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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09DARESSALAAM793ZANZIBAR: POLITICAL RECONCILIATION NOT YET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17, AF/E Deputy Director and Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) visited Pemba, the contentious second island of the Zanzibar archipelago and stronghold of opposition party Civic United Front (CUF). Since the handshake between Zanzibar ruling party CCM leader President Kar [...]
2009-11-19 13:59:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPINS PINR KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM846TANZANIA'S NOMINATION FOR 2010 INT'L WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD
[...] U.S. Mission Dar es Salaam nominates Ananilea Nkya for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for her tireless efforts to promote equality, opportunity, and justice for Tanzanian women and girls. Advocating for Women's Human Rights ----------------------------------- [...]
2009-12-07 14:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN PHUM PGOV KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM848DONOR FRUSTRATIONS WITH TANZANIA
[...] SUMMARY. During the late November Annual National Policy Dialogue among the Government of Tanzania, donors, and civil society organizations, donors expressed frustration with both the lack of GOT progress in many areas since the previous year's meetings and with the poor quality of the dialogu [...]
2009-12-08 13:43:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM9Ambassador Green's Farewell Remarks for Zanzibar
[...] Ambassador Mark Green held a farewell gathering in Zanzibar on 8 January. He addressed an audience of 200 leaders drawn from Zanzibar?s government, political, civil society, cultural, academic, business and media sectors. Resident American citizens attended as well. Muslim religious leaders [...]
2009-01-09 07:41:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM96PRESIDENT KIKWETE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CDA PART I:
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 11 meeting with President Kikwete, CDA sought his views on Zimbabwe and dealing with the new AU Chair. Kikwete encouraged the U.S. to support the new Zimbabwe government. He said he had advised Morgan Tsvangirai to join the government and now would not abandon [...]
2009-02-11 12:18:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TZ ZI LY GV
09DHAHRAN17AGGRESSIVE INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION GOING FORWARD IN JUBAIL
[...] (C) Key Points: ------------------ -- The massive industrial expansion plan for Jubail, known as Jubail II, is going forward despite the economic crisis and is currently nine years ahead of its original schedule. -- Concessions for cheap ethane and methane feedstock for petroche [...]
2009-03-08 07:15:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON EINV SA PGOV
09DHAHRAN222BANNED SAUDI WEBSITE LAUNCHES ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION
[...] (C/NF) Rasid.com, the popular Arabic-language news website run by a small group of Saudi Shia political activists, launched an English-language version on August 1. The managing editor of Rasid explained that they hope to reach a larger audience with the English-language version. Both the Ara [...]
2009-08-19 15:38:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KIRF KISL PHUM SA
09DHAHRAN246SAUDI AUTHORITIES CRACK DOWN ON SHIA IN AL-AHSA
[...] (C) Saudi authorities have stepped up discriminatory actions against Shia citizens in the Eastern Province (EP) oasis of al-Ahsa over the past year. Contacts point to the governor of al-Ahsa, HH Prince Badr bin Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Saud, as the main force behind the most recent uptick in s [...]
2009-09-16 13:30:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA
09DHAHRAN265ARAMCO: KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE CENTER PROGRESSES DESPITE
[...] (U) Development of the King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture (KACKC) continues. The Center aims to honor Arab heritage, connect Saudis to their culture, and bring world cultures to the Kingdom, all in the service of social progress and intellectual achievement. Nabih A. Al-Ibrahim ( [...]
2009-10-31 12:22:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIALEPET SA SCUL ENRG PGOV
09DHAHRAN266EASTERN PROVINCE SHIA FRUSTRATED
[...] (C) Three prominent local Shia report that economic marginalization, combined with religious discrimination, are generating increased frustration in the Eastern Province (EP). This is compounded by a growing generation gap in the Shia community with an impatient younger generation inclined to [...]
2009-11-01 07:34:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KIRF KREL PHUM SA
09DHAHRAN275WOMEN CANDIDATES TRY AGAIN IN EASTERN PROVINCE CHAMBER OF
[...] (U) For the second time in the history of the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EPCCI),the Government (SAG) will allow women to run for membership on the board of the EPCCI. Their previous attempt to obtain a seat on the board in 2005 was unsuccessful. This time around, wome [...]
2009-11-21 05:56:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON SA
09DHAHRAN295SAUDI BORDER CONFLICT WITH YEMEN RAISES FEAR OF SECTARIAN
[...] (C) Prominent members of the Eastern Province (EP) Shia community are growing increasingly worried that the conflict in Yemen will spur a backlash against their community. The attitude is prevalent among Shia youth as well. Statements by a Yemeni official, as well as a recent circular issued b [...]
2009-12-19 12:06:00Consulate DhahranSECRETPGOV KIRF PREL SA YM PINR PHUM
09DHAKA1BANGLADESH INTEREST IN CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY: IS IT
[...] Bangladesh has long expressed an interest in developing a civil nuclear energy program to address its power generation needs. This interest has increased in recent years as the country's steady industrialization has put further strains on its limited energy resources. The Government of Bangl [...]
2009-01-01 01:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO BG
09DHAKA1007GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH BANS HIZB UT-TAHRIR OVER
[...] (C) On October 22, the Government of Bangladesh banned the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh (HTB) after determining the organization's activities were a threat to public safety. GOB officials stated their intent to use Bangladesh's new Prevention of Terrorism Act 2009, drafted with M [...]
2009-10-29 10:20:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PINR KTFN KISL BG
09DHAKA1008BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES
[...] (C) Ambassador Verveer, we look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a secular democracy with a moderate Muslim-majority population of nearly 160 million people friendly to the United States. U.S. engagement with Bangladesh focuses on what we call the three "D"s: democracy, development and [...]
2009-10-29 15:07:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALKWMN PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER SOCI KPAO BG
09DHAKA1014BANGLADESH: DRAFT 2009-10 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) There was no evidence that Bangladesh was a significant cultivator or producer of narcotics. Government of Bangladesh (GOB) officials charged with controlling and preventing illegal substance trafficking lacked sufficient training, equipment, continuity of leadership, and other resources [...]
2009-11-03 09:46:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS SNAR IN BM BG
09DHAKA1023PM HASINA ON THE WAY FORWARD ON BILATERAL TIES
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina November 5 to review his recent consultations in Washington and preview upcoming events. Topics of the wide-ranging discussion ranged from domestic (BNP-Awami League relations; civilian-military relations; corruption) to bilateral (TIFA [...]
2009-11-09 06:45:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SENV ECON MARR PHUM KDEM BG
09DHAKA1025MEDIA OVERSTATES TERRORIST THREAT TO EMBASSY DHAKA
[...] (S) Local press and wire services gave widespread coverage to the November 6 arrest of three alleged members of the international terrorist group Lashkar-e-Teiyeba who were reportedly planning to attack Embassy Dhaka. More sensationalist reports suggested the suspects had planned to hijack a [...]
2009-11-09 08:45:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER PROV PREL PINR PINS PHUM BG
09DHAKA1032PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERS ENGAGEMENT WITH RANGOON
[...] (S/NF) Bangladesh's worries about possible Burmese aggression appear to have subsided, and the Prime Minister is now considering possible engagement with Rangoon. As tensions flared in October, Bangladesh's civilian leadership asserted control over Burma policy, with the Foreign Minister lea [...]
2009-11-11 02:45:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR PINS MARR ASEC PGOV BG BM
09DHAKA1056RAB DISCIPLINES OFFICER FOR BEATING JOURNALIST
[...] (C) A Military Board of Inquiry found that a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officer "overreacted" and used excessive force against an individual, later identified as a journalist for the daily newspaper, New Age. The Board barred the officer, a captain in the Air Force, from further promotions, [...]
2009-11-23 10:06:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS PGOV MCAP BG
09DHAKA107NEW LAW MINISTER TAKES AIM AT JUDICIAL REFORM BUT
[...] (C) During a January 25 courtesy call by the Ambassador, new Law Minister Shafique Ahmed, a barrister in private practice for fifty years, was noncommittal about the fate of the ordinances passed by the Caretaker Government (CTG). (Reports indicate that the new Parliament might not ratify ma [...]
2009-01-29 11:59:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALELAB KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PTER
09DHAKA1073BANGLADESH DETAINS SUSPECTED LET TERRORIST; SHARES
[...] (S/NF) Police arrested Abu Motaleb, a suspected LeT member, on November 21 as part of the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) continuing effort to deny space to terrorists. In addition to this most recent arrest, the GOB in early November arrested five foreign nationals with suspected LeT ties: t [...]
2009-11-25 08:11:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PINS PGOV PINR IN PK BG
09DHAKA1078BANGLADESH PM REMAINS COOL TOWARD NOBEL LAUREATE
[...] (C) A prophet has no honor in his own country, at least as far as Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus and Bangladesh's Awami League government is concerned. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni made clear their distrust and suspicion of Yunus in several recent meetings [...]
2009-11-30 05:54:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEAID KWMN SOCI ECON PGOV PREL BG
09DHAKA1081 BANGLADESH RESPONSE: QDDR GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION
[...] (SBU) Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the QDDR process. Bangladesh is home to 150 million people crowded into an area the size of Wisconsin. This desperately poor nation faces immense challenges, including with regard to food security and climate change. Bangladesh i [...]
2009-12-01 04:56:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL SOCI BG
09DHAKA1114 BANGLADESH NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENT'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP
[...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the President's Entrepreneurship Initiative. Post's Economic Working Group will continue to explore ways to highlight the entrepreneurship objectives outlined reftel. The Ambassador discussed entrepreneurship with leading business repre [...]
2009-12-15 08:19:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI BG
09DHAKA1122BNP CHAIRPERSON PROMOTES SON, LOYALISTS, AND
[...] (C) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held it National Council on December 8 as required under the political parties registration act. Newly re-elected Chairwomen Khaleda Zia recycled party themes and allegations against the ruling Awami League in her opening speech. Zia used the Natio [...]
2009-12-20 03:26:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM ECON BG
09DHAKA114LEAHY VETTING FOR Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)Human
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Februa [...]
2009-02-02 05:48:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA120PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR BANGLADESH WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) The new government must immediately take steps to try those suspected of committing war crimes during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence, said a resolution the Awami League-dominated parliament passed unanimously January 29. Those pushing for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal a [...]
2009-02-02 10:17:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM PHUM KAWC KISL BD
09DHAKA122GOB'S CHIEF IMAM APPOINTMENT RUFFLES FEATHERS
[...] (SBU) An early challenge to the Awami League government from its religio-cultural as well as political opposition led to a security force crack-down at Dhaka's central mosque January 30. The move came after protesters objecting to the January 1 appointment of a new khatib (chief imam) at the n [...]
2009-02-03 09:56:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL BD
09DHAKA128THE AWAMI LEAGUE'S FIRST THIRTY DAYS: GREAT
[...] (C) The newly elected Awami League-dominated Parliament's initial sessions have been bogged down by petty issues rather than focused on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,s campaign promises to create a more civil political climate and to ratify Caretaker Government ordinances to improve governance. [...]
2009-02-04 11:48:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALBG EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SENV
09DHAKA130RESPONSE TO 2008 DOL REQUEST FOR TRADE
[...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information regarding child labor in Bangladesh. The Caretaker Government made few changes to labor policies in 2008. In the absence of an elected legislature, the President was empowered to promulgate ordinances. These ordinances will lapse unless [...]
2009-02-05 04:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BG
09DHAKA155MEDIA REACTION: ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S VISIT TO
[...] Summary: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher's February 7-8 visit to Bangladesh received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. (See septel for a further readout on the visit.) This was the first visit to Bangladesh by a senior [...]
2009-02-12 08:45:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS EWWT BG IN BM
09DHAKA160BOUCHER VISIT HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLOSER
[...] (C) During his February 7 - 8 visit to Dhaka, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher stressed US desire to forge a close partnership with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's new government. In meetings with senior Bangladesh officials, Boucher discussed counterterrorism cooperation (including US supp [...]
2009-02-12 10:57:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM BG KV
09DHAKA174BANGLADESH, INDIA TALK SECURITY AND TRADE BUT
[...] (C) Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's one-day visit to Bangladesh on 2/9 generated neighborly goodwill but not much progress in the two key areas of cross-border security and trade. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's proposed regional security task force was discussed but details [...]
2009-02-18 10:53:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ETRD EWWT IN BG
09DHAKA177EMBASSY DHAKA INPUT TO NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] This report covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from April 2008 to February 2009. Paragraph three begins text. Embassy point of contact is David Arulanantham, Political Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x2148, IVG post-code: 583, fax number: 880-2-882-3744, e [...]
2009-02-22 00:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09DHAKA184WEEKEND ARRESTS IN BANGLADESH RAISE QUESTIONS
[...] (C) Weekend arrests of 14 suspected members of Bangladesh's leading domestic terrorist group grabbed headlines when one captive detonated a live grenade during a news conference announcing his capture. While the incident embarrassed the police, the arrests raised broader questions about the po [...]
2009-02-23 10:48:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC BG
09DHAKA189AMERICA WEEK - TAKING THE USG ON THE ROAD
[...] Sesame Street, a floating health clinic, jazz concerts, a cricket tournament and a biopic of President Obama were only a few of the highlights of America Week, a Mission-wide effort to showcase USG activities outside Dhaka. America Week 2009 found us in Barisal in southern Bangladesh, which we [...]
2009-02-24 08:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID KPAO SCUL EAGR SENV BEXP BG
09DHAKA196MUTINY IN BANGLADESH BORDER FORCE, SITUATION IN
[...] (SBU) A confrontation between officers and enlisted men in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR),a paramilitary force charged with securing Bangladesh's borders, flared into a violent clash Wednesday morning, February 25, at BDR headquarters in Dhaka. The confrontation, allegedly over grievances reg [...]
2009-02-25 12:53:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG
09DHAKA204MUTINY OF BANGLADESH BORDER FORCE SPREADS OUTSIDE
[...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's two-month-old government struggled to quell a spreading insurgency among paramilitary border guards that entered its second day on 2/26. In a nationally televised address, a sombre-looking Hasina told rebels of the Bangladesh Rifles she would order an attack [...]
2009-02-26 12:50:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG
09DHAKA207BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT PRAISED FOR PEACEFUL
[...] (C) On 2/27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government basked in praise for peacefully ending a two-day insurgency among paramilitary border guards. Hasina and the Chief of Army Staff were among visitors to the Bangladesh Rifles Headquarters in central Dhaka, where search teams reportedly unco [...]
2009-02-27 12:07:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG
09DHAKA210BANGLADESH'S CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Bangladesh's civilian and military leadership are working together to defuse tension within the Bangladesh Army following the February 25 - 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. During a late-night meeting February 27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Army Chief General Moeen agreed to establish a [...]
2009-02-28 10:15:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PINS MARR CASC ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA213PRIME MINISTER MEETS ARMY OFFICERS IN BID TO QUELL
[...] (C) In a tense meeting with seething military personnel on 3/1, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina defended her Government's handling of the border-guard rebellion that left scores of army officers massacred. Initial reports suggested emotions ran high among soldiers who felt the Government should ha [...]
2009-03-01 11:37:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PINS ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA222ARMY LAUNCHES SWEEP FOR MUTINEERS; CONSPIRACY
[...] (C) Dhaka remained calm March 2. The government ordered the army to begin a nation-wide sweep aimed at rounding up mutineers suspected of committing murder and arson during the border guard mutiny that left dozens of army officers massacred (reftels). In parliament, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin [...]
2009-03-02 11:22:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALASEC KDEM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER BG
09DHAKA239EDUCATION REFORM: FOR QAWMI MADRASAS TOO?
[...] (C) The new Awami League government recently announced plans to introduce a uniform curriculum into Bangladesh's multi-curriculumed schools. The Minister of Education told the Ambassador he intends to include qawmi madrasas (non-regulated, privately-funded Islam-focused institutions) in the ne [...]
2009-03-05 07:57:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KISL SOCI SCUL BG
09DHAKA241BANGLADESH MUTINY AFTERMATH: TIME FOR USG
[...] (C) One week after the bloody border guard mutiny, Bangladesh's immediate crisis appears to have passed, but the resulting political situation remains perilous. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself warns of more attacks to undermine democracy. Three competing Government of Bangladesh investiga [...]
2009-03-05 10:41:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA254MUTINY INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE, FBI ARRIVES,
[...] (C) Investigations into the February 25-26 mutiny in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) continue, and though no credible evidence of an external conspiracy has yet surfaced, allegations persist, fostered in part by Bangladesh's top leaders. A two-person FBI team from Embassy New Delhi arrived to co [...]
2009-03-09 10:56:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC BG
09DHAKA260HOME MINISTER SIDE-LINED IN MUTINY INVESTIGATIONS
[...] (C) The Prime Minister named the Commerce Minister March 11 to coordinate the ongoing investigations into the February 25 border guard mutiny. Based on a preliminary FBI assessment, the Ambassador told the Home Minister March 11 he had made an urgent request to Washington for follow-up assista [...]
2009-03-12 09:18:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA280FBI WORKS TO HELP CORRECT FLAWS IN BANGLADESH
[...] (C) Ambassador Moriarty and the head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation team helping Bangladesh investigate its border guard mutiny urged the minister in charge to strengthen the probe. PolEcon Counselor reiterated the message to two senior Cabinet officials with responsibility for se [...]
2009-03-22 08:42:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA284FBI HELPS BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT REALIZE NEED FOR
[...] (C) The FBI has concluded the initial phase of its support to the local police investigation into the February 25 ) 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. This support focused on the importance of setting up a functioning command post and prioritizing the need to interview witnesses. The GOB has begun [...]
2009-03-23 08:24:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM MARR KDEM BG
09DHAKA301BANGLADESH INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] This is Embassy Dhaka's submission for reftel tasking. 2. Begin text of the 2009 Bangladesh Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bangladesh actively seeks foreign investment under its industrial policy and export-oriented, private [...]
2009-03-29 09:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR BG
09DHAKA302MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOWRUZ MESSAGE TO IRAN
[...] Summary: President Obama's Nowruz message to Iran received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum praised the President's message and called on Iran to accept the U.S. offer of dialogue. President Obama's messages [...]
2009-03-29 10:34:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG IR
09DHAKA303MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOWRUZ MESSAGE TO IRAN
[...] Summary: President Obama's Nowruz message to Iran received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum praised the President's message and called on Iran to accept the U.S. offer of dialogue. President Obama's messages [...]
2009-03-29 10:34:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG IR
09DHAKA33MEDIA REACTION: SHEIKH HASINA FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] Summary: All English and vernacular newspapers extensively covered the swearing-in ceremony of Awami League-led Grand Alliance leader Sheikh Hasina and her 32-member cabinet. (See reftel for a further readout on the new government.) Editorials and commentary in newspapers across the politica [...]
2009-01-08 10:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG
09DHAKA361HIZB UT TAHRIR IN BANGLADESH: STILL NEW, STILL
[...] (SBU) Hizb-ut-Tahrir Bangladesh (HTB) was established in Dhaka in 2001 and has an estimated membership of about 3,000 young, well-educated, middle-class Bangladeshis, mostly from Dhaka. In common with the global HT movement, HTB claims to aspire to the establishment of a Muslim caliphate throug [...]
2009-04-09 04:31:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC KISL BG
09DHAKA365NEW BANGLADESH PARLIAMENT'S FIRST SESSION MARRED
[...] (C) Partisan squabbling and watering down of democratic-reform legislation marked the first session of the new Parliament that ended on 4/7. Despite early pledges to tone down the highly partisan nature of national politics, the ruling Awami League fought with the rival Bangladesh Nationalist [...]
2009-04-09 06:07:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA394BANGLADESH'S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL OUTLINES AGENDA:
[...] (C) New Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam, a barrister in private practice, recently detailed how the GOB was considering three adjudicative approaches (standard trials, war crimes tribunals, and military courts martial) to deal with the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny during a recent meeting [...]
2009-04-21 08:13:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALASEC KAWC KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER
09DHAKA406JMB THREAT LETTER WARNS INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S) Summary: Three international organizations operating in Barisal (southern Bangladesh) have received a copy of the same threat letter reportedly from the banned islamist group, Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The letter, which received widespread media attention, demanded the organiza [...]
2009-04-23 12:19:00Embassy DhakaSECRETASEC PTER BG
09DHAKA419WHAT DO BANGLADESH'S DEOBANDI QAWMI MADRASAS WANT?
[...] (SBU) Addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system (qawmi madrasas - QMs) has emerged as one of the Awami League government's top priorities. The government seeks more control over qawmi madrasas and fears failure to equip students with ski [...]
2009-04-28 04:16:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA431THE GOB SAYS IT IS SERIOUS ABOUT QAWMI MADRASA
[...] (C) After a rocky start, the Awami League government and Bangladesh's qawmi madrasa (QM) community appear to have laid the necessary groundwork for much-needed dialogue aimed at addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system. That said, the so [...]
2009-04-30 03:34:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA44BANGLADESH: WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE NEXT 180 DAYS
[...] (SBU) Bangladesh's return to democracy following the successful December 29 Parliamentary elections presents significant opportunities for advancing U.S. Government (USG) interests in the country and the region. Embassy Dhaka has identified five major mission objectives for the USG to focus on [...]
2009-01-12 10:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID BG
09DHAKA475BANGLADESH'S AHLE HADITH QAWMI MADRASAS: FEW AND
[...] (SBU) Bangladesh's Ahle Hadith qawmi madrasas (AHQM) would not object to coming under government oversight, according to a senior Ahle Hadith (AH) representative, who told post there were approximately 200 AHQMs in Bangladesh, mostly concentrated in the northwest. He said attempts were underway [...]
2009-05-12 10:15:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA482FINDING COMMON GROUND ON COUNTERRORISM WORKING
[...] (C) The U.S. and the United Kingdom share common counterterrorism goals in Bangladesh and we have worked together on specific issues in the past. Embassy Dhaka and the British High Commission reviewed our efforts and agreed on several areas of cooperation at an inaugural counterterrorism quarterly [...]
2009-05-14 08:08:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL HYMPSK MARR KPAO UK BG
09DHAKA485BANGLADESH OPPOSITION LEADER'S SON SAYS NO
[...] (C) Tarique Rahman, the son and political heir-apparent to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairwoman Khaleda Zia, said he did not plan to return to Bangladesh from London anytime soon. Rahman, who faces multiple corruption charges in Bangladesh, told a visiting senior Foreign Service Nati [...]
2009-05-14 10:18:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM BG
09DHAKA51MEDIA REACTION: GAZA VIOLENCE AS SEEN IN DHAKA
[...] Summary and Comment: Media coverage of the situation in Gaza retains front page prominence in both mainstream English and Bangla-language newspapers. The local coverage, a mixture of wire reports, reports on local protests, and commentary, increased with Sheikh Hasina's January 5 criticism of [...]
2009-01-13 09:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OREP KPAO PGOV PREL OVIP BG
09DHAKA533GOVERNMENT PROBE FAILS TO FIND OUTSIDE
[...] (C) A much-anticipated government probe into the February border guard mutiny that left 57 army officers dead found no evidence of outside conspirators, mirroring the reported findings of an army investigation. Instead, the report cited long-standing grievances against poor treatment by, and c [...]
2009-05-28 09:28:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER ASEC BG
09DHAKA535HASINA ADVISOR: PRIME MINISTER FOCUSED ON
[...] (C) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continues to grapple with thorny problems like improving civil-military relations and overcoming inept bureaucrats, one of her advisors told the Ambassador. Gowher Rizvi, a long-time unofficial advisor to Hasina, said the Prime Minister was focused [...]
2009-05-28 11:14:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV PTER MARR IN BG
09DHAKA541TWO FORMER INTELLIGENCE CHIEFS NABBED FOR ARMS SMUGGLING
[...] (SBU) Police have arrested two former National Security Intelligence (NSI) chiefs on allegations of involvement in an illegal shipment of weapons and ammunition in 2004 believed bound for an insurgent group in northeast India. At the time, the U.S. Government and others pushed for a thorough in [...]
2009-06-01 03:19:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER KCRM BG
09DHAKA555BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) Bob, I am glad you are headed our way. We look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a moderate Muslim-majority country of nearly 150 million people that is friendly to the United States. This is a surprisingly hopeful place despite the daunting problems it faces: recurring natural disast [...]
2009-06-03 10:10:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL KGOV BG
09DHAKA556THAI FOREIGN MINISTER ON BURMA AND BANGLADESH'S
[...] (C) The government of Burma was nervous about the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) statements in support of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and angry with Thailand for its vocal support of ASSK's release, according to visiting Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. The Foreign Minister also ind [...]
2009-06-03 10:20:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA568BANGLADESH'S AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR TRANSPORT
[...] (U) See action request, please see paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) Bangladesh,s Communications Minister, Syed Abul Hossain, has ambitious goals for expanding the country,s bridges, roads and public transportation links, including the completion of a bridge over the Padma (Ganges) r [...]
2009-06-07 08:04:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEAID EINV EWWT PGOV PREL BEXP BG
09DHAKA57INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER EXPECTS CLOSER
[...] (C) The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh told Ambassador Moriarty on 1/13 India expected improved cooperation on security and other issues with the new Awami League government. Counterterrorism cooperation would be the central issue of discussion when the Indian Minister of External Affairs v [...]
2009-01-14 08:15:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KDEM PGOV IN BG
09DHAKA577BNP'S ZIA COMPLAINS AWAMI LEAGUE NOT PROVIDING
[...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia said the Awami League government continued to prevent the BNP from playing a constructive role in Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition told the Ambassador June 4 the Prime Minister had rebuffed the BNP's suggested topics for de [...]
2009-06-08 10:46:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM KPAO BG
09DHAKA579PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH BIG HIT IN BANGLADESH
[...] Summary: President Obama's Cairo speech received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Five local television stations available to millions of cable or satellite subscribers throughout the country broadcast the speech live or on tape delay. Nine newspapers, including two of the [...]
2009-06-09 00:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG
09DHAKA580ALL ON THE SAME PAGE: INFORMATION MINISTER COMMITS
[...] (C) The Information and Culture Minister, Abul Kalam Azad, spoke at length about the importance of press freedom and avenues for cooperation between the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the USG, including in spreading anti-extremist messages in a June 2 discussion with the Ambassador. The [...]
2009-06-09 00:58:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL BG SCUL
09DHAKA652GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER
[...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...]
2009-07-01 02:59:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA653GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER
[...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...]
2009-07-01 02:59:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA663BANGLADESH OPPOSITION USING INDIAN DAM TO ATTACK
[...] (SBU) India's construction of a dam on a major river that flows into Bangladesh has triggered protests from the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),which claims the project threatens the region's environment and livelihoods. Party leaders clearly believe they can get political mile [...]
2009-07-02 10:22:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD PREL EAGR SOCI PGOV IN BG
09DHAKA690ARCHITECT OF CARETAKER GOVERNMENT LEAVES BEHIND A
[...] (C) Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed, the architect of Bangladesh's 2007-2008 Caretaker Government (CTG),quietly retired June 14. Though he retired without fanfare, Bangladeshis continue to debate whether Moeen should be celebrated or condemned for his role in the [...]
2009-07-14 08:44:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MARR PTER BG
09DHAKA735FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: ENGAGING WITH THE MUSLIMS
[...] (U) Muslims in Bangladesh have shown great enthusiasm for following up with the U.S. on many of the themes unveiled in the President's Cairo speech. Mission Dhaka recommends the following areas of opportunity to foster dialogue with Muslims here: -- Bring the Peace Corps Back to Bangladesh. [...]
2009-07-28 07:18:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL
09DHAKA742LIFE IN DHAKA COMES TO STANDSTILL AFTER RECORD
[...] (SBU) Record rainfall overnight July 28 left major sections of Dhaka temporarily underwater, bringing normal life in the capital to a standstill and causing significant localized damage. The Prime Minister immediately convened an emergency meeting of Dhaka city and ministry officials and cr [...]
2009-07-29 09:51:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC BG CASC EAID PGOV PINR PINS PREL
09DHAKA747ONE STEP FORWARD: BANGLADESH PARLIAMENT PASSES
[...] (C) On July 9, 2009 the Bangladesh Parliament passed legislation establishing a long-awaited National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The new law includes significant changes to the composition of the commission first created by the then-Caretaker Government in an ordinance in 2007. While r [...]
2009-07-30 08:43:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALBG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
09DHAKA762PRIME MINISTER SIDELINES OLD GUARD AND
[...] (C) When General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam unveiled the new AL Central Committee July 30 it became apparent that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was no longer willing to "forgive, but not forget" those who betrayed her during the two-year Caretaker Government. Four senior party leaders were [...]
2009-08-03 07:12:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM EAID BG
09DHAKA764BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG
[...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...]
2009-08-04 00:21:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG
09DHAKA768BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG
[...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...]
2009-08-04 10:01:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV PREL TBIOZK XD BG
09DHAKA769BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG
[...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...]
2009-08-04 10:04:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG
09DHAKA775APPEALS OF 1975 MURDER/COUP CONVICTIONS MOVE
[...] (C) Government prosecutors are finalizing arguments against five former military officers appealing death sentences for their leadership of the August 15, 1975 coup that killed then-President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, senior members of his government and their families. With the coup anniversa [...]
2009-08-06 09:21:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKJUS PHUM PREL CJAN PGOV PINR PINS BG
09DHAKA824RAPID ACTION BATTALION TRAINING: BENCHMARK
[...] (C) Two United States Marshals have prepared preliminary recommendations for how the RAB can improve and safeguard its human rights performance. The two, who were on an S/CT-funded DOJ/ICITAP deployment, departed Dhaka in late August after 90 days embedded with Bangladesh's lead counterterro [...]
2009-08-23 08:39:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS PINR PTER MARR MASS BG
09DHAKA827AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SYLHET DIVISION WITH SENIOR GOB
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador and USAID Mission Director visited USG-supported development assistance project sites in Sylhet Division August 2-5 to highlight U.S. support in health and environment and enhanced U.S.-Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and intra-GOB cooperation. They attended the inaugurati [...]
2009-08-23 10:12:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO BG
09DHAKA832KOSOVO RECOGNITION: HOLDING BANGLADESH'S FEET TO
[...] (SBU) Post continues to press the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to recognize Kosovo's independence. Despite repeated private and public pressure, however, the GOB continues to defer its decision, likely for fear of alienating Russia. We recommend that this issue feature prominently in the [...]
2009-08-25 08:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KVIR PGOV PINR BG
09DHAKA841AWAMI LEAGUE MUST GOVERN WELL, OR "WE WILL GO TO
[...] (C) Commerce Minister Faruk Khan told the Ambassador August 25 that the Awami League government faced a stark choice: "if we do not govern well enough to win reelection, we will go to jail" when the opposition comes to power in five years. Khan said Prime Minister Hasina must do three thing [...]
2009-08-27 08:52:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD BEXP EINV EAIR ELAB BG
09DHAKA844BANGLADESH H1N1 CASES INCREASING
[...] (SBU) The number of H1N1 cases in Bangladesh is on the rise, with 117 total confirmed cases by August 26 and early evidence of in-country community-level transmission. Government actions to date seem appropriate. The local press reported the spread of H1N1 and two private schools closed tempo [...]
2009-08-27 09:55:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO PINR EAGR AMED CASC PGOV BG
09DHAKA848THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING BANGLA: QUICK BANGLA TRANSLATION
[...] Summary: President Obama's Ramadan message received extensive coverage in the local media. The White House's Bangla translation ensured timely dissemination of the message immediately before the start of Ramadan. Seven local television stations broadcasting to 40 percent of Bangladesh's 150 [...]
2009-08-30 06:22:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL KISL BG
09DHAKA895A/DAS OWEN HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER TERRORISM, FOOD
[...] (C) Bangladeshi interlocutors engaged on U.S. priorities including counter terrorism, food security, climate change, and clean energy during the September 9-10 visit by SCA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Owen. In addition to our continued strong partnership in democracy, [...]
2009-09-14 09:31:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EAGR ENRG PTER BG
09DHAKA908RAB CHIEF COMMITTED TO IMPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General Hassan Mahmood Khandker outlined to Poloff RAB procedures for reviewing incidents involving the use of deadly force, discussed the recently completed U.S. Marshals visit, and asked for USG sponsored training. The DG also discussed the Gover [...]
2009-09-17 10:56:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPINS PGOV PINR PTER BG
09DHAKA97INVESTING IN BANGLADESH'S DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Bangladesh's successful democratic transition following the December 29, 2008 parliamentary elections opened a new chapter in this country's history. This exceptional moment also presents the United States and other development partners with an historic opportunity to help Bangladesh impr [...]
2009-01-26 09:31:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL KDEM BG
09DHAKA974BANGLADESH MEDIA CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR WINNING
[...] Summary and comment: President Obama's selection for this year's Nobel Peace Prize received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum generally applauded the President's selection. Most mainstream commentary agreed with the Nobel c [...]
2009-10-14 23:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG
09DHAKA99BANGLADESH LOCAL ELECTIONS A LETDOWN AFTER
[...] (C) Bangladeshis voted for county-level officials for the first time in nearly two decades on January 22. Coming fast on the heels of a hugely successful Parliamentary election, the local vote attracted significantly less interest. Allegations of electoral fraud, intimidation and violence by A [...]
2009-01-27 08:26:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM BG
09DHAKA997SENIOR AWAMI LEAGUE LAWMAKER ESCAPES APPARENT BOMB
[...] (C) Fazle Noor Taposh, Awami League Member of Parliament and nephew of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, escaped unharmed after an apparent bomb attack in front of his offices in Dhaka on the evening of Wednesday, October 14 . Initial reports indicated that thirteen others were hospitalized for [...]
2009-10-22 07:54:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BG
09DILI150SCENESETTER FOR JULY 2 - 4 VISIT OF CODEL PRICE TO
[...] Summary. Embassy Dili warmly welcomes the July 2 - 4, 2009, visit of the House Democratic Assistance Committee under the chairmanship of Representative David Price. The CODEL will find Timor-Leste enjoying an unaccustomed phase of political stability, although the country remains afflicted b [...]
2009-06-17 08:29:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDOREP OTRA PREL EAID TT
09DILI152UN MISSION IN TIMOR-LESTE: ZERO TOLERANCE ON SEXUAL ABUSE
[...] (SBU) The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) continues to uphold its commitment to a zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). In 2008, UNMIT investigated one SEA allegation. The allegation was dismissed in 2008 due to a lack of evidence. There were [...]
2009-06-19 08:27:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PHUM TT
09DILI153UN MISSION IN TIMOR-LESTE: ZERO TOLERANCE ON SEXUAL ABUSE
[...] (SBU) The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) continues to uphold its commitment to a zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). In 2008, UNMIT investigated one SEA allegation. The allegation was dismissed in 2008 due to a lack of evidence. There were [...]
2009-06-19 10:17:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PHUM TT
09DILI218TIMOR-LESTE AT TEN YEARS: TO THE BRINK AND BACK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten years after the August 30, 1999, referendum that put it on the road to formal independence, Timor-Leste remains an underdeveloped ward of the international community. Early efforts to portray the country as a triumph of international nation-building were shattered by violen [...]
2009-08-21 00:26:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINS EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET
09DILI223SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO INDEPENDENCE
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dili warmly welcomes the August 29-31, 2009, visit of a Presidential Delegation led by The Honorable Nancy Soderberg and The Honorable Harriet Babbitt on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Timor's independence referendum. The delegation will find Timor-Leste enjoying an [...]
2009-08-25 05:56:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TT
09DILI290USS BONHOMME RICHARD AND 11TH MEU VISIT TIMOR-LESTE
[...] (U) Summary: The USS Bonhomme Richard and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit visited Timor-Leste October 13-23 and conducted highly successful exercises, provided medical services, completed humanitarian engineering projects, and engaged in community relations activities in coordination with [...]
2009-10-26 05:36:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MASS ASEC TT
09DILI313PREVIEW OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH ON AFGHANISTAN IN
[...] Ambassador met on the evening of December 1 (local time) with Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta to share a preview of President Obama's West Point speech on Afghanistan (ref A). President Ramos-Horta thanked us for the early alert, said he intended to watch the speech live and pledged to [...]
2009-12-02 01:14:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF PK TT
09DILI34U.S. 7TH FLEET COMMANDER AND THE USS LASSEN VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 15:15:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON MARR EAID TT
09DILI37JOSE RAMOS-HORTA VISITS WASHINGTON
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 24-26, 2009, Jose Ramos-Horta will make his first visit to Washington as President of Timor-Leste. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate hopes to acquaint himself with leaders of the new Obama Administration and renew old friendships among members of the U.S. Congress. He [...]
2009-02-11 15:19:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP JOSE RAMOS HORTA
09DILI86RETURN OF THE PEACE CORPS TO TIMOR-LESTE
[...] (SBU) President Ramos-Horta formally requested the Peace Corps to resume its program in Timor-Leste in a March 10 letter. Embassy Dili judges the security and stability conditions in Timor-Leste as safe and fully permitting the resumption of a Peace Corps Volunteer program. Much has changed [...]
2009-03-17 10:15:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID ASEC TT
09DJIBOUTI100Somalia - Lobbying for PM Job Intensifies
[...] (C) Summary: With newly-elected transitional President Sheikh Sharif temporarily in Mogadishu, lobbying for the job of prime minister has intensified in Djibouti. Sharif is widely expected to return from Mogadishu on February 9, and to name a PM on February 10. There are new, largely self-no [...]
2009-02-08 13:33:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI101PRESIDENT GUELLEH PRAISES PARTNERSHIP WITH USG, AFRICOM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 5 meeting with AFRICOM Commander General Ward, President Guelleh accepted thanks for Djibouti's hosting of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA),reiterated the GODJ's interest in maintaining a strong partnership with the USG, and praised AFRICOM' [...]
2009-02-08 14:11:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA MASS SO ER IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1029CITING SECURITY CONCERNS, GODJ DENIES ACCESS TO SINGLE MALE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Citing national security concerns, Djibouti's Ministry of the Interior decided August 3 to bar all young, single male Somali asylum seekers from entering Djibouti. GODJ officials are concerned about the possibility that Al-Shabaab elements might try to infiltrate Djibouti by p [...]
2009-08-06 13:44:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL ASEC PTER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1089DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: SENIOR GODJ OFFICIALS ON SOMALIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 12:43:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1099DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: FRENCH-TRAINED TFG FORCES TO RETURN TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 14:23:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPINS MASS PREL DJ SO FR
09DJIBOUTI1101DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT SHARIF REVIEWS SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of Somalia's Transitional Federal government (TFG),expressed appreciation for U.S. support for Somalia, and made an explicit urgent appeal for additional security assistance to the TFG, including equipment and weapons. He outlined the goals [...]
