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08SANTODOMINGO1608	FERNANDEZ'S PRIORITY: A NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 18, President Fernandez delivered his long-promised draft of a new constitution to the Congress. With the goal of a "democratic revolution," Fernandez proposes changes to the judiciary, presidential re-election, electoral system, nationality, and many other areas. [...]	2008-10-17 15:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON DR

08SANTODOMINGO1973	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] The 2009 Investment Climate Update for the Dominican Republic. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the [...]	2008-12-30 14:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PGOV DR
08SAOPAULO177	INDIGENOUS RIGHTS ABUSES INCREASE IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL [...] (SBU) Mato Grosso do Sul's indigenous population faces some of the harshest conditions among the native populations of Brazil. Government officials and landowners deny the extent of human rights abuses occurring in the state, but activists and the indigenous themselves recount stories of land [...]	2008-04-04 10:10:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAGR SOCI SCUL BR
08SAOPAULO56	POOR SAO PAULO PRISON CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO POSE SERIOUS [...] (SBU) Although state authorities emphasize that they are working hard on introducing new plans to address deficiencies in Sao Paulo's penitentiaries, reputed to have Brazil's best-organized and well-run jails and detention centers, local prison watchers tell us that conditions are in an abysma [...]	2008-02-08 10:46:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR
08SAOPAULO66	POOR PRISON CONDITIONS FUEL GROWTH OF PCC CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) According to Sao Paulo-based public security analysts, poor prison conditions in the state are a major contributing reason for the expansion of the First Capital Command (PCC) network into one of the most powerful gangs in Sao Paulo's criminal world. While state authorities argue that a [...]	2008-02-15 08:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR
08SARAJEVO1090	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are looking forward to your July 8-12 visit to Bosnia, and I am pleased that you will be able to join me on July 11 for the commemoration in Srebrenica of the 1995 genocide that took place in and around the municipality. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly [...]	2008-07-03 12:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KJUS KAWC KCRM EAID BK EU
08SARAJEVO161	ICTY LEGACY VISIT TO BOSNIA [...] (U) During a January 16-18 visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia Desk Officer Anna Stinchcomb, S/WCI Special Assistant Matt Lavine, Embassy The Hague's Deputy Legal Counselor Denise Manning, and S/WCI Regional FSN Dubravko Bolsec met with key justice officials, representatives from international organiz [...]	2008-01-29 13:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1894	BOSNIA - RETURN OF ALGERIANS SPARKS BOSNIAK MEDIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The return of the first three members of the "Algerian Six" from Guantanamo has been the top news item for much of the Bosnian media since their arrival on December 16. The detainees' return has sparked a media battle between the two Bosniak-led dailies, one portraying the detaine [...]	2008-12-22 16:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER BK
08SARAJEVO350	BOSNIA - ONE YEAR POST ICJ VERDICT, MUCH PROGRESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 unleashed pent-up Bosniak anger about the 1992-1995 war. Bosniak political leaders exploited the verdict in order to advance their own narrow, nati [...]	2008-02-21 18:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC KDEM PHUM BK
08SARAJEVO398	BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR 2008 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2008 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: Po [...]	2008-03-03 06:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08SARAJEVO454	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC ASSUMES PRESIDENCY CHAIR; SHOWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosniak Member of the Presidency Haris Silajdzic assumed the chairmanship of the institution on March 6. Silajdzic's actions and comments in recent weeks indicate that he plans to use his chairmanship to promote his divisive political agenda. His agenda, rooted in the past, has [...]	2008-03-07 06:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO455	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC ASSUMES PRESIDENCY CHAIR; SHOWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosniak Member of the Presidency Haris Silajdzic assumed the chairmanship of the institution on March 6. Silajdzic's actions and comments in reent weeks indicate that he plans to use his chairanship to promote his divisive political agenda. His agenda, rooted in the past, has co [...]	2008-03-07 06:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SEOUL1142	KOREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SIX-PARTY ECONOMY AND [...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance for the official visit to Seoul of the Six-Party Economy and Energy Working Group (EEWG) during June 10-11, 2008. The EEWG includes National Security Council Director of Asian Economic Affairs Kurt Tong, U.S. Department of Energy Office [...]	2008-06-05 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA RS
08SEOUL1248	BLUE HOUSE LINEUP: EXPERIENCE IN, PROFESSORS OUT [...] (C) The June 22 changes to the Blue House Chief of Staff and senior secretaries indicate a perceived need by President Lee Myung-bak for professionalism and experience of his immediate staff. Compared to the previous line-up, the percentage of bureaucrats and politicians assigned to senior po [...]	2008-06-24 05:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PGOV PREL PINR
08SEOUL127	LEE MYUNG-BAK TRANSITION TEAM: ONE MONTH LEFT [...] (C) Summary: President-elect Lee Myung-bak's Transition Team has had a busy first month. Charged with laying the blueprint for Lee Myung-bak's presidential term, they are now submitting legislation to begin to "pull the weeds" from the Roh and Kim Dae-jung administrations. Lee brings a diffe [...]	2008-01-22 07:59:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1337	PRESS BULLETIN - July 3, 2008 [...] Time for the President to Eat U.S. Beef (Chosun Ilbo, July 3, 2008, Page 27) 2. ROK-U.S. Summit; Breach of Diplomatic Protocol (Hankook Ilbo, July 3, 2008, Page 35) 3. Repeated U.S. Diplomatic Discourtesy (Hankyoreh Shinmun, July 3, 2008, Page 31) Features 4. Bush to Visit Seoul on [...]	2008-07-03 05:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL2408	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (U) DPRK Bond Prices Low and Falling: Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported November 7 by quoting Exotix Limited, a United Kingdom-based investment bank, regarding North Korean bond prices -- "The price has fallen since July this year. The market then was in the mid 20 cents, but it is now in the te [...]	2008-12-16 05:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
08SEOUL616	KIC EXPULSION SIGNALS DPRK DISCONTENT [...] (C) On March 27 at 1 a.m. Seoul time, 11 South Korean officials stationed at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) were expelled by the DPRK. According to the South Korean Ministry of Unification (MOU),the DPRK cited Unification Minister Kim Ha-joong's comments linking denuclearization with e [...]	2008-03-27 09:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
08SEOUL806	KOREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP/K SUNG KIM AND [...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 21 through April 25, 2008 visit of Sung Kim, Director of the Office of Korean Affairs; Paul T. Haenle, Director of Chinese Affairs and Six Party Talks, National Security Council; Douglas Frank, Program Manager, Pacific North [...]	2008-04-21 07:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08SHANGHAI477	SHANGHAI GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING FOLLOWS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The CPC Central Committee and the State Council recently approved Shanghai's plan on restructuring municipal government agencies. The restructuring is in line with the Central Government's administrative reorganization in March 2008 at the National People's Congress, which also was known [...]	2008-11-04 02:47:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV EAGR SENV CH
08SKOPJE58	MACEDONIA: NATO READINESS ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Macedonia has made steady progress on NATO-related reform tasks over the past year, including implementation of most of the May 29 Agreement between governing VMRO and opposition DUI (ref A). Implementation of the 2001 Framework Agreement is on track, with timely progress on decentralizat [...]	2008-01-24 10:37:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
08SOFIA124	BULGARIA: 2008 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the eighth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen a significant energizing o [...]	2008-02-29 11:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
08SOFIA759	BULGARIA: COALITION PARTIES TREAD WATER, BARELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's three party coalition is gasping forward to 2009 parliamentary elections. In its November party congress, the ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) papered over deepening cracks between President Parvanov and PM Stanishev. Facing a restive, old-think party base, S [...]	2008-12-01 14:46:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BU
08STATE104535	MOVING IMPLEMENTATION FORWARD -- UNSCR 1540 -- [...] (U) This is an action request for USOSCE and UNVIE, see paras 4 and 7 below. 2. (SBU) Summary. In efforts to strengthen UNSCR 1540 implementation capacity, USOSCE and UNVIE have raised understanding among OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC about existing U.S. programs that promote 1540 implementation [...]	2008-09-30 22:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC EUN
08STATE105132	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): CHINA'S RECORD ON CONTROLLING MISSILE-RELATED EXPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 22:02:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS CH
08STATE105685	(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S SEPTEMBER 26, [...] (U) September 26, 2008; 3:30 p.m.; New York. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Fried Elaine Samson, Spain Desk Officer SPAIN Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada Chief of Staff Juan Sell Belen Alfaro, Spanish Mission to the UN 3. (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary F [...]	2008-10-02 20:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA SP KV RU GG AF
08STATE106869	GUIDANCE FOR PRST ON GUINEA-BISSAU OCTOBER 7 [...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the PRST on Guinea-Bissau (para 2) October 7 in the UN Security Council Consultations. 2. Begin text of PRST: The Security Council, recalling its previous statements on Guinea-Bissau, and having considered the latest report of the Secretary-General [...]	2008-10-06 23:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
08STATE107438	DEMARCHE REQUEST: REPLACEMENT OF SRSG GAMBARI FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 4. 2. (C) Department views the "good offices" mission of the UN Secretary General's Special Representative (SRSG) to Burma as an important vehicle for encouraging democratic progress in Burma. Consequently, Department has viewed with growing concern the lac [...]	2008-10-07 19:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PHUM BM
08STATE108064	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg on October 13. We expect the formal agenda to include: Zimbabwe, Georgia/Russia, Belarus, and Uzbekis [...]	2008-10-08 19:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS SIPDIS
08STATE109268	GUIDANCE FOR UNSC DEBATE ON AFGHANISTAN, OCTOBER [...] The Department instructs USUN to draw on the points below for its participation in the UN Security Council debate on the Secretary General's September 23 report on the situation in Afghanistan, scheduled to take place on October 14. 2. Begin points: Mr. President I would like to thank [...]	2008-10-10 23:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PGOV UNAMA MARR MOPS EAID KDEM AF
08STATE110013	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Action request: The non-paper in paragraph 3 below provides a brief summary of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)-related contacts between the U.S. and non-MTCR countries since the November 2007 Athens MTCR Plenary. As [...]	2008-10-15 12:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS
08STATE111716	UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the July 31 and August 1, semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine demonstrated improvement in addressing nonproliferation issues. While Ukraine has shown incremental improvements over the past three years, this meeting [...]	2008-10-20 20:08:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE116629	GOJ OFFICIALS CONFIRM TO ISN PDAS JORDAN,S [...] (S/NF) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation PDAS Patricia McNerney, during her October 13-14 visit to Jordan, discussed Iran, the full range of nonproliferation issues, and bilateral cooperation with Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials including Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bash [...]	2008-10-31 21:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PARM TRGY PREL JO
08STATE116943	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 1-3, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-13 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 14-18 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 19-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 32-45 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 46-49 7. (U) Signif [...]	2008-11-03 18:12:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE119309	AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA AFGHANISTAN [...] The Department requests that USUN co-sponsor the resolution on the situation on Afghanistan (para 3),to be considered by the UN General Assembly on November 10, and that USUN draw on the following points for use during the discussion. 2. Begin points: Mr. President: The United State [...]	2008-11-08 00:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA UNAMA KDEM PREL MARR MOPS SNAR PHUM AF
08STATE120975	GUIDANCE: REMARKS FOR QUARTERLY MNF-I BRIEF TO [...] Begin Text: I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I). I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative de Mistura for his briefing on the important work undertaken by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). UN [...]	2008-11-14 14:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC MARR IZ
08STATE123035	AUGUST 2008 VISIT TO NORTH KOREA BY A UAE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In July 2008, the U.S. raised with the UAE information indicating that North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, the Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working to acqui [...]	2008-11-19 22:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL IR AE KN
08STATE123072	GUIDANCE FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the statement in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Zimbabwe November 20. USUN should also address the press after the UNSC briefing to summarize the key points from the U.S. statement. Additionally, USUN should hand t [...]	2008-11-19 23:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU KDEM
08STATE123272	FORMER IRAQI NUCLEAR SCIENTIST AL-KHAFAJI BEGINS [...] (S//NF) Summary: Iraqi former WMD scientist Salih Majid Hamid al-Khafaji, a U.S.-educated nuclear engineer, arrived in Jordan on October 8, 2008 for a one-year fellowship sponsored by the Department of State's Iraq Scientist Engagement Program (ISEP). In April 2008, al-Khafaji stated his desi [...]	2008-11-20 17:56:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM IZ PREL
08STATE123492	ACTION REQUEST: DELIBERATION BY MEMBER STATES ON [...] (U) This is an action request for Posts in EU Member State capitals. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) In preparation for the European Council meeting December 10-11, and a planned early December European Parliament vote on the European Union's "20-20-20 [...]	2008-11-21 00:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU
08STATE125246	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 13:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE
08STATE128178	GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 5 DEBATE ON BOSNIA AND [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points in making its statement during the UN Security Council debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina, scheduled for December 5. 2. Begin points: Thank you, Mr. President: -- I would like to welcome High Representative Lajcak back to the [...]	2008-12-05 13:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PGOV BK
08STATE128957	NEA MSP GUIDANCE 2011 [...] The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Performance Pla [...]	2008-12-08 20:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT KICA KSEP KSPR OTRA PREL XF
08STATE129010	FY 2011 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN (MSP) GUIDANCE FOR IO MISSIONS [...] TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY - Para 2 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS POLICY OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 3-9 MSP OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 10-32 FUNCTIONAL BUREAU GUIDANCE --Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) - Para 33 --Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Busi [...]	2008-12-08 22:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AFIN KSPR ABUD UN
08STATE129531	GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 11 CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the statement in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Guinea-Bissau December 11. 2. Begin Statement: I would like to thank Under Secretary General Pascoe for briefing the UNSC on the situation in Guinea-Biassau. Toda [...]	2008-12-10 00:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
08STATE129977	GUIDANCE FOR 12/12 UNSC ICTY/ICTR DEBATE [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points for use during the Security Council's December 12 consultations on the Completion Strategies for the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (ICTY and ICTR). 2. Begin Points: The United States wo [...]	2008-12-10 23:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL ICTY ICTR KAWC ZF ZL RW
08STATE130301	CORRECTED COPY: CONSOLIDATED FY 2011 MISSION [...] Summary: The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Perform [...]	2008-12-11 19:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT EAID KICA KSEP KSPR PREL EAP
08STATE1335	SUBJECT: SUDAN - SUPPORT FOR JOINT INTEGRATED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Sudan,s Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),signed on January 9, 2005, calls for the formation of Joint-Integrated Units (JIUs) comprised of forces from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People,s Liberation Army (SPL [...]	2008-01-07 13:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU
08STATE1514	U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WELCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: Policy Planning Director David Gordon opened United States-Japan-Korea Policy Planning Talks by hosting Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Chikao Kawai, and Korean Deputy Foreign Minister In-kook Park for a working dinner December 16, during which they exchanged [...]	2008-01-07 17:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL JA KS
08STATE18784	BOSNIA - ONE YEAR POST ICJ VERDICT, MUCH PROGRESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 unleashed pent-up Bosniak anger about the 1992-1995 war. Bosniak political leaders exploited the verdict in order to advance their own narrow, nati [...]	2008-02-25 21:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC KDEM PHUM BK
08STATE19438	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]	2008-02-26 22:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08STATE2004	U.S.-QATAR GULF SECURITY DIALOGE (GSD) DECEMBER [...] (S/NF) Summary: The third round of the U.S.-Qatar Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) took place in Washington on December 18, with Qatari officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Interior representing the Government of Qatar. The meeting reinforced our mutual commitment to the [...]	2008-01-08 20:03:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EPET KNNP MARR IR MASS PREL QA IZ LE
08STATE2034	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): RESULTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 5-9, 2007 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary meeting in Athens, the 34 MTCR Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening missile-related export controls and thereby discouraging missile activities and programs of concern. They discussed [...]	2008-01-08 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR
08STATE21770	UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: On 3 March 2008, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1803 by a vote of 14 to 0, with one abstention. This resolution imposes further sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply with its obliga [...]	2008-03-04 01:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM IR
08STATE28948	AFGHANISTAN - INSTRUCTION FOR UNAMA MANDATE [...] The Department instructs USUN to join consensus and vote in favor of the resolution renewing for one year the UN Mission in Afghanistan's mandate, to be considered by the Security Council on Thursday, March 20. 2. Begin resolution text: The Security Council, PP1 Recalling its previous [...]	2008-03-20 02:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PHUM PGOV PREL MARR AF
08STATE30936	MARCH 10 - APRIL 4 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-25 22:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA
08STATE33290	RIES REPORTS ECONOMIC PROGRESS, FACES HEADWINDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amb. Charles Ries met with congressional staff, business representatives, international financial institution (IFI) staff, journalists, and others interested in Iraq's economic situation during his March 10-14 visit to Washington and New York. Amb. Ries's interlocutors generally [...]	2008-04-01 14:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN IZ
08STATE34317	WELCOME TO THE WORLD'S NEWEST DEMOCRACY: BHUTAN [...] (SBU) Demonstrating a strong commitment to a transition to democracy, Bhutan went to the polls on March 24 to provide a lop-sided victory for the Druk Pheuensum Tshogpa (DPT),one of the two parties in contention. DPT president Jigme Y. Thinley is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister sho [...]	2008-04-03 02:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN BT
08STATE34695	UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: On February 14-15, the U.S. and Ukraine held the semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Washington, DC. This marks at least nine years of cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine on important nonproliferation issues. Both [...]	2008-04-03 18:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE40762	INTERVENTION FOR APRIL 17 JOINT AU PSC-UNSC [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2. 2. USUN is instructed to deliver the briefing on Sudan as requested by the President of the Security Council for the April 17 Joint AU PSC - UNSC meeting. USUN may also draw from the talking points in paragraph 3 for the discussion phase of t [...]	2008-04-17 23:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL
08STATE41023	THE U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT POLITICAL MILITARY GROUP [...] (C) The thirty-ninth meeting, and first in two years, of the U.S.-Israel Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) took place in Washington on March 20, 2008. Co-chairmen were Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs Stephen D. Mull and Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) [...]	2008-04-18 15:21:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IS MARR MCAP PINS PREL
08STATE41906	APRIL 16 OPEN DEBATE: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND [...] This is a action message. See paragraph 2 and 3. 2. USUN is requested to deliver the following intervention for the April 16 open debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. Begin text: Good morning. I would like to thank President Mbeki and the Re [...]	2008-04-21 19:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL
08STATE44332	GUIDANCE FOR APRIL 28 UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON UNAMI AND [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following text in its statement at the April 28 UNSC open debate on UNAMI and MNF-I. 2. Begin text: It is my pleasure to report today on behalf of the Multinational Forces in Iraq (MNF-I),as requested by Security Council resolutions 1546, 1637, 1723, a [...]	2008-04-26 01:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS UNSC IZ
08STATE44438	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) [...] (C) The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) held a productive Reinforced Point of Contact (RPOC) meeting in Paris on April 10, 2008. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Martin Briens chaired the meeting. RPOC discussion focused on r [...]	2008-04-28 11:52:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM KSCA ETTC MTCRE FR
08STATE4865	SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 3. Please slug responses for PM, NEA and the appropriate regional bureau; also info NSC WASHDC, SECDEF WASHDC, and JOINT STAFF WASHDC. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As the President and Prime Minister Maliki agreed in their November 26, 2007 Declaration of [...]	2008-01-16 15:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS IZ
08STATE50592	FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE JUNE 17-19, 2008, UAE [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. SUMMARY. Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I),Government of Iraq (GOI),and U.S. Embassy Baghdad will co-host the Friends of Iraq Conference (previously known as the Iraq Conference) at the Armed Forces Officer Club (AFOC),Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emir [...]	2008-05-13 17:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL
08STATE52693	GUIDANCE FOR UNSC DISCUSSION ON BOSNIA AND [...] USUN should draw on the following points for use during the discussion following the briefing by the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 19. 2. Mr. President: I would like to welcome High Representative Miroslav Lajcak to th [...]	2008-05-16 22:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL BH
08STATE53182	BURMA - NEXT STEPS ON HUMANITARIAN RELIEF [...] (U) This is an action message requesting the Mission to meet with senior UN officials to follow up on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's meeting with donor, ASEAN and Security Council Permanent Representatives on May 14 to request recommendations for further UN engagement in and with Burma. [...]	2008-05-19 18:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BM UN
