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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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05KUWAIT5083FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI INFORMATION MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 7 meeting, Minister of Information Dr. Anas Al-Rasheed told the Ambassador that he was very pleased by the progress of the revised press law and he believes it has a very good chance of being approved by the National Assembly in the near future. Al-Rasheed said that P [...]
2005-12-12 03:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALCVIS KDEM KPAO KU KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
05KUWAIT5113MEDIA REACTION: GWOT SECRET PRISONS
[...] One Kuwaiti Arabic-language newspaper reported allegations of the existence of CIA detention facilities on European soil. End summary. ------------------ Selected Headlines ------------------ 2. Saturday, December 10, 2005 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam, p. 33, "Did Romania get paid for the American [...]
2005-12-14 04:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KIRF KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
05KUWAIT5122CRIMINAL COURT AMENDS LIBEL VERDICT AGAINST AL-
[...] On December 10, the Kuwaiti Criminal Court amended its December 3 sentence of Islamist columnist Ahmad Al-Kose and Shaykh Khalifa Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah, editor-in-chief of the Arabic daily Al-Watan; the two men were convicted for publishing a libelous editorial against liberal political sci [...]
2005-12-14 09:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KISL SCUL KIRF KPAO KU
05KUWAIT5130FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS GEN. AL-MUMIN IS THE
[...] (C) During a December 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah confirmed that General Ali Hassan Al Mu'min, former Kuwaiti military Chief of Staff and current head of the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC),is the Government's choice for a [...]
2005-12-14 12:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL OFDP SOCI PINR IZ KU
05KUWAIT5136FREEDOM AGENDA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY POSTPONES
[...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly voted on December 12 in favor of postponing discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until June 30, 2006. The vote comes amid heated public debate over the issue, and after the Government came out pub [...]
2005-12-14 14:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
05KUWAIT5137SHI'A CLERIC FINDS NO LOVE FOR PRESIDENT
[...] (C) In a December 8 meeting, Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri told Emboffs he met "no one who was happy" with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government during his early-December trip to Iran. Al-Mohri said he met with the head of the Higher Judiciary Council, a former Minis [...]
2005-12-14 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
05KUWAIT5142PLACEMENT REPORT: OP-ED ON TERRORISM FINANCING AND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 11:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAO ETTC KTFN PINS CVIS AMGT AFSI KSEP
05KUWAIT5165KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI PARLIAMENTARY
[...] Summary: Over the Kuwaiti weekend, Arabic dailies provided a low volume of coverage of the Iraqi parliamentary elections. For the most part, offering only news of wide participation by Sunnis. Sporadic reports of the alleged Iranian truck full of forged ballot boxes being seized as it attempte [...]
2005-12-18 04:17:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
05KUWAIT5166KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN
[...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic-language press continued its coverage of the Iraqi parliamentary elections calling the election "a step towards unity and a better future for Iraq." Despite claims of possible fraud, the Kuwaiti press paid more attention to the fact that the elections were carried out [...]
2005-12-18 04:17:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
05KUWAIT5183LEGISLATION PASSED AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERING ALL
[...] Following the May 16 decision to grant women full political rights, the National Assembly on December 13 approved a temporary amendment to the 1962 election law to facilitate the first-time registration of female voters in Kuwait. The amendment requires, for this registration period only, th [...]
2005-12-18 11:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT5186FREEDOM AGENDA: HEATED DEBATE OVER ELECTORAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 12, the National Assembly voted to postpone discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until June 30, 2006 (ref A). The vote comes amid heated public debate over the issue. Top government officials recently st [...]
2005-12-19 10:14:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
05KUWAIT5210SHUNNED KUWAITI EDITOR FEARS FOR SAFETY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mohammed Abdul Qader Al-Jassem, Al Hurra talk show host and the liberal former editor-in-chief of the Arabic daily Al-Watan, complained to Emboffs of receiving threats after posting a scathing article on his website on December 10 criticizing Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahm [...]
2005-12-20 12:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KU
05KUWAIT5252SAUDI ARABIAN TEXACO CONCESSION IN KUWAIT-SAUDI
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Officials from Saudi Arabian Texaco (SAT),a subsidiary of U.S. oil company Chevron, told the Ambassador on December 10 that SAT was concerned about the Kuwait National Petroleum Company's (KNPC) plans to build a new refinery in an area adjacent to SAT's compound in t [...]
2005-12-26 13:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU
05KUWAIT5266KUWAIT PROJECT STALLED IN PARLIAMENT...AGAIN, KP
[...] (C) Summary: After reviewing a critical State Audit Bureau report on the enabling law for the participation of foreign companies in the development of Kuwait's northern oilfields (Kuwait Project),the National Assembly's Economic and Financial Affairs Committee withdrew its previously submitt [...]
2005-12-27 09:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
05KUWAIT5270PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT IN: 30 CONVICTIONS
[...] (U) In a verdict announced December 27, 30 of the 37 Peninsula Lions defendants were convicted of murder, attempted assassinations and other terror related crimes. The decision was first read to the defense lawyers in a closed court session, followed by an announcement to court observers out [...]
2005-12-27 12:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PHUM PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT5286KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: The New Press Law
[...] Summary: The Kuwaiti press was vigorous in its coverage of the new press law which was seen as groundbreaking. The daily Arabic-language newspapers provided readers with some of the modifications proposed by the special panel formed to study the law and also changes that have been made to the [...]
2005-12-28 13:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KU
05KUWAIT5287MEDIA REACTION: Conference on Using Education to
[...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic-language daily newspapers praised a conference examining the role of education in confronting extremism as being a good initiative taken by the Ministry of Education. The conference, The First International Conference on the Educational Dimensions in the Treatment of [...]
2005-12-28 13:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KISL OEXC KU
05KUWAIT5288KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: Iraqi Elections
[...] Summary: Kuwaiti daily newspapers provided coverage on Iraqi elections, praising the process and the peaceful manner in which it was carried out. The courage of the people going to the polls was also praised and they were seen as heroes in their own right. However Mr. Al-Ghabra, writing for [...]
2005-12-28 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM KMDR IZ KU
05KUWAIT5289KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: International Conference on
[...] Summary: Kuwaiti daily newspapers provided coverage on their pages of the first International Conference on the Educational Dimensions in the Treatment of Terrorism and Extremism Phenomenon, reporting on it as a news piece. Dr. Shamlan Yousef Al-Issa is a professor of political science at th [...]
2005-12-28 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KISL OEXC KU
05KUWAIT5290KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: Iran's Nuclear Program
[...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic-language daily newspapers have not covered the Iranian nuclear program and its international implications with great depth. Articles and news pieces have appeared sporadically when there have been major developments. The article below was published in a daily newspap [...]
2005-12-28 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR KU XF
05KUWAIT5299HOC CHIEF / UNOFFICIAL KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Lt General Ali Hassan Al-Mu'min, former Kuwaiti military Chief of Staff, current head of the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) and the GOK's unannounced choice for Ambassador to Iraq (reftel),told the DCM during a December 28 meeting that Kuwait will not "make the first move" [...]
2005-12-31 10:12:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL OFDP PINR MOPS PHUM IZ KU
05KUWAIT5306FREEDOM AGENDA: LACK OF QUORUM IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) The last three National Assembly sessions of 2005 epitomized the obstacles to passage of key legislation on the Assembly agenda, such as the revised press law. (Note: The current parliamentary term began on October 17 and ends in July 2006. End note.) During its December 26 session, [...]
2005-12-31 14:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
05KUWAIT638KUWAIT'S COMMERCIAL BANKS: SURVEY OF RESULTS, IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Following up on his December 2004 meeting with the Central Bank Governor (Ref B) Ambassador met during January and February with the top executives of the leading Kuwait banks. The bank executives were generally positive about the Kuwaiti economy and the strength o [...]
2005-02-13 12:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PTER KU IZ
05KUWAIT765REFORM CONFERENCE IN CAIRO, TRAVEL OF KUWAITI FM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-21 10:13:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KU EG
05KUWAIT833KUWAIT: ORAL MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-28 13:45:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG EAID ECON EFIN
05KUWAIT941 MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN'S VOTING RIGHTS
[...] Summary: With National Assembly discussion of the proposed bill granting women their political rights scheduled for March 7, media speculation on the bill's chances, and attempts to rally both support and opposition, has reached a steady pitch. While handicapping has evinced no clear favorite, [...]
2005-03-07 13:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KU KDMR WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05LAGOS1063THE ONGOING NITEL - PENTASCOPE SCANDAL
[...] (U) Summary: Privatization of the Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd. (NITEL) has faltered for the second time. Amid great controversy, the GON fired the Dutch management company, Pentascope, appointed to shepherd the process. Though the GON terminated the Pentascope contract in March 2005, the [...]
2005-07-07 16:59:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON EINV NI
05LAGOS1340NIGERIA TO CONCLUDE 2005 BID ROUND FOR 88 BLOCKS;
[...] (C) On August 26, Nigeria will hold a bid round for 88 oil blocks. Bidders will be judged on both commercial and technical bids in a Brazilian style competitive process. Changes to the Deep Offshore fiscal regime include the introduction of a royalty as well as an 80 percent cost recovery [...]
2005-08-26 12:20:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV NI
05LAGOS1463LONDON POLICE ARREST BAYELSA GOVERNOR, IJAW YOUTH
[...] (C) The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed its cooperation with UK authorities on Bayelsa State Governor Alamieyesiegha's September 15 London arrest in connection with allegations of money laundering. The London Metropolitan police have reportedly released t [...]
2005-09-20 17:46:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC NI
05LAGOS1498NIGERIAN OIL PRODUCTION SUFFERS MINIMAL LOSSES
[...] (SBU) Recent disturbances in Rivers States, arising from the London arrest of Bayelsa State Governor and the arrest of Ijaw militant leader Dokubu Asari, have had a minimal impact on Nigerian oil production thus far. Chevron is the only major oil producer whose production has been affected. [...]
2005-09-26 16:37:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV PGOV ASEC NI
05LAGOS1585BELLVIEW IS EXPLORING A POSSIBLE U.S. ROUTE WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Bellview Airlines CEO Odukoya said World Airways executives called him October 4 to discuss establishing direct air service between Lagos and the U.S. Bellview expressed interest in partnering with World Airways to begin scheduled charter services between Lagos and New York and L [...]
2005-10-13 12:51:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
05LAGOS1636LAGOS EAC MEETING ON INCREASED CRIME IN LAGOS AND
[...] (U) Lagos EAC convened October 17 to review Post's security posture in response to what appears to be a marked increase in violent crime in Lagos, and to discuss appropriate precautions against such crime. NOTE: In the past few months armed bank robberies, prison riots, attacks on expatriate [...]
2005-10-21 16:35:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER CASC NI
05LAGOS1637BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S ARREST STRIKES FEAR IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: The arrest of Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in London has unnerved some of his fellow pro-Atiku southern governors. His interception abroad, where he does not enjoy constitutional immunity, has not only sullied the attraction of frequent travel (one of the gove [...]
2005-10-21 16:35:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
05LAGOS1638BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S ARREST STRIKES FEAR IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: The arrest of Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in London has unnerved some of his fellow pro-Atiku southern governors. His interception abroad, where he does not enjoy constitutional immunity, has not only sullied the attraction of frequent travel (one of the gove [...]
2005-10-21 16:35:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
05LAGOS1639BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S ARREST STRIKES FEAR IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: The arrest of Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in London has unnerved some of his fellow pro-Atiku southern governors. His interception abroad, where he does not enjoy constitutional immunity, has not only sullied the attraction of frequent travel (one of the gove [...]
2005-10-21 16:35:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
05LAGOS1640BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S ARREST STRIKES FEAR IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: The arrest of Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in London has unnerved some of his fellow pro-Atiku southern governors. His interception abroad, where he does not enjoy constitutional immunity, has not only sullied the attraction of frequent travel (one of the gove [...]
2005-10-21 16:35:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
05LAGOS1641BAYELSA GOVERNOR'S ARREST STRIKES FEAR IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: The arrest of Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in London has unnerved some of his fellow pro-Atiku southern governors. His interception abroad, where he does not enjoy constitutional immunity, has not only sullied the attraction of frequent travel (one of the gove [...]
2005-10-21 16:36:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
05LAGOS1642LAGOS EAC MEETING ON INCREASED CRIME IN LAGOS AND
[...] (U) Lagos EAC convened October 17 to review Post's security posture in response to what appears to be a marked increase in violent crime in Lagos, and to discuss appropriate precautions against such crime. NOTE: In the past few months armed bank robberies, prison riots, attacks on expatriate [...]
2005-10-21 16:36:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER CASC NI
05LAGOS1772CONFIRMATION: BAYELSA GOVERNOR BACK IN NIGERIA
[...] (C) Sources in Nigeria confirm breaking news reports that Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa State is back in Nigeria. 2. (C) Publicly the Governor seemed to be gearing for a legal battle and voiced confidence that he would be acquitted at trial. Evidently, Alamieyeseigha had pl [...]
2005-11-22 09:01:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
05LAGOS1784AVIATION MINISTER PUSHING FOR U.S. DIRECT ROUTE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General met Aviation Minister Borishade on November 21 for a readout on the aviation industry and to discuss the Minister's tentative plans to visit the Department of Transportation December 5-9. His visit would focus on the same areas he planned to raise prior to t [...]
2005-11-25 11:34:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV PREL NI
05LAGOS1867IMPEACHMENT AFFIRMED, BAYELSA GOVERNOR ARRESTED
[...] (U) Apparently at the urging of the Federal Government, impeachment proceedings against the Bayelsa State governor moved at lightning speed with the Speaker of the State Assembly announcing today that Governor Alamieyeseigha has been impeached. The impeachment removed the constitutional shie [...]
2005-12-09 16:51:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
05LAGOS1941SHELL CLOSES THIRD FLOWSTATION, ANOTHER EXPLOSION
[...] (U) After surveying the pipeline fire at their Opobo terminal line in Rivers State, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) closed their Bonny terminal supply line in an attempt to quench the fire faster. (Note. Previously, SPDC had shut down two flowstations in hopes that their temporar [...]
2005-12-22 15:23:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS EWWT ELAB NI
05LAGOS1942SHELL CLOSES THIRD FLOWSTATION, EXPLOSION IN EDO
[...] (U) After surveying the pipeline fire at their Opobo terminal line in Rivers State, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) closed their Bonny terminal supply line in an attempt to quench the fire faster. (Note. Previously, SPDC had shut down two flowstations in hopes that their temporar [...]
2005-12-22 15:23:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS EWWT ELAB NI
05LAGOS654NIGERIA: PETROLEUM TRUCK DRIVERS STRIKE ENTERS DAY
[...] (C) Summary: In an effort to resolve the on-going petroleum truck driver strike, the chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas paid Lagos State government an undisclosed fee, ostensibly to cover the impoundment fees levied against striking drivers. However, Lagos State and the drivers remain at log [...]
2005-04-29 19:29:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALELAB EPET KDEM NI PGOV
05LILONGWE267REACTION - WESTERN AID, LILONGWE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-22 04:42:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KMDR KPAO MI
05LIMA3113AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UN REFORM PRIORITIES WITH
[...] (SBU) On 7/13, the Ambassador discussed Ref B talking points on overall UN reform priorities of the USG with Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez; their exchange on Security Council Reform and the G-4 Resolution was reported in Ref A. The Ambassador emphasized the critical nature of the reform pr [...]
2005-07-15 23:02:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC PE UNSC
05LIMA3341EU AMBASSADOR PROVIDES READOUT ON SOUTH AMERICAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with EU Ambassador Mendel Goldstein on 7/27 to convey concerns about statements attributed to EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner that appeared to criticize U.S. counternarcotics policies in the Andes. Goldstein stated that Ferrero-Waldne [...]
2005-08-03 21:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL ETRD PTER EU PE
05LIMA4265FINALLY, AN OMBUDSMAN
[...] After almost five years of frustrated attempts to reach a consensus on a candidate, the Peruvian Congress selected former Prime Minister Beatriz Merino on 9/29 to be the country's next Public Ombudsman (Defensora del Pueblo). Merino replaces the "interim" incumbent Walter Alban, who had been [...]
2005-09-30 16:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PE
05LIMA4889PERU: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 18:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EWWT PHSA KTIA PE IMO
05LJUBLJANA795SLOVENIA ON SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel talking points 15 November to Ales Zabukovec of the Maritime Office in the Slovene Ministry of Transportation. In an official reply on 18 November, Zabukovec said that Slovenia would "do what is in its power" to support the U.S. candidacy. ROBERTSON NNNN [...]
2005-11-18 08:25:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA AORC EWWT PHSA SI
05LJUBLJANA799SLOVENIA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY TO IMO
[...] (U) The Slovene Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed 21 November to Econoff that Slovenia would support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to category "A" in the IMO Council. Slovenia will be represented at the IMO Assembly by Iztok Mirosic (head of the delegation and Slovene Ambassador [...]
2005-11-21 08:49:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA AORC EWWT PHSA SI
05LONDON1257TAKING ACTION AGAINST HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Prime Minister's commitment to the Secretary to proscribe the political wings of Hezbollah and Hamas coupled with the March 1 London meeting to support the Palestinian leadership provide us with our best opportunity in three years to leverage significant change in HMG policy t [...]
2005-02-11 15:31:00Embassy LondonSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PTER UK XF
05LONDON4981IMO SECGEN REPORTS ON HIS TRIP TO THE KOREAN PENINSULAR
[...] (C) On June 10, Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) briefed ESTOff on his trip the previous week to the Korean Peninsula. Even before his arrival, the North had indicated that his offer of the IMO's good offices to increase North-South maritime [...]
2005-06-15 10:55:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEWWT JA KR PREL UK IMO PSI
05LONDON793FUTURE OF IRAQ COALITION
[...] (S) We delivered reftel points on January 28 to FCO Iraq Policy Unit DepDir for PolMil Gerard Russell. Russell was grateful for the points and exceptionally complimentary of their attention to other coalition partners. The points should help to reassure various countries that USG and HMG off [...]
2005-01-28 12:17:00Embassy LondonSECRETMARR PREL MOPS UNSC IZ UK
05MADRID1000SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 16 FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed the China arms embargo, Croatia, Human Rights in Belarus and Cuba, the Middle East Peace Process, Hamas, Lebanon, Sudan, Moldova, and Georgia with the MFA's Head of EU Policy Planning Enrique Mora Benavente on March 10 and March 14. Spain's position regarding [...]
2005-03-15 17:44:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG SP EUN
05MADRID1042(S) SPAIN: RESPONSE TO FOLLOW UP REQUEST RE EQUATORIAL GUINEA COUP PLOT
[...] (S) Summary: Spanish Foreign Ministry officials have conveyed their concern that the USG released an incorrect report regarding a possible coup plot against the Government of Equatorial Guinea (GREG) that could adversely affect Spain's recent efforts to normalize bilateral relations with Equ [...]
2005-03-17 14:24:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PINS PINR UK SP EQ
05MADRID1182 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 20, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST BY SCOTLAND YARD IN LONDON, U.K. OF MOUTAZ ALMALLAH, DABAS, A SYRIAN NATURALIZED SPANISH CITIZEN, WANTED [...]
2005-03-29 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID171SPAIN ON RELATIONS WITH USG: "WE WANT BACK IN"
[...] Summary. The Zapatero Government has undertaken a series of gestures intended to signal their desire for improved ties with the USG. Spain will contribute $20 million to the UNDP to support the Iraq elections, met a USG request to press Arab governments to encourage Sunni participation in the Iraq [...]
2005-01-15 12:21:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SP
05MADRID2223SPAIN: YARKAS TERRORIST TRIAL UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, judge Javier Gomez Bermudez of the Spanish National Court initiated trial proceedings against 24 defendants, mostly Syrian-born residents of Spain, accused of belonging to a radical Islamic terrorist cell linked to al-Qa'ida (Reftel). Three defendants, the main one b [...]
2005-06-10 11:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP
05MADRID2518SPAIN ON SECURITY SECTOR SUPPORT FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-01 16:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG KPAL MASS PREL SP
05MADRID2567EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING, AMEMBASSY
[...] On July 07, 2005, as directed in REFTEL, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at Embassy Madrid met to discuss the bombing incidents that occurred in London. 2. The EAC discussed current conditions and indicators within Spain relating to any recent reporting and law enforcement and intell [...]
2005-07-07 14:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
05MADRID2617SPAIN: TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 15:05:00Embassy MadridSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SP
05MADRID2648SPAIN: SPEAKING WITH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT
[...] (U) Though not an action addressee on reftel, post wished to share the following points. 2. (U) Embassy Madrid's Muslim Outreach Committee has been active in reaching out to the Muslim Community in Spain in the past year. Embassy officers have made visits to the M-30 mosque, the largest mos [...]
2005-07-13 15:59:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAO PREL PTER SP
05MADRID2653AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Aguirre had his first meeting with President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on July 12 to introduce himself and to review the USG roadmap for improving bilateral relations. The 90-minute meeting was cordial and relaxed throughout and covered a broad range of bilateral an [...]
2005-07-14 12:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SP VZ
05MADRID2792DHS U/S BEARDSWORTH MEETS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary. DHS Acting Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security visited Madrid July 19 to brief Spanish Ministry of Interior and MFA officials on DHS discussions with EU interlocutors regarding the value of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data as a tool for enhancing border secur [...]
2005-07-29 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR SP EUN
05MADRID2833CORRECTED COPY: DHS U/S BEARDSWORTH MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Randy Beardsworth visited Madrid July 19 to brief Spanish Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials regarding the value of Passenger Name Record [...]
2005-08-02 14:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR SP EUN
05MADRID3038 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR TERRORISM [...]
2005-08-25 07:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL JAWAD
05MADRID3260SPAIN: AN ACTIVE FRONT IN THE WAR ON TERROR
[...] (C) Summary. Spain is both a significant target of Islamic terrorist groups and a major logistical hub for Islamic extremist groups operating across the globe. The March 11, 2004 train bombings made Madrid the site of the worst terrorist attack in the history of the EU and triggered the second majo [...]
2005-09-15 10:18:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PGOV SP
05MADRID3512TERRORISM FINANCE - SPAIN'S REACTION ON ECI COURT
[...] (C) EconOff discussed reftel discussion points with Miguel Enrique Garcia Herraiz, Area Director for EU Terrorism Issues within the MFA's Subdirectorate on International Terrorism. He said that the GOS is pleased with the European Court of First Instance's ruling on the "Swede 3" cases since th [...]
2005-10-05 11:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER SP EUN
05MADRID3518COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR FRANKFURT, BRUSSELS
[...] Country clearance is requested for travel to Frankfurt, Brussels and London according to the itinerary listed below for the following Transportation Security Administration employee. 2. Name of traveler: Luz E. Ponce Title: Transportation Security Administrative Representative Posted at [...]
2005-10-05 15:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC KHLS OTRA
05MADRID3696COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TRAVEL OF DHS/TSA
[...] The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requests country clearance for travel of Edmund S. "Kip" Hawley, Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security Administration (TSA),his aide, marshall Sanders, and David W. Tiedge, Assistant Administrator, TSA International Programs, to geneva [...]
2005-10-24 07:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA
05MADRID3759SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA FRED EMBRY MOONEY
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Fred Embry Moone, Aviation Safety Inspector, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),to travel to Mallorca, November 11-17, to conduct aircraft simulator evaluations. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors a [...]
2005-10-26 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
05MADRID3784 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) ROUNDTABLE IN
[...] (U) Summary: U.S. Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric Stewart and Spain's Under Secretary of Culture presided over a day-long U.S.-Spain IPR Roundtable in Madrid on September 28. This event stemmed from former Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash's February 27 Roundtable proposal t [...]
2005-10-27 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR SP
05MADRID4037SPAIN ON U.S. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-21 16:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EWWT PHSA KTIA SP IMO
05MADRID617SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 21 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. We discussed Transatlantic Relations, the Middle East Peace Process, Iraq, the Western Balkans, Ukraine/Moldova, Sudan, the Great Lakes, and Iran with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning on February 15. Mora Benavente said that the February 21 GAERC meeting would [...]
2005-02-15 16:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IR UP MD SU SR BK CGEN
05MADRID68SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC STEPHANIE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Stephanie London and Matthew Longnecker, Senior Investigators from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),NIH, to travel to Granada, February 1-5, to attend a workshop about "Children and the Environment." 2. [...]
2005-01-11 10:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID960BMENA - POSSIBILITY FOR COOPERATION WITH SPAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-14 14:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
05MADRID983ATTORNEY GENERAL'S MEETING WITH SPANISH FIRST VICE
[...] Summary. During his visit to mark the one-year anniversary of the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid, Attorney General Gonzalez met with First Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, together with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Spanish Minister of Justice Lopez Aguilar a [...]
2005-03-15 09:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER CU SP VZ
05MANAMA1012SPEAKING WITH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT TERRORIST ACS:
[...] (C) The Embassy, in response to Ref A instruction, has focused its initial efforts to encourage denunciation and delegitimization of terrorist violence on engagement with Bahrain's senior leadership, including the King, Minister of Information/Min State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaff [...]
2005-07-13 13:47:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL KPAO BA
05MANAMA1132PARALLEL CONFERENCES SEEK TO COMPLEMENT--AND
[...] (C) Summary. The November 7-8 Parallel Conference of the Forum for the Future (PCFF) will bring together civil society (CS) organizations from the BMENA region and the G8 to discuss common issues. The GOB has said that it will support the PCFF only if its agenda does not overlap with the fou [...]
2005-08-01 13:54:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KPAO BA
05MANAMA1163BAHRAIN: PREPARING FOR THE SHARM AL SHEIKH SUMMIT
[...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche concerning the Sharm Al Sheikh summit to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa in an August 10 meeting covering a number of issues. Shaikh Mohammed said the summit had not yet been rescheduled and relayed his sense that it could be p [...]
2005-08-10 12:51:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL KDEM BA
05MANAMA1183FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: UPDATES FROM THE GOB AND
[...] (C) Summary. The Foreign Minister confirmed the September 9 planning meeting in London for the November G8-BMENA Forum for the Future in Bahrain. He stressed the need for real achievements at the Forum to fend off potential criticism from the Arab League and the peoples of the region, and to [...]
2005-08-16 15:33:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM KMPI KPAO BA
05MANAMA1247FOREIGN MINISTER ON G8-BMENA ENTREPRENEURSHIP
[...] (SBU) In an August 27 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that Bahrain supports the Bahrain Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence (BCEE) and wants to see it up and running soon. In response to the Ambassador's question [...]
2005-08-29 05:57:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KMPI BA
05MANAMA1320"We Are All in This Together": Solidarity Across
[...] Summary: The Ambassador, in his remarks during a commemoration of September 11, honored the victims of many nations and faiths who have perished in terrorist attacks. Ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Egypt joined the Ambassador in calling for a united stand against the border- less threa [...]
2005-09-12 11:52:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA
05MANAMA1375CABINET SHUFFLE IMMINENT; NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Newspapers and Embassy sources indicate another cabinet shuffle is expected soon, possibly by the end of this week. Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, is expected to step down and we are told will be replaced by Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, B [...]
2005-09-25 07:30:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA14BAHRAIN'S RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS CONDEMN
[...] (C) Bahrainis disregarded London-based Saudi dissident Dr. Saad Al Faqih's call for protests against the Saudi Arabian government following Friday prayers December 31. While police stood by, worshippers departed the Al Fateh Grand Mosque compound in a normal fashion. Al Faqih's appeal provok [...]
2005-01-03 10:56:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC BA SA
05MANAMA1498UPDATE ON FORUM FOR THE FUTURE AGENDA
[...] (C) The DCM October 15 presented Ref A points concerning the agenda for the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference to MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he would consider a U.S. proposal that Bahrain and the UK appoint chairs for each of the thre [...]
2005-10-17 09:14:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KMPI OVIP BA
05MANAMA1570GULF AIR'S FUTURE IN WAKE OF UAE PULLOUT
[...] (C) Minister of Transportation Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa discussed with the Ambassador Gulf Air's future in the wake of the UAE's withdrawal from ownership of the airline. Shaikh Ali said the GOB would expect the UAE to honor its existing financial commitment to the carrier. He fears [...]
2005-10-26 12:51:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD ECON BEXP BA
05MANAMA1608MFA BRIEFS AMBASSADORS ON FORUM ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs October 31 held a meeting with ambassadors from countries expected to attend the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference in Manama and presented them with copies of the agendas for the November 11 Senior Officials meeting and November 12 Ministers [...]
2005-11-01 14:19:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM KMPI PHUM ECON BA
05MANAMA1685EUR A/S FRIED MEETS GREEK FM MOLYVIATIS AT FORUM
[...] (SBU) Meeting held on November 12, 2005, 12:00, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. EUR A/S Dan Fried Leslie Tsou, NEA Watcher from Embassy London Michael Mussi (Embassy notetaker) Greece Foreign Affairs Minister Petros Molyviatis Ambassador Cha [...]
2005-11-15 12:03:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KMPI BA GR
05MANAMA1725BAHRAIN PLEASED WITH SUCCESS OF FORUM BUT FOCUS ON
[...] (C) The Ambassador called on MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa November 20 to discuss the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference held in Manama. Shaikh Abdul Aziz, who was the lead Bahraini organizer, told t [...]
2005-11-23 13:11:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KMPI EAID BA REFORM REGION
05MANAMA1742Six Bahraini Guantanamo Detainees Made Media
[...] Summary: The plight of six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention facilities has consumed the Bahraini media for months, building tensions with a series of published reports alleging sexual humiliation and other abuses catalogued in the journal writings of one of the detainees, Juma Al [...]
2005-11-27 15:45:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL PGOV BA BILAT
05MANAMA1910BAHRAINI SHI'A CLERIC DETAINED AT AIRPORT,
[...] (C) Summary: Bahraini Shi'a Ayatallah Shaikh Mohamed Al-Sanad was detained four-five hours at Bahrain International Airport upon his return from Iran December 25, sparking a violent protest at the airport which resulted in damage to airport facilities and arrests of and injuries to protester [...]
2005-12-27 13:53:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BA POL
05MANAMA24KING FOCUSES ON RELATIONS WITH SAUDI ARABIA IN
[...] (C) King Hamad, in a January 3 meeting with the Ambassador, expressed his appreciation for his November 29 meeting with the President and reaffirmed Bahrain's friendship with the United States. The Ambassador thanked the King for the GOB's continued surveillance of the four terrorist suspect [...]
2005-01-04 15:42:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EPET BA
05MANAMA262SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-27 08:44:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG BA
05MANAMA288HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT DELIVERED TO GOB
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered the 2004 Bahrain Human Rights Report to MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Dhafer Alumran February 28. Alumran pledged to disseminate the report within the GOB and instructed an assistant to fax it to Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, curr [...]
2005-03-02 08:56:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM KJUS BA
05MANAMA330FOREIGN MINISTER ON NOVEMBER FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
[...] (C) Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa stressed to the Ambassador March 7 that it was important that participants at the November 2005 Forum for the Future (FfF) meeting to be held in Bahrain be in a position to highlight what they have accomplished [...]
2005-03-07 14:50:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON EAID KMPI BA
05MANAMA340SHAIKH MOHAMMED PRAISES LONDON MEETING, ABU
[...] (C) Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador March 7 that the March 1 London conference for assistance to the Palestinians was a great success. In a meeting covering several topics (septels),Shaikh Mohammed said that the focus of the [...]
2005-03-08 13:48:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPAL BA
05MANAMA397BAHRAIN: MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) The Ambassador March 15 delivered Ref A demarche concerning U.S. views in advance of the Arab League summit to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar took note of the demarche but had to depart the meeting before he had a chance t [...]
2005-03-16 15:17:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL BA
05MANAMA504UK EMBASSY MANAMA REACTIONS TO FORUM FOR THE
[...] (C) UK Embassy Manama Middle East Reform Officer Jackie Perkins told Econoff April 6 that the UK would still consider funding a Deputy Director position for the Bahrain Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, but that it could not make any commitments until the Beyster Institute finishes its bu [...]
2005-04-06 11:56:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM BA UK
05MANAMA675FORUM FOR FUTURE: BMENA PARTICIPATION URGED AT
[...] (C) Summary: Bahrain Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told delegations attending a May 10 preparatory meeting for the November Forum for the Future that continued G-8 engagement and support was essential in helping maintain reform momentum in the region. Jordan Minister of Finance Awad-Allah, speak [...]
2005-05-11 05:04:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BA
05MANAMA705FORUM FOR THE FUTURE MAY 10 STEERING COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Bahrain hosted a meeting of the G8/Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future (FfF) Steering Committee May 10 that included representatives of the U.S., UK, Russia, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt. The parties discussed preparations for the FfF meeting, to be co-chair [...]
2005-05-17 11:29:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KMPI ECIN BA XF XG CA JA
05MANAMA71MINISTER OF INTERIOR DISCUSSES CT, SAUDI ARABIA,
[...] (S) Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid, in a January 16 meeting with the Ambassador, said he had been surprised by the January 12 release of terror suspect Yassir Kemal, but promised close surveillance on his activities. He urged that we move forward on setting up a CTOC, expressing hope that [...]
2005-01-16 13:14:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPTER ASEC PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA73BAHRAIN HOSTS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
[...] (U) Amnesty International (AI) and the Bahrain Social Partnership to Stop Violence Against Women hosted a women's rights conference in Bahrain January 8-9. More than 60 activists from Bahrain, other Gulf countries, and Lebanon attended. They called on their respective governments to reform [...]
2005-01-16 14:48:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN BA
05MANAMA747ISLAMIC BANKING, SHARIAH BOARDS, AND INVESTMENTS
[...] (U) Islamic banking is a growth industry worldwide and represents a sector for which Bahrain holds a comparative advantage and would like to expand and solidify as a regional center in the Middle East. Bahrain has a strong reputation for transparency and regulation of its financial sector in [...]
2005-05-25 11:56:00Embassy ManamaSECRETEINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP BA
05MANAMA835ARCAPITA ENDORSES SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS WITH USG
[...] (C) Arcapita Director for Legal Affairs Henry Thompson told the Ambassador June 8 that his company is willing to enter into security arrangements with the USG to gain approval for its proposed acquisition of Atlanta-based Cypress Communications. He said that Arcapita would keep all of Cypres [...]