2009-09-10 14:48:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALMOPS MASS PINS PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI112SOMALIA - President Sharif Stages Successful Mogadishu Visit
[...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif led a broadly representative delegation to Mogadishu from February 7 - 10 and held a wide range of meetings, largely focused on security. Sharif used the visit to successfully encourage some members of the former Isla [...]
2009-02-12 15:01:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI1123DJIBOUTI EAC MEETING
[...] (C) On September 15, 2009, core members of Djibouti's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss possible security implications to U.S interests in Djibouti from wide-spread media reports of a missile strike in Somalia that killed senior al-Shabaab commander Saleh Nabhan. The EAC was led [...]
2009-09-16 14:47:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNASEC DJ MOPS PTER
09DJIBOUTI117DJIBOUTI DECRIES STALEMATE IN BORDER DISPUTE WITH ERITREA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. As the five-week deadline referenced by UNSCR 1862 of January 14 approaches, senior Djiboutian officials--including Foreign Minister Youssouf and Djibouti's Ambassador to the U.S. and UN PermRep Olhaye-underscore the need for increased international pressure on Eritrea. Facing a [...]
2009-02-13 15:27:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPINS PBTS PREL MOPS DJ ER UNSC
09DJIBOUTI1191DJIBOUTI POLITICAL ROUNDUP: PARLIAMENT, OPPOSITION, AND A
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Prime Minister opened Djibouti's parliamentary session October 1 with a speech highlighting the GODJ's significant ongoing investments in health, education, and poverty reduction. Several days before the opening of parliament, the three-party opposition coalition which boy [...]
2009-10-08 14:41:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO ECON KDEM SOCI EAID EINV ELTN PREL PHUM DJ
09DJIBOUTI1219DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND ERITREA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Meeting with visiting U.S. Africa Command's Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Affairs (AFRICOM DCMA),Foreign Minister Youssouf hailed U.S. engagement in Djibouti and cited combating terrorism and piracy as "common interests" of the United States and Djibouti. He noted D [...]
2009-10-20 07:23:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALMOPS MASS PREL DJ SO UG AU UNSC
09DJIBOUTI1393DJIBOUTI: DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES ERITREA, SOMALIA, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 9 courtesy call, visiting AF DAS Karl Wycoff and Ambassador discussed the strong U.S.-Djibouti relationship, Eritrea's regional spoiler role, and the opening of political space in Djibouti with Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita. Dileita and DAS Wycoff both [...]
2009-12-13 12:50:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO EAID DJ ER SO
09DJIBOUTI1417DJIBOUTI: KEY RULING PARTY ALLY TO BACK THIRD TERM FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Guelleh's most powerful ruling-coalition ally is poised to back a constitutional amendment allowing him to run for a third term in office in 2011. In exchange for its support, the FRUD ("Front for the Restoration of Democracy and Unity") has asked that the amendment be [...]
2009-12-22 13:56:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI1425DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND ERITREA WITH DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-27 12:42:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETMOPS MASS PREL PGOV PHSA PTER DJ SO ER AG
09DJIBOUTI147IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During an official visit to Djibouti by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad February 24, Djiboutian President Guelleh praised the "good relations" between Djibouti and Iran, and underlined his support for Iran's right to develop "peaceful nuclear technology." President Guelleh v [...]
2009-02-26 15:33:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP KNNP PBTS ECON ER IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI149DJIBOUTI FM CALLS FOR INCREASED SURVEILLANCE TO THWART
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a February 26 meeting with interim Charge, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Youssouf requested USG assistance in strengthening surveillance of airspace between neighboring Eritrea and Somalia, to interdict or curb suspected arms shipments from Asmara to unspecified airfields near K [...]
2009-02-26 17:22:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL PTER PINS PINR MOPS DJ SO ER
09DJIBOUTI150FRENCH FM KOUCHNER'S VISIT FOCUSES ON DJIBOUTI-ERITREA,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. FM Kouchner's surprise February 21-22 visit to Djibouti focused on Djibouti-Eritrea, Somalia, and countering Somali piracy, but did not address bilateral issues, according to the French Ambassador. Despite the expiration of the 5-week deadline imposed by UNSCR 1862 for Eritrea [...]
2009-03-01 08:40:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA PBTS MOPS KPKO FR SO DJ RS
09DJIBOUTI176SOMALI PIRACY: DJIBOUTI FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS
[...] (C) In a March 11 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Youssouf and MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan reaffirmed the Government of Djibouti's concurrence to allow the USG to transit suspected pirates by air, via Djibouti, en route to Kenya for prose [...]
2009-03-12 12:06:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA MOPS KJUS DJ SO KE
09DJIBOUTI255JAPANESE TROOPS EN ROUTE TO DJIBOUTI TO COMBAT SOMALI PIRACY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In anticipation of signing a SOFA on April 3 with Djibouti's foreign minister, two Japanese destroyers, each with 200-man crews, are expected to arrive in Djibouti in the next ten days to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. They will be joined in May by t [...]
2009-03-29 15:08:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA MARR MOPS EWWT JA DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI271MISSION MARKS WORLD TB DAY
[...] SUMMARY: Djibouti has the second-highest prevalence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Through coordinated USAID programming and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, Post continues to work closely with the GODJ as it implements a five-year plan to t [...]
2009-04-02 18:30:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI PREL EAID KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI291MISSION MARKS WORLD TB DAY
[...] SUMMARY: Djibouti has the second-highest prevalence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Through coordinated USAID programming and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, Post continues to work closely with the GODJ as it implements a five-year plan to t [...]
2009-04-08 05:46:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI PREL EAID KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI369Djibouti: Director of State-Run Newspaper Removed in Dispute
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 25, a dispute between political rivals within the ruling "Union for a Presidential Majority" (UMP) coalition spilled into the government-run daily newspaper, "La Nation," and led to the ouster of its Publishing Director, Ali Barkat Siradj, apparently at the behest of the [...]
2009-04-21 12:53:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PROP KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI43FMF PROJECT GREATLY IMPROVES DJIBOUTIS MARITIME SECURITY
[...] SUMMARY. A $14.2 million Foreign Military Funding (FMF) project to improve naval facilities in the northern Djibouti port city of Obock will significantly improve GODJ capacity to protect its littoral frontier in the vicinity of the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Related USG programs to furn [...]
2009-01-16 20:42:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL PHSA EAID DJ
09DJIBOUTI547Djibouti Supports Launch of Somali Independent News Agency
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Somali Independent News Agency (SOMINA) was officially launched in Djibouti on April 30 by the Djiboutian Minister of Communication and Culture, Ali Abdi Farah. In close coordination with Reporters Without Borders (RWB) and funded by the Doha Center for Media Freedom, estab [...]
2009-05-21 09:51:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PROP KPAO KWWW DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI549GODJ LOOKS BACK ON SEVEN YEARS OF ACTION; FIELDS CITIZEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a weeklong, televised "National Seminar of Reflection on Government Action," President Guelleh and the members of his cabinet summarized the GODJ's accomplishments of the past seven years, outlined remaining challenges, and fielded questions from a broad cross-section of [...]
2009-05-21 10:55:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI ECON PHUM DJ
09DJIBOUTI551ICRC ON ERITREAN POWS IN DJIBOUTIAN CUSTODY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),about half of the 19 Eritrean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by the GODJ during June 2008 hostilities along the Djibouti-Eritrea border have said that they do not/not want to return to Eritrea. A regional ICRC r [...]
2009-05-21 11:26:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPOW PBTS PHUM PGOV ICRC ER DJ
09DJIBOUTI563DJIBOUTIAN FM REPORTS IGAD SEEKS MORE AGGRESSIVE MANDATE FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY. According to Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, IGAD Foreign Ministers agree that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) requires a more robust mandate, with Uganda urging the need to "review the rules of engagement ." Youssouf also highlighted AMISOM's need [...]
2009-05-28 08:31:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL MOPS MASS KPKO SO ER ET DJ XA
09DJIBOUTI657MEDIA REACTION TO JUNE 4 POTUS SPEECH
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned press in Djibouti devoted considerable media attention to the June 4 POTUS speech in Cairo before, during, and after the event. Prior to the speech, French-language newspapers carried a lengthy opinion piece reflecting the Government of Djibouti's expectations that t [...]
2009-06-09 16:22:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KISL KPAL DJ
09DJIBOUTI879CONGRATULATIONS MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT GUELLEH TO PRESIDENT
[...] Djibouti's state-run French-language newspaper, "La Nation," featured a congratulatory message from President Ismail Omar Guelleh to President Obama on the front page of its July 6, 2009, edition. 2. BEGIN EMBASSY TRANSLATION La Nation, No. 105. Monday, July 6, 2009, page 1. Independenc [...]
2009-07-08 13:40:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI913DJIBOUTI: PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON SOMALIA, ERITREA, AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 09:59:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS PINS DJ ER EG QA LY SO
09DJIBOUTI915DJIBOUTI: FONMIN ON SOMALIA DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 11:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS MOPS MASS DJ ER XW SO AU
09DOHA100QATARI MINSTATE AL-MAHMOUD LOOKS TO NEXT STEPS ON
[...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud outlined February 5 for the State Department Senior Representative for Sudan, Tim Shortley, the next steps he and Djibril Bassole, the UN and African Union Mediator, envision on Darfur. First, the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Jus [...]
2009-02-09 16:11:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA103USING AL JAZEERA TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE
[...] (SBU) As the Department seeks to implement President Obama's and the Secretary's goal of a renewed dialogue with Arab and non-Arab Muslim populations, we should make strategic use of the Al Jazeera television network. Notorious though it may be for its sensational broadcasts, even its detract [...]
2009-02-10 14:23:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO QA
09DOHA104EMBASSY CALLS ON NEW RESOURCES TO REVIEW AL
[...] (U) During an hourly news bulletin on February 6, Al Jazeera broadcast several seconds of video footage obtained from their Kabul bureau of New York Times journalist David Rohde, an American citizen, speaking directly to the camera, then walking in the snow outside a crude shelter. The Doha-b [...]
2009-02-10 14:42:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CASC KAWC AF QA
09DOHA105EMBASSY'S NEW LINGUISTIC CAPABILITIES USED ON
[...] (U) During an hourly news bulletin on February 6, Al Jazeera broadcast several seconds of video footage obtained from their Kabul bureau of New York Times journalist David Rohde, an American citizen, speaking directly to the camera, then walking in the snow outside a crude shelter. The Doha-b [...]
2009-02-10 14:48:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CASC KAWC AF QA
09DOHA109QATAR'S MESSAGE TO USG ON DAY TWO OF DARFUR
[...] (C) Ambassador and Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud discussed today, Wednesday, the state of play in the Darfur mediation effort currently underway in Doha. Ambassador said there would be an important policy meeting in Washington later today on Sudan and asked Al [...]
2009-02-11 10:24:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA131QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Post was very encouraged in the second half of the year by the willingness of the government to open a more frank and constructive dialogue on the problem of TIP and how to combat it. As a result of this dialogue, Post gained easier access to Qatari officials, and the government hosted [...]
2009-02-19 10:33:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB
09DOHA132QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] Below is Part 2 of 2 of post's input for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reported. Part 1 has been communicated by septel. 2. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 26: PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) What kind of protection is the government able under existing law to provide f [...]
2009-02-19 10:34:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB QA
09DOHA133DOHA DARFUR CONSULTATIONS: AGREEMENT OF GOODWILL SIGNED
[...] (U) Sudanese Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Amin Hassan Omer, and JEM representative Jibril Ibrahim signed an "Agreement of Goodwill and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur" in Doha on February 17 at the Amiri Diwan. The signing was witnessed by represen [...]
2009-02-19 10:45:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU QA
09DOHA140UPDATING A FIELD INTERAGENCY CONSENSUS ON KEY
[...] Military Trends and Expectations (Embassy ) OMC) (a) Qatar's military (b) U.S.-Qatar military relations 2. CENTCOM,s Trends Analysis and Observations (CENTCOM) 3. Counterterrorism and counterproliferation Trends (Embassy) 4. Crime and Law Enforcement Trends (Embassy ) RSO) 5. Trend [...]
2009-02-23 13:26:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT KSPR QA
09DOHA143US-ISLAMIC WORLD FORUM: IMPACT COMES ON THE MARGINS
[...] (SBU) For the sixth year running, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Saban Center on Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, convened a U.S.-Islamic World Forum, bringing together dozens of academics, politicians and social activists from the United States [...]
2009-02-25 11:15:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO QA
09DOHA167QATARI AG AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS POSSIBLE NEW CT
[...] (S/NF) On March 4, 2009, Ambassador and Legat met with Qatar Attorney General Dr. Ali Al-Marri (QAG) regarding the recent travel of former Guantanamo detainee Jarallah Al-Marri to the UK, as well as the GOQ's lack of counterterrorism cooperation in general. 2. (S/NF) The Qatari AG told Amb [...]
2009-03-05 15:15:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER QA
09DOHA179MINISTER OF STATE SEEKS U.S. HELP WITH EGYPT ON
[...] (C) Ambassador raised March 10 with Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud our concerns (reftel demarche) about the Government of Sudan's expulsion of various NGOs in retaliation for the International Criminal Court (ICC) indictments of President Bashir. 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud responded that Qatar's [...]
2009-03-11 14:54:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA180SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL OLSON'S MARCH 15-16 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Admiral Olson, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I personally very much look forward to seeing you again and to joining you for meetings with the Qatari leadership. You are the highest ranking military officer to visit Qatar since General David Petraeus visited February 13-16. [...]
2009-03-12 10:57:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA181QATAR'S LATEST THOUGHTS ON GCC RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) In a March 12 meeting with MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Dr. Khalid Al Attiyah, Ambassador conveyed reftel points, using them to explore with Al Attiyah the GCC's reconstruction funding mechanism, and strongly recommending that the GCC increase its coo [...]
2009-03-12 13:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PTER PHUM QA
09DOHA200QATAR REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DARFUR PROGRESS; REMAINS
[...] (C) At a March 18 meeting, MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud presented Ambassador with a copy of an agreement signed in Tripoli on March 15 by five rebel groups in Darfur. The "Charter of Tripoli" was concluded after recent talks between rebel leaders in the Libyan ca [...]
2009-03-19 15:52:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL SU CD QA
09DOHA205KEY TRENDS IN QATAR OVER THE NEXT 36 MONTHS - AN
[...] (C) Embassy Doha's second interagency off-site was held March 3, 2009 at CENTCOM Forward HQ at Camp As-Saliyah (see ref A). This was the second such off-site (see ref B). These interagency off-sites will be held twice yearly, with the objective of reviewing and updating our field interagency [...]
2009-03-24 13:11:00Embassy DohaSECRETAMGT ASEC ECON KSPR PREL QA
09DOHA210SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL BURGESS'S MARCH
[...] (SBU) Lieutenant General Burgess, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I personally very much look forward to meeting you and joining you for meetings with the Qatari leadership. 2. (SBU) We have requested the following meetings for the morning of March 30: -- The Crown Prince, Sh [...]
2009-03-25 13:29:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA211SOLIDARITY CENTER AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE JOIN
[...] (SBU) On March 17, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr. Ali Al-Marri and Solidarity Center Executive Director Ellie Larson signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony in Doha attended by Ambassador. Also in attendance were NHRC staff members and employees, and representa [...]
2009-03-25 13:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB MEPI QA
09DOHA222BASHIR DEFIES ICC, ATTENDS ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN
[...] (U) Defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment against him, Sudan's President Bashir arrived in Doha the evening of March 29 to attend the Arab League Summit. Since the ICC issued the arrest warrant against him on March 4, Arab countries have voiced general support for Bashir, a [...]
2009-03-30 12:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA SU
09DOHA225ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: GOOD TURNOUT AS QATAR TILTS
[...] (U) Following are highlights of the "Doha Declaration" issued at the close of the March 30-31 Arab League Summit: SUDAN: Arab leaders expressed their support of Sudan in face of "all threats targeting its security, stability, and territorial integrity" and rejected all actions that threaten [...]
2009-03-31 09:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KPAL KWBG SU QA
09DOHA23QATAR COULD SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL IF PART OF
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, acknowledging the pressure Qatar faces to close Israel's trade office in Doha, said in a press interview on Al Jazeera television's Arabic service January 11 that Qatar would consider severing its relations with Israel, if "there is a collective [...]
2009-01-12 13:21:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA233FEUDS AND RECONCILIATION BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE
[...] (C) Based on Al Jazeera reports and those of other regional media as monitored by the Open Source Center in Doha and its sister offices, reconciliation was a general theme of the Arab League Summit in Doha. Five days before the March 30-31 Summit convened, Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad call [...]
2009-04-01 13:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG SU QA
09DOHA236QATAR CONDUCTS ANTI-TIP MEDIA AND OUTREACH
[...] (SBU) On March 2, at a press conference that was widely covered by Arabic-language print and broadcast media, Dr. Ali bin Samaykh Al Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and Myriam Al Malki, Director of the National Foundation for Combating Trafficking in Persons (NFCT [...]
2009-04-02 14:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB QA
09DOHA24QATAR'S UNBALANCED POSITION ON GAZA SETS BACK ITS
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat's very useful cable (reftel) reports the Egyptian allegation that Qatar mounted a determined effort at the recent GCC summit in Muscat to get the GCC to formally endorse an emergency Arab League Summit to address the Gaza crisis. That allegation is almost certainly correct. [...]
2009-01-12 13:36:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA25QATAR COULD SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL IF PART OF
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, acknowledging the pressure Qatar faces to close Israel's trade office in Doha, said in a press interview on Al Jazeera television's Arabic service January 11 that Qatar would consider severing its relations with Israel, if "there is a collective [...]
2009-01-12 13:49:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA253SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S APRIL
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I look forward to hosting you at my residence, while the delegation accompanying you stays at the Sharq Hotel. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and the Prime Minister. You met with the PM in Washington earlier this [...]
2009-04-15 05:56:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA262MINSTATE WELCOMES OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF SE GRATION
[...] (C) Per Ref A, Ambassador informed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud April 19 that U.S. Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Scott Gration seeks a close, working relationship with him and would like to speak with Al-Mahmoud by phone later this week. Ambassador said that SE Gratio [...]
2009-04-20 13:21:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA27DOHA TO BE HEADQUARTERS FOR GAS EXPORTERS'
[...] (C) Qatar Petroleum Director of Oil and Gas Ventures Sa'ad Sherida Al-Ka'abi told DCM Ratney and Econoff Fabrycky January 12 that one of the main reasons for recent Russia-Iran-Qatar "troika" discussions was to help facilitate the more formal organization of a broader gas forum. (Note: On Dec [...]
2009-01-13 11:25:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU
09DOHA271SCENESETTER FOR SE GRATION'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You have a confirmed appointment with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and principal point man on Qatar's Darfur initiative) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. France's Special Envoy on Darfur, Issa Maraut, has been posted to the French Embassy in Doha [...]
2009-04-23 14:26:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA276QATAR CLARIFIES POLICES AND ACTIONS ON SOMALIA;
[...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud convoked Ambassador April 27 to clarify Qatar's stance towards Somalian opposition elements led by Shaykh Hassan Aweys. Al-Mahmoud said U.S. assertions, reportedly during a breakfast meeting at a recent Brussels donor conference for S [...]
2009-04-27 14:31:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN SO QA
09DOHA280QATAR RATIFIES UN ANTI-TIP PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) On April 23, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, acting in his capacity as Deputy Amir, signed the instrument ratifying the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. The Protocol supplements the UN Convention Against Transnat [...]
2009-04-30 05:11:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP QA
09DOHA281SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION'S POSITIVE MEETINGS ON
[...] (C) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration (joined by Ambassador, Senior Representative for Sudan Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) expressed his appreciation to PM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani April 28 for Qatar's work to bring peace to Darfur and Sudan. He also stressed that President Obama is a [...]
2009-04-30 05:14:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA282SLA/UNITY PLEDGES COOPERATION TO ACHIEVE
[...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with members of SLA/Unity in Doha (Uthman Bushra, Mahjoub Hussein, Sayyed Charif Jar an-Nabi and Fathi Uthman),Special Envoy for Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) introduced himself as the U.S. envoy "for all of S [...]
2009-04-30 05:52:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA283JEM THREATENS TO EXPAND WAR IN PURSUIT OF PEACE
[...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice),the permanent representative in Doha of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Abu Bakr Al-Qadi underscoredQt the shortest way to a cease-fire in Darf [...]
2009-04-30 05:54:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA284SE GRATION MEETING WITH SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with Dr. Ghazi Salah-Eddin, Sudanese Presidential Adviser, (joined by the Sudanese Ambassador to Qatar, his DCM and another Sudanese official) told Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice),that Qata [...]
2009-04-30 05:57:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA287CULTURE CLASH AT MEDIA FREEDOM CENTER SPARKS RARE
[...] (C) In early 2008, Robert Menard, formerly the head of Reporters Without Borders, approached Shaykha Mozah, Consort of the Amir and Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation, with a proposal to open a media freedom center that would protect threatened journalists and their families throughout the w [...]
2009-04-30 10:35:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO PHUM QA
09DOHA289FM OF CHAD'S DOHA MEETING WITH SE GRATION
[...] (SBU) Chadian FM Moussa Fekki outlined for Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration April 29 the deterioration in relations between Chad and Sudan, starting about 2002. He noted early efforts by Chad and President Deby in 2002-04 to stop the conflict in Darfur and keep it from spreading into a re [...]
2009-04-30 13:01:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA291QATARI CROWN PRINCE'S MEETING WITH SE GRATION
[...] (SBU) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration thanked Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, April 29 for Qatar's contributions to Africa, calling them "phenomenal." He complimented Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, who is taking lead on Sudan within the GOQ, as speaking "from [...]
2009-04-30 17:59:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA292LIBYAN FM'S MEETING IN DOHA WITH SE GRATION
[...] (SBU) Libyan FM Musa Kusa told Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration April 29 that "Chadians are ready for peace" with Sudan. Of course, the problem along their shared border remains, with each side accusing the other "of doing bad things." Kusa said a neutral observer is needed to monitor bo [...]
2009-04-30 18:00:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA298SUDAN AND CHAD CALL FOR FORCE TO IMPLEMENT PEACE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-05 12:18:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM LY SU CD QA
09DOHA3QATARI LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO SHOW ACTIVISM ON GAZA
[...] (U) Many of the estimated 15,000 people who attended the January 1 rally at the Qatar Sports Club stadium to show their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza carried placards saying, "Stop Killing Our Children." Children and adults waved Palestinian and Qatari flags. The Doha Youth Center [...]
2009-01-04 10:31:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA305LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON ON DARFUR FROM
[...] (SBU) Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs alerted us late the afternoon of May 7 by phone to a faxed letter addressed to Secretary Clinton from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud and requested immediate delivery of the communication. 2. (SBU) Below is an unofficial Gover [...]
2009-05-07 13:21:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA316QATAR: REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR
[...] (C) Most of Qatar's multilateral discussions on functional issues take place within established organizations such as the 6-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and 22-member Arab League. Qatar's multilateral and functional participation outside of these institutions tends to be in the socia [...]
2009-05-14 05:15:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ QA
09DOHA343SOMALIA -- PRIME MINISTER REAFFIRMS QATAR'S
[...] (C) Ambassador raised May 24 with Qatar's Prime Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, the situation in Somalia, encouraging Qatar's support for the government of Shaykh Sherif Ahmed and Qatar's enlisting the support of other regional governments for this same objective. HBJ reaffirmed what Min [...]
2009-05-26 09:32:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON EFIN SO QA
09DOHA345AMBASSADOR PRESSES MINISTER OF STATE OF INTERIOR
[...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 25th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Referring to his notes, Al Thani stated that some of the U.S. citizens were ordered dep [...]
2009-05-26 12:50:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA
09DOHA354DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP ONE (AL-MAHMOUD, BASSOLE)
[...] (SBU) The President's Special Envoy for Sudan, Gen. Scott Gration, met on May 26 in Doha with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, and discussed the need for the GOS and JEM to get beyond differences over the sequencing of a cessation of hostilities agreement and a pri [...]
2009-05-31 09:21:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU CD QA
09DOHA356DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP FOUR (RUSSIA)
[...] (SBU) During a May 27 meeting with SE Gration, Russian Parliamentarian and Envoy on Sudan Mikhail Margelov noted Russia decided to join P5 discussions on Sudan because the issues were causing a headache for Russia at the UN. He emphasized that Russia is not linked to Bashir or the South, does [...]
2009-05-31 09:22:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL INRB SU RS CH
09DOHA357DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP FIVE (EU, JAPAN)
[...] (SBU) During a May 27 meeting, EU Envoy on Sudan Torben Brylle commended SE Gration's comprehensive focus on Sudan, noting the CPA is "the real big thing" and Darfur can be a distraction. SE Gration responded that he would welcome EU participation in the June 23 Washington Forum on Sudan, part [...]
2009-05-31 09:23:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU EG QA ER JA EUN
09DOHA358DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP THREE (E6 MEETING)
[...] (U) Each representative gave an opening statement during a plenary meeting open to the press. Highlights of the statements follow. Qatar ----- 2. (U) Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and GOQ Sudan lead) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud opened the public session by thanking the E6 represen [...]
2009-05-31 09:24:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU CD QA UK RS FR CH EUN UN AU
09DOHA376SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the Prime Minister (also Foreign Minister),Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani. 2. (C) We know that your focus is Afghanistan-Pakistan issues. Accordingly, [...]
2009-06-03 13:03:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL EAID QA AF PK
09DOHA38QATAR INITIATIVE -- AU-ARAB MINISTERIAL ON DARFUR:
[...] (U) The Ministerial Statement issued by the African and Arab Committee following its January 14 discussions in Doha on Darfur contain two noteworthy provisions pertaining to International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against President Bashir and other Sudanese officials: -- "Calling the [...]
2009-01-15 11:43:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA393SCENESETTER FOR A A/S JEFF FELTMAN'S JUNE 16-18
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have confirmed a meeting for you with the MFA Minister of State, Ahmed bin Muhammad Al Mahmoud, and he will host a lunch in your honor. Also, the MFA informed us today that the Prime Minister is returning from the United States (where he has [...]
2009-06-15 10:53:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PGOV QA
09DOHA414FRENCH ACTIVIST LEAVES MEDIA FREEDOM CENTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 09:48:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO SOCI QA
09DOHA42DOHA'S GAZA SUMMIT -- QATAR LURCHES TOWARD THE
[...] (C) Besides the host, Qatar's Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, six Arab League heads of state attended: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir, Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Mauritanian coup leader, General M [...]
2009-01-19 15:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER QA
09DOHA421QATARI PREMIER LAUDS RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN AL-JAZEERA
[...] (U) Speaking in an extended interview on June 24 with Al Jazeera Arabic television, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani said that Qatar's relations with the U.S. are strategic. However, he said, "Let's be obvious ... there is a difference of views in some m [...]
2009-06-25 12:55:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO QA EG IS SA
09DOHA429EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S
[...] (U) Further to Ref A, Embassy Doha offers the following analysis and reporting on the Prime Minister's rare and important interview on Al Jazeera about Qatar's foreign policy in the region. The subjects covered in the interview, if not the questions themselves, almost certainly were worked ou [...]
2009-07-01 12:30:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU
09DOHA458EMBASSY DOHA'S FOLLOW-UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH
[...] OVERVIEW: This cable is structured to provide Embassy Doha's assessment - based on consultations with key stakeholders - of the best ways to engage on the three priority areas listed in the President's speech and in Ref A. After describing how we sought feedback to the speech, we call for buil [...]
2009-07-22 04:45:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL
09DOHA464THE GROWING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY
[...] (U) This Ministerial was the annual high-level meeting mandated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Turkey and the GCC at their first ministerial summit in September of 2008 held in Jeddah. -- Although Turkey and the GCC consider the 2008 MOU to be the "launching point" for th [...]
2009-07-22 12:34:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON TBIO SCUL IR IZ TU ZP
09DOHA466QATAR RELEASES ITS OWN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT; JUDGMENTS CLOSE
[...] Following is Post's detailed summary of the NHRC report and a comparison of its findings with that of our most recent Human Rights report for Qatar. GAZA ---- -- The NHRC Report begins with a review of Qatar's reaction to the war in Gaza, stating that the conflict cast a heavy shadow on t [...]
2009-07-22 13:35:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI SCUL QA
09DOHA467SCENESETTER FOR U/S KENNEDY
[...] (U) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. 2. (SBU) Your visit is one of great importance to us, as it signals top management concern for our Embassy at a time where we are building a strategic partnership with Qatar to implement the President's vision of a new beginning with Muslim comm [...]
2009-07-22 13:47:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT MG
09DOHA489INTERNET REPORTS RUMORS OF FOILED COUP ATTEMPT IN
[...] (C) Various websites and blogs, relying largely on information from Ilaf.com, reported recently that the Qatari leadership had foiled a coup attempt on July 30. The reports said that 16 senior military commanders had been placed under house arrest. As many as 30 officers overall, among them 5 [...]
2009-08-03 14:54:00Embassy DohaSECRETPGOV PINS QA
09DOHA502ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETINGS IN QATAR
[...] (C) During their July 20-21 visit to Qatar, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and State Political-Military (PM) Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro held meetings with Qatar's military Chief of Staff, Major General (MG) Ha [...]
2009-08-10 11:57:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS QA XF ZP ZR YM IR JO LE
09DOHA522US EMBASSY DOHA COUNTRY TEAM ASSESMENT FOR
[...] (U) Summary: On 24 August 2009 the Government of Qatar (GOQ) re-submitted a Letter of Request (LOR) to purchase the AN/AAQ-24(V) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure System (LAIRCM) for Qatar Head-of-State (HoS) Aircraft. Embassy Doha Country Team concurs with the proposed acquisition of th [...]
2009-08-23 12:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA
09DOHA526QATAR TO DONATE $10 MILLION TO GAZA THROUGH HAMAS
[...] (U) Local media reported August 23 that Amir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani called Hamas official Ismail Haniyah the evening of August 21 to inform him that Qatar would donate 10 million USD at the start of Muslim holy month of Ramadan to aid Gazan fishermen and workers. According to the lo [...]
2009-08-24 13:46:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA538OFFICIAL VISITS BETWEEN QATAR AND IRAN ESCALATE,
[...] (U) Post has knowledge of only one high-level meeting between Qatari and Iranian officials during 2008. This was an August 2008 visit by Qatar's Amir, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, to Tehran, where he met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The leaders made public statements indicating [...]
2009-08-30 13:17:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA IR
09DOHA54AMIRI DIWAN OFFICIAL DEFENDS QATAR'S ACTIONS ON
[...] (C) P/E Chief Rice expressed disappointment January 21 to Hassan Al-Ansari, a public relations adviser to the Amir, over the January 17 meeting in Doha, especially the inclusion of Iran and terrorist organizations. P/E Chief added that against this backdrop, the GOQ decision to close the Israe [...]
2009-01-22 13:43:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IR QA
09DOHA548SOLIDARITY CENTER HEAD HITS THE GROUND RUNNING
[...] (SBU) At an August 20 meeting with Poloff Caudill, Solidarity Center representative Boyko Atanasov reported that the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) had been very helpful in assisting with his work in Qatar. He said that NHRC staff had assisted him in acquiring the necessary work permi [...]
2009-09-02 12:40:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP IN NE QA
09DOHA550CDA MEETING: SOMALI AMBASSADOR TO QATAR PLAYS DOWN
[...] (U) Qatar received a Somali delegation led by the President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG),Shaykh Sherif Ahmed, August 26-29. President Shaykh Sherif, who was accompanied by his Ministers for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held talks with Qatari Amir Hamad Bin K [...]
2009-09-02 14:38:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL QA SO EG SA
09DOHA556QATAR TRIES TO MITIGATE H1N1 PUBLIC CONCERN
[...] (U) Although only one H1N1-related death has been reported in Qatar as of August 31, Qataris appear somewhat panicked by the influenza's global reach. 2. (U) Assistant Director of Passports and Airport Security, Colonel Ibrahim Ahmed Nasr, reported in an interview with a local Arabic-langua [...]
2009-09-08 08:26:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO QA
09DOHA557DARFUR TALKS TO RESUME IN DOHA IN OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, Qatar's de facto Foreign Minister and the force behind Qatar's efforts to mediate the Darfur conflict, met September 7 in Doha with Djibril Bassole, the AU/UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur. The talks were aimed at restarting [...]
2009-09-08 11:11:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA603QATAR NATIONAL BANK DENIES FINANCING IRANIAN OIL
[...] (SBU) On October 4, Qatar National Bank (QNB) issued an official statement denying an October 3 Reuters report that QNB would invest 400 million euros (USD 581 million) in the development of Iran's Esfandiar offshore oil field. In the statement, which was aired on Al Jazeera Arabic television [...]
2009-10-05 14:03:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET EINV SA KU IR QA
09DOHA605PRIME MINISTER ON GENEVA TALKS ON IRAN: WE'RE
[...] (C) On October 5, Ambassador, accompanied by UK Ambassador John Hawkins and French CDA Alain Peucler, met with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani. The purpose of the meeting was to deliver the demarche requests each had received concerning the recent discover [...]
2009-10-06 14:00:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR QA
09DOHA606PRIME MINISTER: QATAR DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT YEMEN
[...] (C) At an October 5 meeting with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, Ambassador raised the issue of the ongoing civil strife in Yemen. The Prime Minister replied that "We are frightened about Yemen." He pointed out that Yemen is very close to Qatar, and that a wide [...]
2009-10-08 12:46:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM SA QA
09DOHA620SKEPTICISM GREETS IRANIAN STATEMENT ON GAS PRICING
[...] (C) Media reported 21 September that Iran,s representative to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),Mohammed Ali Khatibi, announced Iranian government plans to seek consensus among GECF members over a pricing formula for gas supplies to world markets. However, the expatriate country manag [...]
2009-10-15 12:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS
09DOHA656EMBASSY REVIEWS READINESS FOR SEVERE H1N1 OUTBREAK
[...] (SBU) On October 25, the Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG) met, as requested reftel, to review the current status of H1N1 infection Qatar and the steps that the Embassy has taken to prepare for a severe influenza outbreak, should that occur. DCM chaired the meeting with representatives f [...]
2009-11-04 13:24:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09DOHA664REPORTED QATARI MEDIATION IN FORMATION OF LEBANESE
[...] (C) Talal Karami, the nephew of former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami, told P/E Chief Rice November 6 over dinner that the GOQ remains actively involved behind the scenes in mediating Lebanese political conflicts. He reported that Qatar's Prime Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, himse [...]
2009-11-09 09:51:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LE QA
09DOHA678DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION TO OPEN CONFLICT RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met November 12 with Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF) Director Mohsen Marzouk. The meeting was held at Dr. Marzouk's request. Also present at the meeting were ADF Deputy Director of Programs Wafa'a Omar and Poloff Caudill. At the meeting, Marzouk revealed that the ADF would [...]
2009-11-22 13:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM QA
09DOHA692SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ENERGY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S
[...] (SBU) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have confirmed a meeting for you with Minister of Energy/Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah and have requested meetings with Managing Director of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Dr. Hussein Abdullah and Shaykh Abdul Rah [...]
2009-11-25 11:55:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG EINV TRGY QA
09DOHA699QATAR SEES OPPORTUNITY IN DUBAI DEBT FALLOUT
[...] (U) Arabic-language print media reporting was largely drawn from wire services. Local content focused on QatarQs lack of exposure in Dubai and the opportunity that Dubai's woes provide to showcase Qatar as an investment destination. The following are representative quotes: -- Al Sharq daily [...]
2009-12-02 13:33:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EFIN KPAO QA
09DOHA71HAMAS LEADER MEETS AMIR, DELIVERS FIERY SPEECH AT
[...] (U) Hamas political leader Khalid Mish'al called January 28 on the Amir in his Amiri Diwan office. According to press reports, the two discussed "the latest developments in the Palestinian territories". Also present at the meeting were officials from the Amir's staff and the MFA. 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-01-29 13:15:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA733VISIT OF QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER TO WASHINGTON
[...] (S) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (who serves concurrently as Foreign Minister) of Qatar will visit Washington beginning January 4 to continue the strategic consultations that Qatar and the USG have pursued since June, when Near Eastern Affairs Assistant Secretary Feltman first prop [...]
2009-12-21 12:36:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAGR QA
09DOHA742DECEMBER 27 DARFUR TALKS IN DOHA: OFFICIAL
[...] (U) Below is the English-language communique provided to Embassy Doha by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the outcome of the December 27 talks with Sudanese officials on Darfur. 2. (U) Begin Communique: In the framework of the Inclusive Peace Talks in Darfur, which were officially [...]
2009-12-28 09:06:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA80AL JAZEERA ASKS: "WHY NOT US FOR OBAMA INTERVIEW?"
[...] (C) Ahmed al-Kholaifi, Managing Director of Al Jazeera's Board of Directors, told PAO on January 29 that he was encouraged by the message conveyed by President Obama during his interview on Al Arabiya. A graduate of U.S. universities, Kholaifi said he was "really rooting for America." He add [...]
2009-02-02 11:55:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO QA
09DOHA89HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR TO CONSIDER POSTPONEMENT OF
[...] (SBU) At a February 4 meeting with National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Ali Said Al-Marri, Ambassador expressed deep concern over the planned February 22-24 "International Conference for the Promotion of Palestinian Rights: Towards a Sustainable Active Alliance." The Conference, w [...]
2009-02-04 13:56:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS
09DOHA96PROPOSED GAZA RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) Turkish political counselor in Qatar Cevat Ok confirmed to Poloff Zebley on February 8 that PM Erdogan received a personal invitation from PM Al Thani to attend a conference on Gaza aid "in the near future", but stated that no date had been set. He also noted that while the Turkish PM wel [...]
2009-02-08 13:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL EAID KWBG QA EG
09DUBAI16ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND
[...] The following is US Consulate Dubai's OSAC Crime and Safety Report for 2008: 2. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: The actual crime rate in Dubai is difficult to determine due to lack of transparency on the part of host government with regards to crime statistics and related information. [...]
2009-01-15 12:14:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIEDAE ASEC
09DUBAI279NEW CONSULATE COMPOUND -- ENSURING LABOR BEST PRACTICES
[...] (SBU) Summary: With significant recent negative media attention focused on labor issues in the UAE, including the UAE being downgraded in the annual TIP Report (reftel),the Consulate General is working with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) and the contractor B.L. Harbert, to [...]
2009-07-08 13:04:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV AMGT PHUM AE
09DUBAI336INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION A PRIORITY SAY DUBAI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and prosecution of counterfeiters remain top priorities of the Dubai and federal UAE governments, according to Dubai Customs officials. Efforts to date have been limited by a population still largely uninformed about the need to [...]