08STATE53922	U/S JEFFERY AND ITALIAN ENI CEO SCARONI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery met with Italian energy firm Eni's CEO Paolo Scaroni on May 6 in Washington. Scaroni came to Washington seeking U.S. views on Eni's activities in Iran and to discuss its growing relationship with Russia's Gazprom. U/S Jeffery pushed back hard when [...]	2008-05-20 21:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC EFIN EUN LY AG TU RS IR IT
08STATE54639	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 26-27 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 27. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on May 26-27. [...]	2008-05-21 22:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL IR IZ IS SY LE SO
08STATE54642	NEPAL -- GUIDANCE FOR MAY 22 SECURITY COUNCIL [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points during the discussion of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) in the Security Council on May 22. 2. Begin Points: I would like to join with the Secretary General in thanking Special Representative Ian Martin and his entire staff. [...]	2008-05-21 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL UNMIN NE
08STATE56979	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE HEAD OF [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 29, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Pryakhin, welcome back to the Permanent Council and thank you for your comprehensive report on the OSCE,s activities in Tajiki [...]	2008-05-28 17:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL OSCE TJ
08STATE60837	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO GAIN GOF SUPPORT FOR THE NATO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) Since 2004, the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) has provided a variety of training programs to Iraqi Security Forces to help establish a more secure environment in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Min [...]	2008-06-05 21:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR IZ
08STATE61842	SUDAN/CHAD - URGE SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATING 4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (C) At the highest level appropriate, USUN and Embassy Paris are requested to urge the French to support the addition of the four names in para 3, including Daoussa DEBY ITNO, to the consolidated asset freeze and travel ban list maintained by the [...]	2008-06-09 17:34:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU
08STATE63759	GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 13 UNSC MIDYEAR REVIEW OF MNF-I [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following text in its statement at the June 13 UNSC midyear review of MNF-I. 2. Begin text: I am pleased to report to the U.N. Security Council on behalf of the Multi-National Force-Iraq(MNF-I). I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Zebari and am grat [...]	2008-06-13 02:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS UNSC IZ
08STATE65279	WGIT -- GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 18 MEETING [...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following guidance for its participation in the June 18 meeting of the Working Group on International Tribunals. --------- ICTY/ICTR --------- 2. USUN should bear in mind the following redlines regarding our ICTY/ICTR policy as discussions [...]	2008-06-17 23:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL UNMIK KO
08STATE66179	SECRETARY RICE'S JUNE 18, 2008 CONVERSATION [...] Classified by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer for reason 1.4(d). 2. (U) June 18, 2008; 11:00 a.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger Rachel Meyers, AF/E Notet [...]	2008-06-19 18:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP EAID PGOV PREL MOPS KE ZI ZU
08STATE72704	GUIDANCE FOR JULY 9 SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to draw from the points in para 2 below to respond to the report on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),which will be presented to the UN Security Council by Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Kai Eide on Wednesday, July 9, [...]	2008-07-07 23:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM UNSC AF
08STATE73794	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO GAIN ALLIES' AND UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is an action request to alert NATO Allies and Partner Ukraine that NATO agreed on July 1 to expand the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I),to encourage Allies and Ukraine to provide additional resources to support new training tasks in response to the newly expanded mission, and to ur [...]	2008-07-09 22:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ
08STATE76294	OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The OSCE will conduct its annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) from September 29 through October 10 in Warsaw. Based in part on embassies' input (reftel),which the Department appreciates, this demarche conveys USG concerns on host government [...]	2008-07-16 15:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM
08STATE7679	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 28- [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on January 28-2 [...]	2008-01-24 23:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IR IZ IS SU
08STATE77144	NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS PLAN PATH FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Atomic energy, law enforcement and policy experts from nearly 30 countries met in Sofia, Bulgaria June 17-19 under the auspices of the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) to share experience on nuclear forensics and illicit trafficking issues. The I [...]	2008-07-17 20:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC BE KNNP PREL PTER ENRG MNUC
08STATE78542	RENEWAL OF UNSC MANDATE FOR UNAMI: SUGGESTED TEXT [...] (C) Summary: The mandate for the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) was reauthorized and expanded by UN Security Council Resolution 1770 (2007) and will expire on August 10, 2008. According to Special Representative for the Secretary-General (SRSG) Staffan de Mistura, UNAMI is satisfied [...]	2008-07-22 15:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UK UN IZ
08STATE79520	ISN ACTING A/S MCNERNEY'S MEETING WITH PLA LTG [...] (S) In the first-ever meeting between the International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) bureau and the People,s Liberation Army (PLA) Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney met with Lieutenant General Zhang Qinsheng on July 14. Discus [...]	2008-07-23 21:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	CH KNNP MCAP PREL
08STATE83662	REQUESTING COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE ASSISTANCE TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Action Request: Department requests that Posts approach host governments at an appropriate level, share the Financial System Assessment Team (FSAT) report provided in Paras 5-58 below, and make the following points and requests: -- Ur [...]	2008-08-04 20:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR IZ
08STATE84902	U.S.-RUSSIA DIALOGUE ON AREAS OF RULE OF LAW [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Department requests Post relay the proposal in para 7 to the Russian government to establish a government-to-government dialogue on areas of rule of law relevant to anti-corruption and law enforcement with the Russian [...]	2008-08-07 17:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV RS SOCI
08STATE85356	DEMOCRACY STRATEGY AND GOALS: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [...] (SBU) The Department approves Embassy Abu Dhabi,s proposed democracy strategy for the next twelve to eighteen months as discussed on June 4 via secure telecon. This cable summarizes the new strategy, which is an update to Embassy Abu Dhabi,s previous democracy strategy (ref A). ----------- [...]	2008-08-08 17:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMPI EAID AE
08STATE8769	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K SUNG KIM AND NSC [...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and NSC Asia Director of Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle to travel to Seoul and Beijing en route to Pyongyang for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from January 29 - February 3. Travelers will arrive Se [...]	2008-01-29 00:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH
08STATE91387	DEMARCHE REQUEST: FR MUST NOT BLOCK NATO [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) With respect to UNSCR 1816 and increasing acts of piracy off the Horn of Africa, Washington requests that USNATO raise the possibility of a NATO counter-piracy role at the August 27 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, and in a [...]	2008-08-26 00:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN NATO PREL
08STATE94825	USUN INSTRUCTION: CALL P-3 MEETING REGARDING [...] (SBU) This is an action request. USUN is to request a P-3 meeting be held before COB Friday, 5 September. The U.S. intends to propose the four names in para 2 be added to the consolidated asset freeze and travel ban list maintained by the Committee established pursuant to UN Security Council [...]	2008-09-04 17:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN SU UNSC
08STATE97116	GUIDANCE FOR SRSG GAMBARI UNSC BURMA BRIEFING, [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. USUN should draw from the points in para 4 , from the objectives in para 5, and from the background in paras 7-9 in response to SRSG Ibrahim Gambari's UNSC briefing on Burma, currently scheduled for September 11, as well as Gambari's scheduled September 12 [...]	2008-09-10 23:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO UNSC BM
08STATE99672	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UNITED STATES GOALS AND [...] (SBU) The upcoming General Debate of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA),September 23 - October 1, and regular session, which continues through December, will provide a platform for the advancement of key U.S. interests. We will use the high-level ministerial meetings Secretary-General Ban i [...]	2008-09-17 21:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA
08STATE99701	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND PARTNERS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request to alert NATO Allies and select NATO Partners -- particularly those that are departing the Iraq Coalition -- that Prime Minister Maliki has asked the Alliance to maintain the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) through at least 2009. We would urge Allies and Partn [...]	2008-09-17 23:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ
08STOCKHOLM368	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MAY 28-30 VISIT [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Stockholm/Embassy Baghdad message. SWEDEN 2. (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Sweden. You are the first sitting Secretary of State to visit Stockholm since Lawrence Eagleburger in 1992. The occasion is historic: Sweden's hosting of the first post-Saddam me [...]	2008-05-19 14:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID ECON SENV IZ SW
08SUVA85	EAP PDAS DAVIES FEB 27 VISIT TO SUVA [...] (C) EAP PDAS Davies met with the key players in Fiji on Feb. 27, including interim PM Bainimarama. Davies stressed to all the U.S. continuing interest in a return to legitimate, democratically-elected governance as soon as possible. The shocking expulsion of the Fiji Sun publisher had taken [...]	2008-03-02 09:20:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CJAN PHUM FJ
08TAIPEI1010	TAIWAN OVERVIEW OF CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with AIT ECON staff, Taiwan authorities responsible for cross-Strait economic issues have outlined a wide-ranging program that includes expansion of cross-Strait passenger charter flights, establishing cargo and shipping links, and unilateral Taiwan measures to [...]	2008-07-10 08:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL TW CH
08TAIPEI1539	MAC CHAIR LAI SHIN-YUAN PREVIEWS UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. On October 29, AIT Director Young met with the chairwoman of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),Lai Shin-yuan for a preview of the agenda and substance of the November 3-7 talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations Across the T [...]	2008-10-30 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAIR EWWT PGOV TW CH
08TAIPEI1627	TAIWAN PREPARES TO ADMIT PRC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 10, Education Minister Cheng Jei-ching announced that, beginning with the fall semester in 2009, Taiwan's colleges, universities and graduate schools will begin accepting up to 1,000 students per year from the PRC. Increasing cross-Strait contacts by opening Taiwan t [...]	2008-11-19 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ECIN CH TW KPAO
08TAIPEI399	PART TWO - 2008 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] (SBU) This is part two of AIT/T's three-part 2007-8 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with paragraph 27 A. Part one contains Paragraphs 27 A-B. Paragraphs 27 A through 29 D are contained in part two. Paragraphs 29 E through 3 [...]	2008-03-20 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TW

08TAIPEI411	NOTES ON TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: MA [...] (C) Summary: This cable provides biographical information on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) and KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou, including personality, leadership styles and views on dealing with the United States. Widely known as a cosmopolitan thinker with a sharp wit, Hsi [...]	2008-03-21 12:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TW
08TAIPEI499	MA INSIDER TAOYUAN MAGISTRATE ERIC CHU PREDICTS [...] (C) Summary: Taoyuan Magistrate Eric Chu told the Director privately on April 9 that President-elect Ma Ying-jeou had already chosen his premier (Prof. Liu Chao-hsuan),and the likely candidates for Foreign Minister (David Lee),National Security Adviser (Su Chi),and the head of the Straits [...]	2008-04-10 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI582	MA GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE: SECOND TRANCHE OF [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan today, April 28, announced the second tranche of eighteen appointments to his new cabinet, which will take office on May 20 following the swearing-in of President-elect Ma Ying-jeou and Vice President-elect Vincent Siew (see reftel for first tranche). Li [...]	2008-04-28 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR TW
08TAIPEI595	FUTURE MAC CHAIRPERSON LAI SHIN-YUAN: MA'S [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan has named former Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) legislator Lai Shin-yuan to head the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),the most controversial figure among the 18 cabinet appointments that Liu announced April 28 (see reftel for comprehensive list). As MAC c [...]	2008-04-29 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI657	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S NEW CABINET: DEMOGRAPHICS [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable describes the demographic profile of President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's cabinet (not including the National Security Council and Presidential Office appointments),with particular attention to the age, gender, birthplace, education, government experience, political conne [...]	2008-05-13 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI672	SEF CHAIRMAN-DESIGATE P.K. CHIANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: SEF Chairman-designate P.K. Chiang told the Director on May 13 that future discussions with Beijing on cross-Strait issues will focus initially on establishing weekend charter flights and increasing the number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan. In the course of discussions, Taipei [...]	2008-05-14 10:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON CH TW
08TAIPEI702	TAIWAN NSC AND PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE APPOINTMENTS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Several long-time trusted advisers fill key positions in President Ma Ying-jeou's National Security Council (NSC) and Presidential Office. Like Ma's cabinet appointments (reftels),many of the new NSC and Presidential Office officials were educated in the U.S., have experience [...]	2008-05-21 10:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
08TAIPEI762	TAIWAN NSC SECRETARY-GENERAL SU CHI ON [...] (C) Summary. NSC Secretary General Su Chi told Senate Foreign Relations Committee senior staff member Frank Jannuzi that the Ma Administration considers its U.S. ties to be even more important than its relations with Beijing. He said the former is critical to both Taiwan's survival and prosp [...]	2008-06-03 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORG MARR MASS MCAP CH TW
08TAIPEI915	MAC CHAIRPERSON LAI SHIN-YUAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairperson Lai Shin-yuan told the Director on June 25 that she has not encountered problems so far coordinating cross-Strait policy, pointing out that MAC is the government agency legally responsible for dealing with cross-Strait affairs and polici [...]	2008-06-27 05:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TALLINN179	ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS DAVID GROSS [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Perhaps the most dynamic of the "Baltic Tigers" since re-independence in 1991, Estonia enjoyed average annual GDP growth racing above eight percent from 2001-2007. Growth began to slow in 2007, [...]	2008-05-22 06:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON BEXP PGOV OIIP TINT EN
08TALLINN326	ESTONIA CHARTS LEGAL, MILITARY FUTURE OF CYBER [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of the August cyber attacks against government websites in the Republic of Georgia, Estonia has provided both material and technical assistance to Tbilisi. Lawyers at the Cyber Center of Excellence in Tallinn have produced a legal analysis of the status of cyber [...]	2008-09-22 14:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TINT NATO RU GG EN
08TASHKENT1089	SCENE SETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 23-24 ARCENT COMMANDER [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan and thanks you and your command for the quick response to the consequences of the Kagan Ammunition Depot explosions of 10 July 2008. The delivery of equipment and the subsequent training were very timely for relations between the [...]	2008-09-22 11:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR UZ
08TASHKENT1123	UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...]	2008-09-30 09:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT1124	UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...]	2008-09-30 09:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT113	SECURITY SERVICE POWER-BROKERS LIMIT [...] (C) Summary: Reftel A discussed the keen interest of the counter-narcotics-focused Sensitive Investigative Unit in resuming active cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. However, it is still uncertain whether the Government of Uzbekistan would issue long-term visas to U.S. [...]	2008-01-29 04:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL PGOV KCRM KCOR PINR SNAR UZ
08TASHKENT1154	UZBEK FM URGES STEP BY STEP APPROACH ON [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek FM Norov called in Ambassador on October 8 to discuss the way forward on Afghanistan transit. Norov said that the upcoming fact-finding visit led by RADM Harnitchek should focus strictly on commercial and technical issues, leaving political discussions and ministerial-level [...]	2008-10-08 13:09:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV ECON UZ
08TASHKENT1308	UZBEKISTAN SCENE-SETTER FOR GENERAL MCNABB, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent looks forward to hosting you and advancing one more step toward opening a new Northern Distribution Network (NDN) (previously referred to as the Northern Ground Line of Communication or NGLOC) to Afghanistan. The Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) viewed Rear Admiral [...]	2008-11-14 09:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP
08TASHKENT348	(S/NF) COMPOSITION OF UZBEKISTAN'S PRESIDENTIAL [...] (S/NF) Post has acquired an Uzbek-language internal Government of Uzbekistan document that outlines the structure of the Presidential Apparat and identifies its staff members. The Office of the State Adviser, the Service of the National Security Council, and the Office of the State Adviser for [...]	2008-03-20 06:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT400	GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN WOULD WELCOME RETURN OF [...] (C) Summary: Senior officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Commission for Drug Control told U.S. officials on April 2 that their respective agencies as well as the National Security Service would welcome the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's return to Uzbeki [...]	2008-04-04 11:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT446	UZBEKISTAN: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, Ambassador, and DCM met with Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) Murat Ataev. Like FM Norov (septel) and Parliamentarian Tashmukhamedova (septel),Ataev greeted the U.S. side warmly and announced that the GOU's Ministries and the NSC are ready fo [...]	2008-04-16 07:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC ELTN KISL PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS
08TASHKENT482	NATO ENVOY: UZBEKISTAN POSITIVE ON COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. NATO envoy Robert Simmons gave a readout to NATO Embassies on April 15 of meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials. According to Simmons, senior GOU officials may be split on pushing Uzbekistan's "6 plus 3" proposal. Simmons reported on the NATO land transit agreem [...]	2008-04-24 04:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ
08TASHKENT546	UZBEKISTAN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security, particularly the situation in Afghanistan, on April 29-30. The event illustrates Uzbekistan's continuing concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan as well as growing regional interes [...]	2008-05-13 11:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PGOV
08TASHKENT566	UZBEKISTAN: SHEDDING MORE LIGHT ON THE SHADOWY [...] (S/NF) A source inside the Government of Uzbekistan recently provided us with information on developments inside Uzbekistan's Presidential Apparat. Within the National Security Council (NSC),NSC Secretary Murat Ataev apparently has strengthened his influence considerably since last summer re [...]	2008-05-20 07:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR UZ
08TASHKENT581	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NSC FIRST DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Post has obtained the following biographic information on Mir-Akbar Hoji-Akbarovich Rakhmankulov, First Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council and Director of the Institute of Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 2. (SBU) Mir-Akb [...]	2008-05-21 10:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR UZ
08TASHKENT594	UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S MAY-JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Your trip to Tashkent offers a chance to cement recent improvements in U.S.-Uzbek cooperation, particularly on counter-narcotics and border security, and to offer the Uzbeks candid advice on the necessity of translating recent positive messages on human rights into actual improv [...]	2008-05-23 14:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC KCRM MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS SNAR UZ
08TASHKENT623	BOUCHER AND SENIOR UZBEKS REVIEW OBSTACLES AND [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Uzbekistan May 30-June 3, stopping in Samarkand and Tashkent. In separate meetings June 2 with Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, Assistant Secretary Boucher di [...]	2008-06-05 10:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL ASEC ELTN PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ECON
08TASHKENT777	FERGHANA VALLEY ACTIVISTS AND IMAMS REPORT LESS [...] (C) Summary: During a three-day visit to the Ferghana Valley on June 25 - 27, poloff met with several human rights activists and religious leaders who reported that religious extremist organizations like Hizb ut-Tahrir have become less active (or at least less visible) in recent years. While [...]	2008-07-03 11:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT917	UZBEK DEFENSE MINISTER LEADS TOUR OF KAGAN [...] (C) Summary: On August 5 emboffs, visiting U.S. Army experts, and representatives of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs met with Uzbek Minister of Defense Ruslan Mirzayev in Bukhara Province to tour the disaster site and discuss details of a U.S. military assistance package. Mirzayev ex [...]	2008-08-07 12:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EAID PHUM PINR UZ
08TASHKENT965	UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan as an important opportunity to cement recent improvements in U.S.-Uzbekistan cooperation. Recent months have shown increasing dialogue and net improvements in the relationship, particularly in the defense and security sect [...]	2008-08-20 12:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KNNP MARR MASS PBTS PGOV PINS SNAR
08TASHKENT973	UZBEKISTAN: NO OFFICIAL COMMENT ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] (C) The Government of Uzbekistan has yet to announce an official position on the Russia-Georgia conflict, but an Embassy contact and local press reports have provided hints that Tashkent may be quietly siding with Moscow on this issue. According to a Regional Security Office contact in the Mi [...]	2008-08-22 08:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC MOPS UZ
08TBILISI123	PM GURGENIDZE SUBMITS NEW CABINET TO PARLIAMENT [...] (U) On January 24, Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze held a press conference and announced President Saakashvili's nominations for his new cabinet of ministers. Gurgenidze submitted the list of nominees to the Georgian Parliament on January 25. Gurgenidze said that the new nominees are inclusiv [...]	2008-01-25 14:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR GG RU
08TBILISI1527	GEORGIA: SITREP 26: STORIES ABOUND IN ABKHAZIA, [...] (SBU) Summary. Stories persist of Abkhaz plans to construct a wall along the border, but UNOMIG observers have discovered only limited evidence. Villagers are also reporting rumors of Abkhaz plans for Russian passports, conscription, and compulsory use of the Abkhaz language in schools. Th [...]	2008-09-08 13:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1596	GEORGIA: SITREP 32: RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS [...] (C) Summary. UNOMIG observers reported a Russian propaganda campaign in Abkhazia. OSCE observers said that they have access to the Russian "buffer zone," but still have no access beyond the former administrative border into South Ossetia (with the exception of Mission Head Hakala's Septembe [...]	2008-09-16 15:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI164	GEORGIA'S ANNUAL NATO ASSESSMENT: ON BALANCE [...] (C) Summary: On January 31, NATO International Staff (IS) briefed NATO Ambassadors and Defense Attaches in Tbilisi on the highlights of their latest assessment of Georgia's International Partnership Action Plan (IPAP),the draft of which would be circulated to NATO Allies in Brussels by mid- [...]	2008-02-01 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI1689	RUSSIAN CHECKPOINTS STILL PRESENT, POTENTIALLY [...] (C) Summary and comment. According to the Georgian National Security Council (NSC),13 Russian checkpoints remain on undisputed Georgian territory as of September 23 -- 6 in western Georgia and 7 in the east, outside South Ossetia, along with 1 supply base in the west and 1 communications cen [...]	2008-09-24 14:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR RU GG
