headway with the Turks during May 30 ESDP/Kosovo discussions in Ankara. The UK plans to encourage NATO SYG Solana to offer proposals prior to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Summit in Istanbul, June 24-25. In meetings with MFA [...]	2007-06-01 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA1360	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-04 05:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA137	TURKEY PROPOSES IRAQI RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Turkey supports the U.S.'s strategy for Iraq but remains deeply concerned about the lack of political consensus in Baghdad or the PKK and Kirkuk issues, GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told visiting PDAS James Jeffrey on Jan. 19. Jeffrey explained the thinking behind the Pres [...]	2007-01-24 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU IZ IR
07ANKARA1370	TURKEY ON RUSSIA'S CFE CONCERNS AND HLTF [...] (C) We shared reftel points with MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun on June 1. Gun subsequently called us in on June 4 to provide MFA feedback in advance of the HLTF meeting. Gun reported that the Russians had circulated a second, more focused paper [...]	2007-06-04 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1373	CODELS NELSON AND WHITFIELD MEETING WITH D/CHOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Chief of Defense General Ergin Saygun briefed Codels Nelson and Whitfield on May 28 on Turkey's contributions to regional peace and stability. He complained that some European nations were seeking to re-define trans-Atlantic security at NATO's expense. He described the [...]	2007-06-04 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL MARR TU
07ANKARA1376	TURKISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISMISSES US [...] (C) GEN Aslan Guner, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Intelligence branch (J-2) informed us on June 1 that TGS is not upset about the May 24 incident in which a US F-16 crossed over into Turkish airspace for several minutes, stating that the Turkish media had overblown the situation. G [...]	2007-06-04 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA1379	TURKEY HOSTS BSEC SUMMIT - USG ATTENDANCE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on Secretary Rice's March message to FM Gul promising participation by a senior State Department official in the June 25 BSEC Summit in Istanbul (ref B) is an important opportunity to emphasize USG support for BSEC and our bigger objective of encouraging economic a [...]	2007-06-04 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV KCRM TU
07ANKARA1381	TURKEY'S CENTER-RIGHT: A HOUSE DIVIDED [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The eagerly anticipated merger of two center-right parties fizzled out over the weekend of June 2, running aground over mismanagement, mistrust, and massive egos. By bungling the merger, the two parties squandered the advantage they had to offer a viable alternative [...]	2007-06-04 15:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1390	TURKEY/IRAQ: MESSAGE RECEIVED ON MUQTADA AL-SADR [...] (S) We delivered reftel demarche June 5 to MFA Head of Section for Iraq Aydin Selcen. Selcen reported that GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol had met with Sadrist representatives during his May 27-28 visit to Baghdad, and that the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad maintained contacts with some Sadr [...]	2007-06-05 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA1392	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-05 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1393	STATUS OF TURKISH ACTION ON IRAN SANCTIONS, BANK [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials claim that Turkey is on the verge of implementing UNSCR 1737, and will then implement 1747. Turkey will report to the Security Council on the status of its implementation of 1747 once it can confirm to the UN that it has implemented 1737. In the meantime, MF [...]	2007-06-05 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP TU IR
07ANKARA1397	TURKEY: HOPE TO HAVE DECISION ON AMMUNITION FOR [...] (C) DURING A JUNE 6 MEETING FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON EVENTS IN AFGHANISTAN (REPORTED SEPTEL) AMBASSADOR PRESSED MFA DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA FERIDUN SINIRLIOGLU FOR A DECISION ON WHETHER TURKEY CAN PROVIDE EXCESS AMMUNITION, ESPECIALLY 105MM TANK ROUNDS, TO THE LEBANES [...]	2007-06-05 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS LE TU
07ANKARA1398	TURKISH ALARM ABOUT AFGHANISTAN ABATES; PRESSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOT BELIEVES THE JUNE 3 FIRING OF JOWZJAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR JUMA KHAN HAMDARD HAS TEMPORARILY ALLEVIATED TURKEY'S MOST IMMEDIATE CONCERN THAT TENSIONS BETWEEN AFGHANI PRESIDENT KARZAI AND WARLORD GENERAL ABDUL RASHID DOSTUM WOULD BUBBLE OVER. ACCORDING TO MFA OFFICIALS, KAR [...]	2007-06-05 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS AF TU