2009-08-18 07:23:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AF TC
09DUBAI354DUBAI SEEKS BOTTOM FOR ITS REAL ESTATE MARKET THROUGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai Holding, the Dubai Inc. entity representing the personal property holdings of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (MbR),plans to consolidate several of its largest property developers into one mega-sized integrated unit. Although news of the consolidation was [...]
2009-08-30 07:31:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI367TUNING OUT POLITICS, ABRAAJ CAPITAL TRIES TO REBUILD KARACHI
[...] (C) Summary: Abraaj Capital, a UAE-based private equity firm, is optimistic its investment in Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC),which supplies electricity to over 20 million people, is succeeding in turning around the company. CEO Arif Naqvi believes that KESC's long term viability woul [...]
2009-09-03 13:14:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALENRG EFIN ECON PREL PK AE
09DUBAI41EMIRATES AIRLINE AND DNATA TRANSFER TO INVESTMENT
[...] (C) On January 20, poloff met with Faisal Mikou, Executive Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD),to discuss recent media coverage of the transfer of Dubai-based Emirates Airlines and air travel services firm Dnata to ICD. Mikou was puzzled by [...]
2009-01-29 14:16:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAIR ECON PGOV AE
09DUBAI447UAE'S RAS AL KHAIMAH: ROGUE OR REFORMER?
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Ras Al Khaimah (RAK),the UAE's northern-most emirate, has emerged into the media spotlight amidst a blitz of recent accusations by a deposed former Crown Prince that, among other things, RAK facilitates illicit trade with Iran, in particular cargo related to Iran's nuclear and [...]
2009-10-18 08:13:00Consulate DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KNNP ETRD ECON ETTC AE IR
09DUBAI489DUBAI SEEKS CASH AS COMMERCIAL DEBT LOOMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by Dubai mega-developer Nakheel that it had paid USD 1.2 billion toward its securitized debt obligations one month ahead of schedule energized debt markets and coincided with the Government of Dubai's own announcement of a new USD 6.5 billion bond sale ro [...]
2009-11-15 14:14:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI491DUBAI SEEKS CASH AS COMMERCIAL DEBT LOOMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by Dubai mega-developer Nakheel that it had paid USD 1.2 billion toward its securitized debt obligations one month ahead of schedule energized debt markets and coincided with the Government of Dubai's own announcement of a new USD 6.5 billion bond sale ro [...]
2009-11-16 04:08:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI516DUBAI FINANCE UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai and Abu Dhabi financial markets plunged in Monday and Tuesday trading, the first market openings since Dubai World's announcement of six month moratorium on debt repayments (ref A). A senior Dubai finance official distanced the Dubai government from Dubai World's non-sovere [...]
2009-12-01 13:15:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE
09DUBAI545Dubai Debt Crisis: Treasury Acting A/S Baukol's Meetings
[...] (C) Summary: Dubai and UAE Federal officials sought to reassure Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary Andrew Baukol that the Dubai debt crisis was on the road to resolution, with effective measures being developed through legislation to ensure such over-borrowing would not occur in the future, [...]
2009-12-23 06:35:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL PGOV AE
09DUBLIN110BRIAN COWEN RALLIES THE TROOPS: THE 72ND FIANNA
[...] (SBU) The governing political party in Ireland, Fianna Fail, held its annual party convention on February 27-28, 2009. The party's leaders acknowledged the country's difficult economic slump and heaped blame for the current problems on bankers. Facing record low approval ratings, Prime Min [...]
2009-03-05 17:34:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEI EIND PGOV PREL
09DUBLIN146THE IRISH GOVERNMENT'S APRIL BUDGET: BEGINNING OF
[...] (C) Summary: On April 7 the Irish government will release a new budget aimed at fixing the hole in government finances and in its reputation. Even with the new measures, the government's 2009 fiscal deficit will come in above the 9.5 percent that it forecast earlier in the year. Most economi [...]
2009-04-06 08:35:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL EI
09DUBLIN298IRELAND'S LISBON II CAMPAIGN - OFF AND RUNNING
[...] (C) With just under two months to go before the second Lisbon Treaty referendum (Lisbon II) both the "yes" and "no" campaigns have kicked off. All major parties, unions, and business groups are expected to be firmly in the "yes" camp, and early polls have projected that Lisbon II will pass wit [...]
2009-08-09 10:43:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN EI
09DUBLIN304MUSLIMS IN IRELAND - A CHANGING COMMUNITY
[...] (U) Summary: The Irish Muslim community is one of the fastest growing minority communities in Ireland and is one of the major contributors to Ireland,s shift from an overwhelmingly homogeneous society to a multi-cultural one. The Irish Government has made some attempts at reaching out to the M [...]
2009-08-14 10:37:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER KISL EI
09DUBLIN412IRISH LISBON TREATY REFERENDUM: "YES" VOTE LIKELY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Today, October 2, the Irish will vote in the long-awaited second referendum on the EU Lisbon Treaty. The polls throughout September, while fluctuating, have all given the "yes" side a large advantage, with the most recent poll, published on September 27, showing 55 percent for "ye [...]
2009-10-02 12:46:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EI EUN
09DUBLIN419IRELAND: RESIGNATION FURTHER WEAKENS GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Speaker of the Irish Parliament's sudden resignation on October 6 has highlighted voters' growing dissatisfaction with an often unaccountable political class and the perks it allows itself. Having clearly underscored malfeasance by the principal governing party Fianna Fail (F [...]
2009-10-07 12:10:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EI
09DUBLIN45IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT
[...] The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has fueled robust economic growth since the "Celtic Tiger" period of the late 1990s. Ireland's pro-investment climate saw total FDI stock grow from euro 53 billion in 1998 to euro 131 billion in 2007. Trad [...]
2009-01-30 13:58:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR EI
09DUBLIN502IRELAND'S NOMINEE FOR EU COMMISSIONER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A highly placed official (PROTECT) in the Prime Minister's office told us that Ireland's nominee for the first post-Lisbon European Commission, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, was tapped not only for her qualifications but also for domestic and EU-wide political reasons. Ireland hopes for [...]
2009-11-25 13:03:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON EUN EI
09DUBLIN522IRELAND ON DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW SESSION
[...] (C) On December 2, Poloff discussed reftel points with Isolde Moylan, Director of the Asia and Oceania Bureau in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),and Peter McIvor, the Bureau's Deputy Director. They said DPRK was one of their Bureau's priorities, and expressed their appreciation [...]
2009-12-03 16:33:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SOCI UNGA EI
09DUBLIN538IRELAND: PREDICTABLE BUDGET/UNPREDICTABLE FINANCE
[...] (C) Summary: On December 9, the Irish government delivered its 2010 budget. Looking to save at least four billion Euro (USD 6 billion),the government had signaled for months that public sector pay and social welfare would make up a large chunk of the spending cuts and there were no great surp [...]
2009-12-10 16:37:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV EFIN EI
09DUBLIN89IRELAND - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 17:32:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EI ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
09DURBAN100INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY YOUTH DEMAND LEADERSHIP CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Inkatha Freedom Party Youth Brigade (IFPYB) aggrieved by the recent expulsion of their leaders staged several demonstrations outside the party's headquarters in Durban. Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leaders have called for order and condemned IFPYB calls for party [...]
2009-10-15 13:24:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN103A ROYAL RUMPUS, A NEW PROVINCE, A STOWAWAY, AND AN UNWANTED
[...] (U) Prince Melizwe Dlamini of Nhlangwini formally asked the Pretoria High Court on September 30 to decide on his claim that he be declared a king with the same status as a Zulu monarch. Dlamini submitted his claim in 2005 to the commission set up by former President Thabo Mbeki to investigate [...]
2009-10-27 09:34:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN124KWAZULU-NATAL PRIORITIZES HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
[...] (SBU) Summary. KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health (KZNDOH) is confronting the challenges of restoring its tarnished image (Ref A) and improving health services in the province with the highest rates of HIV and TB co-infection in the world. The new KZNDOH leader is a hands-on practitione [...]
2009-12-31 06:50:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN24POLITICAL PARTIES PLEDGE TO RESPECT ELECTORAL RULES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A round of verbal sparring by senior representatives of political parties in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) followed the signing of pledges to respect the Electoral Code of Conduct in the run-up to the April 22 general election. Although the proceedings remained civil overall, the adversari [...]
2009-03-05 11:08:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN33VIGOROUS CAMPAIGNING AND CONTINUED INTIMIDATION: KWAZULU
[...] (SBU) Summary. The African National Congress (ANC) campaign machine is in high gear, and the ANC is taking advantage of every opportunity to deliver its message. Despite official pronouncements against violence, members of the ANC are still reportedly intimidating Congress of the People (COPE) [...]
2009-03-31 14:38:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN35STUDENTS HOSPITALIZED AFTER ANC AND IFP SUPPORTERS CLASH AT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nine students at the University of Zululand (UZ) were hospitalized after clashes between student supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Police officers have been deployed to UZ to curb any further violence. Political violence at UZ [...]
2009-04-07 06:30:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN37MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ADAMANT THAT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (U) Summary: Minister of Transport Jeffrey Radebe told an audience at the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry that South Africa is spending billions of Rands to develop efficient, safe, and reliable public transportation systems for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Major airport and road constructi [...]
2009-04-09 06:54:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN42INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY UNLIKELY TO CONTEST VOTE IN KZN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although late complaining from Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) officials about an unfair election environment indicated that the party might contest the vote count in KwaZulu Natal (KZN),intervention by former Nigerian President Olesun Obasanjo seems to have persuaded the IFP [...]
2009-04-28 10:54:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN50WHITHER INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) continued its decade-long demise in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) by losing the recent election to the ANC. An anachronistic leader, a tough ANC opponent, a shift in KZN traditional leadership, and a poor track record of service delivery worked against th [...]
2009-05-07 10:37:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN51KWAZULU NATAL'S NEW PREMIER: ZWELI MKHIZE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 11, 2009 Zweli Mkhize was sworn in as KwaZulu Natal's (KZN) fifth post-apartheid premier. He is a medical doctor and has served as KZN Minister of Health and Minister of Finance and Economic Development. Mkhize is a close confidant of South African President Jacob Zuma. [...]
2009-05-19 13:49:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN65SOUTH AFRICA IS READY FOR THE 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP
[...] (U) Summary. Tourism leaders from around the world made their way to the Tourism Indaba, Africa's biggest annual travel trade show, hosted in Durban from May 7 - 12. The theme of this year's Indaba was `South Africa is ready for 2010'. The public-private tourism promotion agency, South Afri [...]
2009-06-09 14:03:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SF
09DURBAN68ANC, IFP, AND COPE BLAME EACH OTHER FOR RECENT KZN VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The recent spate of violence in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) may be politically motivated but it is too soon to tell. Defeated political parties in KZN are still smarting from major losses in the province during the recent national election and may be unfairly placing the blame on [...]
2009-06-15 07:36:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSF PGOV
09DURBAN79POLITICAL VIOLENCE, STOLEN FUNDS, PARTY CHANGES,
[...] (U) Summary. Political violence continues in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) amid government promises to bring stability to the Greytown area. The KZN Department of Education allegedly has been swindled out of millions and ends up paying twice for school supplies. For the first time in its history, the [...]
2009-07-17 09:22:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN82DURBAN'S NEW BUS SERVICE DOESN'T END TRANSPORT CHALLENGES
[...] (U) Summary. Durban commuters have been scrambling for transport ever since the Remant Alton bus service provider closed down at the end of June. Remant Alton has been beset by financial, labor and managerial problems since it began operation. New bus service provider Tansnat Africa has been [...]
2009-07-23 08:51:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SF
09DURBAN9STEEP CHALLENGES AHEAD WEIGH ON NEWLY ANNOUNCED COPE LEADER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Congress of the People (COPE) political leader Lucky Gabela discussed why he left the African National Congress (ANC) and his new party's campaign strategy and prospects during a meeting with the Consul General, visiting Pretoria Poloff, and Pol-Econ Assistant on January 15. Gab [...]
2009-01-16 15:51:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SF
09DURBAN94LOPSIDED BATTLE FOR FUTURE OF DURBAN'S WARWICK JUNCTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: A multimillion dollar project to develop Durban's Warwick Junction is facing opposition from small traders who claim the mall will end their livelihoods. The decision by the City of Durban to demolish the historic Early Morning Market has led to numerous confrontations between [...]
2009-08-31 16:37:00Consulate DurbanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELTN ECON PHUM SF
09DUSHANBE100 Mission Mutual Understanding Goal
[...] Introduction and Summary: A recent review of the Mission Strategic Plan provided a snapshot of what we achieved in the last year and our top priorities looking ahead. This is the fourth cable to provide a goal-by-goal look of what Embassy Dushanbe is doing. In our mutual understanding goal all [...]
2009-01-23 12:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM KHIV SOCI ELAB SCUL TI
09DUSHANBE1059QATAR TO BUILD FIRST-CLASS RETAIL & RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company in Tajikistan recently announced plans to build a large office, retail and residential development in central Dushanbe. Office Manager Manuchehr Kurbonali said the project is the result of direct talks between President Rahmon and the E [...]
2009-09-04 10:40:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PREL EAID TI QA
09DUSHANBE1080IS THERE IS A TAJIK DIASPORA?
[...] (SBU) Post provides responses to reftel as follows: A) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online communities available as platforms for outreach? -- There are relatively few Tajiks from Ta [...]
2009-09-15 05:09:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOEXC PREL SCUL SMIG EINV TI
09DUSHANBE1149AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (C) In an October 14 meeting, Ambassador discussed the content, format, and timing of Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABCs) with Presidential Foreign Relations Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloev. He also raised fiscal transparency, Trafficking In Persons (TIP),religious freedom, nuclear security, and [...]
2009-10-16 11:55:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1151RUSSIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS ABOUT U.S. MILITARY IN
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin asked Ambassador whether the United States was becoming directly involved in security on the Tajik-Afghan border, saying this would be a very sensitive development for Russia. Ambassador outlined our security cooperation with Tajikistan and [...]
2009-10-16 12:23:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE120TAJIKISTAN: INL PLEDGE FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Summary: INL Dushanbe requests INL Washington to pledge $210,000 to the International Organization for Migration to fund an anti-trafficking project. Tajikistan has made progress in bringing its counter-trafficking national legislation in to alignment with international standard. Despite the [...]
2009-01-29 03:24:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KJUS KCRM PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE1206HIGHER EDUCATION IN TAJIKISTAN: HIGHER BRIBES, LESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Education is one of the most corrupt sectors of Tajikistan's society. Bribes, rather than aptitude, often govern which students succeed. Prospective students must pay as much as $15,000 in bribes to enter the country's most prestigious universities, while even provincial colle [...]
2009-11-05 11:12:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SCUL PGOV KCOR TI
09DUSHANBE1211THE SUGHD REGION: HOUSE-TO-HOUSE SEARCHES FOR ISLAMISTS AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A raid by government security forces on a house in Isfara on November 18 was the latest in a string of violent incidents in Sughd Oblast. Though Tajikistan's second largest city, Khujand, considered by many Tajiks to be the center of Tajikistan's intelligentsia, is in Sughd, [...]
2009-11-09 13:07:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON TI
09DUSHANBE125TAJIKISTAN'S INTRACTABLE WATER ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's plans to develop hydro-power projects on rivers that feed transboundary water systems remain at the center of its poor relationship with Uzbekistan. The debate about water use has intensified this winter, as Tajikistan has accused Uzbekistan of blocking energy impor [...]
2009-01-30 10:12:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV EAGR ENRG PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE130TAJIKISTAN: CORRIDOR REP OF NEW MVD MINISTER LOOKS GOOD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29, President Rahmon appointed Abdurahim Abdulahadovich Qahhorov from Khudjand as the new Minister of Internal Affairs replacing Mamadnazar Solehov. The appointment of Qahhorov, previously the police commander for Khujand, could be a merit based promotion because he m [...]
2009-02-02 12:31:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS TI
09DUSHANBE1321LET MY PEOPLE GO! POLITICAL PRISONERS LEFT OUT OF AMNESTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Though the impetus for President Rahmon's November 6 announcement of a 10,000-prisoner amnesty was the dangerous overcrowding of the country's prisons, the amnesty was also the government's latest effort to bolster its populist credentials in advance of winter electricity shortages [...]
2009-11-25 05:22:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR TI
09DUSHANBE1335TAJIKISTAN ELECTION COUNTDOWN - OPPOSITION PARTY SPECIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of February, 2010 Parliamentary elections, Tajik opposition parties are initiating hopeful campaigns despite systemic obstacles and their own disorganization. The Islamic Renaissance Party plans to run an active, national campaign with appeal beyond its religious base [...]
2009-12-01 04:54:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE1336EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - NOVEMBER
[...] Site Assessments a) On November 5 the EXBS Advisor, Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant and the EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) laboratory. The EXBS funded construction of the calibration laboratory is mov [...]
2009-12-01 06:04:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE1350G/TIP VISIT: COMBATTING TIP ON A HALF TANK OF GAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 30 - December 1 visit, G/TIP Tajikistan desk officer Megan Hall and emboffs met government officials and representatives of NGOs and IOs to discuss Tajikistan's progress in addressing trafficking in persons and forced labor during the cotton harvest. Government [...]
2009-12-03 12:03:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE1362G/TIP VISIT: COMBATTING TIP ON A HALF TANK OF GAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 30 - December 1 visit, G/TIP Tajikistan desk officer Megan Hall and emboffs met government officials and representatives of NGOs and IOs to discuss Tajikistan's progress in addressing trafficking in persons and forced labor during the cotton harvest. Government [...]
2009-12-04 06:32:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TI
09DUSHANBE1364MESSY DIVORCE AS UZBEKS PULL OUT OF ENERGY RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of December 1, Uzbekistan has withdrawn from the unitary Central Asian power grid, precipitating an acrimonious war of words with Tajikistan. Dushanbe responded by promising to hold back as much water as possible from rivers feeding downstream Uzbekistan, saying it needed th [...]
2009-12-04 11:37:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL ECON PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE143TAJIKISTAN - FEB 11 HEARING ON RFE/RL TAX BILL
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 11 the Economic Court in Dushanbe will hold a hearing regarding $110,000 in unpaid taxes that Tajikistan's tax committee alleges are owed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) Tajikistan bur [...]
2009-02-04 11:36:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO KDEM TI
09DUSHANBE1433STATE COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY DEFENDS CIVILIZATION
[...] (C) Summary: In a 75 minute meeting on December 11, State Committee for National Security (GKNB) Deputy Chairman for Counterterrorism General Abdullo Sadulloevich Nazarov described the terrorist threats facing Tajikistan, argued that authoritarian measures were necessary to defend civilization agai [...]
2009-12-16 11:32:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER TI
09DUSHANBE1443GIVE ME YOUR LUNCH MONEY - TAJIK GOVERNMENT USES THE HARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Tajik government has launched an expansive campaign to browbeat the public into buying shares in the long-delayed Roghun hydro-electric project, which it considers to be a "life or death" initiative to achieve energy security. The President summoned the Tajik press corps to [...]
2009-12-21 12:42:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV EINV TI
09DUSHANBE1455AMBASSADOR VISITS KHUJAND: CONFLICTING VIEWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 16-18 visit to Khujand, the capital of the Sughd region in northern Tajikistan, Ambassador met with local government officials, OSCE representatives, and several NGOs. Topics covered a range of issues but focused on the economy, energy, upcoming elections, agr [...]
2009-12-24 05:52:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON ETRD PTER TI
09DUSHANBE1457TAJIKISTAN - H1N1 SITUATION, INFORMATION SCARCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: About one fourth of all people in Tajikistan will contract influenza by February 2010, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) Adviser. This number includes all forms of influenza, not just H1N1. In a worst-case scenario, about 1,000 of those infected would die. There [...]
2009-12-24 05:52:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI EAID KFLU CDC WHO TI
09DUSHANBE1458TAJIK ELECTIONS: IRPT CONGRESS; CRONY ELECTION COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rahmon set February 28 as the date for national Parliamentary polls and appointed mostly pro-government loyalists to the national commission overseeing the election. The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) held its congress and nominated a party list of pa [...]
2009-12-24 05:55:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TI
09DUSHANBE146TAJIK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS COOL, ONLY TO WARM AGAIN
[...] (C) Summary: Tajik-Russian relations seem to have hit a rough patch, mainly over perceived Russian support for Uzbekistan in Tajik-Uzbek water sharing disagreements. Resentments over mistreatment of Tajiks working in Russia and lack of work opportunities there has added to tensions. President [...]
2009-02-06 07:04:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL RU TI
09DUSHANBE251TAJIKISTAN - POWER SUPPLIES FROM TURKMENISTAN RESUME, POWER
[...] (SBU) On February 27 electricity from Turkmenistan resumed flowing to Tajikistan via Uzbekistan. Barqi Tojik lifted electricity rationing in Dushanbe, which had been instituted since January 27 in many parts of the city. Rationing in the provinces continues. Barqi Tojik sources told news med [...]
2009-03-03 13:32:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ENRG TI
09DUSHANBE341TAJIKISTAN - SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] Summary: Post recommends that Tajikistan remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2009. While Tajikistan has made slight progress in improving IPR legislation, it has far to go in devoting resources and political will to stopping the widespread importation and selling of pirated goods in the c [...]
2009-03-19 10:55:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ETTC ECON ETRD PGOV EAID TI
09DUSHANBE345TAJIKISTAN: MILITARY SUPPLY ROUTES AND BASE QUESTIONS SPARK
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The February negotiations with governments in Central Asia over supply routes for coalition military operations in Afghanistan put Western media on hair trigger alert, so much so that otherwise responsible, fa [...]
2009-03-19 11:06:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO KDEM TI
09DUSHANBE416GOVERNMENT SMOTHERS COVERAGE OF RELIGION LAW
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Tajikistan continues to use smoke and mirrors in discussing its religious policy. Government officials deflected criticism of the new religion law (reftel A) at a March 30 press round table without providing any substantive basis for their comments. The governmen [...]
2009-04-06 11:36:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KISL TI
09DUSHANBE44TAJIKISTAN - NEWSPAPER EDITOR ATTACKED IN KULYAB
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Abdumumin Sherhonov, editor-in-chief of an independent weekly newspaper and a part time reporter for RFE/RL, was beaten by a group of young men in Kulyab January 6 when he tried to help two female journalism st [...]
2009-01-09 07:33:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO KDEM TI
09DUSHANBE475TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR DAUSTR CLAUDIO LILIENFELD'S APRIL
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative Claudio Lilienfeld. Following is an overview of key economic and trade issues in Tajikistan. Overview -------- 2. (SBU) The poorest former Soviet republic, Tajikistan is critically [...]
2009-04-15 10:30:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV TI
09DUSHANBE487THE RICHARD BOUCHER FAN CLUB - TAJIKISTAN'S GOVERNMENT PRESS
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) MFA Spokesman Davlat Nazriyev summoned PAO April 22 for questioning, along with his deputy and the director for Europe and North America, to discuss why the embassy's press office had failed to inform the official [...]
2009-04-24 09:49:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO KDEM TI
09DUSHANBE514MIFFED ABOUT INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND VOTE, TAJIK FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: With the Tajik government highly annoyed that the United States dared to oppose a new IMF loan, Foreign Minister Zarifi called in the Ambassador April 27, accompanied by the DCM and RSO. In a departure from normal practice, Zarifi, who is comfortable in both Russian and English, i [...]
2009-04-27 13:28:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ASEC CVIS PHUM EAID TI
09DUSHANBE617TAVILDARA SITREP
[...] (C) Summary: On May 22, the Regional Security Officer met with the Ministry of Interior's Deputy Chief of Staff following a week of intense rumors about foreign fighters in Tavildara, Tajikistan and the movement of government forces to the area. (See REFTEL) While initially providing the cove [...]
2009-05-22 12:12:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL MARR SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE619TAVILDARA SITREP
[...] (C) Summary: On May 22, the Regional Security Officer met with the Ministry of Interior's Deputy Chief of Staff following a week of intense rumors about foreign fighters in Tavildara, Tajikistan and the movement of government forces to the area. (See REFTEL) While initially providing the cove [...]
2009-05-22 12:38:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL MARR SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE628UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SARAF, HAJI NASIR SARAF/TAJIK MINISTRY OF
[...] (SBU) ON 05/20/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE (A/CA) MICHAEL W. BROWN MET WITH TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD),COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV PERTAINING TO THE JOINT DEA/MVD INTERCEPT INVESTIGATION TARGETING THE HAJI NASIR SARAF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION (DTO). 2. (SBU) ON 05/20/09, COL. BUHORI [...]
2009-05-22 19:34:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE653TAJIKISTAN ARRESTS MUSLIM MISSIONARIES: ARE THEY
[...] (C) Summary: In April and May 2009, Tajik law enforcement officials arrested members of the Jamoat-i-Tabligh, a Sunni missionary group. Most of those arrested have been released, but an unknown number remain in custody, and it is unclear when or if criminal proceedings will be initiated agains [...]
2009-05-29 04:06:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC TI
09DUSHANBE668UI-09-0003/YEH1K/SARAF, HAJI NASIR SARAF/TAJIK MINISTRY OF
[...] (SBU) ON 05/20/09, ACTING COUNTRY ATTACHE (A/CA) MICHAEL W. BROWN MET WITH TAJIK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MVD) COL. MANSUR BUHORIEV PERTAINING TO INTERCEPT OPERATION TARGETING THE HAJI NASIR SARAF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION/UI-09-0003/YEHIK (DTO). 2. (SBU) ON 05/20/09, COL. BUHORIEV OB [...]
2009-06-02 11:54:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDEAX SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE712ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULBS, NOT SUCH A BRIGHT IDEA
[...] (SBU) Summary. In April President Rahmon signed a decree obligating all residential and commercial entities in Tajikistan to begin switching to energy-saving lightbulbs by May 1. The President said the change from incandescent lighting would save millions of kilowatt-hours of electricity annu [...]
2009-06-08 08:57:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV ECON ETRD TI
09DUSHANBE724TAJIK AUDIENCE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AND RECEPTIVE TO OBAMA
[...] (U) Summary: In Tajikistan, an extremely poor country where 97% of the population is Muslim, few people watched the speech, either because it was broadcast in English or because it was available only via satellite and few had receivers. An audience of 40 came to watch the speech at the embassy [...]
2009-06-09 11:27:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO KISL KDEM PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE786WHO KILLED FORMER TAJIK INTERIOR MINISTER SOLEHOV?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Competing explanations have emerged regarding last week's death of former Tajik Minister of Internal Affairs Mahmadnazar Solehov. Initial reports indicated that Solehov, for whom an arrest warrant was issued the day before his death, killed himself to avoid arrest. The governme [...]
2009-06-25 12:43:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETPGOV SOCI KCRM TI
09DUSHANBE840TAJIKISTAN - A/S BLAKE'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In Dushanbe on July 6, 2009 South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Robert Blake gave an overview to President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi of the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, emphasizing the importance of Tajikistan in this effort. He proposed the Unite [...]
2009-07-13 12:28:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI
09DUSHANBE899CAIRO SPEECH FOLLOW UP: CONSULTATIVE PROCESS FOR MUSLIM
[...] Summary: To share President Obama's vision of partnership and opportunity here in Tajikistan, we will have to overcome the country's extreme poverty and isolation. While urban youth and educated elites were generally receptive to his June 4 speech, they represent a small minority of Tajiks. T [...]
2009-07-27 10:18:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SOCI TNGD TSPL TI
09DUSHANBE944AFGHAN, PAKISTANI, RUSSIAN, AND TAJIK PRESIDENTS CONVENE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The presidents of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia descended on Dushanbe July 28-31 for bilateral and multilateral meetings, where they discussed energy, trade, security, military cooperation, and other issues. The most substantive news to emerge from the summit was a possible [...]
2009-08-04 11:39:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG ETRD TI RS AF PK
09DUSHANBE954CHINESE INTEREST IN TAJIKISTAN INCREASES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's largest and most powerful neighbor, China plays an increasingly central role in Tajikistan's economic development. It has made massive state-led investments in Tajikistan's infrastructure, including roads and energy transmission lines, and Chinese imports increasin [...]
2009-08-07 10:46:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PREL ENRG ELTN TI CH
09DUSHANBE971TAJIKISTAN: JULY 2009 LAW ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A clash between government forces and an unknown armed group took place in Nurobod. Results of the first phase of the Poppy 2009 anti-drug operation are summarized. Drug control officers seize a large amount of hashish in the Gorno-Badakhshan region. Two Tajiks suspected of sup [...]
2009-08-17 11:02:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS TI
09DUSHANBE99TAJIKISTAN - COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods that it has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor (ref A). The evidence supports the inclusion of Tajik cotton on the list (refs B and C). We would like to add some context [...]
2009-01-23 12:27:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON ELAB KTIP TI
09DUSHANBE997IRAN'S ROLE IN TAJIKISTAN: LIMITED BUT INCREASING?
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a slow start, Iran has become a major economic player in Tajikistan. The vast bulk of Iranian investment in Tajikistan is direct state loans and grants for major infrastructure projects, including the Sangtuda-2 hydropower station, the Istiqlol tunnel, and several highway [...]
2009-08-25 11:19:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG ELTN PREL TI IR
09DUSSELDORF10IJU/"SAUERLAND CELL" TERRORISM TRIAL OPENS IN DUESSELDORF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of the "Sauerland Cell" charged with membership in the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) and planning terrorist attacks in Germany against American and other targets began on April 22 amidst strict security and enormous media attention at the High Security Court in Duesseldorf [...]
2009-04-22 17:46:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KISL PGOV KCRM KZ PK UZ GM
09DUSSELDORF16TRIAL OF GERMAN PKK LEADER HUESEYIN ACAR BEING
[...] (U) The trial of alleged Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) Germany leader Hueseyin Acar (aka Hueseyin Colak),began on April 27 in Duesseldorf, the latest in a series of high profile terrorism cases at the city's Higher Regional Court. German authorities have charged Acar (49) with leading an inte [...]
2009-04-27 16:14:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KISL PGOV KCRM TU GM
09DUSSELDORF17CORRECTED COPY: TRIAL OF GERMAN PKK LEADER HUESEYIN ACAR
[...] (U) The trial of alleged Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) Germany leader Hueseyin Acar (aka Hueseyin Colak),began on April 27 in Duesseldorf, the latest in a series of high profile terrorism cases at the city's Higher Regional Court. German authorities have charged Acar (49) with leading an inte [...]
2009-04-27 16:34:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KISL PGOV KCRM TU GM
09ECTION03OF05MANILA924CANDIDATES BEGIN JOKEYING FOR 2010 PRESIDENTIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 08:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR RP PGOV
09EFTOASMARA34 LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM HASSAN DAHIR AWEYS
[...] Withdrawal of all foreign forces from their lands (from Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and others). 2. Offering a new reconciliation with them. 3. Allowing serious political change from the corrupt governments in their countries. 4. Opening scientific processes in commercial, politcal e [...]
2009-01-28 15:04:00Embassy AsmaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SO ER
09EFTOLONDON2240WALES ASPIRES TO BE A CHAMPION ON CLIMATE CHANGE,
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary. Wales is an active player on climate change and has produced its own strategy calling for a three percent cut in carbon emissions as an annual target beginning in 2011. Welsh Assembly Government officials are coordinating with HMG's overall low carbon strategy. This cooper [...]
2009-09-30 07:14:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG ECON EINV UK
09EFTOLONDON2468TAMIL EXPATRIATES CALL FOR RESETTLEMENT OF IDPS
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary. In an October 21 meeting with four UK citizen Tamils from "Expatriate Tamils," a UK-based diaspora advocacy group, requested that the USG "prevail upon the Sri Lankan government" to allow for timely resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),including 250,000 plus [...]
2009-11-02 16:37:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM XD CE UK PREF
09EFTOLONDON2858UK RESPONSE: APPROACH TO 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nick Low, Head of the Nuclear Issues Section in the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on December 14. In a follow-up meeting on December 17, Low told Poloff that he had passed the reftel talking points to c [...]
2009-12-18 11:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ENRG IAEA MNUC KNNP UK
09FRANKFURT1487STRONG REACTIONS TO OPEL/MAGNA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 31, just a day before GM filed for bankruptcy, the tug-of-war for the car manufacturer Opel broke loose, resulting in a deal for Austro-Canadian car supplier Magna to take over Opel from GM and the German federal and state governments pulling together EUR 1.5B in immediate [...]
2009-06-08 05:45:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09FRANKFURT1583COMMUNAL ELECTIONS IN SW GERMANY BRING INSIGHT INTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Communal elections in three southwestern German states on June 7 generally mirrored the European election results (reftel),with voters drawn away from the larger CDU and SPD to the smaller parties -- the FDP, Greens, and the Left Party. Bucking the SPD's national slide, , the [...]
2009-06-16 07:29:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GM
09FRANKFURT1722 FRANKFURT'S IRANIAN VISA APPLICANT VALIDATION STUDY
[...] SUMMARY: Consulate General Frankfurt conducted a validation study of Frankfurt's 2007 Iranian B-1/B-2 travelers. Of the 288 applicants who traveled to the United States, 19 (6.6%) claimed asylum, adjusted status or overstayed. For the vast majority who returned from the United States without [...]
2009-07-01 08:52:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD IR GM
09FRANKFURT1931KURT BECK BRINGS SPD TROUBLES FROM HIS HOME STATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 08:32:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
09FRANKFURT2579International Regulatory Cooperation top theme at Luncheon
[...] Summary: (SBU)CG Alford hosted a luncheon at his residence on September 16, 2009 for Ambassador Philip Murphy and leaders from the Frankfurt financial community. Guests discussed a variety of political and financial issues, with a focus on maintaining good relations between governments during [...]
2009-10-05 12:57:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON GM
09FRANKFURT2670GREENS IN SAARLAND TURN RIGHT, SETTING POLITICAL PRECEDENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Green Party in Saarland set a new political precedent October 11 when it decided overwhelmingly to form a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),a so-called "Jamaica" coalition based upon the parties' colors (Black, Yellow and G [...]
2009-10-14 05:14:00Consulate FrankfurtCONFIDENTIALPGOV GM
09FRANKFURT2978First German "Jamaica" Coalition Government Takes
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 16:32:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGM PGOV
09FRANKFURT2979First German "Jamaica" Coalition Government Takes
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 06:19:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GM
09FRANKFURT3222A Single Young Female for Germany's New Minister of
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Germany's new Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth is Kristina Koehler, a 32-year old unmarried, childless Christian Democratic Union (CDU) representative of the German parliament from Hesse. Koehler was a surprise pick for the post, which became vacant [...]
2009-12-17 11:51:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL ELAB GM
09FREETOWN102PUJEHUN BYE-ELECTIONS POSTPONED DUE TO ALLEGED
[...] The National Electoral Commission (NEC) postponed the planned March 14 bye-election in Pujehun District, based on allegations of politically-motivated violence and their subsequent inability to adequately prepare for the election on-site. National Election Watch (NEW) released a statement on M [...]
2009-03-17 17:42:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SL
09FREETOWN104INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO FREETOWN
[...] (C) Summary: The UN Executive Representative of the Secretary General (ERSG) convened a meeting of the diplomatic corps on March 17 to discuss the political violence that occurred on March 13 and 16 (reftel A). The ERSG relayed information from a meeting held earlier that morning with Presiden [...]
2009-03-17 18:08:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN110APC U.S.-BASED BLOG ATTACKS, THREATENS U.S. AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) Please see action request, para 7. 2. (C) An All Peoples Congress (APC) blog called "All Peoples Communication" has issued a scurrilous, untrue polemic attacking Ambassador's meeting with opposition party (SLPP) at the destroyed SLPP headquarters site. It does not indicate that the Amba [...]
2009-03-23 18:06:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN120SIERRA LEONE BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 17:05:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL SL
09FREETOWN121AN IRON FIST IN A VELVET GLOVE: FIRST LADY VISITS
[...] (C) Summary: First Lady Sia Koroma called on Ambassador Perry on March 28 at the CMR to apologize for the threats made against the Ambassador in an online APC blog, as well as offer her views on the opposition party and their culpability in the March 13 and 16 incidents (reftel A). Koroma also [...]
2009-03-31 17:21:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC SL
09FREETOWN128GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION AGREEMENT: JOINT
[...] (SBU) Following two weeks of talks with the international community core Ambassadors (U.S., U.K., EU, China) under the aegis of the UN, the ruling All People's Congress Party (APC) and the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) signed a joint communiquQ on April 2, 2009. The ceremony r [...]
2009-04-03 13:44:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SL
09FREETOWN129MARCH POLITICAL ROUND-UP -- FREETOWN
[...] (U) Summary: March was a politically active and volatile month in Sierra Leone. Two violent clashes between the APC and SLPP resulted in the banning of political radio stations, and differences between the parties were negotiated with the international community acting as mediators. The SLPP he [...]
2009-04-03 13:51:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL
09FREETOWN17STUDENT DIES DURING FRATERNITY INITIATION CEREMONY
[...] Summary: An 18 year old freshman in the Faculty of Arts Fourah Bay College died on December 22, allegedly due to injuries he sustained during an initiation ceremony in one of the social clubs on campus called the Island Club. The Office of the President issued a press release December 24, indef [...]
2009-01-12 12:30:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN174NEW PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS SIGNED AS PRESIDENT
[...] Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma renewed his business-like approach to government on May 7 with a performance contract signing ceremony for his cabinet ministers. The recent move, which complements the President's cabinet reshuffle in late February, underlines his attempt to streng [...]
2009-05-13 11:52:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR PREL SL
09FREETOWN203OPPOSITION LEADER VISA ISSUE PLAYS OUT IN PRESS:
[...] (C) Summary: SLPP party leader John Benjamin's potential inadmissibility to enter the United States has resulted in a series of attacks on the Embassy and the CDA by outlets aligned with Benjamin's party. Benjamin is the third member of the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) junta to [...]
2009-06-03 17:53:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PGOV PHUM SL
09FREETOWN231STUDENTS TO BE CHARGED WITH MURDER IN FBC HAZING
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12 the Magistrate Court conducting the preliminary investigations into the death of an eighteen year old freshman in the Faculty of Arts Fourah Bay College found all ten accused guilty of murder, rather than manslaughter. The defendants must now face official murder char [...]
2009-06-19 12:01:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS KCRM SL
09FREETOWN24SIERRA LEONE 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, please see Embassy Freetown's 2009 Investment Climate Statement below. The document will also be sent via e-mail on the unclassified system. Embassy POC for this report is Political/Economic Officer Amy LeMar (lemaran.@state.gov). A. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Gov [...]
2009-01-15 18:18:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV ETRD KTDB USTR OPIC SL
09FREETOWN249WORKING DAY AND NIGHT: SL CORRUPTION FIGHT
[...] Summary: Sierra Leone continues to struggle against pervasive corruption, particularly in the public sector, despite the strength of the Anti-Corruption Act amendment passed in 2008. As investigative reporting organizations such as Transparency International begin to include Sierra Leone in th [...]