08TBILISI1751	GEORGIA: WAR CRIMES ISSUES AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Ambassador-at-Large Clint Williamson visited Georgia September 10-11 to highlight USG concerns over war crimes and ethnic cleansing allegations from the August conflict and to stress the need to hold perpetrators accountable. Williamson frankly told GOG officials t [...]	2008-09-25 14:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KAWC RU GG
08TBILISI188	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes during the most politically significant period in Georgia since the 2003 Rose Revolution brought Mikheil Saakashvili to power. The January 5 presidential election was judged by the U.S. Embassy, the OSCE and the Council of Europe to be the most competitive in [...]	2008-02-05 14:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OVIP GG
08TBILISI207	SCENESETTER FOR GEO MINDEF DAVIT KEZERASHVILI [...] (C//NF) Summary: Continued U.S. support for Georgia's NATO aspirations and mil-mil cooperation will likely dominate your meeting with Minister of Defense Kezerashvili. The development and reform of the Georgian Armed Forces into a NATO interoperable force is part of the foundation for a Geo [...]	2008-02-08 04:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL RU GG
08TBILISI2071	GEORGIA: LAW ON OCCUPIED TERRITORIES SEEKS TO [...] (C) Summary and comment. The "Law of Georgia on the Occupied Territories" was formally published with President Saakashvili's signature October 30. Georgian parliamentarians and staff described the law as a response to Russian aggression and an effort to prevent degradation of Georgian terri [...]	2008-11-06 13:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KBTS RU GG
08TBILISI2072	GEORGIA: POLITICIZATION OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER [...] (C) Begin Summary: Since November 2007, Public Defender Sozar Subari's statements have steadily become more politically charged, leading both the international community and his own staff to question his objectivity. As Georgia's Public Defender and Human Rights Ombudsman, Subari was appoi [...]	2008-11-06 13:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI2268	GEORGIA: CABINET RESHUFFLE TRIGGERED BY ALASANIA [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Mgaloblishvili announced a cabinet reshuffle on December 6 almost immediately following the news that Irakli Alasania, Georgia's former Ambassador to the UN, had resigned. Grigol Vashadze, current Minister of Culture and former Deputy Foreign Minister, was named t [...]	2008-12-08 12:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI2399	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIANS PROPOSE NEW [...] (U) Summary: Members of the Parliamentary minority faction Christian-Democrats (CDM) have presented a plan for a new national security initiative, including a new structure for the national security council. The initiative is intended to address the problems identified in the aftermath of Geor [...]	2008-12-15 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2492	IMPACT OF CLOSING THE OSCE MISSION TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. The OSCE Mission to Georgia offers the international community several unique tools in monitoring and facilitating Georgia's democratic, secure and prosperous development. As a monitoring mission, it provides information on the situation on the ground, with a special [...]	2008-12-30 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS EAID ECON SNAR KBTS RU GG
08TBILISI503	THE TROUBLE WITH GEORGIA'S OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: Recent protests and a hunger strike (ref A) by opposition MPs demonstrate the continuing radicalization of Georgia's opposition. The opposition's confrontational style and inability to negotiate effectively with the government beg the more important question: Why is Georgia's op [...]	2008-03-24 11:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI69	WILL A WEAKER SAAKASHVILI GIVES RISE TO A STRONGER [...] (C) By narrowly crossing the fifty-percent threshold to gain a first-round victory January 5, Mikheil Saakashvili won another five-year term as Georgia's president. Nevertheless, the close result suggests that Georgian politics will be decidedly different in this term than in the first, when t [...]	2008-01-17 09:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM GG
08TBILISI751	PARTIES FOCUS ON MAJORITARIAN RACES IN GEORGIA'S [...] Summary: On April 28, the Central Election Commission (CEC) approved the lists of candidates for the May 21 parliamentary elections that were submitted by political parties on April 21. Most of the party leaders, except Republicans, are both leading the party lists and running as majoritarian [...]	2008-05-05 14:51:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR GG
08TBILISI867	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEXLER VISIT MAY 28-30, 2008 [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tbilisi comes just on the heels of the May 21 Parliamentary elections, with Saakashvili's United National Movement easily obtaining a strong majority in the new Parliament. These elections are the culmination of domestic tensions which peaked last fall between the dominant [...]	2008-05-23 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM OVIP GG
08TELAVIV1036	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 09:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1161	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Israel has denied that Hizbullah's handover of the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in the Second Lebanon War was part of a prisoner exchange deal. The Prime Mini [...]	2008-06-02 10:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1292	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended her sixth trip to the region this year, with no sign of progress on the Israeli-Palestinian track The paper quoted Israeli [...]	2008-06-17 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1531	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1543	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1591	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1617	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1631	ISRAEL TO START SOME BARRIER CHANGES; STALLING IN [...] (C) Summary: On July 21, Shaul Arieli, advisor on the West Bank separation barrier to the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ),told econoff that the Ministry of Defense (MOD) would resume construction of some segments of the barrier next month returning some Palestinian land through Court o [...]	2008-07-29 14:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV178	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 11:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1844	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that in an atmosphere of heightened tensions, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called PM Ehud Olmert yesterday to affirm the ties between the two c [...]	2008-08-21 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV186	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. World Financial Crunch ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that according to defense sources, Israel intends to keep the crossings into the Gaza Strip permanently closed and will only allow emergency humanitaria [...]	2008-01-23 13:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV197	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1990	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2007	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2040	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Diplomatic correspondent Ben Caspit wrote on page one of the popular, pluralist Maariv: "[The Americans] want to promote [some kind of agreement with the Palestinians] with the Israeli government, but where is the Israeli government? There is no I [...]	2008-09-08 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2057	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Legal Entanglement 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted a police source as saying yesterday that there is a good chance that PM Ehud Olmert could be convicted of money laundering, a crime wh [...]	2008-09-09 10:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2072	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-10 09:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV211	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2175	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Defense Minister Ehud Barak as saying yesterday that the Labor Party will make every effort to form a national unity government with Kadima leader Tzipi Livn. Ha'aretz quo [...]	2008-09-24 10:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2217	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Attack on Professor Sternhell 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that the chances of new Kadima leader Tzipi Livni quickly forming a coalition took a hit on Thursday when talks broke down in a secret chan [...]	2008-09-26 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV238	RAMIFICATIONS OF WINOGRAD FINAL REPORT [...] (C) Summary: Anticipation of the January 30 rollout of the final report of the Winograd Committee has generated renewed calls for Olmert's resignation from predictable quarters (the opposition, the extreme left and the extreme right),and from some bereaved families and reservists. PM Ehud O [...]	2008-01-30 05:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MOPS LE IS
08TELAVIV239	RAMIFICATIONS OF WINOGRAD FINAL REPORT [...] (C) Summary: Anticipation of the January 30 rollout of the final report of the Winograd Committee has generated renewed calls for Olmert's resignation from predictable quarters (the opposition, the extreme left and the extreme right),and from some bereaved families and reservists. PM Ehud O [...]	2008-01-30 05:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MOPS LE IS
08TELAVIV241	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Final Winograd Report 2. Mideast 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the final Winograd report, which will be made public this afternoon after 17 months of work. Banners: in Yediot: "The Mome [...]	2008-01-30 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2509	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2598	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV262	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2623	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that yesterday in Washington PM Ehud Olmert asked the U.S. administration to speed up the diplomatic process with the Palestinians. He was quoted as saying that President-e [...]	2008-11-25 11:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2644	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Mumbai Terror Attacks ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the past two days all media highlighted the multiple terror attacks in Mumbai, in particular on the cityQs Chabad Hasidic headquarters, where up to 20 Israelis are bei [...]	2008-11-28 14:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2711	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2741	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 14:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2760	U/S LEVEY REASSURES GOI THAT NO MOMENTUM WILL BE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 08:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KTFN EFIN ECON KWBG IR IS
08TELAVIV2854	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Olmert as saying yesterday in London that he hopes for peace with Syria. Media reported that on Monday he will travel to Ankara for a meeting with Turkish PM Recep [...]	2008-12-19 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2882	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. FAA Downgrading of Israeli Aviation Status ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Syrian President Bashar Assad as saying yesterday, following PM Ehud OlmertQs talks in Ankara, that he believes direct peace talks wit [...]	2008-12-23 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2922	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 30, 18:00 [...] (S) Summary: The IDF continued to reinforce and increase ground forces around the Gaza periphery, including robust logistical support and elements from brigades not typically deployed in the Gaza sector. No ground operations have been initiated; the senior GOI leadership is discussing a range [...]	2008-12-30 17:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV357	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and other media quoted Hizbullah as saying that Imad Mughniyah, the senior Hizbullah military leader believed to be the mastermind behind the attack against a [...]	2008-02-13 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV39	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-07 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV426	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon promised on Wednesday to respond "firmly" to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's verbal attacks [...]	2008-02-21 12:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV437	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Kosovo 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that preparations are well underway for President Bush's "farewell" visit to Israel in May. Ha'aretz reported that PM Ehud Olmert will meet [...]	2008-02-22 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV448	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz's web site quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying today before a business conference in Tokyo that he is not certain that Israel and the PA will be able to reach a peace agreeme [...]	2008-02-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV460	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations 4. DPRK ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday afternoon a student at the Sapir College near Sderot was killed by a Qassam rocket and that Grad-style Katyus [...]	2008-02-28 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV500	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Iraq Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that the prevalent feeling in Jerusalem is that despite the recent flare-up in Gaza, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's discussions in Cairo wi [...]	2008-03-04 12:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV518	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV524	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV629	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Global Stock Market 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except The Jerusalem Post, led with the financial crisis on Wall Street and all capital markets, including Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, whic [...]	2008-03-18 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV641	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Germany Relations 3. Global Stock Exchange ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Israel and Egypt are conducting intensive negotiations in an effort to reach a long-term cease-fire in the Gaza Stri [...]	2008-03-19 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV707	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV724	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Intellectual Property Rights ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that at a press conference with the foreign media last night, PM Ehud Olmert hinted at the prospect of secret talks with [...]	2008-03-27 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV742	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 06:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV881	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that three IDF soldiers were killed in a Hamas ambush in Gaza and four others were injured. The radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying that four Hamas activists [...]	2008-04-16 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV95	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV954	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-28 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV961	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media highlighted the IDF's version of the deaths of a mother and her four small children in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza, yesterday: The army maintains that the deaths occurred when two [...]	2008-04-29 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGUE1015	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES [...] (SBU) The Thirteenth Conference of the States Parties (CSP 13) failed to reach consensus on its final report and broke some new ground in establishing precedents. Long simmering tensions with Iran -- for some delegations going back many Executive Councils, for others rising during the Review [...]	2008-12-12 17:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC

08THEHAGUE1021	CWC: MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) As always, the Conference of the States Parties offered a platform for a variety of meetings on its margins. The European Union hosted a day of meetings for National Authorities on December 1 that bridged the gap between the official National Authorities' meetings and the CSP; notable a [...]	2008-12-15 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1025	CWC: INDUSTRY SPECIFIC MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF [...] (SBU) Before and during the Conference of the States Parties (CSP 13),Doug Brown, visiting Director of the Treaty Compliance Division of the Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, met with a number of officials on industry- specific issues. This cable follows the wrap up r [...]	2008-12-17 13:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE133	WILDERS FILM UPDATE: PANDITH MEETINGS WITH DUTCH [...] (C) Summary. Dutch government and civil society representatives told EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith during her February 7-8 visit to the Netherlands that the Wilders film on the Koran was cause for concern, but that it was important to avoid excessive &hype8 about the film. The Dutch gove [...]	2008-02-13 11:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL KIRF PREL PGOV NL
08THEHAGUE152	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO [...] (SBU) This report covers the first two weeks in February and quite a number of meetings at the OPCW and behind the scenes. The Open Ended Working Group for the Review Conference met on February 8 and 14, primarily to review the final three blocks of draft text for the conference report, but t [...]	2008-02-19 15:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE222	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 25)29 primarily marched in place. Delegations spent a lot of time on the provisional agenda for the Review Conference, with no agreement except growing convergence that the only broadly acceptable agenda would closely track that of the first Review Conference. Due to [...]	2008-03-05 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE249	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Executive Council 52 (EC-52) followed the unfortunate recent pattern of deferring a large proportion of its substantive business to the next session )- not only the facility and verification documents, but also some routine reports from the Technical Secretariat (TS) and Director General [...]	2008-03-13 14:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE280	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Preparations for the Second Review Conference (RevCon) continued, with much of the work behind the scenes. The UK chair of the RevCon working group is revising the draft report and proposed informal daily meetings beginning March 28 to discuss the text. The March 18 meeting of Permane [...]	2008-03-25 15:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE306	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) The last week in March moved from more formal meetings on the Review Conference to less formal but more focused discussions of the Chairman's revised draft text for the report, which was distributed on March 26. The first such informal meeting on March 28 slowly worked through the first [...]	2008-04-02 09:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE420	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART I - FORMAL OPENING [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (reftel) and covers the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate. Other cables will fo [...]	2008-05-16 15:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE433	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART III: ANALYSIS OF THE [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref b),and reports on the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref c) and events [...]	2008-05-21 15:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE449	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART IV: PROCESS AND [...] (U) This cable is the last of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7 -18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref A),the reports on the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref B),even [...]	2008-05-28 11:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE503	CWC: WRAP UP FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 6, 2008 [...] (U) During the weeks of May 27 and June 2, no official OPCW meetings took place. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met twice and was briefed by the new head of public affairs for the Technical Secretariat (TS). The Dutch government hosted a visit to a DuPont plant site on May 29. [...]	2008-06-10 12:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE609	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING JULY 11, 2008 [...] (U) This report covers the two weeks following Executive Council 53 (EC-53),from June 30 through July 11. Consideration of the draft 2009 budget began with preliminary consultations held on July 7 by the new budget facilitator. The facilitator for the Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) held [...]	2008-07-18 15:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE721	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JULY 28 TO AUGUST 22, 2008 [...] (U) August, the traditional European vacation month, has been slow, but meetings at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will begin again September 1-5 for the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF),on September 2 for the Western European and [...]	2008-08-25 15:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE755	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR AUGUST 25 TO SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 [...] (SBU) August ended along with the dry spell of formal meetings at the OPCW. Delrep met with Technical Secretariat (TS) officials to discuss the final inspection of the U.S. Chemical Weapons Storage Facility at Newport, Indiana on August 26 and 27. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) [...]	2008-09-15 10:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE776	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2008 [...] (SBU) Budget negotiations began in earnest September 8 and a consultation on the External Auditor's Report was held on September 10. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met twice, once for its regular weekly discussion and again on September 11 as the "WEOG PLUS" (including non-WEOG [...]	2008-09-22 10:35:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE860	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 6-10, 2008 [...] (U) Consultations continued at what is, for the OPCW, a rapid pace with three budget meetings, and facilitations on Articles VII, X, XI and universality. None made much progress, but the budget discussions reached a climax with new documents proposing a 531,540 Euro adjustment that would req [...]	2008-10-14 12:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE891	CWC: DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY STALEY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Deputy Assistant Secretary Ken Staley participated in the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague from October 13 - 15. In addition to the formal Council sessions, DAS Staley met with OCPW Director-General Rogelio Pfirter, [...]	2008-10-23 11:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER CWC
08THEHAGUE898	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION, [...] (U) Like the Dutch weather, the sunshine and progress of Executive Council 53 in June (Ref A) returned to more typical dark clouds and rain in Executive Council 54, October 14-17. Despite daily meetings, lobbying, and a small group of key delegations meeting to try and find compromise, the w [...]	2008-10-24 16:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE972	CWC: WRAP UP FOR NOVEMBER 3-12, 2008 [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 26. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The pace of meetings began to speed up in anticipation of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP-13). The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held regular weekly meetings on November 4 and November 12. In [...]	2008-11-20 15:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE984	CWC: SCENESETTER FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES [...] (U) Meetings continued apace in anticipation of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP),without any significant progress on the budget or other CSP issues. The budget consultations remain in the same deadlock reached at the Executive Council (EC) in October, with the key difference remain [...]	2008-11-26 09:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THESSALONIKI53	NORTHERN NOTES - JUNE 2008 [...] (SBU) On June 23, the chairman of the Federation of Northern Greek Industries and CEO of Alumil S.A. Giorgos Milonas was released after being held hostage for 13 days (Reftel A). The industrialist appeared before the national media shortly afterward, looking remarkably relaxed, stating that h [...]	2008-07-09 12:21:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI SMIG CH HK
08TIRANA103	ALBANIA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 06:29:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	AL ECON ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
08TIRANA56	ALBANIA: ASSESSMENT OF NATO READINESS [...] (U) The following headings track those in Ref A: All Intel Topics ---------------- 2. (SBU) Please see Ref B for an overview of Albania's intelligence services. 3. (C) Successive democratic Albanian governments, both Democratic Party (DP) and Socialist Party (SP) led, have worked to [...]	2008-01-22 15:07:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PINR AL