2005-06-12 11:44:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALEINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP PTER BA
05MANAMA89AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF LABOR AL ALAWI
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Dr. Majid bin Mohsin Al Alawi January 12, just two days before the cabinet shuffle that split the ministry into two separate ministries. The Minister emphasized the importance of the Crown Prince's labor reform initiative and i [...]
2005-01-18 14:33:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ELAB PHUM KDEM BA
05MANAMA901 ARREST: FOLLOW-UP IN CASE OF QADRI, MOHAMMAD AFZAL
[...] This is an action request, please see para 8. On June 21, Conoffs visited Mohammad Afzal QADRI in the security office at the Bahrain International Airport. SUBJ was arrested on June 9 after switching boarding cards with Pakistani national Hamid MEHMOOD (see reftel). SUBJ was taken to court [...]
2005-06-26 14:27:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDBA CASC QADRI MOHAMMAD AFZAL
05MANAMA922REFORM IN BAHRAIN: LEADING SHIA EDITOR HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (S) Independent newspaper editor Mansour Al-Jamry, in a June 28 discussion with the Ambassador, gave a wide-ranging review of the complexities and challenges facing King Hamad as he pursues reform in Bahrain. On the one hand, the King faces challenges from his two uncles: Prime Minister Khalif [...]
2005-06-29 11:48:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL BA
05MANAMA949KING WORRIES ABOUT NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (S) A major focus of the Ambassador's July 5 discussion with Bahrain's King Hamad was the King's concern about the implications of the election of Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad, he said, faces a big challenge in unifying Iranians, and one way he will generate unity will be by pro [...]
2005-07-06 13:58:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PGOV BA IR
05MANAMA952AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF LABOR
[...] (C) The Ambassador discussed unemployment, demonstrations in support of the unemployed, and Shia politics with Minister of Labor Majeed Al Alawi July 4. Al Alawi said that the Ministry had found and offered private sector jobs to the eleven unemployed people who participated in the June 19 u [...]
2005-07-06 15:11:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ELAB ECON BA
05MANAMA968POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONDEMN LONDON
[...] (SBU) In letters of condolence to British officials which were widely published in the Bahraini media, the King, the Prime Minister, and the Crown Prince condemned the July 7 terrorist attack in London and called it a criminal act that contradicted religious and humanitarian principles. The K [...]
2005-07-09 15:21:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL BA
05MANILA1700SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (U) Post on April 8 provided maritime and nonproliferation officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Bureau of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) the non-paper (reftel) on the proposed amendments to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the [...]
2005-04-13 07:21:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL RP
05MANILA3282ARROYO REBUILDING ECONOMIC TEAM
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the exodus of key economic advisors, President Arroyo began reconstruction of her economic team on July 12 with the appointment of Margarito Teves as Secretary of Finance. On July 14, she announced other key appointments, including Peter Tavilia as Secretary of Tr [...]
2005-07-15 10:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV TBIO RP
05MANILA4750PHILIPPINES TIGHTENS SECURITY AFTER BALI BOMBINGS
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. In the aftermath of the October 1 bombings in Bali, Indonesia, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed her condolences to the victims' families, tightened security measures, and [...]
2005-10-04 08:39:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL MOPS PINS PGOV KISL ID RP
05MANILA5482GARCI'S RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES: WILL IT BRING
[...] (C) Summary: Former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano's reappearance in the Philippines after almost four months overseas has sent ripples through political circles and led to speculation and rumors about the timing and purpose of his return. Both the pro-Ar [...]
2005-11-24 07:48:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR RP
05MANILA971PHILIPPINES: FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Mission,s fifth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from March 2004 through March 2005. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer David C. Maness, ManessDC@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x5165, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]
2005-03-01 08:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB RP
05MAPUTO1112MUSLIM IV HITS HOME RUN TELLING AMERICA'S
[...] SUMMARY. Speaking to large audiences of Mozambican Muslims, Abdul Carimo Sau told America's story better than any American could have done. Sau, the Vice President of the Islamic Council of Mozambique, recently returned from the three-week International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Rel [...]
2005-08-29 15:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PINR KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO1463GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUE (GRM) MEETING ON
[...] AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 27, 2005. THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY PRIME MINISTER (PM) LUISA DIOGO AND INCLUDED THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ALCINDA ANTONIO DE ABREU AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DISASTER RES [...]
2005-11-08 12:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MASS PREL SENV MA
05MAPUTO184MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART I)
[...] (U) This message provides biographical data for key cabinet ministers sworn in on February 5 by President Guebuza. Biodata on additional cabinet members will be provided in septels. Sources include official ministerial biographies, local media reports, and information obtained from Embassy con [...]
2005-02-09 14:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO208MOZAMBIQUE: BIODATA ON NEW GUEBUZA CABINET (PART II)
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (U) This message reports biographical data for key ministers recently appointed by President Guebuza. The message follows biodata presented in reftel A. Biod [...]
2005-02-15 12:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO833DEMONSTRATION FOR SUPPORT AGAINST POVERTY IN AFRICA
[...] A demonstration was held in downtown Maputo on Saturday, July 2, 2005 to show support for efforts to fights poverty in Africa. 2. On Thursday, June 30, 2005, an unidentified man was interviewed on STV, a local television station. The man stated he was organizing a demonstration to be held a [...]
2005-07-05 14:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MZ
05MAPUTO858EAC HELD IN RESPONSE TO LONDON EXPLOSIONS AND
[...] In response to Ref A, an EAC meeting was held on July 8. The security posture at the Embassy and other U.S. agencies in Maputo is very poor due to the ongoing strike by many local guard force members. The strike is not aimed at the Embassy or the U.S., but because of the reduced number of guar [...]
2005-07-08 10:07:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALASEC MZ PTER
05MAPUTO860STRIKING GUARDS AGREE TO RETURN TO WORK
[...] SUMMARY. As reported in Refs A through C, individual employees of the local guard force contracted through Wackenhut have been striking since July 5. As stated in Ref D, the EAC met again on July 8 both to discuss the latest guard strike situation and to discuss the London bombings and the Emb [...]
2005-07-08 14:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MZ
05MASERU374DEFEATING G-4 FORUM RESOLUTION ON UN REFORMS
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Lesotho's Foreign Minister Moleleki on most recent points on defeating the G-4 Forum Resolution July 19 and 25. Foreign Minister Moleleki reiterated the Government of Lesotho's support of the U.S. position on holding off on the UN Security Council proposal and restated [...]
2005-07-25 15:10:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL LT UNGA UNSC
05MASERU400LESOTHO LACKS RESOURCES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
[...] SUMMARY. Human Trafficking in Lesotho is not as high profile as it is in other countries and the problem appears to be relatively small in comparison to the situation in some other countries in the region. There is a concern among some Basotho, however, particularly those who work with women [...]
2005-08-03 16:25:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KCRM LT
05MINSK1432Avian and Pandemic Influenza Information from
[...] This is a response to ref A action request. All information is from Emboff meetings (ref B) with Belarusian Ministry of Health (MoH) officials, public briefings, and press statements. A Plan for Avian Influenza -------------------------- 2. The GOB has a preparedness plan/strategy for [...]
2005-11-25 12:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BO
05MUMBAI1682TERRORIST DAWOOD IBRAHIM HAUNTS INDIA FROM AFAR AS DAUGHTER WEDS IN AN AMERICAN-BRANDED HOTEL
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 13. 2. (C) Like a bad dream, terrorist and underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim returned to the headlines of India's media in July when his daughter married the son of a famous Pakistani cricket player. An upscale wedding reception brazenly took place a [...]
2005-08-08 09:38:00Consulate MumbaiCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN PGOV PREL KCRM SA PK AE IN
05MUSCAT1002SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RICE'S VISIT TO THE REGION
[...] The privately owned Arabic-language daily "al-Watan" published an editorial on June 21 under the headline "Rice's Tour And Lessons Of Democracy": "Secretary Rice said that her country made a mistake when it sought to achieve stability in the Middle East at the expense of democratization, and [...]
2005-06-22 13:41:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1014MEDIA REACTION: FOREIGN RELATIONS, BRUSSELS, IRAQ, AND
[...] The government-owned Arabic-language daily "Oman" published an editorial on June 22 entitled "Distinguished Models Of Relations With Brothers And Friends": "Three recent models typify Oman's brotherly and friendly foreign relations. The first model is the 14th Session of the Oman/UAE Suprem [...]
2005-06-27 12:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP PREL SCUL MU
05MUSCAT1043MEDIA REACTION: THE OIC, CONCERTS, AND LABOR LAWS
[...] The privately owned Arabic-language daily "Al-Watan" published an editorial on June 29 entitled "Marginalization Is The Cause Of Misunderstandings": "The recently concluded meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Yemen was a useful forum to address common interests and con [...]
2005-07-04 11:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP ELAB EAID MU
05MUSCAT1064TFUK01: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/07/2005
[...] (SBU) Pursuant to references A through D, the Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 7 to review the Embassy's security posture in light of the terrorist bombings that targeted London's transport system. Members noted no substantive changes in the local [...]
2005-07-07 15:55:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1066TFUK01: OMAN CONDEMNS LONDON TERROR ATTACK
[...] Oman News Agency (ONA) and all major Omani print and broadcast media reported July 8 a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denouncing the July 7 terror attacks in London. The text of the ONA report is as follows: (Begin text) An official spokesman of the Foreign Ministry yeste [...]
2005-07-08 09:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPRC PTER MU
05MUSCAT1067OMAN DENOUNCES MURDER OF EGYPTIAN DIPLOMAT IN IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-08 09:35:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER OPRC MU IZ
05MUSCAT1089MEDIA REACTION: SUDAN, WAR, FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on July 11 entitled "Sudan on the Right Path": "After an interminable period of conflict, Sudan finally took a step forward when it decided to push ahead with a national compromise. This compromise serves as a lesson on how to [...]
2005-07-11 10:03:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1092SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TERRORIST ATTACKS IN LONDON
[...] The government-owned Arabic-language daily "Oman" published an editorial on July 11 entitled "The Search For Solutions To Violence": "Wars do not solve the phenomena of terrorism and violence. The solution requires a serious effort to understand terrorism's roots and causes. British PM Ton [...]
2005-07-12 10:20:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP PTER PREL MU
05MUSCAT11MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM TRIAL, ISRAEL, AND THE
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on December 30 under the title "You Too": "The United States is not insisting on the death penalty as punishment for the crimes against humanity perpetrated by Saddam Hussein. Yet Iraqi judges intend on prosecuting him to the f [...]
2005-01-03 13:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1103OMAN ONLINE: IEDs, INTERFERENCE, AND IMMIGRATION
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...]
2005-07-13 11:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT1136MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL/PALESTINE; INFLUENCE AND
[...] "Al-Watan," a privately-owned Arabic daily, carried an editorial on July 15 under the headline "The Palestinian Conflict And Urgent Questions": "We are now witnessing an elected Palestinian political authority making successful decisions to peacefully fulfill the goals of its people. Howeve [...]
2005-07-19 06:32:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP XF MU
05MUSCAT1153OMANI OPINION MAKERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST RELIGIOUS
[...] Following the recent wave of violence in Iraq, including Omani denunciations of the terror attack in London and murder of the Egyptian ambassador-designate in Baghdad (ref B),there have been further statements by the government and press aimed at turning people away from extremist, violent re [...]
2005-07-20 12:31:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKISL KPAO PTER PGOV PREL MU
05MUSCAT1183MEDIA REACTION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH AND THE ROOTS OF TERROR
[...] "Al-Watan," a privately-owned Arabic daily, carried an op-ed piece by Mohammed Naji Amayrah on July 24 under the headline "The Sharm El-Sheikh Explosions And The Search For Actual Causes": "The explosions in Sharm El-Sheikh killed more than 80 people, most of whom were Egyptians. In the face [...]
2005-07-26 09:17:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1184OMAN ONLINE: TERROR AND TANCREDO
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...]
2005-07-27 03:10:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT1214MEDIA REACTION: SHARM SUMMIT EXPECTATIONS
[...] "Al-Watan," a privately-owned Arabic daily, carried an editorial on July 31 entitled "By Protecting Egypt We Protect Ourselves": "Although the coming summit is an Egyptian summit made for Egypt, it is also created for the whole Arab world and for the protection of humanity... This summit is [...]
2005-08-02 06:35:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1243MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, SUDAN, AND REFORM IN THE ARAB
[...] Issa Al-Zedjali, editor in chief of Arabic daily "Al- Shabibah," wrote an editorial on August 7 under the headline "Americans Begin Losing Control in Iraq": "The Iraqi crisis is getting worse day by day, and there is no let up in sight. The commander of the American forces in Iraq has acknow [...]
2005-08-08 13:57:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU
05MUSCAT125MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: DISASTERS, DISTRUST, AND
[...] The privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" published an editorial on January 23 entitled, "Disasters Get Smaller Except in Iraq and Palestine": "It is said that disasters seem smaller with the passage of time, but it is more likely that our hopes grow larger to erase the pain caused by disa [...]
2005-01-24 12:18:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1272MEDIA REACTION: THE NEW IRAQI CONSTITUTION
[...] The privately owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" featured an editorial on August 10 entitled "Issues Blocking Efforts for Drafting Iraqi Constitution": "There are many difficult issues and complicated questions facing the drafting committee of the new Iraqi constitution. Conflicting political pow [...]
2005-08-15 12:06:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU
05MUSCAT1291SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA
[...] Essa bin Mohammed al-Zedjali, owner of the Arabic daily "al- Shabibah," penned an op-ed piece in the August 21 issue (which was translated and reprinted in its sister English-language daily "Times of Oman") entitled "Sharon Replaces Gaza With West Bank": "The dismantling of the settlements in [...]
2005-08-22 07:30:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1321MEDIA REACTION: GAZA, THE WEST, AND IRAQ
[...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" featured an editorial on August 29 entitled "The Other Side Of Gaza Disengagement": "The world has now started to realize Sharon's real intentions after disengaging from Gaza. He immediately began building a discrimination wall around Jerusalem in [...]
2005-08-29 11:24:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU
05MUSCAT1356MEDIA REACTION: HURRICANE KATRINA, PALESTINE
[...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial entitled "The Moment Of Truth" on September 3: "The entire world sympathized with the victims of Hurricane Katrina, despite the differences of political opinion that exist between the U.S. and the rest of the world. However, [...]
2005-09-07 10:49:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1361OMANI EXPECTATIONS FOR ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects Arab League praise for the Gaza withdrawal and Iraq's constitutional process, and a firm denunciation of terrorism. The League will likely push for further implementation of the Roadmap, and informally pressure Syria to improve its cooperation [...]
2005-09-07 15:10:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER XF MU
05MUSCAT1381MEDIA REACTION: 9/11, ISRAEL, AND UNITED NATIONS REFORM
[...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial entitled "Silence Followed By A Question" on September 12: "The whole world mourns the victims of 9/11 in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. However, after a respectful minute of silence, the world will want to raise qu [...]
2005-09-13 05:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1413MEDIA REACTION: THE NEED TO DEFINE TERRORISM
[...] On September 18, privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" featured an editorial entitled "Oman's Call To Define Terrorism": "Demanding a clear definition of terrorism, and differentiating between terrorism and legal resistance, was the main demand made by the Sultanate in its speech at the UN [...]
2005-09-19 12:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1444MEDIA REACTION: VARIOUS VIEWS OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
[...] On September 23, the privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial entitled "Who Will Protect The Palestinians From Sharon's Threats?": "The gap continues to widen between Palestinian and Israeli behavior. Israel insists on the methods of violence, forced arrests, and destr [...]
2005-09-26 10:45:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1481MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, THE SUPERPOWERS, AND PALESTINE
[...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial entitled "Could the Tug Of War Succeed In Politics?" on October 1: "The tug of war between the West and the Islamic Republic of Iran over Tehran's nuclear program seems dangerous, but it might actually be a successful policy. [...]
2005-10-04 05:29:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDIR KPAL NOTAG IS
05MUSCAT1512MEDIA REACTION: NOBEL PRIZE, IRAN, MIDDLE EAST
[...] The privately-owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial on October 9 entitled "Has Alfred Nobel's Mission Been Achieved?": "Granting the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director, Dr. Mohammed al-Baradei, is in itself a noble message. However, we [...]
2005-10-10 12:56:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1549MEDIA REACTION: REFERENDUM IN IRAQ
[...] "Oman," the government-owned Arabic daily, ran an editorial on October 17 entitled "After The Iraqi Constitution": "An unofficial announcement suggests that sixty-six percent of the Iraqi people have approved a constitutional referendum, despite overwhelming opposition from Sunni Arabs. If ( [...]
2005-10-17 10:35:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU
05MUSCAT1577OMAN ONLINE: CONSTITUTIONS, COLONIALISM, AND CACOPHONY
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2005-10-19 13:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI KISL MU
05MUSCAT1588MEDIA REACTION: MEHLIS REPORT, ARAB LEAGUE, AND SYRIA
[...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" ran an editorial on October 23 entitled "About The Mehlis Report": "The Mehlis report was well-received in Lebanon, but it would have been better for Mr. Mehlis to provide us with a comprehensive report, supported by substantial evidence and buttre [...]
2005-10-25 04:34:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1634MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/SYRIA AND ISRAEL/PALESTINE
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" ran an editorial on October 31 entitled "Will The Iraq Scenario Be Repeated?": "Perhaps the fears of Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister are justified regarding a UN Security Council resolution authorizing the use of force against Damascus, particularly in [...]
2005-11-01 04:38:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1643OMAN ONLINE: ELECTRIFYING THE SULTANATE
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2005-11-01 13:57:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT1703MEDIA REACTION: AMMAN BOMBINGS, ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS, AND
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" featured an editorial on November 11 under the headline "Terrorism Strikes Again" [Note: as reported reftel, the Omani government issued a strong condemnation of the terrorist bombings on November 9. End note.]: "Terrorism has struck again - this tim [...]
2005-11-15 13:47:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1876OMANI INSIGHTS INTO IRAN AND IRAQ FOR NEA DAS GRAY
[...] (C) Calling Iran's political scene and new government a sea of "shifting sands," royal adviser Abdulaziz al-Rawas suggested that U.S. threats have only served to shore up hardliners' support in Iranian society, and that a more positive approach should be adopted. Separately, MFA Under Secreta [...]
2005-12-17 04:32:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT196IRAQ ELECTIONS - OMAN KEEPS MUM
[...] (C) Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, currently on travel in Asia, has rebuffed admonitions for the Omani government to make a public statement welcoming the January 30 elections in Iraq. Despite headline-grabbing news of arrests in the Sultanate (ref A),press attention to the [...]
2005-02-02 13:11:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SOCI IZ MU
05MUSCAT206MUSCAT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIAL
[...] Arabic and English language print media in Oman gave extensive coverage to President Bush's State Of The Union Address, particularly the sections of the speech relating to Iraq and the Middle East Peace Process. Most coverage focused on his warnings to Iran and Syria. Many articles were critic [...]
2005-02-07 05:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP PREL MU
05MUSCAT212CHANCE FOR PEACE AND A GENERAL'S CALLOUS COMMENTS
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on February 7 under the title, "Abu Mazen's Historic Opportunity": "There is a `historic opportunity' to resolve the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas created this opportunity when he succeeded [...]
2005-02-08 09:06:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT241COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG) MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Muscat Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) met on February 2 to outline, in preparation for the April 29 CTAG meeting in London, key Omani counter-terrorism(CT) needs, and to share details of completed and planned CT assistance from G8 states. The CTAG agreed on a list of [...]
2005-02-13 12:30:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL MU
05MUSCAT258OMAN CONDEMNS HARIRI ASSASSINATION
[...] (SBU) The Foreign Ministry quickly issued a statement on February 14 that condemned the murder of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri, mourned his loss and expressed confidence that the crime would not undermine Lebanon's stability. MFA contacts were loath to point fingers of blame, but expressed [...]
2005-02-16 03:36:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL LE MU
05MUSCAT271OPPORTUNITY FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, THE SECRETARY'S
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on February 12 entitled, "The Necessity of Ending Confrontation": "Israel and Palestine have agreed -- yet again -- to end violent confrontations between their respective citizens. Similar commitments to peace have been swept a [...]
2005-02-16 07:06:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT294IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, LEBANON, AND IRAQI STREET NAMES
[...] On February 20, the privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial entitled, "Distribution of Roles": "In recent statements, the American administration denied the accusation that they are going to use military force against Iran in an effort to stop what they term `military nuc [...]
2005-02-21 12:14:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT331SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) The Secretary's oral message was delivered to the Foreign Ministry February 27, encouraging Oman's participation in the March 1 gathering in London, its support for the Palestinian Authority, and the reopening of trade offices in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Minister Responsibl [...]
2005-02-27 12:40:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALEAID KPAL KWBG ECON EFIN PREL MU XF
05MUSCAT34IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS STATUS
[...] (SBU) Following the Ambassador's December 27 discussion with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi to encourage Oman's bringing into force its IAEA safeguards agreement and approving the Additional Protocol (ref A),A/DCM also raised the matter in a January 5 meeting on othe [...]
2005-01-05 14:35:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM TRGY PREL AORC OPDC XF MU ESTH
05MUSCAT35STATUS OF COUNTERTERRORISM CONVENTIONS
[...] (C) Following the Ambassador's December 27 conversation with the Foreign Minister (ref A),A/DCM reiterated the importance of Oman's ratifying the final two of twelve international counterterrorism conventions (ref B) in a January 5 meeting with MFA International Organizations Department Chief [...]
2005-01-05 15:14:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC MU
05MUSCAT364OMAN PRESSURES SARG ON LEBANON WITHDRAWAL
[...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi convoked the Ambassador on February 28, just prior to departing for the March 1 London Conference on Palestine, to recount the steps he had taken to encourage Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon. He said that Egypt had sought his help to [...]
2005-03-02 09:54:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE EG MU
05MUSCAT398AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS, AN ARAB SUMMIT AND THE ISRAELI-
[...] On March 5, the Privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial by Atif Abul Jawad, an Egyptian journalist entitled "The Sad Joke": "The 2004 Human Rights Report published by the U.S. Department of State is an expos on the status of human rights world wide. However, one of the u [...]
2005-03-08 05:09:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT444SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: FULL OF PRAISE FOR FTA
[...] On March 12, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled "Welcoming the FTA Negotiations": "Concluding the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Sultanate of Oman and the United States will eventually reduce the competitive pressure on Omani merchants to [...]
2005-03-14 12:53:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT450MEDIA REACTION: AMERICAN POLICY YESTERDAY AND TODAY,
[...] On March 13, the privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial by Sa'ud al-Ansi, former Chief of the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Department, entitled "America, The Past And The Present" that reads as follows: "U.S. policy toward the Arab World is really a numb [...]
2005-03-15 10:30:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT490MEDIA REACTION: SHARON AND PALESTINIAN COMMITMENTS,
[...] On March 19, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "Sharon's Dilemma is Growing": "The Palestinian commitment to stop attacks against Israel -- provided Israel stops its hostile actions against the Palestinians -- has put real pressure on Sh [...]
2005-03-23 12:25:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT522MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT, ISRAELI MACHINATIONS, AND
[...] On March 25, the privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial entitled "The Positive Algerian Summit": "Despite the absence of public enthusiasm for the Arab summit, its outcome was positive. The summit made any peace initiative contingent upon Israel's withdrawal from Arab t [...]
2005-03-30 03:51:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT56MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: TSUNAMI, PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on January 6 entitled "Media Compassion And The Tsunami Crisis": "We should note the outstanding coverage that the Western media gave to the tsunami crisis. It was more than just a headline. They offered 24-hour coverage of the [...]
2005-01-10 11:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT560MEDIA REACTION: AMERICAN ATTEMPTS TO DIVIDE ARABS, LOSS
[...] On April 2, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled "The Third Sorrow": "We have healed from our first wound which was Iraq, we are still smarting from the situation in Darfur, but now it seems a third wound is being inflicted on us Arabs as a collective. This [...]
2005-04-06 06:53:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT597MEDIA REACTION: SETTLEMENT EXPANSION IN PALESTINE, HATE
[...] On April 7, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "Sharon's Projects to Where?" "Despite the Palestinian leadership's insistence that Sharon withdraw from the Gaza strip, it appears that he will once again ignore their requests and go against his previously c [...]
2005-04-12 02:51:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT643MEDIA REACTION: THE NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT, A NEW ROAD
[...] On April 15, government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "The Iraqi Government's Huge Task": "The soon to be announced Iraqi government has a huge mission before it. It must bring security and stability to Iraq, as well as revive the Iraqi soul and strengthen the sens [...]
2005-04-19 02:53:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP IZ XF MU
05MUSCAT684UNPRECEDENTED TRANSPARENCY IN NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Recent arrests of 30-40 Omanis charged with seeking to overthrow the Sultan and impose Ibadhi religious rule under an Imam have been the focus of public and press attention in Oman since January. But the trial itself, underway since April 18, has surprised the public by its unprecedented [...]
2005-04-26 02:45:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPINS KJUS PHUM PGOV MU
05MUSCAT690MEDIA REACTION: ISRAELI DUPLICITY AND AMERICAN DEMAND
[...] On April 21, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "A Strange Position": "The duplicity of the American position toward Israel hurts the prospects of peace in the region. While it is true that America has called for Israel to stop building new settlements, i [...]
2005-04-27 04:41:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT717MEDIA REACTION: PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, SECURING THE
[...] On April 26, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled "Peace in the Middle East": "As a powerful country, the United States has a moral and legal responsibility to seek the best possible solutions for regional political problems and pressures. When people are su [...]
2005-05-03 02:47:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT767MEDIA REACTION: ABU GHRAIB SENTENCES, REGIONAL
[...] On May 7, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled, "Rewards for the Abu Ghraib Scandals": "The trials of the American military officers involved in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal passed almost unnoticed by the Arabs, as if nothing had ever happened. The paltry p [...]
2005-05-14 02:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT777SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ALLEGATIONS OF QUKRAN
[...] The three major Arabic-language dailies in Oman - the government-owned "Oman" and the privately-owned "Al Watan" and "al-Shabiba" - all carried reports of alleged Quran desecration by U.S. military interrogators at Guantanamo Bay. Front-page coverage of the allegations appeared in the Thursday [...]
2005-05-15 02:36:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL KMDR SOCI OIIP MU
05MUSCAT795MEDIA REACTION: DESECRATIONS, OPERATIONS, MACHINATIONS
[...] Two pieces on the alleged Quran desecration at Guantanamo Bay appeared on the editorial page of the privately-owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" on May 15. The first, entitled "Quran Desecration and al-Aqsa," was written by Lebanese columnist Zuhair Majid: "It is a season of desecration for all [...]
2005-05-17 05:26:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT842MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY, MEDIA MISTAKES, AND IRAQ
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial on May 17 entitled "The Limits of Democracy": "The trend among most societies nowadays is to concentrate on the large-scale spread of democracy. Public participation, freedom of thought and expression, and the preservation of indi [...]
2005-05-24 04:10:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT866MEDIA REACTION: LAURA BUSH, ABU MAZEN, AND FREEDOM
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an article by Dr. Ali Abdulkarim bin Ali bin Jawad on May 25 entitled "Laura Bush's New Title?": "Laura Bush's speech, in which she called on the people of the Middle East to cooperate for a brighter future, was notable for its positive and re [...]
2005-05-30 09:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT909MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINE, MAJLIS AL-SHURA, IRAQ
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" ran an editorial on June 4 under the headline "The Need To Tidy Up The Palestinian House": "Despite Abu Mazen's efforts to tidy up the Palestinian house -- especially its security apparatus -- it seems that there are still some Palestinians intent on [...]
2005-06-06 12:12:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT950SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRAISE FOR THE PARDONS
[...] Summary: All of Oman's major daily newspapers carried front- page coverage of the June 9 decree by Sultan Qaboos pardoning the thirty-one Ibadhi Muslims convicted last month of belonging to a secret organization and seeking to overthrow the state. The SIPDIS newspapers universally lauded th [...]
2005-06-13 01:46:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP KISL PGOV PINS MU
05MUSCAT961MEDIA REACTION: AMERICA'S IMAGE, G-8 DEBT RELIEF, AND
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an op-ed by Abdullah al-Iyan on June 13 entitled "Why Ask The Question?": "After September 11, 2001, many American thinkers and writers asked the question: `Why do they hate us?' The answer lies in stories like the Quran desecration at Guant [...]
2005-06-14 12:41:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT98MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: POST ELECTION PALESTINE, IRAQI
[...] Government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on January 15 under the title, "After the Palestinian Election": "Now that the Palestinians have democratically elected Mr. Abbas as their leader, the hard part will begin. Mr. Abbas in his new role as President must now carry the w [...]
2005-01-17 12:51:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT988MEDIA REACTION: RICE'S VISIT, DOHA SUMMIT
[...] "Oman," the government-owned Arabic-language daily, published an editorial on June 20 under the headline "Rice's Visit And The Importance Of The Peace Process": "Secretary Rice's visit to the region is important not only for moving the peace process forward, but also for further developing U [...]
2005-06-21 02:24:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05NAIROBI1517KENYA: FINANCE MINISTER TALKS ABOUT CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary: The kingpins of corruption who fleeced Kenya under the previous administration went about "business-as-usual" with officials in the current Kibaki government, acknowledged David Mwiraria, Kenya's Finance Minister, in a meeting with the Ambassador on March 6. In this regard, th [...]
2005-04-13 04:26:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KCOR PINR KE
05NAIROBI1756 BUDGET REFORM: A KEY TO BETTER GOVERNANCE IN KENYA
[...] (U) This is a joint State-USAID cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's system for allocating its scarce national resources though the national budget process is broken and has long been a factor in the country's slow economic decline. Recognizing this, the government, spearheaded by the Minist [...]
2005-04-26 13:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV KE
05NAIROBI2471 WHERE KENYA FITS INTO G-8 DEBT RELIEF PROPOSAL
[...] Summary: News that the new G-8 debt forgiveness plan excludes Kenya as a recipient has been met with public dismay. Complaints about unfairness and concerns about a heavy external debt burden appear misplaced, however. The numbers indicate Kenya's existing stock of external debt is in fact [...]
2005-06-15 12:22:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EINV KE
05NAIROBI2571KENYA ARTICLE 98: ANTI-U.S. CENSURE MOTION MAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Kenyan newspapers reported during the week of June 13 that MP Paul Muite had filed a motion in Parliament to censure the U.S. for attempting to arm-twist Kenya into signing an Article 98 agreement. A reliable source in Parliament reported, however, that, as of June 21, no such m [...]
2005-06-22 12:01:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON SOCI SENV PGOV EAGR PINS MASS KE
05NAIROBI2618SOMALIA -- CENTER OF GRAVITY NOW IN SOMALIA FOR
[...] (C) Despite Yemeni efforts to mediate between the Transitional Federal President and the Speaker of the Assembly, talks in Sanaa on key issues separating two main camps in the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) appear to have ended in acrimony. Prime Minister Ghedi has declared his gov [...]
2005-06-24 12:48:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SO KE
05NAIROBI2651KENYA'S IMF PROGRAM: PROGRESS HINGES ON
[...] This is a Joint Embassy-USAID message. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya performed reasonably well in meeting the quantitative and structural targets of its IMF program during the current, second review period, and the government and the IMF have reached broad agreement for targets in the next revi [...]
2005-06-28 15:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV KE
05NAIROBI2691 KENYA'S BUDGET: MORE SPENDING, BUT BETTER FOCUSED
[...] (U) This is a joint State-USAID cable 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's new budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 foresees a 34% nominal increase in spending, but proposes to spend proportionally more money in areas deemed crucial to economic development and poverty reduction, namely healt [...]
2005-06-30 12:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EAID KMCA KE
05NAIROBI2695KENYAN DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ON ARTICLE 98:
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, David Musila, explained June 29 that the underlying reason for Kenyan opposition to an Article 98 agreement is that Kenya feels "unappreciated." In recognition for all the security assistance Kenya has provided to the U.S., Kenya should not be requir [...]
2005-07-01 03:24:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PINS ECON SOCI SENV PGOV EAGR KE
05NAIROBI2738SOMALIA -- NEED TO RALLY BEHIND THE SRSG
[...] This is an action request -- see para 19. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Divisions among members of the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions are now being mirrored by schisms in the international community. Moves to finance projects in district-level reconciliation, pushed by specific EU member sta [...]
2005-07-06 04:05:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SO KE
05NAIROBI2747SOMALIA -- RECONCILIATION AND MEDIATION PLANNING
[...] (SBU) The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) issued a statement July 5 (reported reftel) indicating renewed international community (IC) support for reconciliation among members of the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs). The SRSG proposed to the IC members of the Coo [...]
2005-07-06 14:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SO KE UNSC
05NAIROBI3052KENYAN GOVERNMENT REJECTS, BUT PUBLIC APPLAUDS, UK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A just-announced UK travel ban on Minister of Transport Murungaru has dominated the media, and provoked a flurry of GOK criticisms of the UK, despite a quiet warning to President Kibaki six weeks ago. Most Kenyans, however, are cheering at this diplomatic slap against the governm [...]
2005-08-01 03:07:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CVIS CLOK OFDP SNAR KPAO KCOR KE UK GM
05NAIROBI3129 IMF BRIEFS KENYA'S "LIKE MINDED" POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya IMF Resident Representative Jurgen Reitmeier briefed a small gathering of "Like-Minded Donors/Political" (LiMiD/P) on July 12. In addition to outlining Kenya's progress on its PRGF, as reported in reftel, Reitmeier offered a guardedly optimistic assessment of Kenya's cu [...]
2005-08-04 04:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR KE
05NAIROBI3287KENYA PASSES TWO MAJOR ECONOMIC REFORM BILLS
[...] (U) This is a Joint Embassy-USAID message. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's Parliament has passed two pieces of economic reform legislation, the Public Procurement Bill and the Privatization Bill. Both are important in the long march towards a stronger, faster growing economy and improved gover [...]
2005-08-12 08:13:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV KE
05NAIROBI3300REGIONAL ISSUES AND KENYA TRAVEL WARNING:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Congressman Donald Payne expressed appreciation to Kenya for its leadership role in the Sudan peace accord and the Somalia reconciliation process in a meeting with President Kibaki August 10. The Congressman said he was trying to encourage the State Department to take a more acti [...]