2009-06-30 17:43:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS SL
09FREETOWN270COKE, TOKES, AND INEPT FOLKS: CAN SL STAY TOUGH ON DRUGS?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 15:12:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV PREL SL SNAR
09FREETOWN280KOROMA MEETS WITH GUINEAN JUNTA DESPITE POLITICAL
[...] (U) On July 13, President Koroma held a bilateral discussion with Guinean junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara (reftel C). The Mano River Union Heads of State Summit, scheduled for July 14, was canceled, but Koroma chose to speak with Dadis Camara without other Heads of State present. The likely t [...]
2009-07-17 11:31:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL GV
09FREETOWN288SIERRA LEONE: BROKER FOR REGIONAL STABILITY?
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met July 20 with Foreign Minister Bangura following President Koroma's travel to Conakry for an aborted Mano River Union summit July 14. Minister Bangura was defensive about the need for Sierra Leone to stay engaged with coup leaders Dadis Camara despite ECOWAS, AU and [...]
2009-07-23 08:18:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SL
09FREETOWN317JULY POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] Summary: President Koroma's need for a disciplined, effective civil service was reinforced in July through the launch of the Public Sector Reform Unit and a campaign against lateness and absenteeism. The National Registration Secretariat will soon be empowered to issue national ID cards and EC [...]
2009-08-11 16:00:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN322SIERRA LEONE CURRENCY TANKING FASTER THAN EXPECTED
[...] (C) Summary: The Sierra Leone currency is suffering a continued significant decline. The Leone is trading at rates approaching 4,000 to USD 1.00, surprising independent analysts who had forecast the devaluation to go no further than a 3,600:1 ratio (reftel). Banking officials had been more pes [...]
2009-08-17 15:28:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL ASEC PINR SL
09FREETOWN323AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PMDC PARTY LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: Charles Margai, leader of the PMDC party, at his request, called on Ambassador Perry August 13 (Poloff participated in the meeting). He discussed his views on a variety of topics, including political tolerance, corruption, and the role of the international community in Sierra Leone [...]
2009-08-17 15:29:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN33SIERRA LEONE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Freetown provides the following updates to inform the 2008 TDA Report. 2. In 2007, Sierra Leone passed the Child Rights Act aimed at protecting children under 18 from early marriage, conscription into the armed forces, trafficking, domestic violence and exploitation. It [...]
2009-01-27 17:43:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SL
09FREETOWN355AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS FROM SIERRA LEONE
[...] SUMMARY: Sierra Leone hosted an African Caucus meeting for Bank Governors and Finance Ministers from around the continent, its largest conference since the conclusion of the war. The Independent Media Commission presented its annual report to President Koroma, who again pledged his support for [...]
2009-09-08 08:30:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL
09FREETOWN379ATTORNEY-GENERAL HAD HAND IN FISHERIES CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Per reftel, Minister of Marine Resources Haja Afsatu Kabba nearly released the seized fishing vessel, the Yu Feng 102, in return for a small bribe from its Taiwanese owners. In an additional revelation of corruption, the Chief Justice passed to the CDA on September 16 that the Attorney-Gene [...]
2009-09-22 14:07:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIS KCOR SL
09FREETOWN388PRESIDENT KOROMA SPEAKS PUBLICLY ON GUINEA
[...] (U) President Koroma held a press conference on September 29 to discuss his participation in the UNGA. Members of the media used the opportunity to pose questions to the President about the situation in Guinea, which he called a "critical development." He stated that he is "still digesting" the [...]
2009-09-29 15:43:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR GV SL
09FREETOWN410MILITARY MANIPULATING KOROMA?
[...] (C/NF) Poloff was informed by a high-level security contact on October 15 that the civilian security sector blames the Minister of Defense and his inner-circle for influencing the President to call a premature Military Assistance to the Civil Power (MACP) in response to the recent spate of arm [...]
2009-10-19 14:24:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ASEC SL
09FREETOWN42SIERRA LEONE ARMY "DREAM TEAM" AIRS GRIEVANCES
[...] (C) Summary: An anonymous letter released in Freetown has accused the Minister of Defense of making appointments and promotions favoring his own ethnic group, corruption and misuse of government resources, and threatens "another war is possible" if the accusations raised in the letter are not [...]
2009-02-04 14:11:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR SL
09FREETOWN425VICE PRESIDENT MAY BE BOOTED FOR ALLEGEDLY
[...] (C) Vice President Samuel Samsumana has been named as a third party defendant in a civil suit in Perry County, Arkansas. The original suit was filed against the West family of Perry County, who borrowed money to buy equipment to be used in an logging enterprise in Sierra Leone; the Wests in tu [...]
2009-10-28 13:57:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR SNAR SL
09FREETOWN434OCTOBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] (U) Summary: October highlights include an investigation into acts of political violence and intolerance, concern over the Bankole Thompson Commission of Inquiry report on the March riots, intra-party tensions, and new commercial interest in Sierra Leone from the Iranians. The country hosted a [...]
2009-11-03 18:13:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN449SLPP PULLS NO PUNCHES TO DISCREDIT GOVERNMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary: On November 16, the SLPP released to the media a letter from party Chairman John Benjamin to President Koroma. The letter outlines four pages of alleged grievances, ranging from corruption and nepotism to inter-party squabbles. While the letter was dated November 12, its release w [...]
2009-11-18 08:29:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KCOR SL
09FREETOWN453SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS LIBEL LAW
[...] Summary: On November 10, Sierra Leone's Supreme Court dismissed a suit brought by the Sierra Leone Association of journalists (SLAJ) that sought to repeal portions of the 1965 Public Order Act criminalizing libel, nearly two years after the action was instituted. The country's journalists' ass [...]
2009-11-20 12:19:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KJUS SL
09FREETOWN465SIERRA LEONE STABILITY, PART I: POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in a series of four that seeks to analyze Sierra Leone's current level of stability, and the threats and weaknesses challenging it. In the political realm, the country is already gearing up for the 2012 national, parliamentary, and local elections. Even tho [...]
2009-12-01 17:19:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN466SIERRA LEONE STABILITY, PART II: ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of four cables that highlights risks to Sierra Leone's security (reftel A). The national economy continues to be in a state of woe, built on the precarious foundation of a weakening currency, decreasing imports and exports, reduced food security, and [...]
2009-12-01 17:31:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN48Four Women Journalists Captured by FGM Practitioners
[...] Summary: On Saturday, February 6, four journalists were detained by a women's secret society - referred to locally as "Bondo" -- in Kenema for alleged association with media campaigns to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone. The women were released Sunday follow [...]
2009-02-09 17:05:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV OIIP KPAO SL
09FREETOWN495A CHINA'S PD EFFORT FIZZLE IN FREETOWN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 18:09:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL SL
09FREETOWN496SIERRA LEONE AMLEP MISSION RESULTS IN FOUR SEIZURES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: An Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) operation December 6-14 resulted in four fishing vessels seized by Sierra Leonean authorities in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy. The operation built on a previous AMLEP conducted in August (reftel),and provi [...]
2009-12-16 18:20:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALEFIS PREL PGOV MARR SL
09FREETOWN5SOUNDS OF SILENCE: QADHAFI TALKS BUT SAYS LITTLE
[...] (C) Summary: Muammar Qadhafi's unexpected visit to Freetown ended on January 3, leaving little in his wake beyond confusion regarding his motivations. Accompanied by an entourage of 500, including a heavily armed security detachment, Qadhafi made no public promises of support for Sierra Leone [...]
2009-01-06 12:18:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR LY SL
09FREETOWN518FOREIGN MINISTER UNDER FIRE
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura appears increasingly at risk of losing her job in the next cabinet reshuffle, with corruption charges, frequent absences from Freetown, and incompetence cited by the media as the leading reasons. Her favored position with the President (reftel A) [...]
2009-12-31 13:32:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SL
09FREETOWN56 SIERRA LEONE 2009 TIP SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Sierra Leone continues to struggle in the fight against trafficking. Internal politics and competing priorities overshadowed the TIP issue in terms of attention and financial support in 2008. The Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children's Affairs and the Sierra Leone Police contin [...]
2009-02-19 15:09:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
09FREETOWN64FOREIGN MINISTER UNHAPPY, AND PERHAPS UNLOVED
[...] (C) The Ambassador met Sierra Leonean Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura on February 16 to provided a tour d'horizon of the new U.S. Administration's priorities and the Secretary's stated interest in assistance programs. The Minister had just returned to Sierra Leone on February 13 following a [...]
2009-02-26 17:57:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SL
09FREETOWN79THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE
[...] (C) Summary: On February 27, the long-anticipated Cabinet reshuffle was announced, putting an end to months of media speculation. Government contacts had been reporting possible reshuffles since before the President's inauguration anniversary in November (reftel),but Emboffs had been told tha [...]
2009-03-03 17:22:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN85COCAINE CASE NEARLY IMPLODES: PRESIDENT INTERVENES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On March 5, emboffs learned from a well-placed source within the government that the Attorney General (AG) had secretly secured a deal with the foreign defendants in the cocaine case to grant their release in exchange for USD 2.5 million. According to our knowledge of the deal, the [...]
2009-03-06 15:31:00Embassy FreetownSECRETSNAR PGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN99FREETOWN UNDER FIRE: POLITICAL VIOLENCE CREATES
[...] (C) Summary: APC and SLPP members clashed on the evening of March 13, and despite a calmer weekend, Freetown erupted with violence on March 16 as political battles continue to be waged. Party events on March 13 led to SLPP Headquarters being stoned, and several vehicles owned by SLPP leadership [...]
2009-03-16 17:50:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09GABORONE235WESTERN BOTSWANA: STILL STRUGGLING DESPITE GOB
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 09:16:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SENV PHUM PINR BC
09GABORONE240MOST SAN CHOOSE ASSISTANCE OVER TRADITION
[...] (SBU) Summary. PolOff traveled with a San guide to the ghost town of Xade, a former San settlement within the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) as well as the village of New Xade, a new San community near but outside the reserve. New Xade's population is almost entirely dependent on GOB a [...]
2009-03-24 12:36:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SENV PHUM PINR BC
09GABORONE25BRITISH VIEWS ON BOTSWANA, ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires and A/DCM met with the British High Commissioner to Botswana Frank Martin January 7 at his office. The meeting was a continuation of long standing close cooperation and information sharing between the U.S. Embassy and UKHC in Gaborone. Martin recently returned [...]
2009-01-09 07:26:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI BC
09GABORONE336BOTSWANA FM BRIEFS ON ZIM, MADAGASCAR, LESOTHO,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Skelemani invited a select group of resident diplomats to a briefing at the Ministry on April 24. Skelemani clarified recent press reports regarding GOB financial assistance to Zimbabwe, explaining that the only support Botswana could offer would be loan guarante [...]
2009-04-27 13:11:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EFIN KN MA LT ZI BC
09GABORONE457AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SADC DIRECTOR FOR PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of post's ongoing efforts to increase engagement with SADC, Ambassador met with Lt. Gen. (rtd.) Tanki Mothae, the Director of the Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security, at the SADC headquarters in Gaborone on June 8, 2009. The Ambassador reiterated our request that U.S [...]
2009-06-09 05:00:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS EAID KPKO SADC BC
09GABORONE475MEDIA FRENZY OVER SUSPECT SHOT BY SECURITY OFFICERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 13 at approximately 2300 hours, John Kalafatis, a suspected criminal, was shot and killed in Gaborone, allegedly by military intelligence officers. Though government spokespersons say that Kalafatis was killed during an exchange of gunfire while resisting a legitimate arr [...]
2009-06-11 08:14:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM MOPS ASEC KCRM BC
09GABORONE545CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS APPOINTMENT OF NEW BTV HEAD,
[...] (U) Summary: On July 10, Molefhe Sejoe was announced as the new general manager of the state-owned Botswana Television (BTV). Sejoe is a retired police officer, and critics of the appointment say this is another example of President Khama's pattern of appointing military and police officials [...]
2009-07-14 15:50:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI BC
09GABORONE632BOTSWANA: GOB INTERVENTIONS ON H1N1
[...] Summary: As of July 31, 2009, there were only 13 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Botswana. However, government actions to inform the public and screen for the disease began in late April. The Botswana Ministry of Health has issued a series of notices in local media to alert the public ab [...]
2009-08-10 05:34:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAID SOCI TBIO PGOV BC
09GABORONE663REPORT ON SPEAKER/SPECIALIST NTARE MWINE
[...] SUMMARY: Mr. Ntare Mwine, an Ugandan-born American playwright, film-maker and actor, worked with PAS Gaborone on a program on HIV/AIDS advocacy from June 15-20. Mwine reviewed the theatre pieces that directors from the local NGO Youth Health Organization (YOHO) had produced since a previous wo [...]
2009-08-20 09:18:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OEXC SCUL KHIV BC
09GABORONE682UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGING BOTSWANA'S IAN KHAMA
[...] (C) Reformer. Visionary. Maverick. Autocrat. All are descriptions of Botswana's President Ian Khama that Embassy staff have heard during the year of his presidency, with the viewpoints driven by the speaker's political perspective. Khama has displayed elements of all four descriptions durin [...]
2009-09-03 09:03:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR BC
09GABORONE799BOTSWANA ELECTION: BDP EXPECTED TO WIN AGAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Botswana's general election will take place in one week, on October 16. Because there is no polling data available, any prediction of election results is an educated guess. Embassy officers have monitored the media and spoken with journalists, politicians, and other observers t [...]
2009-10-09 11:25:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM BC
09GABORONE815Botswana: Khama Retains Presidency
[...] Botswana held its tenth general election on Friday October 16. According to observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC),who issued a preliminary statement October 18, the polls were "credible, peaceful, free, and fair." Diplomatic observers, including three teams from the [...]
2009-10-18 16:04:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM BC
09GABORONE88BOTSWANA: READ-OUT FROM PRESIDENT KHAMA ON THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. During a 90 minute meeting January 29, President Khama shared his impressions of the January 26-27 SADC summit with a small group of Chiefs of Mission at his office in Gaborone. Khama described the overall dynamics of the summit and commented that he and Tanzanian President Kik [...]
2009-01-30 13:15:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETPREL PHUM KDEM PINR ZI BC
09GABORONE96UB SUSPENDS CLASSES AFTER STUDENT STRIKES
[...] SUMMARY: Students at the University of Botswana (UB) are unhappy over changes in government policy regarding their monthly allowances. The UB Student Representative Council (SRC) organized a series of demonstrations to protest the changes, and an attempted march from the university to Parliam [...]
2009-02-06 04:53:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC CASC SCUL SOCI PHUM BC
09GENEVA1019START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 11, 2009 Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. DeNinno [...]
2009-11-13 12:27:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1038GENEVA DISCUSSIONS ON GEORGIA ROUND VIII: NO
[...] (SBU) Summary. At round VIII of the Geneva talks, held November 11, Georgia noted its serious concerns about recent Russian rhetoric suggesting an increasing threat from Georgia; Russia and the South Ossetian de facto representatives countered that Georgia was preparing for renewed aggression [...]
2009-11-18 17:48:00Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL GG RS
09GENEVA1064START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner [...]
2009-11-25 11:59:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1065START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-047. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 23, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 4. (S) U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen, and Chief of the Russian Gener [...]
2009-11-25 12:13:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1076START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the U.S. Mission on Novemb [...]
2009-11-28 12:59:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1091START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-067. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Rose Gotte [...]
2009-11-30 18:05:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1183START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-112. 2. (S) Deputy Head of Delegation Ambassador Marcie Ries met with Ambassador Kristinn Arnason, Iceland's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva at 1:30 p.m., December 8, 2009, at the U.S. Mission. Arnason requested the meeting to ensure the U [...]
2009-12-18 18:13:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1191START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-069. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 29, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This was the first meeting to discuss telemetry provisions to be included in the START [...]
2009-12-20 09:35:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1216START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...]
2009-12-20 16:45:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA1219START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...]
2009-12-20 17:06:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA269Human Rights Council 10th Session - Postmortem
[...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its 10th session on March 27. The United States participated actively as an observer in the Council for the first time in nearly a year. Passing over 30 resolutions, the session produced mixed results, continuing some of the disappointing trends [...]
2009-03-31 15:47:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNHRC
09GENEVA447START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I):
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 3, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations to the START Follow-on negotiations met in Geneva on June 3, 200 [...]
2009-06-10 12:47:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA468JCIC-XXXIV: (U) HOD MEETING ON COURTLAND MISSILE
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 10, 2009 Time: 10:30 - 11:30 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 10, 2009, to discuss Russi [...]
2009-06-12 13:19:00US Mission GenevaSECRETKACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ
09GENEVA543UNCTAD Communication Strategy-Mission assists
[...] SUMMARY: In order to help the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) elaborate its first ever communications strategy, on June 16, the Mission hosted a meeting between delegates from 11 key missions, including regional coordinators, and UNCTAD staff. After hearing a presentation on UN [...]
2009-06-30 16:02:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDECON UNCTAD
09GENEVA784START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V):
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 21, 2009 Time: 3:15 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the second plenary meeting conducted on September 21, 2009, the U.S. and Russian Delega [...]
2009-09-25 09:56:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA807START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V):
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 24, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the September 24 plenary meeting, chaired by U.S Head of Delegation (HOD) A/S Gottemoell [...]
2009-09-30 10:55:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA847START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V):
[...] This is SFO-GVA-V-040 -- Request for Guidance-001. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 5 is the Ad-Referendum to Governments Text of Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Agreement Number 56 on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the Monitored Facilit [...]
2009-10-07 15:55:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA856START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V):
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-044. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the U.S.-proposed treaty text for the START Follow-on Treaty. The text was provided to the Russian delegation on October 1, 2009, at the plenary meeting. 3. (S) Begin text: [...]
2009-10-08 14:11:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA863START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V):
[...] This is SFO-GVA-V-040 -- Request for Guidance-001. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 5 is the Ad-Referendum to Governments Text of Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Agreement Number 56 on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the Monitored Facilit [...]
2009-10-09 09:05:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA864GOLDSTONE REPORT BACKLASH - SPECIAL SESSION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallout from the Goldstone report and the possibility of a Human Rights Council (HRC) special session on the matter (as early as next week) has led to a hardening of positions by both the Palestinian and the Israeli Missions in Geneva, leaving even less room than before for a cons [...]
2009-10-09 12:49:00Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNCTAD UNHRC
09GENEVA884STATE/VCI PDAS LOOK'S MEETINGS WITH CANADIAN,
[...] (C) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Karin L. Look, used the opportunity of being in Geneva to meet bilaterally with the Canadian, French, British, and Pakistani Ambassadors to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on September 30, 20 [...]
2009-10-16 10:54:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM
09GENEVA895The Environment and Security Initiative
[...] SUMMARY: The Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) is a collaborative effort between multiple international organizations to assess and address environmental problems that threaten security, stability and peace across borders, particularly in conflict regions. It also utilizes environ [...]
2009-10-20 14:11:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV UNEP EPA
09GENEVA915(U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-005. 2. The text at paragraph 4 is Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCJC) Agreement 56 on Principles and Procedures for the Completion of Continuous Monitoring Activity at Votkinsk. The Agreement was signed by the Representatives of the United States and [...]
2009-10-27 16:29:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA949START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI):
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 22, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. Connel [...]
2009-11-03 11:27:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA983START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI):
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 23, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the U.S. and Russian Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was hel [...]
2009-11-06 09:39:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GENEVA985START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI):
[...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) for this session [...]
2009-11-06 11:25:00Mission GenevaSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
09GEORGETOWN123NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) GUYANA'S TIP SITUATION: A. Sources of information used to compile this report include: the Guyanese media; the Ministry of Home Affairs; the Minis [...]
2009-02-27 16:27:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREF ELAB SMIG ASEC KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
09GEORGETOWN149PRESIDENT JAGDEO TO EMBARK ON MIDDLE EAST TOUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that he will travel to several Middle Eastern countries beginning on March 20, with his visit centered around the March 31 Second Summit of Arab-South American Countries in Qatar. Other countries on the planned itinerary include Syria, Jord [...]
2009-03-18 20:36:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD GY XF
09GEORGETOWN194GUYANA RESPONSE TO FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) The following is Post's response to reftel questions regarding fiscal transparency in Guyana. 2. (U) As stipulated by law, the Government of Guyana publicly disseminates its annual budget. The Minister of Finance presents the budget to Parliament in the presence of the media and members [...]
2009-04-03 20:37:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL GY
09GEORGETOWN231GUYANA SUMMIT REACTION: PRAISE FOR'ENLIGHTENED' APPROACH,
[...] (U) Summary: Initial local media reports reflected President Jagdeo's generally positive comments following CARICOM's meeting with President Obama at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad April 17-19. The press played up Jagdeo's praise of POTUS's leadership style and apparent willingness to [...]
2009-04-22 20:47:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR GY
09GEORGETOWN418BLAZE AT MINISTRY OF HEALTH IS OUT, BUT NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Testimony in the U.S. trial of a Guyanese drug kingpin,s lawyer alleged that the Minister of Health (and AMCIT) Leslie Ramsammy gave narco-trafficker and death squad leader Shaheed 'Roger' Khan the necessary permission from the GoG to purchase sensitive eavesdropping equipment [...]
2009-07-31 20:51:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALGY PHUM PREL SNAR
09GEORGETOWN450MORMON MISSIONARIES IN GUYANA DETAINED, ORDERED TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoG detained 41 missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) for 11 hours on September 2, claiming they were in the country without valid work permits. Despite a court order for their immediate release, the Ministry of Home Affairs only freed th [...]
2009-09-03 20:04:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALGY PGOV PHUM
09GEORGETOWN454RULE OF LAW IN GUYANA: MORE LIKE A GUIDELINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent actions by the Government of Guyana, illustrated by the case of detained missionaries (REFTEL A) and the pursuit of suspects in the Ministry of Health fire (REFTEL B),paint a picture of a state where opposition is marginalized and rule of law is selectively applied. Diplo [...]
2009-09-11 20:56:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL GY
09GEORGETOWN522GEORGETOWN POL/ECON ROUND-UP, OCTOBER 14-28, 2009
[...] (U) This cable inaugurates a new practice of bi-weekly "round-up" reporting cables highlighting developments in Guyana's politics and economy. This first installment covers October 14-28, 2009. CANCELLATION OF UK SECURITY SECTOR REFORM GOES PUBLIC 2. (C) Responding to a BBC Caribbean repor [...]
2009-10-28 19:06:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALECON PREL GY
09GEORGETOWN527Joint Opposition Political Parties Launch Dossier to Address
[...] (C) Summary. The Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP),comprising the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR),Alliance for Change (AFC),Guyana Action Party (GAP/ROAR),National Front Alliance (NFA) and Working People's Alliance (WPA),held a public meeting November 17 to launch their 2 [...]
2009-11-19 20:02:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL GY
09GEORGETOWN553Pol/Econ Round-up December 8-December 24
[...] (U) This "round-up" reporting cable covers December 8-December 24. Copenhagen - Lower Than Expected Results 2. (U) Local media reported that the UN Climate Change Summit ended on lower than expected results. President Bharrat Jagdeo expressed disappointment with the total ag [...]
2009-12-23 18:37:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM ECON SENV GY
09GRENADA3GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JANUARY 4 - 10, 2009
[...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. PM Thomas Promises Anti-Corruption and FOIA Implementation Prime Minister Tillman Thomas told media workers that his government [...]
2009-01-14 20:47:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM ETRD GJ
09GRENADA42GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-06 19:07:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI ENRG PREL ELAB
09GRENADA45GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR MAY 3 - 9, 2009
[...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin text: a. Taiwan Demands Immediate Repayment of Loans Taiwan has demanded that the Grenada government repay four multi-million dollar loans it [...]
2009-05-22 18:57:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SOCI KPAO
09GRENADA64GRENADA'S MEDIA STRUGGLES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Grenada, which endured the experience of media censorship during the "revolutionary" era from 1979-1983, continues to struggle with the concept of a free press. Grenada's media workers often choose to side with one political party or the other; it's easy and often rewarding. Tho [...]
2009-07-13 12:38:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PGOV GJ
09GRENADA65NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS: ONE YEAR IN POWER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Tillman Thomas told the nation on July 9 that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government completed its first year in office with great success. His speech skated over details and blamed the previous government and the current economic downturn for making i [...]
2009-07-13 20:11:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN SOCI GJ
09GUADALAJARA112"GO BLANK YOUR MOTHERS!" - A GOVERNOR'S FALL FROM GRACE
[...] (C) Summary: Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez Marquez was once considered a possible contender for the National Action (PAN) Party's presidential nomination in 2012. But the Governor's greatest assets - an engaging personality and passionate oratory - have proved to be a double-edged sword. A [...]
2009-03-26 22:06:00Consulate GuadalajaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MX
09GUADALAJARA131TIGHTENING BELTS, NOT TOURNIQUETS: WESTERN MEXICO AND THE
[...] Summary: The economy of western Mexico, anchored on the state of Jalisco and the city of Guadalajara, appears to be withstanding the global economic crisis better than many other regions of the country. Key sectors such as agribusiness and high technology have proven to be fairly resilient i [...]
2009-04-03 22:36:00Consulate GuadalajaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EIND EINV ETRD EAIR MX
09GUADALAJARA237TRUDGING TOWARD ELECTION DAY: INTERNAL TURMOIL, EXTERNAL
[...] (C) Summary: The election campaigns in Jalisco and Colima have not generated much popular enthusiasm and participation rates on Election Day are likely to be low. While the dominant National Action Party (PAN) in Jalisco is confronting a number of scandals as well as an economic downturn, nei [...]
2009-06-24 18:32:00Consulate GuadalajaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR MX
09GUADALAJARA250GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT: "JUSTICE" AND REFORM IN
[...] Summary: Jalisco state incarceration and court case statistics along with concern over current practices expressed by the Jalisco State Human Rights Commission underscore the urgent need for judicial and penal reform. However, the state faces many challenges in its attempt to implement the fe [...]
2009-07-08 17:54:00Consulate GuadalajaraUNCLASSIFIEDMX PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR EAID
09GUANGZHOU10Black Pearl - The Threat of Water Pollution to Guangdong's
[...] (SBU) Summary: The following is neither an overstatement nor is it hyperbole. It is a fact. The contaminated waters of the Pearl River and other water sources in Guangdong are as serious a threat to the region's health and economic sustainability as the decline in exports, the closure of smal [...]
2009-01-08 09:14:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EAGR CH
09GUANGZHOU112China Economic Stimulus Plans: Plentiful But Lacking in
[...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in Guangdong Province have been working overtime for months on plans to stimulate the local economy, knowing that the central government will not be sending much new funding their way. Party Secretary Wang Yang and Governor Huang Huahua as well as a cast of thousands o [...]
2009-02-18 07:45:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EIND ELAB ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU113Is Dongguan the Key to Pearl River Delta
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 05:29:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM CH
09GUANGZHOU114Is Dongguan the Key to Pearl River Delta
[...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong authorities are more worried about the current labor situation in Dongguan, an hour south of Guangzhou on the way to Hong Kong, than they are about Guangzhou, Shenzhen or other PRD cities. The [...]
2009-02-19 07:29:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM CH
09GUANGZHOU127Think Twice about that Scrumptious Sliver of Pig Liver:
[...] (U) Summary: Another day, another adulterated food problem. Pork tainted with the chemical clenbuterol has severely sickened 70 in Guangdong. An illegal pig-feed additive, clenbuterol, continues to be used by pig farmers to improve the quality of meat and increase wholesale profits, but with [...]
2009-02-23 09:15:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU SOCI CH
09GUANGZHOU157Fujian: Alternative Energy Development Attractive Amid
[...] (U) Summary: Fujian's alternative energy development is picking up steam in spite of a worsening global economic downturn. While coal will continue to be the primary source of energy in the near future, but major investments are being made in nuclear power (more than USD 20 billion at two pla [...]
2009-03-06 10:02:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY ETTC IAEA CH
09GUANGZHOU17The Plight of NGOs in Guangdong - Educating Government,
[...] (U) Summary. Political reform and a serious debate about civil society have not been at the forefront of 30 years of reform and opening in Guangdong province. In fact, the development of non-government organizations (NGOs) has been held back by a combination of government suspicion, their own [...]
2009-01-09 09:49:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAGR PGOV SOCI ECON CH
09GUANGZHOU176Illegal Migration or Illegal Entry/Illegal Exit: Whatever
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Consul General -- in concert with five other Guangzhou-based Consuls General representing Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom -- discussed illegal immigration, visa fraud and human trafficking with Fujian provincial leaders, February 25-26. [...]
2009-03-21 08:16:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KTIP KFRD ASEC PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU196Lower our expectations: It's a job tough market out there
[...] (SBU) Summary: Don't get your hopes up! That's the message employment agencies, university career centers and society at large are sending university graduates in South China. To lower expectations as students prepare to enter a tough job market, university employment centers retelling them [...]
2009-04-02 09:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU216Shenzhen Start-Up Board to Open in August...Probably
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange's (SSE's) long, long wait to establish a new "NASDAQ-like" start-up board may be nearing an end. The board received final approval from securities regulators in Beijing and could open as soon as August. It will target fast-growth companies [...]
2009-04-09 10:41:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON CH
09GUANGZHOU260Phoenix TV in the Mainland - Self Censorship or Just
[...] (SBU) Summary: So how's Phoenix TV doing in China? How much has it expanded its coverage in China over the last fifteen years? Is it on its way to becoming the Chinese-language CNN (or FOX)? How much independence can it realistically aspire to? Of course, it all depends whom you talk with a [...]
2009-04-29 09:15:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL SOCI PHUM PGOV ECON HK TW CH
09GUANGZHOU304LNG Plans Delayed - Supply Problems Threaten Progress on
[...] (U) Summary: High liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices and difficulty securing long-term LNG supplies have stalled the much-anticipated Zhuhai Jin Wan LNG terminal project. Without a secure, long-term supply contract, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) refuses to give final a [...]
2009-05-14 07:32:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
09GUANGZHOU314Green Cars: Could Guangdong Help China Become a Global
[...] (U) Summary: China has set its sights on becoming one of the world's leading producer of hybrid and pure-electric cars by 2011. Guangdong's BYD Auto Company may lead China toward that goal; it has impressive technology, a hybrid model on the market and an electric vehicle scheduled for product [...]
2009-05-21 08:23:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON SENV PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU32Economic Downturn Takes Guangdong's Recycling Industry for
[...] (U) Summary. In this economy, even the recycling industry is getting "trashed." For much of the last decade, Guangdong's recycling sector has boomed, but the global economic downturn is hurting the industry, leaving many firms struggling to stay afloat. A combination of declining consumption [...]
2009-01-16 08:50:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN SENV PGOV SOCI ECON CH
09GUANGZHOU320IPR: Enforcement Numbers Decline in Guangdong 2008 Annual
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement action in Guangdong Province appeared to decline overall in 2008 as shown by case statistics in the province's annual white paper. Despite official pronouncements by Guangdong authorities that IPR enforcement continued t [...]
2009-05-26 07:48:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR KIND ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU325Guangzhou Consuls General and Fujian Authorities Hold
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. Fujian government officials appear to have received our message about the need to work together to address fraud and illegal migration issues. At a May 26 meeting in Guangzhou, six Guangzhou-based consuls general and their staff met with Fujian officials to discuss [...]
2009-05-29 09:29:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDCFIS KTIP KFRD ASEC PGOV CH CMGT CVIS
09GUANGZHOU338Tiananmen Anniversary Likely to Pass Quietly in Guangzhou
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The big surprise in Guangzhou would be if the June 4 anniversary attracted much notice all, according to our contacts. They point out that young people are ignorant of the events of the Tiananmen Square massacre and older people have lost hope of bringing about change [...]
2009-06-03 01:22:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU355Corruption Shake-Up Spreads to Shenzhen Mayor
[...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption allegations have brought down Shenzhen Mayor Xu Zongheng. Xu's downfall, part of a series of investigations that are shaking up the political leadership of Guangdong, which included the removal of former Guangdong Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (C [...]
2009-06-08 09:03:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU361Suzhou Party Secretary Likely to be Named New Shenzhen
[...] Summary: Media reports from Hong Kong predict that Suzhou Party Secretary Wang Rong will become mayor of Shenzhen after the fall of Xu Zongheng due to corruption charges. Some speculate Wang will soon move up to become the city's party secretary. End summary. From Suzhou to Shenzhen ------ [...]
2009-06-12 08:48:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU375Growth amid the Gloom - Some Companies Still Prospering in
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Factories are closing and migrant workers are unemployed, but there are still success stories in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). While the city of Dongguan with its heavy concentration of Hong Kong and Taiwan investment in labor-intensive export manufacturing has been h [...]
2009-06-17 09:16:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ELAB CH
09GUANGZHOU397South China Bankers See Signs of Economic Improvement,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou bankers differ over whether South China's economy is as bad off as some media reports would have us believe. They agreed, however, that Beijing is increasing the pressure to expand lending to small and medium enterprises. They expressed interest in the Chinese governm [...]
2009-07-01 07:31:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD HK CH
09GUANGZHOU410Huawei - Chinese Telecom Firm Plans for Growth in U.S. Market
[...] (U) Classified by Economic/Political Section Chief Stephan Lang for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: Huawei will nearly double its U.S. workforce this year, according to executives who briefed visiting students from the U.S. National Defense University's Industrial College of the Arm [...]
2009-07-07 08:53:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALEIND ECPS ETTC ETRD EINT ECON PGOV PINR CH
09GUANGZHOU414THE LIMITS OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN GUANGZHOU
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC/POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF STEPHAN LANG FOR REASON 1.4 (D). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: SELF-CENSORSHIP IS WIDESPREAD IN THE LECTURE HALLS AND PUBLICATIONS OF GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITIES, WHERE PROFESSORS GENERALLY CHOOSE NOT TO SPEAK OR WRITE OPENLY ABOUT SENSITIVE SUBJECTS SUCH A [...]
2009-07-09 07:56:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI CH
09GUANGZHOU43South China Rule of Law Retreating in the Face of Economic
[...] (SBU) Summary: Is the rule of law yet another casualty of the economic downturn in south China? That's what international firms and other concerned observers are afraid of, and the signs are pointing somewhat ominously in the direction of turning back the clock. A large multinational toy firm [...]
2009-01-22 03:28:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND KIPR ELAB ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU451Taiwan Research Institute: Cross-Strait Understanding
[...] (SBU) Summary: "Ignorance is our greatest enemy," said Professor Liu Guoshen of Xiamen University's Taiwan Research Institute (TRI) as he opened a recent meeting with visiting American scholars. TRI academics used the opportunity to emphasize the value of direct exchanges between PRC and Taiwa [...]
2009-07-30 08:49:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TW CH
09GUANGZHOU463Trafficking Women and Children: A Perspective from the
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Guangdong Women's Federation and Public Security Bureau are combining resources with other government agencies to combat the trafficking of women and children. Authorities are hesitant to say where these women and children end up, claiming that the women "mostly become farmer [...]
2009-08-03 09:17:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP SOCI ELAB CH
09GUANGZHOU466Rule of Law Interference Snapshot: Pingnan Green HomeQs
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The emergence and continued growth of civil society organizations in China over the past decade appears to support claims that the country's leadership grasps the need to allow greater room for social action and public expression. Still, the challenges these group [...]
2009-08-04 08:52:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PGOV PHUM SOCI SENV ECON CH
09GUANGZHOU497Solar Energy in Guangdong - A Big Supplier Trying to
[...] (U) Summary and comment: Guangdong is a major producer of solar energy equipment in China, but local demand for solar energy is still low. The province has set ambitious targets for increasing solar energy use. The provincial government has initiated demonstration projects and has taken advan [...]
2009-08-18 09:04:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON SENV PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU498Guangzhou's Minorities: Uighurs and Others in a Sea of Han
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Linguistic, cultural and religious differences often lead to "major communication difficulties" between Guangzhou officials and minority groups. The municipal government has mandated sensitivity training for police and other officials who deal frequently with minorities. Provin [...]
2009-08-18 09:10:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB SOCI KJUS CH
09GUANGZHOU51 Preaching and Practicing -- Fujian Churches
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Officially registered churches in Fujian Province are growing steadily, with a demographic shift toward younger, urban, educated and more affluent members. In the wake of the economic downturn and gaps left in the government's social safety net, many churches are launching social [...]
2009-01-29 09:30:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALKIRF PHUM SOCI CH
09GUANGZHOU510Uighur Departure a Loss for Guangdong Shoe Factory
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A short-lived experiment by a Nike supplier in Guangdong to employ 1,200 Uighur workers will end the last week in August when the 193 remaining Uighurs return to Xinjiang at the end of their year-long contract. Though some Uighur workers had considered extending for another year [...]
2009-08-24 09:18:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP PGOV SOCI CH
09GUANGZHOU514South China IPR: Cooperation with Fujian Authorities
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The willingness of Fujian Provincial Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and Fuzhou Customs officials to meet and share information with the Consul General on August 12 and 13 was an important step after a two-year freeze that began when the United States filed intelle [...]
2009-08-25 07:43:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR KIND ECON EINV PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU519No Bad News: South China Media Guidance for
[...] (U) Classified by Consul General Brian L. Goldbeck for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: In Guangdong, propaganda officers have begun preparations for the 60-year anniversary of the People's Republic of China by instructing local news outlets not to reprint articles from four Guangzh [...]
2009-08-28 08:47:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPAO ECPS PROP PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU534Senior Citizens Seize, Hold Suspect Wastewater Plant to
[...] (U) Summary: Residents of villages neighboring a controversial wastewater treatment facility near Quanzhou, Fujian Province, expelled workers and occupied the plant August 26 in protest of government claims that the plant's discharges were safe and that the local water source was unaffected by [...]
2009-09-10 09:15:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PHUM ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU54What to do with Migrant Workers: Guangxi Government and NGO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Authorities and NGOs don't know how many migrant workers will remain in Guangxi after the Chinese New Year, but they're getting ready for them. Local governments in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are currently encouraging workers who choose to remain in the autonomous regi [...]
2009-01-30 07:23:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU545Stalemate at Wastewater Plant Holds; Still no Communication
[...] (U) Summary: Local villagers continued to control a suspect Quanzhou wastewater treatment plant (reftel) as of September 14. To attract the attention of officials, villagers began filling contaminated holding tanks with soil September 9. Authorities have restricted inter-village communication [...]
2009-09-15 09:34:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PHUM ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU55AVIAN FLU UPDATE: GUANGXI TEEN BECOMES FIFTH AI FATALITY IN
[...] (U) Summary: Mindful of the need for transparency on pandemic diseases, Chinese authorities released information that an 18-year old in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region had become China's fifth H5N1 avian influenza (AI) fatality of 2009. Possible sources of the infection under i [...]