08TOKYO101	The Japan Economic Scope--January 10, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from January 10, 2008 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Planes, Trains and Automobiles 3. Japan's Auto Sales Hit 25-year Low in a Shrinking Domestic Market 4. Aviation--A Change of Pressure? 5. Local Governments Accept Change in Itami Airp [...]	2008-01-11 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
08TOKYO103	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/11/08 [...] A bill becomes a law on passage by both Houses, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution. 2. A bill which is passed by the House of Representatives, and upon which the House of Councillors makes a decision different from that of the House of Representatives, becomes a law when passed a [...]	2008-01-11 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1061	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1082	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-21 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1115	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1143	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 01:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO116	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1190	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-01 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1253	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 02:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1308	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1311	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 01:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1364	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-19 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1379	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1402	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1419	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 01:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1434	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1438	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-27 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO145	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1463	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1471	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1497	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1516	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1574	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-10 06:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1588	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 01:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1595	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO161	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO166	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1683	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 01:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1699	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1746	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1753	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1802	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1808	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1821	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 22:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1864	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO193	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1942	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1988	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2021	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 06:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2075	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2122	JAPANESE CABINET RESHUFFLED: PLAYING IT SAFE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda August 1 announced a new cabinet and a new leadership lineup for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The new cabinet reflects a cautious balance of party factions that may strengthen Fukuda's base within the ruling coalition but will likely do [...]	2008-08-03 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JA
08TOKYO2129	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2159	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-06 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO216	PERMANENT DISPATCH LAW: POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) The government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party continue to lay the groundwork for passing a Permanent Dispatch Law that would allow Japan to send Self-Defense Forces units overseas in support of peacekeeping operations, according to Ambassador Toshiro Ozawa, head of Japan's Internation [...]	2008-01-28 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS UN JA
08TOKYO2215	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2225	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-13 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2332	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-26 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2342	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-27 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2357	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO236	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2380	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 03:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2564	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 01:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2614	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2639	ASO ELECTED PM; CABINET PICKS AIMED AT SOLIDIFYING [...] (C) Former LDP Secretary General Taro Aso was elected Prime Minister of Japan on September 24, succeeding Yasuo Fukuda, who announced his intention to resign on September 1. Aso announced his new Cabinet the same day, re-appointing just five of 17 ministers from the recently reshuffled Fukuda [...]	2008-09-24 11:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD SENV JA
08TOKYO2727	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-30 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2730	BIO INFO ON IRAQI AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador-designate to Saudi Arabia Dr. Ghanim Alwan Al-Jumaily currently serves as Iraq's Ambassador in Tokyo, where he is a well-known and close Embassy contact. To correct reftel, which indicates Jumaily is a career diplomat who served in the Saddam era, in fact Jumaily [...]	2008-09-30 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR IZ JA
08TOKYO2742	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2754	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2779	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2824	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 01:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2953	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2956	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3023	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 05:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3080	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3083	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3094	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3099	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3114	U.S. - JAPAN - KOREA TRILATERAL POLICY PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trilateral Policy Planning talks were held in Tokyo October 28-29 by S/P Director David Gordon and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho, and Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination Lim Dae-Hong. Main topics [...]	2008-11-10 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV KGHG KSCA KDEM XE
08TOKYO3124	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-11 00:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3137	JAPAN -- 2009 DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-11 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ETRD JA KIPR
08TOKYO3138	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-11 23:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3143	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3146	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3164	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-16 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3211	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-20 01:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3251	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

08TOKYO3264	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3272	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3288	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3327	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3383	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 00:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3402	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/15/08-2 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3427	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3439	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 23:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3447	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3453	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 04:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3492	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3508	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO371	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 01:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO394	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO423	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 01:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO429	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO433	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO465	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO473	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO508	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 01:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO520	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 08:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO528	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO538	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO54	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO543	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO550	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO559	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO567	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO571	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO576	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 01:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO601	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO616	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 01:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO628	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-11 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO65	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO683	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO723	COUNTERTERRORISM TRILATERAL BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Government officials from Australia, Japan, and the United States met in Tokyo on February 26 for the Counterterrorism Trilateral Border, Transport, and Maritime Security Sub-Group meeting. The meeting was chaired by Paul Fujimura, Director for Asia-Pacific, Department of Homeland [...]	2008-03-18 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KHLS PTER PGOV PREL AS ID MY RP JA
08TOKYO730	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 01:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO754	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-20 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO803	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO809	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-25 01:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO846	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO849	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO868	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 06:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO881	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-01 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO994	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TRIPOLI308	LIBYAN PROPOSAL FOR MIL/MIL MOU [...] (SBU) Libyan MFA conveyed to Post via diplomatic note a draft MOU on military cooperation. While the Libyan proposal generally tracks with a proposed text conveyed by Deputy Secretary of Defense England to Libyan FM Abdulrahman Shalgham SIPDIS during the latter's January 2008 visit to Wash [...]	2008-04-10 15:13:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LY
08TRIPOLI679	SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI CALLS FOR FURTHER REFORM, THREATENS TO WITHDRAW FROM POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: In a lengthy, much-anticipated speech at an annual youth forum gathering, Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi, son of Muammar al-Qadhafi, implicitly criticized past decisions of his father's regime, called for dramatic changes to Libya's system of governance, claimed that much of his program of s [...]	2008-08-28 15:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KPRV LY
08TRIPOLI829	AL-QADHAFI: TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE? [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 14:46:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS LY BO RS UP VZ
08TUNIS195	A/S WELCH DISCUSSES BILATERAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (S/NF) In exchanges with the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Development and International Cooperation on February 28, A/S Welch underscored US commitment to advancing mutual interests in the respective areas of defense and counter-terrorism cooperation, and increasing bilateral trade [...]	2008-03-03 17:12:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PMIL PTER PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV TS
08TUNIS63	GOT DECISION-MAKING: CLEAR AS MUD [...] (S/NF) As expected in a country with one leader for 20 years, key government decisions in Tunisia are made by President Ben Ali. What is unusual is that few officials, including the most senior, seem to know the process by which Ben Ali makes decisions or who has influence over him. Rumors an [...]	2008-01-22 09:24:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER ECON TS
08TUNIS69	TUNISIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Tunisia's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. Topics covered include: Paragraph -- Topic 2 -- Openness to Foreign Investment 12 -- Conversion and Transfer Policies 17 -- Expropriation and Compensation 18 -- Dispute Settlement 21 -- Performance Requirements and Incentives 30 -- Right to Pri [...]	2008-01-23 13:44:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TS
08TUNIS71	TUNIS 2008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: CRIME: The Department of State rates Tunisia a medium threat country for crime. The most common criminals are pickpockets, purse-snatchers and snatch-and-run cell-phone thieves who primarily work in the high-traffic tourist areas such as the Tunis medina [...]	2008-01-24 11:58:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC TS
08TUNIS864	PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY: GOT SEEKS COVER WHEN [...] (C) The Government of Tunisia has a deserved reputation for silencing its perceived opponents. At the same time, the GOT has perfected the art of plausible deniability, allowing it to deflect allegations of harassment. Often, the GOT works through intermediaries, using a broad range of tool [...]	2008-07-31 16:12:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08ULAANBAATAR205	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (SBU) 1. SUMMARY: Prices of Mongolia's chief staples have risen more than 33% over the last year, with flour spiking nearly 45% year-on-year. As most of these staples are imported, Mongolia has suffered from inflation related to rising energy and related transport costs. Other factors exacerb [...]	2008-05-02 07:57:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV SOCI EAID ETRD ECON PREL MG
08UNVIEVIENNA523	VIENNA'S FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN ON COMPACT AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 11:48:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AS AU CA EAID FR IT KCRM NL NO PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA614	REPATRIATION OF U.S. ORIGIN NUCLEAR MATERIAL FROM [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4-5, a DRC delegation met in Vienna with IAEA officials and a U.S. delegation from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and U.S. Department of State (DOS). The NNSA Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in coor [...]	2008-11-20 07:32:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PTER TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA64	IAEA/IRAN: MAINTAINING PRESSURE ON IRAN AT THE [...] (S) Our principal goal for the Iran agenda item at the March 3-7 Board is, as it has been for the last two years, to support dual-track strategy and, in particular, the Security Council process. Since the Board passed a resolution on February 4, 2006, referring the file to the UNSC, we have no [...]	2008-02-05 16:39:00	UNVIE	SECRET	IAEA KNPP AORC IR
08USEUBRUSSELS248	P3 DISCUSSES 1540 COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 5 [...] (U) Summary. UK hosted a P3 discussion on continuation of the 1540 Committee on February 5 in response to REF A demarche at its EU Mission with U.S. 1540 Coordinator and French MFA reps. Both UK and Fance expressed their appreciation for the U.S in taking the lead to draft essential eleen [...]	2008-02-13 16:30:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO UNSC UK FR
08USEUBRUSSELS325	LIECHTENSTEIN SET TO JOIN SCHENGEN AREA [...] In addition to discussions of the Visa Waiver Program and the question of the MOU with the Czech Republic (SEPTEL),EU Interior ministers in the February 28 JHA Council gave their backing to Liechtenstein's entry into the Schengen area in spite of the tax fraud scandal now affecting the princi [...]	2008-03-04 09:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS859	Second Meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic [...] Summary: The May 13 U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council: -- discussed in a principals-only lunch policy issues related to Russia and protectionism (reported septel); -- agreed that EU Commission would follow through on its November 2007 commitment to remove a major impediment to EU i [...]	2008-06-06 13:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG
08USEUBRUSSELS872	CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...]	2008-06-10 06:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08USEUBRUSSELS882	CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...]	2008-06-11 13:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08USNATO103	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 19, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee Henault briefed the military chain of command's poppy assessment. In the operations update, IMS Assistant Director for Operations MG Li Gobbi briefed on the increased ability of Opposing Militant Forces [...]	2008-03-20 18:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO130	READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]	2008-04-14 05:20:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO138	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General Kai Eide briefed the NAC in ISAF format (to SIPDIS be reported septel). A/SYG Howard laid out initial thoughts on implementing the Bucharest "Comprehensive Strategic Politi [...]	2008-04-16 14:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO144	PM MALIKI ADDRESSES THE NAC AND CALLS FOR EXPANDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Thursday, April 17, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki urged the North Atlantic Council to extend and expand the mission of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). Maliki stressed that Iraq needs to develop the security structures required to recruit, train, and maintain the Iraq Sec [...]	2008-04-23 10:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR IZ
08USNATO15	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG reported that President Musharraf may come to NATO on his upcoming visit to Brussels, and the NAC will visit Afghanistan February 19-21. He urged Allies to nominate candidates for the unfilled NATO Senior Civilian Representative s [...]	2008-01-10 17:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO160	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 7, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Secretary General announced his choice of an Italian as the new NATO Senior Civilian Representative. The IMS reported it hopes to have consolidated Bucharest force generation review from SHAPE by May 13. The ANSF are leading approxima [...]	2008-05-08 14:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO174	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 14, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Independent Directorate for Local Governance Head Jelani Popal briefed the NAC in ISAF format on his goals and challenges, and took questions on the Paris Conference, the delivery of assistance by PRTs, reconciliation, and Musa Qala. He c [...]	2008-05-16 15:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO181	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 21, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG noted that a draft report by UN Human Rights Rapporteur Alston was critical of international forces and ISAF in Afghanistan, but NATO was providing Alston with more information to make the final report more balanced. The SHAPE Ope [...]	2008-05-22 15:24:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO186	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 28, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Acting Secretary General (A/SYG) Bisogniero thanked the U.S. for arranging the May 22 brief with COMCSTC-A MG Cone. Chairman of the Military Committee Henault stated that 62 ANA kandaks would be fielded by August 2008, called for more pol [...]	2008-05-29 12:06:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO199	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]	2008-06-06 14:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO2	PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TOUR OF AFGHAN REGIONAL LEADERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: For the first time, USNATO sponsored a NATO tour for Afghan provincial officials to Brussels and Berlin December 11-14. This joint effort with Embassy Kabul brought influential decision makers and leaders of society from vital Afghan provinces to the centers of decision making an [...]	2008-01-03 15:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO21	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Please note a typo in the Afghanistan portion of last week's notes. The corrected sentence should read: "UNAMA assesses that the areas of Badghis province that were the site of recent fighting are now stable enough for relief agencies to operate." 2. (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meet [...]	2008-01-16 16:57:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO215	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 18 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- The NAC exchange of views with Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili reported septel, USNATO 00213. -- Farewell to Ambassador Nuland: Secretary General Hoop de Scheffer (SYG) gave an emotional and affectionate tribute to Ambassador Nuland, in this, her last NAC after two tours at NAT [...]	2008-06-20 16:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO224	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 25, 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on recent events in Kandahar and Arghandab, emphasizing the role of the ANA and the fact that Arghandab was clearly a tactical and logistical win for the ANA. Responding to the briefing, Charge Olson emphasized the importance of the ANA and suggest [...]	2008-06-27 13:40:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO225	HOW UKRAINIAN, GEORGIAN MAP IS PLAYING AT NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 18:39:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO UP GG
08USNATO241	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) provided an update of the EUPOL mission which currently has 166 personnel deployed to Afghanistan to assist the Afghan National Police. The SYG stated that there had been a number of additional [...]	2008-07-10 16:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO244	UKRAINIAN DEPUTY PM NEMYRIA STRIKES THE RIGHT NOTE [...] (C) Summary: In a thoughtful and articulate presentation, Ukrainian Deputy PM Hryhoriy Nemyria briefed the NATO Ukraine Commission on his new role in coordinating his government,s cooperation with NATO, and the political situation in Kyiv. Allies offered encouragement, but those that would like [...]	2008-07-11 10:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO UP
08USNATO251	JULY EAPC: OSCE BRIEF, UNSCR 1325, DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: During their July 9 meeting, EuroAtlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadors exchanged views with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, covering issues such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Georgia. The EAPC also received a briefing on defense education and training fr [...]	2008-07-17 10:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AORC AM AJ RU GG SW FI AF
08USNATO252	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Much of the Council's discussion focused on the situation in Afghanistan in relation to its neighbors. D/CMC Eikenberry stated that the Indian Embassy bombing will not affect the transfer of security responsibility for Kabul city to the AN [...]	2008-07-17 14:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO254	"FRIENDS OF KOSOVO" MEET IN BRUSSELS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Belgium hosted on July 18 a meeting of the "Friends Of Kosovo" bringing together key stakeholders, including NATO, EU, OSCE, UN and contributing nations. The meeting had no formal agenda but was designed to initiate a process of cooperation among the players. Speakers urged gre [...]	2008-07-18 15:54:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO UN EU OSCE