2005-08-15 03:03:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ECIN PINS KUNR SO SU ET DJ SP CH KE
05NAIROBI3575SOMALIA -- SELF-DECLARED INDEPENDENT SOMALILAND
[...] (SBU) The Minister of the Interior of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland committed his "government" to full cooperation with the USG should there ever be a need to deport a Somaliland "national" from the United States. He expressed confusion on learning that Somaliland offic [...]
2005-09-02 06:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CVIS KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI3593KENYA CONSTITUTION: BATTLE LINES DRAWN ON THE
[...] (SBU) Battle lines are being drawn on the upcoming referendum on the proposed new constitution. Former President Moi has announced his opposition to the new draft. Two Cabinet members, Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka, have formally joined forces with the leader of the Official Opposition Uh [...]
2005-09-02 12:21:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI3638SOMALIA -- GERMANY EXPRESSES CONCERNS TO ROME RE:
[...] (C) The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) has demarched the Italian MFA in Rome regarding difficult working relations and differences in principle with the Italian Delegation to Somalia in Nairobi. It appears that the frustrations the FRG expressed in Rome are shared by a number of other EU me [...]
2005-09-06 13:05:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI3643KENYA CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM SET FOR 21 NOVEMBER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenyan authorities have set 21 November as the date for the national referendum on the proposed new constitution. With a date in sight, both sides of the debate are gearing up their campaigns, even while the election officials warn both sides about campaigning and conducting [...]
2005-09-06 14:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI3657SOMALIA -- PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Somaliland's National Electoral Commission (NEC),its political elite, civil society organizations, and public at large are finalizing preparations to elect an 82-member Parliament on September 29. Despite extraordinary organizational and logistical challenges, chances are very [...]
2005-09-07 08:00:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI3658SOMALIA -- INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PREPARES TO
[...] (C) Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi has formally requested that the international community travel to Jowhar, Somalia -- temporary seat of the Somali President's wing of the Transitional Federal Government -- to convene a meeting of the Somali Coordination and Monitoring Committee. In t [...]
2005-09-07 09:29:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI3847CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: ELECTORAL COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a day of disrupted civic education events on September 14, Samuel Kivuitu, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya, called for a moratorium on constitutional referendum campaigning until October 21, the beginning of the designated campaign period. Kivuitu argue [...]
2005-09-16 08:32:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI3863KENYA CONSTITUTION: VIOLENCE MARS THE YES CAMPAIGN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Supporters of the proposed constitution launched their "Yes" campaign with three planned rallies September 16-18. As violence marred several pro-draft events, the message from both sides of the debate shifted to denounce violence and stress the importance of preventing the de [...]
2005-09-19 15:11:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PINS PHUM KE
05NAIROBI3927CORRUPTION IN KENYA: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary: More than six months after the Government of Kenya's anti-graft credentials all but disappeared, the country is at a crossroads in the war on corruption. On the one hand, senior civil servants are driving a series of systemic reforms and improvements in the country's legal and i [...]
2005-09-22 06:40:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALECON EAID KCOR PGOV KE
05NAIROBI3982HOW DO WE RUN THIS THING? COMMISSIONS WEIGH IN ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A September 21 lunch with members of the Electoral Commission of Kenya and the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission revealed that both organizations are unclear on the referendum process and their respective roles. Exactly two months before the November 21 constitutional r [...]
2005-09-23 10:40:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
05NAIROBI3988KENYA REFERENDUM: VIOLENCE, TRIBALISM, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent announcement that the Kenyan government plans to throw all of its resources, financial and human, towards a "Yes" vote threatens the very nature of a free and fair referendum. Recent violence and esculating tribalism surrounding the referendum campaigns further threat [...]
2005-09-26 05:27:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4002UK FRUSTRATIONS WITH CT COOPERATION IN KENYA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: British counterparts told Poloffs September 19 they are focusing their counter-terrorism (CT) efforts in Kenya on border and aviation security and have money to spend in both arenas. They are, however, frustrated with the Kenyan government,s lackluster CT performance and also c [...]
2005-09-26 13:53:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PTER MARR MOPS PGOV KE
05NAIROBI4023East African Community Customs Union: Just Teething
[...] (SBU) Summary: The East African Community Customs Union, established at the start of 2005, is experiencing teething problems - and in the minority view, may be unraveling. A slew of problems, ranging from tariff rates for pharmaceuticals to rules of origin for vehicles assembled locally by G [...]
2005-09-27 06:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON KE TZ
05NAIROBI4080DIPLOMATS SPEAK OUT ON REFERENDUM PROCESS -- AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador joined several other chiefs of mission in a September 28 meeting with Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman to discuss the ECK,s efforts (and difficulties) to supervise November's referendum on the new draft constitution. Following the meeting, the envoys rele [...]
2005-09-29 15:10:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4128ANTI-FOREIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP KENYA'S "YES"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The foreign diplomatic community -- and the U.S. Ambassador in particular -- came under fire October 1 for their criticisms of the referendum campaigns for and against a new Kenyan Constitution. The U.S. was singled out among the foreign missions accused of funding the "No" [...]
2005-10-03 15:49:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4143KENYAN GOVERNMENT OFFERS CARROTS FOR BANANAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahead of Kenya's November 21 constitutional referendum, the Government has begun offering various constituency groups a variety of enticements, implicitly to win their "Yes" or banana, vote. The offers so far include a number of controversial land ownership concessions, pay incr [...]
2005-10-04 11:40:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4421Export Processing Zone Faces Competitive Pressures
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya's Export Processing Zones (EPZ) face rising wage and energy costs, poor transportation infrastructure, and constraining government regulations that make it difficult to attract investors and compete with Asian exporters. Nevertheless, the EPZ Authority (EPZA) believes it [...]
2005-10-25 11:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD EFIN KE
05NAIROBI4436"OFFICIAL" CAMPAIGN PERIOD KICKS OFF AS PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The "official" period for campaigning for or against the proposed draft constitution kicked off on October 21, with the banana "Yes" team on the defensive following the publication of unfavorable opinion poll results and President Kibaki attracting criticism for allegedly defying [...]
2005-10-26 13:46:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SENV KDEM KCOR KE
05NAIROBI4470REACTION TO TRAVEL BAN ON DR. CHRIS MURUNGARU
[...] (U) Summary. Following an apparent leak from within the Kenyan government, news of the U.S. travel ban on Kenyan Transport Minister Dr. Chris Murungaru (reftel) spread quickly late on Tuesday October 25, becoming the top news item on all of the major television news reports that evening. The [...]
2005-10-28 02:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL CVIS KCOR KE
05NAIROBI4507 KENYA/NEPAD: KENYA COMPLETES APRM SELF-ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-31 07:37:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN ECON PGOV SOCI KE NEPAD APRM
05NAIROBI4551FIRST DEATHS MAR RUN-UP TO KENYA'S REFERENDUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Violence erupted October 29 during a pro-new constitution rally in Kisumu. Hundreds of angry youth opposed to the proposed new constitution clashed with thousands of security personal, culminating in 40 serious injuries and four reported deaths. The violence was the most dead [...]
2005-11-01 14:09:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL KDEM PINS KE
05NAIROBI4552ECK EXPRESSES SOME CONCERNS AS THE REFERENDUM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Electoral Commission of Kenya, charged with conducting the November 21 national referendum on the proposed new constitution, is making ready for polling day, including adopting new technology which will permit the ECK to broadcast voting results near simultaneously. While d [...]
2005-11-02 01:42:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4584TOP BANANAS SPEAK (FINALLY) TO DIPLOMATS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After two months of requests from the diplomatic community for a briefing from the pro-draft constitution ("Banana") team ahead of the November 21 referendum, the government finally relented November 2. Most notable was the Information Minister's statement that allegations of fo [...]
2005-11-03 16:39:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4599 IMF BRIEFS DONORS ON KENYA'S ECONOMY AND PRGF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IMF Mission Chief for Kenya Godfrey Kalinga briefed donors on the results of a 10-day IMF mission examining Kenya's progress on the second review of its three-year $326.7 million Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Kalinga was generally optimistic on Kenya's near-te [...]
2005-11-07 11:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR KE
05NAIROBI4694MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE US ABOUND IN BANANA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 1 trip through Central Province, local leaders shared with the Ambassador their slanted, often erroneous, views on the U.S. relationship with Kenya and our role in the constitutional referendum process. While providing an excellent opportunity for the Ambassador [...]
2005-11-10 12:41:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4749MORE DEATHS AS KENYA HEADS INTO CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With just one week remaining before the constitutional referendum, four more Kenyans died in police clashes at an Orange ("No") rally. Meanwhile, while the Banana ("Yes") team has resorted to more underhanded methods (such as scheduling presidential travel to force cancellation [...]
2005-11-16 01:36:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4783REFERENDUM: LAST DAYS AND LAST DITCH EFFORTS
[...] (C) Summary: In the waning days of the referendum campaign ahead of the vote on November 21, the pro-draft ("Yes" or Banana) team has resorted to measures of questionable democratic integrity to ensure a win, including shutting down an opposition radio station and "suggesting" that civil ser [...]
2005-11-17 14:18:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4817International Maritime Organization Demarche re
[...] U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to Diana Kiambuthi, First Secretary, International Organizations and Conferences Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kiambuthi indicated that Kenya has been approached by other nations seeking support for their candidacies for the IMO council [...]
2005-11-18 06:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA KE
05NAIROBI4866SOMALI PIRACY -- ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (S) Country Team elements directly engaged in the issue of piracy off the Somali coast met to discuss the impact of possible interdiction operations in the Somali political, clan, and CT context. We recommend options that mitigate any impact on the current Somali political process or on- goin [...]
2005-11-25 05:47:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPGOV PTER PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI4901PRESIDENT KIBAKI BANS ORANGE RALLIES AND MULLS
[...] 1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya's government banned November 27 planned nationwide rallies organized by the Orange Democratic Movement on the grounds the opposition gatherings pose "a threat to national security." The rallies had been called to build support for the Orange Democratic Movement and b [...]
2005-11-28 14:25:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4903SOMALIA PIRACY -- JOWHAR-TFG MEMBERS LET CONTRACT
[...] (C) Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minster Ali Mohamed Gedi has confirmed that members of the TFG allied with President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed signed on November 25 a contract with a U.S.-origin company to provide coastal security and training services. The primary goal see [...]
2005-11-29 01:31:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI4957SOMALIA PRIME MINISTER BY TURNS ACCUSATORY,
[...] (C) Somali Prime Minister Gedi November 25 alternately accused the USG of abandoning Somalis to the killing clutches of Mogadishu warlords, and sought our advice on building a "third way" in Parliament -- depending on who was in the room. He admitted he and the Jowhar TFG faction were taking [...]
2005-11-30 12:22:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI4984KENYA ON HOLD: NO NEW CABINET AND NO DIALOGUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A week after President Kibaki dismissed his cabinet and suspended Parliament indefinitely, no clear picture has emerged of the post-referendum Kenyan political landscape. The Ambassador's conversation with Orange Democratic Movement leaders revealed a group still groping its way [...]
2005-12-01 12:57:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5000FOREIGN MINISTRY URGES US ACTION ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Boaz Mbaya in a December 2 meeting, urged the U.S. SIPDIS to consider greater involvement in Somalia -- in both resolving the political standoff, and in curbing piracy. The DCM and AF/E Deputy Director Deborah Malac reminded Mbay [...]
2005-12-02 10:24:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL KE SO
05NAIROBI5070KENYA'S NEW CABINET: NO NATIONAL UNITY, NO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late December 7, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki finally announced his new cabinet. Instead of cleaning house as most Kenyans hoped, President Kibaki has returned to cabinet a full measure of corrupt and obstructionist ministers, including those who advised him so badly on the con [...]
2005-12-08 10:45:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5072KENYA'S NEW CABINET APPOINTEES AND U.S. INTERESTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kibaki's new cabinet is a mixed bag for U.S. interests in security, corruption, and economic policy. New Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju will be more capable than the laterally transferred Ali Mwakwere, but given his antagonistic track record, will not necessarily be ame [...]
2005-12-08 11:01:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KCOR ETRD KE
05NAIROBI5073KENYA'S NEW CABINET: NO NATIONAL UNITY, NO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late December 7, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki finally announced his new cabinet. Instead of cleaning house as most Kenyans hoped, President Kibaki has returned to cabinet a full measure of corrupt and obstructionist ministers, including those who advised him so badly on the con [...]
2005-12-08 11:16:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5075GOVERNMENT WANTS U.S. TO RECOGNIZE KENYA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya's lead official for Internal Security beseeched visiting AF/E Deputy Director for the United States to recognize the totality of security measures the government had implemented, and not focus too sharply on reviving the Joint Terrorism Task Force as a marker of Kenyan commi [...]
2005-12-08 12:13:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL PGOV KE SO
05NAIROBI5078THANKS, BUT NO THANKS: CABINET NOMINEES DECLINE
[...] (C) Although President Kibaki met his self-imposed two week deadline for announcing a new cabinet (reftel),Kenya's government is still incomplete, with twenty-one nominees declining their appointments. Within moments of the President's announcement on December 7, ten appointees turned Kibak [...]
2005-12-08 13:23:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5096DONNING POLITICAL BLINDERS, KIBAKI SWEARS IN NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the loss of nearly one quarter of his new appointees, President Kibaki proceeded with the swearing-in of his rump cabinet on December 9. In doing so, the president effectively shut the door on initiating a dialogue with the marginalized parties to create a body that is t [...]
2005-12-13 01:33:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5102Kenya and Uganda Privatize the Railroad
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya and Uganda are at last moving to revive the storied 1,500 mile rail line from Mombasa to Kampala by concessioning the railroad on both sides of the border to a private sector consortium led by a South African firm. This form of privatization is a welcome attempt to fix a [...]
2005-12-13 08:56:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPRV EAID ELAB ECON KE UG
05NAIROBI5103 CORRUPTION IN KENYA - JOHN GITHONGO PREPARES TO TELL
[...] (C) Summary: Former Kenyan "anti-corruption czar" John Githongo has organized all of the evidence of wrongdoing in his possession and put it into a single seamless narrative detailing the grand scale corruption committed by several of the highest-ranking and most influential ministers and ad [...]
2005-12-13 09:36:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV KCOR KPAO PINR KE
05NAIROBI5105KIBAKI CALLS FOR UNITY, CONTINUES PARTISAN GAMES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Kibaki appears to be in denial that a serious political crisis is staring him in the face, Orange Democratic Movement leaders intensify their criticism and call for fresh elections. Dissatisfied FORD-K and National Party of Kenya leaders are taking advantage of Ki [...]
2005-12-13 11:29:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5156SOMALIA: ITALIAN DEPUTY MFA SEEKS USG - EU UNITY
[...] (C) Italy's Deputy Foreign Minister Alfredo Mantica queried Ambassador December 13 on the probable outcome of the USG's Somalia policy review. He confidently pushed for the USG to join a "common EU position" in support of the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) Prime Minister and the exec [...]
2005-12-16 06:45:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO EAID SO KE
05NAIROBI5158KIBAKI'S SUPER-SIZE CABINET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly a week of wheeling and dealing, President Kibaki December 14 swore in a second tranche of Ministers and Assistant Ministers. This was only after acceding to appointed ministers Charity Ngilu and Musikari Kombo's demands of seats at the table for their party members. [...]
2005-12-16 10:31:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5171Transport Ministry Seeks Cooperation on Somalia
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary Ikiara told the DCM December 7 that Kenya seeks SIPDIS an international response to piracy off the Somali coast, and may call a meeting of concerned nations to coordinate. Ikiara will chair an interagency meeting next week to deter [...]
2005-12-19 09:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EAIR PTER PGOV MASS KE
05NAIROBI5238KENYAN CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: WAITING FOR A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the defeat of the proposed document in the November 21 referendum, it is unclear if and how the government plans to proceed with the process of delivering to Kenyans a new constitution. What is abundantly apparent is that the country expects the review to continue, with [...]
2005-12-22 13:13:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5240AMBASSADOR RAISES ISSUES OF U.S. CONCERN WITH NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador raised several issues of concern in our bilateral relationship during December 20 meeting with newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Raphael Tuju, including: counter-terrorism, Article 98, Rewards for Justice, travel warnings, narcotics, public corruption, [...]
2005-12-23 03:29:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR MASS CASC KCOR KE SO SU AU KICC
05NAIROBI868 KENYA LAUNCHES SELF-ASSESSMENT ON GOVERNANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-25 09:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN ECON PGOV SOCI KE NEPAD
05NASSAU11562005 COUNTERNARCOTICS CERTIFICATION
[...] In accordance with Reftel request, Post submits the following report card on The Bahamas' counter narcotics performance during 2005: 1) The USG asked the GCOB to complete its National Anti-Drug Plan. -- During the Joint Task Force meeting, on December 13, 2005, the Ministry of Foreign A [...]
2005-06-21 11:50:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM BF OPBAT
05NASSAU1323PM CONCERNED ABOUT PETROCARIBE, MOVING ON LNG
[...] (C) Ambassador met privately with PM Perry Christie on July 20. The PM discussed several energy matters as well as his political future. PetroCaribe: We Have Concerns ----------------------------- 2. (C) The PM indicated that he "has concerns" about the PetroCaribe agreement signed on [...]
2005-07-20 20:25:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV BF
05NASSAU393FOREIGN MINISTER POISED TO RAISE PROFILE IN CARICOM
[...] (C) His intelligence, work ethic, and undisguised ambition have made Bahamian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell one of the three or four most powerful members of the Perry Christie Government and a person of growing influence in the Caribbean. Currently the vice-chairman in the Commonwealth Min [...]
2005-02-25 16:57:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL OFDP PGOV XL BF CARICOM
05NASSAU917 BAHAMIAN COURT DECISION HALTS
[...] (C) A surprising May 10, 2005, decision from Supreme Court Justice Jon Isaacs has ruled the U.S. - Bahamas Extradition Treaty valid but constitutionally unenforceable due to a failure on the part of the Bahamian government to obtain parliamentary approval for public funds expended during the [...]
2005-05-12 22:47:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALBF KCRM PGOV SNAR PREL OPBAT
05NDJAMENA1011A VISIT WITH CHADIAN GRAND IMAM AND THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit with the High Council for Islamic Affairs June 20, Chad's Grand Imam welcomed the Embassy's support for English classes at Muslim schools, responded positively to statements about charges of abuse of the Koran at Guantanamo, urged Washington to consider eventua [...]
2005-06-27 06:41:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV OIIP KPAO KIRF PHUM KWMN CD
05NDJAMENA1015CHAD INQUIRES ABOUT G8 DEBT RELIEF
[...] (U) The following message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance is very concerned that, despite oil revenues, Chad is facing intense financial pressures and needs to be considered for G8 debt relief proposals. In a recent mee [...]
2005-06-27 06:46:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1020CHADIAN REBELS, RUMORS, REALITIES, AND REACTIONS
[...] (S NF) Summary: Speculation about the existence of Chadian rebel groups continues to make Chadians uneasy about the regime's stability. The often conflicting reports and wide-ranging opinions about the size, composition, capabilities, and agendas of Chadian rebel groups make it difficult to [...]
2005-06-27 12:05:00Embassy NdjamenaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1077ERODING PRESS FREEDOMS IN CHAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Press freedoms continue to erode in Chad. Of particular concern is the recent arrest of three journalists from the independent press. Two are now free, but remain under threat of further prosecution, while a third is still in custody. Independent media, including newspapers [...]
2005-07-09 09:15:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OIIP KPAO PHUM CD
05NDJAMENA1078PRESIDENT DEBY BRISTLES OVER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Deby was evidently taken aback by the Ambassador's remarks at the Independence Day reception July 1 urging an open, credible electoral process over the coming year. According to his chief foreign policy advisor, Deby is concerned about misimpressions he thinks may hav [...]
2005-07-09 09:15:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CD
05NDJAMENA1122CHADIAN RESPONSE TO UN REFORM DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, Ambassador Wall met with Chadian Foreign Minister Nagoum Yamassoum on July 11 to discuss the UN reform. In outlining the U.S. position on UN reform, the Ambassador emphasized our desire for overall reform, not just UN Security Council expansion. He noted that G-4 proposal [...]
2005-07-13 16:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CD UNSC
05NDJAMENA1133LIFTING TERM LIMITS: CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 7, Chad's Constitutional Council nullified the public referendum results of over 3,007 voting precincts, but confirmed the overall vote in favor of removing presidential term limits. The rejection of the votes in one-third of the districts and the overseas votes puts [...]
2005-07-15 09:03:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA1134SCENARIOS FOR POLITICAL CHANGE IN CHAD
[...] (C) Summary: Chad is currently experiencing another period of heightened uncertainty. Deby has been able to navigate through them in the past. (Reftels) Nonetheless, the removal of presidential term limits through a less-than-transparent public referendum has many observers wondering what [...]
2005-07-15 09:04:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA1150IFI'S WELCOME TREASURY ADVISOR, DISCUSS OIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The World Bank and International Monetary Fund resident representatives in Chad welcomed the prospect of a resident Treasury Advisor for the Revenue Management College during meetings with a visiting Treasury team, which included the prospective candidate for the mission. The [...]
2005-07-20 17:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1151TREASURY TEAM MEETS WITH OIL REVENUE COLLEGE, GOC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The candidate for the Treasury Advisor position in Chad and accompanying Treasury officials were warmly welcomed at the Oil Revenue Management College and government ministries during their visit to Chad from July 10 to 14. The mission was designed to introduce the prospective [...]
2005-07-20 17:44:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1165PRESS FREEDOM AND THE BATTLE OF THE SPEECHES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Chad has continued to harrass and imprison journalists, despite pressure from the United States, and outcry from the local and international press and groups like Reporters Without Borders. Two journalists have been sentenced to three months and three years [...]
2005-07-22 12:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OIIP KPAO PHUM CD
05NDJAMENA1209DISCUSSING DARFUR WITH DEBY
[...] (C) Summary: President Idriss Deby outlined Chad's perspective on the upcoming round of negotiations on Darfur in a meeting on July 29 with Ambassador John Yates, the U.S. Special Representative to the talks. Deby expressed his concerns with the African Union's lack of consultation and acce [...]
2005-08-02 12:03:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1214OUTREACH TO DARFUR REBEL MOVEMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: SuQ Liberation Movement (SLM) members say that they will not be ready to return to the negotiating table on August 24. Special Representative to the Darfur Talks Ambassador John Yates, Ambassador Wall, and P/E officer delivered points per reftel to the SLM leaders on July 29 [...]
2005-08-04 06:24:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1227TCC DISPUTE GOES ON
[...] The following cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the suspension on June 23 by the National Courts of the case brought against Esso-subcontractor TCC by the company's former employees, plaintiffs organized demonstrations on Esso fac [...]
2005-08-07 13:25:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1228CHAD,S MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEVELOPS PLAN TO
[...] This message contained information that is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. SIPDIS 2. This message is being retransmitted due to technical errors on two previous occasions. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Finance has developed, in consultation with the Wor [...]
2005-08-07 14:02:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1237CHAD: LONG AWAIT CABINET RESHUFFLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Idriss Deby reshuffled his cabinet on August 7, placing the Ministry of Defense under the Presidency. Key changes include the Ministers of Defense, Foreign Affairs, Public Security, and Finance. The new cabinet may reflect the President's security concerns and his i [...]
2005-08-10 16:24:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA1260CHAD: LONG AWAITED CABINET RESHUFFLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Idriss Deby reshuffled his cabinet on August 7, placing the Ministry of Defense under the Presidency. Key changes include the Ministers of Defense, Foreign Affairs, Public Security, and Finance. The new cabinet may reflect the President's security concerns and his [...]
2005-08-16 08:03:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA1356CHAD-CAMEROON PIPELINE PROJECT: OVERVIEW OF HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: With oil flowing, the Chad-Cameroon pipeline project and the conventions that govern it are now being tested. Human rights groups in Chad and their international partners continue to monitor and raise compensation, environmental, social, and security issues. While recognizin [...]
2005-09-03 07:33:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PHUM CD
05NDJAMENA1357CHAD'S OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT PROCESS: SHOWING
[...] (C) Summary: The recently released report of Chad's Oil Revenue Management College's verification of projects highlights some of the issues now arising over the use of petroleum funds. The College found numerous deficiencies such as non-delivery or significant delays in delivery of items, p [...]
2005-09-03 07:33:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1367CHAD: 2005 CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The Chadian Government continues to move ahead on its commitments against child labor. Its efforts are hampered by a lack of capacity and resources. The most significant development during this period is the completion of a survey of child domestic workers in N'Djamena. Per A, [...]
2005-09-07 15:39:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CD USAID
05NDJAMENA1377SALIM ON THE NEXT ROUND OF DARFUR PEACE TALKS, SLM
[...] (C) Summary: During his visit to Chad for consultations over September 8-9, the African Union's Special Envoy for Darfur, Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, shared his views on the upcoming round of peace talks. Salim is committed to starting the talks on September 15, but acknowledges that members of [...]
2005-09-10 17:52:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1378EIGHTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: JUMP-STARTING THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Joint Commission on the Darfur Humanitarian Cease-fire met September 8-9, taking advantage of a visit by the African Union's Special Envoy for Darfur, Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim. The agenda was devoid of any overtly controversial issues and focused on a report by the Cease-fi [...]
2005-09-10 17:52:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1395CHAD: IMF-WORLD BANK MISSION PRESENTS POSITIVE
[...] SUMMARY: The latest IMF-World Bank Mission has presented a fairly positive assessment of Chad's economic prospects, but has also noted the need for progress in non-oil sectors, particularly cotton, agriculture and livestock, and telecommunications. While the country received a passing grade [...]
2005-09-14 14:53:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA140SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S.
[...] The Government's human rights record remains poor. Security forces committed extrajudicial killings and continued to intimidate the public. The judiciary remained subject to executive interference. Violence and societal discrimination against women were common. The independent press occasi [...]
2005-01-28 14:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1412WEIGHING IN WITH THE DARFUR REBELS: SLM CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wall met with members of Mini Minawi's camp of the Sudan Liberation Movement on September 12 to discuss their views on the recently held Joint Commission, their conference plans, and the Abuja talks. The high-level group explained the importance the field commanders [...]
2005-09-16 08:31:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1414FOUR JOURNALISTS STILL IN PRISON; A FIFTH MENACED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three Chadian journalists remain in prison in N'D after being denied bail in a hearing on Thursday, September 15th. A f had been in prison since early July, was granted temporary release on week. A fifth journalist, arrested and then quickly released, is stil charges and trial. [...]
2005-09-16 08:44:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OIIP KPAO PHUM CD
05NDJAMENA1418CHAD: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL MILITARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post seeks Department support for a military contribution for the Chadian-hosted regional military exercise Bahr El-Gazel from November 10-23, possibly through ACOTA or another State-funded program. The exercise was developed to respond to the African Union's call on each of t [...]
2005-09-19 16:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MARR MOPS CD
05NDJAMENA1431CHADIANS SEEK GREATER FLEXIBILITY WITH NEW OIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC has formally asked Esso to deposit revenues from its new satellite field directly into the Government's Public Treasury, rather than follow the existing revenue management process, which stipulates placement in an escrow account. Esso has declined to adhere to this reques [...]
2005-09-23 17:18:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1487CHAD PROTESTS CROSS-BORDER ATTACK FROM SUDAN
[...] (U) This is an action request for AF/SPG, AF/PD. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Chad has told the Government of Sudan to close its consulate in Abeche and announced the withdrawal of its consulate from El Geneina, Sudan after a cross-border jandjaweed attack killed over 36 civilians o [...]
2005-10-04 07:04:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1492CHINA'S LIMITED INFLUENCE IN CHAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since 1997, N'Djamena's official recognition of Taiwan has limited Chinese influence in Chad. Chinese firms, however, are interested in becoming involved in Chad's oil sector. Chad is not taking the People's Republic of China up on recent overtures. End Summary. 2. (SBU) [...]
2005-10-04 13:57:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON CD EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PREL SENV AF CH ENIV
05NDJAMENA1521ESSO IN CHAD: CURRENT TRAVAILS, AND CONCERNS DOWN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Esso's labor, transportation and royalties issues with the GOC continue to brew. The company has attempted to improve relations with the Government by sponsoring the visit of GOC officials to oil market operations in London and Washington. However, GOC officials continue to cr [...]
2005-10-07 12:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1522ESSO IN CHAD: CURRENT TRAVAILS, AND CONCERNS DOWN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Esso's labor, transportation and royalties issues with the GOC continue to brew. The company has attempted to improve relations with the Government by sponsoring the visit of GOC officials to oil market operations in London and Washington. However, GOC officials continue to cr [...]
2005-10-07 12:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1546NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR: CHADIAN VIEWS ON REPARING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 15 to share USG ideas on organizing an all-inclusive conference for the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM),Foreign Minister Allam-mi Ahmad welcomed U.S. assistance for the conference and said Chad already is working on the preparation [...]
2005-10-17 10:28:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1547NINTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: WIDESPREAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Joint Commission (JC) on the Darfur Humanitarian Cease-fire met October 13-14 in N'Djamena. The key agenda item, strengthening the cease-fire, was never completely covered, but participants vowed to rejuvenate the JC and reaffirmed their commitments to participate regularl [...]
2005-10-17 11:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1560CHAD: GOVERNMENT LOBBYING FOR CHANGES TO OIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following a chilly reception in Washington by the Bretton Woods Institutions, the Government of Chad (GOC) is reaching out to development partners and civil society in Chad on the need to modify the law governing management of petroleum revenues, with the hope of persuading the [...]
2005-10-21 09:13:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1561CHAD: PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] Summary: Chad does not have an effective animal health surveillance system and will be relying on donor support and international organizations to identify and respond to any potential outbreak of avian influenza. Lake Chad and its tributaries attract large numbers of migrating birds (in par [...]
2005-10-21 15:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV CD
05NDJAMENA1592CHAD: PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES PROPOSED OIL
[...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Pascal Yoadimnadji convoked the diplomatic corps and representatives of international organizations October 21 to announce that the Government of Chad (GOC) intended to submit a 2006 budget to the National Assembly which would reflect changes to the oil revenue man [...]
2005-10-27 14:47:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF EFIN ECON EPET CD
05NDJAMENA1593CHAD: PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES PROPOSED OIL
[...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Pascal Yoadimnadji convoked the diplomatic corps and representatives of international organizations October 21 to announce that the Government of Chad (GOC) intended to submit a 2006 budget to the National Assembly which would reflect changes to the oil revenue man [...]
2005-10-27 14:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF EFIN ECON EPET CD
05NDJAMENA1615CHAD: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: The United States has important interests at stake and a potentially decisive role to play in promoting democracy in Chad. Earlier this year, President Deby succeeded in removing presidential term limits in a constitutional (but questionable) process, and is now on the path to [...]
2005-11-01 12:27:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL CD
05NDJAMENA1616REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR and P/E Officer visited Bahai, Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp, and border areas of Bamina and Tine from October 17-19. The security situation was calm at the time of the visit, although fighting in Sudan around October 21 resulted in nine suspected combatants crossing the border [...]
2005-11-01 12:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA162PRESIDENT DEBY APPEALS FOR HELP
[...] (C) Summary: Darfur threatens to become a regional catastrophe and Chad proposes hosting a high-level meeting of the Joint Commission on the Humanitarian Cease-Fire in a new attempt to head it off, President Deby told us February 4. In the meeting he requested with the Ambassador, he appeale [...]
2005-02-04 19:07:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA1624 CENTRAL AFRICAN REFUGEES: PRM VISITS CAMPS IN
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR Mary Lange (Deputy Director of the Africa Office) and Neil Ahlsten (Chad/Darfur Program Officer) traveled to southern Chad from October 10-15 to visit the refugee camps in Amboko and Yaroungou. The visit was prompted by the arrival of an estimated 10,700 new refugees from th [...]
2005-11-02 16:52:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PGOV CD SU CZ
05NDJAMENA163TURNING UP THE HEAT: HIGH-LEVEL JOINT COMMISSION
[...] (U) Summary: Chad will host a high-level meeting of the Joint Commission on the Humanitarian Cease-fire for Darfur on February 15. The meeting will include the presidents of Nigeria, Sudan, and Gabon, and the foreign ministers of other countries, according to Chadian Foreign Minister Nagoum [...]
2005-02-04 19:16:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1635RAMADAN ACTIVITIES 2005
[...] (SBU) Summary: To celebrate Ramadan this year, Embassy N'Djamena organized a talk by Dr. Abderrahmane Almahy, rector of King Faisal University. The talk was followed by End Summary --------------- MUSLIM OUTREACH --------------- 2. (SBU) The Ambassador, accompanied by the PAO, [...]
2005-11-07 13:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OIIP KPAO KIRF PHUM KWMN CD
05NDJAMENA1636RAMADAN ACTIVITIES 2005
[...] (SBU) Summary: To celebrate Ramadan this year, Embassy N'Djamena organized a talk by Dr. Abderrahmane Almahy, rector of King Faisal University, on October 25th. The talk was followed by an Iftar dinner hosted by the Ambassador at his residence. For the final day of Ramadan, PAO traveled [...]
2005-11-07 13:13:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OIIP KPAO KIRF PHUM KWMN CD
05NDJAMENA164PRIME MINISTE MOUSSA FAKI REPLACE BY A SOUTHERNER
[...] (C) Summary. The replacemet of Prime Minister Moussa Faki was announced on February 3. Faki's departure had been in the making for months. His replacement is southerner Pascal Yoadimnadji, previously Minister of Agriculture, and a long-time embassy contact. The Ministers of Finance, Educat [...]
2005-02-04 19:17:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA1649CHAD: REQUEST FOR UN ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The final version of a UN report on Chad's electoral needs released to donors November 4 concluded that the national institutions responsible for managing elections lacked independence, that the most recent electoral census was not credible and that the recent amendments to t [...]
2005-11-08 16:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA1656CHAD: GOVERNMENT MOVING AHEAD WITH OIL REVENUE
[...] (C) Summary: The Government is moving ahead with its plans to amend the revenue management law despite concern among various donors, diplomatic missions, civil society groups, and opposition parties. On November 9, the Council of Ministers sent the revisions to the law to the National Assem [...]
2005-11-09 16:13:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALCD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
05NDJAMENA1662PRIME MINISTER AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT ON
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Pascal Yoadimnadji and National Assembly President Nassour defended proposed revisions to the oil revenue management law in meetings with the Ambassador on November 10. Yoadimnadji said the Government has moved forward with the revisions and remains open to dial [...]