2009-01-30 07:28:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH
09GUANGZHOU555Political Campaign Season in Full Swing in South China
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though less overt than the average American political campaign, maneuvering by senior leaders in south China has become increasingly public in recent months as officials look to shore up their power base and better position themselves for advancement in 2012. Guangdong Party Sec [...]
2009-09-22 02:51:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PINR KJUS CH
09GUANGZHOU57South China Migrant Workers: Coming Back Soon, Tickets
[...] (SBU) Summary: Last year's cold and snow storm chaos were a distant memory at south China train stations teeming with migrant workers and other travelers under the watchful supervision of student volunteers and police, backed up by military-uniformed People's Armed Police. This year's Lunar Ne [...]
2009-01-30 09:27:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ELAB PGOV SOCI ECON CH
09GUANGZHOU592Fujian Wastewater Treatment Plant Update: Officials Claim
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite official claims that a standoff at a villager-occupied wastewater treatment plant in Fujian Province had been resolved peacefully, local Party and government officials prevented travel to the site or contact with the villagers in mid-October by Post personnel. End summar [...]
2009-10-19 06:59:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PHUM ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU593Fujian Wastewater Treatment Plant Update: Officials Claim
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite official claims that a standoff at a villager-occupied wastewater treatment plant in Fujian Province had been resolved peacefully, local Party and government officials prevented travel to the site or contact with the villagers in mid-October by Post personnel. End summar [...]
2009-10-19 06:59:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PHUM ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU598Visits of Secretary Locke and Ambassador Huntsman: South
[...] (SBU) Summary: During your visit to Guangzhou in China's economically vibrant Pearl River Delta (PRD),you will see that the region was hit hard by the fall in exports that followed the global financial crisis, but is starting to show signs of recovery, including a tighter labor market. The co [...]
2009-10-21 06:08:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV ELAB EINV CH
09GUANGZHOU6INFANT CONTRACTS H9N2 AVIAN FLU IN SHENZHEN, HOSPITALIZED
[...] Summary: An eleven-week old girl who resides in Shenzhen has reportedly contracted the H9N2 strain of avian influenza (AI). She is being treated in a Hong Kong hospital. Some medical experts have expressed concern that the H9N2 virus, which is less virulent than H5N1, may have mutated because [...]
2009-01-05 07:25:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH
09GUANGZHOU612CHINA IPR: CARMAKER BYD SEEKS TO "BUILD YOUR
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Boosted by a major investment from Warren Buffet and poised to apply its world-class battery technology to automobiles, Chinese automaker BYD has been heralded as one of the most promising carmakers of the future. However, even a cursory look at the BYD product lin [...]
2009-10-30 03:21:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU619Secretary Locke's Participation in IP Forum Advances IPR
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The participation of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Ambassador Jon Huntsman in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) Forum on Innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) on October 27 focused local attention on a top-priority concern for the U.S. government and business in so [...]
2009-11-03 08:10:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR PREL KPAO KIND ECON PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU627CHINA'S 106TH CANTON FAIR SHOWS GRADUAL EXPORT RECOVERY
[...] (U) Summary: Guangzhou's semi-annual Canton Fair concluded its 106th installment this week and reported that Chinese export orders continued to strengthen. However, orders have not recovered to pre-financial crisis levels, highlighting the need for China to further restructure the economy from [...]
2009-11-06 09:26:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON KIPR PREL EINV CH
09GUANGZHOU630CLIMATE CHANGE - GUANGZHOU STILL NOT FEELING THE HEAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: A trio of obstacles -- public indifference, media apathy and government double-speak -- seem to be making it more difficult for climate change issues to gain traction in this south China megacity. According to local newspaper reporters, Guangzhou residents are largely unaware o [...]
2009-11-13 09:12:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PREL ECPS CH
09GUANGZHOU635Guangxi Opens Its Doors, But Does Not Roll out the Carpet
[...] (SBU) Summary: On his initial visit to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Consul General Goldbeck promoted trade and investment, advanced the possibility of establishing an American Corner and learned about Sino-Vietnamese cooperation on trafficking in persons. He also discussed the plans o [...]
2009-11-18 09:50:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD KTIP PGOV KIRF SOCI CH VN
09GUANGZHOU640Ambassador and Commerce Secretary Receive Massive Press
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Over a billion people are believed to have read, watched or listened to Chinese and international media reports covering the Ambassador and Commerce Secretary's October 26-27 trip to Guangzhou. While south China press -- government owned and operated -- is accurately [...]
2009-11-20 00:16:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KMDR PREL KIPR ETRD OVIP CH
09GUANGZHOU642Guangzhou Begins Asian Games Campaign to Promote Its
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangzhou held its one-year countdown celebration for the November 2010 16th Asian Games, kicking off an effort to use the Games to advance its image as a modern, cosmopolitan city and a worthy destination for tourists and foreign investment. The countdown ceremony capitalized [...]
2009-11-20 05:17:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PREL ETRD PGOV SENV CH XA
09GUANGZHOU644CHINESE BLOGGERS FEEL INCREASING GOVERNMENT PRESSURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese government has been tightening its grip on the Internet, and the trend won't be reversed any time soon, according to prominent bloggers attending the 5th Annual Blogger Conference (Septel). Bloggers viewed the role of the Internet in Chinese society alternatively as a [...]
2009-11-20 09:15:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SCUL KWWW SOCI EINT KEMS CH
09GUANGZHOU645CHINESE BLOGGERS CONFERENCE MORE DIFFICULT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: It can be tough being a blogger in China. But try gathering dozens of bloggers from all around the country for a conference and then you'll face some challenges. The 5th Annual China Blogger Conference faced numerous obstacles from the initial planning stages right up to the last [...]
2009-11-20 09:15:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SCUL KWWW SOCI EINT KEMS CH
09GUANGZHOU648GOVERNMENT REPORT SPARKS CONTROVERSY OVER USE OF LIQUIFIED
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: If disagreement among government entities regarding high-profile policy initiatives is rare in China, rarer still is it for these disputes to play out in the press. But this is exactly what occurred last month when the Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress (GZPC) re [...]
2009-11-25 05:51:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV PGOV ELTN CH
09GUANGZHOU653Supporting the POTUS Visit: ConGen Guangzhou Swarmed to
[...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou programmed significant outreach to amplify the POTUS November 15-18 trip to China, hosted bloggers for the All-China Bloggers DVC prior to the visit, and used Twitter to deliver live content of the POTUS Shanghai speech to thousands of Chinese netizens. Although Foreign [...]
2009-12-01 09:26:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KMDR PREL EINT SOCI CH
09GUANGZHOU654Anatomy of a Media Murder: How Beijing Killed
[...] (C) Summary: President Obama gave only one interview during his visit to China, and he chose Guangzhou's Southern Weekend (Nanfang Zhoumo),a paper the New York Times called "China's most influential liberal newspaper." Reporters in Guangzhou, working for the Southern Daily Group or closely as [...]
2009-12-02 07:25:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALKPAO KMDR PREL EINT SOCI CH
09GUANGZHOU679South China NGO Getting More Professional But Still Face
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the operational space for non-government organizations (NGOs) continue to slowly widen in China (septel),the sector's social role is becoming more defined and some organizations are beginning to mature in how they organize and operate, according to NGO experts in south China [...]
2009-12-15 09:27:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PGOV ECON SCUL EAID CH
09GUANGZHOU686GUANGDONG PROVINCE TRADE NUMBERS SHOW SOME IMPROVEMENT
[...] (U) According to Guangdong Customs, November bilateral trade numbers snapped a 12-month string of declines, with total trade volume between the United States and Guangdong Province growing 0.5% to USD 7.27 billion, year-on-year. Of that number, U.S. imports accounted for USD 1.14 billion, an i [...]
2009-12-17 08:55:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PREL EINV CH
09GUANGZHOU688After Attempted Cover-Up, China Calls Cobalt-60 Incident a
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese officials took more than six weeks to resolve an incident at a food irradiation center where a quantity of Cobalt-60 could not be returned to its protective storage well. Ministry of Environmental Protection officials insist, probably correctly, that there was no danger d [...]
2009-12-18 09:08:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV SENV KSCA IAEA CH
09GUANGZHOU689Shenzhen Tightens Limits on Petitioner Activity
[...] (U) Summary: The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court, Procuratorate (prosecutor's office),Public Security Bureau and Judicial Bureau in November jointly issued a "Notice on Dealing with Abnormal Petition Behaviors in Accordance with the Law" and defined 14 behaviors as "abnormal petition beha [...]
2009-12-21 03:21:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI PHUM CH
09GUANGZHOU715South China Airlines Battle New High-Speed Train
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new high-speed train service between Guangzhou, Guangdong Province and Wuhan, Hubei Province debuted on December 26, 2009 as the world's fastest long-distance passenger train service. Ticket prices for the new service, however, are beyond the grasp of most Chinese, according [...]
2009-12-30 09:54:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN EIND ECON CH
09GUANGZHOU716Guangxi Snapshot: Local Volunteer Association Flourishing
[...] (SBU) Summary: Volunteer organizations formed with the support of local government appear to be spreading to third-tier cities in China as illustrated by the example of the Beihai Civil Volunteer Association (BCVA) in coastal Guangxi. The organization has more than 400 members and is engaged i [...]
2009-12-30 09:55:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI ECON PGOV SCUL EAID PHUM CH
09GUANGZHOU72CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS -- A GROWING FORCE IN GUANGDONG
[...] (U) Summary: Volunteerism is gaining strength in South China, with the government-sponsored Guangdong Volunteer Federation (GVF) database of four million mostly young volunteers supposedly ready to heed the call when and where needed. Last year's three highly visible events -- the central Chi [...]
2009-02-06 01:37:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU80Guangdong Moving to Expand Nuclear Power
[...] (U) Summary: Guangdong province, the home of the Daya Bay and Ling Ao power stations, is getting set to rely even more on nuclear power as an energy source in the years ahead. The Yanjiang Nuclear Power Station (YNPS) 189 km south of Guangzhou, on which workers broke ground on December 16, is [...]
2009-02-09 06:43:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY ETTC IAEA CH
09GUANGZHOU84Chinese Bloggers Enjoy More Freedom within the "Red Lines"
[...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The fine line between outright expression and self-censorship is one that bloggers in China walk everyday. They enjoy a level of freedom unmatched by the written press, and the development of the Int [...]
2009-02-11 07:27:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU87Slowing Economy Eases Guangdong's Electricity Crunch
[...] (U) Summary. One unintended consequence of the global economic downturn: it's easing Guangdong's power shortage. With slowing demand for electricity, power grid construction is catching up, spreading electrification to more remote rural areas. Increased energy-efficiency among power producer [...]
2009-02-13 03:32:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
09GUANGZHOU9Economic Slump Takes the Wind Out of Shipping Industry's
[...] (U) SUMMARY: There's no hiding from the numbers: the shipping industry in south China is suffering and they have little choice but to continue aggressively cutting costs to deal with the impact of the economic downturn. South China's ports appear to have been hit harder than those in other re [...]
2009-01-06 09:14:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV
09GUATEMALA1033Ambassador brings together President Colom and private
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a meeting December 8 designed to facilitate dialogue between Guatemala's influential private sector and President Colom. The four-hour meeting began as a therapeutic airing of grievances. The President stressed in detail his frustration with how the pr [...]
2009-12-24 16:39:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON EFIN GT
09GUATEMALA1102USG DELEGATION ADDRESSES CAFTA LABOR SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings in Guatemala the week of September 29, civil society and union leaders presented a visiting USG inter-agency delegation with a generally bleak assessment of the country's labor environment. They asserted that the government has made little headway in add [...]
2009-10-19 19:56:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ECON GT
09GUATEMALA1250GUATEMALA PERFORMING ARTS INITIATIVE (PAI) PROPOSAL -
[...] SUMMARY: Post proposes to program critically-acclaimed, U.S. Spanish-speaking jazz artist Luis Bonilla and ensemble to perform in the U.S.-Guatemala Binational Center's (Instituto Guatemalteco Americano, IGA) Tenth Annual International Jazz Festival, and Post seeks PAI funding for same. Guate [...]
2009-11-10 22:11:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL
09GUATEMALA134CICIG CONFRONTS ATTORNEY GENERAL AS CORRUPT
[...] (C) On February 3 a judge released former prosecutor Alvaro Matus on $2000 bail after the UN-led International Commission Against Impunity (CICIG) had raised charges against him for obstructing justice in the murder of Victor Rivera. Matus resigned as the country's Chief Homicide Prosecutor [...]
2009-02-12 16:22:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PINR SNAR PGOV KCRM PHUM GT
09GUATEMALA145DEMARCHE ON CAFTA-DR LABOR SUBMISSION REPORT
[...] (U) The Ambassador, DCM, and Embassy officers have met with the full range of GOG officials since January 16 to discuss the CAFTA-DR Labor Submission Report and to seek prompt and effective cooperation to address the concerns raised in the report. Embassy officers delivered reftel demarche an [...]
2009-02-17 12:03:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL GT
09GUATEMALA192KILLINGS OF GARMENT BUSINESSMEN RECALL DISPUTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although there are no indications of union involvement, the January 21 killings of two representatives of a garment factory (Industria Textil Choishin, S.A.) highlighted tension between management and a workers union (SitraChoi). Through November of last year, Choishin and Sitr [...]
2009-03-03 09:20:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM ETRD PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT
09GUATEMALA241TWO POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR 1984 FORCED
[...] (U) Summary: After 25 years of eluding justice, two suspects -- an active-duty police officer and a retired police officer -- were arrested March 5 and 6 for the 1984 disappearance of labor leader Edgar Fernando Garcia, late husband of influential Congresswoman Nineth Montenegro. The arrests [...]
2009-03-17 15:07:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV ELAB GT
09GUATEMALA262GUATEMALAN "WOMAN OF COURAGE" ASSISTS VICTIMS OF
[...] (U) Summary: On March 4, the Ambassador met with 2009 Guatemalan "Woman of Courage" Norma Cruz to personally congratulate her in advance of her visit to Washington to participate in the Secretary's awards ceremony and related activities. Cruz, co-founder and director of local NGO Survivors F [...]
2009-03-19 12:47:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN KPAO PHUM KJUS KDEM KCRM EAID SOCI
09GUATEMALA269CRONYISM TRUMPS PUBLIC WELFARE IN VACCINE PURCHASE
[...] (C) After 25 years of purchasing vaccines through the Pan-American Health Organization's (PAHO) Revolving Fund (RF),the GOG recently awarded a contract to purchase seven types of vaccines and many high costs drugs from a local pharmaceutical company (J.I. Cohen) that was a major donor to the [...]
2009-03-20 07:40:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI TBIO PREL GT
09GUATEMALA446WILSON CENTER CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION VISITS
[...] (U) The Wilson Center on the Hill sponsored a non-official Congressional delegation (NODEL) to Guatemala, April 15-17, for briefings on security and trade in Central America. During their visit, Congressmen James Sensenbrenner (R-WI),Peter Roskam (R-IL),and Devin Nunes (R-CA) met with Vice P [...]
2009-05-11 23:27:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CVIS ECON EAID KCRM EAGR GT
09GUATEMALA453MURDER OF PROMINENT LAWYER TARS COLOM
[...] (C) Summary: Rodrigo Rosenberg, a respected local attorney, was assassinated on May 10 while riding his bicycle in Guatemala City. Following his death news media aired a pre-recorded videotape of Rosenberg accusing President Colom, First Lady Sandra Torres, Private Secretary to the President [...]
2009-05-13 00:42:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR GT
09GUATEMALA478THE ROSENBERG CASE: THOUSANDS TAKE TO THE STREETS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than a week after his death, the accusations made by attorney Rodrigo Rosenberg against President Colom, the First Lady, and Colom's inner circle continue to reverberate in Guatemala. On May 17 thousands took to the streets in two very large yet peaceful demonstrations bo [...]
2009-05-19 23:44:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SOCI KDEM KJUS KCRM GT
09GUATEMALA899Despite Retaliation Attempts, Guatemalan Prosecutors Put
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, the wife of Guatemalan organized crime prosecutor Rony Lopez became the victim of a possible assassination attempt. The Ambassador immediately met with the Attorney General (MP) following the attack and discussed ways to assist the MP in improving security [...]
2009-09-21 21:31:00Embassy GuatemalaSECRETSNAR PGOV KCRM GT
09GUATEMALA919Congress Elects Supreme Court Amid Controversy
[...] (C) On September 30, the Guatemalan Congress elected the thirteen new members of the Supreme Court from a list of 26 candidates. The candidates' list was the result of a reformed and improved selection process which the U.S. and other embassies, as well as CICIG, had successfully encouraged C [...]
2009-10-02 19:00:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KCRM KJUS KDEM EAID GT
09GUATEMALA925CICIG Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary with Compounding
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On September 4, the UN-led International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) celebrated its two-year anniversary and the approval of another two-year mandate. CICIG Commissioner Carlos Castresana summarized CICIG's successes, including numerous CICIG-led investigati [...]
2009-10-05 23:23:00Embassy GuatemalaSECRETSNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS KDEM GT
09GUATEMALA99HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CRITICIZE MINISTER OF
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 22 lunch with the Ambassador, human rights defenders criticized President Colom's decision to replace former Minister of Government Jimenez with Salvador Gandara, whom they accused of complicity in social cleansing killings during his tenure as Mayor of Villa Nuev [...]
2009-02-04 16:17:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KCRM SNAR KJUS KDEM GT
09GUATEMLA692FROM GUATEMALA, ZELAYA CALLS FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 18:18:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GT
09GUAYAQUIL97ECUADORIAN ELECTORAL OBSERVER ORGANIZATION WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the general elections in Ecuador on April 26, 2009, Participacion Ciudadana (PC) has prepared 8400 youth volunteers to serve as election observers. In Guayas province, 1452 volunteer observers and supervisors have been trained and equipped to assist the organi [...]
2009-04-24 22:58:00Consulate GuayaquilCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM XM EC KDEM
09HALIFAX10NEW BRUNSWICK STILL BULLISH ON NUCLEAR POWER DESPITE DELAYS
[...] SUMMARY: The New Brunswick government is hopeful that the $1.4 billion project to refit the province's aging nuclear reactor gets back on track soon. Meanwhile the delay in finishing the refurbishment has had no impact on the government's study into whether to build a second or a third reac [...]
2009-02-10 19:27:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EFIN PGOV CA
09HALIFAX15FILMMAKING IN NOVA SCOTIA
[...] Summary: The issue of intellectual property rights (IPR) does not rank high on the agenda of the Nova Scotia film industry. Rather, the key issue is attracting increased film production to the province. Film Nova Scotia is the provincially owned development corporation through which the provinc [...]
2009-04-17 20:39:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EIND CA
09HAMBURG5INFORMATION ON UN DISPUTE TRIBUNAL GERMAN CANDIDATE THOMAS
[...] (U) Per request in reftel, ConGen Hamburg spoke with local legal and government contacts regarding Dr. Thomas Laker's candidacy for the UN Dispute Tribunal. Our responses to the questions in reftel paragraph 6 are provided below. 2. (SBU) Question 1: Please provide views on the candidat [...]
2009-02-26 13:36:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIEDACABQ AORC APER KUNR PREL UNGA
09HAMILTON149BERMUDA: GANGS, GUNS, AND CRIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: Crime, in particular gang-related and gun crime, is increasing on the island. The Consul General met with the Bermuda Governor on December 16th and Bermuda and its citizens are uniting together to combat the violent crime problem. The Government is even considering imposing [...]
2009-12-18 21:21:00Consulate HamiltonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC SOCI
09HAMILTON92STATUS OF H1N1 IN BERMUDA: TEN CASES
[...] The government of Bermuda (GOB) continues to follow WHO guidelines for Pandemic Alert Level Phase Six and prominently posts H1N1 updates, facts, health tips and contact information on its Department of Health website: www.health.gov.bm . Bermuda's Minister of Health stated in June that [...]
2009-08-28 17:04:00Consulate HamiltonUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT KFLU TF BD
09HANOI1Repatriated Vietnamese Workers Face Debt and Bureaucratic
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a series of interviews conducted in November and December, ten Vietnamese workers repatriated from Jordan in March 2008 shared stories of their recruitment, treatment in Jordan, and the February 2008 strike that ultimately led to their return to Vietnam, as well as their exp [...]
2009-01-02 02:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TIP KWMN KCRM VM
09HANOI1020FOURTH ANNUAL JAC: STRONG PROGRESS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, LESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 09:02:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
09HANOI103AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS IN VIETNAM: NEW HUMAN INFECTION AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 08:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
09HANOI1050POST PROMOTES BIOTECH WHILE GVN CONSIDERS MORE RESTRICTIVE
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador sent Minister-Chairman of the Office of Government Phuc a letter on September 28 requesting that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) remove provisions in current draft food and biosafety legislation that require mandatory labeling of all genetically modified food and agricultu [...]
2009-10-02 09:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR ETRD EAID ECON VM
09HANOI1084Nine Dissidents Convicted for "Anti-State Propaganda"
[...] (SBU) SUMMMARY: In four separate trials October 6-9, nine dissidents affiliated with the banned political movement Bloc 8406 were sentenced to jail terms ranging from two to six years for "conducting propaganda against the State." Seven of the nine had displayed banners in Hanoi, Haiphong and [...]
2009-10-14 10:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HANOI1098Ambassador Visits Father Ly in Prison
[...] (SBU) SUMMMARY: Meeting with the Ambassador October 14, jailed political dissident Father Nguyen Van Ly reported that that he was "95 percent recovered" from his July 12 stroke. Ly said he remains isolated from other inmates but receives daily medical check-ups from prison physicians and main [...]
2009-10-16 07:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HANOI1116AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO UNDERSECRETARY HORMATS ON OUR
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in Vietnam. Politic [...]
2009-10-21 03:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD VM XD BEXP ECON EAGR EFIN
09HANOI1148Promoting IPR Protection in Vietnam
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post hosted a series of two-day workshops for 200 officials of GVN agencies as part of ongoing efforts to boost Vietnam's prote [...]
2009-10-28 02:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR SOCI PGOV VM
09HANOI116HANOI MEASLES OUTBREAK
[...] (U) Summary: Despite a comprehensive national vaccination program since the early 1990s, Hanoi is suffering from a measles (German measles, Rubeola virus infection) outbreak in which unusual numbers of patients are exhibiting severe symptoms. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is considering res [...]
2009-02-12 09:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
09HANOI1182Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue Scenesetter
[...] (SBU) U.S. ties and engagement with Vietnam have advanced significantly since the last Human Rights Dialogue meeting in May 2008. Cooperation on trade, health and education, coupled with high-level visits and regular dialogues on defense, security and policy planning, have moved relations to [...]
2009-11-05 07:06:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV VM
09HANOI1184Vietnam - 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy
[...] The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continued to make progress in its counternarcotics efforts during 2009. Specific actions included: sustained efforts of counternarcotics law enforcement authorities to pursue drug traffickers; increased attention to interagency coordination; continued cooperati [...]
2009-11-05 08:27:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR VM
09HANOI121VIETNAM'S PROVINCIAL COMPETIVENESS SLIPS IN 2008
[...] (U) Summary: The latest regional competitiveness survey showed a "systematic" deterioration in the business environment throughout Vietnam. According to the 2008 Provincial Competitive Index, a survey of thousands of Vietnamese businesses, provincial governments were less effective in 2008 in [...]
2009-02-13 09:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM
09HANOI127AVIAN INFLUENZA: THIRD CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE IN PAST TWO
[...] (U) In a conversation this afternoon with Health and Human Services officials at the U.S. Embassy, Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director General of the Vietnam Administration of Public Medicine (VAPM),confirmed media reports that a 32 year old male patient in Kim Tan commune, Kim Son district, Ninh Bin [...]
2009-02-17 09:43:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
09HANOI134UNEVENTFUL, UNPUBLICIZED, BUT NOT UNNOTICED: 30TH
[...] (SBU) The thirtieth anniversary of Vietnam's short but bloody war with China passed without incident February 17. There were no public protests and only a light police presence in Lenin Park opposite the Chinese Embassy, site of large anti-China demonstrations in December 2007. Vietnam's sta [...]
2009-02-18 10:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH VM
09HANOI1394Donors Boost Aid While Highlighting Continuing Development
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the December 3-4 annual Consultative Group meeting of donors, Vietnam received praise for its recent fiscal and monetary policy steps to address growing macroeconomic imbalances, including the devaluation of the dong and the decision not to extend short-term commercial [...]
2009-12-18 09:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EAID SENV KGHG VM
09HANOI1404TWO NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA POULTRY OUTBREAKS AND UPDATE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Earlier this week, Vietnam reported two poultry outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),confirmed to be with the viral strain A/H5N1, in southernmost Ca Mau province and northern Thai Nguyen province. We have not seen any reports of human infections in these provin [...]
2009-12-21 09:33:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR EAID PREL KFLU VM
09HANOI1426Setting the scene for CODEL Faleomavaega's visit to Vietnam
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their most productive since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third-largest trading partner, and one of its largest foreign invest [...]
2009-12-29 08:27:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ECON SENV VM
09HANOI1438Redefining Domestic Violence in VN by Challenging Accepted
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's government has taken significant positive steps in recent years to begin to address domestic violence. The National Assembly passed a Law on Domestic Violence in 2007, domestic violence was highlighted for the first time as an area of concern in Vietnam's most recent [...]
2009-12-30 09:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN VM
09HANOI1440VIETNAM OK WITH COP 15
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Vietnamese climate change negotiating team is pleased with the results of the Conference of the Parties-15 (COP-15) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen and will recommend to the Prime Minister that Vietnam officially support the Copenhagen [...]
2009-12-31 04:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
09HANOI178 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 1 of
[...] (U) Per the instructions in refels, post provides the following responses to the reporting questions asked in paragraphs 23-27 of ref. A, taking into account the additional guidance and reporting requirements required by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act [...]
2009-02-27 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM
09HANOI179 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 3 of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM
09HANOI18PM ANNOUNCES PLAN TO COMBAT EFFECTS OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC
[...] (U) Summary: In response to the global economic downturn, Prime Minister Dung has just released a five part plan aimed at maintaining economic growth in 2009. The plan focuses on boosting exports, stimulating investment and consumption, ensuring social security, creating effective monetary a [...]
2009-01-08 08:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON VM
09HANOI180 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 2 of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM
09HANOI184VIETNAM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE 2009 SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has continued to take significant steps to implement an effective legal regime to protect intellectual property rights (IPR),reduce IPR violations and raise awareness. However, enforcement remains weak, piracy and counterfeiting are rampant and [...]
2009-03-02 09:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON VM
09HANOI260 NEW HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA CASE IN MEKONG DELTA PROVINCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 10:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
09HANOI278WORLD TB DAY CELEBRATIONS HIGHLIGHT CHALLENGES IN VIETNAM
[...] (U) Summary. In commemoration of World TB Day, Vietnam celebrated the lives and stories of people affected by tuberculosis (TB). The United States Government (USG) joined in GVN events and highlighted our commitment to prevention and control of the spread of this major global public health pr [...]
2009-03-26 09:15:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED SOCI KPAO VM
09HANOI297SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S VISIT TO VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Your April 6-8 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam has progressed much since your last visit to Hanoi in April 2000 and is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral [...]
2009-03-31 07:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
09HANOI312008-2009 INCSR PART I -- VIETNAM
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Hanoi's submission for the narcotics section of the 2008-2009 INCSR. 2. (U) Begin INCSR text: Vietnam I. Summary The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continued to make progress in its counternarcotics efforts during 2008. Specific actions included: sustai [...]
2009-01-12 10:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR VM
09HANOI328VIETNAM REJECTS SUBSIDIES FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
[...] (U) This is Post's response to Reftel A. RECENT REPORTS OF TEXTILE SUBSIDIES ----------------------------------- 2. (U) The news reports cited in Reftel A are incorrect. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has not proposed or adopted an export subsidy for the textile and garment industry. T [...]
2009-04-09 09:25:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTEX VM
09HANOI329VIETNAM POVERTY REDUCTION SURVIVING ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
[...] (U) Summary: Despite high inflation and the global economic crisis, Vietnam managed to bring down poverty levels in 2008 to 13.1% from 14.7% the previous year. Vietnam has made dramatic strides in poverty reduction since it began to adopt market economy policies. As the global financial cri [...]
2009-04-09 10:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI VM
09HANOI352008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 09:32:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT APER
09HANOI378BLOGGING AND POLITICAL DISSENT IN VIETNAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The internet continues to revolutionize political communication and dissent in Vietnam. Blogs routinely provide an alternative channel for print journalists to publish information they know would not get past state censors or newspaper self-censorship. The GVN estimates there a [...]
2009-04-22 10:18:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ECON VM
09HANOI413IN VIETNAM, CHINA AND BAUXITE DON'T MIX
[...] (C) Summary: Planned Chinese involvement in bauxite exploitation projects in the Central Highlands, especially the use of Chinese laborers, has triggered an unusually high-profile "open" public policy debate. Prominent Vietnamese, including famed war hero General Vo Nguyen Giap, have called [...]
2009-04-29 10:09:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EMIN EINV ESTH SENV CM VM
09HANOI469VIETNAM'S LEADERS VOW TO PURSUE GROWTH AND MACROECONOMIC
[...] (U) Summary: The fifth session of the twelfth National Assembly began on May 20, 2009, with remarks by the Chairman of the National Assembly, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Fatherland Front. The primary goals for the rest of the year, according to the speakers, are to promo [...]
2009-05-20 09:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN POL VM
09HANOI522008 RECAP OF THE SINO-VIETNAM SOUTH CHINA SEA
[...] (C) Summary: Despite final land border demarcation and progress settling the maritime boundary beyond the Gulf of Tonkin, 2008 ended without evident progress in the Sino-Vietnam territorial dispute in the South China Sea. In November, BP gave notice that it would seek to terminate its leases [...]
2009-01-20 05:34:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM
09HANOI520A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT VIETNAM'S UPR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam's recent Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva was a lesson in the manipulation of process, according to the Canadian lead for the "troika" that coordinated Vietnam's UPR. The GVN clearly understood that only 60 countries would be ab [...]
2009-06-05 03:07:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HANOI537BAUXITE CONTROVERSY PRODUCES LEADERSHIP DIVISIONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The highly charged -- and unusually open -- public debate over plans to develop bauxite in the Central Highlands has led to spirited discussions in the National Assembly (NA),Vietnam's historically quiescent semiannual legislature, with some deputies openly questioning government [...]
2009-06-11 06:19:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ESTH EMIN EINV SENV CM VM
09HANOI60FEW SURPRISES AT THE NINTH PARTY PLENUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam's Ninth Central Committee (CC) Plenum concluded without major personnel or policy changes. According to Party insiders, the primary focus of the midterm Plenum remained Vietnam's economic situation and plans for a stimulus package. In what some consider a nod to conserv [...]
2009-01-22 07:57:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD VM
09HANOI615Vietnam's Mid Year Consultative Group Meeting
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 Mid Year Informal Consultative Group (CG) meeting between donors and the GVN in the Central Highlands city of Ban Ma Thuot June 8-9 provided 2009 GDP growth rate estimates ranging from 3.5 to 5 per cent. Donors stressed the need for continued SOE equitization and povert [...]
2009-07-01 10:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EAID SENV KGHG VM
09HANOI631VIETNAMESE LEGISLATURE TACKLES IPR, CHIDES GOVERNMENT OVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Vietnam's National Assembly enacted substantial reforms to its IPR regime in its first session of the year from May to June, 2009, amending its IPR Law, Criminal Code and Cinema Law. The reforms should provide greater market access for U.S. films and penalized commercial-scale IPR [...]
2009-07-07 11:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR PGOV PHUM VM
09HANOI633Vietnam Arrests Two More High Profile Dissidents
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Adding to the five other individuals arrested at the end of May and throughout June, including prominent lawyer Le Cong Dinh, the GVN arrested two additional high profile dissidents on July 7 - Viet Youth for Democracy leader Nguyen Tien Trung and Bloc 8406 leader Tran Anh Kim. [...]
2009-07-07 11:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HANOI639THE CASE FOR INCREASED EPA ENGAGEMENT IN VIETNAM
[...] (U) Summary: Over the past several years, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) experts have provided critical assistance to U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on Agent Orange/dioxin legacy issues and to the development of Vietnamese capacity to manage growing industrial pollution. Increased EPA [...]
2009-07-09 10:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
09HANOI65UPDATE ON VIETNAM'S LATEST HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA INFECTION
[...] (U) Summary: Confirmed case number 107, an 8-year-old girl from Thanh Hoa province infected with the H5N1 strain clade 2.3.4 of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was discharged from the hospital and will be counted towards the total number of human infections for 2008. The girl's 13-yea [...]
2009-01-23 06:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
09HANOI653 Local Authorities Stand By As Internecine Dispute at Bat
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post has received scores of calls from American Buddhists, Congressman Peter Welch and former Ambassador Andrew Young about ongoing mob violence against 400 monks from the Plum Village Lang Mai order. The violence is the culmination of a dispute that surfaced last fall and can [...]
2009-07-14 07:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
09HANOI67VIETNAM CELEBRATES - AND EDITS - INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 07:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL PHUM PREL PGOV VM
09HANOI694DCM Raises Buddhist and Catholic Disputes, Other Issues,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 22, the DCM met with Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Thanh Xuan to press for a resolution to the ongoing dispute between Buddhist sects at the Bat Nha Pagoda in Lam Dong Province, express concern over the reported beating of Catholic parishione [...]
2009-07-27 09:59:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
09HANOI722 VIETNAM MOVING FROM CONTAINMENT TO QUENCHING SOUTHERN
[...] (SBU) Summary. As of August 2, 2009, Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a total of 936 cases of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009. Initially, H1N1 cases increased steadily, but almost exclusively, among persons entering Vietnam from known outbreak areas and their close contacts in count [...]
2009-08-03 10:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
09HANOI737 VIETNAM: AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS CONTINUE TO GROW
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Vietnam's agricultural exports continue to show strong growth and Vietnam is now one of the world's leading exporters of a number of agricultural commodities like rice, pepper, cashews, and coffee. It is also beginning to focus on other products with higher margins. Ironically, [...]
2009-08-05 23:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ECON VM
09HANOI740SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S AUGUST VISIT TO VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Senator Webb: Your return to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City comes at an important moment in the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. Overall, bilateral ties have advanced significantly over the past two-three years, and are arguably at their highest point since relations were reestablished in 1995. Th [...]
2009-08-06 09:28:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
09HANOI773AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH POLITBURO MEMBER AND PARTY CHIEF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a warm and cordial meeting August 13, Hanoi Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi and the Ambassador expressed mutual support for strong bilateral relations. Nghi, who sits on the Politburo, assured the Ambassador that whatever personnel changes occur at the next Party Congress in 2 [...]
2009-08-14 09:07:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV VM
09HANOI8092011 LEADERSHIP TRANSITION: LEADING CONTENDERS FOR GENERAL SECRETARY AND PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Preparations are already underway for major leadership changes in Vietnam as the Communist Party gears up for its Eleventh Party Congress in January 2011. As many as six of the Politburo's fifteen members are expected to retire, including the General Secretary, State President, and [...]
2009-09-10 07:19:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD VM
09HANOI827Reformist Public Policy Think Tank is the First/Primary
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY/COMMENT: A Prime Ministerial Decree placing severe restrictions on independent scientific research and preventing organizations from criticizing the GVN claimed its first casualty: the Institute for Development Studies (IDS),a public policy think tank formed by reform-minded advi [...]
2009-09-23 10:53:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON VM
09HANOI839ACTION REQUEST: Lang Mai Monks and Nuns Forcibly Evicted By
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The situation for the Lang Mai monks and nuns turned violent on September 27 and 28, as police and a group of angry locals attempted to forcibly evict the monks and nuns from Bat Nha pagoda in Lam Dong province. Acc [...]
2009-09-29 05:08:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM VM
09HANOI843DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 CONVERSATION
[...] (SBU) September 27, 2009; 3:30 pm; Home of Dr. Pham Hong Son; Hanoi 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak, U.S. Embassy, Hanoi Scot Marciel, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Christian Marchant, Political Officer (Notetaker) VIETNAM ------ [...]
2009-09-29 08:04:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KN VM
09HANOI845Deputy Secretary Steinberg's September 27, 2009 Conversation
[...] (SBU) September 27, 2009; 10:40 am; The Office of Government; Hanoi 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak Joseph Donovan, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Rear Admiral Charles Leidig, Jo [...]
2009-09-29 08:07:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD KN CH VM
09HANOI846SETTING THE SCENE FOR U.S.-VIETNAM POLICY PLANNING TALKS,
[...] (SBU) Director Slaughter: Your Policy Planning Talks with the Vietnamese, the second since discussions were inaugurated last October, comes at an important moment in the bilateral relationship. Overall, ties between our two countries have advanced significantly over the past two-three years, and [...]
2009-08-26 06:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
09HANOI889Ambassador, VFM Minh Discuss Human Rights, Nuclear MOU,
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph eight. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On October 30, the Ambassador met with Vice Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to reiterate U.S. concerns about the conviction of political dissidents and the forced expulsion of Lang Mai followers fr [...]
2009-11-03 10:03:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KNNP KIRF UNSC ECON CVIS ASEAN BM IR
09HANOI899Internal CPV directive warns of U.S.-led "peaceful
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An internal CPV directive briefly posted online warns that "hostile forces" are infiltrating Vietnamese society and threaten to destroy Vietnam's socialist system. USG-sponsored programs in education and governance, and organizations such as USAID, Peace Corps, and Fulbright, are [...]
2009-11-12 08:00:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON AID VM
09HANOI926Blogger and Journalist Released
[...] (SBU) Prominent blogger Bui Thanh Hieu (penname "Wind Trader") and VietNamNet journalist Pham Doan Tran were released from police custody September 6. As reported in reftels, the two had been arrested in connection with efforts to print a sizeable quantity of T-shirts with anti-Chinese slogan [...]
2009-09-08 10:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HANOI927Preliminary Assessment of Politburo Bad Boy To Huy Rua
[...] (C) Following is Post's evaluation of To Huy Rua, Chairman of the CPV Propaganda and Education Commission, whom many identify as a leading hard-line voice within the Politburo. We welcome comment from INR/B and other analysts. 2. (C) The Politburo's newest member, To Huy Rua, is consi [...]
2009-12-15 02:43:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAID MARR VM
09HANOI978Setting the Scene for Deputy Secretary Steinberg's September
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their highest point since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third-largest trading partner, and one of its largest foreign investor [...]