08USNATO258	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 22, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Farewell to the Permanent Representative from France: In his farewell address to the NAC, departing French PermRep Richard Duque said the greatest threat facing the Alliance was the danger of being pulled into disunity, particularly on the issue of Russia whe [...]	2008-07-23 17:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO270	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - AUGUST 6, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The International Military Staff (IMS) reported that that Significant Activities (SIGACTS) were at the highest levels since ISAF began operations, which they attributed to seasonal increases, ISAF operations in RC-South and RC-East, and op [...]	2008-08-07 09:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO289	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT: AUGUST 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary: NATO Foreign Ministerial: Perm Reps welcomed the U.S. proposal to hold a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels August 19 to discuss the implications of events in Georgia for NATO and the NATO-Russia relationship. Other topics were: --Afghanistan: SHAPE reported the IED [...]	2008-08-14 17:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO299	READOUT: AUGUST 20 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 20, Allies extensively discussed the new NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the appropriate course to take regarding relations with Russia. Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) Bisogniero observed that the NATO minist [...]	2008-08-22 17:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO30	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 23, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occurred in 40 districts, largely in RC-South and RC-East, and urged nations to provide forces to deal with this reality. SHAPE bri [...]	2008-01-24 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO31	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (C/NF) The purpose of this corrected copy is to add additional addressees. The substance of the cable remains the same. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occu [...]	2008-01-25 08:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO347	READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...]	2008-09-25 13:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO352	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL VISIT TO TBILISI [...] (C) Summary: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Georgia September 15-16 to take stock following Russia's invasion of Georgia, to reaffirm support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to strengthen NATO-Georgia relations (including by inaugurating the NATO-Georgia Comm [...]	2008-09-30 17:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO358	READOUT: OCTOBER 1 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH SERBIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE SUTANOVAC: Reported septel. -- AFGHANISTAN: The Operations brief noted insurgent activities were high despite the Ramadan holidays. MG Li Gobbi, Assistant Director of the Ops Division, briefed on [...]	2008-10-03 11:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO366	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TARGETS NATO, UN AND UKRAINE AT [...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin took center stage at the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadorial meeting on Wednesday, October 8, taking out his anger over the situation in Georgia on NATO, the UN and Ukraine. In between rants by Rogozin, which generally [...]	2008-10-10 08:34:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL RS UP GG
08USNATO368	NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The NATO Senior Defence Group on Proliferation (DGP) held a Plenary meeting at NATO HQ on 2 Oct 08. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Joe Benkert of the U.S. (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security Affairs) and Mr. John Laugerud of the Norwegian MOD. Major items disc [...]	2008-10-14 09:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO374	NAC MEETING WITH KAZAKHSTAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his comments to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Kazakhstan, Defense Minister (DEFMIN) Danial Akhmetov extolled Kazakhstan's defense and domestic reforms and announced contributions to ISAF. Allies acknowledged Kazakhstan's progress, but pressed for further assistance and [...]	2008-10-16 11:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV ECON PREL KZ
08USNATO379	READOUT: OCTOBER 15 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: During the October 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer noted the request by Afghan Defense Minister Wardak for a NATO Trust Fund to meet the needs of the expanding Afghanistan Nati [...]	2008-10-17 08:28:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO394	READOUT: 22 OCTOBER NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG announced he would soon provide a new strategic communications plan for Afghanistan since there were too many NATO persons doing interviews, and doing them badly, over the last few weeks. The SYG also said he would convene a smal [...]	2008-10-23 16:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO404	USNATO TODAY: READOUT FROM 29 OCTOBER NORTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 12:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF
08USNATO416	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO429	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Major General Wright reported an increase in security events, continued ISAF operations to support voter registration, and noted indications opposing militant forces (OMF) intend to continue a hi [...]	2008-11-13 16:07:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO433	NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Steering Committee of the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) met at NATO Headquarters on October 29. The meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Laura Gross of the U.S. (OSD(GSA)) and Mr. Knut Jahr of MoD Norway. Major items discussed during the meeting included the drafting [...]	2008-11-17 13:37:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL

08USNATO436	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...]	2008-11-21 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO471	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...]	2008-12-17 19:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF
08USNATO472	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) obtained North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreement to task NATO Military Authorities to provide rapid military advice on elections support prior to the next Council discussion on January 7. He asked for cooperati [...]	2008-12-18 16:14:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO48	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is meeting this week in Japan at the Political Director level. Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) General Henault reported on additional Afghan National Police in Musa Qala, in [...]	2008-02-07 18:10:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO58	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) The Steering Committee for the NATO Senior Defense Committee on Proliferation (DGP) met at NATO HQ on January 16, 2008 and was jointly chaired by Ms Laura Gross (OSD/GSA) and Mr. Pawel Durys (MoD Poland). 2. (C) The Steering Committee received a briefing by the U.S. on plans for prov [...]	2008-02-14 12:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO60	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]	2008-02-14 19:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO82	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on ISAF flood relief, and Ambassador Nuland urged quick work and additional resources to make flood relief a good news story at Bucharest. SHAPE described excellent cooperation between ISAF and ANSF resulting in a counter-IED s [...]	2008-02-28 14:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO93	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 5, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer thanked the NAC for strengthening the Senior Civilian Representative's office and, in later discussion, reiterated his disagreement with a U.S. intelligence report that concluded the Afghan governme [...]	2008-03-11 13:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO96	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 12, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General De Hoop Scheffer welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Afghanistan, and urged Allies to support him fully. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) LTG Eik [...]	2008-03-13 12:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USOSCE219	U.S. 1540 COORDINATOR CONSULTS WITH OSCE, UNODC, [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. coordinator for UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 Thomas Wuchte met with OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC officials to discuss next steps in gaining their support for further implementation of UNSCR 1540 and 1810, particularly in the OSCE region. Wuchte met with the chief o [...]	2008-09-19 15:51:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OSCE AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
08USOSCE293	FSC DECEMBER 10: UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE CHAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jorge Urbina, chair of the UNSCR 1540 Committee, told the FSC its members were in the vanguard of states implementing the resolution, which calls on all states to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems to non-state actors. Urbina said the Best P [...]	2008-12-11 15:01:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS CY XG
08USUNNEWYORK1044	UNGA: UN 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS FIVE JUDGES [...] (U) Summary: The 63rd General Assembly held elections November 6 for five vacancies on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for terms of office to begin February 6, 2009. The Security Council held simultaneous elections, per the Statute of the Court. The Statute requires an absolute majo [...]	2008-11-07 23:44:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1077	SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES UNAMI/MNF-I [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Security Council received a quarterly briefing on November 14 from Staffan de Mistura, head of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),and from Ambassador Khalilzad, on behalf of MNF-I. Iraqi PR Bayati also addressed the Council. All participants, including members of the [...]	2008-11-17 22:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK1173	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC [...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific to the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (U) To achieve U.S. objectives for the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, East Asian and Pacific Islands support was [...]	2008-12-16 00:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	BP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG
08USUNNEWYORK1202	SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS DFI PROTECTIONS FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 22 the Security Council unanimously passed resolution 1859, providing for a one-year extension of protections for Iraqi assets, including the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and a Security Council review of all resolutions pertaining to Iraq since the adoption of re [...]	2008-12-23 21:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IZ
08USUNNEWYORK160	UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] I have received a February 5 letter from Vijay Nambiar, SYG Ban's chief of staff, in which he asks me for assistance in arranging engagement between the UN and the USG "at the highest level" to ensure operational cohesion and "prudent planning in the event of a security crisis" presumably re [...]	2008-02-20 14:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP AEMR AMGT UN
08USUNNEWYORK171	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: UN Office of Legal Affairs consultant Robin Vincent briefed the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on February 19 and 21 concerning proposals for refurbishing the future Tribunal building and for compensating Tribunal staff. Describing measu [...]	2008-02-22 21:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK253	NEXT STEPS ON LEBANON TRIBUNAL: TRANSITIONING FROM [...] (C) Summary. During meetings in New York the week of March 10-14, UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-designate Daniel Bellemare argued that UNIIIC's mandate, which is scheduled to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council, should be extended until [...]	2008-03-19 23:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PARM PINR PREF MASS SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK396	UNAMI AND MNF-I BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary: As mandated by resolution, the Security Council held a debate April 28 to discuss the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),as well as the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I). Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe briefed for the UN, and painted a [...]	2008-05-02 21:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
08USUNNEWYORK438	NEED FOR SECURITY FOR UN IN IRAQ AFTER MNF-I [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Conscious of the upcoming expiration of the Security Council's MNF-I mandate at the end of calendar year 2008, the UN is looking to the United States and the Government of Iraq to initiate discussions about follow-on security [...]	2008-05-15 22:49:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
08USUNNEWYORK446	CONNAUGHTON, DOBRIANSKY BRIEF SYG ON MAJOR [...] (SBU) In a May 6 meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban, CEQ Chairman Jim Connaughton and U/S Dobriansky briefed on progress in discussions within the Major Economies Meeting process toward a Leaders Statement in July. They also shared details on new U.S. domestic legislation and the recently [...]	2008-05-19 22:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV KGHG TRGY TSPL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK458	SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES POST-CONFLICT [...] SUMMARY: With a May 20 open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding led by UK Foreign Minister David Miliband, the UK used their Security Council Presidency to launch a re-examination of UN support for post-conflict countries. Common themes in statements by Council members included: 1) support [...]	2008-05-21 22:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SOCI UNSC UN
08USUNNEWYORK530	UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS JUNE 4 - 10, 2008. [...] On June 13, Security Council President Khalilzad (United States) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of June 4-10, 2008. 2. Begin text of briefing note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 9 June, Government and FNL delega [...]	2008-06-16 20:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
08USUNNEWYORK559	SYG BAN AND UNSC MEMBERS DISCUSS SOMALIA, SUDAN, [...] (SBU) Summary. As President of the UN Security Council for June, Amb Khalilzad hosted SYG Ban Ki-Moon for the monthly lunch with UNSC Ambassadors on June 23, for a discussion that focused mostly on Zimbabwe, Somalia, Sudan, and Burma. Based on his conversations with African leaders, Ban said [...]	2008-06-24 23:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO KHUM SU BM AF
08USUNNEWYORK578	U.S.-UN HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON IRAQ - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: The UN has proposed holding the next session of the UN-U.S. high level strategic dialogue on Iraq July 11 at UN headquarters in New York. The UN presented a draft agenda to USUN June 26, proposing for the first time to treat both political and security subjec [...]	2008-06-30 20:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK666	GAMBARI BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON BURMA; [...] (C) Summary: On July 24, Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari briefed the Security Council in advance of his mid-August trip to Burma. Gambari reviewed the same message and themes as during his July 23 meeting with the Friends of Burma (reftel). Among P5 members, the U.S., UK and France said Gambar [...]	2008-07-25 20:39:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK723	U/SYG PASCOE BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNAMI REPORT, SC [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 6 the Security Council met to discuss the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I). Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe noted UNAMI's expanded role [...]	2008-08-12 21:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREM IZ UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK729	1540 COMMITTEE REMAINS BLOCKED OVER EXPERTS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: At its August 12 meeting, the Security Council's Committee established by resolution 1540 (2004) remained deadlocked over Russia's proposal to add a ninth member to its Group of Experts (ref A),with the P-3 opposing the proposal. A representative of the UN Office of Di [...]	2008-08-13 21:57:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP
08USUNNEWYORK74	P5 DISCUSSION SHOWS CONTINUED DIVISIONS ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: P5 Permanent Representatives met on January 22 to discuss next steps on UNAMID deployment. The P5 PermReps agreed to request a briefing from SYG Ban upon his return from the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa and to begin discussion in the Sanctions Committee on responses to th [...]	2008-01-23 22:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS UNSC IR
08USUNNEWYORK795	GAMBARI REPORTS "SOME PROGRESS" IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari told Ambassador Khalilzad on September 3 that despite negative press reports, his recent visit to Burma delivered some progress on process. Though he was unable to explain Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) unwillingness to meet with him, Gambari pointe [...]	2008-09-04 20:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK84	SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON UNAMI, MNF-I [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Security Council held its quarterly meeting January 21 on the situation in Iraq. Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) Staffan de Mistura briefed for the first time in his new capacity as the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),and [...]	2008-01-29 21:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ
08USUNNEWYORK851	UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS FOCUS MORE ON UN [...] (SBU) In another low key set of consultations on the Middle East on September 18, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry's briefing was the main focus. He lauded the "gradual but systematic process of Palestinian self-empowerment" in the West Bank and later said t [...]	2008-09-20 00:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE
08USUNNEWYORK87	NEW YORK CONSULTATIONS ON UN EFFORT IN IRAQ [...] (C) Following recent consultations on UNAMI with senior UN officials, including U/SYG Pascoe, Special Representative de Mistura, and UNHCR New York Director Bertrand USUN has confirmed the following. On staffing, UNHCR has placed a senior professional staff member full-time in Baghdad, assig [...]	2008-01-30 00:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
08USUNNEWYORK894	KOSOVO: DPKO RECONFIGURATION PLAN FOR UNMIK [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 17:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNMIK SR KV
08USUNNEWYORK900	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH NEW UN SPECIAL [...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad, in an October 2 meeting with new Special Coordinator of the Secretary-General for Lebanon Michael Williams, noted the USG's significant concerns with Lebanese border security and continuing arms smuggling and suggested that if the Lebanese security forces are over-st [...]	2008-10-02 21:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC IS LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK902	KOREAN VIEWS ON 63RD UNGA PRIORITY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Khalilzad and Korean Permanent Representative Ambassador Park In-kook led first-time bilateral consultations between the U.S. and Korean missions on October 1. The consultations, which focused on priority issues in the 63rd UNGA, are a part of a Mission initiative to [...]	2008-10-03 16:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNGA ECON BM KN
08USUNNEWYORK920	INCOMING AUSTRIAN UN PERMREP ON PLANS FOR A [...] (C) Summary: Incoming Austrian PermRep Mayr-Harting made his case to Ambassador Wolff for Austria to win one of the Security Council seats up for vote October 17. Mayr-Harting's arguments ranged from Austria's recent successful EU Presidency to being perceived as "harmless" by the internatio [...]	2008-10-09 22:53:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA USUN UNSC UNMIK SR KV AU
08USUNNEWYORK940	UN SECURITY WORKING GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Security Council Working Group (WG) on International Tribunals visited the International Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) September 29 to October 2. The WG, comprised of the Security Council's legal experts, made t [...]	2008-10-15 23:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK968	UN PROTESTS DISCRIMINATION IN VISA PROCESSING AND [...] (C/NF) Summary and Action Request: USUN Host Country Minister Counselor and deputy accompanied Department Visa Office Diplomatic Liaison Chief (CA/VO/P/D) Carrie Muntean to meetings on October 22, 2008, with UN officials to discuss visa issues. In meetings with the UN's Travel and Transportati [...]	2008-10-24 00:13:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	OFDP CVIS ASEC
08USUNNEWYORK998	UNGA: WHAT NEXT FOR WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS? [...] Summary: At the annual reports of the International Criminal Tribunals (ICTs),Western delegations praised the courts' principles and practices, while the Russians called for ending the ICTs turning their jurisdiction back over to national governments. All parties were concerned with the im [...]	2008-10-31 23:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KWCI RW YI XG RS NO
08VANCOUVER199	BORDER ISSUES FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN REGIONAL SUMMIT [...] Summary: The flow of people and goods across the U.S.-Canada border became the primary topic of discussion at the annual Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) summit, July 20-24. Several keynote speakers, including U.S. Ambassador Wilkins, BC Premier Campbell, and Canadian Public Safety Min [...]	2008-07-29 18:55:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL ECON AORC CA
08VATICAN14	POST ANALYSIS OF PAPAL ADDRESS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: In his annual address on January 7 to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI provided an overview of the Vatican's concerns on a broad range of issues and hot spots. As revealing as his actual words are the Pope's omissions and nuances. Among the cou [...]	2008-01-14 16:41:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM CU CH VE LE IS IR IZ VT
08VIENNA1735	FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY OUTLINE OF THE NEW [...] (U) The November 23 coalition agreement between Austria's Social Democrats and Conservatives includes brief (less than 10 percent of the total text) sections on foreign and defense policy. These for the most part affirm in broad terms existing policy -- specifics are given only in areas where [...]	2008-11-26 09:59:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
08VILNIUS422	BELARUS: CHARGE'S MEETING WITH LUKASHENKO'S SON [...] (S/NF) Charge met May 21 with Viktor Lukashenko, President Aleksandr Lukashenko's oldest son and national security advisor. The meeting was a simple exchange of views; Viktor did not offer any concessions or speak of prospects that the current situation -- either the violations of Belarusian [...]	2008-05-30 14:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR BO
08WARSAW285	POLAND: EIGHTH ANNUAL (2008) TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Andrea Gorog (telephone: 48-22-504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GorogA@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one political [...]	2008-03-04 15:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
08WELLINGTON356	A/S FORT'S OCTOBER 9-10 VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary. During an October 9-10 visit to New Zealand, INR A/S Randall Fort met with members of the External Assessments Bureau (EAB),the Chief Executive of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Secretary Caroline Forsyth, and official [...]	2008-10-24 01:29:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL NZ
08WELLINGTON55	CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA STRESSES USG SUPPORT FOR PACIFIC; STRONG [...] (U) Summary. Codel Faleomavaega visited New Zealand from January 31 to February 7. In Auckland, the Codel met with ConGen staff to discuss consular issues and traveled to Whangarei for the Waitangi Day celebrations on February 5-6. On February 4, the Codel held meetings in Wellington with M [...]	2008-02-21 01:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI NZ
08YAOUNDE1047	BAKASSI DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES: THE PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Cameroon has formed a committee to coordinate future development projects for Bakassi, under the auspices of the Prime Minister. The committee's initial report, designed to provide a broad road map for consideration by the government and donors, outlines priority needs for Ba [...]	2008-10-23 15:52:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM EAID ECON NI PGOV PREL
08YAOUNDE1102	CAMEROON: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: Cameroon, with a GDP of about $20.6 billion, is the largest economy in the six-nation Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). It is enjoying its thirteenth consecutive year of GDP growth, currently projected at 4.6 percent. It has a population of 18.5 million, a [...]	2008-11-10 10:08:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM CM
08YEREVAN178	RULING PARTY OFFICIAL OFFERS INSIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republican Party official Samvel Nikoyan offered confidential, personal insights on the political standoff. He reported that President Kocharian and President-elect/PM Sargsian have very different strategies, with Kocharian favoring a "get tough" approach, and Sargsian preferin [...]	2008-02-29 15:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
08YEREVAN190	PRESIDENCY PROVIDES OFFICIAL VERSION OF YEREVAN [...] (C) In briefings for selected diplomats including CDA during and immediately following the violent events in Yerevan on March 1-2, Presidential Chief of Staff Armen Gevorkian provided the official version of events. Gevorkian asserted that "all political responsibility" for the violence rests [...]	2008-03-04 16:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AM
08YEREVAN194	HOW THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS AFFECTING NGOS AND [...] (C) With a GOAM-enforced State of Emergency (SoE) in Yerevan in effect until March 20 (reftel),many local and international NGOs have been forced to curtail their activities. USG assistance implementers, especially those working on Democracy and Governance (DG),have not been spared this fat [...]	2008-03-05 14:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PGOV KDEM AM