2005-11-10 17:33:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALCD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
05NDJAMENA1672CHAD: DEBY SHAKES UP MILITARY LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. President Idriss Deby carried out a military shake-up on November 15. The changes include the chiefs of the Armed Forces, Gendarmerie, Nomadic Guard, and National Police. The most surprising change was the removal of Deby relative, General Mahamat Saleh Ibrahim, who had serve [...]
2005-11-16 16:03:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MARR MOPS CD
05NDJAMENA1691CHAD: TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGET/MILITARY SPENDING
[...] In response to reftel, Post submits the following information concerning the transparency of military spending in Chad. 2. Audit process of military expenditures: A formal auditing process is conducted annually by the Budget Office within the Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the [...]
2005-11-28 10:30:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1707CHAD READY TO ACCEPT WORLD BANK TEAM, PUSHING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC is willing to welcome a World Bank/IMF team to explore the Bank's proposed compromise, but is skeptical about the World Bank's ability to assist the government's budget process. Following internal disagreements among ruling-party deputies in the National Assembly, two c [...]
2005-12-06 07:28:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALCD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
05NDJAMENA1760GOC-WORLD BANK STILL DUKING IT OUT ON OIL LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Even though some Chadian ministers remain optimistic about a compromise with the World Bank, President Deby reiterated the GOC's right to move forward with revising its oil revenue management law in a combative speech at ceremonies in Fada in northern Chad on December 10. Becau [...]
2005-12-12 15:50:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALCD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
05NDJAMENA1819 LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OF CHAD TO PRESIDENT
[...] Embassy received by hand a letter from President Idriss Deby for President George W. Bush on December 21. Text of the letter follows (post translation). 2. Begin Text: 20 December 2005 Mr. President: As you know, my country, Chad, is hosting more than 300,000 Sudanes [...]
2005-12-21 17:02:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CD SD
05NDJAMENA1851CHAD: OIL REVENUE LAW UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Chad (GOC) has formally invited a World Bank team to come to Chad to discuss the Government's proposed amendments to the Oil Revenue Law and strengthening of the Public Finance System. Some donors have expressed concern that continued disagreement between the [...]
2005-12-27 14:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDCD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
05NDJAMENA1852CHAD: SLM REPORTS CHAD REBELS REGROUPING
[...] (SBU) Summary: SLM General Coordinator Adam Shogar warned Charge that the Sudanese government was arming and supporting Chadian rebels in the Darfur region and that movement of new vehicles and arms indicated that the rebels were gearing up for a new attack. Shogar stated that SLM was tryin [...]
2005-12-27 17:16:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CD SU
05NDJAMENA1871CHAD: SLM REPORTS CHAD REBELS REGROUPING
[...] (SBU) Summary: SLM General Coordinator Adam Shogar warned Charge that the Sudanese government was arming and supporting Chadian rebels in the Darfur region and that movement of new vehicles and arms indicated that the rebels were gearing up for a new attack. Shogar stated that SLM was tryin [...]
2005-12-29 09:22:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CD SU
05NDJAMENA1875CHAD ASSEMBLY AMENDS OIL LAW;BILL AWAITS
[...] SUMMARY: Following a four-hour delay, the Government of Chad-proposed legislation to amend the existing Revenue Management Law passed resoundingly in the National Assembly on December 29. The legislation now goes to the desk of the Head of State for promulgation (ratification). The rapid de [...]
2005-12-29 18:07:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDCD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
05NDJAMENA22SIXTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: REBEL MOVEMENTS
[...] (C) Summary. The Sixth Session of the Joint Commission on the Darfur Humanitarian Cease-fire (JC) was unable to break through the impasse over the Government of Sudan's (GOS) offensive operations in December. The mediation team and international community failed to persuade the movements to [...]
2005-01-07 10:05:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM CD SU
05NDJAMENA260PRESIDENT DEBY DOUBTS AFRICAN UNION'S CAPACITY ON
[...] (C) Summary. The African Union (AU) is not up to the task of establishing a tribunal on Darfur, but the decision on how to proceed should reflect whatever AU consensus is reached, President Deby told the Ambassador February 18. In the meeting held to convey the Secretary's letter to him on [...]
2005-02-18 17:17:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPKO PHUM PREL KAWC SU CD
05NDJAMENA261DEBY HOSTS HEADS OF STATE MEETING ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary. Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir agreed to stop aerial activity over Darfur and implement a unilateral ceasefire during the N'Djamena Summit on Darfur held on February 16. Bashir also told the heads of state of Chad, Gabon, Congo, representatives of Egypt, Libya, Nigeria, the [...]
2005-02-19 11:47:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA262SEVENTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: PROCESS INCHING
[...] (C) Summary: President Idriss Deby and African Union Commission President Alpha Konare opened the well-attended seventh Joint Commission on the Darfur Humanitarian Ceasefire (JC) on February 16. Despite an announced "boycott" of the meeting by leaders of the rebel movements, the Sudan Liber [...]
2005-02-20 12:00:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA263RUMORS OF REFUGEES RETURNING TO SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Per Ref A, P/E officer met with UNHCR officials, representatives of the National Movement for Reform and Democracy (NMRD),members of the Chad mediation team on Darfur, African Union (AU) officials responsible for Darfur, and members of the African Union Ceasefire Commission to [...]
2005-02-20 12:14:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA277CHAD SEEKS RAPID ACTION ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL,
[...] (C) Upon receiving ref B (notal),the Ambassador followed up to clarify Chad's views on a Sudan tribunal based on prior statements of support for our position in Libreville on February 11 (ref C). The Ambassador contacted President Deby's Special Advisor Alam-mi Ahmad by telephone February 1 [...]
2005-02-22 14:17:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPKO PHUM PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA28CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC REFUGEES: DON'T FORGET US!
[...] Summary. Central African refugees told Ambassador Wall not to forget their plight during his visit to Amboko Camp in Gore on December 14. Amboko, in southern Chad near the border with Central African Republic, has been open since June 2003 and hosts 13,800 refugees who fled political unrest [...]
2005-01-10 06:50:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM CD SU CT
05NDJAMENA281ICRC OPERATIONS IN CHAD
[...] Summary. In addition to ICRC's traditional activities in Chad (e.g. detention visits and international humanitarian law dissemination),ICRC is playing a key role in eastern Chad in assisting refugee populations and local communities. ICRC's work with refugees specifically focuses on family [...]
2005-02-23 10:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA282REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM/USAID VISIT TO TREGUINE,
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR Mary Lange and USAID/FFP (DART) Suzanne Poland traveled to the Adre region of Eastern Chad from February 16-18 to visit the refugee camps of Treguine, Bredjing, and Farchana and to meet with staff from UNHCR, WFP, IFRC, Chadian Red Cross, MSF, Secadev, CORD, and CARE. Camp po [...]
2005-02-23 10:21:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU USAID
05NDJAMENA283REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR officer reviewed protection issues, provision of basic services, vacant staff positions, and the relocation of Oure Cassoni refugee camp during a visit from February 11-13. As the result of Oure Cassoni's close proximity to the Sudanese border, large numbers of young men mo [...]
2005-02-23 10:34:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA285KEEPING WEAPONS OUT OF SUDAN: CHAD'S RESPONSE
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Foreign Minister Nagoum Yamassoum, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on keeping weapons out of Sudan. Yamassoum stated that as a mediator of the Darfurconflict, the Government of Chad maintains a neutral position and does not provide support to any f the [...]
2005-02-23 15:11:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETTC CD SU
05NDJAMENA3062005 AGOA REPORT FOR CHAD
[...] Summary: Post submits the following for the 2005 AGOA Report to the President. End Summary. 2. Status: AGOA Eligible. 3. AGOA Trade and Investment: In 2004, Chad,s GDP was $4.6 billion and per capita income was $536. Petroleum now dominates Chadian exports to the United States. The [...]
2005-02-28 22:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PGOV PHUM CD
05NDJAMENA308CATTLE, CAMELS, ELEPHANTS, AND REFUGEES: SKETCHES
[...] (U) Pressures on the land are multiplying in southern Chad. Cattle and camel herds are expanding as nomads migrate further south and stay longer. Clashes with local farmers are breaking out as livestock trample crops and drain water reserves. Refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR [...]
2005-03-01 14:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD SU
05NDJAMENA326FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON
[...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]
2005-03-03 11:55:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA329FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON
[...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]
2005-03-03 14:14:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA330FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON
[...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]
2005-03-03 14:14:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA370CHAD SEEKS HELP TO PAY FOR DARFUR MEDIATION
[...] (C) Summary. Chad needs help to defray the expenses of its mediation effort on Darfur and is asking for U.S. assistance, according to President Deby's top foreign affairs and military advisors. In the meeting they requested with the Ambassador March 7, the two leaders of Chad's mediation t [...]
2005-03-08 17:42:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA384LIFTING TERM LIMITS: PUBLIC REFERENDUM SET FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Chad's public referendum on constitutional amendments to remove presidential term limits is scheduled for June 6. Voter registration for the referendum has been completed, but was plagued by numerous technical and logistics problems. The call by some opposition groups for a boy [...]
2005-03-14 06:37:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA402WAR OF WORDS OVER OIL REVENUE COLLEGE MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Pascal Yoadjimnadji's rebuke of comments by the representative of human rights groups on the Oil Revenue Management College has touched off controversy in N'Djamena. The Government objected to College member Dobian Assingar's statement that new petroleum discoveri [...]
2005-03-17 06:26:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EPET CD
05NDJAMENA405CHAD'S CHANGING TACTICS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: Chadian President Idriss Deby's latest move to break the current impasse in Darfur involves working with the Sudan Liberation Movement. Currently, the Chadian Government is hosting a number of leaders and field commanders from the SLM in N'Djamena for discussions about the move [...]
2005-03-17 13:57:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM CD SU
05NDJAMENA44POSTCARD FROM MOUNDOU: RULING PARTY INSIDER'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a visit to Moundou on December 13, a ruling party member treated Ambassador Wall to a tour d,horizon of key issues facing Chad. Masagar Mbairidoum Lucas, the Secretary General of Moundou, described growing security problems, societal violence, and the culture of impunity [...]
2005-01-11 16:35:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CD
05NDJAMENA441CHADIAN TACTICS ALARM AFRICAN UNION
[...] (C) Summary: African Union officials are concerned that Chad's attempts to change the leadership of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) will contribute to major delays in restarting the Abuja talks. Ambassador Sam Ibok and Boubou Niang stopped in N'Djamena for consultations from March 18 to [...]
2005-03-22 13:48:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA454NEW FINANCE MINISTER ON FUTURE OIL REVENUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chad would like to use new oil revenues to enhance public security and protect vulnerable groups as well as reduce poverty, according to Chad's newly-appointed Minister of Finance. In a meeting with the Ambassador March 25, the new Minister also supported an independent panel [...]
2005-03-29 06:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL CD
05NDJAMENA542SUDANESE REFUGEES IN CHAD REPORT ONGOING VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese refugees crossing the border into eastern Chad say violence continues to rage in Darfur, a claim backed by workers from international and non-governmental organizations and African Union monitors based in Chad and Sudan. Refugees described combined attacks involving S [...]
2005-04-05 10:33:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA543RIFTS IN REBEL RANKS PLAY OUT IN CHAD
[...] (C) Summary. Over the past month, several important developments that could affect cohesion and direction of the Darfur rebel movements have played out in Chad. As previously reported, Chadian officials invited members of the Sudan Liberation Movement SLM to N'Djamena to hold organizationa [...]
2005-04-05 10:33:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA555DARFUR REBEL DEMARCHE: HARIR AND SHOGAR ON SLM'S
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered points in ref A to Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) members Dr. Sharif Harir and Adam Shogar on April 4. Both SLM leaders praised USG efforts on behalf of the three recently passed U.N. Security Council resolutions. They also reaffirmed their commitment [...]
2005-04-06 15:32:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA559EXECUTIVE INTERFERENCE AND REPRISALS UNDERMINE
[...] (U) Summary: In an apparent act of reprisal for their refusal to hand down the ruling favored by the Executive branch in a long-disputed property sale case, the Minister of Justice has demoted and reassigned the three Appeals Court justices involved in the case. The Union of Magistrates, the [...]
2005-04-08 07:29:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM EAID CD LY PJUS
05NDJAMENA565CHAD PUBLICLY ACCUSES SUDAN OF AIDING CHADIAN
[...] (C) Summary: On April 8, the Chadian Government convoked the diplomatic corps to accuse Khartoum publicly of "maintaining, arming, and financing" Chadian rebel groups inside Sudan. There are 3,000 Chadian rebels near El Geneina, Sudan, according to the Minister of Justice. Chad has long su [...]
2005-04-11 06:27:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA58CHAD'S PRESIDENT'S SON COMES CALLING
[...] (C) Summary. Chad's President Deby will accept the will of the people expressed in upcoming elections whatever the outcome, according to his son and personal secretary. The Ambassador used the opportunity of a meeting with Brahim Deby to probe into his father's views on staying in power for [...]
2005-01-17 19:49:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALBEXP KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA589GENERAL WALD COMES TO CHAD
[...] (C) Summary: General Wald, Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command, visited the U.S.-trained Pan Sahel Unit and held meetings with President Idriss Deby, Minister of Defense Emmanuel Nadingar, and Chief of Defense Mahamat Saleh Kaya during his trip to Chad from April 10 to 11. President Deby [...]
2005-04-13 06:41:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PGOV CD VIP
05NDJAMENA59PRIME MINISTER FAKI GIVES SENATOR FEINGOLD A TOUR
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Moussa Faki shared the views of the Chadian Government on a wide range of issues with Senator Russell Feingold on January 13. Faki expressed his frustration that the situation in Darfur remains unresolved and his concerns about the plight of the local Chadian pop [...]
2005-01-18 06:56:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU VIP
05NDJAMENA60SENATOR FEINGOLD GETS AN EARFUL ON DARFUR IN CHAD
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Russell Feingold heard a number of perspectives on Darfur-related issues during his visit to Chad January 12-13. Feingold met with Sudanese refugees at Iridimi Refugee camp, held discussions with Foreign Minister Yamassoum and the Chad mediation team over the status of th [...]
2005-01-18 06:57:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA623CHAD'S PARTICIPATION IN 2005 AGOA FORUM
[...] The Ambassador delivered points by letter from REFTEL on 2005 AGOA forum to Minister of Commerce Routouang Yoma Golom. On April 6, he met with the Minister to discuss the points. He emphasized the importance of Chadian participation this year, given the growing importance of its economy for [...]
2005-04-19 06:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ECON ETRD
05NDJAMENA653MINISTER OF COMMERCE DISCUSSES COTTON ISSUES
[...] Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador April 6, the Minister of Commerce discussed plans for an early-May meeting in N'djamena among Cotton-4 trade ministers to prepare a unified strategy for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The Minister reiterated the GOC's appeal for elim [...]
2005-04-25 09:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECIN ECON ETRD CD WTO
05NDJAMENA73SENATOR FEINGOLD TALKS ABOUT ANTI-CORRUPTION WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Russell Feingold met with Mariam Ali, the newly-appointed Minister of Public Control and Ethics who also serves as an inspector general for government operations, and members of the Oil Revenue Management College to discuss transparency measures and mechanisms to contro [...]
2005-01-20 13:03:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM EPET ECON CD VIP
05NDJAMENA791SLM PLANS FOR DARFUR CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) appears to be moving ahead with its plans to hold a meeting of its members in Darfur to make leadership changes. The long-awaited meeting may take place in three weeks time. SLM members from Asmara and Nairobi began arriving in N'Djamena to [...]
2005-05-16 10:31:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA81SENATOR FEINGOLD MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER AND
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Russell Feingold expressed appreciation for Chad's cooperation in the war on terror and discussed human rights with Defense Minister Emmanuel Nadingar during his visit on January 13. Nadingar welcomed U.S. support for the Chadian military, which he says is needed to help [...]
2005-01-24 14:13:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF CD SU VIP
05NDJAMENA814REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: MALNUTRITION RATES AND
[...] Summary: PRM Office Director for Assistance to Africa Margaret McKelvey and Program Officer Hazel Reitz visited Chad from May 4 to 18 to monitor the operations on behalf of the Sudanese refugees in the east of Chad. This cable, one of three reporting on the visit, focuses on efforts to unders [...]
2005-05-20 10:46:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA834REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: A LOOK AHEAD (PART I)
[...] Summary: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration officers Margaret McKelvey (Director of the Africa Office) and Hazel Reitz (Chad Program Officer and UNHCR liaison officer) visited Chad from May 4 to 18 to conduct a periodic review of progress of protection and assistance efforts for Da [...]
2005-05-23 14:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA835REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: A LOOK AHEAD (PART II)
[...] (C) Summary: Bureau for Population, Migration, and Refugees Officers Margaret McKelvey and Hazel Reitz traveled to Chad from May 4 to 18 to conduct a periodic review of protection and assistance efforts in eastern Chad. This is the third of three cables from the visit. (Refs A and B). Some [...]
2005-05-24 06:53:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA863LIFTING TERM LIMITS: REFERENDUM APPROACHES,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The public referendum on proposed constitutional amendments will be held June 6, and allegations of manipulation and irregularities abound. Opposition parties and private radio stations have filed court cases regarding flaws in the registration process, the electoral list, and [...]
2005-05-30 16:26:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA866CHAD'S OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT: DEALING WITH THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with visiting Treasury advisors May 23, Chad's Minister of Finance explained his commitment to implementing Chad's oil revenue management system, but expressed concerns over the need to designate new priority sectors eligible for oil revenue financing. He welcom [...]
2005-05-31 06:54:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA867CHAD'S OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT COLLEGE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Based on the assessment of visiting Treasury advisors, Chad's Oil Revenue Management College (the College) is working as intended and even in some cases has succeeded in exercising a stronger role than mandated. During their visit to N'Djamena May 15-26, Ken Torp and Eileen B [...]
2005-05-31 06:55:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA884SENATOR BIDEN MEETS REFUGEES AND REBELS, URGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Joseph Biden delivered a strong message of U.S. support for the resolution of the crisis in Darfur, tempered by a frank discourse on the USG limitations, during his visit to Chad from May 31 to June 1. Biden traveled to Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp near Bahai, where he m [...]
2005-06-02 16:02:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU VIP
05NDJAMENA886TOUGH TIMES FOR CHADIAN EXPORTERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Oil is spurring international investment interest in Chad and the interest of Chadian businesses in exporting overseas. However, Chadian businesses in non-oil sectors are facing a number of difficulties. Language barriers, infrastructure problems, and high operating costs a [...]
2005-06-03 11:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EPET CD
05NDJAMENA887LIFTING TERM LIMITS: CENI READY FOR REFERENDUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: As the ruling party goes all out to drum up votes and opposition parties call for a boycott, Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) President Djimtibaye Lapia Neldjita is confident that the public referendum to amend the constitution, including lifting presidential te [...]
2005-06-03 14:58:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA901ESSO CONTRACTOR IN COMMERCIAL DISPUTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Esso-led oil project is facing another commercial dispute involving one of its contractors. Members of a Chadian labor union took the contractor to court claiming the company did not pay them overtime salaries over a four-year period. According to Esso, TCC paid all of th [...]
2005-06-07 17:50:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET CD
05NDJAMENA932LIFTING TERM LIMITS: WHAT IF YOU HELD A REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Summary: The low voter turn-out for the public referendum on June 6 is still reverberating throughout Chad's political arena. For now, Chad's political players are preoccupied with digesting and explaining what happened and determining which way forward. President Deby, the ruling part [...]
2005-06-14 16:33:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA933CHADIAN MEDIATION TEAM VIEWS ON ABUJA TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: Chad's non-attendance for the opening days of the peace talks in Abuja stems from the mediation team's misgivings over the preparedness of the rebel movement delegations to negotiate and suspicions of Libyan maneuvering to close a deal outside the Abuja process. Ambassador Wall [...]
2005-06-14 16:39:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA946GOVERNMENT AND PRESS WRANGLING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several incidents of press harassment over the past two months are raising concerns about the government's commitment to freedom of the press. Each case is different but a combination of jitters over the public referendum and overzealous government officials have created the a [...]
2005-06-17 11:50:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CD
05NEWDELHI1192WEST ASIA ENVOY OFFERS PALESTINIAN SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: GOI Special Envoy for West Asia and the Middle East Peace Process Chinmaya Gharekhan told the DCM on February 15 that India would like to provide and fund security training for the Palestinian Authority, in response to what he said were statements by the Secretary welcoming such [...]
2005-02-15 13:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR IZ IS IN
05NEWDELHI3250FOREIGN MINISTER SHOOTS DOWN ARMS FOR NEPAL
[...] (U) Reaffirming India's position that the GOI wants to see meaningful steps toward restoration of democracy before resuming military assistance to Nepal (Ref B),Foreign Minister Natwar Singh told the upper house of Parliament on April 28 that following the arrest the day before of former PM [...]
2005-04-29 11:31:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI3308INDIA UPBEAT WITH SHEINWALD ON CHINA AND PAKISTAN;
[...] (C) Summary: Aside from nuclear issues (septel) UK NSA Sir Nigel Sheinwald's April 25-26 visit to New Delhi stuck to familiar ground, with the PM, NSA Narayanan, and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran providing an encouraging backdrop for SIPDIS the September 7-8 India-EU and India-UK Summits. [...]
2005-05-02 13:20:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PK IZ NP BG CH IN AF UK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4205INDIA DELIBERATING ON LEVEL OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Responding to Acting DCM's presentation of ref A demarche on Iraq, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh reported June 3 that GOI is still deliberating on its level of representation at the Brussels International Conference. Foreign Minister Natwar Singh is scheduled to be in London and [...]
2005-06-03 13:31:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IN IZ
05NEWDELHI4300BIOS OF KASHMIR-RELATED LEADERS -- PART 3
[...] (C) This is the third of a three-part biographic report compiling information and impressions A/Polcouns gained from contact with Indian Kashmir-related politicians, government officials, separatists, academics, journalists, NGO activists, and others during a 2002-2005 assignment at Embassy N [...]
2005-06-08 06:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI5365INDIAN LABOR LAW REFORMS NOT LIKELY SOON; IMPROVED
[...] (C) Summary: The Indian business community is frustrated by what it views as "inflexible" labor laws that constrain business operations and lead companies to use costly loopholes. American companies also favor labor law reforms, but are not as concerned as their Indian counterparts. Labor u [...]
2005-07-13 05:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV ECON IN
05NEWDELHI5382DELHI WORRIED ABOUT SPIKE IN TERRORISM, THREATS,
[...] (C) Summary: Indian concerns over possible spectacular terrorist incidents are escalating, based on the recent London and Ayodhya attacks, widespread speculation on what high-profile target might be next, and a significant uptick in terrorism reporting in the Indian media, most of which point [...]
2005-07-13 12:02:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL SCUL ASEC IN PK
05NEWDELHI5445GOI WORKING TO MANAGE DISAPPOINTMENT AT US G-4
[...] (C) Summary: US opposition to the G-4 UN Security Council expansion proposal was badly received in India, but the GOI is doing damage control to preserve the positive atmospherics of the PM's July 18-20 Washington visit, including working to ensure the resolution will not come up for a vote while t [...]
2005-07-14 13:16:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL IN CH UNSC
05NEWDELHI5522INDIAN POLICE DETAIL L-E-T ROLE IN AYODHYA ATTACKS
[...] (C) Summary: Indian police and press sources have broadly outlined the role of Lashkar-e-Taiba (L-e-T) in the July 5 attack on the disputed Ayodhya temple site in Uttar Pradesh. Several suspected accomplices have been detained, the alleged "mastermind" is reported to have returned to Pakistan, [...]
2005-07-18 10:20:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI5925KASHMIRIS: INDIA NOW HOLDS ALL THE CARDS, BUT WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A survey of Kashmiri political opinion in Srinagar, Jammu, and Delhi indicates a consensus that India is in a magisterial position right now: our contacts assess that India's strategic stock is secure and rising on the heels of the PM's visit to Washington; they agree the mood of [...]
2005-08-01 07:25:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS ECON ASEC PBTS IN PK
05NEWDELHI6150DELHI ON WARY TACK WITH ISLAMABAD, MULLING TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite mounting political concern about increased infiltration across the Line of Control (LOC),and BJP sniping over the UPA government's failure to hold Pakistan accountable for terrorism in India, the GOI's top leadership has remained committed to forward progress in the Ind [...]
2005-08-08 15:06:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS ECON PTER KDEM KISL MOPS PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6596TOUGH NEW ANTI-HIJACKING POLICY, AT LEAST ON PAPER
[...] (C) Summary: To break with earlier ad hoc practices -- many of which yielded disastrous results -- the GOI recently unveiled India's first formal anti-hijacking policy and streamlined bureaucratic procedures in the event of a successful hijacking in Indian airspace. The Indian Air Force (IAF [...]
2005-08-26 13:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ASEC EAIR MOPS KSAC IN PK
05NEWDELHI7197BLAIR SUPPORTS INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION AND
[...] (C) Summary: In a briefing on the September 7-8 India-EU Summit, British High Commissioner Sir Michael Arthur emphasized the UK's support for civil nuclear cooperation with India, the success of the UK's effort to play up its European personality during this visit, and the excellent personal [...]
2005-09-15 09:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV EAID KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM NSSP
05NEWDELHI7795DNSA NAMBIAR TO AMB CROCKER: PAKISTANI GLASS HALF
[...] (S) Summary: Playing bad cop, Deputy National Security Advisor Vijay Nambiar gave visiting US Ambassador to Pakistan a twenty minute assessment of Pakistani terrorists' ties to regional and global jehadi groups as a way of "balancing Musharraf's rhetoric." Bangladesh, he feared, was the new hub for [...]
2005-10-06 11:56:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PBTS ECON MOPS PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8162INDIA'S STANCE ON IRAN AND THE IAEA CONTINUES TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The spate of media and political criticism touched off by the GOI's decision to vote with the US and the EU3 (UK, France, and Germany) at the September 24 IAEA meeting on Iran is increasing rather than dying down. Foreign Secretary Saran recently summoned Ambassadors from the EU3 to [...]
2005-10-20 12:37:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP ENRG IR IN
05NEWDELHI825NEPAL SITUATION "WORST CASE SCENARIO" FOR INDIA
[...] (C) Summary: King Gyanendra's decision to dissolve the government is a "worst case scenario," driving the Maoists and the political parties together, undermining the monarchy, and muzzling politicians rather than the Maoists, MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal and Bhutan) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and [...]
2005-02-02 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
05NEWDELHI8628INDIA AND THE KABUL AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Poloff shared Ref A points with MEA Under Secretary (Afghanistan) Acquino Vimal on October 8, reiterating USG appreciation for India's contributions to Afghan reconstruction and urging continued commitment in the next phase of assistance. Vimal reported that the GOI intends to continue [...]
2005-11-09 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL EAID ECON EFIN IN AF
05NEWDELHI9516NSA NARAYANAN FOCUSED ON POTUS VISIT, NSG, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Ahead of FS Saran's meeting with Burns on December 21, NSA Narayanan shared his priorities for the POTUS visit to India and his take on progress at the East Asia Summit and GOI policy on Burma in a December 16 meeting. He listed progress on the civil nuclear agreement and initi [...]
2005-12-19 12:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ENRG PHUM PTER BM IN
05NEWDELHI9820BIOS OF INDIAN CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS
[...] Summary: This cable includes biographic notes of 13 GOI and Indian private sector cybersecurity interlocutors. These biographies are derived primarily from their resumes, and all below information is in the public domain. End Summary. R. Chandrashekhar ----------------- 2. Ministry [...]
2005-12-30 10:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER KIPR MCAP KCRM ECPS
05NICOSIA1813DOING MORE WITH TURKISH CYPRIOTS ON ISSUES OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The United States policy of supporting economic development in the Turkish Cypriot community has an important role to play in support of a resolution of the Cyprus problem -- however, closer cooperation with the Turkish Cypriots can also help advance other issues of broader natio [...]
2005-11-15 06:29:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON KCRM EFIN PTER KHLS CVIS
05NICOSIA304SHIP VISIT TO CYPRUS: CALLING IN THE NORTH IS A
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Nicosia supports a visit by the USN to the Republic of Cyprus (south),but opposes a ship visit to north Cyprus under the current circumstances. The Republic of Cyprus has hosted many visits by the United States Navy (USN) over the years without incident. The Cyprus go [...]
2005-02-23 13:19:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALCY TU PREL MOPS MARR
05OTTAWA1166CANADA SCENESETTER FOR POL-MIL BILATS
[...] (C) Your leadership of the U.S. delegation at the inaugural US-Canada political-military consultations is greatly appreciated. While the United States and Canada meet regularly in continental security and defense forums, there has been growing recognition in both governments that broader poli [...]
2005-04-18 15:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR CA
05OTTAWA1581FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Derek Brown
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-27 11:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05OTTAWA1713LIBERAL MP QUITS CAUCUS OVER HANDLING OF SAME-SEX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-06 21:05:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CA
05OTTAWA1930CANADA: THE CANADA-EU SUMMIT
[...] (U) Robert Clark, Director of the EU Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),provided a debrief on the results of the June 19 Canada-EU summit, held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, a resort town in southern Ontario. Clark characterized the one-day summit as extremely successful, with the GoC please [...]
2005-06-24 20:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR ASEC EAID ECON EU CA
05OTTAWA2113CANADA: PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON TERRORIST THREAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 11 Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan gave a speech that the Ottawa Citizen described as one of the most forceful ever by a Canadian minister on terrorism. She stated "we have perhaps for too long thought that these were things that happened somewhere else. But Canad [...]
2005-07-12 20:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA PGOV PREL PTER
05OTTAWA2128CANADIAN - U.S. DISCUSSION ON MARITIME TRANSIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. delegation headed by USCG Rear Admiral Sirois met July 11, 2005 with Canadian officials to discuss the US/Canada Great Lakes shiprider proposal and a recent Canadian request for Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) vessels with armed RCMP officers embarked to transit US waters dur [...]
2005-07-14 13:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA PREL CA
05OTTAWA2361HAITIAN-CANADIAN ANNOUNCED AS NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL
[...] (C/NF) Summary: PM Martin today announced that the Queen has approved the appointment of Michaelle Jean, a prominent Quebec journalist and media personality, to a five-year term as Governor General when Adrienne Clarkson's term ends September 27. Jean covers all the right bases, indeed it wo [...]
2005-08-04 20:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV CA PINR
05OTTAWA2363UK'S IMMUNIZATION FINANCE PROJECT: VIEW FROM THE
[...] (C/noforn) An official at Finance Canada who works closely on international finance and development said he finds the UK's IFFm proposal "personally offensive" and the EuroStat finding does not change that view. While admitting that there are niches within the GOC with different views, those [...]
2005-08-04 20:50:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN EAID CA UK
05OTTAWA2410CANADA'S NEW TRANSPORTATION SECURITY STRATEGY
[...] Summary: Transport Minister Jean Lapierre announced an expanded Transportation Security Strategy that will assess how Canada's transportation industry and the threat environment are likely to evolve. When completed, the TSS will allow the GOC to better assess threats and will guide decision [...]
2005-08-09 20:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EWWT CA ETRN
05OTTAWA2442DOES CANADA'S MULTICULTURAL FRAMEWORK MAKE IT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a briefing during the Cross Border Crime Forum's Counterterrorism Working Group, and discussions with Britain's Political Counselor, Poloff was given two views of the internal terrorist threat in Canada. Canadian officials have, since long before the London bombings, been c [...]
2005-08-12 19:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER KCRM PGOV CA
05OTTAWA2640YOUR VISIT TO ALBERTA, SEPTEMBER 8-11, 2005
[...] (C) As you prepare to visit Alberta, I want to extend a warm welcome and reaffirm this Mission's strong commitment to making your visit a success. Your meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan will underscore the importance we place on close collaboration with the Canadian government. [...]
2005-09-02 18:30:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV CA
05OTTAWA2891COMBATING EXTREMISM IN CANADA
[...] (C) HOST GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO MINIMIZE EXTREMISM -- Canada seeks to minimize extremism among its immigrant population through a stated policy commitment to building an inclusive society that is tolerant of religious, ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. In 1971, Canada became the first c [...]
2005-09-26 22:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KPAO PHUM CA
05OTTAWA3103SPP: FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES WORKING GROUP
[...] Introduction and Summary: Treasury DAS for International Monetary and Financial Policy Mark Sobel led the U.S. delegation to the first Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) Working Group meeting and the 11th NAFTA Financial Services Committee meeting near Ottawa on October 4, 2005. The [...]
2005-10-17 20:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD ECON PREL CA MX
05OTTAWA3116CANADA OPEN TO "CREDIBLE" AND "DEFENSIBLE" MODUS
[...] (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche points to Terry Wood, Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation (IDN) at Foreign Affairs Canada on October 18. Wood expressed appreciation for timely briefing materials in light of last week's discussions at the G-8 Senior Group meeting in London, a [...]
2005-10-18 18:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL CA IN
05OTTAWA324CANADA, DEBT, AND THE COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
[...] (SBU/noforn) Summary: Canada strongly supports increasing aid to Africa but does not endorse financing proposals such as the International Finance Facility (IFF) advocated by the UK and others or the 0.7% of GDP resource volume target for ODA. Their position is especially delicate as Financ [...]
2005-02-02 21:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL ECON EINV CA UNGA
05OTTAWA3347CANADA COMMITTED TO MOVING FORWARD ON KABUL AGENDA
[...] (U) Polmiloff delivered reftel points on November 8 to Foreign Affairs Canada desk officers Pamela Isfeld in the Peacekeeping and Peace Operations group (IRP) and Richard Arbeiter, senior policy advisor in the South Asia division. Both welcomed USG views on the Kabul Agenda and re-affirmed Can [...]
2005-11-09 19:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL EAID CA AF
05OTTAWA3348PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR UK-HOSTED MEETING OF THE
[...] (U) Post delivered ref points to Sebastien Beaulieu, Deputy Director for Counter-Terrorism in the International Crime and Terrorism Division (ICT) of Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). While Canada will not/not be submitting any proposals for the December 12 BTEX meeting in London, Beaulieu thanked [...]
2005-11-09 20:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TBIO PINS EAGR
05OTTAWA3442FY 2006 Voluntary Visitor Gerard Bourdeau
[...] SUMMARY. Post proposes a ten-day funded Voluntary Visitor program for Gerard (Gerry) Bourdeau, Deputy Minister for International and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Province of Alberta. The proposed project support MPP goals of Secure and Stable Markets (energy security, environmental pr [...]