2009-09-18 10:33:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD KIRF SENV MARR KHIV KHDP BM
09HARARE1004TSVANGIRAI ASKS THE WEST FOR HELP ON CHANGING THE
[...] (SBU) This cable includes an ACTION REQUEST, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said that while there was tremendous progress in 2009 as compared to 2008, Zimbabwe and its coalition government still faces challenges. Reforms must be implemented quickly, and th [...]
2009-12-24 08:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE1007 PRIME MINISTER TSVANGIRAI LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] The following is the text of a message as received from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe to President Barack Obama of the United States of America. 2. BEGIN TEXT: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE The Prime Minister 21 December 2009 His Excellency Barrack Obama President of the [...]
2009-12-29 08:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL PGOV OVIP ZI
09HARARE135 ZIM DONOR MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Minister of Finance Tendai Biti met with Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) representatives on February 16 to discuss the dire economic situation and to discuss necessary steps to resuscitate the economy. Tsvangirai focused on the need to pay civil servan [...]
2009-02-18 15:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV ASEC ZI
09HARARE162NEW ZIMBABWEAN CABINET ASSEMBLED
[...] (SBU) The newly-constituted Zimbabwean Cabinet is comprised of 42 members, consisting of six principals (the president, the prime minister, two vice presidents, and two deputy prime ministers) and 36 Cabinet-level ministers. There are an additional five ministers of state who are not members [...]
2009-02-26 14:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE163ZIM NOTES 02-27-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MDC and ZANU-PF Going Head to Head in Government... - SADC Looking to Raise US$2 Billion for Zimbabwe... - Roy Bennett Granted Bail, but Still in Jail... - Tsvangirai to Attend Bob's Birthday Bash? ... - USAID Employee Released... - WOZA Women [...]
2009-03-02 08:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE168AMBASSADOR CALLS ON DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER KHUPE
[...] (C) In a cordial courtesy call in her freshly-painted office, Ambassador McGee and Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe discussed the immediate needs of the new government and how the U.S. government can assist. DPM Khupe acknowledged the serious challenges facing government and the forces w [...]
2009-03-02 17:38:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
09HARARE177TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (TIP) - ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's response to questions posed to Post in reftels. ------------------------ Zimbabwe's TIP Situation ------------------------ -- 23 A. (SBU) There are no reliable statistics on the trafficking problem in Zimbabwe. Most information on trafficking comes fr [...]
2009-03-03 11:38:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ZI ASEC
09HARARE180THE ZIMBABWEAN CABINET: PERSONAL LOYALTY KEY TO
[...] (SBU) President Mugabe filled his ministerial selections by primarily rewarding loyalty to himself, and secondarily maintaining ethnic representation amongst Shona tribes, and, in keeping with the 1987 Unity Accords, Ndebeles. Mugabe was challenged in findin sufficient positions for a number o [...]
2009-03-04 14:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE192ZIM NOTES 03-06-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Pressure Rises on Gono... - Tsvangirai Urges West to Move Towards Lifting of Sanctions... - Cabinet Reveals Loyalties and Priorities... - Permanent Secretaries to Go? - NGO Report Exposes Diamond Industry and Abuses... - PM Tsvangirai Skips Par [...]
2009-03-09 12:03:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE217A TRUCE IN THE WAR OF WORDS IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) This week has been dominated by a church service and public memorial for Susan Tsvangirai, and a public internment. President Robert Mugabe had conciliatory words for Morgan Tsvangirai at the church service; Tsvangirai's eldest son and MDC secretary general and GOZ finance minister Ten [...]
2009-03-12 13:03:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE222ZIM NOTES 03-13-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Tragic Car Accident Results in Death of Tsvangirai's Wife... - Roy Bennett Out on Bail... - Surge in Land Invasions Continues... - Retired Army Chief Dies... - New Independent Newspaper Seeks Approval... - Australia Makes Non-Humanitarian Donat [...]
2009-03-16 07:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE226THE NEW GOZ: A ONE-MONTH ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) The newly formed Government of Zimbabwe is not a government of national unity with shared values and goals. It is principally a forced marriage of two opposing parties that seek to strengthen themselves while weakening the other as they look toward elections in two years. 2. (C) The M [...]
2009-03-16 13:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE233ANALYSIS OF ZIMBABWE MEDIA COVERAGE OF SANCTIONS AND PM CAR
[...] SUMMARY: Extension of U.S. targeted sanctions by President Obama on March 4 and the car crash that killed Susan Tsvangirai both received extensive media coverage in the last two weeks. A significant section of the mainstream media believes that targeted sanctions should ease following the forma [...]
2009-03-17 16:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO PGOV PREL ETTC ZI
09HARARE248ZIM NOTES 03-20-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - New Government Making Progress, But Still Lacks Unity... - Conspiracy Theorists Continue to Blame U.S. for Accident... - Minister Matinenga Takes The Witness Stand... - MDC Members Remain Behind Bars For Post-Funeral Violence... - Giving Up On O [...]
2009-03-23 12:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE261MONITORING REPORT ON GCN G/TIP GRANT
[...] (U) On March 24, 2009, poloff visited the local non-governmental organization Girl Child Network (GCN) to evaluate progress on a US$152,000 grant that was awarded by G/TIP on September 22, 2009. 2. The answers below are keyed in response to questions posed in reftel. A. Political officer [...]
2009-03-26 15:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV KTIP ZI
09HARARE264ZIMBABWEAN PARLIAMENT'S PRIORITIES AND NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Speaker of the House of Assembly Lovemore Moyo met with polecon chief and poloff on March 25, 2009 and discussed Parliament's next steps, legislative priorities, and role in promoting reform. Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara addressed Parliament for the first time and can [...]
2009-03-27 09:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE268ZIM NOTES 03-27-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Parliament Getting its House in Order... - Zimbabwean Teachers Consider Striking... - Government Sponsors Stakeholders Meeting... - Cholera Continues to Decline... - Zimbabwe Hosts Tourism Conference... - Court Update... - Scandinavians Send D [...]
2009-03-30 11:27:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE28 ZIMBABWE CHOLERA USAID DART SITUATION REPORT #3
[...] As of January 8, the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of more than 36,000 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the outbreak began in August, with 1,822 deaths and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 5.0 percent. On January 6, the health cluster coordinator noted that a number of the [...]
2009-01-09 10:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM TBIO ZI
09HARARE296BITI ON THE ECONOMY, SANCTIONS, AND MUGABE
[...] (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by visiting Staffdel Smith, met April 8 with Minister of Finance Tendai Biti. Biti briefly reviewed the current budgetary situation and discussed Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono, President Robert Mugabe's role in the new government, the Zimb [...]
2009-04-08 15:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
09HARARE310ZIM NOTES 04-09-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Government Concludes Retreat... - More Media Space?... - Parliament Adjourns Until May... - First Constitutional Deadline Approaching... - Prison Wardens Arrested, Beaten, Released... - Three Remaining Bombers Denied Bail by Chief Justice... - [...]
2009-04-15 14:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE323ZIMBABWEAN CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS KICKS OFF
[...] (SBU) The Speaker of the House of Assembly announced on April 12 the formation of a Parliamentary Select Committee charged with directing the process to form a new Zimbabwean constitution. The membership of the committee is divided on a proportional basis between the three political parties. [...]
2009-04-17 09:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE326ZIM NOTES 04-17-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Outstanding Issues Still Outstanding... - Communications Portfolio in Limbo... - Constitutional Process Kicks Off... - Joint Independence Day Celebrations Planned... - MDC MPs Divided Over Cars... - U.S. Lauded for Lifting Travel Warning... - [...]
2009-04-20 07:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE33ZIM NOTES 01-09-09
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - ZANU-PF-MDC Negotiations... - Ministers Shuffled, Still Room in the Cabinet for MDC... - Abductees Still in Prison... - GOZ Decides to Fight Cholera, Too? - Skyrocketing Media Fees Likely to Restrict Free Flow of Information... - Uganda Praised [...]
2009-01-12 16:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE342ZIM NOTES 04-17-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Stalemate Continues... - Biti Demands Investigation of Gono, Travels to U.S... - Ministerial Visit Fails to Quell Disruptions at Farms... - Constitutional Committee Still Lacks a Chair... - Political Detainees Rearrested... - Kunonga vs. Baka [...]
2009-04-27 07:35:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE367DRAMATIC SETBACK: ZIM ABDUCTEES SENT BACK TO JAIL
[...] (C) On May 5, Magistrate Catherine Chimwanda remanded 15 individuals, including prominent human rights activist Jestina Mukoko, to prison pending their trials, which are currently scheduled for June and July 2009. Mukoko and others were abducted between October and December 2008, tortured, acc [...]
2009-05-05 15:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE372MDC FOCUSES ON OUTSTANDING ISSUES; DETAINEES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a May 6 MDC Standing Committee meeting, party Secretary General Tendai Biti held a press conference to announce that the MDC expected action in the next ten days on outstanding issues under the Global Political Agreement, including the appointments of the Reserve Bank (R [...]
2009-05-06 14:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE38MDC SPOKESMAN CHAMISA ON MDC POSITION, U.S. POLICY
[...] (C) MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told polecon chief on January 14 that the MDC was resolved to condition entry into government on satisfactory resolution of outstanding issues. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai would meet with Zimbabwean president Mugabe in the next few days to either resolve these [...]
2009-01-14 12:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE390ZIM NOTES 05-08-09
[...] MDC Takes on Outstanding Issues...Tendai Biti, in his capacity as MDC Secretary-General, held a press conference on Wednesday to demand that outstanding issues be resolved. Noting that the principals Q Mugabe, Tsvangirai, and Mutambara Q had had a series of meetings on these issues, he said t [...]
2009-05-11 18:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN ZI
09HARARE395MEDIA STAKEHOLDERS SPIN OUTCOME OF MEDIA CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) After several delays and despite a partial boycott, the All-Stakeholders' Media Conference under the theme "Towards an Open, Tolerant, and Responsible Media Environment" went forward May 8-10 in Kariba, with about half of the expected stakeholders present. The umbrella civil society org [...]
2009-05-13 16:12:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE40MDC PARLIAMENTARIAN PUSHED OUT BY JUDGE
[...] (SBU) A Zimbabwean judge disqualified an MDC member of parliament after convicting her of forging signatures nominating her to run in the March 2008 parliamentary elections. Lynette Karenyi was convicted by Magistrate Billard Musakwa of forging four signatures nominating her to contest the C [...]
2009-01-14 14:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE411ZIM NOTES 05-15-09
[...] Tsvangirai Launches Next 100 Day Plan... Having just about completed the first 100 days of the unity government, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai hosted a conference in Harare to lay out his plans and goals for the next 100. The plan groups the 32 ministries into five clusters (Economic, Inf [...]
2009-05-18 08:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN ZI
09HARARE416TSVANGIRAI OUTLINES NEXT 100-DAY PLAN
[...] (SBU) On May 13, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai unveiled his plan to guide the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) activities during the next 100 days of the unity government at a conference attended by government officials, legislators, diplomats, civil society, and business leaders. In essence [...]
2009-05-19 14:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI ECON XA
09HARARE431ZANU-PF AND MDC-T RESOLVE SOME OUTSTANDING ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Tsvangirai announced on May 21 that the three political parties had reached agreement on the contentious issues of division of governorships, appointment of permanent secretaries and ambassadors, and the delayed swearing in of Roy Bennett as Deputy Minister of Agriculture. [...]
2009-05-21 18:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE46 ZIMBABWE CHOLERA - USAID/DART HEALTH COORDINATION UPDATE
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has been working closely with the team from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and humanitarian partners to improve coordination, set up the cholera command-and-control center, and implement cholera response activities at the field le [...]
2009-01-16 15:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TBIO EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV ZI
09HARARE471ZIM NOTES 05-29-09
[...] Post Welcomes CODEL to Zimbabwe: A Congressional delegation led by Representative Donald Payne (D-NJ) is arriving in Harare this weekend for several days of meetings with senior government officials, the donor community, and civil society and business leaders. Representative Payne is current [...]
2009-06-08 12:11:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAGR ECON EFIN ZI
09HARARE472ZIM NOTES 06-05-09 (Corrected)
[...] CODEL Payne Visits Zimbabwe: Chairman of the House Sub-Committee on Africa and Global Health, Donald Payne and three professional congressional staffers visited Zimbabwe May 29-31. The delegation met with President Mugabe (Harare 456),Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, a number of senior gov [...]
2009-06-08 12:35:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAGR ECON EFIN ZI
09HARARE477CODEL PAYNE: GOZ AND CIVICS PLEAD FOR HEALTH,
[...] (SBU) During his May 29-31 visit to Zimbabwe, Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ) and three congressional staffers met with senior government officials including President Robert Mugabe (ref),Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara, Health Minister Dr. Henry Madzo [...]
2009-06-09 08:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE48ZIMBABWE - STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) A 12-hour SADC-sponsored mediation between ZANU-PF and the MDC ended January 19 with a continuing stalemate as the parties failed to narrow their differences on outstanding issues. A SADC Extraordinary Summit is tentatively scheduled for January 26 in either Gaborone or Johannesburg which [...]
2009-01-21 14:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE491ZIM NOTES 06-12-09
[...] The Herald Spins TsvangiraiQs Trip... With Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on an official visit to the U.S., Canada, and Europe the ZANU-PF mouthpiece The Herald has been spinning his trip as a solicitation for a lifting of sanctions and re-engagement in the form of aid. This week, the front [...]
2009-06-12 11:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAGR ECON EFIN ZI
09HARARE506ZIM NOTES 06-19-09
[...] Tsvangirai Delegation Heads to Europe... Following last week's visit to the U.S., Prime Minister Tsvangirai turned his attention to contnental Europe, spending this week meeting with senior European officials. Justice Minister Chinamasa and Foreign Affairs Minister Mumbengegwi of ZANU-PF were [...]
2009-06-19 13:35:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAGR ECON EFIN ZI
09HARARE510AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY GENERAL SLAMS ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Amnesty International (AI) Secretary General Irene Khan wrapped up a six-day visit to Zimbabwe on June 18 with a press conference where she expressed her dismay at "persistent" human rights violations in Zimbabwe. During a diplomatic briefing on June 16 that included numerous African dip [...]
2009-06-23 11:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC KDEM PGOV PREL ZI
09HARARE525THE BUSINESS OF PARLIAMENT IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Lovemore Moyo, updated Post on the Constitutional drafting process and the formation of vital commissions that are expected to drive reforms within the media, electoral process, human rights, and corruption spheres. Speaker Moyo also clarified that - [...]
2009-06-29 13:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE526HOUSE SPEAKER BRIEFS ON ZIM CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS
[...] (SBU) House of Assembly Speaker Lovemore Moyo briefed diplomats June 24 on the constitutional process. According to Moyo, it is on track, as specified in the Global Political Agreement (GPA),to be completed within 18 months from the inception of the inclusive government on February 11. Curr [...]
2009-06-29 13:44:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE55MUGABE-TSVANGIRAI MEET PRIVATELY
[...] (C) Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai met privately last week as Tsvangirai attempted to salvage a deal by gaining concessions from Mugabe on outstanding issues. Mugabe refused to budge and ZANU-PF and MDC remain deadlocked. It is unlikely the SADC Sum [...]
2009-01-26 12:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE554ZIM NOTES 07-02-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MDC Boycotts Cabinet... - Makoni Launches Opposition Party... - Chiadzwa Abuses Exposed... - ...As KP Visit Begins... - Bennett Trial Set for October... - No UZ Grads in 2009? - The End of School Fees? - Senator Offers $30 Child Support... - [...]
2009-07-06 07:03:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE570CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN ZIMBABWE ON SHAKY GROUND
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe is continuing to progress towards a new Constitution, through much like the current inclusive government, it is a process fraught with risks. Next week's All Stakeholders Conference will attempt to establish thematic sub-committees charged with consulting the public on critica [...]
2009-07-10 10:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ZI
09HARARE577ZIM NOTES 07-10-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Kimberley Team Urges Ban on Chiadzwa Diamonds... - Cabinet Presses Ministers on Outstanding Issues... - Constitutional All Stakeholders Conference to Kick-Off Monday... - Another MDC-T MP Convicted... - Swine Flu in Zimbabwe? - MIC Maintaining [...]
2009-07-13 09:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE588DESPITE ROCKY START, CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS
[...] (SBU) The two-day All Stakeholder's Conference concluded successfully on July 14 after getting off to a rocky start July 13 when riot police were called in to assert control following a disturbance caused by ZANU-PF activists. While much remains to be done, the constitutional process is stil [...]
2009-07-15 14:17:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ZI
09HARARE596ZIM NOTES 07-17-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Constitutional Process Stumbles On... - MDC-T MP Suspended from Parliament... - ZANU-PF Ministers Implicated in Poaching Scandal... - Finance Minister Discusses Chiadzwa in Fiscal Assessment... - Top Security Chiefs Sued Over Abductions... - Bu [...]
2009-07-20 06:59:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE6MDC SPOKESPERSON CHAMISA ON NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) According to MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa, the MDC's goal is new elections through which it can take over complete control of government. Chamisa told polecon chief December 31 the MDC believes it can best shape the electoral environment, including drafting of a new constitution, thro [...]
2009-01-02 09:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE622BITI ON CURRENT ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Minister of Finance Tendai Biti told the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ) that Zimbabwe was at a cross roads; continued progress depended on successful completion of the constitutional process and resolution of ZANU-PF succession, the land issue, and Global Political Agr [...]
2009-07-30 15:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE626BBC AND CNN ALLOWED BACK IN ZIMBABWE, BUT KEPT ON
[...] (SBU) After an eight-year ban, in an effort to help repair the country's battered image, the ZANU-PF led Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity (MMIP) has given permission to the BBC and CNN to report from within Zimbabwe. A BBC crew has been openly reporting from Zimbabwe since July [...]
2009-07-30 15:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM OEXC KPAO ZI
09HARARE630ZIM NOTES 07-31-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Media Freedoms on the Horizon? - NCA Calls for Halt to Constitutional Process... - Biti Receives Death Threat... - MDC-T MP Arrested for Stealing a Cell Phone... - Anglicans Defy Court Order and Ordain New Bishop... - Tribal Chief Evicted for K [...]
2009-08-03 07:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE643MSIKA'S DEATH AND HIS SUCCESSOR
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's long-serving Vice President, Joseph Msika, died of liver and kidney failure the morning of August 5, 2009, according to the State media. (NOTE: The GOZ officially announced August 6 that Msika had died on August 5; we learned from sources that he actually died on August 4. [...]
2009-08-06 15:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI PINR
09HARARE651ZIM NOTES 08-07-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - VP Msika Dies... - Parliament Recommends 12 for Media Commission... - Protesting Students Arrested... - GOZ Forms Diamond Committee... - ZLHR Wins ABA award... - Magistrate Acquitted... - Women Speak Out on Political Rape... - Hillary Who? - [...]
2009-08-12 08:33:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE678ZIMBABWE TIER 3 TIP ASSESSMENT: MOVING IN THE
[...] (U) This cable serves as a response to the Department's request for information (Ref B) on Zimbabwe's progress towards improving its performance in addressing anti-trafficking issues. In response to Zimbabwe's recent Tier 3 ranking in the Trafficking in Persons report, Post has encouraged the [...]
2009-08-19 16:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KDEM KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE679MDC-T ATTEMPTS TO USE DWINDLING PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) In the absence of leadership by Cabinet, Parliament is moving forward with attempts to reform two pieces of existing legislation that have been used by the State to restrict civil liberties. The effort comes as the MDC-T's slim parliamentary advantage is under threat by ZANU-PF and polit [...]
2009-08-20 15:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE699ZIM NOTES 08-28-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Zuma Visits Zimbabwe, Discusses GPA... - Elections When?... - Mutambara Speaks Out...and is Slammed... - KP Chair's Visit Stir Controversy... - Mugabe Seeks Health Care in Dubai... - Deputy Youth Minister's Trial Begins... - Richard Hove Dies. [...]
2009-08-31 10:26:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE710ZIM CONSTITUTIONAL CHAIR GIVE UPDATE ON PROGRESS
[...] (C) Co-chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Constitution, Douglas Mwonzora of the MDC-T, briefed the Embassy on recent developments regarding Zimbabwean efforts to craft a new constitution. Parliament is moving forward on the creation and composition of 17 thematic sub-committees [...]
2009-09-04 10:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
09HARARE711GONO STIRS THE POT ON IMF RESERVES
[...] (C) Finance Minister Tendai Biti has told President Mugabe and the Cabinet that Zimbabwe should use its new allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to clear arrears with the international financial institutions as part of a debt reduction strategy. Conrad Nyamurova, an adviser to Biti tol [...]
2009-09-04 10:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL ZI
09HARARE714ZIM NOTES 09-08-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Codel Meets with Mugabe, Tsvangirai and MPs... - Min. of Justice Withdraws Zimbabwe from SADC Tribunal... - Fires Destroy Two White Homesteads... - KP Chair Clarifies Zim Visit... - Teachers Ignore Call to Strike... - Mugabe Grants Amnesty to 1 [...]
2009-09-08 08:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE720TSVANGIRAI DISCUSSES GPA PERFORMANCE WITH CODEL
[...] (C) On September 2, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai updated a visiting Congressional delegation on the performance of the inclusive government since his June visit to the U.S. He began by reinforcing some of the more positive messages out of Zimbabwe, such as continued low levels of violence [...]
2009-09-09 09:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV OREP PREL ZI
09HARARE721ZIM PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS DISCUSS CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (C) On September 3, a panel of parliamentary leaders updated a visiting Congressional delegation on Zimbabwe's process to draft a new constitution and key issues affecting Parliament. Discussion centered around the need to unite stakeholders to craft a constitution that would gain the support [...]
2009-09-10 15:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE725ZIM NOTES 09-11-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - SADC Summit... - New Strategy Against White Farmers? - Senior EU Delegation to Visit... - MP Jonathan Moyo Re-joins ZANU-PF... - Activist Killed for a Song... - MFA Apologizes, and The Herald Prints Embassy Letter... - University of Zimbabwe R [...]
2009-09-14 09:40:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE726CHARGE'S MEETING WITH ELTON MANGOMA
[...] (C) Minister of Economic Development Elton Mangoma on September 10 discussed current political and economic events with the Charge. He believes SADC is largely ineffective and that the MDC and Zimbabweans must rely on themselves. The constitutional process and other elements of the Global Po [...]
2009-09-14 15:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EMIN ZI
09HARARE736TSVANGIRAI SPEAKS OUT, CONFRONTS MUGABE
[...] (C) Facing strong crticism from his party for being too conciliatory, Prime Minister and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai delivered a hard-hitting speech, directed at ZANU-PF, at the MDC's 10th anniversary celebration on September 13 in Bulawayo. Two days later, in a short and tense meeting with [...]
2009-09-16 14:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE754ZIM NOTES 9-18-09
[...] Donors Pledge USD 70 Million to Education... In a September 14 ceremony attended by the Charge and numerous other heads of mission, the Educational Transition Fund announced it is investing USD 70 million in education. The fund will put textbooks and learning materials back in schools and guar [...]
2009-09-21 09:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN EAID ZI
09HARARE759ZIM MINFIN BITI BRIEFS CHARGE
[...] (C) Minister of Finance and MDC Secretary-General Tendai Biti told the Charge on September 21 that the MDC will canvass its supporters as to whether the MDC should remain in government; he believes most MDC members favor staying in the inclusive government and confronting Mugabe and ZANU-PF. [...]
2009-09-22 15:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EFIN ECON ZI
09HARARE772TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS DIPLOMATS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on September 24 briefed diplomatic chiefs of mission on the status of the inclusive government (IG). His remarks were essentially a reiteration of what he told the Charge two days earlier about the aims of the Global Political Agreement (GPA),[...]
2009-09-28 12:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE774MDC MINISTERS BITI AND MANGOMA BRIEF DONORS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance Tendai Biti and Minister of Economic Development Elton Mangoma met with Western donor chiefs of mission and aid directors September 24 and briefed on political and economic issues. They believe that ZANU-PF intransigence on the Global Political Agreement ( [...]
2009-09-28 14:57:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EFIN ECON ZI
09HARARE79ZIMBABWE DEALING WITH OUTSTANDING ISSUES
[...] (C) MDC-M secretary general Welshman Ncube believes the power-sharing agreement is imperfect with questionable chances of success, but failure to form an inclusive government in his opinion could have resulted in an increasingly anarchic situation. With all sides supporting the SADC communiq [...]
2009-02-03 15:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE806TSVANGIRAI ADVISOR ON STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) Gorden Moyo, political advisor to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, briefed the Charge October 7 on current political developments. Moyo believes that Tsvangirai's hard-hitting speech at an MDC rally in Bulawayo on September 13 has led to a conciliatory attitude on the part of President [...]
2009-10-07 14:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE809ZIM NOTES 10-02-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Supreme Court Rules in Human Rights Defender's Favor - Shamu Fills Media Boards with ZANU-PF Sympathizers... - Parliament Completes Electoral Commission Interviews... - Brigadier General Ignores High Court Order... - GOZ to Appeal Ruling on Diam [...]
2009-10-08 11:58:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE810ZIM NOTES 10-02-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Supreme Court Rules in Human Rights Defender's Favor - Shamu Fills Media Boards with ZANU-PF Sympathizers... - Parliament Completes Electoral Commission Interviews... - Brigadier General Ignores High Court Order... - GOZ to Appeal Ruling on Diam [...]
2009-10-08 12:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE812ZIM NOTES 10-09-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe Opens Parliament... - ...And Then Attacks West's "Obnoxious Agenda"... - State Media Calls Off Attack Dogs... - ... And Then Intimidates Independent Paper... - Voter Roll Irregularities... - Striking Mine Workers Shot, Intimidated... - [...]
2009-10-13 11:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE824INDEPENDENT NEWS DAILIES PREPARE TO PUBLISH
[...] (C) Despite ZANU-PF foot-dragging, the new Media Commission, with the power to license newspapers, is expected to be announced shortly. Trevor Ncube, publisher of weekly papers The Independent and The Standard, plans to begin publishing a daily, NewsDay. The Daily News, shut down by the gov [...]
2009-10-15 09:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE830TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS ON MDC DISENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) A resolute Morgan Tsvangirai briefed diplomats on October 16 on the MDC's intention to disengage from ZANU-PF until progress is made on the Global Political Agreement (GPA). Commenting that what he termed a "constitutional crisis" had been precipitated by the rearrest of Roy Bennett, T [...]
2009-10-16 15:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE831TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON MDC DISENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) A resolute Morgan Tsvangirai briefed diplomats on October 16 on the MDC's intention to disengage from ZANU-PF until progress is made on the Global Political Agreement (GPA). Commenting that what he termed a "constitutional crisis" had been precipitated by the rearrest of Roy Bennett, T [...]
2009-10-16 15:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE832TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON MDC DISENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) A resolute Morgan Tsvangirai briefed diplomats on October 16 on the MDC's intention to disengage from ZANU-PF until progress is made on the Global Political Agreement (GPA). Commenting that what he termed a "constitutional crisis" had been precipitated by the rearrest of Roy Bennett, T [...]
2009-10-16 15:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE834ZIM NOTES 10-16-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Roy Bennett Locked Up Again and then Ordered Released... - MDC Announces Disengagement from ZANU-PF... - Media Commission Selected, but not Announced... - Journalist Arrested in Chiadzwa... - Trial of Human Rights Lawyer and Court Clerk Begins.. [...]
2009-10-19 07:45:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE843ENDING THE IMPASSE
[...] (C) Next week in Harare will see a flurry of activity aimed at ending the MDC's "disengagement" from ZANU-PF and a resumption of government under the Global Political Agreement (GPA). Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who will return to Harare on October 23 after meeting with regional leaders [...]
2009-10-22 14:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE853TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS CHARGE ON STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) A somewhat dejected Morgan Tsvangirai told the Charge on October 27 that a three-hour meeting with President Robert Mugabe the previous day to discuss implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) and an end to the MDC's disengagement had ended in deadlock. Commenting on his rec [...]
2009-10-28 05:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE856WAITING FOR GOD OR SADC: VIOLENT FARM SEIZURES,
[...] (SBU) Poloff visits to farms in central Zimbabwe confirmed continuing invasions of white-owned commercial farms by ZANU-PF supporters, and associated violence and displacement of black Zimbabwean farm workers. Police have refused to intervene. Although politically-motivated violence has decrea [...]
2009-10-28 14:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB PGOV ASEC ZI
09HARARE862MDC PUSHES FOR REFORM IN ZIMBABWE'S PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) The MDC-T caucus in Parliament intends to introduce draft legislation over the next several weeks to amend several acts that have been used by the State to suppress individual and press freedoms. The MDC-T will first target the Public Order and Security Act (POSA),before addressing the [...]
2009-10-29 13:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
09HARARE864NGO DIRECTOR BEMOANS LACK OF PROGRESS IN ZIM
[...] (C) The Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU),a local NGO, is joining with regional civil society organizations to pressure southern African governments to re-focus attention on Zimbabwe and the failures of the Global Political Agreement (GPA). RAU Director Tony Reeler also shared with poloffs his [...]
2009-10-30 07:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL ZI
09HARARE867A WEEK OF RAIDS, ARRESTS, AND MAYHEM IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) Throughout the past week, Zimbabwe's security forces and likely ZANU-PF supporters have executed a series of operations targeting the MDC and several local NGOs, resulting in the arrest of seven people -- five of whom were subsequently released -- the attempted abduction of an eighth indiv [...]
2009-10-30 09:38:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
09HARARE888ZIM NOTES 11-09-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: SADC Summit-MDC to Reengage... Warthogs Delay Ambassador's Arrival... ...And May Have Prevented Abduction of Labor Leader... Nkomo Nominated for VP Slot... Zim Can Still Export Diamonds, With Greater Oversight... Another Human Rights Lawyer Arres [...]
2009-11-09 07:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE890MDC OFFICIAL DESCRIBES LIFE IN CHINAMASA'S
[...] (C) Poloff met with Deputy Minister of Justice Jessie Majome (MDC-T) on November 5 to discuss her experiences working in a ministry led by ZANU-PF stalwarts Patrick Chinamasa and Attorney General (AG) Johannes Tomana. Majome described her position as a constant "fight against marginalization [...]
2009-11-09 16:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
09HARARE894BITI ON STATE OF PLAY IN ZIM
[...] (C) Minister of Finance and MDC Secretary-General Tendai Biti briefed pol/econ chief on last week's SADC Troika meeting in Maputo and the MDC's next steps. 2. (C) According to Biti, South African President Jacob Zuma, who as the SADC process facilitator, joined the SADC Troika leaders (Gue [...]
2009-11-10 15:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
09HARARE901ZIM NOTES 11-16-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: Bennett's Lawyers Challenge Judge's Impartiality... Magistrate Who Jailed Prosecutor Forced Out... Outreach Campaign Focuses on Child Protection... Prison Guards Deny Medical Treatment to Abductee... MDC-T MP Acquitted of Rape Charges... Court Th [...]
2009-11-16 06:54:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE909HARARE: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALLS ON BULGARIAN
[...] (U) Ambassador Ray is in the process of making courtesy calls on Ambassadors to diplomatic missions accredited to Zimbabwe. This is the first report on visits of interest. -------- BULGARIA -------- 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting on November 17 with Atanas Budev, Charge d' Affaires of t [...]
2009-11-24 06:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
09HARARE91TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS ON PLANS, CONCERNS
[...] (C) A confident but realistic Morgan Tsvangirai briefed OECD ambassadors in the late afternoon of February 5 immediately after a meeting with Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and shortly after the House of Assembly had passed Amendment 19 by a vote of 184-0. He left no doubt that he will b [...]
2009-02-06 09:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
09HARARE944ZIM NOTES 12-07-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: South Africans Mediate Talks... ZANU-PF Congress Rescheduled for December 8... Disunity in the Unity Government... Ambassador's Vehicle Detained by Police... Threats Escalate in Mudzi... Cholera Epidemic Less Severe... Uncertainty for Chiadzwa Res [...]
2009-12-07 09:44:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HARARE946MUGABE AND ZANU-PF MAINTAIN POWER
[...] (C) President Robert Mugabe, in advance of the ZANU-PF Congress set to begin on December 8, has consolidated his position within ZANU-PF and will continue to rule with the support of the military leadership. The Congress will likely confirm decisions already made by the party. ZANU-PF in tur [...]
2009-12-08 10:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC KDEM ZI
09HARARE959AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TSVANGIRAI
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador called on Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai December 10, a day after presenting his credentials to President Robert Mugabe (Ref). Tsvangirai greeted the Ambassador by stating that he had arrived in Zimbabwe at a defining moment in moving the transition forward. The discu [...]
2009-12-11 07:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
09HARARE987BITI ON STATE OF PLAY IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) This message includes an action request. See para 13. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) ZANU-PF is a party in disarray, according to Minister of Finance and MDC-T Secretary General Tendai Biti. As a consequence, Mugabe will find it more difficult to comply with the Global Political Ag [...]
2009-12-17 15:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ASEC ZI
09HARARE996ZIM NOTES 12-21-2009
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Potential Progress on Negotiations? No Surprises at ZANU-PF Congress... Moyo Rises from the Ashes... Journalists Seek Nullification of ZUJ Election... Mugabe Commandeers Plane to Deliver Climate Rant... Central Bank Law on Hold... Food Markets Still Balkanized... A [...]
2009-12-21 09:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
09HAVANA110DISSIDENTS: UN MEETING SHOWS CUBAN GOVERNMENT'S
[...] (C) Summary: Several leading dissidents commented that the GOC successfully used its good relations with nations in the developing world to minimize criticism during the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council held on February 5 in Geneva. The official Cuban press reported [...]
2009-02-18 20:25:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09HAVANA112CUBA - MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES
[...] General Assessment: There were no significant developments or changes regarding Cuba's policy on anti-money laundering or counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) in 2008. The Government of Cuba (GOC) claims to be in full compliance with international counter-terrorism conventions and to have t [...]
2009-02-19 11:55:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR CU
09HAVANA121USINT HAVANA ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 14:27:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
09HAVANA132ASSESSING THE RISK OF SOCIAL UNREST IN RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary. The risk of crisis-driven unrest in Russia remains low and is likely to remain so, at least through the summer. Public opinion surveys show an up-tick in dissatisfaction with the country's general direction, but with no indication that the darkening mood signals an increased tendency f [...]
2009-02-27 21:20:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETASEC PTER
09HAVANA140GOC ANNOUNCES MAJOR LEADERSHIP SHAKEUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Cuban government announced 12 major leadership changes at noon today (3/2) including the dismissal of Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque and the removal of Vice President Carlos Lage as head of the Cabinet. The sweeping changes follow close on the heels of the naming of th [...]
2009-03-02 21:33:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS ECON CU
09HAVANA145MYSTERY OF MURDERED PRIEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The murder on February 14, 2009 of Spanish Priest Eduardo de la Fuente remains an unsolved crime. The official Cuban media has said nothing about the incident, even though murder is a rarity in Cuba. Nevertheless, the murder is a frequent topic of conversation among ordinar [...]
2009-03-04 13:50:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CU EC EU
09HAVANA150CABINET SHAKEUP GETS FIDEL'S SEAL OF APPROVAL
[...] (C) A "Reflexiones" piece in today's (3/4) edition of the Communist Party daily Granma put Fidel Castro's seal of approval on the surprisingly extensive changes to the cupola of the Cuban government announced on Monday. In a piece entitled "Healthy Changes in the Council of Ministers," Cast [...]
2009-03-04 20:41:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS ECON CU
09HAVANA153LAGE AND PEREZ ROQUE ADMIT "ERRORS" AND RESIGN ALL
[...] (U) In virtually identical letters published in the official media on March 5, former Vice President Carlos Lage and former Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque admitted that they had committed unspecified "errors" for which they assumed full responsibility, and then resigned from their remaining po [...]
2009-03-06 19:49:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL CU
09HAVANA16DR HILDA MOLINA AND THE VISIT OF ARGENTINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Though she would dearly like to travel to Argentina to visit her family, Dr Hilda Molina says she has little real hope that anything will come out of the upcoming visit to Cuba of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK). End Summary. 2. (C) Dissident neurosu [...]
2009-01-12 12:43:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALAR CU PHUM PREL
09HAVANA168CUBA WEIGHS IN ON "CAPITALIST" CRISIS
[...] (C) Fidel Castro and the Cuban Government took advantage of an annual international conference of economists to congratulate themselves on long predicting the inevitable doom of capitalism. The well attended conference, including Central American presidents and Nobel laureate economists, res [...]
2009-03-13 20:32:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV CU
09HAVANA244REACTION IN CUBA TO SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: It is apparent that Fidel Castro is not pleased with the outcome of the Summit of the Americas, though it is far from clear yet what the government of Cuba's view is. Ordinary Cubans we have talked to have high praise for the President's speech, but not much hope that their own [...]
2009-04-24 20:50:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CU
09HAVANA322HOW MIGHT CUBA ENTER ANOTHER SPECIAL PERIOD?
[...] (C) The combination of new warnings of potential blackouts, serious liquidity issues, and potential (if not already) reduced financial support from Venezuela has sparked rumors on the street and in the international media that Cuba may be headed toward another "Special Period". The reality is [...]
2009-06-04 13:54:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL EFIN CU
09HAVANA344FIDEL CASTRO IMPRESSED BY POTUS AFTER CAIRO SPEECH
[...] (C) The Government of Cuba has offered no official reaction to President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. Former president Fidel Castro, however, previewed his interest in the Cairo speech in a Reflection article on June 6 that he started with "Yesterday afternoon, while I was carefully analyzing Ob [...]
2009-06-10 18:05:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU
09HAVANA345CUBA BREAKS UP CONGLOMERATE CUBALSE
[...] (C) The Cuban Council of Ministers decided on May 26 to "extinguish" Cubalse, the second largest conglomerate in Cuba, and transfer its assets within 90 days to seven other entities. Cubalse was originally created to serve the diplomatic community with local employees and housing. The entit [...]
2009-06-10 19:13:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL PINR PBIO CU
09HAVANA351CUBAN MINREX SOUNDS OFF - AGAIN
[...] (C//NF) Summary: On 11 June 2009, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Drug Interdiction Specialist (DIS) assigned to the United States Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba, attended a repatriation of 14 Cuban migrants at Bahia de Cabanas. During the transit to the migrant receiving pier, DIS enga [...]
2009-06-12 20:38:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSNAR PREL SMIG PGOV CU ASEC
09HAVANA357DEPARTURE OF DR HILDA MOLINA
[...] (C) As has been reported widely in the media, dissident Cuban doctor Hilda Molina departed Cuba late on Saturday, June 13, and traveled to Buenos Aires to be with her seriously ill mother. Demonstrating that it can move very quickly when it wants to, the GOC provided Molina a passport and exi [...]