08YEREVAN199	ARMENIAN SUPREME ALLEGES FIXED DECISION AGAINST LTP [...] (S) Late on March 6, Valery Poghossian, one of Armenia's nine Constitutional Court justices, secretly approached the Embassy for an urgent meeting at his home. Poghossian alleged to Emboffs that President Kocharian has fixed the court's upcoming March 8 decision to decide against the complain [...]	2008-03-07 14:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN243	ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]	2008-03-20 03:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08YEREVAN244	ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]	2008-03-20 05:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08YEREVAN302	SARGSIAN BLOGS WITH ARMENIAN PUBLIC, DENIES JOB [...] (SBU) Although the events described herein are some four weeks old, we believe there is still value in sharing them on the eve of President-elect Sargsian,s inauguration. They reflect an interesting attempt on his part to reach out to the Armenian public, using some of the same tools heretofor [...]	2008-04-08 14:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC AM
08YEREVAN340	WIVES OF POLITICAL DETAINEES PROTEST AT US EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Approximately 50 women assembled at the Embassy on April 17 to protest the jailing of their male relatives for their political views. Melissa Brown, the Amcit wife of detained ex-Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanian led the peaceful protest. The women carried photos of the jailed and [...]	2008-04-21 03:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN426	MCC ELIGIBILITY UPDATE -- NEW ARMENIAN [...] (C) Armenia's new president has done little to correct the grave failings of the February election and post-election crisis. His public and private messages have become increasingly hardline (see Ref C example). He acknowledges no government fault for widespread election fraud, police brutal [...]	2008-05-26 17:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN485	CODEL SCHIFF MEETS PRESIDENT SARGSIAN AND FM [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff, Wayne Gilchrest, and Allyson Schwartz, accompanied by the Charge, called on President Serzh Sargsian and Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian late in the evening of May 24. Congressman Schiff registered USG concern about the February presidential [...]	2008-06-12 13:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN515	UNSANTIONED LTP RALLY PROCEEDS PEACEFULLY, DRAWS [...] (SBU) In defiance of the authorities who rejected his applications to hold a large opposition rally, former President Levon Ter-Petrosian (LTP) nonetheless drew approximately 20,000 supporters on June 20 in his first rally appearance since the fatal March 1-2 clampdown. The rally, which proce [...]	2008-06-23 15:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN829	NEW SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY COVERS GOAM TALKING [...] (C) During the Ambassador's introductory call on the Secretary of Armenia's National Security Council, Artur Baghdassarian echoed almost verbatim points raised a day before by National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian. Baghdassarian demonized the opposition led by Levon Ter-Petrossian. He em [...]	2008-10-14 10:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM AM
08ZAGREB49	CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART II) [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 14:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
08ZAGREB688	CROATIAN LEADERS FOCUS ON REGIONAL ISSUES DURING [...] (C) Summary: During his September 29 visit to Zagreb, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England discussed regional and military issues with Prime Minister Sanader, President Mesic, Foreign Minister Jandrokovic, and Defense Minister Vukelic. Sanader thanked the USG for its help on NATO acces [...]	2008-10-02 08:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB69	ASSESSMENT OF CROATIA'S NATO READINESS [...] (U) Following is Post assessment of Croatia's progress on key reform issues related to NATO accession and remaining challenges facing PM Sanader's new government in advance of a possible membership invitation at the Bucharest Summit. REGIONAL LEADERSHIP: COMMITTED TO STABILITY OF NEIGHBORS - [...]	2008-01-31 10:47:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB792	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 14, 2008 [...] (SBU) ICTY PROSECUTOR EXPRESSES CONTINUED DISAPPOINTMENT WITH GOC DOCUMENT SEARCH: ICTY Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz visited Zagreb on Nov. 10-11 at the beginning of a tour of regional capitals in advance of the next periodic report from the ICTY to the UN Security Council on December 12. [...]	2008-11-14 16:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
09ABIDJAN314	PROGRESS TOWARDS REUNIFICATION BEGINS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Cote d'Ivoire took another step forward in implementing the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA) with the launching of mixed brigades on May 8. Composed of police and gendarmes from both the Armed Forces of the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) and the national security forces (FDS),t [...]	2009-05-14 15:04:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MCAP IV
09ABUDHABI202	UAE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) The following is Post's submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) The Embassy's point of contact for the Trafficking in Persons Report is: Kundai Mashingaidze Tel: +971 2-414-2621 Fax: +971 2-414-2639 Email: mashingaidzek@state.gov Number of hours spent on th [...]	2009-02-26 14:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG AE
09ABUDHABI226	DEEPENING COOPERATION THROUGH COUNTER-PROLIFERATION TASK [...] (S/NF) The bilateral Counter-proliferation Task Force (CTF) meeting on March 19 in Abu Dhabi is our opportunity to reinforce practical steps to strengthen the UAE's counter-proliferation (CP) regime and follow up on the prior CTF held February 25, 2008 (ref E). The UAE's record on export cont [...]	2009-03-05 13:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI378	Fraud Summary - Abu Dhabi [...] Country Conditions Note: Many aspects of this report should be viewed in tandem with the Fraud Summary from Consulate General Dubai. While the two posts in the UAE see somewhat different applicant pools (Notably, Dubai is the primary NIV processing post for persons in Iran, while Abu Dhabi [...]	2009-04-14 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AE
09ABUDHABI716	UAE HOSTS COUNTER-PROLIFERATION EXPERTS [...] (C) The UAEG clarified its evolving institutional structure to deal more effectively with export control in a June 24 Working Group of experts affiliated with the Counter-proliferation Task Force (CTF),which most recently met on March 19. The U.S. delegation was led by Acting Assistant Secre [...]	2009-07-13 13:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC AE
09ABUDHABI765	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY INTEREST IN USCG, DHS [...] (SBU) On July 26, the Ambassador received a letter (text in para 2) from the Chairman of Abu Dhabi's Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan requesting formal and ongoing cooperation with the US Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security. Sheik [...]	2009-07-28 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA AE
09ABUDHABI814	UAE POLICY ON NPT REVIEW AND RELATED ISSUES [...] (C) The information in this message is provided in response to reftel request: -- The UAEG takes a supportive approach to most international nonproliferation issues but its diplomatic impact is limited due to human resource constraints and a historically low-key approach to diplomacy. -- [...]	2009-08-16 06:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP IAEA PGOV AE
09ABUJA1173	NIGERIA: GON ISSUES AMNESTY DECREE FOR NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary: On June 25, after several hours of discussion with the Council of State (COS -- a constitutionally established consultative body of over 50, including the VP, Chief Justice, all former Heads of State, all serving state governors and other senior officials) President Umaru Yar'Adu [...]	2009-06-26 15:48:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA1258	NIGERIA LABOR MINISTER AND DELEGATION TO VISIT U.S. [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Nigeria's Minister of Labor and Productivity Prince Adetokunbo Kayode and a delegation of high-level Nigerian labor sector officials will travel to the United States on July 25 for the Minister's first labor orientation t [...]	2009-07-09 12:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID PGOV PHUM PREL NI
09ABUJA1357	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JULY 1-23, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of July 1-23, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Political News --Economic News --Narcotics News --Delta Incidents POLITICAL NEWS -------------- Â [...]	2009-07-27 05:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB PREL EPET EFIN NI
09ABUJA1412	NIGERIA: TREASURY DELEGATION MEETS WITH GON AND NGOS [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Senior Advisor Ian Solomon and Senior G-20 Policy Advisor Robin Ritterhoff visited Abuja from July 12-15 to meet with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Minister of State for Finance, representatives of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initi [...]	2009-08-03 14:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EPET ECON SENV PREL ENRG PGOV ELAB NI
09ABUJA1591	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- AUGUST 28, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments in Nigeria not reported elsewhere. ------------------------ Oil Production Increases ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Petroleum Resource Minister Rilwan Lukman announced August [...]	2009-08-28 17:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL OREP ELAB EFIN PINR NI
09ABUJA1884	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 16, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- GUINEAN PROTESTERS IN LAGOS DEMAND CIVIL RULE --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Member [...]	2009-10-16 12:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN PHUM SNAR GV NI
09ABUJA1887	US COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) A U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) delegation came to Nigeria October 4-9 to follow up on its March 2009 visit and subsequent designation of Nigeria as a "country of particular concern." The delegation met with the Ministers of Interior, Justice, and Foreign Affa [...]	2009-10-16 13:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL KIRF NI
09ABUJA1949	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------- ELECTORAL REFORM HEARINGS ------------------------- 2. (C) The Senate Constitutional Review Subcommittee held public hearings [...]	2009-10-23 18:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB PINR SCUL NI
09ABUJA1994	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-NIGERIA BINATIONAL COMMISSION [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the proposed structure, scope, and timing of the Binational Commission (BNC) and its Working Groups (ref b) with Nigerian Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe October 29, emphasizing the need to work energetically and soon to ensure BNC success. Maduekwe agreed with th [...]	2009-10-30 16:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA2010	AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY MEETING REVIEWS [...] (C) The October 29 African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting in Abuja reviewed the report of the AU High Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD),chaired by former South African President Thabo Mbeki. PSC participants called for reaffirmation of the AU's commitment to combat impunity, y [...]	2009-11-03 10:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR NI SU
09ABUJA2095	NIGERIA CALLS GUINEAN OBSERVER MISSION "PREMATURE" [...] (C) Acting DCM and PolMilOff delivered demarche (Ref A) on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observer Mission to Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) ECOWAS Director Felix Pwol in Abuja November 19. Pwol described the idea as "premature," indicating that the Nigerian Government [...]	2009-11-19 16:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA2099	S/CIEA GOLDWYN ENCOURAGES STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Promoting transparency in Nigeria's energy industry was a centerpiece of U.S. Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA) David Goldwyn's visit to Nigeria November 9-11. Goldwyn met with the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) Chairman Professor Assisi [...]	2009-11-20 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON NI
09ABUJA2110	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- NOVEMBER 20, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------------- CORRUPT FORMER GOVERNOR ----------------------- 2. (C) Human rights lawyer and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) p [...]	2009-11-23 15:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KTIP PHUM PINR NI
09ABUJA2252	AMBASSADOR MEETS NIGERIAN VICE PRESIDENT TO [...] (C) On December 10, Ambassador met with Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to note USG messages on following constitutional processes and rule of law in Nigeria's uncertain political environment. She also expressed good wishes for President Yar'Adua's speedy recovery. A relaxed Jonathan assert [...]	2009-12-11 11:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI
09ABUJA2351	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Nigeria remains a major drug trans-shipment point and a significant center for criminal financial activity. Individuals and criminal organizations have taken advantage of the country's location, porous borders, weak laws, corruption, lack of enforcement, and poor socioeconomic conditions to [...]	2009-12-30 15:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR EFIN KTFN EAID ASEC NI
09ABUJA481	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS FORMER HEAD OF STATE [...] (C) Summary: On March 16, the Ambassador (Poloff notetaker) met with former Nigerian military Head of State from 1998 to 1999, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, at his residence, to discuss his views on Nigeria's democratic performance, particularly as in regard to the recent Electoral Reform Com [...]	2009-03-19 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA483	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 14-28, [...] (U) HOUSE OF REPS COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL DONORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS INAUGURATED: On February 10 Poloff, EconOff, and Econ Specialist attended the Inauguration of the House of Representatives Committee on International Donors and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). In her addre [...]	2009-03-20 06:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA561	FRAUD SUMMARY - ABUJA [...] Following is post's semi-annual fraud reporting cable for the period September 2008 to February 2009, per reftel instructions. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. Background: Nigeria covers 356,700 sq miles and has a population of approximately 145 million. The [...]	2009-04-02 06:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI
09ABUJA88	NIGERIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- 2. With an estimated population of over 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest [...]	2009-01-16 06:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON OPIC KTDB USTR NI
09ACCRA1262	Military Personnel Accused of Human Rights Violations in [...] (SBU) Summary: A video and still photos were released to the Ghanaian media November 23 depicting military personnel in Bawku (Upper East Region) interrogating and abusing two naked civilian suspects. Earlier media reports stated that soldiers stripped the suspects and paraded them through th [...]	2009-11-30 16:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM GH
09ACCRA1325	NDC LEADERSHIP ON PARTY DIVISIONS AND MILLS [...] (C) Amidst growing public criticism of the Mills Administration as it approaches the end of its first year in office, senior National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials - including the President - met December 9 to discuss their difficulties and attempt to close ranks ahead of the NDC's Janua [...]	2009-12-15 14:58:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GH
09ACCRA1331	ACCRA SUBMISSION FOR 2009-1010 INCSR PART II (AML, [...] SUMMARY. Post submits Q&A replies below in response to reftel. Post also submitted same content by email. Post POC is Philip Cummings, Economic Section Chief, cummingspm@state.gov. END SUMMARY. 2. Q: Describe the anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) plans, programs [...]	2009-12-16 16:02:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER SNAR GH
09ACCRA182	ACCRA 2009 ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ghana (GoG) continued to make progress during the reporting year toward combating trafficking in persons. The Ghana Police Service (GPS) was involved in several rescues, particularly of children; during July and August of 2008, nearly 200 children were rescu [...]	2009-03-04 16:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB KTIP KCRM KFRD GH
09ACCRA24	MILLS MOVES QUICKLY TO CONTROL LEVERS OF GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 14:39:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GH
09ACCRA289	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE VISIT TO [...] (U) Senators Inhofe and Enzi and Representative Boozeman: Our entire mission joins me in extending to you a very warm welcome to Ghana. We hope your visit here helps inform you and your team, and we look forward to supporting your objectives. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Ghana?s December, 2008 electi [...]	2009-04-01 15:41:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
09ACCRA46	2009 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana [...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. Former President Kufuor encouraged foreign investment as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. President Mills is expected to continue this policy. The Ghana Investment Advisory Council (GIAC) [...]	2009-01-20 15:22:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH
09ACCRA60	MILLS FIRES HEAD OF POLICE IN SHAKEUP OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. President Mills has made changes in key security service leadership positions, retiring the Inspector General of Police, Patrick Acheampong and the Chief of Defense Staff as of January 28. The President has also named a new director for the country's Narcotics Control Board. The [...]	2009-01-29 08:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SNAR GH
09ACCRA70	Ghana Refugee Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 16, 2009, PRM (Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration) Africa Office Director, PRM/AFR West Africa Program Officer, and Accra Refugee Coordinator and Refugee Assistant visited the Krisan Refugee Camp and the Buduburam Refugee Settlement in the company of UNHCR [...]	2009-01-30 10:45:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL LI GH SL

09ACCRA747	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL RUSH [...] (U) Our entire mission joins me in extending to CODEL Rush a very warm welcome to Ghana. We hope your visit here helps inform you, and we look forward to supporting your objectives. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Ghana,s December, 2008 election saw the country,s second peaceful transfer of power betwee [...]	2009-08-05 14:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON GH
09ADDISABABA1334	AU PANEL OF THE WISE REPORTS ON ELECTION-RELATED [...] The African Union's Panel of the Wise has completed a report examining election-related disputes and violent conflict that often characterize electoral processes in Africa. One of the report's major recommendations is to strengthen Africa's capacities at the national, regional and continental [...]	2009-06-09 07:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID AU
09ADDISABABA140	TWO YEARS ON: STRUCTURING USAU TO MEET THE [...] SUMMARY: The United States Mission to the African Union (USAU) has the opportunity to play a much more influential role in the deliberations and actions of the African Union (AU) in 2009 and beyond than it has had since its establishment as an observer mission in 2006. Both the AU Commission [...]	2009-01-20 09:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER AU EAID PGOV PREL
09ADDISABABA154	USAU: SUPPORT FOR AMISOM FORTHCOMING [...] (U) Summary: At a meeting on January 17 at the African Union (AU),the U.S., EU, and other international partners voiced their support for AMISOM as well as for the joint Transitional Federal Government/Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (TFG/ARS) forces. The AU and its partners also e [...]	2009-01-20 15:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN SO AU
09ADDISABABA2434	ETHIOPIA AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open economic system. While government and ruling party-affiliated enterprises continue to dominate the economy, the GoE has carved out so [...]	2009-10-13 11:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET
09ADDISABABA2843	OCT-NOV REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: This Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter combines reporting from October and November 2009, with an emphasis on energy developments, the latest USG and Africa climate change positions in the run up to Copenhagen, updates on the Nile Basin Initiative, and an [...]	2009-12-03 12:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
09ADDISABABA2959	USAU: AMISOM EXPERTS MEET FOLLOWING AUC MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a December 15 meeting of experts focusing on Somalia, the Force Commander advocated for an increase in AMISOM's troop strength in order to help the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) stabilize Mogadishu, as well as an internatQally supported program to encourage defection [...]	2009-12-18 08:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AU MASS PREL SO
09ADDISABABA386	ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact until March 1: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV After March 1: Deputy Pol/Econ Chief Dante Parad [...]	2009-02-13 06:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC
09AITTAIPEI1067	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
09AITTAIPEI1272	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 29 on the "storm" over the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef, offal and spinal cords and its aftermath; on the alleged game fixing by several Taiwan professional baseball players; and on [...]	2009-10-29 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1292	TAIWAN CONSIDERS LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT TO RESTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of yesterday's official promulgation of enhanced import measures under the U.S.-Taiwan beef protocol (reftel),KMT and DPP legislators agreed in principle to amend the Food Sanitation Act in a way that could restrict some U.S. beef imports. Although details are still [...]	2009-11-03 10:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI1447	TAIWAN LEGISLATURE RESUMES DICUSSION OF U.S. BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to the party's relatively poor performance in the December 5 local elections, the KMT has revived legislative debate over a Food Sanitation Act amendment that would restrict imports of certain U.S. beef products. Separately, a consumer NGO took an initial step toward [...]	2009-12-08 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI226	RESULTS OF THE FEBRUARY 2009 TAIWAN GAMEPLAN IMPLEMENTATION TALKS HELD IN TAIPEI [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW
09AITTAIPEI63	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 15 news coverage on the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office's search of the Presidential Office Wednesday and the arrest of two Presidential Office staffers for allegedly spying on behalf of China; and on the Control Yuan's decis [...]	2009-01-15 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09ALGIERS1141	ALGERIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The security situation in Algeria was marked by a decrease in the number of high-profile terrorist attacks throughout the country, although ongoing low-level terrorist activities, comparable to guerilla insurgency operations, continued in non-urban areas. Previously, the Salafist Group fo [...]	2009-12-23 07:47:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC AG
09ALGIERS164	ALGERIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria's population of roughly 35 million, its energy wealth, and growing demand for modern infrastructure and consumer products have generated broad interest in this market from companies around the world. But an often difficult business regulatory environment, symbolized by [...]	2009-02-17 07:35:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPOC PGOV USTR AG
09ALGIERS176	ALGERIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS FOR DUMMIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The deadline for submitting candidate dossiers to the Constitutional Council will pass on February 23 at midnight, marking the first bureaucratic hurdle for presidential hopefuls who want to be included on the April 9 ballot. To qualify, potential candidates must meet basic citiz [...]	2009-02-23 16:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
09ALGIERS370	BOUTEFLIKA REELECTED IN HEAVILY MANAGED CONTEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: To the surprise of noone, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected to a third term on April 9 in a carefully choreographed and heavily controlled election with official results the main opposition leader called "Brezhnevian." Interior Minister Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni annou [...]	2009-04-13 19:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM AG
09ALGIERS717	ALGERIA: ENGAGEMENT FOLLOWING PRESIDENT'S CAIRO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The President's June 4 speech in Cairo was closely watched by a generally receptive Algerian public, as was his July speech in Ghana. Our Algerian contacts appreciated the President's effort at Muslim outreach -- epitomized by opening the speech with "assalaamu alaykum" -- and [...]	2009-07-28 17:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OEXC ECON EINV SCUL SENV SOCI TSPL KISL
09ALGIERS973	NEA A/S FELTMAN MEETING WITH ALGERIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) In an October 20 meeting with Algerian FM Medelci, visiting NEA A/S Feltman said we wished to deepen counterterrorism and regional security cooperation with Algeria. Medelci focused on the economy and the Middle East. Algeria was an open economy that needed foreign and U.S. investment, w [...]	2009-11-02 07:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG IS AG
09AMMAN129	GAZA PROTESTS CONTINUE IN JORDAN, CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Protests over events in Gaza continue, with the Israeli and Egyptian Embassies as the primary target of demonstrators. Calls for a boycott of Israeli and American goods are mounting, but there is little evidence that they will have any real impact. The call for a vote of no-co [...]	2009-01-14 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL KDEM IS EG VE JO
09AMMAN1354	JORDANIANS URGE ACTING A/S FELTMAN TO BE CLEAR [...] (C) On June 14, Acting A/S Feltman visited Amman to discuss regional issues with Chief of the Royal Court (CORC) Nasser Lozi and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The Jordanians said that they were pleased with the election results in Lebanon and believe that the opposition will relinquish claim [...]	2009-06-16 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SY JO