2005-11-21 14:46:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA
05OTTAWA3483GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY
[...] (U) Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) notified post transportation officer on November 23 that Canada will support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to Category A of the IMO Council. 2. (U) FAC indicated that Canada would similarly appreciate U.S. support for Canada's candidacy. Note: Canad [...]
2005-11-23 17:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA KTIA CA IMO
05OTTAWA3698CANADA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Unclassified entire text. GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. The Government of Canada remained steadfast in 2005 in partnering with the United States and other like-minded states to support the international fight against terror. With a 5,200 mile undefended border, Canada is one [...]
2005-12-16 21:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CA KCRM KHLS PGOV PHUM PINR PTER KPAO
05OTTAWA3749OTTAWA TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMMENDMENT, GOC
[...] (S) Econoff met with our Foreign Affairs Canada counterpart on terrorist financing to provide the information in reftel. He had discussed this briefly with U.S. delegates in London and had then discussed the subject with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). At that time, CSIS [...]
2005-12-23 17:38:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER CA PK
05OTTAWA523CANADA: LABOR MINISTERS MEETING - LONDON, MARCH
[...] Canada intends for Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, Lucienne Robillard, to lead the GoC delegation to the March 10-11 G-8 Labor Ministers' Meeting in London. Robillard was assigned this Ministerial role in mid-January. In addition she is also President of the Queen's Privy [...]
2005-02-18 16:47:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB CA
05OTTAWA654OTTAWA: CANADIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON DEBT
[...] (SBU) Reftel demarche was welcomed by GOC officials at Finance, Foreign Affairs and CIDA (the Canadian International Development Agency). On March 1, our Finance counterpart, noting that "it's going to be an interesting year" in the G-7, confirmed that of the five debt relief proposals that [...]
2005-03-01 21:51:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID CA CIDA
05OTTAWA886CANADA AND CLIMATE CHANGE: IDEAS FOR MOVING TO
[...] Summary: Canadian Minister of Environment, Stephane Dion, and his staff are in the process of formulating their plans for COP-11 and post-Kyoto cooperation on climate change. Their current thinking is to engage international experts and key foreign governments in a dialog leading up to COP-11 i [...]
2005-03-24 19:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CA
05PARAMARIBO764INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC FLU - SURINAME
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-28 17:10:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL NS
05PARIS1052PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the January 12-13, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non-Paris Club members Brazil, [...]
2005-02-18 11:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS1065AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. RWANDA 4. SUDAN 5. ZIMBABWE 6. AID TO AFRICA 7. CAMEROON Â [...]
2005-02-18 14:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS1082FRENCH ON FEB. 21 GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel A) points to MFA DAS-equivalent for Common Foreign and Security Policy Pascal LeDeunff on Feb. 11 and followed up in conversation Feb. 18. LeDeunff emphasized that ministers would spend the bulk of the Feb. 21 GAERC in preparing for the EU summit with President Bus [...]
2005-02-18 18:04:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK FR
05PARIS1219AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. CENTRAFRIQUE 5. SUDAN Â [...]
2005-02-25 14:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS1225IRAN-EU3: FEBRUARY 24 MEETING BETWEEN FRENCH
[...] SUMMARY. Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Ruhani, on one stop of a tour that will include visits to each EU3 capital, met with French President Jacques Chirac February 24. Chirac's Middle East advisor, Dominique Boche, told us that Ruhani's purpose was to move the discussions from the [...]
2005-02-25 15:19:00Embassy ParisSECRETKNNP PARM PREL TRGY MNUC IR UK FR IAEA GE
05PARIS1283MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-01 11:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS1344MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ - FRENCH HOSTAGE -
[...] IRAQ - FRENCH HOSTAGE - VIDEOTAPE 2. MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON - SYRIA - GREATER MIDDLE EAST 3. U.S. - EU AND THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TODAY'S FRONT PAGES ARE OVERWHELMINGLY DEVOTED TO FLORENCE AUBENAS, THE FRENCH LIBERATION JOURNALIST HELD HOSTAGE IN IRAQ. YESTERD [...]
2005-03-02 13:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS1372004: FRENCH MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
[...] SUMMARY: France enjoyed a moderately good year in 2004 in terms of macroeconomic performance, advances in economic policy, and economic stability. Job growth remains the economy's major weakness, but modest GDP growth did help the government to maintain fiscal restraint and the private sect [...]
2005-01-07 18:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO
05PARIS1413AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. DROC 5. RWANDA 6. BURUNDI 7. SUDAN 8. ZIMBABWE Â [...]
2005-03-04 11:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS152MEDIA REACTION REPORT - ELECTIONS IN PALESTINE
[...] ELECTIONS IN PALESTINE 2. IRAQ - VIOLENCE BEFORE ELECTIONS B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: TWO MAJOR STORIES DOMINATE TODAY'S FRONT PAGES AND COMMENTARIES: THE PROJECTED VICTORY BY MAHMOUD ABBAS IN PALESTINE AND WHAT THIS MAY MEAN FOR THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS, AND THE SITUATION IN IRAQ, WEE [...]
2005-01-10 11:48:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS1629AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. DROC 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. NIGER 6. CENTRAFRIQUE 7. SUDAN 8. HIV/AIDS Â [...]
2005-03-11 13:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS174MTAG 04 - 04: DEMARCHE ON FRENCH FIRM'S ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN'S MISSILE PROGRAM (S)
[...] (S) On 30 December 2004, EST officer delivered a demarche to French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) David Bertolotti, MFA Deputy Director of Disarmament and Nuclear Non-proliferation, concerning the 10 December shipment of telemetry equipment from the French f [...]
2005-01-10 17:42:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC HK PK CM GM FR MTCRE
05PARIS1802DAS CARPENTER'S MARCH 9 CONSULTATIONS WITH SENIOR
[...] (C) Summary and comment: During March 9 discussions with visiting NEA DAS Scott Carpenter, senior French officials expressed full GoF support for U.S. objectives on reform in the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA),but stressed their continued desire to keep our messages separate and [...]
2005-03-17 16:47:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM KMPI LE IZ SY EG KPAL FR
05PARIS1824EURONEXT ATTRACTS FOREIGN INVESTORS, INCREASES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Euronext, the pan-European stock exchange operator based in Paris, improved its profitability and attracted significant foreign investment in 2004. END SUMMARY. ------------------------- Euronext Did Well in 2004 ------------------------- 2. (U) As of December 2004, Eur [...]
2005-03-18 11:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS1830AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. TOGO 4. DJIBOUTI 5. CENTRAFRIQUE 6. DROC 7. MOZAMBIQUE 8. AID TO AFRICA Â [...]
2005-03-18 13:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS203GOF OFFICIALS UPBEAT ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: GoF officials are stressing to us privately their high degree of satisfaction with Palestinian elections, but express concern that the post-elections follow-up will focus too much on what is demanded of the Palestinian side without pressing Israel to make gestures to the new Pale [...]
2005-01-11 16:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS FR
05PARIS2032AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. TOGO 4. NIGER 5. SUDAN 6. SIERRA LEONE Â [...]
2005-03-25 15:25:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS2043AIDS: FRENCH/US COLLABORATION "ESSENTIAL"
[...] Summary. EST Counselor met with Michel Kazatchkine, head of the National Agency for AIDS Research (ANRS) on March 24, shortly after Dr Kazatchkine's nomination as "Ambassador at large for AIDS." The meeting focused on France's involvement in global AIDS activities and ANRS's research in dev [...]
2005-03-25 18:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO FR
05PARIS2196AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. RWANDA 4. NIGER 5. SENEGAL 6. ANGOLA 7. ZIMBABWE 8. SUDAN 9. SOUTH AFRICA 10. GABON 11. DROC 12. SOMALIA Â [...]
2005-04-01 14:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS2287MEDIA REACTION REPORT - CHINA ARMS EMBARGO - DEPUTY
[...] CHINA ARMS EMBARGO - DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK TO BRUSSELS 2. IRAQ - ELECTION OF PRESIDENT B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: AS MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE POPE'S DEATH BEGINS TO WANE, FRONT- PAGES AND EDITORIALS ARE TODAY DEVOTED TO A VARIETY OF STORIES, RANGING FROM LIBERATION'S STORY ON THE LOUVRE'S [...]
2005-04-06 12:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS2378AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. ANGOLA 4. DJIBOUTI 5. ZIMBABWE 6. SUDAN 7. RWANDA Â [...]
2005-04-08 13:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS2399(C) CWC/BWC: MEETING OF CLOSE ALLIES, PARIS,
[...] (C) Summary: Close Allies (U.S., UK, France, Germany) met to coordinate actions for the upcoming OPCW Executive Council meeting and to review both joint and bilateral efforts on compliance, Article VII implementation, financial/personnel matters and CW destruction. Discussion on BWC primarily [...]
2005-04-08 15:35:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL TBIO CBW
05PARIS2517PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the April 5, 2005 Paris Club session. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. Representatives of non- Paris Club members Brazil, Isr [...]
2005-04-13 16:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS2591AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. EU/AFRICA 4. RWANDA 5. SUDAN 6. CHAD Â [...]
2005-04-15 13:56:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS2694MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE TO MOSCOW
[...] SECRETARY RICE TO MOSCOW 2. EU-AMERICAN RELATIONS: THE CASE OF ROMANIA B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE POINT DEVOTES A SHORT COLUMN, TITLED "A COUSIN FROM AMERICA," TO CRAIG STAPLETON, PRESIDENT BUSH'S CHOICE FOR AMBASSADOR TO PARIS. HELENE VISSIERE WRITES: "IF HE IS CONFIRMED [...]
2005-04-21 09:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS2931AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. NIGER 5. SOUTH AFRICA 6. SUDAN 7. NIGERIA 8. ABDOU DIOUF 9. AMINATA TRAORE Â [...]
2005-04-29 13:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS2945FRENCH CONFIRM BROAD SUPPORT FOR U.S. GOALS ON
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Senior French MFA and Presidency officials confirmed broad support for U.S. goals for the planned U.S.-EU conference on Iraq, during April 25 discussions with Senior Coordinator on Iraq Ambassador Richard Jones. French officials echoed U.S. views on the need for incl [...]
2005-04-29 19:06:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ FR
05PARIS3088FRANCE FAVORS RATIONALIZING WEST AFRICA UN
[...] (C) Embassy Africa watcher raised ref B points on authorizing the UNSYG to transfer peacekeeping units among existing missions in West Africa with MFA AF PDAS-equivalent Elisabeth Barbier and MFA IO DAS-equivalent Jean Pierre Lacroix on May 6. 2. (C) Barbier, while noting that IO had the le [...]
2005-05-06 16:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKPKO SL LI IV UK FR UNSC
05PARIS3182FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:24:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS3187FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:33:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS3200FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS3234IRAN: EU-3 LETTER WARNS TEHRAN AGAINST CHANGES TO
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MFA Political Director Laboulaye discussed with Charge May 11 the EU-3 letter to Rohani warning against resumption of uranium conversion. Laboulaye said that it may be necessary to convene an extraordinary meeting of the IAEA board and stressed the need to build international cons [...]
2005-05-12 11:03:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PGOV PARM IR FR
05PARIS3266AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. CENTRAFRIQUE 4. SUDAN 5. ZIMBABWE 6. SOMALIA 7. ANGOLA Â [...]
2005-05-13 10:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS3305PARIS CLUB - MAY 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the May 10, 2005 Paris Club session. Country negotiations will be reported septels. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented SIPDIS the Secretariat. [...]
2005-05-16 10:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS3316MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UZBEKISTAN - UPRISING AND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-16 11:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS349FRANCE 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]
2005-01-19 15:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
05PARIS3625FRANCE'S EU REFERENDUM: "NO" HAS THE MOMENTUM AS
[...] (C) Summary: When President Chirac addresses a national audience May 26 to urge a vote in favor of the EU constitution three days later, he may be talking to an electorate that has largely made up its mind -- to vote no. Opinion polls and many of the country's sharpest political commentators [...]
2005-05-25 17:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL FR EUN
05PARIS3683AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH 3. CENTRAFRIQUE 4. NIGERIA 5. TOGO 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. DROC 8. DJIBOUTI 9. BURUNDI 10. SUDAN 11. ETHIOPIA Â [...]
2005-05-27 11:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS381EURONEXT BIDS ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
[...] SUMMARY. Paris-based Euronext, the first cross-border European exchange, has launched talks to buy the London Stock Exchange (LSE),after the LSE rejected an informal approach from Deutsche Borse (DB, ref B). If the bid is accepted, Euronext will realize its ambitions (ref A),becoming the b [...]
2005-01-21 09:31:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV FR PBIO
05PARIS3871AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA DEVELOPMENT 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. SENEGAL 5. TOGO 6. CHAD 7. SUDAN 8. SOUTH AFRICA 9. DROC 10. LIBERIA Â [...]
2005-06-03 15:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS3924FRENCH REACTIONS TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION PERIOD
[...] (C) Embassy Africa watcher discussed developments in Ethiopia with MFA AF DAS-equivalent Jean-Christophe Belliard June 6. Belliard recounted that he had recently discussed Ethiopia with NSC Africa Advisor Courville and UK FCO AF A/S-equivalent in London. During that meeting, he said, there w [...]
2005-06-06 16:51:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV PHUM ET FR
05PARIS3937MEDIA REACTION REPORT - EUROPE: REFERENDA FALLOUT,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-07 11:24:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4019MEDIA REACTION REPORT - ERDOGAN IN WASHINGTON -RUN-UP
[...] ERDOGAN IN WASHINGTON 2. RUN-UP TO THE G8 3. A/S FRIED IN PARIS 4. NATO AND DARFUR (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: PRIME MINISTER DE VILLEPIN'S SPEECH YESTERDAY ON STRATEGIES TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT IN FRANCE DOMINATE HEADLINES. RIGHT-WING ORIENTED DAILIES LABEL DE VILLEPIN'S SPEECH AS "NOT BAD" [...]
2005-06-09 11:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4061MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GUANTANAMO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 10:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4067SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY SNOW'S JUNE 15
[...] (C) We warmly welcome your visit and look forward to your assistance in moving forward the deep and complex relationship we enjoy with France. As a member of the G8 and the UN Security Council with extensive ties to former colonies around the world, France plays a prominent role in the intern [...]
2005-06-10 13:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EIND ETRD EFIN FR
05PARIS4093AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. TOGO 3. DROC 4. CHAD 5. SUDAN 6. ETHIOPIA 7. BURUNDI 8. MAURITANIE 9. ZIMBABWE 10. SOUTH AFRICA Â [...]
2005-06-10 15:16:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS4192FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4194FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4195FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4197FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4217FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 10:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS4219MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN EU ISSUES: CHIRAC-BLAIR
[...] IRAN 2. EU ISSUES: CHIRAC-BLAIR MEETING/EUROPE AS U.S. `COUNTERWEIGHT' B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: COVERAGE TODAY IS OVERWHELMINGLY DEVOTED TO YESTERDAY'S MEETING BETWEEN CHIRAC AND BLAIR, TO THE RIFT BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS OVER THE EUROPEAN BUDGET AND THE UK'S REQUEST FOR A REBATE. THE HE [...]
2005-06-15 10:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4362"JEUNE AFRIQUE" JUNE 19-25 SUPPLEMENT ON
[...] PARIS-BASED INFLUENTIAL PANAFRICAN WEEKLY "JEUNE AFRIQUE- L'INTELLIGENT" DATED JUNE 19-26 HAS A 16-PAGE SUPPLEMENT ON US/AFRICA RELATIONS UNDER GLOBAL TITLE "SHARED INTERESTS". LIST OF ARTICLES FOLLOWS: - "GOOD GUYS" (TITLE IN ENGLISH),EDITORIAL BY MAGAZINE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FRAN [...]
2005-06-21 14:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS4453AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. SENEGAL 3. CHAD 4. DROC 5. CAMEROON 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. RWANDA/BURUNDI 8. NIGER 9. GUINEE BISSAU 10. TOGO 11. SOUTH AFRICA 12. UGANDA Â [...]
2005-06-24 13:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS4518MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN IRAQ
[...] IRAN 2. IRAQ B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A WIDE VARIETY OF MOSTLY DOMESTIC STORIES DOMINATE TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, WITH RIGHT-OF-CENTER LE FIGARO AND MARSEILLES- BASED REGIONAL LA PROVENCE DEVOTED TO ITER, THE EXPERIMENTAL NUCLEAR REACTOR. LA PROVENCE HEADLINES: "ITER'S SUNRAYS SHINING ON CAD [...]
2005-06-28 11:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4630AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. MAURITANIA 5. RWANDA 6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE 7. NIGER 8. MALI 9. GABON 10. MADAGASCAR 11. MOZAMBIQUE 12. NIGERIA 13. DROC Â [...]
2005-07-01 13:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS4659FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER'S JULY 5 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Upon his appointment as foreign minister June 2, much of the French press and many political pundits (fed by, among others, disdainful career diplomats at the MFA) wrote off Philippe Douste-Blazy as a dilettante. His lack of foreign policy experience, it was said, and penchant for currying [...]
2005-07-01 16:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR FR
05PARIS4671MEDIA REACTION REPORT - G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA
[...] G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA 2. AFGHANISTAN 3. GUANTANAMO B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE G-8, WHICH BEGINS TOMORROW, IS A BIG FRONT-PAGE STORY, WITH RELATED STORIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HELPING AFRICA, AS REPORTED ON MONDAY IN LA TRIBUNE: "THE SUCCESS OF THE G8. WILL DEPEND ON THE CLIMAT [...]
2005-07-05 12:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4699MEDIA REACTION REPORT - G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA
[...] G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA 2. CENTRAL ASIA: SUMMIT IN KAZAKSTAN B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: EXCEPT FOR THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC PRESS, EVERY OTHER OUTLET DEVOTES ITS FRONT-PAGE TO THE 2012 OLYMPICS AS "FRANCE HOLDS ITS BREATH" (LE PARISIEN) AND WAITS FOR THIS MORNING'S VOTE IN SINGAPORE. [...]
2005-07-06 10:15:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS472EU3-IRAN - FRENCH READOUT OF PARIS AGREEMENT
[...] (C) We met January 24 with MFA A/S-equivalent Director for Strategic Affairs and Disarmament Philippe Carre, who travels to Washington January 26-28 for consultations in the Department, the NSC, and DOD/OSD. In response to our questions on the EU3-Iran January 17-18 talks, Carre gave us a rea [...]
2005-01-26 16:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR FR
05PARIS4732MEDIA REACTION REPORT - G-8: CLIMATE CHANGE - AFRICA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-07 10:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4748FRANCE SETS NEW BIODIVERSITY MECHANISM INITIATIVE
[...] Summary. On June 28, France confirmed its desire to facilitate the launch of an international multi-stakeholder consultative process to assess the need for an "international mechanism of scientific expertise on biodiversity" (IMOSEB). An informal meeting hosted by the GOF gave 40 participant [...]
2005-07-07 15:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL KSCA ETRD PGOV FR
05PARIS4756FRENCH INITIAL REACTION TO TERRORIST ATTACKS IN
[...] (SBU) Shared outrage and shock, and a renewed awareness of their own vulnerability, characterized French reaction to the terrorist bombings in the London transport system. Prime Minister Villepin wrote to Prime Minister Blair within an hour of the attacks to express France's solidarity with [...]
2005-07-07 16:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS4766AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. BURUNDI 4. MALI 5. MADAGASCAR 6. MOZAMBIQUE 7. SUDAN 8. COTE D'IVOIRE 9. ANGOLA 10. BURKINA FASO Â [...]
2005-07-08 11:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS4816MEDIA REACTION REPORT - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM:
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-11 11:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4843MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE TO ASIA: NORTH
[...] SECRETARY RICE TO ASIA: NORTH KOREA 2. G-8: CLIMATE B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: A VARIETY OF DOMESTIC STORIES ARE FEATURED ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGES, EXCEPT FOR LEFT-OF-CENTER LE MONDE, WHICH HEADLINES: "IRAQ BEHIND `JIHAD' IN EUROPE." IN CONNECTION WITH THE LONDON BOMBINGS, LE MONDE INTERVIEWS [...]
2005-07-12 11:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4878MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR: LONDON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-13 10:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4901PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2005 TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (U) Following are summaries of country discussions during the June 15, 2005 Paris Club session. Country negotiations will be reported septels. The Paris Club's President, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, chaired the session. Secretary General (SecGen) Emmanuel Moulin represented the Secretariat. The nex [...]
2005-07-13 17:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
05PARIS4904AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. G8/AFRICA 3. MALI 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. SENEGAL 6. SUDAN 7. BURKINA FASO 8. CENTRAFRIQUE Â [...]
2005-07-15 09:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS4906MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR: LONDON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-15 10:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4919SPEAKING TO FRENCH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT TERRORIST
[...] (C) Post maintains an active dialogue with leaders in the French Muslim community. During the past year, Poloffs have met with the leadership of the three main organizations within the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM),which was established in 2003 as the main interlocutor of the GOF [...]
2005-07-15 16:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKPAO PREL PTER KISL FR
05PARIS4936MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQ: ATTACKS IN MOUSSAYEB -
[...] IRAQ: ATTACKS IN MOUSSAYEB 2. LONDON BOMBINGS (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: VIOLENCE IN IRAQ DOMINATES HEADLINES AFTER A WEEKEND OF ATTACKS THAT KILLED HUNDREDS. LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERATION FOCUSES ON THE "EXASPERATION' OF THE IRAQI POPULATION AGAINST THE INSURGENTS WHO ARE NOW SEEN BY THE CIVI [...]
2005-07-18 10:33:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS4999 GAZ DE FRANCE SHARE SALE RAISES OVER FOUR BILLION
[...] SUMMARY. Sixty years after the nationalization of the electricity and gas industries, the government has turned a historical page, selling shares in gas utility Gaz de France (GDF) for the first time. The GOF will keep a 79% stake in the partially privatized company. The sale process, inclu [...]
2005-07-19 14:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ENRG ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS5026MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GAZA DISENGAGEMENT, GWOT
[...] GAZA DISENGAGEMENT 2. GWOT (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: PLANS FOR A HOSTILE TAKEOVER OF THE FRENCH GROUP DANONE BY PEPSICO IS ONE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES AND DOMINATES THE ECONOMIC DAILIES. DANONE IS PORTRAYED AS "PERFECT PREY" AND ECONOMIC LA TRIBUNE POINTS OUT THAT "DANONE'S EMPLOYEES HAVE [...]
2005-07-20 10:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5084MEDIA REACTION REPORT - NEW WAVE OF ATTACKS IN LONDON
[...] NEW WAVE OF ATTACKS IN LONDON 2. SECRETARY RICE IN AFRICA AND ISRAEL 3. REVALUATION OF CHINESE CURRENCY (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: HEADLINES ARE DOMINATED BY THE ATTEMPTED TERRORIST ATTACKS IN LONDON YESTERDAY. "ANXIETY AFTER THE ATTACKS" LEADS RIGHT-OF- CENTER LE FIGARO UNDERSCORIN [...]
2005-07-22 10:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5122MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WAR ON TERRORISM
[...] WAR ON TERRORISM B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE ATTACKS IN EGYPT DOMINATE THE FRONT PAGES OF ALL THE DAILIES IN FRANCE, WITH VARIOUS HEADLINES SUCH AS: "ENDLESS TERROR" FOR CONSERVATIVE FRANCE-SOIR, "AL-QAEDA'S OFFENSIVE" FOR LEFT-OF-CENTER LIB ATION, "AL-QAEDA'S DEADLY SUMMER" FOR RIGHT [...]
2005-07-25 10:56:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5142MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WAR ON TERRORISM
[...] WAR ON TERRORISM B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: AMBASSADOR CRAIG STAPLETON'S PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO PRESIDENT CHIRAC IS REPORTED IN REGIONAL DAILY OUEST-FRANCE AND IN DAILY LE PARISIEN AS WELL AS IN AFP AND AP WIRES. TODAY'S NEWS STILL FOCUSES ON TERRORISM FROM VARI [...]
2005-07-26 09:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5178MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WAR ON TERRORISM
[...] WAR ON TERRORISM 2. IRAQI'S CONSTITUTION 3. DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM 4. FAMINE IN THE SAHEL: NIGER B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: ISRAELI PM AREIL SHARON'S VISIT TO FRANCE, FAMINE IN NIGER, FRENCH AUTHORITIES' DECISION TO EXPAND USE OF PUBLIC VIDEO- SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, AND NASA'S SUCCE [...]
2005-07-27 10:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5202MEDIA REACTION REPORT - WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ,
[...] WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ 2. ALTERNATIVE TO KYOTO PROTOCOL B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: DOMESTIC STORIES MAKE THE FRONT PAGE OF MOST DAILIES TODAY: PRIME MINISTER DE VILLEPIN'S PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE VERDICTS IN BOTH THE LONG-RUNNING ANGERS TRIAL ON CHILD MOLESTATION AND RAPE AND THE MONT BL [...]
2005-07-28 10:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5203GOF PROPOSES NEW DOMESTIC C/T POLICIES AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In the aftermath of the July 7 and 21 bombings in London and the July 22 bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh, the GOF has proposed a number of new policies to combat terrorism, including the expanded use of closed-circuit television cameras in public areas, renewed efforts t [...]
2005-07-28 10:56:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER FR
05PARIS5225AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. SECRETARY RICE IN AFRICA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. SENEGAL 5. MADAGASCAR 6. SUDAN 7. NIGER 8. SAOTOME 9. TOGO 10. DROC 11. CONGO BRAZZAVILLE 12. ZIMBABWE 13. UGANDA Â [...]
2005-07-29 09:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS5245MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TERRORISM, IRAN, FAMINE IN
[...] TERRORISM 2. IRAN 3. FAMINE IN SAHEL B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: IN THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS, SCOTLAND YARD'S ARRESTS FOLLOWING THE LONDON ATTACKS, IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND NIGER'S FAMINE ARE THE MAIN SUBJECTS OF THE WEEKEND AND MONDAY MEDIA. IRAN'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT WILL RESUME [...]
2005-08-01 10:33:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5273MEDIA REACTION REPORT - KING FAHD'S DEATH
[...] KING FAHD'S DEATH B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: INTERNATIONAL NEWS IS DOMINATED BY THE DEATHS OF KING FAHD AND OF SUDAN'S VICE PRESIDENT, IN ADDITION TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. JOHN BOLTON'S RECESS APPOINTMENT TO THE UN TOPS US- RELATED NEWS, FOLLOWED BY NASA'S PLANS TO REPAIR THE DISCOVERY S [...]
2005-08-02 10:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5374 FRANCE: DHS ACTING U/S BEARDSWORTH MEETS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In his meetings with French officials, U/S Beardsworth highlighted the positive uses of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data and engendered an appreciation of how PNR data can help advance our mutual interest of denying terrorists freedom to travel while protecting privacy and faci [...]
2005-08-05 13:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER FR
05PARIS5417FRENCH DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE PUTS HIGH PRIORITY ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the GoF's' annual conference on France's development priorities, Foreign Minister Douste- Blazy underlined the importance of a European identity in forming development policy and cited the support that effective policies could bring to broader anti-terror efforts. Both Do [...]
2005-08-09 09:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL EAID ETRD KIPR FR PREL UNESCO
05PARIS5459THE FUTURE OF FRANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France faces several challenges to its traditional leadership role among its former colonies and Africa's other francophone countries. We foresee a gradual decline of French influence in Africa, based on generational change, an increased willingness on the part of Africans to l [...]
2005-08-11 12:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM XA FR
05PARIS547FRENCH ON JANUARY 31 GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to MFA CFSP deputy Pascal LeDeunff on Jan. 18 and followed in conversation with LeDeunff Jan 28. LeDeunff noted that the French are awaiting "with enthusiasm" the visits to Europe of both President Bush and Secretary Rice. With regard to the Presid [...]
2005-01-28 17:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH FR EUN
05PARIS549FRENCH RESPONSE TO GROSSMAN LETTER ON CARTAGENA
[...] DCM delivered reftel letter to MFA Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye on January 26. Below is an informal translation of his response, received January 28. (Original French being faxed to EUR/WE) 2. BEGIN TRANSLATION OF LETTER: Dear Marc, As you underline in your letter, Pre [...]
2005-01-28 19:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PGOV PREL SNAR ECON FR CO
05PARIS5528EMBASSY PARIS RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON
[...] (C) Post refers Washington to refs B, C and D for its current analysis of French views and intentions with respect to the beginning of EU accession negotiations with Turkey on October 3. We continue to believe that PM de Villepin's statement on recognition of Cyprus was motivated primarily by [...]
2005-08-16 13:57:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PGOV FR TU EUN
05PARIS5539PUTTING OUT BRUSHFIRES: FRANCE AND ISLAMIC
[...] (C) Summary: Through surveillance, arrests and other methods, the GOF prevents or puts out brushfires of Islamic extremism on an almost daily basis, and has been doing so for decades. According to recent press reports, the RG, France's police intelligence service, estimates that 6 million Musli [...]
2005-08-17 08:56:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KISL AL MO PTER FR
05PARIS5541MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST - GAZA PULLOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-17 10:31:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5596AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. MAURITANIA 4. NIGER 5. CHAD 6. SENEGAL 6. CONGO BRAZZAVILLE 7. BURUNDI 8. SUDAN 9. GUINEA BISSAU 10. ZIMBABWE 11. BRAIN DRAIN Â [...]
2005-08-19 11:49:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS565MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQI ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-31 14:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5661MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAQI CONSTITUTION
[...] IRAQI CONSTITUTION 2. AFGHANISTAN B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: FRONT PAGES TODAY ARE DEVOTED TO A NUMBER OF VERY DIVERSE STORIES RANGING FROM THE U.S. TOUR OF THE ROLLING STONES (LIBERATION) TO THE AVIAN FLU THREAT (LE FIGARO) AND THE IRAQI CONSTITUTION. CATHOLIC LA CROIX LEADS WITH: "IRAQ: T [...]
2005-08-23 11:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS5783AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. BURUNDI 4. NIGER 5. ANGOLA 6. SUDAN Â [...]
2005-08-26 14:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS5861MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S.
[...] (C) On August 30, ESTH/NP Counselor provided French MTCR Point-of-Contact David Bertolotti subject paper on high performance steels for missile applications for the September Madrid MTCR Plenary Information Exchange session. Bertolotti said that while he would distribute it, he considered it [...]
2005-08-30 16:00:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKSCA PREL PARM MNUC ETTC TSPA FR
05PARIS5944AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. NIGER 4. RWADA 5. BURUNDI 6. CHAD 7. SUDAN Â [...]
2005-09-01 14:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS6026TFUS01: UPDATE ON FRENCH ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOF acknowledged notification of flight clearance for its aircraft to Little Rock on September 6, and remains ready to provide further assistance as the evolving situation in the US warrants. END SUMMARY. ----------------- FRENCH ASSISTANCE ----------------- 2. (SBU) [...]
2005-09-06 16:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDFR PGOV ECON ASEC CASC AMGT EAID PREL
05PARIS6326AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. BURKINA FASO 4. FRANCE/AFRICA 5. RWANDA 6. NIGER 7 SUDAN 8 NIGERIA Â [...]
2005-09-16 13:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS6375 USUNESCO: MEETING WITH UK LAWYER ON CULTURAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. USTR and Department lawyers met Monday with British and Japanese lawyers at UNESCO to discuss the preliminary draft convention on cultural diversity. The UK indicated that they do not share our concerns and are prepared to bring the convention to a vote over US opposition. Th [...]
2005-09-19 17:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL ETRD EU UNESCO
05PARIS6527AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. GABON 4. SOMALIA 5. NIGERIA 6. SUDAN Â [...]
2005-09-23 14:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS6579"FRANCE HASN'T KNOWN A DECADE WITHOUT TERRORISM"
[...] (C) Summary: Although he acknowledged the danger of being "pessimistic by profession," Christophe Chaboud, the Ministry of Interior's new counter-terrorism head, told POL M/C and Poloff September 23 that he believed terrorism was a serious and evolving long-term threat. France had been a victi [...]
2005-09-26 15:54:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV FR
05PARIS6614 FRENCH AUTHORITIES BOLSTER THE EURO, ENCOURAGE
[...] SUMMARY. Key EU and French authorities are talking up the euro and the attractiveness of French financial markets in an effort to increase the attractiveness of France to foreigners . At a recent event targeting Japanese investors, officials underlined progress already made by France, while [...]
2005-09-27 14:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV FR
05PARIS6633FRENCH MFA ON NEXT STEPS FOR EU
[...] (C) Summary: MFA DAS-equivalent for EU institutional affairs Setton told us September 27 that FM Douste-Blazy's September 23 proposal, at the governing center-right party's conference on Europe, for a two-speed Europe was "personal" not GOF policy. (The same holds true for Interior Minister [...]
2005-09-27 16:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR PINR EUN
05PARIS6724MEDIA REACTION REPORT - DeLay Indictment - Turkey
[...] DeLay Indictment 2. EU Membership Negotiations with Turkey (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: The French Prime Minister's monthly press conference dominates front pages and editorials today. De Villepin addressed the issue of employment, highlighting the drop in unemployment figures for the fifth [...]
2005-09-30 10:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS6741FRENCH ON OCTOBER 3 GAERC
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A points on September 27 to MFA deputy for CFSP Pascal Le Deunff and DAS-equivalent for enlargement and European neighborhood policy Caroline Ferrari, and followed up in conversation September 30. 2. (C) Both LeDeunff and Ferrari echoed comments in reftel B that [...]
2005-09-30 14:15:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALBO GG HR IZ KDEM KPAL PREL RS TU UP MD FR EUN
05PARIS6751AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. PLUMPY NUT 3. NIGER 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. SOMALIA 6. FRANCE/AFRICA 7. SENEGAL 8. TOGO Â [...]
2005-10-03 07:57:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS6890DIALOGUE WITH MUSLIM MODERATES AND MAGHREB
[...] (C) Summary: In the context of ongoing Muslim outreach (refs),Ambassador recently visited the Paris Mosque, paid separate courtesy calls on ambassadors from Morocco and Algeria -- the two leading countries of origin for the majority of French Muslims -- and met with a French-Tunisian author [...]
2005-10-06 13:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PTER FR
05PARIS6914MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East Iran European
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 09:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS6939AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. TV IN AFRICA 3. SUDAN 4. CHAD 5. NIGER 6. GABON 7. DROC 8. MALAWI Â [...]