2009-06-16 14:31:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALAR CU PGOV PHUM PREL
09HAVANA361CUBANS DISAPPOINTED BY MICROSOFT; INSPIRED BY IRAN
[...] (C) The decision by Microsoft and others to block certain internet communication services in Cuba works directly against U.S. goals to advance people-to-people interaction. The growing Cuban virtual community has privately and publicly expressed its disappointment. Bloggers remain undeterred [...]
2009-06-19 18:58:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALEINT PREL ECON CU IR
09HAVANA47150,000 CUBANS TO OBTAIN SPANISH CITIZENSHIP UNDER
[...] (U) About 150,000 Cubans will acquire Spanish citizenship in the next three years under the recently-implemented "Law of Historical Memory", according to Spain's senior consular official in Cuba. Consul General Pablo Barrios told USINT CG last week that the law, which took effect December 29, w [...]
2009-01-23 17:28:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALSMIG SCUL CVIS PGOV CU SP
09HAVANA477RAUL CASTRO DELAYS PARTY CONGRESS, DEFENDS
[...] (C) To no one's surprise, Cuban President Raul Castro and the Communist Party's Central Committee announced on July 29 another delay of the Sixth Communist Party Congress intended for the end of this year. The official excuse is a lack of preparation, even though the Congress is already seven [...]
2009-08-06 11:16:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV PINR CU
09HAVANA492(C/NF) THE CHURCH AND TRANSITION IN CUBA
[...] (SBU) This cable is in response to reftel. We will also keep the questions in mind as we continue to meet with relevant contacts. 2. (C/NF) QUESTION A: ARE CHURCH OFFICIALS CULTIVATING CUBAN PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, ACCOUNTANTS, PROJECT DIRECTORS, ETC? IF SO, HOW? WHAT IS [...]
2009-08-11 17:54:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV SCUL CU
09HAVANA566DIRECT MAIL WITHIN CUBA - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A regular postage stamp to mail a letter within Cuba costs less than one penny. As you would expect, however, you get what you pay for. Domestic service is inconsistent, unreliable, much delayed, and, therefore, hardly used by most Cubans. Sending packages and international s [...]
2009-09-15 19:49:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINT ECON CU
09HAVANA592GOC SIGNALS "READINESS TO MOVE FORWARD"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Avowing a "readiness to move forward in our relationship," the Government of Cuba granted us unprecedented access to its state institutions during the visit of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Bisa Williams from September 16 to 22. To underscore the move, the GOC also offered t [...]
2009-09-25 17:39:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC EAID ETTC ODIP OEXC OFDP PHSA PHUM
09HAVANA594CUBA CHAMPIONS HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY -- AS
[...] (C) Official Cuban voices have come alive with the events taking place in Honduras. After weeks where the news could not find much more to report than a baseball tournament in Europe and a music concert in Havana, the Government of Cuba has finally found a cause worth championing: the return [...]
2009-09-28 11:35:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU
09HAVANA660CUBA'S BLOCKADE: LITTLE INFORMATION FROM THE
[...] (C) Summary. It is hard to overstate how isolated Cubans are from the outside world. Cubans have little or no access to outside news or media, foreign TV or radio programming, or even internet or email. There is little in the way of local content to make up for this dearth of information. W [...]
2009-11-02 20:26:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECPS PHUM CU
09HAVANA684BLOGGERS BEATEN BUT NOT DETERRED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Cuba's most famous bloggers were detained and roughed up by GOC agents as they traveled on foot to a public event on November 6. Plainclothes officials intercepted bloggers Yoani Sanchez, Claudia Cadelo, Orlando Luis Pardo and another person on a sidewalk, forced them into cars an [...]
2009-11-10 12:02:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV CU
09HAVANA721MILITARY EXERCISES FAIL TO ROUSE CUBANS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 11:50:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PM PREL
09HAVANA735GOC DOES NOT BLAME WASHINGTON FOR DELAY IN
[...] (C) On the margins of a December 8 meeting at Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX),Director of the North America Office Josefina Vidal took pains to correct two recent media reports on bilateral relations. Vidal had presented COM Farrar a diplomatic note protesting the U.S. Coast Gua [...]
2009-12-10 18:40:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG PGOV CU
09HAVANA753CUBA - MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES
[...] GENERAL ASSESSMENT: The Government of Cuba (GOC) made no significant changes to its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) policy in 2009, nor did it publicly report any significant arrests, seizures or prosecutions. One minor regulatory change gave the GOC even mor [...]
2009-12-18 12:05:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR CU
09HAVANA77DUELING STATEMENTS BY SENIOR CUBANS: "GOOD COP,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A "Reflexiones" piece by Fidel Castro critical of President Obama on January 29 followed by more laudatory statements by National Assembly president Ricardo Alarcon two days later have gotten the local rumor mill spun up again. The now extended travel of Raul Castro to Russia, An [...]
2009-02-05 12:36:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS CU
09HELSINKI127FINLAND'S SECURITY POLICY: EU AN END POINT OR
[...] (C) Summary. Media attention on the Finnish Government's (GOF) quadrennial defense and security white paper focused more on the "strong case" in favor of Finland's possible NATO membership than the fact that the document places primary importance on the European Union's role in promoting secu [...]
2009-04-02 10:59:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALEU FI MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI141FINLAND: STUBB PRESSES HARD FOR NATO
[...] At a well-attended NATO 60th anniversary event on April 2 in Helsinki, Foreign Minister Stubb spoke forcefully about the benefits of NATO membership. Stubb stressed that he supported the Government of Finland's (GOF) policy articulated in the recent defense white paper, according to which whil [...]
2009-04-09 09:43:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV FI
09HELSINKI150FINLAND: STUBB PUSHES FOR NEW THINKING IN FIRST
[...] (C) Summary. Reflecting the influence of Foreign Minister Stubb, who has called for Finland to move away from "old phobias" and to abandon "empty and ritualistic rhetoric," Finland,s new Russia Action Plan seeks to create a comprehensive, realistic and honest set of guidelines to govern Finla [...]
2009-04-24 15:18:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS FI
09HELSINKI160MSGF01: THREE FINNS TESTED FOR SWINE FLU; TAMIFLU AND
[...] (U) Three Finnish citizens who recently returned from travelling in Mexico have been tested for possible swine flu. One test has come back negative; the other two test results should be known within a week. The case garnering intense media attention involves an elderly woman who returned to L [...]
2009-04-30 12:02:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09HELSINKI211FINLAND: PM PUTIN SETS CHILLY TONE WITH PM VANHANEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian Prime Minister Putin set a chillier tone in his June 3 visit to Finland than did President Medvedev last April. Finnish officials found Putin less cordial and less engaged than Medvedev on the bilateral trade matters that dominate high-level Finnish-Russian meetings. In [...]
2009-06-05 15:54:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALEIND ENRG FI PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI221FINLAND: JUNE GAERC DISCUSSION
[...] (C) On June 12 PolOff met with the MFA Deputy European Correspondent for European Common Foreign and Security Policy Markku Lampinen to discuss the June GAERC agenda. Lampinen said that the Middle East discussion would dominate in light of the Lebanese elections and since the last discussion w [...]
2009-06-12 12:42:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALEUN FI MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI239FINLAND: MUSLIM POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the last two decades, Finland has experienced significant growth in its Muslim population, albeit based on smaller numbers than other European countries. In the last decade, the growth occurred mainly due to refugee acceptance programs. Analyzing that growth proves chall [...]
2009-06-24 10:42:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR KISL KPLS FI PHUM PGOV
09HELSINKI284FINLAND: DEMARCHE COMMENTS ON JULY GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered demarche to Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Markku Lampinen on July 23. Somalia: The Government of Finland (GoF) would like more concrete political action on Somalia from the EU. The GoF supports the Djibouti Peace Process and the Somali Transitional [...]
2009-07-24 10:58:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW FI
09HELSINKI289FINLAND: MIGRATION IN FINLAND IN FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 05:10:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR ECON ELAB SMIG PREL PGOV FI
09HELSINKI355FINLAND: HALONEN ASSUMES TRADITIONAL POSTURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 11 Finnish President Halonen met, dined and relaxed with Russian President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin for five hours in the Black Sea city of Sochi. This was the third presidential meeting this year, and Finnish officials describe each as a warm encounter. Typic [...]
2009-09-28 10:58:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALFI PGOV PREL RS
09HELSINKI360FINNISH COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN WEATHERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOF has been a partner in Afghanistan with boots on the ground since 2002, and its political leaders, with few exceptions, continue to demonstrate their commitment to the mission both publicly and privately. However, having suffered only one fatality so far, Finland's politic [...]
2009-10-01 07:12:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAF FI MOPS PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI361PM VANHANEN SURVIVES VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 1, the Finnish Parliament voted 117 to 27 to reject a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Vanhanen's government. Vanhanen and other Center Party members have been implicated in a campaign funding scandal in which they received large, undisclosed donations fr [...]
2009-10-02 12:45:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV FI
09HELSINKI378FINNISH COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN STEADY BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The commitment of Finnish forces to ISAF continues to be a matter of public debate in Helsinki. All political parties (with the exception of the opposition Left Alliance) reiterated their support for Finland's current policy regarding Afghanistan including maintaining its partic [...]
2009-10-15 13:11:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAF FI MOPS PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI392FINLAND: MISCOMMUNICATION OVER AFGHANISTAN TROOP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Finnish Government's (GOF) withdrawal from Afghanistan next week of its Election Support Force (ESF) caught the GOF's top leaders unaware, leaving them embarrassed and scrambling for explanations. The President and Foreign Minister publicly claimed the ESF would stay through [...]
2009-10-23 14:29:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALFI MARR PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI408FINLAND'S RUSSIAN SPEAKING MINORITY: INVITED BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Finland's Russian-speaking minority is the largest immigrant group in the country. Most Russian-speaking immigrants are ethnically Finnish, and have come since the 1990s as part of a government program to encourage resettlement of ethnic Finns in the Karelia region, lost to Rus [...]
2009-11-03 11:44:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR ECON ELAB SMIG PREL PGOV FI
09HELSINKI441AFGHANISTAN: SIMILAR EXPECTATIONS OF KARZAI, PRT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with MFA officials responsible for Afghanistan policy, poloff delivered reftel points regarding USG expectations of the new Karzai government and solicited information on the redesign of the Swedish-Finnish PRT. The interlocutors noted a lack of USG emphasis on follow [...]
2009-11-24 15:00:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAF FI MOPS PREL
09HELSINKI447FINLAND CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN
[...] (SBU) On November 25 Ambassador raised REF A points with MFA State Secretary Pertti Torstila. Torstila said the government would not make any statements regarding possible expanded participation in Afghanistan until after the President formally announces the policy. 2. (C) The same day Pol [...]
2009-11-30 15:11:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF FI
09HELSINKI455AFGHANISTAN: FINLAND TOPPING UP OMLT, EUPOL,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Obama's December 1 speech and the request for more support in Afghanistan from NATO Secretary General Rasmussen have triggered an extensive public discussion in Finland's political and media circles. There is a broad consensus behind the current level of commitment of [...]
2009-12-04 14:55:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF FI MOPS PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI458AFGHANISTAN: FINLAND TOPPING UP OMLT, EUPOL,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Obama's December 1 speech and the request for more support in Afghanistan from NATO Secretary General Rasmussen have triggered an extensive public discussion in Finland's political and media circles. There is a broad consensus behind the current level of commitment of [...]
2009-12-04 17:10:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF FI MOPS PGOV PREL
09HELSINKI464MORE DELAYS FOR FINLAND'S NEW NUCLEAR REACTOR
[...] SUMMARY: As the Government of Finland (GOF) deals with repeated delays in the construction of the fifth nuclear power plant, it also debates the future of nuclear power in Finland. The completion of Finland's fifth nuclear reactor has been delayed to Summer or Autumn 2012. Ministry of Employ [...]
2009-12-08 15:20:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG FI
09HELSINKI488PM STEPPING DOWN AS PARTY LEADER NEXT JUNE
[...] (SBU) In a surprise announcement made via Centre Party parliamentary leader Timo Kalli and his own blog on December 23, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen indicated that he would not stand for reelection as leader of the Centre Party at its June 2010 party conference. Citing health reasons (surgery [...]
2009-12-23 13:17:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFI PGOV
09HELSINKI52FINLAND: VISIT OF AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's National Security Advisor, Zalmai Rassoul, offered his government's appreciation for Finland's assistance during a visit from February 2-5. In meetings with the Foreign and Defense Ministers and other government officials, Rassoul listed as the top problems in Afgha [...]
2009-02-12 13:25:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMARR FI PREL
09HELSINKI59FINLAND: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Post's point-of-contact on TIP is Political & Labor Officer Lisa Conesa(ConesaLB@state.gov; Tel: 358-9-6162-5482; FAX: 358-9-6162-5766). Ms. Conesa is an FS-04, and spent 100 hours on preparing the TIP report. Two local LES employees in the Political Section and Consular Section spent 6 [...]
2009-02-18 12:35:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB FI
09HELSINKI63FINLAND COMMENTS ON FEBRUARY 23-24 GAERC
[...] Summary: PolOff met with Markku Lampinen, Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent on February 20 in advance of the GAERC. Lampinen said that the main topics this month will be Afghanistan and the Middle East. This GAERC represents the first discussion of the Eastern Partnership Initiative [...]
2009-02-20 12:14:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN PGOV FI
09HELSINKI74FINLAND: POSSIBLE RWANDAN GENOCIDE TRIAL
[...] (U) Summary: On February 5, local media reported that Finnish police referred their investigation of genocide charges against a Rwandan resident in Finland for prosecution. Finnish officials investigated the charges after the Rwandan applied for asylum in Finland. Officials allege that the s [...]
2009-02-26 11:44:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF SMIG SOCI FI
09HELSINKI79FINLAND: NEW DEFENSE POLICY INCHES TOWARD NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 23 the Finnish Government (GoF) released its quadrennial defense security white paper. It delayed release due to difficulty in arriving at a consensus on how to treat the question of Finland's possible NATO membership. Some in the Cabinet sought stronger language favo [...]
2009-03-02 10:34:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALFI MARR PGOV PREL
09HERMOSILLO392009 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - HERMOSILLO
[...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation: The State Department's "Medium" crime threat level for Hermosillo, is appropriate. Armed robbery, drug-related homicide, rape, burglary, car theft, credit card fraud, as well as other more numerous types of petty crime occur. The overall crime and [...]
2009-02-20 01:56:00Consulate HermosilloUNCLASSIFIEDASEC
09HILLAH11BABIL VOTE: EARLY SIGNS OF A DECISIVE DAWA VICTORY
[...] (C) In a late February 1 conversation, Babil Governorate Election Office Director Hussein Al-Khalef confirmed that Da'wa had won a decisive victory. Although IHEC has not yet released the initial vote results and the exact distribution of PC seats may take several weeks to determine, according [...]
2009-02-02 09:37:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR IZ
09HILLAH21COMMISSION ON INTEGRITY WORKING UPHILL IN HILLAH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Babil branch of the Commission on Integrity is striving to improve anti-corruption enforcement in the province against a tide of legal constraints and lack of public confidence. The office has processed hundreds of cases since 2006, of which around a quarter were dismissed [...]
2009-03-05 06:09:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV IZ
09HILLAH28MODERATE BABIL SADRIST ON U.S. ROLE IN HELPING WEAKEN
[...] (C) In an April 6 meeting with the PRT, outgoing moderate Sadrist PC member Murtada Kamel gave unsolicited suggestions on how the PRT could undermine Sadrist extremists and bolster moderates. In what appeared to be a message from the incoming Al-Ahrar PC member (Kadum Majid Tooman),who is slat [...]
2009-04-08 13:33:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR IZ
09HILLAH32BABIL DA'WA LEADER ON BAGHDAD'S EFFORTS TO GIVE GOVERNO
[...] (C) In a 20 April meeting with the PRT, Da'wa provincial chairman and PC member Abu Ahmed Al-Basri confirmed media reports that the national Da'wa leadership had promised the Babil Governorship to ISCI and that local Da'wa officials had reneged. He said that he had received eleveNnth hour inst [...]
2009-04-21 16:20:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR IZ
09HILLAH33DA'WA EFFORTS TO GIVE AWAY BABIL GOVERNORSHIP
[...] (C) In a 20 April meeting with the PRT, Da'wa provincial chairman and PC member Abu Ahmed Al-Basri confirmed media reports that the national Da'wa leadership had promised the Babil Governorship to ISCI and that local Da'wa officials had reneged. He said that he had received eleventh hour instru [...]
2009-04-21 17:00:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR IZ
09HILLAH37SECOND PRT-SUPPORTED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE
[...] Summary: At the second Business Environment Conference (BEC2) on April 25, participants agreed on the need for the business community to advocate for solutions with regard to corruption, the need for improved infrastructure, better credit, and critical economic legislation. Co-hosted by the PRT [...]
2009-05-06 13:29:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV IZ
09HILLAH47THE NEW ANTI-DAWA COALITION - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
[...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: On August 9 Iraqi press reported the formation of a new, 18 PC member coalition, the Babil National Coalition (reftel). The coalition reportedly formed in opposition to the ruling DAWA coalition. Press re [...]
2009-08-16 13:44:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS IZ IR
09HILLAH6PM'S OFFICE TAKES CHARGE OF INVESTIGATION INTO ASSASSINATION
[...] (C) On January 20 a Baghdad investigative team arrived in Babil to take the lead in the investigation into the assassination of Haytem Al-Husseiny, Da'wa's number two candidate for election to the PC. The Baghdad team is led by officials from the PM's office -- apparently the CTB -- but also i [...]
2009-01-23 15:23:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
09HILLAH7ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN BABIL: CREDITABLE IMPROVEMENTS OVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY.The Babil provincial election campaign has been lively and robust, engaging previously alienated voters (Sunnis and Saddrists) and producing predictions of a high turnout. The campaign reflects creditable progress over the last election in 2005, and the Independent High Electoral Co [...]
2009-01-27 05:26:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM IZ
09HOCHIMINHCITY103KEY OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN PCI CORRUPTION ARRESTED
[...] (C) Former HCMC Department of Transportation Director, Huynh Ngoc Si and his deputy, Le Qua, were arrested on February 11 and charged with "abuse of power" for their role in the East-West Highway corruption scandal that led Japan to suspend Vietnamese ODA assistance and prosecute three Japanese [...]
2009-02-13 07:03:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY11FALLING U.S. CONSUMER DEMAND PROMPTS FACTORY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over 100 garment factories in southern Vietnam have closed in recent months, leaving an estimated 60,000 workers jobless. The garment industry will be just a drop in the bucket, according to the Taiwan Business Association, which believes 800 to 1,000 companies are unlikely to [...]
2009-01-07 10:36:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY14VIETNAM SENTENCES FIVE FOR TRAFFICKING WOMEN TO MALAYSIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent decision by a court in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to hand down stiff sentences ranging from 5 to 17 years to five individuals convicted of trafficking women to Malaysia demonstrates continuing dedication among law enforcement and the courts in the south to comba [...]
2009-01-08 08:48:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY152009 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 10:44:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDASEC
09HOCHIMINHCITY153VETERAN DEMOCRACY DISSIDENTS SPEAK OUT ON U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: Veteran democracy activists Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) leader Tran Khue and monk Thich Quang Do of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) offered divergent views [...]
2009-03-03 08:52:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PGOV PREL VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY162VIETNAMESE TYCOON OFFERS EXAMPLES OF ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
[...] (C) Summary: The global economic downturn is proving to be an opportunity for Vietnam as well as a challenge, according to many in the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) business community, including one of the country's richest men, Dang Thanh Tam. Vietnam's leadership is fixated on the economic crisis, [...]
2009-03-05 11:36:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALECON EIND EFIN PGOV SOCI VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY181(C) REVOLUTION IN DECLINE, LE KIEN THANH ON MEDIA AND
[...] (C) Summary: Whether high-profile international bribery cases like Pacific Consultants International (PCI) or informal fees for a check up at the local clinic, Vietnam is beset by corruption because special interests have monopolized decision-making and the country lacks an effective media, a [...]
2009-03-12 03:42:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV SOCI PREL JA VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY189FAMILY MEMBERS OF IMPRISONED DISSIDENTS SHARE THEIR STORIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 27, family members of several imprisoned democracy activists from Bloc 8406, the People's Democratic Party, United Workers and Farmers Organization and Bach Dang Giang shared news with PolOff about their relatives' recent hunger strike as well as general conditions f [...]
2009-03-13 08:53:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY199LOCAL COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BATTLE PIRATES FOR HCMC MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. Local copyright holders are driving the expansion of the legitimate music and video sectors in HCMC. While CD and DVD piracy remains rampant in family shops and street stalls throughout the city, locally produced and licensed Vietnamese music CDs dominate the shelves at high end [...]
2009-03-18 08:05:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY232CHINA'S INFLUENCE, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE PACE OF REFORM ON
[...] (C) Summary: Three significant public figures, each having stood on both sides of the line that separates government from private industry in Ho Chi Minh City, engaged EAP/MLS Director Stephen Blake on the foremost issues they see confronting Vietnam: the influence of China, development of ci [...]
2009-03-30 11:35:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALECON EIND EFIN PGOV PREL SOCI CH VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY236POLITICAL TITAN SURVIVES CORRUPTION CHARGES; POLICE AND
[...] (C) Summary: A former traffic cop, a Cong An (Police) newspaper journalist and even a Major General in the MPS have become the latest collateral damage in a political power play centered around Danang Party Secretary Nguyen Ba Thanh. Like the PMU 18 scandal (reftels),this story highlights th [...]
2009-04-01 02:17:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY31ENVIRONMENTAL FEES FIGHT POVERTY, SAVE FORESTS IN VIETNAM'S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnam has lost a staggering 80 percent of its old-growth forest in the last 20 years, a calamity that the GVN's underfunded and unenforced Forest Protection program '661' has failed to prevent. A USAID-supported Payment for Environmental Services (PES) initiative, however, is [...]
2009-01-13 01:00:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR EIND SENV SOCI PGOV PREL VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY338TFFLU01 HCMC H1N1 INFLUENZA CONTAINMENT MEASURES: PASSENGER
[...] (SBU) Summary. As of COB May 6, there have been no confirmed reports of the novel H1N1 influenza A in humans or livestock in Vietnam. As over 70 percent of international arrivals enter the country through HCMC, the virus is expected to make its Vietnam debut here. Authorities state that ther [...]
2009-05-06 10:39:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED AEMR AMGT CASC EAGR PINR MG KFLU KFLO
09HOCHIMINHCITY415TFFLU01: HCMC EXPANDS NOVEL H1N1 INFLUENZA A OUTREACH AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of COB May 26, there are no confirmed human cases of novel influenza A/H1N1 in Vietnam. Between April 26 and May 25, approximately 70 international travelers, including 26 AmCits, were quarantined after either exhibiting high temperatures on arrival at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan [...]
2009-05-28 09:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED EAGR ECON PINR KFLU VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY452VO VAN KIET'S EMBATTLED LEGACY, ONE YEAR AFTER HIS PASSING
[...] (SBU) Summary: One year after the death of reform-minded former prime minister Vo Van Kiet, supporters say his ideas are largely ignored by the current Party leadership even as it tries to co-opt his legacy. Kiet is particularly revered in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC),where he earned his revoluti [...]
2009-06-05 11:31:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV SOCI VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY473LEADING VIETNAMESE LAWYER LE CONG DINH ARRESTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnamese police arrested lawyer Le Cong Dinh at his home in Ho Chi Minh City's (HCMC) District 7 on June 13 then searched his home and office in District 1. Dinh is widely considered to be one of Vietnam's top corporate litigators (with A-list clients including ExxonMobile and [...]
2009-06-15 11:15:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY510"DONG NAI ROUNDUP" ILLUSTRATES COMPLEXITIES OF CHINESE LABOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. One aspect of the recent bauxite debate sure to raise the blood pressure of any Vietnamese walking down the streets of Ho Chi Minh City is the reported strong presence of foreign -- read Chinese -- laborers, in the projects. Ever since that debate prompted Prime Minister Nguyen [...]
2009-06-26 04:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EIND PREL CM VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY551VIETNAMESE RECORDING ASSOCIATION SLINGS TELECOM GOLIATH FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now that the dust has settled, the Recording Industry Association of Vietnam (RIAV) assesses that it scored a major victory earlier this year against a formidable local telecom player, FPT, in the battle against intellectual property infringement. After months of pursuing FPT ( [...]
2009-07-15 11:15:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR SOCI PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY575DEEPER DIGGING INTO VIETNAM'S BAUXITE DEBATE UNCOVERS AS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The issue of bauxite development in the Central Highlands has fueled strong passions among diverse sectors of the Vietnamese public, has most likely played a role in the arrest of some "dissidents" who emerged as leaders of the anti-mining crusade, and continues to generate livel [...]
2009-08-10 10:39:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN SENV ECON PREL EINV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY582UNIONS IN THE SOUTH: BETWEEN IDEOLOGY AND MODERNITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The formal legal and regulatory structure of labor markets in HCMC and surrounding provinces has not changed to keep pace with the fundamental changes that have taken place in the economy as whole. There is still one state-created and CPV-controlled national union, the Vietnam G [...]
2009-08-13 10:16:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ECON ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY584BIG IPR BUST SUGGESTS PROGRESS, BUT POLITICS ALSO PLAYED A
[...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency team charged with enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR) raided a factory and a private house in Ho Chi Minh City last month, confiscating close to 100 boxes of pirated CDs and DVDs as well as the industrial-scale equipment used to manufacture them. The agg [...]
2009-08-21 03:10:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR EAID ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY595DONG NAI POLLUTER VEDAN HIGHLIGHTS LIMITATIONS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Farmers seeking compensation from Taiwanese MSG producer Vedan recently rejected an offer of $1.5 million for environmental damages caused by the facility's untreated waste. Although company officials admit to having flouted environmental regulations, they told ConGen officers [...]
2009-09-14 10:13:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY599SITUATION FOR LANG MAI MONKS DETERIORATES AT BAT NHA PAGODA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 21, local authorities raided the dormitory of the besieged monks and nuns of the Plum Village Lang Mai Order at Bat Nha pagoda in Lam Dong province, demanding identification papers and taking several monks into custody for questioning. The police action came shortly [...]
2009-09-22 10:39:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY606A SUCCESSFUL, MULTI-LAYERED EVENT IN BINH DUONG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 22, ConGen HCMC and the Binh Duong provincial government jointly sponsored a day-long series of events that featured a conference on trade and investment, a visit to a U.S. high-technology investor, a cultural program, a presentation on student visas and a reception [...]
2009-09-25 02:05:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY608CROSS-COUNTRY COORDINATION ON RESCUE OF 8 TIP VICTIMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The dramatic rescue of eight Vietnamese women from a brothel in Thailand's southern Yala province in August highlighted Vietnamese authorities' improving investigation techniques and cooperation with regional law enforcement officials, as well as their effective collaboration wit [...]
2009-09-28 09:42:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY622NGO AND GVN PARTNERS TALK ABOUT TIP IN MEKONG DELTA
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent visit to the Mekong Delta provinces bordering Cambodia highlighted the efforts of The An Giang/Dong Thap Alliance to Prevent Trafficking (ADAPT) against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). GVN partners reported an increasing number of victims from An Giang being trafficked d [...]
2009-10-13 07:40:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY649PRESS CRACKDOWN TARGETS SAIGON MARKETING NEWSPAPER
[...] (C) Summary: Reliable media contacts believe Saigon Marketing (Saigon Tiep Thi) chief editor Tam Chanh will be the next victim of Vietnam's ongoing press crackdown, following popular journalist Huy Duc's forced resignation in August. The economically-focused paper has grown in popularity over [...]
2009-10-28 07:36:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY650UNREGISTERED PROTESTANT HOUSE CHURCH LEADERS REPORT HALTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of several unregistered house churches told ConGenOff recently that religious freedom continues to improve, but some congregations continue to experience problems with slow localized registrations and harassment by local authorities. Some individual pastors have been s [...]
2009-10-29 09:33:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY651PARENTS OF DETAINED ACTIVIST NGUYEN TIEN TRUNG RAISE ACCESS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a visit with ConGenOff on October 28, the parents of detained democracy activist Nguyen Tien Trung said they have not been able to visit their son or find him legal counsel due to MPS intimidation of potential lawyers. Trung's father, a decorated war veteran, has been forced [...]
2009-11-04 10:09:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY661BEVERAGE INDUSTRY PLANS COLLIDE WITH THE SUGAR POLITICS IN
[...] (SBU) By protecting its sugar markets through high import tariffs and limited import quotas, Vietnam has elevated sugar prices but disrupted supply, according to HCMC's foreign-invested beverage industry. These policies are beginning to make it difficult for companies to expand their investme [...]
2009-11-20 03:13:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EINV ETRD VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY665DELTA MEKONG CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM A GOOD START, BUT JUST THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The First Mekong Delta Climate Change Forum brought experts, government officials, donors and organizations under one roof and spurred debate about climate change issues in Vietnam. The Mekong Delta is particularly at risk to rising sea levels, increased salinity intrusion, and [...]
2009-11-30 17:19:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD SENV SOCI TBIO VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY672ANGRY MOB DISRUPTS EU VISIT WITH LANG MAI FOLLOWERS; CRA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The situation for the Lang Mai followers currently housed at the Phuoc Hue pagoda deteriorated further on December 9 after angry locals gathered and threatened the group, calling on Phuoc Hue's leaders to evict them -- the same tactics that were used to force them to leave Bat Nh [...]
2009-12-10 09:00:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY673DISSIDENTS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Post has learned that jailed lawyer Le Cong Dinh and democracy activists Nguyen Tien Trung and Tran Anh Kim have been charged with attempting to overthrow the GVN under Article 79, a national security provision that carries the most severe penalties under the law -- twelve and twenty year [...]
2009-12-14 10:39:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY675FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN HCMC AN UPHILL BATTLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the officials charged with leading the fight against official corruption in HCMC, their work is stymied by multiple factors. Because the Government Inspectorate (GI) lacks subpoena power or other authority to force cooperation, investigations of government employees c [...]
2009-12-17 05:57:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY676(SBU) HCMC'S SURPRISING GOLD MARKETS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Not far from HCMC, a huge, 24-karat gold plated effigy of the late Ho Chi Minh on display in Vietnam's largest Buddhist temple is an interesting metaphor for two somewhat incongruous realities: the Vietnamese people's reverence for the founder of Communist Vietnam and their abid [...]
2009-12-18 09:52:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD SOCI PREL PGOV VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY686VIETNAM'S CENTRAL COAST PROVINCES REBOUND IN THE AFTERMATH
[...] (SBU) Subject: Officials in Khanh Hoa and Binh Dinh gave themselves high marks for their preparation and response to Typhoon Mirinae, which hit Vietnam's south central coast on November 2. Perhaps rightly so, because ConGen HCMC's December 9-11 visit to the region found life has effectively re [...]
2009-12-23 07:47:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KSCA TBIO EAID VN
09HOCHIMINHCITY688A TALE OF THREE CENTRAL COAST PROVINCES: THE GOOD, THE WEIRD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The three south-central coastal provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh may occupy the same long stretch of coast, but strong local leadership commitment to economic reform enables Binh Dinh to thrive while Khanh Hoa meanders and Phu Yen stumbles. The annual Vietnam Provi [...]
2009-12-28 07:01:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV SOCI VM
09HOCHIMINHCITY691COMFORTS OF A COOLER LABOR MARKET OFFSET BY SKILLED STAFF
[...] (SBU) Summary: At year's end, Ho Chi Minh City employers are grappling with two distinct human resources trends rising from the economic tumult in 2009. The global economic downturn has given them the upper hand in negotiations with unskilled labor, resulting in flat blue collar wages and cuts [...]
2009-12-30 07:25:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ELAB ETRD VM
09HONGKONG1022HONG KONG JUNE 4 CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: SHINE ON
[...] (C) Summary and comment: As many as 150,000 people attended Hong Kong's annual June 4 candlelight vigil, a number not seen since the first vigil here in 1990. Observers believe the significance of the twentieth anniversary of June 4 was the key factor bringing back those whose attendance had [...]
2009-06-05 10:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG1066HONG KONG: H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED
[...] Summary. The recent and ongoing H1N1 outbreak has loomed large on the consciousness of the Hong Kong Government (HKG) and its citizens. This issue was especially sensitive in Hong Kong, given the collective memory of the SARS outbreak in 2003. Our task became more difficult when public and [...]
2009-06-12 00:44:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09HONGKONG1078MACAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE RACE -- NO CONTEST
[...] (C) With Prosecutor General Ho Chio-meng's decision not to enter the race, former Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Fernando Chui Sai-on is almost certain to be Macau's next Chief Executive (CE). The June 11 deadline for any senior Macau official to resign his or her position in order [...]
2009-06-12 10:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH MC
09HONGKONG1089MEDIA REACTION: IRAN; G8 FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING
[...] Iran 2. G8 finance ministers meeting HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-06-15 09:29:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG11HONG KONG DEMOCRATS DENIED ENTRY TO MACAU FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Over twenty Hong Kong activists, including nine legislators, traveling to Macau to participate in a rally opposing Macau's Article 23 legislation were denied entry December 20, Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day. A Macau government press release indicated the g [...]
2009-01-02 09:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK MC
09HONGKONG1103HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO TIP RANKING
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post met with Principal Assistant Secretary for Security W.H. Chow June 16 to inform him of Hong Kong's TIP ranking downgrade and provide a preview of Hong Kong's narrative in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. 2. (SBU) Principal Assistant Secretary Chow [...]
2009-06-16 09:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK
09HONGKONG1116MEDIA REACTION: IRAN; BRIC SUMMIT
[...] Iran 2. BRIC summit HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-06-18 06:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG114HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DELAYS CONSULTATION ON 2012
[...] (C) Summary: While taking questions from the Legislative Council (LegCo) January 15, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang announced that, owing to the current financial crisis, the Hong Kong government will delay consultation on electoral reforms for 2012. The decision breaks a pledge [...]
2009-01-16 10:03:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG1218HONG KONG JULY 1 MARCH: HEAT HALVES HOPED-FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Approximately 50,000 people took to the streets for Hong Kong's annual July 1 Democracy march, up from last year's claimed 47,000 but far short of the 100,000 many were anticipating. Scorching heat may have been a major deterrent. The march differed from 2008's panoply of causes [...]
2009-07-02 09:38:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG128 FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 11. 2. Summary and Action Request: Hong Kong is the 7th largest and 2nd fastest growing market for U.S. value added foods and beverages, importing over U.S.$1.3 billion of these products in 2008. However, Hong Kong Government (HKG) official [...]
2009-01-20 10:04:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK
09HONGKONG129CHIEF EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
[...] (C) Summary: Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced appointment of five new "non-official" members to his Executive Council, Hong Kong's inner cabinet, January 20. The new appointees are heavily weighted towards economic experience and familiarity with the Mainland economy. While one appointe [...]
2009-01-20 10:39:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH HK
09HONGKONG1362LABOR TENSIONS RISE IN MACAU OVER PROTECTION OF
[...] (C) Summary: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Macau President Steve Jacobs criticized recent labor-related actions by the government of Macau (GOM),local police and Macau's gaming union. He provided details about three separate incidents in June and July 2009 that he believes unfairly targeted his comp [...]
2009-07-23 09:13:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO HK
09HONGKONG1381FERNANDO CHUI "ELECTED" SECOND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
[...] (C) While he netted four fewer votes than nominations, former Macau Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Fernando Chui Sai-on's 282 votes (out of 297 cast) clinched the final stage of his unopposed "election" as the third-term Chief Executive of Macau July 26. Chui is expected to be appro [...]
2009-07-27 09:55:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC CH
09HONGKONG1408MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 07:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG1452CPSC CHAIRMAN TENENBAUM INITIATES MOU DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On her first official foreign trip, newly appointed U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Moore Tenenbaum described her vision for CPSC's relations with global manufacturers to Hong Kong industry and government representatives. She proposed establishing a [...]
2009-08-06 07:10:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG1490HONG KONG CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: LOOKING FOR AN
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Our contacts tell us the specific reforms for the 2012 Chief Executive (CE) and Legislative Council (egCo) elections are less important to either thepan-democrats or Beijing than the final format ofthe CE elections for 2017. The Democratic Party (PHK) says they are wi [...]
2009-08-11 06:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG1554HONG KONG PAN-DEMOCRATS DISMISS USING BY-ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: A proposal by the radical League of Social Democrats that five pan-democratic Legislative Council (LegCo) incumbents -- one per geographic constituency -- resign to run for re-election as a "referendum" on democratic reform is not getting any takers, and will likely d [...]
2009-08-18 09:38:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG158HONG KONG AIR CARGO AND SEA FREIGHT VOLUMES POST
[...] Summary: Slowing international trade has reduced both air and sea freight volumes in Hong Kong. Hong Kong air cargo shipments declined 20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with the prior year period, including a drop of 28 percent in December. The largest local air freight carri [...]
2009-01-23 07:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG1601CODEL BERMAN MEETING WITH MACAU SECRETARY FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In their August 23 courtesy call with Macau Secretary for Justice and Administration Florinda Chan, CoDel Berman discussed international financial crimes and implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on the DPRK. The delegation also discussed Macau's political developm [...]
2009-08-24 09:06:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OREP MC
09HONGKONG1609MEDIA RECTION: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 08:52:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG1629MEDIA RECTION: KENNEDY'S DEATH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 08:30:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG164MACAU CASINO BOOM SQUELCHED BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. casino industry executives in Macau say the slowing PRC and Hong Kong economies - and related credit crunch - are reducing their revenues even more than PRC visa restrictions imposed in September 2008. The foreign visitor growth rate declined significantly in recent months, a [...]
2009-01-23 09:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG1667HONG KONG SEEKS INTEGRATION, EXPECTS RMB
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with U.S. Treasury Economic and Financial Emissary David Dollar, Hong Kong financial officials said they do not worry that the Special Administrative Region will be dominated by Shanghai or Guangdong and will continue to pursue closer economic integration and regulat [...]
2009-09-02 10:18:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG1720MEDIA RECTION: AFTERMATH OF JAPAN'S ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 08:34:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG1730MEDIA RECTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS; U.S. POLICY
[...] U.S.-China relations 2. U.S. policy HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-09-11 08:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG1750CIVIC PARTY TABLES UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE PLAN,
[...] (C) Summary: On September 8, the Civic Party became the first organization in Hong Kong to go on record with a roadmap for "true universal suffrage elections." The Civics would see the Chief Executive nominated either by an expanded Election Committee or by petition of a hundred thousand reg [...]