09AMMAN15	GAZA GROUND INVASION FANS JORDANIAN PUBLIC ANGER [...] (C) Summary: In the face of rising public Jordanian anger over events in Gaza, PM Nader Al-Dahabi addressed Parliament January 4 to say that the government reserves the right to evaluate all of its relations with any side, particularly Israel. Thousands of Jordanians protested over the week [...]	2009-01-04 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PHUM PREL JO
09AMMAN1676	EMBASSY AMMAN'S FOLLOW UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: As reported in refs D and E, the President's June 4 speech in Cairo was generally well received in Jordan. Most Jordanian audiences focused on language related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but they nevertheless expect and look for increased engagement stemming from the [...]	2009-07-27 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN2607	JORDAN SUBMISSION FOR 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Per ref B, following is the text for Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, of Embassy Amman's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),also e-mailed as requested as a Microsoft Word document. Embassy point of contact is Resident Economic [...]	2009-12-03 11:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM JO
09AMMAN429	Complete Text of Jordan's New Anti-TIP Law [...] (U) Jordan's Upper House of Parliament endorsed on February 4 the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law. The law was previously endorsed by the Lower House on January 25 and now moves forward for the King's signature and publication in Jordan's Official Gazette. The law would come into effect [...]	2009-02-18 10:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09AMMAN459	JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan demonstrated a strong commitment to and made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Progress includes the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law, an increase in forced labor cases being investigated and sent forward for [...]	2009-02-18 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09AMMAN516	JORDAN'S PM RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The long-anticipated reshuffle of Jordanian PM Nader Al-Dahabi's cabinet took place on February 23, with ten ministers replaced and five ministers changing portfolios. At first glance, the reshuffled cabinet has fewer proponents of reform and gives a larger voice to security-co [...]	2009-02-24 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09ANKARA1033	YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Turkey. Your trip will underscore Turkey's status as an essential Ally in every existing NATO operation and in what we seek to accomplish in this region. 2. (C) Issues to Raise: -- Turkey's primary security focus remains its counter-insurgency effort a [...]	2009-07-20 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS NATO TU
09ANKARA1054	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1105	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1149	US AND TURKEY REAFFIRM CT COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Turkey is generally pleased with the U.S.-Turkey-Iraq Trilateral Process, but Iraq must take concrete measures against the PKK, Turkish officials told S/CT Amb. Benjamin during his July 30-31 visit. Turkey is developing a new broader "democratization" approach to the Kurdish issu [...]	2009-08-07 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EU IZ TU
09ANKARA1158	TURKEY AND ITS KURDS: STARS ARE ALIGNED [...] (C) Summary: With increasing prominence and gusto, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in recent weeks has been proclaiming its desire to find a lasting solution to the Kurdish "problem." Though the details are officially still under discussion, it is clear that AKP is mobili [...]	2009-08-11 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1218	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1240	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 04:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1245	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 10:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1253	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 10:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1262	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 10:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1263	TURKEY: MILITARY BREAKS SILENCE ON KURDISH OPENING [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Military Chief GEN Basbug used his August 25 Victory Week commemoration message to break the military's silence on the government's "Democratic Opening" on Kurdish issues (ref a). His message gave support to the government's effort to take steps in the "economi [...]	2009-08-26 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1418	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1507	TURKEY: PKK COMING FROM IRAQ AS "PEACE DELEGATION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 a group of 26 refugees from the Makhmour camp in Northern Iraq and eight reported members of the PKK from Kandil Mountain began returning to Turkey via the Habur Border Gate. PM Erdogan described the returnees as "surrendering" to Turkish authorities while the PKK s [...]	2009-10-20 04:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1508	TURKEY: PKK COMING FROM IRAQ AS "PEACE DELEGATION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 a group of 26 refugees from the Makhmour camp in Northern Iraq and eight reported members of the PKK from Kandil Mountain began returning to Turkey via the Habur Border Gate. PM Erdogan described the returnees as "surrendering" to Turkish authorities while the PKK s [...]	2009-10-20 04:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1553	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1666	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 11:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1747	TURKEY: EU TROIKA PRESSES ANKARA ON CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkey-EU Troika meeting on November 26 in Istanbul focused on Turkey's EU bid, but made reference to Turkey's unwillingness to implement the Ankara Additional Protocol. (The Swedish Embassy passed us their final report on this meeting but emphasized that not all EU members h [...]	2009-12-08 16:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU EU CY
09ANKARA1762	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 11:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1839	TENSIONS SPIKE AMIDST DEPUTY PM ASSASSINATION PLOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prosecutors and police conducted extensive, unprecedented searches in the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Special Forces Mobility Command on December 25 following the arrest of two special forces officers for allegedly targeting Deputy PM Bulent Arinc for assassination. TGS Chief GEN [...]	2009-12-28 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA28	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA284	TURKISH VIEWS ON HANDLING IRAN AND SYRIA AT THE [...] (C) UNVIE Senior Advisor Andrea Hall, accompanied by Mission Turkey officers, met February 17 in Ankara with Turkish IAEA Governor Hakan Fidan and separately with the GOT Nonproliferation Task Force chaired by MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun to encourage [...]	2009-02-23 12:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR SY
09ANKARA296	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA31	TURKEY: 10TH ROUND OF ERGENEKON ARRESTS ROCK [...] (C) Summary and comment: A new wave of arrests on January 7 related to the Ergenekon investigation (ref a) included two retired four star generals and the former chair of the Higher Education Council (YOK). A former mayor of Istanbul, Bedrettin Dalan, who is in the U.S. currently, is also bein [...]	2009-01-08 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA4	Turkey's Nuclear Energy Plans [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information for the Civil Nuclear Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee. Overview of Civil Nuclear Power Program --------------------------------------- 2. (U) The GOT conducted a tender in 2008 for construction and ope [...]	2009-01-02 16:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ETRD TU
09ANKARA417	TURKEY: EVALUATING ADDITIONAL POLICE/GENDARMERIE [...] (C) During a discussion about upcoming international conferences related to Afghanistan and Pakistan (ref a) MFA Afghanistan Department Head Babur Girgin told us on March 18 that Turkey is considering a number of steps to enhance its security contributions in support of ISAF. He noted that a [...]	2009-03-20 11:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF TU
09ANKARA560	TURKEY'S TOP GENERAL SPEAKS OUT ON CIVIL-MILITARY [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief Basbug's April 14 address at the Turkish War Academies Command received blanket and mostly positive media coverage. Commentators called the speech "groundbreaking," "balanced" and "courageous," and characterized the conciliatory languag [...]	2009-04-15 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
09ANKARA611	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 12:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA618	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-29 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA625	TURKEY'S MILITARY CHIEF ADDRESSES MEDIA ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a April 29 press conference, Turkey's top military official GEN Ilker Basbug rejected media speculations of military links to the shadowy "Ergenekon" organization, whose alleged aim is to foment a coup against the current government. He reiterated the military' [...]	2009-04-30 09:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
09ANKARA686	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA735	REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ: A TURKISH [...] (C) In response to ref A para 12 request for an assessment of GOT views regarding creation of new regional networks on a host of issues beyond the existing Iraq-centric mechanisms, post notes specific GOT views conveyed in ref E, especially paras 10-12. As noted therein (as well as in refs B, [...]	2009-05-22 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ TU
09ANKARA756	SCENESETTER: TURKEY'S CHOD AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) The visits to Washington of Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug and Minister of National Defense Vecdi Gonul will take place in a positive bilateral environment, although some of the euphoria which followed President Obama's landmark visit to Turkey has subsided. Turkey's leaders welcomed [...]	2009-05-28 08:21:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR TU
09ANKARA764	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA774	SRAP HOLBROOKE'S GOT BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS: "THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting in Istanbul, SRAP Holbrooke pressed his Turkish MFA counterpart to increase Turkey's diplomatic, political, economic/reconstruction and military training activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in close coordination with the US. Holbrooke underscored that Tu [...]	2009-06-02 12:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM PK AF TU
09ANKARA782	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA839	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Dave, thanks for taking the time to come to Turkey. Building on President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's landmark visits earlier this year, your trip will further underscore our recognition of Turkey as an essential partner in practically every mission we seek to accomplish in this regio [...]	2009-06-17 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA871	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 10:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA920	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 04:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA922	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 10:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA940	MOVE ALLOWING CIVILIAN COURTS TO TRY MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Tension between the civilian government led by PM Erdogan's party and the military is sharpening, sparked by the military's denial of any involvement in an alleged secret military plan to undermine the government (reftel) and the government's successful effort to rush through legi [...]	2009-07-02 08:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA981	TURKEY: RISING UNEMPLOYMENT GLOOM IN TRABZON [...] (C) SUMMARY: We recently visited the eastern Black Sea city of Trabzon, a port city that until the March 29 local elections was a region of support for the CHP. We found the newly-elected AK Party welcoming and upbeat, in strong contrast to the decidedly hostile and brooding CHP officials. [...]	2009-07-09 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
09ANTANANARIVO166	MADAGASCAR: RAVALOMANANA HANGING ON BY A THREAD [...] (C) Summary. The political situation in Madagascar is more fuild than ever after the Wednesday take-over of the military command structure by "the Colonels", but the crumbling security situation appears to have settled down in Tana -- at least for now -- as a result of their move. I have m [...]	2009-03-12 10:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA UN
09ANTANANARIVO247	ANTANANARIVO UPDATE: MADAGASCAR'S "NEW OPPOSITION" FIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of March 30 to April 3, an unclassified review of major events and information from the U.S. mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. The last two weeks in Madagascar have been dominated by ongoing demonstrations, while Andr [...]	2009-04-03 03:46:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MA CN
09ANTANANARIVO282	MADAGASCAR: BAPTISM BY FIRE -- RAJOELINA'S FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Andry Rajoelina took power on March 17 in a military coup, and has spent his first month fending off political attacks, economic crises, and international condemnation. Rajoelina's High Transitional Authority (HAT) has a tenuous hold on the country, and his government retains an [...]	2009-04-17 11:31:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO283	MADAGASCAR'S TRANSITION CABINET PARTIALLY FORMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madagascar's transition cabinet remains incomplete, with only 12 ministers named (out of a planned 25),and the critical post of Minister of Defense still empty. Transition President Andry Rajoelina remains evasive on further appointments, and will likely wait until the full cab [...]	2009-04-18 04:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO301	MADAGASCAR: ADDITIONAL CABINET MEMBERS NAMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A second group of Madagascar's transition cabinet members was named on April 17, leaving only the mining, public works, agriculture/fisheries, and youth/sports portfolios unassigned. The cabinet now contains 21 ministers and one cabinet-level secretary of state, with several stru [...]	2009-04-23 13:28:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO428	MADAGASCAR: IMPASSE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 12:01:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO791	MADAGASCAR: INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The implementation of the transition charter agreed to in Maputo by Madagascar's four main political rivals has begun. The leadership of a new power-sharing transition government has been installed, including a consensus prime minister, president of congress, the transition pre [...]	2009-11-19 14:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MA
09ASHGABAT135	TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON KEY NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During the past two weeks, President Berdimuhamedov has replaced 17 senior officials to include one Deputy Cabinet Minister, three ministers, the directors of five major state enterprises, one significant committee chair [...]	2009-01-27 11:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PINR TX
09ASHGABAT1483	TURKMEN FOREIGN MINISTER POSITIVE ABOUT RELATIONS; [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 16 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol, Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov provided his perspective on the current state of U.S.-Turkmenistan relations and the path ahead. He commented on our increasingly active political [...]	2009-11-18 15:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT2	: TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your visit to Turkmenistan follows the visit of Lieutenant General John Allen, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command [...]	2009-01-05 06:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX
09ASHGABAT644	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIYEV RELEASED FROM DETENTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post learned on May 13 that Bazargeldy Berdiyev had been released from Ministry of National Security (MNB) detention on that day. Berdiyev has been seeking compensation from the government for violations of his and his wife's rights during the 1990s (Ref A). Poitical Officer [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT678	TURKMENISTAN: PHYSICIANS' ARREST FOR SELLING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Twenty employees of a prison hospital in Mary were reportedly arrested two weeks ago for selling drugs to prisoners who were being treated at the hospital. The Minister of Internal Affairs was held responsibl [...]	2009-06-02 09:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT898	TURKMENISTAN: SPECULATING ON A FUTURE SUCCESSION [...] (C) Given the stove-piped sovereign power and authority that seems to be the Turkmen president's alone, there is frequently speculation about what would happen if the current president suddenly died or was assassinated. Since the sitting president is only the second president elected in Tur [...]	2009-07-17 12:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TX
09ASHGABAT974	TURKMENISTAN: NEW COUNTER NARCOTICS CHIEF BROUGHT FROM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 29th, President Berdimuhamedov replaced the Acting Chief of the State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) of Turkmenistan with the Deputy Minister of National Security. No background information is yet ava [...]	2009-07-31 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASTANA1251	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER'S AUGUST 8-9 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 8-9 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) [...]	2009-07-24 08:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM EPET KDEM KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1407	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 26-28 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O [...]	2009-08-18 07:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA1423	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR GENERAL PETRAEUS' [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an August 13 meeting in Astana, USCENTCOM CDR General Petraeus and Security Council Chairman Suleymenov discussed potential Kazakhstani noncombatant military and other assistance to support U.S. policy in Afghanistan, including the possibility of Kazakhstan hosting a l [...]	2009-08-20 07:05:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR RS AF KG TI UZ KZ
09ASTANA1541	KAZAKHSTAN: A KEY PARTNER ON NON-PROLIFERATION REF: A. A. ASTANA 00607 B. B. ASTANA 01090 C. C. ASTANA 01164 D. D. 08 ASTANA 01867 E. E. 08 ASTANA 01648 F. F. 08 ASTANA 01649 G. G. ASTANA 02232 H. H. ASTANA 00200 I. I. ASTANA 00623 J. J. STATE 76904 K. K. ASTANA 00521 L. L. 08 ASTANA 02298 M. M. 08 ASTANA 02316 N. N. ASTANA 00254 O. O. ASTANA 01536 Classified By: Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland, 1.4 (b/d) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is a full and supportive partner of the United States on countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Kazakhstan actively participates in many international counter-proliferation organizations. Recently, it sought to enhance its role in non-proliferation [...]	2009-09-18 11:12:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1627	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your October 5-8 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OS [...]	2009-09-28 01:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA1693	KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS DETERMINED TO KEEP FIGHTING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Convicted human rights advocate Yevgeniy Zhovtis told the visiting First Deputy Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on September 19 that he does not want any special treatme [...]	2009-09-28 07:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA1856	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE AGENCY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 14, Talgat Kaliyev, head of the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs' new policy planning staff, told the DCM that with FM Saudabayev's endorsement, he is exploring plans to establish a bureau within [...]	2009-10-16 02:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SOCI AF KZ
09ASTANA1949	KAZAKHSTAN: DAS KROL REVIEWS PPEPI, OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol and National Security Council Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly met Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev on October 30, primarily to review the structure, goals, and i [...]	2009-11-03 00:41:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ
09ASTANA1967	KAZAHKSTAN: DAS KROL COMPARES NOTES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS George Krol met with Security Council Deputy Chairman Marat Shaikhutdinov in Astana on October 29. Their meeting was a refreshingly open "exchange of views," in which Shaikhutdinov, hand-picked from the Foreign Ministry by Security Council Chairman Marat Tazhin, asserte [...]	2009-11-05 03:45:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR SNAR CH RS AF ZK
09ASTANA2006	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your November 17-18 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent region. Although Ka [...]	2009-11-13 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2066	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 12, Deputy Director of the Marshall Center, Dr. James MacDougall, met with Kazakhstan's Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC),Marat Shaikhutdinov, to discuss continued support for participation in Marshall Center programs. Shaikhutdinov -- and form [...]	2009-11-19 10:29:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR MARR CH RS UZ KZ
09ASTANA2071	U.S.-KAZAKHSTANI MILITARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: U.S.-Kazakhstani Bilateral Defense Consultations, held in Washington and Arizona November 16-18, discussed how to sustain and strengthen cooperative U.S.-Kazakhstani military-to-military engagement. Key topics during Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Defense Sembinov's meetings [...]	2009-11-23 00:40:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR KZ
09ASTANA2095	KAZAKHSTANI UIGHUR GROUPS REFUSE TO SING AND DANCE IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Following unrest in July and August in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR),Kazakhstan's ethnic Uighurs -- one of the largest and fastest growing ethnic groups in Kazakhstan and an important political force -- criticized the Chinese government and staged a large prote [...]	2009-11-25 11:30:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KDEM CH KZ
09ASTANA2110	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your December 9 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security and law enforcement partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent regi [...]	2009-12-04 04:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SNAR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2131	KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following information responds to reftel request. TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Kazakhstan was $618 million in 2008, an increase of $119 million from $499 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $986 million, up 30.9 percent from the previous year. Corresp [...]	2009-12-08 09:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR KZ
09ASTANA2196	KAZAKHSTAN: 2009-2010 INCSR PART 1, DRUGS AND CHEMICAL [...] In response to reftel, the text of Part 1 of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Kazakhstan follows in paragraphs 2-67. SUMMARY 2. Kazakhstan is primarily a transit country for drug trafficking and is located on the northern route from Afghanistan. According [...]	2009-12-22 10:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR KCRM KCOR KZ
09ASTANA22	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit will foster our bilateral cooperation and our strategic interests, and will provide you the opportunity thank the Government of Kazakhstan for its support to Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to encourage and support [...]	2009-01-09 02:19:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR MCAP MASS AF KZ

09ASTANA818	KAZAKHSTAN: SCIENTOLOGISTS, JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES HAVE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, USAID's State and Society Advisor met with representatives of the Church of Scientology and the Jehovah's Witnesses in Almaty. The two organizations offered contrasting views of progress on religious f [...]	2009-05-08 08:59:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI KIRF KZ
09ASUNCION617	AMBASSADOR AYALDE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LUGO TO REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: I met with President Lugo late October 16 at Lugo's request. Lugo was in good spirits but very concerned about the kidnapping of cattle rancher Fidel Zavala in Concepcion Department. Lugo recognized that the EPP (Paraguayan People's Army) was "very dangerous" and hoped for Zavala's saf [...]	2009-10-22 21:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM PA
09ASUNCION67	DEFENSE MINISTER ON U.S. SECURITY COOPERATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 30 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, Paraguayan Defense Minister Bareiro assessed his Government's response to the New Year's Eve attack on a small army outpost in Tacuati (San Pedro Department) and shared his thoughts regarding expanded security cooperation with the [...]	2009-02-04 22:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL MOPS PA
09ATHENS1535	WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected after his comfortable win in the October 4 Greek parliamentary election, PM George Papandreou has named a government consisting of some PASOK old guard, with a liberal helping of fresh new faces, many of whom have substantial international experience, if not govern [...]	2009-10-07 15:16:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ECON GR PGOV
09ATHENS1609	GREECE -- STAFFDEL PACKER (NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 3) [...] Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the visit to Greece of CSCE Congressional Staff Delegation member Winsome Packer from November 27 to December 3, 2009, in order to attend the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council and the OSCE PA Meeting in Athens. 2. Embassy has assigned Political Counselor Geor [...]	2009-11-09 12:39:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC OTRA AFIN OSCE GR