2005-10-11 07:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS7030MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - `Oil For Food' Scandal
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-13 11:25:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7062AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. GABON 4. COTE D'IVOIRE 5. TOGO 6. MALI 7. SOUTH AFRICA Â [...]
2005-10-14 13:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS7085MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraqi Constitution
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-17 12:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7197FM DOUSTE-BLAZY MEETS AMBASSADOR STAPLETON, URGES
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy welcomed Ambassador Stapleton to France during a October 13 courtesy call that had been repeatedly deferred by scheduling problems at the Quai d'Orsay. Joining FM Douste-Blazy were WHA A/S-Equivalent Parfait and Americas Advisor Dore; DCM Karl Hofmann and [...]
2005-10-20 14:10:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KSCA SOCI AMED FR
05PARIS7213MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East - Iraq - Syria
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-21 10:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7216 AIR FRANCE CEO ON AVIATION SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador over breakfast October 20, Air France CEO Jean- Claude Spinetta called for enhanced cooperation and greater efficiency in the operation of international aviation security programs, and highlighted Air France's strong interest in succes [...]
2005-10-21 11:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD ASEC CVIS FR EU
05PARIS7236AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. NIGER 5. CHAD 6. ZIMBABWE 7. WTO/COTTON Â [...]
2005-10-24 06:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS7249MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Syria Trade UNESCO - Cultural
[...] Syria 2. Trade 3. UNESCO - Cultural Diversity B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: Most front pages and editorials are devoted to the government's decision to partially privatize EDF, the nation's power company. The state is to retain 85 percent of the capital. Editorialists in the specialized and [...]
2005-10-24 12:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7330 FRENCH VIEWS ON INTERNET GOVENANCE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The French coordinator for all WSIS issues told us he hopes the U.S. posture does not preclude a "dialogue" on internet governance. He expressed concern about the use and (mis)understanding of the words "oversight" and "regulation" pointing out that the latter has a [...]
2005-10-26 15:00:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECPS EINT ETRD ECON ETTC FR
05PARIS734FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Senator John Kerry (D-MA) completed a nearly two-week trip that had taken him to Iraq, major Middle East capitals, the Palestinian territories, Berlin and London, with a stop in Paris and meetings with President Chirac (septel) and Foreign Minister Barnier January 14. Barnier sh [...]
2005-02-04 17:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IZ IS FR
05PARIS7454MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Syria Iraq - Bush Presidency
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-02 14:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS749MEDIA REACTION REPORT - SECRETARY RICE VISIT TO
[...] SECRETARY RICE VISIT TO FRANCE 2. IRAQI ELECTION RESULTS (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: WHILE DOMESTIC SOCIAL ISSUES DOMINATE THE FRONT PAGES OF TODAY'S PRESS, LEFT-OF-CENTER LIBERATION'S FRONT PAGE CARRIES THE HEADLINE "PARIS AND WASHINGTON MAKE UP" ON THE EVE OF SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO [...]
2005-02-07 12:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7491MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq CIA Detention Centers
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-03 11:24:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7658MEDIA REACTION REPORT - France - Suburban Violence
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-09 12:15:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7683THE FRENCH VIEW IN INITIATING THE KABUL AGENDA
[...] (C) On November 8 poloff discussed reftel points with MFA Afghanistan desk officer, Cyril Gerardon. Gerardon explained that France agreed with U.S. views as outlined in the points, and said he was glad to see the prominence given to the United Nations' key leadership role in the country. He [...]
2005-11-10 10:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV
05PARIS7850MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Alleged CIA Prisons and
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-18 12:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS7873AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. LIBERIA 3. CHAD 4. GABON 5. BURKINA FASO 6. COTE D'IVOIRE 7. ETHIOPIA 8. NIGERIA Â [...]
2005-11-18 15:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8028AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTE D'IVOIRE 3. SUDAN 4. MAURITANIA 5. CHAD 6. GABON 7. RWANDA 8. MALARIA+HIV/AIDS Â [...]
2005-11-25 14:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8072DNSA ABRAMS' 11/22 MEETINGS WITH SENIOR FRENCH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: November 22 discussions between Deputy National Security Advisor (DNSA) Elliott Abrams and senior French officials focused on Syria/Lebanon, Iran, and Israeli-Palestinian issues, with Morocco, Iraq, and BMENA discussed in passing. Presidency officials predicted Syrian non-coopera [...]
2005-11-29 10:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR IR IS IZ KDEM KPAL LE MO PARM SY
05PARIS8088SARKOZY'S SECURITY ADVISOR DISCUSSES RECENT
[...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy's security advisor, a 20-year plus veteran of the French National Police, said the recent unrest had taken the security establishment by surprise, but that the massive yet moderate response of the police prevented a major crisis of public order. [...]
2005-11-29 13:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPTER FR PGOV
05PARIS8173MFA CABINET ADVISOR ON FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS AND
[...] Summary: FM Douste-Blazy's advisor for Franco-German relations Heldt and German Ambassador Neubert, speaking about German Chancellor Merkel's November 23 inaugural visit to France, both predicted continuity in the Franco-German relationship while emphasizing more a marriage of reason than of [...]
2005-12-01 18:29:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR GM PINR EUN
05PARIS8202AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. GABON 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. RWANDA 5. AFRICA/FRANCE SUMMIT 6. NIGER 7. HISSENE HABRE 8. UGANDA 9. HIV/AIDS-MALAWI Â [...]
2005-12-02 16:24:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8203MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Allegations of CIA Flights
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-02 16:24:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS8368AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. AFRICA/FRANCE SUMMIT 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. CAMEROON 5. RWANDA 6. GABON 7. ERITREA 8. SOUTH AFRICA 9. SUDAN 10. MALAWI 11. AFRICA'S PRISONS Â [...]
2005-12-09 14:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8442FRANCE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per reftel, enclosed is the 2005 country report on terrorism for France. Embassy point of contact is Poloff Peter Kujawinski, who can be reached on either the classified or unclassified e-mail systems. France - 2005 OVERVIEW In 2005, France continued to discover and dismantle terro [...]
2005-12-14 13:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN FR
05PARIS8499MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Legislative elections
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 13:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS8513AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. COTTON 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. DROC 5. RWANDA 6. GABON 7. CHAD 8. NIGER 9. ETHIOPIA/ERITREA 10. SUDAN Â [...]
2005-12-19 08:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8692AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
[...] ATTENTION 2. SENEGAL 3. COTE D'IVOIRE 4. CHAD/SUDAN 5. DROC 6. RWANDA 7. CAMEROON 8. FRANCE AND AFRICA Â [...]
2005-12-30 10:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO XA
05PARIS8698AFGHANISTAN COMPACT IN LONDON: PRELIMINARY FRENCH
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to Jerome Walter, Counselor for Multilateral and Bilateral Financial Affairs at Cooperation (AID-equivalent),Ramon Fernandez, in Tresor's Office of Multilateral Affairs and Development, and to Afghanistan desk officer, Cyril Gerardon at the MFA. Fernandez an [...]
2005-12-30 13:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL AF
05PARIS879REVIEW OF ISSUES RAISED IN SECSTATE MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with MFA Cabinet Director Vimont (protect),DCM discussed follow up to issues raised during Secretary's meetings in Paris February 8. Vimont said the French side had been pleased by the visit and the level of discussion with the Secretary. Review of specific issue [...]
2005-02-11 12:03:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR IR IZ SY
05PARIS888FRANCE SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN
[...] (C) On February 10, Hugues de Longevialle, MFA disarmament specialist responsible for IAEA issues, provided us with initial feedback on our initiative to strengthen the IAEA (reftel),which we had conveyed earlier in the week. Longevialle cautioned that a more formal French reaction was still [...]
2005-02-11 17:00:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM TRGY AORC FR IAEA
05PARIS920IRAN-EU3: FRENCH RESPONSE TO U/S BOLTON'S LETTERS
[...] (C) Late on 11 February, French MFA Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye's office provided us with an advance copy of Laboulaye's response to U/S Bolton on the issue of Iranian violations of the November EU3 agreement with Iran. We were told a hard copy would follow under cover of diploma [...]
2005-02-14 15:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM FR
05PORTAUPRINCE1212Jacmel Crafts Sector: Struggling to Come Back
[...] SUMMARY: Once touted as a model for growth, Jacmel's handcrafts sector has been shrinking for over a decade, sharing in the nationwide decline in crafts sales from USD 20 million to 2 million a year. All sales channels are hurting: tourism is down, many U.S. wholesale buyers are sourcing e [...]
2005-05-02 18:27:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EIND EINV HA
05PRAGUE1179 Ambassador's Op-Ed on Gitmo Detainees
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-11 14:37:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDKISL KPAO PGOV PREL EZ
05PRAGUE1382CZECH REPUBLIC: COMBATING EXTREMISM
[...] (S) Summary: Islamic extremism is rare in the Czech Republic, and Islamic authorities here are keen to ensure outside influences do not become a catalyst for indigenous radicalism. The Czech authorities do monitor for potential Islamic extremist activities. The U.S. Embassy provides training, [...]
2005-09-26 15:53:00Embassy PragueSECRETPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI EZ
05PRAGUE1469TSA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR GRANT VISITS PRAGUE TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. TSA Assistant Administrator Nicholas Grant recently visited Prague to discuss the lessons learned in the simulated terrorist attack on Prague's public transportation system on September 22. Grant found a sophisticated and competent emergency response system, but identified som [...]
2005-10-14 09:53:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EZ
05PRAGUE1621CZECH REPUBLIC'S CONDITIONAL SUPPORT TO U.S.
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Economic Relations. The MFA responded that it would support USG re- election to the IMO Council in Category "A." However, the MFA said that support would be conditional upon the USG's support [...]
2005-11-18 13:52:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA KTIA EZ IMO ECIP
05PRAGUE1754CZECH SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN COMPACT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref demarche to Michal Svoboda, Afghan desk officer for the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Svoboda said that the Czech government most likely would not be able to financially contribute to the Afghanistan Compact, however he did say that his government was intereste [...]
2005-12-21 16:18:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEZ PGOV PREL
05PRAGUE213NEW EC DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EXTERNAL
[...] (U) Post offers the following background and biographical information on Karel Kovanda, the current Czech Ambassador at NATO, who was appointed February 9 as European Commission Deputy Director General for External Relations. Kovanda will replace Fernando Velenzuela Marzo. His portfolio will [...]
2005-02-14 16:26:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR EZ EUN
05PRAGUE822NEW CZECH GOVERNMENT: GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New Czech PM Jiri Paroubek, who won a vote of confidence on May 13 (ref A),has gotten off to a stronger than expected start. His foreign policy looks to be a continuation of that of the previous Gross Government, marked by support for transatlantic policies. Notwithstanding his [...]
2005-05-27 14:46:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EZ
05PRAGUE981CZECH FM ON IRAQ, VISAS AND DOMESTIC POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Czech FM Cyril Svoboda on June 27 primarily to discuss an extension of the Czech military police unit in Iraq through 2006 (UN reform issues covered septel). Svoboda said that the GOCR intended to ask the parliament to extend the troop deployment this fa [...]
2005-06-29 11:22:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV CVIS EZ IZ
05PRETORIA1054 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - February Manufacturing Trade Indicators Improve S [...]
2005-03-11 13:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1099 SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE
[...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called "The Assay". The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]
2005-03-15 13:10:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA1160 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Major Revisions for ICT Charter?; - Secondary Ta [...]
2005-03-18 11:17:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1220 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New Vehicle Exports Increase by 49.5% in February; [...]
2005-03-24 11:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1228Commission for Africa: Secretariat Briefs G8
[...] (SBU) Summary. Head of the Secretariat of the Commission for Africa described the Commission's recommendations as well received. Africa is making progress, which leads to opportunities to work toward the Millennium Development Goals. The international community needs to provide more resou [...]
2005-03-24 13:16:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD EFIN SF
05PRETORIA1304 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER April 1 2005 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Ranks High as FDI Destination for Tra [...]
2005-04-01 08:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1413 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Unemployment Rates Drop; - Increase in Jobs and [...]
2005-04-08 13:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA147SOUTH AFRICA - IDENTIFYING CANDIDATES FOR SCIENCE
[...] (U) Post welcomes the proposed Science & Technology Advisory Capacity Building Partnership and is pleased to provide feedback regarding appropriate representation from South Africa. We also support the proposed use of the Voluntary Visitor program for a follow-on week of meetings and activiti [...]
2005-01-12 14:49:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON PREL TSPL SF
05PRETORIA1505 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Surprise Interest Rate Cut; - Manufacturing Grow [...]
2005-04-15 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1506 SOUTH AFRICA'S SURPRISE INTEREST RATE CUT
[...] Summary. On April 14, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced a 50 basis point reduction in its repurchase rate (equivalent to the U.S. federal funds rate) much to the surprise of South African economic analysts. SARB's justifications for reducing rates include lower inflationar [...]
2005-04-15 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1605 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - International Economic Conditions More Important th [...]
2005-04-22 14:36:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1704 SAG OFFICIALS RECEPTIVE TO U.S. INTERNATIONAL PORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South African officials were receptive to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Officer Brian Gilda's presentation of the International Port Security Program (IPSP). Officials openly discussed South Africa's efforts to comply with and implement the International Ship and Port Facility Secur [...]
2005-05-03 04:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PTER ECON SF IMO
05PRETORIA176 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - November Manufacturing Production Down; - Stats [...]
2005-01-14 09:40:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1766 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Signs of Slowing Manufacturing Activity; - South [...]
2005-05-06 09:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1887 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Barclays Deal Only Waits for Shareholder Approval; [...]
2005-05-13 13:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA1980 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER May 20 2005 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - ANC to Discuss Relaxation in SA's Labor Market; - [...]
2005-05-20 08:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA205 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 14 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-01-14 14:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA2090 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Increases Just Under Market Expectations; [...]
2005-05-27 08:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2175SOUTH AFRICAN URANIUM PRODUCTION
[...] (U) South Africa is ranked fourth in world uranium reserves and tenth in uranium production. In 2004, all uranium production came from AngloGold Ashanti's Vaal River mine and dump treatment operations. Currently, South Africa has two concentration plants,both owned by AngloGold Ashanti,that p [...]
2005-06-02 15:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG TRGY PARM KNNP EIND ECON MI NG WA ZA SF DRC
05PRETORIA226 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - SOUTH AFRICA
[...] In response to reftel A, here is post's 2005 investment climate statement for South Africa, chapter 6 of the next Country Commercial Guide. 2. BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2005 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The government of South Africa (SAG) [...]
2005-01-19 05:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2451 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] SUMMARY. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 25 newsletter include: - Interest rate remains unchanged - April manufa [...]
2005-06-23 09:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2492 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Spark of Hope for Stalled U.S.-SACU Free Trade Ta [...]
2005-06-24 15:11:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA270 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Free Electricity to Poor More Expensive than Planne [...]
2005-01-21 09:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2701 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Rand, Oil Prices Offset Inflation Good News; - J [...]
2005-07-08 13:05:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2754 South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chro [...]
2005-07-13 09:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA2854SOUTH AFRICA INTENSIFIES ENGAGEMENT IN ZIMBABWE;
[...] (C) Summary. Over the last ten days, South Africa has become increasingly concerned about the deteriorating economic situation in Zimbabwe and has intensified its diplomatic activity to find a solution to the crisis. Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka traveled to Zimbabwe July 13 and met with Zi [...]
2005-07-19 14:25:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON EFIN KDEM ZI SF
05PRETORIA2942 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - BER Predicts 4.2% Economic Growth; - Weak Rand, [...]
2005-07-26 04:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2948MBEKI CONFIRMS SOUTH AFRICA CONSIDERING BAILOUT
[...] (U) Summary. Following a three-day cabinet retreat, President Mbeki confirmed publicly that South Africa was considering lending Zimbabwe funds to pay its IMF arrears. Mbeki said that intense discussions with the Government of Zimbabwe on a bailout had not been concluded, and that some condit [...]
2005-07-26 04:55:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ECON ZI SF KFIN
05PRETORIA3141CABINET GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO ZIMBABWE LOAN;
[...] (U) The South African Cabinet announced August 3 that it is "open" to providing assistance to Zimbabwe, including "provision of a loan facility in relation to Zimbabwe's obligations to the International Monetary Fund" (full Cabinet statement on Zimbabwe loan at para 5). Government spokesman J [...]
2005-08-05 04:53:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON KDEM ZI SF
05PRETORIA3145 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Recent Inflation Trends Bring Poor Economic Relief; [...]
2005-08-05 09:54:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3253 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - Gold Strike L [...]
2005-08-12 13:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3257 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH AUGUST 12 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-08-12 13:57:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA3369 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AmEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Treasury Plans to Increase Public Debt; - Wester [...]
2005-08-22 09:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA3543SOUTH AFRICA DENIES PAYING ZIMBABWE'S IMF BILL;
[...] (C) Per reftel A, the IMF reported to the USG August 29 that Zimbabwe paid $120 million toward its IMF debt. South African Department of the Treasury officials that Post contacted August 30-31 were unaware of any South Africa payments on behalf of Zimbabwe to the IMF. Zimbabwean Central Bank [...]
2005-08-31 16:29:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON KDEM ZI SF
05PRETORIA3628GONO SAYS NO ADDITIONAL IMF PAYMENT; SEEKS
[...] (C) Summary: Zimbabwe will not/not make an additional $50 million payment to the IMF before the September 9 Executive Board meeting, according to Zimbabwe Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono. Gono would like to meet with U.S. officials on the margins of his IMF consultations in Washington, but [...]
2005-09-08 15:07:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON EFIN KDEM ZI SF
05PRETORIA392 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 28 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-01-28 13:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA3923 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Credit Blacklist Review; - IMF Report on South [...]
2005-09-23 14:52:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA394 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - December Consumer and Producer Inflation Less than [...]
2005-01-28 14:23:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4441 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 4 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2005-11-04 07:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA453READOUT OF THE JANUARY 17-18 MEETING OF THE BLAIR
[...] (SBU) Summary. At a January 17-18 meeting in Cape Town, seventeen African ministers of finance grouped with members of the Blair Commission for Africa to consult on the Commission's report due February. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown attended the event as the last stop in a six-day [...]
2005-02-01 17:13:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EFIN XA SF
05PRETORIA4582INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION - DEMARCHE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA KTIA SF
05PRETORIA515 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Background to the February 9 Monetary Policy Commit [...]
2005-02-04 12:10:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA655 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged; - S [...]
2005-02-12 09:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA816SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" - I
[...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embass --- Key --- 2. (U) Key to some of the terminology and abbreviations used is given BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) - the scheme whereby the South Afric - t = tons, - t/d = tons per day, - c/l = cents per liter, - t/m [...]
2005-02-24 09:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA817South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - I
[...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embass --- Key --- 2. (U) Key to some of the terminology and abbreviations used is given BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) - the scheme whereby the South Afric - t = tons, - t/d = tons per day, - c/l = cents per liter, - t/m [...]
2005-02-24 09:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA84 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - IMF Report on South African Investment; - Govern [...]
2005-01-07 08:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA849South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter `THE
[...] (U) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly newsletter called `The Assay'. The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as [...]
2005-02-25 12:54:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA864 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] SUMMARY. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 18 newsletter include: - President Mbeki's State of the Nation address [...]
2005-02-28 08:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA869 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] SUMMARY. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics in the February 25 newsletter include: - 2005 Budget aims to sustain faster growth - Pu [...]
2005-02-28 09:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA949 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - January Trade Deficit Widens; - Mboweni Comments [...]
2005-03-04 10:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05QUITO1635BORDER SECURITY DOMINATES PALACIO-URIBE DISCUSSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Amidst a perception of frayed bilateral relations -- due mainly to GoE leaders' anti-Colombia outbursts -- Presidents Alfredo Palacio and Alvaro Uribe briefly met July 7 in Costa Rica. Media here claimed the session was substance-lite and lasted only fifteen minutes; an MFA con [...]
2005-07-12 22:59:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1753 MEDIA REACTION: ECUADORIAN RELATIONS WITH
[...] "A Ghost Named Chavez," a column (07/25) by Grace Jaramillo in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: "One week of debate over the pros and cons of associating with Chavez. . . about how the risk that getting closer to Chavez might distance us from the U.S., is evide [...]
2005-07-26 19:45:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO2193BACKGROUND ON NEW ECUADORIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] Summary: (SBU) Francisco Carrion Mena, who has been tapped to replace Foreign Minister Antonio Parra, comes to the job with a history of leftist leanings, but with a solid background as a career diplomat and a good relationship with the United States. Carrion, the current ambassador to Spain, [...]
2005-09-23 22:30:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR EC
05QUITO2244ECUADOR OPEN TO SUA NON-PROLIFERATION AMENDMENTS
[...] (SBU) MFA Director of Sovereignty Office Helena Yanes responded to RefTel points on September 30. Yanes said that Ecuador agrees in principle to the dangers related to high seas transport of dual-use items, but is not ready to commit regarding criminalization. That decision will likely be i [...]
2005-09-30 19:38:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT EC
05QUITO2499GOE REJECTS IRANIAN REMARKS, CONSIDERING STATEMENT
[...] PolChief, British DCM Peter Evans, and PolOff delivered RefTel points on November 1 to Ambassadors Rafael Veintimilla and Marco Samaniego of MFA Bilateral Relations, requesting that the GOE publicly reject President Ahmadi-Nejad's call to "wipe Israel off the map." Veintimilla said that the GO [...]
2005-11-04 14:37:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL EC
05RABAT1061MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] A flurry of construction near key Morocco-Algeria border points is leading to speculation that the border will be opened as early as the end of May. Algerian Minister of Agriculture Said Barkat paid an official visit to Morocco last month, visiting Morocco's locust control center in Agadir a [...]
2005-05-19 08:52:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON PBTS EPET ENRG ELTN MO MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
05RABAT1070KING MOHAMMED VI LAUNCHES MAJOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a nationally televised address on May 18, King Mohammed VI announced a major government initiative to combat poverty, create jobs, improve infrastructure, and open the Moroccan economy. The speech's timing -- almost to the day of the second anniversary of the May 16, 2003 [...]
2005-05-19 16:12:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV KMCA KMPI ELAB EAID MO
05RABAT1072MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) Norwegian Ambassador Returns: Emboffs were pleased to greet the freshly groomed and chastened Norwegian ambassador, Arne Aasheim, at Norway's National Day reception on May 17. Aasheim returned to Morocco on May 15 after being recalled to Oslo on May 4 to clarify public remarks on the We [...]
2005-05-20 12:18:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV KMPI PREL PHUM MO MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
05RABAT1136MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Sixty-six state-owned companies were fully or partially privatized by the GOM since 1993, earning nearly $9 billion for the state, according to Abdelaziz Talbi, Director of Public Enterprises at the Ministry of Finance. Morocco ranked first in privatization receipts among Arab countries and [...]
2005-06-01 16:16:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ELAB ELTN KMPI MO
05RABAT1690MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] The Government of Morocco (GOM) raised fuel prices by five percent on August 7 in a move designed to lower the government's fuel subsidy burden. Premium grade gasoline now costs $1.15 per liter, diesel fuel $0.90, and industrial fuel $0.30. The GOM said the increase - the second in just thr [...]
2005-08-11 12:49:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR ELAB EAID EFIN EPET SENV EWWT MO
05RABAT1693 FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA: MOROCCO'S PLAN AZUR
[...] Summary: The principal strategy for meeting the goal of Morocco's "Vision 2010" is the development of six beach resorts under the $5.2 billion Plan Azur. Vision 2010 was an agreement established in 2001 between the Government of Morocco (GOM) and the private sector to focus on tourism as a [...]
2005-08-11 15:01:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EINV EAIR MO
05RABAT1702MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. Table of Contents - King Mohammed VI Presents Vision for African Development - Spanish Foreign Minister Visits Morocco - Polisario Invites Spanish NGOs to Western Sahara - Europe to Send Humanitarian Aid to S [...]
2005-08-12 18:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR PHUM MO
05RABAT1752MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Through a series of messages addressed to world leaders, King Mohammed expressed his satisfaction with the withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the Gaza strip, according to official Moroccan news agency, Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP). The King called Palestinian President Abbas on August 16 t [...]
2005-08-19 15:54:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
05RABAT1809MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents - Early Reactions to Algeria's New Ambassador to Morocco - King Mohammed VI Receives King of Bahrain - King Pardons Underage Would-Be Suicide Bomber Twins - International Community Pleased with Tindouf POW Release - PJD and USFP Clash over Cultural Festival [...]
2005-08-26 17:03:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR MO
05RABAT1842THE KING'S ROYAL FOUNDATIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN MOROCCAN POLITICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Palace's royal foundations occupy a unique position in Morocco's political landscape. Headed by a member of the royal family (often the King),they are autonomous from the government, which allows them freedom of action and funding, but have the ability to closely partner w [...]
2005-09-01 15:47:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID KMCA KMPI MO
05RABAT2016MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Table of Contents - King Mohammed Shows He's a Man of the People - Swedish MPs Visit Laayoune - Socialist Alliance Holds Town Meetings in Western Sahara - PJD Organizes "Brotherhood Caravan" - Drug Seizure in the North -------------------------------------------- KING MOHAMMED [...]
2005-09-23 18:06:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PBTS SNAR MO
05RABAT2139MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Ahmed Lahlimi, High Commissioner for Planning announced during an October 4 press briefing on the 2004 census results that the poverty rate in Morocco in 2004 stood at 14.2%, 2.3% lower than in 1994. The census showed improvement in both urban (2.5% decrease) and rural areas (1% decrease). [...]
2005-10-13 16:41:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT PTER KTEX EAGR EAIR ETRD MO SOCI
05RABAT2258MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] The Government of Morocco's 2006 appropriation bill forecasts a 5.4 percent growth rate and a two percent inflation rate, with oil at $60 a barrel and an exchange rate of nine Moroccan dirham to one U.S. dollar. Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou revealed these figures during his presentati [...]
2005-11-02 17:29:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN KCOR KIPR MO
05RABAT2491MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Moroccan Government unemployment statistics registered 10.9 percent during the third quarter of 2005, up half a percent from the same period one year earlier. The economy created 65,000 jobs in the building and public works sector, and 41,000 in services; but it lost 24,000 jobs in industry [...]
2005-12-14 16:17:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EAIR SENV SOCI MO
05RABAT2526 MOROCCO: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] As requested ref A, Post submits the following text for Department's use in drafting the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC for this report is Political Officer Chad Stevens (StevensCI@state.gov). 2. Begin Text: Morocco The Government of Morocco remains a steadfast ally [...]
2005-12-19 09:17:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV PREL MO
05RABAT2548MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] The flow of American tourists to Morocco has increased through November 2005 by 16 percent in terms of arrivals and by 23 percent in terms of bed-nights, compared to the same period one year earlier. National air carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has also recorded a 23 percent increase in its U. [...]
2005-12-21 16:34:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR EFIN ECPS MO
05RABAT563MOROCCO: PORT SECURITY IN OUR TIME?
[...] (U) Summary: Morocco is taking its port security obligations seriously, and efforts are underway at ports nationwide to bring security infrastructure up to the level required by the International Maritime Organization's ISPS port security code. Observation at several Atlantic ports confirm th [...]
2005-03-18 11:09:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ETRD ECON PTER PREL PINS PINR MO
05RABAT896MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) In Jakarta for the April 22-23 Africa-Asia summit, PM Jettou signed the new African-Asian strategic partnership declaration calling for collective action to address common issues like terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime, and committing countries to meeting internat [...]
2005-04-29 17:23:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPKO KTFN MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
05REYKJAVIK520 ICELAND: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] The following text updates for 2005 the Iceland country section of the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report: Iceland has no military forces. Nevertheless, its leaders have offered strong rhetoric in support of U.S. antiterrorism policies, and the Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU),a [...]
2005-12-20 16:12:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC IC
05RIYADH9142SHI'ITE COUNCIL MEMBER PREDICTS SACKING OF SAUDI
[...] (C) Shi'a activist Jafar Al-Shayeb described efforts to oust Abdullah Al-Khunaizi, Qatif's Shi'a judge, saying that he was not effective as a representative of the community given "new social forces" gaining strength in Qatif. He said that the Shi'a were pleased with the signals from King Ab [...]
2005-12-13 06:55:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KIRF SA
05RIYADH9219COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANUARY 20-23, 2006
[...] The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes the visit of Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) Director Ambassador John R. Miller, G/TIP's Senior Coordinator for Reports Mark Taylor, and G/TIP's Reports Officer for NEA Gayatri Patel, and grants to them country clearance fo [...]
2005-12-14 07:31:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SA
05RIYADH9246STREAMLINING PROCEDURES FOR THE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 13:57:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PGOV SA
05RIYADH9248TIP UPDATE: AMBASSADOR AND FM SAUD AL-FAISAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 13:57:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SA
05RIYADH9250IRF UPDATE: AMBASSADOR AND FM SAUD AL-FAISAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 13:57:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA
05RIYADH9252KSA SUPPORT FOR IRAQI VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 13:57:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA IZ
05RIYADH9303MUNICIPAL COUNCILS UPDATE: REMAINING HALF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 15, the Saudi press announced that King Abdullah had completed the long delayed process of forming the country's 178 municipal councils. Half of the councils' members, totaling 592 officials in all, were chosen last spring in the Kingdom's first democratic, albeit [...]
2005-12-15 14:53:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SA
05RIYADH9342CODEL HAGEL MEETINGS IN KSA FOCUS ON IRAQ, IRAN
[...] (C) On November 30 and December 1, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) led a delegation including Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) and Representative Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) to the first Senate-level visit to Saudi Arabia in over two years. The delegation received a warm welcome in meetings with King Abdullah [...]
2005-12-18 09:17:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALOVIP PINR PREL PTER SA IZ IR
05RIYADH9366EP BUSINESSWOMEN TAKE FIRST LOOK AT NEW
[...] (U) Summary: Following the trend in Jeddah and Riyadh, the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce elections in early February will be open to women, both as voters and as candidates. As of December 17, out of a total of 44 candidates five are women. December 18th is the last day to register. T [...]
2005-12-18 14:17:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV SCUL KMPI SA
05RIYADH9368TWO ARAMCONS SKEPTICAL ARAMCO CAN MEET 2009
[...] (S/NF) Two Aramco analysts told PolOff and PAO on December 14 that they doubted Aramco would meet its target of increasing sustainable production capacity to 12.5 million barrels per day by the end of 2009. "The projections show pretty much a flat level of output - 9.6, 9.6, 9.6, ..." said o [...]
2005-12-19 09:31:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEPET EIND PREL PGOV SA OIL
05RIYADH9396SAG REPLACES SHI'ITE JUDGE IN QATIF
[...] (U) EP daily Al-Youm reported on December 18 that a new Shi'ite judge, Sheikh Ghalib Al-Hamad, has succeeded Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khunaizi as Shi'ite judge in Qatif. According to the report, Al-Hamad had been appointed by royal decree two weeks earlier to fill the position that Al-Khunaizi had [...]
2005-12-20 07:14:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF SA
05RIYADH9401MAYOR PREVIEWS (LIMITED) SCOPE OF QATIF'S
[...] (C) In a meeting with the CG, Khalid Al-Dossari, Mayor of Qatif, said that the primary problem facing his municipality was haphazard development. Qatif, an oasis once composed of close-knit villages and date palm groves, is changing rapidly as the population grows and date farmers sell their [...]
2005-12-20 13:49:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KDEM SA
05RIYADH9402SAG OFFSETS SHI'A STRENGTH IN ITS APPOINTMENTS TO
[...] (C) Summary: The SAG announced its appointments to municipal councils nationwide, including those of the Eastern Province (EP),on December 14. As expected by many observers, the government used the appointments to balance the Shi'a presence on the councils in Qatif and Al-Hasa: elected mem [...]
2005-12-20 14:21:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SA
05RIYADH9433HASSAN AL-SAFFAR CONTINUES TO DECLINE TO MEET USG
[...] (C) Post has requested a meeting with Shi'ite cleric and leader Hassan Al-Saffar through several intermediaries, principally Salman and Nathir Al-Jishi. Al-Saffar is generally agreed by most of post's interlocutors to be the preeminent leader in the Saudi Shi'a community and the primarily, b [...]
2005-12-21 08:51:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV SA
05RIYADH9434EP TRIBAL FAMILY FLEXES ITS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Four brothers from the Al-Dossari family outlined to the CG and Consulate staff their family's business and political enterprises. Yousef, Khalifa, Khalid, and Mohammed Al-Dossari, together with two other brothers, run a company that has expanded from supplying auto parts to managing int [...]
2005-12-21 09:24:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM SA
05RIYADH9435SAUDI DISSIDENT TURKI AL-HAMAD SHARES PRIORITIES
[...] (C) In a meeting with CG and PolOff December 19 over coffee at the Gulf Meridian Hotel in Khobar, Saudi dissident and writer Turki Al-Hamad discussed his three priorities for reform: "We need reform of the judicial system, public freedoms, and public rights." He argued that political reform [...]
2005-12-21 12:13:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SA
05RIYADH9469HEAD OF TOP SAUDI UNIVERSITY LEADS THE DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: CG John Kincannon and consulate staff met with Dr. Khaled S. Al Sultan, Rector and CEO of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) on December 17th 2005. Al Sultan discussed current challenges facing the university, the importance of educational exchange, and KFUPM' [...]
2005-12-21 16:03:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALSOCI KMPI PINR SA
05RIYADH9474THE SAUDI STOCK MARKET: VIGNETTES FROM THE EP
[...] (SBU) Mohammed Al-Jassim, a prosperous Dammam businessman whose main commercial interest is as a wholesale trader in air-conditioning products, chooses stocks in the same way that many Saudis do: by buzz. "If someone calls me up and says, 'Hey, have you heard about this stock, it's definitel [...]
2005-12-24 09:29:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV SA
05RIYADH9531NEW PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE,
[...] (U) Summary: A new private university in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province is scheduled to open to 600 men and women in the fall of 2006. Funded by donations from private investors, Prince Mohammed University's curriculum, faculty recruitment, and administrative system have been designed and will [...]