07ANKARA1399	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 05:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA141	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1411	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 11:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1412	TURKEY-IRAN ADVANCE ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although negotiations have been long and difficult, Turkey continues to dally with Iran on energy cooperation. The visit of the Iranian Energy Minister (who is responsible for energy and electricity, but not oil and gas, issues) and a possible reciprocating visit by Guler to Ira [...]	2007-06-06 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA1413	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (MAY 2007) [...] Summary: Coordination continued for Turkish officials attending training events in June including: Radiation Detection and Response (RADACAD) training, International Rail Interdiction Training, and UGA Export Control Academy. Additional training opportunities were proposed to the Government [...]	2007-06-06 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1416	TURKEY: MURDERS OF CHRISTIANS IN MALATYA: [...] (C) Summary. Malatya residents are still trying to make sense of the brutal April 18 slaying of three Christians by a group of young men. The prosecutor told us he has not yet found any evidence that the killers were acting with outside support or inspiration, though some believe dark forces [...]	2007-06-07 05:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
07ANKARA1417	TURKISH MFA DETAILS IRANIAN ARMS FOUND ON TRAIN; [...] (C) Summary: MFA South Asia Department Director Ahmet Murat Yoruk listed for us on June 6 the arms recovered from a Turkish freight train derailed in a PKK terrorist attack in eastern Turkey May 25, including mortar shells, RPG barrels, rifle rounds, and smoke bombs. Yoruk said the MFA has de [...]	2007-06-07 06:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PARM IZ SY TU
07ANKARA142	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, December 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on December 28. Internal developments affecting Turkey's national security and the PKK terrorist organization topped the agenda. Recent developments in Iraq and the Iraq Study Group's report were discussed and Turkey's relat [...]	2007-01-24 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL AJ KG GR YI TS PK IS TU
07ANKARA1427	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (MAY 16-31, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]	2007-06-07 07:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1432	JUNE 6 PRESS REPORTS OF A TURKISH CROSS-BORDER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Turkish government officials, including PM Erdogan and FM Gul, publicly dismissed June 6 press reports that Turkish troops, backed by F-16s, conducted a cross-border operation (CBO) into northern Iraq against the PKK terrorist organization. Iraqi Kurdish officials echoed tha [...]	2007-06-07 10:46:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PTER PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1437	TURKEY: GOVERNING AKP MOVES TO CENTER, PURGES [...] (C) Summary and comment: The biggest story of Turkey's just published election lists is the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) overhaul of its roster, boosting the party's centrist bona fides and purging much of the specifically Islamist wing and those who voted "no" on March 1, 200 [...]	2007-06-07 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL TU
07ANKARA1439	TURKEY: ELECTION LISTS GIVE GLIMPSE OF OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recently published unofficial election lists signal hidden messages and give clues to opposition parties' campaign plans. Nominally center-left opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) oriented itself as a party opposed to threats to the state, with ruling Justice and Devel [...]	2007-06-07 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA144	DINK ASSASSINATION LEADS TO NATIONAL SOUL-SEARCHING [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE AM TU
07ANKARA1440	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-07 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1452	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-08 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1457	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA; PRESSES GOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador pressed MFA U/S Apakan in a June 8 meeting on Iran issues, including implementation of UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747 and on reporting the May 25 train incident involving Iranian arms bound for Syria to the Security Council. On the train incident, Apakan noted Deputy [...]	2007-06-08 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MOPS PARM MARR KNNP ETRD TSPL EU