2009-09-15 10:11:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG1792HONG KONG MEDIA REPORTS UNITED STATES "BLACK HAND"
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong media coverage of a series of articles by Shanghai Fudan University scholars is but the latest in a long-running history of accusing the U.S. government, through the Consulate General, of interfering in Hong Kong's affairs. The usual allegations are that the USG, in le [...]
2009-09-22 07:25:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPROP PREL SOCI HK CH
09HONGKONG1807MACAU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: DEMOCRATS
[...] (C) Summary: Results for Macau's September 20 Legislative Assembly (LA) were announced near midnight September 22, after recounting some 6,500 initially rejected ballots. A record 59.9 percent turnout rate proved largely to support the status quo, returning eight incumbents and electing three [...]
2009-09-23 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC
09HONGKONG1877HONG KONG ANALYSTS SEE LITTLE SUBSTANCE IN FOURTH
[...] (C) Summary: Analysts in Hong Kong see no significant developments emerging from the Fourth Plenum in late September. Although Xi Jinping was not appointed to the vice-chairmanship of the Central Military Committee (CMC),they believe it is too early to conclude that he will not succeed Pre [...]
2009-10-06 06:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH HK
09HONGKONG189HONG KONG/MACAU: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: Despite their common colonial past, shared dialect and geographic proximity, Hong Kong and Macau until recently have had minimal high-level official interaction. With Macau's until-recent dynamic economic expansion now putting it on a more equal (and competitive) footing with Hong [...]
2009-01-30 07:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK MC
09HONGKONG1918UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE HKSARG OR BEIJING,
[...] (C) Summary: To date, with the exception of a boilerplate government press release calling on parties to make progress on reforms for the 2012 elections, the Hong Kong government and Beijing have not responded to the various proposals made by the pan-democrats on universal suffrage. The pan-d [...]
2009-10-14 09:04:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG1919HONG KONG CATHOLICS FORESEE NO CHANGE IN PRC
[...] (C) Summary: Catholic China-watchers in Hong Kong do not anticipate that the mid-September change of leadership at the State Administration of Religious Affairs (SARA) will result in any significant revision of the PRC's policy on religion. Despite SARA's central government-level status, one o [...]
2009-10-14 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF HK CH
09HONGKONG1947LSD MASTER PLAN FOR POLITICAL REFORM: ONE BANANA
[...] (C) Summary: Although their latest antics in the Legislative Council (LegCo) chamber are receiving tepid reviews even from their allies, the League of Social Democrats (LSD) insists their extremism will spur Beijing to negotiate with the more moderate pan-democrats on constitutional reform. [...]
2009-10-20 09:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG195MEDIA REACTION: US ECONOMY; US-CHINA RELATIONS; WORLD
[...] U.S. economy 2. U.S.-China relations 3. World Economic Forum HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-01-30 09:13:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG1953NEW FOREIGN LABOR LAW IN MACAU TO SEVERELY
[...] SUMMARY: Macau's Legislative Assembly passed a controversial bill on October 9 that will establish stiff criminal penalties for employers of illegal migrants. Upon becoming law in the second quarter of 2010, the bill's provisions will also impede foreign workers from changing employers in Mac [...]
2009-10-21 06:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB HK CH
09HONGKONG1968REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE: ZHOU YONGJUN
[...] (C) Action Request: Post requests Department concurrence to approach Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung to request formal clarification of the departure from Hong Kong to Mainland China of U.S. LPR Zhou Yongjun. This case has drawn increased media attention in recent weeks, as an N [...]
2009-10-22 10:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV CH HK
09HONGKONG1985CDC FINDS HONG KONG'S INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 00:07:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED CASC CH HK KFLU PREL SOCI TBIO
09HONGKONG1998HONG KONG ACADEMIC FREEDOM: SAY WHAT YOU WANT,
[...] (C) Summary: While Hong Kong has had its post-handover academic openness tested in two high-profile cases, the forces of censorship definitively lost. Local professors agree Hong Kong remains an open forum for the exchange of ideas. One of our contacts felt Hong Kong's future academic freedo [...]
2009-10-28 08:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG2014HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DRUG SAFETY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 09:46:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV KIPR HK CH ETRD
09HONGKONG202MEDIA REACTION: US-CHINA RELATIONS; US ECONOMY;
[...] U.S.-China relations 2. U.S. economy 3. U.S.-Russia relations 4. Climate change HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-02-02 09:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG2031HONG KONG CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: 102 PEOPLE
[...] (C) Summary: The success of the Hong Kong government's coming constitutional reform proposal may hinge on whether 102 District Councilors appointed by the Chief Executive will have a vote for newly-created Legislative Council (LegCo) seats and for the Chief Executive in 2012. While credible m [...]
2009-11-04 06:11:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2050CE TSANG ON DEMOCRACY ROADMAP: DEFINITELY
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The much-anticipated November 6 meeting between the pan-democrats and Chief Executive Donald Tsang on the government's coming consultation paper on constitutional reform ended with a "maybe" on a roadmap to universal suffrage. Tsang initially tried to keep the pan-de [...]
2009-11-06 10:00:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2092MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT; CHINA; NORTH
[...] President Obama's China visit 2. China 3. North and South Korea HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-11-13 07:25:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG210MEDIA REACTION: IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG2125HKSARG 2012 REFORM PROPOSAL: SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN
[...] (C) Summary: As expected, the Hong Kong government's November 18 Consultation Document on 2012 electoral reforms proposed an increase in the nomination/election committee for the Chief Executive (CE) and a ten-seat increase for the Legislative Council (LegCo) - five directly elected seats and [...]
2009-11-19 10:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG2136CHINA WANTS TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL FIGHT ON SOMALI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 13, at a well-attended private sector-organized International Piracy Conference, senior Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy officers stated China was committed to deploying its fleet to the Horn of Africa (HOA) until the region was stable and secure. They ur [...]
2009-11-20 09:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHSA EWWT ATRN PREL KPIR KCRM SO BA CH HK
09HONGKONG2146HONG KONG SCHOLARS LUKEWARM ON PRC ELECTION REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong based China experts were unimpressed with proposed amendments to the PRC electoral law that would increase the number of rural deputies in the NPC. They see the government using democratic reforms at the rural level to maintain an air of concern for rural residents witho [...]
2009-11-23 04:13:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2156NEW MACAU LABOR LAW TO PREVENT "JOB HOPPING" BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Macau's controversial new "Law on Employment of Non-Resident Workers" was passed by the Legislative Assembly on October 9 and will enter into force April 26, 2010. The new law is designed to address complaints from resident employers about "job-hopping" by non-resident workers, [...]
2009-11-24 10:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB HK CH
09HONGKONG2171THIRD MACAU ADMINISTRATION: ALL THE OLD FAMILIAR
[...] (C) Summary: Fernando Chui Sai-on will not merely assume Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau-wah's job December 20, he'll largely inherit his government. Of Macau's ten senior positions, only three will change -- former anti-corruption chief Cheong U will take Chui's Social Affairs and Culture port [...]
2009-11-25 09:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR MC
09HONGKONG2177HONG KONG MOVING TO CREATE WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Education is one of "six pillar industries" the Hong Kong Government (HKG) has identified for financial incentives and other government support, in a policy effort to diversify the economy away from financial services and foreign trade. The post-secondary education system is arg [...]
2009-11-27 08:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
09HONGKONG2178FED HEARS HONG KONG VIEWS ON CHINA AND THE REGION
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong economists, bankers and financial observers for the most part painted a rosy picture about the Chinese economy for U.S. Federal Reserve Board and San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank officials. They said that China would grow strongly in 2010, but that an economic recove [...]
2009-11-27 09:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON HK CH
09HONGKONG2179MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO
09HONGKONG2201HKG SCHOLARS SEE LIMITED ROLE FOR HKSAR IN PRC
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong scholars and politicians doubt Hong Kong can use "soft power" to influence China's political development. However, they still see many key areas where Hong Kong can serve as a reference for reform on the Mainland, including in corporate governance and compliance, judici [...]
2009-12-03 07:34:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG2234HONG KONG FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES: POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: Activists attempting to end corporate voting -- voting by a CEO or business association instead of by individuals -- in the Hong Kong Legislative Council's (LegCo) sector-based functional constituencies (FCs) have gone to court to seek redress. Two activists affiliated with the r [...]
2009-12-08 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG2252HONG KONG PRINCIPAL OFFICERS ACCOUNTABILITY
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Hong Kong's Principal Officers Accountability System (POAS),which saw cabinet secretary and key deputy positions filled by political appointees rather than senior civil servants, has thus far failed to meet its goals. Removing senior officials from the protection of [...]
2009-12-10 08:08:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HK
09HONGKONG2262MACAU SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AT 10: DESPITE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Ten years after reversion, Macau remains politically conservative and largely under the sway of the same entrenched, "patriotic" business and political elite that has essentially run Macau since the late 1960s. While Beijing has shown a low tolerance for public corrupt [...]
2009-12-11 10:06:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MC CH
09HONGKONG2264HONG KONG CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: END OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: The various forces in Hong Kong's debate on constitutional reform have taken their positions on the field. A motion in the Legislative Council (LegCo) calling on the people of Hong Kong to support the League of Social Democrats' (LSD) and Civic Party's resignation-as-referendum p [...]
2009-12-11 12:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH HK
09HONGKONG23MEDIA REACTION: SINO-US RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 09:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG2313THE MACAU SAR ECONOMY AT 10: EVEN JACKPOTS HAVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten years after reversion to mainland China, the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) bears little resemblance to the somnolent Portuguese-run enclave of popular imagination that existed before 1999. The opening of the gaming market and a flood of Chinese tourists, combi [...]
2009-12-18 10:51:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV MC CH HK
09HONGKONG232MACAU ARTICLE 23 HEADS FOR FINAL VOTE WITHOUT
[...] (C) Summary: The Macau Government submitted a revised Article 23 Bill text to the Legislative Assembly February 3. The minimum sentences for treason, splittism and subversion have been lowered to ten years' imprisonment from fifteen years. However, the government and Legislative Assembly have [...]
2009-02-09 00:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC CH
09HONGKONG2321HU JINTAO SWEARS IN MACAU'S NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE
[...] On December 20, Macau celebrated the 10th anniversary of its return to mainland China and saw the transfer of power to a new Chief Executive (CE). Chinese President Hu Jintao presided over the swearing-in ceremony of Fernando Chui Sai-on, the former Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, a [...]
2009-12-21 10:03:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HK MC
09HONGKONG2339U.S. POLICY TOWARDS DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN HONG KONG
[...] (C) This is an action request. Post requests Department concurrence with a set of core points and initial outreach strategy to express key U.S. interests in Hong Kong's successful transition to elections by universal suffrage in accordance with the Basic Law. Our diplomacy, both government-t [...]
2009-12-23 08:34:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG2340G/TIP AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES REFORM IN HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca,s December 4 meetings with senior Hong Kong officials, consulates, NGOs, and the media stressed the USG was committed to tackling TIP, and that the Hong Kong Government (HKG) and other governments needed a paradigm shift in their approach to formulat [...]
2009-12-23 08:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG246MEDIA REACTION: US ECONOMY; US-RUSSIA RELATIONS
[...] U.S. economy 2. U.S.-Russia relations HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-02-09 09:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG25MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 07:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG264LIBERAL PARTY: FINDING THEIR OWN ROAD FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary and comment: At the end of last year, the pro-business, pro-government, pro-Beijing Liberal Party (LP) appeared forsaken by tycoons, the Hong Kong government, the Central Government Liaison Office (CGLO) and half its Legislative Council (LegCo) delegation (ref B). Yet, the year o [...]
2009-02-11 08:53:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH HK
09HONGKONG275MAINLAND POULTRY WASHES UP ON HONG KONG'S SHORES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 09:31:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
09HONGKONG281DEMOCRATS AND MEDIA CONDEMN, BUT ACADEMICS
[...] (C) Summary: Chief Executive Donald Tsang's decision to delay consultation on constitutional reforms for the 2012 elections (ref b) continues to elicit mixed reviews. Opponents, including all 23 pan-democratic legislators and most independent media, condemned Tsang for breaking his promise to [...]
2009-02-13 08:46:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG290MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S TRIP TO ASIA; SINO-U.S.
[...] Secretary Clinton's Trip to Asia 2. Sino-U.S. relations 3. U.S. economy 4. Afghanistan 5. Iraq HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-02-17 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG295MACAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE ON ARTICLE 23, TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) During his February 13 meeting with Macau Chief Executive (CE) Edmund Ho (reftel),the CG expressed hope that the final form of the Article 23 security bill would ensure protection of Macau residents' constitutional rights and freedoms. The CE said his government is considering incorporat [...]
2009-02-18 07:10:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP KCRM KFRD MC CH
09HONGKONG334MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 08:27:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG354MACAU PASSES ARTICLE 23 LEGISLATION WITHOUT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Macau Legislative Assembly (LA) passed Macau's Article 23 Bill into law February 25 by a 24-2 vote, with one abstention; the law is expected to take effect March 3. The opposition, led by the proto-democratic New Macau Association (NMA),was able to muster only thi [...]
2009-02-26 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MC
09HONGKONG376MEDIA REACTION: ASEAN; ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE
[...] ASEAN 2. Economic stimulus package HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-02 09:32:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG386SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's contributions to the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragra [...]
2009-03-03 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG387SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's contributions to the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings and paragraph letters correspond to those in paragraphs [...]
2009-03-03 10:38:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HK MC CH
09HONGKONG406LEAGUE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS: TRIPPING ON THEIR OWN
[...] (C) Summary: The banana-throwing antics of Hong Kong's League of Social Democrats (LSD) may have finally crossed the line, as LSD legislators have encountered widespread opprobrium for their disruption of Financial Secretary John Tsang's budget address. Unlike their antics during the Chief Ex [...]
2009-03-05 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG417HONG KONG, MACAU REACTIONS TO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Hong Kong issued a largely pro-forma response to the Department's 2008 Human Rights Report on February 26. While the government did not directly dispute any of our findings, it highlighted the government's efforts to address the various social issues raised in the report such as racial di [...]
2009-03-06 08:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV HK MC
09HONGKONG430MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN; ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR
[...] Afghanistan 2. ICC Arrest Warrant for President of Sudan 3. U.S. economy HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-09 08:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG445MEDIA REACTION: CHINA-U.S. SHIP INCIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 09:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG450MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS; TIBET
[...] U.S.-China relations 2. Tibet HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-12 07:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG483MACAU (MOSTLY) LIFTS TRAVEL BAN ON PAN-DEMOCRATS;
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Weeks of mounting pressure from Hong Kong's pan-democrats, the media, the Hong Kong government (reluctantly),and perhaps even Beijing have led Macau to lift what appeared to be a blanket ban on Hong Kong democratic activists' visiting Macau. Twenty eight pan-democra [...]
2009-03-16 10:21:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MC HK CH
09HONGKONG489MEDIA REACTION: G20
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 08:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG502MEDIA REACTION: AIG; TIBET; CHINA AND U.S. BONDS;
[...] AIG 2. Tibet 3. China and U.S. bonds 4. China: South China Sea disputes HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-18 08:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG529MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 09:32:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG543MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMY; U.S.-China SEA SPAT
[...] U.S. economy 2. U.S.-China sea spat HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-23 09:56:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG547MEDIA REACTION: NEW USG PLAN TO DEAL WITH TOXIC ASSETS;
[...] New USG plan to deal with toxic assets 2. U.S.-China relations 3. Iran HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-24 09:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG555MEDIA REACTION: G-20; TOXIC-ASSET PLAN
[...] G-20 2. Toxic-asset plan HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-03-25 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG556MACAU TIP: NGO AND GOVERNMENT EVENTS RAISE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Macau NGO Good Shepherd Sisters (GSS) organized the second State Department-funded anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) event to coincide with International Women's Day, March 8. The outdoor exhibition was held at a public square and drew an estimated crowd of 200 peop [...]
2009-03-25 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALKTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG HK MC CH
09HONGKONG558CIVIC PARTY: MOVING FROM FAN CLUB TO POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Hong Kong's Civic Party is unique in having been formed by a group of incumbents already in the Legislative Council, rather than by a movement which then went on to contest elections. While its legislators are among Hong Kong's most popular, the Civics have almost no [...]
2009-03-25 10:12:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK
09HONGKONG605RUMORED TEN-POINT AGREEMENT GIVES VOICE TO CPPCC
[...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong government and Central Government Liaison Office (CGLO) both deny reports they struck a deal granting Hong Kong delegates to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) a greater role in Hong Kong affairs in exchange for the Hong Kong government ha [...]
2009-04-01 08:17:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM HK CH
09HONGKONG616MEDIA REACTION: G20
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 09:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG637CODEL MCCAIN ROUNDTABLE WITH SENIOR HONG KONG
[...] (C) Summary: Former Chief Secretary Anson Chan told CoDel McCain April 5 that Hong Kong's deterioration under "one country, two systems" has more to do with the failure of the current administration to defend Hong Kong's interests than with interference from the Mainland. Executive Councilor [...]
2009-04-06 08:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM OREP SENV HK CH
09HONGKONG638MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA; G-20; NATO
[...] North Korea 2. G-20 3. NATO HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-04-06 09:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG660MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA TO TURKEY; G-20 SUMMIT
[...] President Obama to Turkey 2. G-20 summit HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-04-08 09:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG679MEDIA REACTION: THAILAND; ISRAEL AND PALESTINE; U.S.
[...] Thailand 2. Israel and Palestine 3. U.S. military spending HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-04-14 09:55:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG687MEDIA REACTION: CUBA; US-RUSSIA RELATIONS
[...] Cuba 2. U.S.-Russia relations HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-04-15 09:21:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG742HONG KONG OBSERVERS SEE CHINA'S SOCIAL UNREST
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Hong Kong-based China watchers assess that China's vast cash reserves will prove its most powerful tool to "buy time" and stave off large-scale discontent by the nearly 27 million unemployed migrant workers and college graduates. Beijing has aggressively adopted measu [...]
2009-04-23 07:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH
09HONGKONG746HONG KONG/TAIWAN: HIGH-LEVEL VISITS TO SPUR TIES
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong-Taiwan relations have experienced a recent surge of activity, with Hong Kong's Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing becoming the first senior Hong Kong official since 1997 to visit Taiwan, when he led the Hong Kong and Macau delegation to the second World Buddhist Fo [...]
2009-04-23 10:16:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HK TW
09HONGKONG747HK LEADERS TELL DALLAS FED CHIEF CHINA NEEDS U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher and staff met with Hong Kong government officials, business and finance leaders and the media April 14-15 to explain recent U.S. Federal Reserve actions and to hear local concerns. He reassured interlocutors that the U.S. economy w [...]
2009-04-24 07:43:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN HK CH
09HONGKONG785HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE - NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong's preparedness level remains unchanged at an elevated Tier 2 or "Serious" response level for Pandemic Influenza (PI) (REFTEL) and Hong Kong health authorities continue to closely monitor arrivals at all border crossings and international terminals. All arriving passengers trans [...]
2009-04-29 09:43:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG
09HONGKONG793JASPER TSANG: HOW MUCH COURAGE IN HIS CONVICTIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: People across the political spectrum in Hong Kong acknowledge Legislative Council (LegCo) President Jasper Tsang Yok-sing as a man of ideas and integrity. Despite concern about his still-unacknowledged status as a Communist Party member, Tsang has proven he can run LegCo fairly, ha [...]
2009-04-30 06:49:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR HK CH
09HONGKONG799MGSF01: HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (4/30),NO CONFIRMED
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong's pandemic flu alert level remained unchanged April 30, at "Serious," despite the WHO's decision to increase its Pandemic Alert phase from 4 to 5 on April 29. Secretary for Health York Chow did, however, announce April 30 that the HKG would "immediately" go to its highest level [...]
2009-04-30 10:22:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CH HK KFLO KPAO KSAF MG
09HONGKONG887HONG KONG H1N1 UPDATE (5/14) 2ND CASE CONFIRMED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 10:33:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU KPAO KSAF MG
09HONGKONG90MEDIA REACTION: US-CHINA RELATIONS; GUANTANAMO
[...] U.S.-China relations 2. Guantanamo HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-01-14 08:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09HONGKONG91PRODUCT SAFETY TRUMPS FUN AND GAMES AT HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Director of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Richard O'Brien visited Hong Kong from January 4-9. He educated local manufacturers and exporters about the new U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CP [...]
2009-01-14 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
09HONGKONG918BANCO DELTA ASIA SUES MACAU AND HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 5. 2. (C) Summary: The Macau and Hong Kong governments are facing judicial challenges to the actions they took against the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) and its Hong Kong-based subsidiary, Delta Asia Credit (DAC). Macau and Hong Kong severely [...]
2009-05-19 09:27:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KN MC HK
09HONGKONG92XI JINPING VISIT TO MACAU: NO PRESENTS OR HOT TIPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Xi Jinping, visiting Macau January 9-10 for the first time as PRC Vice President, expressed confidence Macau can weather the current economic downturn with the support of the central government and continued diligence of the Macau people. His encouraging words, however, were not [...]
2009-01-14 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HK MC CH
09HONGKONG937MGM'S "UNSUITABLE" JOINT VENTURE PARTNER IN MACAU
[...] (U) Summary: The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has designated MGM Mirage's 50/50 joint venture partner in Macau, Pansy Ho, an "unsuitable" business partner for MGM. The DGE has recommended that MGM sever its business association with Pansy Ho, based on her substantial busines [...]
2009-05-21 10:15:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV MO HK CH
09HONGKONG983MACAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION: BEIJING BLINKS?
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Unless and until Macau Prosecutor General Ho Chio-meng throws his hat in the ring, it appears Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Fernando Chui Sai-on has a lock on Macau's July Chief Executive election. Ho's entry would likely be a signal Beijing had decided he [...]
2009-06-01 03:22:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH MC
09HYDERABAD121TELANGANA - A HUNGER STRIKE RESUSCITATES A SEPARATIST
[...] SUMMARY: The Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh (AP) experienced civil unrest following the arrest of K. Chandrasekhar Rao, the leader of a local political party focused on winning statehood for the region. After 11 days of an indefinite hunger strike and the threat of a significant escalati [...]
2009-12-10 16:53:00American Consulate HyderabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09HYDERABAD124TELANGANA - THE REACTION
[...] SUMMARY: Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram's announcement on Telangana statehood resulted in a revolt in the Andhra Pradesh (AP) state legislature, with an en masse "resignation" of state legislators. The resignations cut across party lines as political parties backtracked from established [...]
2009-12-12 18:52:00American Consulate HyderabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09HYDERABAD137TELANGANA - THE STATEHOOD TRAP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The escalating tensions in Andhra Pradesh (AP) over the future status of Telangana led to acts of violence overnight as buses were torched and rail transport halted. Authorities imposed a ban on public meetings until New Year's Day. The December 11 announcement of the center's sup [...]
2009-12-24 11:43:00American Consulate HyderabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM IN
09HYDERABAD138TELANGANA - ALL CALM IN A STATE OF ANARCHY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Longtime Congress party stalwart and underperforming Governor of Andhra Pradesh (AP) Narayan Dutt Tiwari resigned following a sex scandal involving allegedly trafficked women. Two days later, Chhattisgarh Governor ELS Narasimhan, a former Intelligence Bureau (IB) Chief and fluent [...]
2009-12-28 15:36:00American Consulate HyderabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM IN
09HYDERABAD40BHARAT BALLOT 09: ANDHRA PRADESH CONGRESS UNLIKELY TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andhra Pradesh, India's fourth largest state, is in the midst of concurrent state and national elections. The state was a bright spot for Congress in 2004; the party won an absolute majority in the state assembly and a substantial majority of Andhra Pradesh's seats in the Lok [...]
2009-04-23 09:32:00American Consulate HyderabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN
09HYDERABAD55BHARAT BALLOT 09: UNDERSTANDING ANDHRA PRADESH: THE TURNOUT
[...] SUMMARY: Voter turnout in the state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) was significantly higher than the national average during the concurrent 2009 national and state elections. Neither issues, nor sops, nor the much-hyped media and youth campaigns seemed to be the driving force behind this. It was wom [...]
2009-06-01 10:50:00American Consulate HyderabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN
09HYDERABAD56BHARAT BALLOT 09: UNDERSTANDING ANDHRA PRADESH: DEFYING
[...] SUMMARY: With voter turnout in Andhra Pradesh (AP) significantly higher than the national average, the Congress party defied the exit polls to increase its huge margin in the Lok Sabha delegation from the state and win a simple majority in the state assembly. The emergence of two new parties [...]
2009-06-01 14:35:00American Consulate HyderabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN
09HYDERABAD63H1N1 POSITIVE AMERICANS QUARANTINED IN HYDERABAD
[...] SUMMARY: To date, Hyderabad ACS has verified the U.S. citizenship of five persons quarantined for H1N1 influenza in our consular district. Two adults have been released, while three Amcit minors have tested positive and continue in quarantine. Several LPRs (U.S. legal permanent residents) hav [...]
2009-06-18 11:40:00American Consulate HyderabadUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KFLU IN
09ISLAMABAD1001 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-11 09:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1007 PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of the evening of May 10, the total number of registered new caseload IDPs stood at approximately 360,000 (of whom 15 percent are in camps). According to UNHCR, outgoing Pakistan National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) Chief General Farooq Khan continues to challenge huma [...]
2009-05-11 16:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF PK AF EAID PREL PINR PTER ECON
09ISLAMABAD1014 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 12, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 10:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1029 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 09:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1030 PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS: UPDATE ON EMBASSY EFFORTS - GETTING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 12:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PK EAID PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1035 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 11:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1045GOP'S POLITICAL OFFENSIVE ON SWAT
[...] (C) Summary: Addressing the National Assembly May 14, PM Gilani briefed parliamentarians on the government's strategy in Swat, Northwest Frontier Province, particularly efforts to assist the displaced (IDPs) (reftels). He announced he would convene an all parties, conference on May 18; Chief o [...]
2009-05-15 11:37:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MOPS EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD1046 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 11:48:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1064UNHCR GUTERRES IN ISLAMABAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During separate May 15 briefings for Ambassador and the donor community, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said he was satisfied the GOP now understood the severity and complexity of the IDP challenge and believed the UN response was proceeding better than expect [...]
2009-05-17 12:24:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID UN PK
09ISLAMABAD1065THE ALL PARTIES CONFERENCE GAMBLE
[...] (C) Summary. Ahead of the All Parties Conference (APC) on May 18, Ambassador called both PM Gilani and Nawaz Sharif to encourage their support for a strong political statement endorsing military action. Gilani assured the Ambassador the APC would yield a broad political consensus for action [...]
2009-05-17 12:24:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1070 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 09:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1074MODERATE RELIGIOUS LEADERS FIND THEIR VOICE
[...] (C) Summary: Bolstered by the government's new determination to combat terrorism, usually quiet moderate Pakistani religious leaders have begun publicly to condemn the Taliban. The most vocal are the Barelvi leaders who have formed a new alliance, the Sunni Ittehad Council, to counter the Ta [...]
2009-05-18 11:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM KISL PK
09ISLAMABAD1078MILITARY OPERATIONS UPDATE: MAY 18
[...] (S) Summary: The Pakistani Army and Special Services Group (SSG-special forces) continue to prepare for an assault on Swat's main town of Mingora as militants reinforce and resupply their positions. The Army/SSG have lifted the curfew on Mingora several times in an attempt to empty the town [...]
2009-05-18 13:54:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1080IDP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION PLAN
[...] (C) Summary and action request: The GOP,s strategic communications plan for combating extremism remains nascent, under-resourced, and uncoordinated among civilian and military players. While the government realizes the importance to its military campaign of winning the hearts and minds battle [...]
2009-05-18 15:16:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1088 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 19, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 10:59:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1093 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 09:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1098NADEEM: IDP'S HOLDING AT 1.5 MILLION;
[...] (C) Summary: IDP Special Support Group leader Lt General Nadeem told Ambassador and PO Peshawar May 29 that the number of IDPs was holding at 1.5 million but could grow to two million when military operations begin in the Waziristans. IDPs were returning to Bajaur in FATA; Buner was now safe fo [...]
2009-05-20 09:51:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID MARR PK
09ISLAMABAD1107 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 10:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1115 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 10:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1122PAKISTAN MILITARY CLAIM MINGORA; PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan military operations continued on May 25, as the troops continued efforts to recapture the main Swat city of Mingora and secure major intersections and surrounding areas. Major General Athar Abbas, the Director General's Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) spokesm [...]
2009-05-25 12:05:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IO PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1123CODEL LEAHY MEETS PRESIDENT ZARDARI
[...] (C) In a May 25 meeting with Codel Leahy, President Zardari described his recent trilateral meeting in Iran as being focused on controlling drug trafficking and expressed support for the Obama administration's outreach to Iran. Zardari asserted that he had political consensus for current Paki [...]
2009-05-26 01:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD1138 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 11:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1140PAKMIL CONTINUES TO MAKE GAINS IN SWAT; UN PUTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Pakistan military tightened control around Mingora on May 25 and 26. Swat Taliban leader Maulana Fazullah announced that his men would no longer fight in Mingora and pleaded for those displaced to return to the city. However, Pakistan military officials saw this announcemen [...]
2009-05-26 13:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IO PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1145 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 10:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1152U.S. REMOVAL OF PAKISTAN RESEARCH REACTOR FUEL ON
[...] (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX, told Poloff on May 26 that the recent spate of media attention on Pakistan's nuclear security has led the GOP to delay an important nonproliferation effort, the removal of U.S.-origin highly-enriched uranium spent fuel from a Pakistani nuclear research reactor. The GOP agreed [...]
2009-05-27 16:32:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD1158 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-28 10:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1167GILANI: "WE'RE ACHIEVING OUR TARGETS."
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani met May 25 with the Ambassador and Codel Leahy -- Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT),Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA). Gilani was uncharacteristically assertive, confident of the Pakistan military's success against the Swat [...]
2009-05-28 14:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PK
09ISLAMABAD1177 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-29 13:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1179ADB WILL CONDUCT A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; NO
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 29 meeting with Ambassador, the Asia Development Bank (ADB) committed to doing a joint damage/reconstruction assessment with the World Bank of the conflict-affected areas. In order to properly conduct such a survey, ADB has requested assistance through satellite image [...]
2009-05-29 14:42:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IO PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1184LOOKING AHEAD: SUPPORT FOR MILITARY/HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) Summary. Bolstered by ongoing popular and political support, the Pakistani security forces appear determined to win against militants. We expect a Waziristan campaign as early as late June. Meanwhile, Pakistan's military faces an entrenched enemy in Mingora, Swat, and the security situ [...]
2009-05-30 14:02:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM MARR MOPS PREF PK
09ISLAMABAD1189 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 1, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-01 11:20:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1194PAKISTAN IDP SITUATION REPORT, JUNE 1, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Pakistan government is moving to restore security and services to Swat, but the situation remains dangerous for humanitarian assistance provision. ICRC entered Swat on May 31 but cannot yet access Mingora. ICRC hopes to provide some health and food relief in the coming wee [...]
2009-06-01 18:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1198 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 02, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 11:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1201MILITARY OPERATIONS AND HUMANITARIAN SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Asif Zardari met June 2 with political, military and law enforcement chiefs for Pakistan's four provinces to discuss overall security in the country. Each province is slated to stand up anti-terrorist units. The curfew has been lifted in some of Swat district's main ci [...]
2009-06-02 15:27:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF MOPS EAID PTER PK PINR
09ISLAMABAD1213PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 03, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 11:31:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD122 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 17-20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 11:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1222PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 04, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 11:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1225JUNE 4 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION
[...] (U) Summary: Accompanied by the Ambassador, SRAP Holbrooke visited two internally displaced person camps on June 4. The visits were widely broadcast by the local media. Ambassador Holbrooke had met the previous evening with a large group of delegation heads of international agencies and NG [...]
2009-06-04 16:17:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1226JUNE 4 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION
[...] (U) Summary: Accompanied by the Ambassador, SRAP Holbrooke visited two internally displaced person camps on June 4. The visits were widely broadcast by the local media. Ambassador Holbrooke had met the previous evening with a large group of delegation heads of international agencies and NG [...]
2009-06-05 03:32:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1236 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 05, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-05 11:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1244JUNE 5 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: SRAP Holbrooke's meetings with GOP officials and with Nawaz Sharif received wide coverage in Pakistan's media on June 5. Pakistan's Senate convened after a month's hiatus to debate the military operation in Swat. At a June 4 Army Corps Commanders' meeting, Chief of Staff of the [...]
2009-06-05 15:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1246JUNE 5 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: SRAP Holbrooke's meetings with GOP officials and with Nawaz Sharif received wide coverage in Pakistan's media on June 5. Pakistan's Senate convened after a month's hiatus to debate the military operation in Swat. At a June 4 Army Corps Commanders' meeting, Chief of Staff of the [...]
2009-06-06 05:00:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1249 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 08, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 09:59:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1261 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 09, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 10:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1266 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 09:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1282 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 10:03:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1292 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 12, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 10:32:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1299SRAP HOLBROOKE'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH FM QURESHI
[...] (C) Summary: SRAP Holbrooke met with Foreign Minister Qureshi, Foreign Secretary Bashir and other Foreign Office officials on January 5. Qureshi said Pakistan was united under Zardari's civilian government, as the ongoing Pakistan military campaign to defeat the Taliban in Swat valley and n [...]
2009-06-13 09:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM IN UN PK
09ISLAMABAD1312 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 11:17:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1321 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 10:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1330 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 09:48:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1353 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 11:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1357 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 19, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 12:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1364SCENESETTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR JONES
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Islamabad warmly welcomes your visit. Your arrival comes at a moment when Pakistan's political leaders, and its people, are united in support of the military campaign to confront extremist militants in Malakand (including the Swat valley) and South Waziristan, where the offensi [...]
2009-06-20 16:06:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID MARR MOPS PK
09ISLAMABAD1371 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 11:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1374IDP UPDATE: MINGORA ELECTRIFIED; UNHCR GAINS
[...] (C) Summary: On June 21, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) celebrated Pakistan's historic World Cup cricket victory: Pakistan's cricket captain dedicated the victory in London to the plight of the IDPs, and camp residents danced to and cheered the win which was televised. Services, includin [...]
2009-06-22 14:16:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PREF PHUM EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD1380 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 10:35:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1389 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 13:29:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD139 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 11:36:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1402 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 12:30:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1409 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 10:24:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD141CONSEQUENCES OF A ZARDARI-NAWAZ SHOWDOWN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 14:13:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL
09ISLAMABAD1421 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 09:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1435 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 10:21:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1470 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 02, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 09:59:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1493 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 06, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 10:15:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1521 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 07, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1525SUPREME COURT WEIGHS IN ON ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, the Supreme Court ordered the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to refrain from enacting the proposed 17.5 percent increase in electricity tariffs until such time as the court is satisfied that the increase is truly necessary. Chief Justice Iftikhar [...]
2009-07-08 02:27:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EFIN EINV PK
09ISLAMABAD1528 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 08, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 08:25:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD153 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 11:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1543 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 09, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 13:49:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1552 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD156CENTCOM GENERAL PETRAEUS MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: USCENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus and the Ambassador met January 20 with Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani. The Prime Minister complained about the rolling electricity blackouts throughout the country, blaming the Musharraf administration for the lack of capacity. Businesses [...]
2009-01-24 12:29:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1562PAKISTAN'S OPTIONS ON FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF
[...] (C) Summary: In late June, Embassy Energy Attach was given a pre-publication draft of a paper (ref) written by Kurshid Khan, an officer formerly with the Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs Section of Pakistan's Strategic Plans Division (SPD). The paper details Pakistan's views and options [...]
2009-07-13 06:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD1567PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: July 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 13:09:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1568MEETING WITH UN U/SG JOHN HOLMES: AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 10 meeting with UN Under Secretary John Holmes, Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Mogwanja and UN staff, the Ambassador stressed the importance of getting UN humanitarian assistance into Buner and Swat as soon as possible, the need for the UN to undertake donor coordinatio [...]
2009-07-13 16:00:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1574 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 10:34:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1585 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 12:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1592 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 10:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1607AQ KHAN DEFENDS PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] (C) Summary: In his periodic column in the July 15 edition of Pakistan daily "The News," A.Q. Khan further tested the boundaries of his "gag order" with an expansive defense of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program. This article, like previous ones, seeks to burnish his credentials as the "fath [...]
2009-07-17 09:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD161 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 12:41:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1613 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 10:39:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1625SUPREME COURT AND GOP CLASH OVER FUEL TAX; GOP WINS FOR NOW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-18 05:07:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD164 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 09:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1652 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 14:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1660 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 12:01:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1670 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 08:08:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1671FATA: NEW ROUND OF KURRAM SECTARIAN VIOLENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The breakdown in Sunni-Shi'a relations in Kurram Agency and ensuing violence over the past three weeks has cost 120 lives and mobilized the local communities on a scale not seen for months. After the intervention of the Frontier Corps and a jirga drawn from local Sunnis and Shi [...]
2009-07-22 09:23:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREF EAID PGOV MOPS PK
09ISLAMABAD1680 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 10:39:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1688 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 11:36:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1718 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 11:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1724PAKISTAN'S SUPREME COURT: ONE STEP CLOSER TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a partial reversal of its July 6 ruling ordering the GOP to refrain from raising the electricity tariff, the Supreme Court ruled on July 23 that the National Electric Power Regulatory Agency (NEPRA) could continue to calculate the cost recovery tariff rate for power productio [...]
2009-07-28 12:25:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD1732 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 10:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1748 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 12:29:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1770MOTIVATIONS AND CONCERNS REGARDING EXPEDITED
[...] (C) Summary: Below is an e-mail account providing a timeline of events for the expedited return of displaced persons from Yar Hussain camp, Swabi, in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is followed by a review, from an NGO perspective, of some of the likely considerations and mot [...]
2009-07-31 08:11:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM EAID PREL PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD178 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 10:59:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1786 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 03, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 10:15:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1803 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 04, 2009
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2009-08-04 11:30:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1808 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 05, 2009
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2009-08-05 10:32:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1817BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 29 JULY 2009
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2009-08-05 13:43:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1830 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 06, 2009
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2009-08-06 10:51:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1840 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 07, 2009
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2009-08-07 12:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1846PAKISTAN'S FIA ON COUNTERING TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 22 meeting with the Treasury Advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) Director General Tariq Khosa said counter-terrorist financing efforts had limited external sources of funds available to Al-Qaida and Tar [...]
2009-08-07 14:42:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KJUS AF PK
09ISLAMABAD1850 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 10, 2009
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2009-08-10 10:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1873 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 11, 2009
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2009-08-11 11:08:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1877 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 12, 2009
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2009-08-12 12:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1884 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 13, 2009
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2009-08-13 11:23:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD190PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 29, 2009
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2009-01-29 09:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
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