2005-12-27 09:58:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALSOCI KMPI SA
05RIYADH9535SAUDI BUSINESSWOMEN ENERGIZED BY LEADERSHIP
[...] (U) Summary: Business and communication professors Kathy Long Holland and Kay Westerfield led four engaging workshops on leadership and entrepreneurship on December 19th and 20th. In cooperation with the Businesswomen's Center at the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce in Dammam, Holland and [...]
2005-12-28 18:11:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO KMPI SA
05RIYADH9568US EDUCATION SPECIALIST REACHES SAUDI TEACHERS AND
[...] (U) Summary: A Specialist Program focused on 'best practices' training for special education teachers in the Eastern Province from Nov. 26th to Dec. 7th 2005. This program influenced the teaching of over 300 students. In cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Special Education Specialist [...]
2005-12-28 14:01:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO KMPI SA
05ROME1660ITALY TO COORDINATE AT EU LEVEL INTERNATIONAL
[...] The Government of Italy has transmitted to the Embassy a diplomatic note dated May 5 in response to Embassy Rome's diplomatic note (ref A) requesting the GOI position on the IMO long-range information and tracking of ships proposal (ref B). Italy will coordinate its position with other EU Me [...]
2005-05-13 13:08:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KTIA PHSA IT IMO MARITIME
05ROME1824ITALY/AFGHANISTAN: KIDNAPPING CHILLS ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 23 meeting, Italy's Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Minister Anna Della Croce, worried that the kidnapping of the Italian CARE International worker might chill humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan. Della Croce and Italy's G8 Sous-Sherpa told us Italy fully supports the [...]
2005-05-27 16:47:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EAID MARR AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN
05ROME1859UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MAY 13 DISCUSSIONS IN ROME
[...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Burns exchanged views with senior Italian Foreign Ministry officials on UN Security Council reform, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Syria/Lebanon, Darfur, and Iran during his May 13 stopover in Rome. On most issues, Italian positions were [...]
2005-06-01 09:45:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MOPS SY LE AF SR IT EUN BI
05ROME1966A/S FRIED'S CONSULTATIONS WITH ITALIAN U/S TERZI
[...] (C) Summary. A/S Fried met with Italian MFA U/S Giulio Terzi June 7 to discuss Italian reaction to the French and Dutch "no" votes on the EU Constitution (see septel). With Russian FM Lavrov and Serbian PM Kostunica due in Rome, Terzi also reviewed with Fried our policies towards Kosovo, Bos [...]
2005-06-09 17:03:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IT
05ROME1979EUR A/S FRIED'S ROME CONSULTATIONS, JUNE 6-7, 2005
[...] (C) Summary: EUR A/S Dan Fried met with Italian officials and press June 6-7 to stress our commitment to a strong U.S.-European partnership working through NATO and with the EU ready to tackle worldwide challenges. Italians viewed the "no" votes in France and the Netherlands on the EU C [...]
2005-06-10 11:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IT NATO
05ROME2089ITALY'S FAILED FERTILITY REFERENDUM
[...] (U) This is a joint U.S. Embassy Rome-U.S. Embassy Vatican cable. 2. (C) Summary. Although touted as Italy's biggest values vote since the approval of divorce and abortion, the June 12-13 referendums on embryo research and assisted fertility was a dud. Most (74 percent) Italians opted to a [...]
2005-06-17 14:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI PGOV IT HUMAN RIGHTS FAO
05ROME2194"HUNGER BANQUETS" AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY A
[...] (U) I would like to bring to your attention a big public diplomacy success story in hopes that our experience might work as well for your mission as it did for us. It has the potential to bring broad media attention to the story of U.S. generosity -- a story that needs to be told. 2. (U) L [...]
2005-06-28 14:10:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF PREL FAO WFP
05ROME2372ITALIAN PREVIEW OF THE JULY 18-19 GAERIC
[...] (C) Italian MFA EU Office Director Luigi Mattiolo provided Laborcouns July 14 with a review of the EU Political Directors meeting in Bath, England regarding the July 18-19 GAERIC and responded to reftel points. Mattiolo said the Bath meeting was held in the shadow of the London bombings wit [...]
2005-07-15 11:53:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEAID IR LE PREL SY TU UZ IT UN
05ROME2456ITALY CONDEMNS SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER BLOCKAGE
[...] (C) Summary. MFA officials agree that Syria's continuing blockage of its borders with Lebanon constitutes economic harassment, but they prefer to abide by a recent EU statement condemning such actions rather than make a separate public declaration. The officials also expressed Italy's disapp [...]
2005-07-22 15:52:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEG JO PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SY IT
05ROME2919SYRIA/LEBANON: ITALY WILL NOT ENGAGE SYRIA AT THE
[...] (C) Summary. Italy will follow its EU partners in not engaging with Syria at the UNGA. Though sharing our concerns about Syrian failure to meet its obligations under UNSCR 1559, Rome, however, still favors engagement over isolation. The Italian MFA believes that at some point the internationa [...]
2005-09-01 16:56:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE IT EUN
05ROME2922BOSSI-FINI IMMIGRATION REFORM: THE RESULTS ARE IN
[...] (C) Summary. Italian efforts to manage legal immigration and limit illegal immigration have met with mixed success. The Bossi-Fini law of 2002 produced a limited regularization of illegal workers but failed to establish viable long-term procedures to either encourage the legal immigration Ital [...]
2005-09-02 09:30:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME30889/11 ACTIVITIES IN ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: The Embassy and Consulates General in Milan, Florence and Naples participated in thirteen September 11 commemoration events including the dedication of the World Trade Center Memorial in Padua, and a commemoration at the Parliament with Ambassador Spogli and President of the Chamber o [...]
2005-09-15 14:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO PGOV IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3107USUN ROME HITS THE GROUND SPRINTING: A LOOK BACK ON OUR
[...] Summary. Confronted by a world media environment that takes daily shots at U.S. foreign policy, USUN Rome pulled no punches during its first year with a Public Diplomacy office. The Ambassador's trips to Africa brought journalists face-to-face with U.S. assistance in action. Combined with creat [...]
2005-09-17 07:43:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF XA FAO WFP
05ROME3179ITALY: AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRODI AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted lunch on September 20 for Center-Left political leaders Romano Prodi, Piero Fassino, Francesco Rutelli, and Massimo D'Alema. The four politicians were mostly in sync, willing to contradict each other politely, and were only moderately deferential to their p [...]
2005-09-23 11:22:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR MOPS EFIN IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME3204ITALY: COMBATING EXTREMISM
[...] (C) Summary. Post welcomes the opportunity to strengthen programs to combat extremism, and we believe European posts have an important role to play in reaching out to Muslim audiences. To accomplish this long-term objective, we propose an outreach program aimed at Italian citizens and immi [...]
2005-09-26 13:25:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI
05ROME3512ITALIANS WONDERING IF THEY'RE NEXT
[...] (S) Summary. Both center-right and center-left politicians remain focused on the possibility of a major terror attack in Italy in coming months. An adviser on Middle East Affairs in the prime minister's office told us he sees a high possibility of an Al-Qaida attack somewhere in Italy duri [...]
2005-10-20 12:39:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL PTER PINS ASEC IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3585SCENESETTER FOR PM BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 31 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. PM Berlusconi specifically requested this meeting, and a spring address to a joint session of Congress, to bolster his prospects in Italy's April elections. Behind in the polls and facing his toughest campaign, Berlusconi will juxtapose his proactive and pro-U.S.foreign policy with tha [...]
2005-10-26 10:29:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS ITALIAN POLITICS IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME3787SCENSETTER FOR NSC TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO ROME
[...] (C) Summary. Your visit to Rome comes at an opportune time to press the Italians for increased detail and transparency about their security plans for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin. The Italian Ministry of Interior, which has been tasked with coordinating security for the Games, re [...]
2005-11-16 15:25:00Embassy RomeSECRETKOLY PTER PREL IT
05ROME4074ITALY: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Please find post's proposed text for the Italian section of the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. Begin text: Italy has been a staunch ally in the war against terror. Italy works to fight terrorism within its borders, cooperates internationally, and participates with a strong military [...]
2005-12-16 16:49:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC IT EUN
05ROME469ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. INITIATIVE TO
[...] (SBU) On February 7, 2005 SCICOUNS delivered reftel demarche to Counselor Giovanni Battista Iannuzzi, Director of Office VII (National Authority for Conventions on Nuclear, Bacteriological and Chemical Disarmament) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Directorate General for Multilateral Polit [...]
2005-02-11 18:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM TRGY AORC IT IAEA
05ROME861ITALY ON GAERC AGENDA: NO CONSENSUS FOR CROATIA
[...] (C) MFA EU-CFSP Director Luigi Mattiolo told poloff that no Member States expect Ministers to approve a start date for Croatian accession talks at the March 16 GAERC. He predicted Ministers would urge completion of the EU's own bureaucratic preparations for negotiations to start, while underli [...]
2005-03-14 17:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IT EUN
05ROME897ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHRAN SHARES INSIGHTS ON
[...] (C) Summary. Italy's Ambassador to Iran believes that most Iranians favor better relations with the United States, but at the same time support Iran's efforts to obtain nuclear capabilities. The upcoming Presidential elections could help resolve this dilemma by offering prospects, if Rafsanjan [...]
2005-03-16 15:20:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL TRGY MNUC IR IT IAEA
05SANAA1282YEMEN HUNT LOOKING FOR DEAL ON BLOCK 18 EXTENSION,
[...] (C) Summary. On May 7, Ambassador met with representatives of Yemen Hunt to discuss developments in the ongoing drama of the Block 18 extension (reftel). The ROYG officially confirmed the cancellation of its agreement with Hunt, endorsing Parliament's decision to explore a more profitable ar [...]
2005-05-14 13:29:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON EINV YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA1317SHAKEDOWN AT THE ADEN PORT: SHIPS DETAINED BY
[...] (C) Summary. Commercial maritime traffic to the Port of Aden, already far below the port's potential, may decrease further due to exaggerated insurance claims and an unusual practice of detaining ships in Yemen. Several worldwide insurance clubs have met in the last month to discuss these pr [...]
2005-05-17 12:56:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD EWWT YM COM
05SANAA1549OPERATION TATTERED CARPET: LAST JEWS OF YEMEN
[...] (C) Summary. Yemeni Jews are one of the oldest and most culturally distinct diaspora communities in the world. Since the mass migration of Yemeni Jews to Israel in 1949-50, only a few isolated families have remained in Yemen where they attempt to preserve their traditional customs. In recen [...]
2005-06-08 08:13:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI YM
05SANAA1892EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 7/9/05
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-13 10:47:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA1976REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDIES SPARKS RAPID INFLATION,
[...] (C) Summary. On July 23, Rioting and unrest had abated, following a weekend of explosive demonstrations against the lifting of fuel subsidies. On July 23, the ROYG confirmed 22 people killed, but the number is reportedly closer to 40. Demonstrators lashed out against the ruling elite across [...]
2005-07-23 15:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA2317EXBS ADVISOR VISIT AND PROGRAM STRATEGY JULY, 2005
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the period July 9-19, 2005, Export Controls and Related Border Security (EXBS) Advisor met with Yemeni officials and principal Embassy staff to discuss the current state of EXBS in Yemen. Advisor met with senior representatives of the Ministry of Interior, the Yemen and A [...]
2005-08-14 07:59:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA2766WILL SALEH'S SUCCESSOR PLEASE STAND UP?
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-17 12:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNKDEM KMCA KMPI PGOV PINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2767DFM EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER KIDNAPPING OF
[...] (C) Summary: On September 13, DFM Mustafa Noman briefed DCM on the recent kidnapping and assault of his close friend, journalist Jamal Amer. Noman also shared his concerns that his perceived support for Amer angered President Saleh, who reportedly encouraged Zindani to publicly attack Noman. [...]
2005-09-17 13:14:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV ECON PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA277DECLINING OIL AND PARLIAMENTARY INTERVENTION
[...] (C) Summary: Yemen's oil production is steadily declining, and may drop below 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2005. (Note: Production reached a high of 490,000 bpd in 2003.) Mismanagement of existing oil fields accelerates production and could serve to reduce long-term yields. Current explor [...]
2005-02-12 06:54:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEPET KCOR ECON YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA2820DCM HOSTS SMALL GROUP OF YEMENI JOURNALISTS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met on September 20 with seven journalists, the DCM, two emboffs, and representatives of three European donor states at the home of the DCM to listen to members of the Yemeni press corps give voice to concerns in the wake of the recent incidents involving kidnapping, [...]
2005-09-24 14:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA3185EXIT HUNT: YEMEN MOVES TO NATIONALIZE OIL
[...] (C) Summary: On October 17, Yemen's Cabinet announced that it would not renew Hunt's contract for oil production in Block 18, and would instead award it to the Yemeni-owned Safer Company. Hunt intends to sue the ROYG for violation of contract, and will likely announce legal action to coincide [...]
2005-11-01 11:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET YM ENERGY COM
05SANAA3187ASSAULT ON TWO JOURNALISTS: NEWEST CASE IN SPATE
[...] (U) Summary: On October 29, Moujeeb Sweileh, a cameraman with the "Al-Arabiya" news channel, and Najib Al-Sharai, from "Al-Akhbariya," were assaulted by ROYG security forces while attempting to cover a strike at a textile factory in Sanaa. The attack is just one of a long string of physical and [...]
2005-11-01 12:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA326POSITIVE ECONOMIC NEWS FOR YEMEN: LNG DEAL TO BE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Yemen's first billion dollar direct foreign investment project since the USS COLE Attack is near completion. The Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Company (YLNG) is set to sign a major deal with the Korean Government to supply LNG for 20 years to the Korean Gas Company (Kogas). Jean- [...]
2005-02-16 14:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ECON YM COM
05SANAA726FIGHTING ESCALATES IN SAADA: AL-HOUTHI LIVES ON
[...] (U) Renewed fighting between government forces and followers of the slain anti-American rebel cleric Hussein al-Houthi occurred on March 28. Reports from official media and Post contacts indicate over 20 casualties from both sides. The ROYG blamed the current uprising on the dead cleric's fa [...]
2005-03-29 14:36:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANJOSE2909PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OSCAR ARIAS CONFIDENT OF
[...] (C) Presidential candidate Oscar Arias told Ambassador that he (Arias) was "an idiot" to run again for president but that he was under a lot of pressure to come back. Arias said that Costa Rica, which has been neglecting education, infrastructure, and economic development, "cannot afford to w [...]
2005-12-22 10:31:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD PREL CS
05SANTIAGO1543 MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM:
[...] On July 18, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) carried a signed article by international analyst Libardo Buitrago entitled, "Chronogram of Terror." Quote: "New York; Bali, Indonesia; Casablanca; Istanbul; Madrid; Baghdad; and London are part of the chronogram [...]
2005-07-18 20:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1554MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 16:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
05SANTIAGO1571 MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM:
[...] On July 21, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) carried a column by international commentator Leonidas Irarrazaval entitled, "The Scourge of Terrorism." Quote: 2. "The terrorist attacks in London have once again disconcerted the world, bringing fear and incr [...]
2005-07-21 14:33:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM PTER
05SANTIAGO1607MEDIA REACTION - END OF IRA'S ARMED STRUGGLE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-29 16:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI UK
05SANTIAGO1686CHILE'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY
[...] (S) Chile's Muslim community is fractured and comprises less than one half of one percent of the country's population. The Palestinian community is relatively large (estimated at 350,000),mostly Christian, and fully assimilated. The small size of Chile,s Muslim community, together with its appar [...]
2005-08-10 18:06:00Embassy SantiagoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO2324INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche November 14 to Ximena Verdugo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Candidacies office. Verduga said that Chile's votes at the IMO are coordinated through Veronica Rocha at the Chilean Embassy in London. Verdugo noted it should be possible to arr [...]
2005-11-15 10:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALEWWT PHSA KTIA AORC US CI IMO
05SANTODOMINGO2058DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND CHR-61: EUROPEAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador approached both the French and the British ambassadors here about helping convince President Fernandez to cast the Dominican vote in favor of the draft resolution on Cuba in CHR-61. The Ambassador noted that, despite his repeated and extensive conversations with F [...]
2005-04-13 17:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM CU BO DR
05SINGAPORE312MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 1 OF 2
[...] (C) Summary: Concerned about preventing racial and religious conflict in Singapore, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) actively co-opts talented Muslims, especially potential critics. In addition to holding a modest number of senior positions in the government, representatives from Singap [...]
2005-02-03 01:09:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SN SOCI
05SINGAPORE3146MUSLIM RELIGIOUS TEACHERS TRYING TO REEDUCATE JI
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has for the first time publicly thanked Muslim religious leaders trying to reeducate suspected Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorists detained under Singapore's Internal Security Act (ISA). The head of the Religious Rehabi [...]
2005-10-27 09:44:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV SN
05SINGAPORE887SINGAPORE'S OUTREACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: For the past year, the Singapore government has talked up a campaign to expand the country's economic and political ties with the Middle East. On the economic front, the GOS wants to expand trade and investment beyond its traditional partners. Politically, Singapore seeks to div [...]
2005-03-23 03:49:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV KTFN PREL PTER SN XD XF XI
05SOFIA1207(U) BULGARIAN ORGANIZED CRIME (C-CN5-00054)
[...] (U) This cable is in response to ref A request for information about organized crime in Bulgaria and the Balkans. Where direct sources are not cited, connections are largely based on information from operational contacts and open-source publications. ----------------------- OVERVIEW AND ACTIVITIES [...]
2005-07-07 07:59:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPINR KCRM PGOV EINV ECON KCOR BU
05SOFIA1280PUTTING OUT BRUSHFIRES: FRANCE AND ISLAMIC
[...] (C) Summary: Through surveillance, arrests and other methods, the GOF prevents or puts out brushfires of Islamic extremism on an almost daily basis, and has been doing so for decades. According to recent press reports, the RG, France's police intelligence service, estimates that 6 million Musli [...]
2005-07-15 16:37:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BU
05SOFIA1477NEW BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAQ,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin told Charge' August 22 that Bulgaria would not follow the "Spanish model" in its withdrawal from Iraq. Instead, the Bulgarian departure, planned to take place before the end of the year, will be done in close consultation with the U.S. and other Coa [...]
2005-08-23 15:12:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EINV ETTC OVIP LY IZ BG
05SOFIA1826SOFIA MAYOR'S ELECTION TESTS RULING COALITION STABILITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria will hold mayoral by-elections October 29 in Sofia and seven other cities where mayors were elected to parliament in the June general elections (Ref. A). The partners in the Socialist-led government have failed, however, to agree on joint candidates, turning the by-election [...]
2005-10-24 03:23:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BU
05SOFIA1860BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINSTER DISCUSSES LIBYA, IRAQ,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin told the Ambassador October 27 that Bulgaria would be ready "soon" to continue discussions regarding a follow-on mission for Bulgarian soldiers in Iraq. We will follow up with the MFA the week of October 31. On the fate of the Bulgarian nurses sentenced t [...]
2005-10-28 15:01:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KCRM LY IZ BU
05SOFIA2055Entertainment Recruiter's Likely Ties to Visa Fraud
[...] We have noted a pattern of visa abuse that strongly implicates Magic Star Entertainment (MSE) -- 142 Estates Circle, Lake Mary, FL 32746, phones (407) 322-9211 and (407) 322-9322, email Kristo500@aol.com, website www.magic- star.com -- in alien smuggling, using the P1 visa category. MSE's pres [...]
2005-12-14 13:15:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC BU
05SOFIA808BULGARIA'S SOCIALIST PARTY: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. If opinion polls are correct, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is likely to play a leading role in the next government. Street protests drove the last BSP government from power in 1997 amid hyper-inflation and the collapse of the banking system. More than eight years later, [...]
2005-04-29 13:06:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MARR IZ BU
05SOFIA931THE "KING'S MOVEMENT": BULGARIA'S BEST HOPE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Though current polls show it lagging behind the Socialists in the June 25 elections, the ruling National Movement Simeon II (NMSS) may play an important role in the next Bulgarian government -- either as the junior partner in a Socialist-led government or the core of a disparate [...]
2005-05-25 11:57:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALBU PGOV PREL
05STATE107000NET-CENTRIC DIPLOMACY DEPLOYS TO 50 MORE POSTS
[...] During the remainder of the 2005 calendar year, up to 50 more posts will be provided assistance to add content to their classified homepages on SIPRNet through the Net- Centric Diplomacy program. Assistance to selected posts will include a scanner, software, training, and temporary staff augme [...]
2005-06-08 20:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AMGT AINF PREL ECON CMGT ACOA KPAO OIIP
05STATE149626STAUNCHING THE FLOW OF SAUDI SUICIDE BOMBERS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3-10. SUMMARY 2. (S) The Saudis have been aggressive in their public condemnation of the 7/7 London bombings, the murder of the Egyptian diplomat in Baghdad, and the Sharm al-Shaykh attacks. We should urge the Saudis to sustain the public [...]
2005-08-12 15:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PTER PREL UK JO GCCC
05TAIPEI2747TAIWAN MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CURRENT MINISTER OF EDUCATION TU SHENG-CHENG IS CURRENTLY VISITING THE U.S. AND PLANS TO MEET THE U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION NEXT WEEK. FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THIS CONTROVERSIAL MINISTER AND SOME OF THE DIFFICULT ISSUES HE HAS FACED, INCLUDING A PROGRAM OF EDUCATIONAL [...]
2005-06-24 06:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALKPAO TW
05TAIPEI2960MEDIA REACTION: LONDON BOMBINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-08 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI2975MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, G-8
[...] Global War on Terrorism A) "Terrorist Attacks in London Will Re-direct the [Discussion of] Global Issues" The centrist, pro-status quo "China Times" [circulation: 600,000] editorialized (7/9): ". In the wake of [last Thursday's] terrorist blasts in London, the G-8 Summit, whose focus or [...]
2005-07-11 08:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI3117MIXED RESULTS FOR TAIWAN FSC'S FIRST YEAR
[...] (C) Summary: The first anniversary of the establishment of Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) in July coincided with the removal of Lee Chin-chen as head of its investigative unit because of his suspected involvement in an insider trading scheme (ref a). During a lunch with AIT o [...]
2005-07-22 09:01:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PINR PREL TW
05TAIPEI3766TAIWAN MONEY BROKER BLUES
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong professional money laundering investigator Peter Gallo (reftel) has written a letter to warn AIT about possible negative consequences of USG efforts to crack-down on unlicensed money brokers. AIT/Econ thought the letter contained some interesting points and that it might also [...]
2005-09-12 06:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PINR KCRM KTFN TW HK
05TAIPEI3772 Taiwan FSC Road Shows in October 2005
[...] Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) will conduct road shows in New York and London in October 2005 to attract foreign investors to Taiwan. Foreign investors will be encouraged to participate in merge & acquisition (M&A),and securities trading. The major theme of the road shows [...]
2005-09-12 07:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TAIPEI4059AIT/TIPO HOST SEMINAR ON STOPPING INTERNET PIRACY
[...] AIT and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) jointly organized a two-day seminar for 88 judges, prosecutors, TIPO staff, and law-enforcement personnel on "Combating Internet Piracy." The seminar was funded by donations from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),the [...]
2005-10-03 09:01:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON TW
05TAIPEI4480TAIWAN BOFT: G10 WANTS TOUGHER AGR PROTECTIONS
[...] (C) BOFT Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs Jack Hsiao spoke with AIT about Taiwan's response to the US request for additional pressure on the EU to improve their agriculture offer at the WTO on November 2. Hsiao appreciated the US position but noted that Taiwan and the rest of the G- [...]
2005-11-04 09:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD TW WTO
05TAIPEI4645 TAIWAN: AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-21 07:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI4941 TAIWAN'S DEMOCRACY CAPACITY BUILDING: A FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is increasingly active in providing humanitarian assistance through government and NGO institutions to countries around the world. In addition, Taiwan is trying to convert its own recent democratization achievements to assist other countries with democracy building, part [...]
2005-12-22 07:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EAID TW
05TAIPEI4956DOUBLE SUCCESS IN TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL
[...] (S) Summary: During meetings with Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on December 16 and 21, Export Controls Task Force Head Wally Su enthused to AIT that the USG "gameplan" on export control was already a great success, judging from the offers of assistance BOFT has received from Japan, Au [...]
2005-12-22 09:12:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPARM PREL TW CN
05TAIPEI818MTAG: TAIWAN ACTS ON EXPORT CONTROL INTELLIGENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan media have reported that the Taoyuan District Prosecutors' Office raided the residence and company buildings of Tony Hsieh (Jin-yi) on February 24, 2005 (reftels). A Taiwan Justice Ministry contact called AIT on the evening of February 24 to alert us to the late-breaking [...]
2005-02-25 09:25:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL TW
05TEGUCIGALPA1447MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 11, 2005
[...] On 07/09 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an editorial entitled "Successful Summit." "The shadow of the terrorist attacks in London couldn't dull the historical results of the G-8 summit in which the debt forgiveness was ratified and $50 million in aid was promised to [...]
2005-07-12 15:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2109MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11, TERRORISM, AND
[...] On 10/12 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Roger Martinez Miralda entitled "Clash of Civilizations." "The threat of terrorist attacks on the New York subway system last weekend, be they real or not, is a reminder that following the terrible attacks that [...]
2005-10-12 21:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO PTER PREL PGOV HO
05TELAVIV1013ISRAELIS BRIEF U/S LEVEY ON TERROR FINANCE STEPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli National Security Council Counterterrorism Director General Danny Arditi met with Treasury U/S Stuart Levey and his delegation on February 14 in Ramat Hasharon, near Tel Aviv. Arditi said that the GOI has recently switched the focus of its terrorism finance efforts from [...]
2005-02-18 10:20:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN KPAL KWBG IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1021ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria-Iran "Common Front" ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted President Bush as saying at a news conference on Thursday: "If I was the leader of Israel and I listened to some of the statements by the Iranian ayat [...]
2005-02-18 14:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1058ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-22 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1078ACTING COORDINATOR POPE DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings February 9-12, Israeli officials told Acting Counterterrorism Coordinator William Pope that Hizballah is the GOI's top CT priority. They requested USG assistance to convince President Chirac that the group should be placed on the EU's list of terrorist org [...]
2005-02-23 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KPAL KWBG IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1080ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-23 12:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1103ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-24 12:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1125ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on, and Maariv bannered, an "inciting gathering" held last night in Jerusalem by the "hard-core, extremist opponents to disengagement" (according to Ha' [...]
2005-02-25 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1170WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 28, 2005 (1200 HOURS LOCAL)
[...] (SBU) Summary: A suicide bomber affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad detonated an explosive device outside a Tel Aviv nightclub at 2320 hours February 25, killing four people and injuring another 55 Israeli civilians, five of them severely and eight moderately. A fifth victim died of he [...]
2005-02-28 10:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1171ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democratic Reform in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- During the weekend, Friday night's suicide bombing outside a Tel Aviv nightclub dominated the news reports. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack, in [...]
2005-02-28 11:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1173(C) ISRAELI POLITICAL-MILITARY BRIEFING ON
[...] (C) Ambassadors from countries on the UN Security Council and of European Union were summoned to the Foreign Ministry February 28 for a political-military briefing on the February 25 terrorist attack in Tel Aviv that killed 5 Israelis and wounded more than 50. MFA Director General Ron Prosor [...]
2005-02-28 13:21:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL PREL PTER COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV119ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-07 11:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1192ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-01 11:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1210WB/G SITREP: MARCH 1, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) --
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian landowners and Israeli and Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli Border Police during a protest against the construction of the separation barrier near the village of Bayt Surik, west of Jerusalem. One Border Police officer was injured. In Jerusalem, at le [...]
2005-03-01 17:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1237ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Lebanese-Syrian Track 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited, and Ha'aretz bannered, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's comment to ABC News in London Tuesday: "There is evidence that Islamic Jihad, headquarter [...]
2005-03-02 12:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1267ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Lebanon 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited the IDF's expectation that the PA will act soon to replace the senior echelon in the PA's security services in the West Bank. The newspaper [...]
2005-03-03 12:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1289ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-04 11:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1319ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Syrian-Lebanese Track 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Jerusalem Post cited President Bush's weekly radio address, in which he hailed recent moves toward democracy in the Middle East. Ha'aretz reported that Sharon [...]
2005-03-07 13:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1352ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and other media reported that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz are supposed to sign an agreement tonight regarding the transfer of se [...]
2005-03-08 11:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1397ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-09 13:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1419ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media say that today's meeting between Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheikh that will focus on Israeli- Palestinian neg [...]
2005-03-10 11:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1420MFA OFFICIAL ON GOI-PA DISENGAGEMENT COORDINATION
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Yossi Gal told Ambassador Kurtzer that the PA should promptly seize the opportunity to coordinate with Israel on the economic and civil aspects of the disengagement plan via joint GOI-PA working groups on trade, settlement assets, [...]
2005-03-10 12:44:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON KWBG KPAL PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1446ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Lebanon and Syria 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that associates of PM Sharon ordered five different public opinion polls to try to predict the results of elections held after a p [...]
2005-03-11 12:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV146ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-10 11:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1513ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Lebanon and Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PM Sharon told visiting UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday that there would SIPDIS be no progress on the road map until the Palestinian armed [...]
2005-03-14 12:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1535ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-15 12:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1548ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-16 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1588LABOR MK SNEH TELLS SENATOR CORZINE ISRAEL CANNOT
[...] (C) Summary: Labor MK Ephraim Sneh told visiting Senator Jon Corzine and the Ambassador March 14 that he sees military action against Iran's nuclear program as only a last resort. Sneh advocated external support for popular efforts for regime change in Iran, but stressed that the change has to [...]
2005-03-17 12:12:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALOREP PGOV PINR PREL KPAL MNUC IS IR GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1631ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] "The start of a new relationship" Senior Arab Affairs op-ed writer Zvi Bar'El wrote in independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz : "The gathering of the Palestinian factions and the leadership of the Palestinian Authority in Cairo... not in a crisis, but in an agreement that was well-known in advan [...]
2005-03-18 13:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1637ISRAEL AT THE CENTER OF MAJOR MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) Summary: Recently, Israel has been the nexus of several high profile money laundering cases. The cases illustrate a continuing need for effective bank supervision and the ongoing level of money laundering associated with criminal activity. On March 6, The International Crimes Unit (ICU [...]
2005-03-18 15:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER EFIN ECONOMY AND FINANCE COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV1683ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams, who holds the "Israeli-Palestinian portfolio" in the White House, and David Welch, the "head of the [...]
2005-03-21 11:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV170Fischer Accepts GOI Offer to Be Next Governor of
[...] (U) On January 9, Prime Minister Sharon and Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu jointly nominated Professor Stanley Fischer as the next Governor of the Bank of Israel. Fischer accepted the nomination the same day, although it will require further administrative and political approvals, includ [...]
2005-01-10 15:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1720ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported, and most of them bannered, disengagement-related political moves. In yet another apparent defeat for PM Sharon, the Likud faction Monday adopted a comp [...]
2005-03-22 11:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1759ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza and West Bank Disengagement Plan 2. Global War On Terrorism 3. Israel-China Arms Deals ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that last night the state budget bill passed the hurdle of the Knesset's Finance Comm [...]
2005-03-23 11:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1805ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-24 12:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1840ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-25 11:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1847SHIMON PERES ON DISENGAGEMENT, PALESTINIAN SOCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres told NSC director Elliott Abrams, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch, and the Ambassador March 23 that the economic needs of the Gaza Strip and West Bank are immediate and pressing, while solutions are slow in coming. In his view, the PA is torn [...]
2005-03-25 13:21:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKWBG PREL EFIN EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1870ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Chad Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to report on the upcoming Knesset votes on the issues of a popular referendum, which is not likely to be adopted even if Shas party mentor Rabbi Ovadia [...]
2005-03-28 13:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1910ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-29 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV1938ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-30 10:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV199ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-11 11:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2000ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Arab Summit ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz elaborates on the expanding rift in the PA. Using harsh words, Farouk Kaddoumi, one of the founders of the Fatah movement that Abbas now heads, attacked the PA chairman in a [...]
2005-04-01 09:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2045ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Pope John Paul II ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media on Sunday and Monday (3, 4 April) led with stories on the Pope's death and disengagement-related reports. Ha'aretz reported Sunday that [...]
2005-04-04 11:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2054FM SHALOM TO CODEL DREIER ON THE PALESTINIANS,
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told CODEL Dreier that the situation is better than 3-4 months ago because Mahmud Abbas is more moderate than Yasir Arafat. He also opined that "something is happening" in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, and Lebanon, and concluded that these countries want [...]
2005-04-04 13:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV2087ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Pope John Paul II ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In disengagement related stories, Maariv reported that a broad meeting was held at the Prime Minister's bureau yesterday on settlers' relocation, in which Sharon called on the p [...]
2005-04-05 12:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2120ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-06 12:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2145ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-07 11:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2185ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Upcoming Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv headlined: "Iran Is Approaching Nuclear Bomb." The paper cited a senior military source as saying that it is a matter of months. Yediot headlined that the U. [...]
2005-04-08 10:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2212ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Upcoming Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The leading media carried reports on the Gaza Strip incident of 9 April in which three Palestinian youths were killed by IDF fire, after which Katif Bloc settlement [...]
2005-04-11 10:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV222ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Russia Relations 3. Stanley Fischer's Bank of Israel Nomination ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that this afternoon the Knesset approved the 2005 state budget in a first reading, 64- 53, as the [...]
2005-01-12 11:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2262ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media extensively covered the Bush-Sharon Crawford meeting, focusing mainly in the differences between the two positions. Ha'aretz reported that Prime Minister Ariel Shar [...]
2005-04-12 13:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2294ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. U.S.-China-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon presented President Bush with the latest Israeli intelligence assessments of Iran's nuclear weapons prog [...]
2005-04-13 10:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2323ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Bush-Sharon Meeting 2. Mideast 3. U.S.-Israeli Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv cited Israeli sources from Sharon's entourage as confirming that the crisis in US-Israeli security relations recently reached a new high as [...]
2005-04-14 10:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2376ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] "Bush vs. Democracy" Extreme right-wing columnist Caroline B. Glick wrote in conservative, independent Jerusalem Post (April 15): "As irony would have it, democracy is now the biggest threat facing the so-called peace process between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.... The thing is, bo [...]
2005-04-15 10:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2420ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-18 10:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2441ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-19 15:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV245ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal 2. Mideast 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Maariv led with, and all media extensively reported on, Israel's concerns that a planned Russian weapons sale to Syria could reach Hizbu [...]
2005-01-13 11:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2469ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-20 10:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2528ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-22 09:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2615ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Iraq 4. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted security sources as saying that Israel will hand over Qalqilya to PA security responsibility next week if the [...]