07ANKARA147	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1470	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1477	TURKEY ELECTION LISTS POSTSCRIPT: CONVICTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Supreme Election Board's (SEB) scrub of proposed candidates for the election has cut out some would-be candidates for parliament and prompted one minor party to withdraw from the election altogether. The SEB's ruling that 131 of parliamentary candidate-applicants f [...]	2007-06-11 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1482	TURKEY: PRESSURE MOUNTING FOR MILITARY TO ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan called for a special security meeting today to discuss the latest PKK attacks and Turkey's response. Press reports characterize the meeting as an opportunity to get interagency consensus on the way forward to combat the PKK and pave the way for a possible decision at t [...]	2007-06-12 09:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1492	PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED IPR TRAINING FY 2007 [...] (U) This message was coordinated with USPTO. 2. (U) As requested ref A, this message provides a proposal for FY '07 INL-funded regional IPR training. PROJECT ------- 3. Program on Border Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights TARGET: Turkish Customs Service LOCATION: Turk [...]	2007-06-12 10:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR KCRM TU
07ANKARA1494	NOT PROTESTING TOO MUCH? IRAQI MFA CALLS IN [...] (C) Following up on press reports that the Iraqi MFA had handed an official note of protest to the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad on June 9, we called June 12 on MFA Head of Department for Iraq Fazli Corman. Corman confirmed that Iraq's MFA Undersecretary Mahmoud had indeed called in the Charge a [...]	2007-06-12 12:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1496	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1498	TURKEY'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT RETIRES: [...] (U) Summary. Turkey's Constitutional Court President Tulay Tugcu will retire on June 12, opening the way for President Sezer to appoint a new justice to the high court. Sezer will fill the vacancy by choosing from among three nominees yet to be selected by the Council of State (Danistay). Cu [...]	2007-06-12 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA1499	Conference Supports Innovation in Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary. An AmCham-organized, Embassy-supported conference on "Innovation" highlighted to Turkish business and policy leaders how business-friendly policies can promote economic development and job creation. The conference completes one of the actions agreed to during the February mee [...]	2007-06-13 08:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR KPAO TU
07ANKARA150	TURKEY OFERS TO HOST MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: TURKEY HAS OFFERED TO HOST A PROSPECTIVE PAGE 02 RUEHAKA0150 C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000150 ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN SUMMIT AND/OR TRILATERAL MEETING INVOLVING SECRETARY RICE SHOULD SUCH A MEETING INVOLVING PM OLMERT AND ABU MAZEN TAKE PLACE. CONTINUING PM ERDOGAN'S ELECT [...]	2007-01-25 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL TU IS
07ANKARA1507	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-13 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1509	FIRST US-TURKEY MIL-MIL COMBINED PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the initial bilateral US/Turkey Combined Planning Committee (CPC) meeting, hosted by the US European Command J-5 on May 22-24 in Stuttgart, US and Turkish action officers exchanged views and developed proposals on a full range of military-to-military cooperation. Separate [...]	2007-06-14 05:09:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS MASS TU
07ANKARA1512	"Next Generation" Turkish Economic Reforms [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey is enjoying strong economic performance, with real GDP growth averaging over 7% per year for the past five years, government debt down, and inflation nearing single digits. Medium-sized "Anatolian Tigers" are thriving alongside traditional business conglomerates and Ista [...]	2007-06-14 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
07ANKARA1513	"Next Generation" Turkish Economic Reforms [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey is enjoying strong economic performance, with real GDP growth averaging over 7% per year for the past five years, government debt down, and inflation nearing single digits. Medium-sized "Anatolian Tigers" are thriving alongside traditional business conglomerates and Ista [...]	2007-06-14 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
07ANKARA1515	TURKEY-EU TROIKA MEETINGS: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey-EU Troika consultations held June 4 in Ankara were constructive and served to underscore the continued mutual commitment to pursuing eventual Turkish EU membership, according to GOT and EU officials. Turkey's membership aspirations continue, and the technical process, thou [...]	2007-06-14 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU TU
07ANKARA1516	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

07ANKARA1520	SCENESETTER FOR AMB SCHULTE'S JUNE 20 [...] (C) Turkey's officials continue to acknowledge Iran's nuclear program as a threat, but the current domestic political crisis, as well as concerns over PKK terrorism and Iraq, have kept Iran off the front burner. Your June 20 DVC with Turkish journalists will help us keep the threat posed by a [...]	2007-06-15 07:11:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM PINS ENRG IR TU

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