2005-04-27 10:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2642ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Vladimir Putin's Visit to Israel, April 27-28 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (banner in Ha'aretz) reported that 40,000 to 90,000 people, depending on the sources, attended [...]
2005-04-28 10:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2667ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Vladimir Putin's Visit to Israel, April 27-28 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted President Bush as saying at a press conference Thursday: "We're working closely with the Russians [...]
2005-04-29 11:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV271ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal 3. Stanley Fischer's Bank of Israel Nomination ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that six Israeli civilians were killed and five others were wounded in a combined double su [...]
2005-01-14 12:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2719ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Visit of Turkish PM Erdogan to Israel, May 1-2 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that an IDF soldier was killed and another was wounded in an operation near Tulkarm, in which a [...]
2005-05-02 09:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2777ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. NPT Review Conference May 2-27 New York ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most major media led with various aspects of the disengagement plan. Ha'aretz (banner) and other media quoted Justice Minister Tzipi Livni as saying Tues [...]
2005-05-04 09:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2809ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. NPT Review Conference May 2-27 New York 3. May 5 UK Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the PA has informed the Israeli defense establishment that PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas has [...]
2005-05-05 10:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2841ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-06 10:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2874ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Israel has informed the PA that it will not release the next tranche of Palestinian prisoners until the PA takes concrete measures against terro [...]
2005-05-09 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2921ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. President Bush Visits Latvia, Russia, Netherlands, Georgia (May 6-10) ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In separate interviews broadcast last night on Israel TV, Channel 2-TV, and Channel 10-TV, Shar [...]
2005-05-10 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV294ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- During the weekend, all media led with the possibility of IDF action to counter continued rocket strikes at Israeli targets from the northern Gaza Strip; a 17-yea [...]
2005-01-18 11:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2950ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 10:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV2988ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-13 12:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3001ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Danny Ayalon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom has decided to cut short the term of Ambassador to the U.S. Danny [...]
2005-05-16 14:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3011ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Danny Ayalon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the blocking of 40 main junctions across the country by disengagement opponents Monday afternoon. Up t [...]
2005-05-17 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3032ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israel-U.S. Relations 2. Russia: Yukos Trial ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Jerusalem Post quoted White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan as saying Tuesday that the SIPDIS First Lady's visit to the region is "an opport [...]
2005-05-18 10:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3057ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-19 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3080ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted sources in Jerusalem as saying that First Lady Laura Bush has included Israel in her visit to the region only because President Bush asked her to do so. [...]
2005-05-20 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3121ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-23 13:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3139ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-U.S. Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot writes that PM Sharon is expected to call on PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas today at the AIPAC convention in Washington to coordinate positions with Israel a [...]
2005-05-24 10:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3167ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Newsweek Reports of Koran Desecration at Guantanamo ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (banner in Jerusalem Post) reported that in his speech to the AIPAC convention in Washington Tuesday, PM Sharon urged PA Chairman [P [...]
2005-05-25 11:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3189ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S. Nuclear Policy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that over 1,000 families (60 percent of the settlers) from the Katif Bloc (Gush Katif) have signed a letter that will be sent to the High Court of Justice to [...]
2005-05-26 10:41:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV321ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. President Bush Inauguration ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night, a Shin Bet agent was killed and seven other security personnel were wounded when a suicide bomber from Hamas blew himself up at t [...]
2005-01-19 10:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3222ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-27 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3256ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-31 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3304ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Lebanon 3. European Union ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on today's transition from Moshe Ya'alon to Dan Halutz in the position of IDF chief of staff. The media cited anger among right-wing politicia [...]
2005-06-01 11:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3399ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. Russia: Yukos Verdict ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Jerusalem Post) reported that the planned meeting between PM Sharon and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas was fina [...]
2005-06-02 12:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3415ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-03 13:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3467ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-06 10:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV348ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Prospect for Second Bush Administration 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet decided on Wednesday to give PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) a few days to take action to st [...]
2005-01-20 11:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3517ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-07 12:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3520SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TURNING OF THE TIDE?
[...] Summary: A series of interviews on the disengagement plan conducted by feature writer Ari Shavit has captured the attention of leading opinion makers in the Israeli media for the past week. While those on the right criticize the initiative as a "national disaster" and those on the left as the [...]
2005-06-07 14:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3538ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-08 10:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3582ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-09 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3620ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] "Time to Cut" Senior columnist and longtime dove Yoel Marcus wrote in independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (June 10): "The psychological warfare and scare tactics [used by the settlers] have produced a drop in public support, from 65 percent to less than 50 percent. The frightening scenarios [...]
2005-06-10 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3682ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S. Israel Security Exports Crisis 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz Sunday reported that the U.S.-Israeli security exports crisis is deepening. The paper noted that Washington has ordered Israel to increase its control [...]
2005-06-14 12:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV370ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Prospect For Second Bush Administration 2. Mideast 3. Proposed Russia-Syria Arms Deal ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media underscored Thursday's inauguration of President Bush in Washington. The three national TV stations bro [...]
2005-01-21 11:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3727ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S. Israel Security Exports Crisis 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinsky clarified to Palestinian Deputy Interior Minister Jamal Abu Zayd Tuesday that there will be n [...]
2005-06-15 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3783ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-17 11:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV379FM DEFENDS BREAK WITH PA, DENOUNCES IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) Summary: At a political/diplomatic briefing for foreign ambassadors, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom defended Prime Minister Sharon's decision to suspend contacts with the Palestinian Authority until the PA takes action against terrorist infrastructure in the territories. Shalom said that [...]
2005-01-21 14:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL PREL GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV3844ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Secretary Rice to Israel, West Bank June 18-19 2. Mideast 3. Lebanon: Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Sharon and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet at Sharon's Jerusalem residence [...]
2005-06-20 10:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3899ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Sharon hosted PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday at his Jerusalem residence for their first working visit since the Sharm el-Sheikh [...]
2005-06-22 21:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV391ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Bush Inauguration ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv led with the Israeli defense establishment's concern that Iran would crush efforts by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to achieve a hu [...]
2005-01-24 11:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3951ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-23 11:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV3970ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Africa: International Aid ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major newspapers, except Jerusalem Post, led with a leaked report that the IDF and police have decided to raid the Maoz Hayam Hotel in the Gaza Strip settlement o [...]
2005-06-24 10:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4030ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Security Exports Crisis 2. Iran: Presidential Election 3. Democracy in Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that during her visit to Jerusalem last week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Ric [...]
2005-06-27 11:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4053ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Disengagement 2. Iran 3. U.S. - Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Disengagement issues: Yediot quoted Gush Katif settlers as saying that the extremists that are confronting soldiers and causing trouble do not represent t [...]
2005-06-28 09:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4097ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Guantanamo Detainees 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with disengagement-related issues. Ha'aretz reported that the army will soon declare the Gaza Strip a closed militar [...]
2005-06-29 10:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4119ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media underscored unrest involving settlers and pro- settler demonstrators on Wednesday, including road blockages throughout the country, during which at least five po [...]
2005-06-30 10:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4142ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of U.S.-Israel Security Exports Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the evacuation by the IDF and police on Thursday of the residents of the Maoz Hayam Hotel at the Neve Dekalim settlement in [...]
2005-07-01 11:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4169ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track 3. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that a joint session of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and of the Knesset's Constitution, Law, an [...]
2005-07-05 11:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV417ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Bush Inauguration ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom will meet with Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice tomorrow. All media reported on Monday's "historic" UN [...]
2005-01-25 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4203ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas as saying in an interview with the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat that he will meet with PM Sharon before the dis [...]
2005-07-06 10:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4238ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. G-8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- At midday, Israel Radio reported on a series of explosions in London, and that Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was supposed to participate in a conference [...]
2005-07-07 11:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4255ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] July 7 London Bombings 2. Israel-China Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with, and extensively reported on, Thursday's terror bombings in London, in which at least 37 people were killed and 700 others were wounded. [...]
2005-07-08 10:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4265SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: WAKING UP TO REALITY IN GAZA:
[...] Summary: As the disengagement battle escalates on the ground, with violent confrontations in Gaza resulting in a temporary IDF closure of the Gush Katif settlement bloc, anti- disengagement roadblocks throughout the country, and the first case of a "conscientious objector," Israeli media comm [...]
2005-07-08 14:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR GAZA DISENGAGEMENT MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4277ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (banner in Ha'aretz) reported that a delegation of senior Israeli officials that left for Washington over the weekend will ask the U.S. government this evening for s [...]
2005-07-11 10:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV43ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-04 12:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4304ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Monday, the delegation of senior Israeli officials to Washington officially presented Israel's disengagement-related aid request to the U.S. admini [...]
2005-07-12 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4329ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-13 11:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4367ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza Disengagement 2. London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- PM Sharon's decision to seal off the Gaza Strip to non- resident Israelis through the disengagement move dominates the media, some of which report on scuffles between [...]
2005-07-14 13:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4387ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday afternoon, a 22- year-old Israeli woman was killed and her boyfriend was slightly injured in a shelling attack on Moshav Netiv Ha'asa [...]
2005-07-15 10:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4420ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 05:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4472ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The major media reported that the police last night allowed tens of thousands of anti-pullout demonstrators to sleep at Kfar Maimon, five km west of Netivot, w [...]
2005-07-19 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4508ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-20 09:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV452ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-26 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4564ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-21 09:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4603ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Secretary Rice to Israel, West Bank 2. July 21 London Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that at mid-day today, following her meeting with PM Sharon at his Sycamore Ranch, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice r [...]
2005-07-22 11:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4659ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Secretary Rice to Israel, West Bank, and Lebanon 2. Mideast 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio cited a White House announcement, according to which Richard Jones has been appointed U.S. ambassador to Israel. Ha' [...]
2005-07-27 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4678ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted as saying, in a bannered interview with Yediot, that Israel will pull out from the Philadelphi route by the Jewish New Year (earl [...]
2005-07-27 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4711ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Security Exports Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major newspapers, except Yediot, led with PM Sharon's ongoing cordial visit to France. Maariv bannered: "Embrace From France." Ha'aretz and Israel Radi [...]
2005-07-28 12:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4727ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Democracy in Mideast 3. Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv quoted people who attended Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's meeting with Defense Minister Shaul M [...]
2005-07-29 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4749ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israeli Relations 3. Iran: Nuclear Program 4. Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz (Sunday) and Israel Radio reported that senior Israeli officials Dov Weisglass and [...]
2005-08-01 12:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4770ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Saudi Arabia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that the settler leadership accepted a late-night IDF and police compromise on their mass anti-disengagement protest planned for today. The set [...]
2005-08-02 11:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4791ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that tens of thousands of right-wing activists participated in Tuesday's anti-disengagement [...]
2005-08-03 10:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4815ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media reported that police last night halted thousands of anti-disengagement activists at the Peduim junction two km west of Ofakim after the demonstration departed the Negev tow [...]
2005-08-04 10:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV482ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that newly confirmed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with FM Silvan Shalom at the White House on Wednesday. Israel Radio reported that Secr [...]
2005-01-27 11:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4838ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 09:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4859SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RELIGIOUS ZIONISM VS. THE STATE
[...] Summary: With disengagement slated to begin less than two weeks from now, it seems most Gaza settlers have grasped that, be it voluntarily or by force, they will soon be effectively "disengaged" from their Gaza Strip homes. The goal, therefore, of the anti-disengagement campaign has shifted [...]
2005-08-05 14:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV4877ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Netanyahu Resignation 2. Israeli Arabs ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Sunday, immediately before the cabinet voted the final approval for the evacuation of the Gaza Strip settlements of Kfar Darom, Netzarim, [...]
2005-08-08 12:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4896ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror 3. Iran: Nuclear Program 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banners in Ha'aretz and Yediot, and Hatzofe -- "Deportation Order") reported that, according to a [...]
2005-08-09 11:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4930ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most major media led with disengagement-related developments. Ha'aretz highlighted the collecting of army-issued weapons in Sa-Nur and Homesh, two of the northern West Ba [...]
2005-08-10 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV4950ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza Disengagement 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on mass anti-disengagement prayers held next to Jerusalem's Western (Wailing) Wall on Wednesday, which were attended by 70,000 to 100,000 pro [...]
2005-08-11 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV499ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will leave next week for a tour of Europe and the Middle East, which will include nine countrie [...]
2005-01-28 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5002ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza Disengagement 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, Israel TV broadcast excerpts of an exclusive interview that President Bush granted the station's Washington correspondent Yaron Dekel in Crawford, T [...]
2005-08-12 11:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5034EXPANDED ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-15 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5054ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, the electronic media aired Sharon's brief speech to the nation regarding the disengagement. He said that while he had hoped Israel could keep [...]
2005-08-16 10:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5065ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, the electronic media aired Sharon's brief speech to the nation regarding the disengagement. He said that while he had hoped Israel could keep [...]
2005-08-16 11:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5072SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS MESSAGE
[...] Summary. President Bush granted an exclusive interview to a national Israeli television station on August 11. Using the interview to convey a strong message to the Israeli public, President Bush emphasized U.S. support for Sharon's disengagement plan, spoke about Abbas's handling to date of t [...]
2005-08-16 13:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR KPAO MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5091ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-17 11:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5113ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5139ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-19 11:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5163ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Rocket Attacks on Aqaba and Eilat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The electronic media reported that this afternoon in the settlement of Netzarim, the IDF and police are completing their evacu [...]
2005-08-22 14:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5197ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Gaza and Northern West Bank Disengagement 2. Mubarak Presidential Campaign 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the evacuation of Netzarim on Monday concluded the departure of all Gaza settlers. At noon [...]
2005-08-23 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5227ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-24 13:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5253ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Vice PM and Finance Minister Ehud Olmert as saying, after his meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington Wednesday, that the PA must [...]
2005-08-25 10:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5275ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the U.S. is urging Israel and the PA to exercise restraint and not to miss the historic opportunity for peace in the region. Visiting U.S. House Majority Whip R [...]
2005-08-26 11:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5302ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the suicide bombing that occurred outside Beersheva's central bus station on Sunday morning. Two security guards were seriously wounded and 61 other [...]
2005-08-29 10:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5319ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel's Leadership ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the Likud has started its process of toppling PM Sharon. The party's Central Committee will vote on September 26 on a proposal to advance the Likud' [...]
2005-08-30 10:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV534ASSISTANT SECRETARY BURNS MEETING WITH DEPUTY
[...] (S) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary Burns and the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister SIPDIS Peres outlined GOI efforts to revitalize the Palestinian economy. Noting the unexpected success of PA Prime Minister Abu Mazen's steps toward improving the security situa [...]
2005-01-31 08:42:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETECON PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5350ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israeli Politics 3. Syrian-Lebanese Track 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- At noon today, Israel Radio reported that at least 640 people who participated in a mourning procession in Baghdad [...]
2005-08-31 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5363ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track 3. Iraq 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that FM Silvan Shalom is holding a meeting in Istanbul with his Pakistani counterpart Mian Kh [...]
2005-09-01 12:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5404ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Meeting of Israeli and Pakistani Foreign Ministers 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Jerusalem Post) reported on the "historic" meeting between FM Silvan Shalom and his Pakistani counterpa [...]
2005-09-02 11:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5426ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Hurricane Katrina 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Syrian-Lebanese Track 4. Israeli Arabs ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz notes that the international community is putting pressure on Israel to allow the Palestinians freedo [...]
2005-09-06 11:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV545ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on, and Yediot and Maariv bannered, an anti-disengagement rally held opposite the Knesset last night, to demand a national referendum or elections. The event, which gat [...]
2005-01-31 10:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5518ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. Egypt ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Sharon and his senior ministers decided this morning that the IDF would withdraw from the Gaza Strip on September 12 through 15. [...]
2005-09-07 11:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5542ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-08 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5562ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer was quoted as saying in a farewell interview broadcast this morning on Israel Radio that the U.S. administration is still wa [...]
2005-09-09 10:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5597ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] IDF Withdrawal From Gaza 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 3. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, after 38 years of Israeli military rule, dominated the headlines during the w [...]
2005-09-12 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5641ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the disorder in the PA and along the Philadelphi route. While some media, like Jerusalem Post (banner: "Egypt, PA Vow to Stop Gaza Infiltrator [...]
2005-09-14 09:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5672ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Muslims in European Society 3. UN Reform ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media highlighted the meeting between President Bush and PM Sharon at the UN on Wednesday, following the President's address to the UN Gen [...]
2005-09-15 10:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5706ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. UN Reform ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the speech PM Sharon delivered in Hebrew to the UN General Assembly on Thursday. The major media focused on Sharon's conciliatory words, as he reached out to the P [...]
2005-09-16 11:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5734ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-19 10:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5742ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. North Korea's Announced Renouncement of Nuclear Weapons ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (lead stories in Maariv and Yediot) reported on political developments around PM Sharon six days ahead of the Likud Central [...]
2005-09-21 08:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5771ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Likud Infighting ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media, except Jerusalem Post, led with a comment made by PM Sharon before 150 Likud Central Committee members at his Jerusalem residence last night: "I don't want to [...]
2005-09-21 10:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5801ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to lead with issues related to infighting within the Likud. Ha'aretz, Maariv, Jerusalem Post, and this morning's Israel Radio bulletins led with statements by senior m [...]
2005-09-26 07:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5802ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Likud Infighting 3. Six-Party Talks ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media, except Jerusalem Post, led with PM Sharon's situation in the Likud. Leading media (banner in Ha'aretz) reported that on Wednesday, Shar [...]
2005-09-26 07:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5818ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Likud Infighting 2. Gaza Violence ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Ambassador Richard H. Jones as saying this morning, upon presenting his credentials to President Moshe Katsav at the Residence of the President in Jer [...]
2005-09-26 10:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV582ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Under the banner "The Stick and The Carrot," Maariv led with a report that the U.S. administration has conveyed messages to the GOI, according to which a Palestinian state would be establi [...]
2005-02-01 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5848ADDING INSULT TO INJURY: THE OCTOBER 2000 RIOTS AND
[...] The mid-September decision by the Department of Police Investigation in the Ministry of Justice to pursue no indictments in the police killings of 12 Israeli Arabs and one Palestinian during the October 2000 riots has given rise to embarrassment in official circles, and little public expressi [...]
2005-09-27 07:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR SOCI IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5853ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with PM Sharon's surprise victory at the Likud Central Committee last night. The proposal to move up the party primaries was rejected, 1433 votes to 1329 (5 [...]
2005-09-27 10:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5868ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 11:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5897ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-29 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV59ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-05 12:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5913ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-30 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5945ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-03 11:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV5951MINISTRY OF FINANCE DG BACHAR CREDITS U.S. LOAN
[...] (C) In a September 29 meeting with Ambassador Jones, Minister of Finance Director General Joseph Bachar, was very upbeat about the prospects for the Israeli economy. While cautious about predicting that the good times would continue, he noted the positive effect of the calm of the past year, [...]
2005-10-03 13:24:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEAID ECON IS PREL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5983ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syrian Track 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Sharon and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas are slated to meet on Tuesday, October 11. The meeting was organized under the auspices of [...]
2005-10-06 10:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6010ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] President Bush's Address to the National Endowment for Democracy 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in Hatzofe) reported that, addressing the National Endowment for Democracy [...]
2005-10-07 12:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6025ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Nobel Peace Prize to ElBaradei and IAEA ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Almost all media bannered the bestowing of the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday upon Hebrew University Professor of Mathematics Robert J. Aumann for his [...]
2005-10-11 11:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6075ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Syria 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The three major Hebrew-language newspapers bannered the issue of the fate of the Syrian regime following the "mysterious" suicide of Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan on Wednesday. Y [...]
2005-10-14 10:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6103ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In their lead stories, all media reported that nearly simultaneous drive-by shootings, one at the Gush Etzion Junction and the other at the settlement of Eli in the [...]
2005-10-17 11:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6124ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Global Economy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas is expected to demand U.S. intervention in halting Israeli construction and dismantling illegal outposts in the West [...]
2005-10-19 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6146ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-20 08:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6166ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. Germany: New Government ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Jerusalem Post) reported on President Bush's meeting with PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas at the Wh [...]
2005-10-21 08:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6176PERES: GAZA DISENGAGEMENT INCOMPLETE
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Vice Premier Peres said that advancing the peace process and combating poverty in Israel would be the most important issues in the lead up to elections late next year. He stated that the GOI's disengagement from the Gaza Strip would be i [...]
2005-10-24 09:06:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6177ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria Governance 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In its lead story, Ha'aretz reported that in a letter sent to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the foreign ministries of Britain, Russia, and th [...]
2005-10-24 09:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6186ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-26 08:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6197ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-27 12:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6219ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-28 11:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6241ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. New Delhi Bombings 4. Libby Affair ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot Washington correspondent Orly Azolai reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has decided to move up the date of her visit to [...]
2005-10-31 12:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6256ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] UNSC Vote on Syria 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Almost all media led with PM Sharon's political situation in the Knesset. The media reported that Sharon decided on Monday to postpone a fateful Knesset vote on [...]
2005-11-01 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6270ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Syria 2. Mideast 3. International Holocaust Commemoration Day ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Staff Sgt. Yonatan Evron was killed early this morning during an arrest operation in the village of Mirka near [...]
2005-11-02 11:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6297ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz as saying in Washington Wednesday, at a meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, that Israel will SIPDIS not frus [...]
2005-11-03 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV631ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met this morning with PM Sharon, who updated him on current security contacts with the Palestinians and the upcoming Sh [...]
2005-02-02 11:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6337ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] 10th Anniversary of Rabin Assassination 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may arrive in Israel as early as the beginning of next week. The Jerusalem Post led with Defense [...]
2005-11-04 10:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6367ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Paris Riots ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PM Sharon as saying before the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee this morning that Hamas members will not be able to walk free in the streets of Pa [...]
2005-11-07 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6386ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. France Riots 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with political developments at the Knesset on Monday. They reported that eight Likud "rebels" voted with the opposition to defeat by 61- [...]
2005-11-08 14:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6413ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar was quoted as saying in an interview with Israel Radio that he does not rule out holding negotiations with Israel if this serves P [...]
2005-11-09 12:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6444ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning, Israel Radio reported that Histadrut Labor Federation Secretary-General, Knesset Member Amir Peretz, defeated Vice Premier [...]
2005-11-10 11:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6468ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-14 12:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6470ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-15 10:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6512ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] "Agreement on Movement and Access" 2. Mideast 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in Ha'aretz and Yediot) reported on the "Agreement on Movement and Access," which was brokered on Tuesday [...]
2005-11-16 09:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6530ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 08:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6545ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Labor vs. Likud 2. Gaza: Management of Border Crossings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with PM Sharon's announcement, expected during the weekend, as to whether he will remain in the Likud or form a new party. Both Yediot [...]
2005-11-18 07:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6586ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 07:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6615ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Upcoming Israeli Elections 2. Israel-Hizbullah Clashes 3. American Jewry ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the upcoming elections. Leading media reported that President Moshe Katsav announced that he will sign an e [...]
2005-11-23 07:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6641ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv, Yediot, and The Jerusalem Post, published the results of three polls that show improvement in the rating of PM Sharon's party Kadima (Forward). Were elections hel [...]
2005-11-25 09:52:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6659ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Hizbullah Clashes 3. Palestinian parliamentary elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media report that Shimon Peres is considering joining Ariel Sharon, who may offer Peres a future position as "special ambassad [...]
2005-11-28 07:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6683ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran, nuclear program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media report that former Labor Party Chairman Shimon Peres has finalized his decision to leave the Labor Party, Prime Minis [...]
2005-11-29 11:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV669ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-04 11:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV670ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq 3. President Bush State of the Union Address ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot (Shimon Shiffer) quoted a senior Israeli source as saying that Sharon and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will disagree on the d [...]
2005-02-04 11:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6708ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All Israeli media led with pre-election stories on the movement of key figures between political parties and on public opinion polls. The Jerusalem Post reports that Professor Uriel Reichman, Shinui fou [...]
2005-11-30 11:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV671ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-04 11:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6719ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israeli elections 3. Iran, nuclear program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media report on Shimon Peres' quitting Labor and political activity and endorsing PM Sharon's Kadima. The Jerusalem Post reports that "former prim [...]
2005-12-01 12:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6743ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and other media extensively covered remarks made by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the annual editors' convention at Sokolov House in Tel Aviv on Thursday, addressing the major issues concerni [...]
2005-12-02 10:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6778ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israeli Elections 2. Iranian Nuclear Race 3. The Syrian Threat ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz online and Israel Radio reported that a blast occurred at around 11:30 am Monday at the entrance to the Hasharon shopping mall in Ne [...]
2005-12-05 12:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6815ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iranian Nuclear Race ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ The Jerusalem Post and other media reported the IDF is gearing up for a crackdown on the Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, wishing to apprehend "all of the terrorists" there. The [...]
2005-12-07 11:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6855ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Program 2. Israeli Election Campaigns 3. Palestinian Leadership and the West ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reports that the IDF resumed "targeted assassinations" in the wake of the Neta [...]
2005-12-09 09:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6884ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] US Pressures Israel on Safe Passage Agreement 2. Sharon's Kadima Political Moves 3. Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Program 4. Defense Establishment Expected View of Egypt ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ The Army Radio reported [...]
2005-12-12 11:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6911ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iranian Nuclear Program ------------------------------ Key stories in the media: ------------------------------ Major media reported on the Mehlis report, which was delivered yesterday to the UN Security council, claiming that Syrian and Lebanese intelligence knew about the plot to assass [...]
2005-12-13 12:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6924ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Syria 4. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media highlighted remarks made in an interview with Newsweek by Kalman Gayer, who advises PM Sharon on public opinion po [...]
2005-12-15 04:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6946ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz led with a report by Akiva Eldar that on Wednesday, Israel succumbed to international pressure and informed the U.S. that it plans to complete preparations on Friday for operatin [...]
2005-12-15 11:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6972ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday, a Qassam rocket landed 2 km south of Ashkelon, in an area that comprises strategic installations, and another in a kibbut [...]
2005-12-16 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV6996ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Prime Minister Sharon's Health 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the state of PM Sharon's health. Israel Radio reported that Sharon was in good condition this morning after he was rushed to Jerusalem's Hadass [...]
2005-12-19 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7023ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel TV and Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised PM Sharon's courageous moves in an interview with CNN, as, in the words of both statio [...]
2005-12-21 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7046ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Taiwan Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice outraged Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum on Tuesday when she praised PM Sharo [...]
2005-12-22 12:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7072ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the IDF responded with artillery fire and aerial strikes to Sunday's Qassam fire. A Qassam rocket nearly missed a kindergarten in Kibbutz Sa'ad [...]
2005-12-27 11:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7079ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All leading media, except The Jerusalem Post, led with the firing from Lebanon of at least four Katyusha rockets at Israeli communities -- particularly Kiryat Shmona -- la [...]
2005-12-28 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7090ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and leading Israeli Internet news web sites reported that this morning, a suicide bomber approached a roadblock in Jabara village near the West Bank town of Tulkarm and blew h [...]
2005-12-29 12:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV7098ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except Maariv, led with Wednesday's suicide bombing near Tulkarm, in which IDF officer Uri Binamo and two Palestinians were killed. Three soldiers and seven Palestinians were [...]
2005-12-30 12:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV731ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-07 11:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV752ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-08 11:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV786ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-09 12:40:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV820ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-10 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV839ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) vowed to take action against any future Palestinian cease-fire violation after Palestinians fired more than 4 [...]
2005-02-11 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV87ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq 3. Israel-Turkey Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv and Yediot highlighted issues related to the opposition to the disengagement plan. Maariv bannered a call by PM Sharon on IDF soldiers to resist pro [...]
2005-01-06 11:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV881ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-14 12:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV895ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Assassination of Former Lebanese PM Hariri ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The newspapers -- except Ha'aretz (English Ed.) -- banner either threats against PM Sharon or the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri in [...]
2005-02-15 10:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV934ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Lebanon Bombing 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher announced Tuesday, a day after the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri, that the U.S. recalled it [...]
2005-02-16 12:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05TELAVIV961ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Lebanon Bombing ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted Wednesday's approval by the Knesset, 59-40, with 5 abstentions, of the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law, empowering the government to pay 3.8 billion [...]
2005-02-17 11:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05THEHAGUE1988NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON JULY 18-19 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff participated in the Dutch pre-briefing for the GAERC to be held in Brussels on July 18-19. It will emphasize the fight against terror, in light of the recent London bombings. On Lebanon and Syria, the Dutch believe the situation in Lebanon is "very fragile" and that the [...]
2005-07-15 10:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2318NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: DUTCH WILL RAISE VENEZUELA
[...] (S) Summary. The Dutch are increasingly concerned about Venezuelan activities and see their engagement as a first step in putting these concerns on the EU's agenda. The Prime Minister and key members of his cabinet are seized with the issue and willing to elevate discussion within the EU. Th [...]
2005-08-24 10:16:00Embassy The HagueSECRETNL VE PREL PGOV
05THEHAGUE2463NETHERLANDS/EU/TURKEY: DUTCH LOSING PATIENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior Dutch MFA official (Pieter de Gooijer),the Dutch support starting EU accession talks with Turkey on October 3, but are losing patience with all sides. The MFA assumes there will be a September 26 GAERC and is planning accordingly. PM Balkenende is facing [...]
2005-09-09 15:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL TU NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2666NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO INVITE ON FUEL SUPPLY
[...] Post delivered ref A letter to the office of Hugo Siblesz (Director General for Political Affairs, MFA) on September 30. On October 4, Charge followed up directly with Siblesz. Siblesz said the Dutch definitely plan to participate in the October 12 and 13 London meetings on fuel supply assura [...]
2005-10-04 15:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP NL
05THEHAGUE2702NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO INVITE ON FUEL SUPPLY
[...] Polmiloff delivered reftel A letter to the Office of Robert de Groot, Head of the MFA's Department of Security Policy, on October 5. 2. Polmiloff received the same day the following response from the Office of Hugo Siblesz to U/S Joseph's September 26 letter (ref B) inviting him to particip [...]
2005-10-06 15:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP NL
05THEHAGUE2708NETHERLANDS: ASD FLORY'S VISIT TO THE HAGUE
[...] (C) Summary: During his September 30 visit to The Hague, ASD Peter Flory met with Lo Casteleijn, MOD Director for General Policy Affairs, and Pieter de Gooijer, MFA Deputy Director General for Political Affairs, to discuss Afghanistan, the NATO Training Mission in Iraq, Kosovo, and NATO reform [...]
2005-10-07 09:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV NL
05THEHAGUE2905DUTCH WANT "SHARED RESPONSIBILITY" FOR INTERNET
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch Foreign Ministry contacts appear more receptive to USG concerns about the risks posed by the EU's recent proposal to create an "international cooperation model" for internet governance to further innovation of the Internet and freedom of information issues. Working-level [...]
2005-10-26 12:17:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALECON ECPS KIPR NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3294NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE DUTCH IN ADVANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dutch share the majority of reftel U.S. concerns with regard to the upcoming GAERC meeting. MFA interlocutors expect the unresolved EU budget to cast a shadow on the December 12 GAERC but claim the Balkans, Africa, and the "European Neighborhood Policy" will dominate discussi [...]
2005-12-09 15:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3394 AVIAN INFLUENZA - NETHERLANDS TRIPWIRES AND
[...] This message responds to the tasking in ref A to develop mission-specific tripwires and responses regarding avian influenza. We believe that the Netherlands is relatively well prepared to respond to such an epidemic, and that our most probable response to a significant outbreak of human H5N1 [...]
2005-12-23 11:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO NL AMER
05TORONTO3209BRINGING ORDER TO THE BORDER: ONTARIO'S BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Michael Kergin, Ontario,s Special Advisor on Border Issues, told the Consul General on December 6 that he is working to facilitate trade while maintaining high security standards at the border as mutually reinforcing objectives. He said the Detroit River International Crossing [...]
2005-12-09 14:25:00Consulate TorontoCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS CA
05TRIPOLI221SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH QADHAFI AUGUST 20
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a conversation with Senator Lugar on August 20, Colonel Qadhafi complained that Libya had not been properly recognized and rewarded for its decisions on WMD. He suggested that the most appropriate "rewards" would be defensive weapons to protect the country against the threa [...]
2005-08-31 14:10:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPGOV PTER PHUM LY BU
05TUNIS1282ABBOU APPEAL TRIAL: SENTENCE UPHELD, DIPLOMATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, the Court of Appeal in Tunis upheld the three and a half year sentence of lawyer/activist Mohamed Abbou (ref a). The trial was disorderly, and at times chaotic, with over 120 lawyers attempting to defend Abbou. Embassy human rights officer attended the trial along [...]
2005-06-13 14:56:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KPAO KMPI TS
05TUNIS1314MEPI: IRI PRESENTS AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR TUNISIA; GOT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: International Republican Institute (IRI) MENA Director Tom Garrett outlined proposals for increasing IRI engagement with Tunisia to MFA DG Atallah on June 14. IRI would like to hold a regional conference on public opinion polling in Tunis in September, plans to incre [...]
2005-06-16 14:27:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALTS KDEM PREL PHUM MEPI
05TUNIS1439UK REP ON BMENA DEVELOPMENTS, LEBANON
[...] SUMMARY: UK Coordinator for Outreach to the Arab World Nick Abbott offered an update on UK coordination of BMENA activities to MEPI Regional Office Director. The four civil society components are coming together: UK organizing Transparency, U.S. Rule of Law, Bahrain Businesswomen, and hope [...]
2005-07-01 14:20:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKMPI KDEM PREL LE TS
05TUNIS1455ELECTION FOR NEW CHAMBER OF ADVISORS: NO SURPRISES
[...] (U) Summary: RCD loyalists won all contested seats in predictable elections on July 3 for the Chamber of Advisors, a second Parliamentary chamber created by a 2002 constitutional amendment. While GOT spokesmen congratulated the country on a substantive step towards democracy, most Tunisians w [...]
2005-07-01 15:17:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KMPI TS
05TUNIS1503BEN ALI CONDEMNS LONDON BOMBINGS
[...] (U) All major press July 8 carried President Ben Ali's message to Britain's Queen Elizabeth and PM Blair, in which he "condemned the odious crime" which had resulted in horrible damage and loss of life, and "expressed Tunisia's sympathy for the United Kingdom, the families of the victims and [...]
2005-07-08 14:22:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TS
05TUNIS1915TUNISIAN JOURALISTS REACT NEGATIVELY TO NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-31 05:56:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OIIP TS KPAO PHUM
05TUNIS2564THE DICHOTOMY OF ISLAM IN TUNISIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Tunisian religious views cut across a wide spectrum of beliefs and adherence. From atheists to Christians to Muslims to Jews, Tunisians are diverse in their religious views. While Islamic extremists may have enjoyed strong popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, since then [...]
2005-11-29 13:43:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL TS
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