09ATHENS1657	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. There have been a lot of changes here since you last visited in June. We are now building on the opportunities presented by new Administrations in both Washington and Athens to cement a partnership that can confront common strategic challenges beyond the regional issue [...]	2009-11-25 16:34:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR NATO GR AF TU MK
09ATHENS205	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 3 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the third of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 26 (PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS). ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ----- [...]	2009-02-17 14:46:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09BAGHDAD101	BATTLING CORRUPTION IN IRAQ: OVERVIEW AND WAY [...] (C) There are signs of the GOI's growing concern over widespread corruption, although the depth of its professed commitment to curbing it remains uncertain. In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih spoke of convening a meeting of representatives of the GOI, [...]	2009-01-14 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD1024	DIVIDED GOVERNMENT -- TENSIONS RISE IN EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Summary. Tensions that could impede political progress have grown further between the Prime Minister and the Presidency Council (PC) over different conceptions of executive authority, failed promises, and anxiety about the internal balance of power after national elections. PM Maliki has e [...]	2009-04-14 11:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1041	SALAH AD DIN: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTS IIP [...] (C) In its first official session on April 12, the Salah ad-Din (SaD) Provincial Council (PC) elected all key leaders. The Governor-elect is Mutashar Hussien Allawi Yaseen, an Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) PC member from Samarra. According to PRT contacts, the new PC leadership resulted from a p [...]	2009-04-16 13:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD1049	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES AIR FORCE MODERNIZATION, [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Rafi al-Issawi chaired the April 12 meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) in the absence of Prime Minister PM) al-Maliki and strictly adhered to a three-point agenda: Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) force generation; interagency recommendations on a p [...]	2009-04-17 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD1104	IRANIAN PLANS FOR IRAQ AS U.S. FORCES DRAW DOWN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Iranian response to the drawdown of U.S. military forces in Iraq, and Iraq's evolving relationship with Iran, will influence the climate for U.S. engagement with Iran on our range of interests. The Iranians may see the drawdown as an opportunity to strengthen their hand in Ira [...]	2009-04-24 16:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR PGOV MOPS ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1157	WHITHER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR RUBAIE? [...] (C) Over the past week, Baghdad has swirled with rumors over the current status of National Security Advisor Mowaffak al-Rubaie. According to media reports, confirmed by a member of Rubaie's staff, on April 23, Iraq's Council of Ministers (COM) took action to dissolve Iraq's National Security [...]	2009-05-01 17:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1158	SAMARRAI TELLS IHEC TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO [...] (C) Summary: According to UNAMI's Chief Elections Advisor, Speaker of Parliament Ayad Samarrai told the Board of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) April 27 that Parliament would use the 2005 elections law for the upcoming parliamentary elections. He would entertain amendm [...]	2009-05-01 17:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1170	RRT ERBIL: CAMPAIGN SEASON IN THE KRG--GETTING [...] (C) Summary: Despite the fact that the upcoming elections for the Iraqi Kurdistan parliament (IKP) will be carried out by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) with the expected presence of international observers, members of the reform wing of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) [...]	2009-05-04 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD121	NINEWA: HADBA LEADER CLAIMS HIS PARTY IS THE [...] (C) Summary: In a January meeting with PMIN DCG of MND-N, Al Hadba ("The Gathering") leader Atheel al-Najaifi, said his party would score do well in the Ninewa election as it was the only party actively campaigning in all parts of Ninewa. Despite his confidence, Najaifi said he was concerned a [...]	2009-01-16 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1249	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES CF [...] (C) Summary: During its May 10 meeting, the Iraqi National Security Council discussed preparations for the withdrawal of Coalition Forces from Iraqi cities by June 30. PM Maliki commented that General Odierno's recent remarks to the media, indicating a residual CF presence in Baghdad and Mosul [...]	2009-05-12 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD129	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DPM AL-ESSAWI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary met with Iraqi Deputy Prime minister al-Essawi in the CMR January 5, immediately after the conclusion of the ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new U.S. Embassy. Conversation focused on upcoming local elections, integration of the Sons of Iraq (SOI) i [...]	2009-01-17 12:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1312	BAGHDAD RESIDENTS DISCUSS IMPACT OF UPCOMING U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent encounters with emboffs, Baghdad residents and community leaders offered their views about security and the effect of U.S. combat forces' withdrawal, to be completed by the end of June, from urban areas. Iraqi attitudes toward the withdrawal are somewhat schizophrenic [...]	2009-05-20 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD132	DHI QAR ELECTION OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Elections preparations in Dhi Qar Province have been running smoothly, with a high degree of coopeeration between the Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) and the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). Voter enthusiasm appears to be weaker than in 2005, and lower overall turnout is expect [...]	2009-01-18 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1320	U/S BURNS, AND U/S FLOURNOY,S MEETING VP HASHEMI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 12, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy met with Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi and members of his Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) to discuss a myriad of national issues. IIP expressed confidence t [...]	2009-05-20 15:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1342	STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: One of the key elements of PM Maliki,s expected visit to Washington this summer will be the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA). The SFA defines areas of cooperation necessary to ensure a sustainable and enduring bilateral relationship with Iraq. Approved by the Iraqi p [...]	2009-05-22 13:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SCUL IZ
09BAGHDAD1344	IRAQI FM ZEBARI NOT REASSURED BY TRIP TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said he was pessimistic about Iran's intentions toward Iraq following a May 20-21 trip to Tehran in which he failed to narrow differences with the Iranian government over issues such as cross-border water flow, border security incidents including Iranian sh [...]	2009-05-22 13:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1346	UK-GOI NEGOTIATIONS FOR UK MILITARY PRESENCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. UK-GOI negotiations for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding UK military presence in Iraq have stalled. The deadline to execute an agreement is May 31. UK Ambassador Prentice indicated to the Ambassador that Prime Minister (PM) Maliki is unwilling to support an agree [...]	2009-05-23 07:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ UK IR
09BAGHDAD1365	VP HASHIMI CLAIMS POLITICAL TARGETING BY PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with Ambassador Hill May 23, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi complained that Prime Minister Maliki is targeting Sunnis Arabs and the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP). Hashimi claimed that the Council of Representatives' (CoR) anti-corruption interrogation of the Min [...]	2009-05-25 17:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1373	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES DETAINEES, RETIREMENTS, AND [...] (C) Summary: In its May 24 session, the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) discussed creating a detainee database to speed releases for Iraqis without outstanding warrants. The NSC directed the Ministries of Justice, Finance, and Defense to study conditions for compulsory retirement of se [...]	2009-05-26 11:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR IZ PTER
09BAGHDAD1427	NINEWA OPERATIONS COMMAND: SOME DETAINEES FINALLY [...] (C) The Government of Iraq is trying to adequately address problems relating to its detainee population. The Ninewa Operations Command (NOC) is a particularly egregious offender. Although most of the approximately 1,000 people incarcerated at the NOC have had their cases reviewed by an inv [...]	2009-06-01 06:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PJUS PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1456	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS, CRIMINAL [...] (C) Summary: During the May 31 session of the weekly Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) the Minister of Human Rights aggressively confronted Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the assembled security officials over her concerns over the human rights situation in Iraq, directly refuting his c [...]	2009-06-03 06:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR IZ PTER
09BAGHDAD1483	ROMANIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS END OF MISSION CEREMONY [...] (C) Summary: Romanian President Basescu presided over a ceremony on June 4 at COB Adder, Tallil to commemorate the End of Mission (EOM) for Romanian forces in Iraq. The ceremony included a wreath-laying in honor of three Romanian soldiers who died in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). [...]	2009-06-06 07:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS UK
09BAGHDAD1484	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - FORCED ENTRY INTO CITY LIKELY [...] (S/NF) Summary. After weeks of relative quiet, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has once again turned up the heat at Camp Ashraf. Following the forced retirement of former National Security Advisor Mowaffaq Al-Rubaie, Prime Minister (PM) Al-Maliki has reconstituted the GOI Ashraf Committee direc [...]	2009-06-06 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD1486	RRT ERBIL: CANDIDATES AND COALITIONS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the 2005 KRG parliamentary elections, the KDP/PUK coalition sailed to an easy majority and effectively controls 80 of 111 seats today. This year, new opposition groups provide secular and Islamic alternatives for protest votes. However, the KDP/PUK is using the power of th [...]	2009-06-07 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1493	IRAQI POLITICIANS PRAISE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iraq's political classes almost uniformly praised President Obama's June 4 speech from Cairo as "a good start." However, most contacts told us that the U.S. must follow up with specific actions to consolidate Iraq's fragile democracy and to establish an independent [...]	2009-06-07 15:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1496	SPEAKER SAMARRAIE SAYS THAT HE CONCURS REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: Ayad al-Samarraie, Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR),told the Ambassador and Commanding General June 4 that a referendum on the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement (SA) was unnecessary, but doubted the CoR could pass a law nullifying the referendum requirement because of e [...]	2009-06-08 06:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1520	GOI ATTEMPTS TO LINK REFERENDUM ON SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While not yet definite, it appears likely that the Security Agreement (SA) referendum will be delayed to January 2010, to run concurrently with parliamentary elections. The Cabinet publically announced its preference June 9 that the SA referendum be held at the same time as parli [...]	2009-06-11 04:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1521	GOI ATTEMPTS TO LINK REFERENDUM ON SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While not yet definite, it appears likely that the Security Agreement (SA) referendum will be delayed to January 2010, to run concurrently with parliamentary elections. The Cabinet publically announced its preference June 9 that the SA referendum be held at the same time as parli [...]	2009-06-11 04:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1528	AN OVERVIEW OF USG ANTI-CORRUPTION ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG remains very active in support of and funding for programs with an anti-corruption content in Iraq. Embassy Baghdad's Anti-Corruption Coordination Office (ACCO) has compiled a catalog of ongoing USG assistance programs to build the Iraqis' awareness of and capacity t [...]	2009-06-11 15:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCOR KDEM EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD1540	THIRD MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND ENERGY JOINT [...] (C) The third meeting of the Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) met under the Strategic Framework Agreement on June 10, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih and EMIN Marc Wall, Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq, at which working group chairs provide [...]	2009-06-13 08:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EPET PREL CVIS IZ
09BAGHDAD1541	DHI QAR MARKET BOMBING: PRIME SUSPECTS BELIEVED TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The explosion of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) at the vegetable market in Al-Bathaa on June 10 claimed 19 lives and 81 wounded. The Dhi Qar police chief attributed the bomb to an Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) cell operating "from a different province" and announce [...]	2009-06-13 12:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1546	A RARE AND VIGOROUS PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE OVER [...] (C) Summary: In another example of increasingly robust parliamentary assertions of oversight under the still new leadership of Speaker Ayad Samaraie, members of parliament slammed the Ministry of Interior for human rights abuses during the Council's June 11 session. Initiated by Sadrists, ot [...]	2009-06-14 14:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD162	NINEWA ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS: COUNTERING [...] (S) Summary: Credible provincial elections are key to creating the conditions for sustainable political and economic development in Ninewa Province. They are also critical to the resolution of the disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) issue as well as to Arab-Kurd relations within Ninewa and [...]	2009-01-22 07:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD164	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S FAREWELL VISIT WITH IRAQI [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a friendly luncheon with Iraqi President Talabani and Vice President Mahdi, Deputy Secretary Negroponte requested that the Government of Iraq (GOI) determine i [...]	2009-01-22 15:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1673	DETAINEE RELEASES CONTINUE, ALBEIT AT A SLOWER PACE [...] (C) Summary: The release and transfer of detainees held by Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) continues, albeit at a slower pace than when the process began in February. The Detainee Affairs Joint Subcommittee (JSC),established in February by the Security Agreement, continues to hold biwee [...]	2009-06-24 08:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1703	PM MALIKI PUSHES BACK ON PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONING [...] (C) Summary: Relations between Prime Minister Maliki and parliament's Sunni leadership have improved in recent weeks but remain cool. Responding to what he saw as a political campaign to weaken him after gains in the provincial elections, Maliki has sought to change the rules of the road for [...]	2009-06-26 13:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1743	PROGRESS IN PARLIAMENT ON NATIONAL ELECTION LAW [...] (C) Summary/Comment: There is growing support in Parliament for amending the 2005 election law as the basis for national elections scheduled for January 2010. A multi-party ad hoc committee met June 27 and 28 to work on the draft law, and MPs told us that they expect a law to be approved by t [...]	2009-06-29 12:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1744	IRAQ AFTER JUNE 30: THE VIEW FROM SADR CITY [...] (C) Summary. As the June 30 deadline for withdrawal from the cities approaches, Sadr City remains unstable and dangerous. Security there and in surrounding low-income Shi'a neighborhoods remains fragile but has not significantly deteriorated. Information about the two-thirds of Sadr City [...]	2009-06-29 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD1787	THE USG'S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY IN IRAQ: [...] (SBU) Since the submission of our anti-corruption (AC) strategy, aimed at strengthening Iraq's AC regime, an array of USG agencies have continued to work to implement it. Our dialog with the GOI on AC issues centers on promoting Iraq's compliance with the United Nations Convention Against Corr [...]	2009-07-02 14:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1828	INTERIM GOI RESPONSE TO DRAFT UNSYG REPORT [...] (C) Deputy Pol/C on June 22 passed MFA North America Office Director Mohammed Al-Hamaimidi a copy of the draft UN paper outlining relevant facts for the preparation of the UNSYG's Iraq UNSCR Report. Caveating that he could not provide the authoritative GOI response to the UN paper, Al-Hamai [...]	2009-07-08 07:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ KU
09BAGHDAD1932	PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT: LAUNCHING THE [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki returns to Washington for the first time since July 2006, having grown in three years from the feckless neophyte other leaders thought they could control, to a proven leader, who those same leaders now purport to fear. Maliki believes, unlike his Green Zone rivals, t [...]	2009-07-16 16:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD197	RUBAIE CLAIMS HE CARRIED MESSAGE OF CONFIDENT IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: National Security Advisor Mowafaq al-Rubaie carried the message of a more confident Iraq to Tehran in meetings with senior Iranian officials January 19-22, according to a readout of the visit Rubaie gave to Ambassador Satterfield, PMIN and Pol-Mil Counselor after returning to Bagh [...]	2009-01-26 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1981	IDP RETURNS INITIATIVE IN ABU GHRAIB GATHERS [...] (C) Summary: U.S. personnel arranged a visit by representatives from the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) and Deputy Prime Minister Rafi Al-Essawi's staff to Abu Ghraib July 12 to discuss potential for large scale IDP returns to the area with local council members, tribal leaders [...]	2009-07-22 07:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ PHUM PREF PREL
09BAGHDAD1982	PROPOSED NATIONAL SECURITY LAW HARKS BACK TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) has begun consideration of a draft law on the Ministry of State for National Security Affairs (MSNSA) which would be charged with counter-terrorism, counter-intelligence, fighting organized crimes, border protection, and monitoring groups [...]	2009-07-22 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL
09BAGHDAD21	PLANNING MINISTER BABAN ON SFA, 2009 BUDGET, ICI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emin Ambassador Wall and Treasatt met with Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) Ali Baban December 31 to discuss mechanisms for implementing the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA),asset transfers, the Iraqi fiscal outlook and development prospects, and Emba [...]	2009-01-05 15:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD210	PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: A SERIOUS CONTEST WITH [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's provincial elections represent a milestone in the country's political progression. In general, the campaigns have been competitive, sometimes Sharply so. Political parties and local officials in most regions have perceived the election commission to be competent and fair, [...]	2009-01-27 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2144	INEXPERIENCE AND BUDGET CRUNCH MARK KARBALA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Nearly three quarters of Karbala's 2009 provincial budget is allocated for water and housing projects. With reduced oil revenues driving funding shortfalls from Baghdad, many essential service projects remain uncompleted over three months into the tenure of the new local gove [...]	2009-08-10 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2151	IRAQI JOURNALISTS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER DRAFT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On July 31, the Government of Iraq (GOI) announced a draft law purporting to protect journalists' rights and freedom of the press. Many Iraqi and international media rights groups and individual journalists are concerned that, if passed, the law could be manipulated [...]	2009-08-10 14:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PHUM PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2184	RECENT ATTACKS ON CIVILIAN TARGETS PROMPT CONCERN, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Since late July, a series of explosions targeting political party offices, mosques and civilian gathering places across the country have unsettled Iraqis about the possibility of renewed sectarianism. While the number of overall casualties is relatively low compared t [...]	2009-08-13 06:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD2223	PLANNING FOR THE OCTOBER U.S.-IRAQ DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy offers our perspective on planning for the two events announced during PM Maliki's recent visit to Washington: The October 19 U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the October 20-21 U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference. Both events, but partic [...]	2009-08-17 14:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2273	ACTION REQUEST: UK SEEKING OPTIONS TO RESUME NAVAL [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. (C//NF) Summary: British officials in mid-August made multiple inquiries of Post and U.S. military in Iraq regarding options for resuming UK naval training in Iraq, highlighting the mission's uncertain future. The UK pulled its naval train [...]	2009-08-23 03:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ UK
09BAGHDAD2308	PRT DIYALA: ELECTION OFFICIAL POINTS TO FRICTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of Diyala,s Governorate Elections Office (GEO),Mr. Amer Latif Mujiid, asserted that voter registration preparations for the upcoming January 2010 national elections in Iraq are proceeding as planned in Diyala; however, questionable security plans and his ongoing distr [...]	2009-08-27 14:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KDEM PGOV
09BAGHDAD2320	EMBASSY BAGHDAD SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Ambassador Hill welcomes your visit to U.S. Embassy Baghdad. Your visit comes as we shift to a higher gear on transition amidst the initial stages of the U.S. military drawdown. We look forward to discussing in depth the 2011-2012 planning and explaining in detail our assistance, rig [...]	2009-08-28 18:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AMGT IZ
09BAGHDAD2350	PM MALIKI DECIDES THAT IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO OPEN [...] (S) Summary. At the August 30 meeting of the International Zone (IZ) Security Joint Sub-Committee (JSC),the Government of Iraq (GOI) declared its intention to delay opening of the north-south highway bisecting the IZ until after national elections are complete. The GOI also stated that it w [...]	2009-08-31 15:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ASEC IR IZ KCRS MARR PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD2384	Are the Iraqi Prisons Working Yet? -- An Assessment of [...] (SBU) In October 2002, Saddam granted unprecedented amnesty to virtually all prisoners in Iraq releasing to the street as many as 100,000 convicted criminals. He publically stated this release was a 'thank you' to his countrymen for endorsing him as President in a national referendum. With t [...]	2009-09-04 08:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PNAT PINS PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD2385	ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE [...] (C) The Higher Judicial Council's spokesperson reported that Iraq's judiciary had received 445 corruption cases so far this year and already adjudicated over half of them, issuing many guilty verdicts. He asserted that some cases involved senior GOI officials. A Deputy Interior Minister ack [...]	2009-09-04 09:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2388	IRAQI MINISTER OF INTERIOR INVESTIGATES ATTACKS, [...] (S//NF) Summary: Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani told EmbOffs on August 31 that his primary focus now is security leading up to the national election, without which Iraq cannot have an effective democratic process. An important aspect of this to Bolani is the Iraqi government's response to [...]	2009-09-04 13:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PTER PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2390	MALIKI ADVISOR SAYS PM UNLIKELY TO JOIN SHI'A [...] (C) In a meeting with the DCM on September 2, PM Maliki's Chief of Staff, Tariq Abdullah, said it was "doubtful" that the PM would join the recently-formed Iraqi National Alliance (INA). (Note: As reported ref A, Iraq's main Shi'a parties, with the notable exception of Maliki's Da'wa Party, lau [...]	2009-09-05 07:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2478	MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON MEK, RESOURCES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 7 meeting with the POL M/C, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim criticized the GOI's handling of the Mujahadeen el-Khalq (MEK) issue, noting that Iraq has already lost the battle for public opinion within the international community. In addition, Salim cited a l [...]	2009-09-14 07:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD248	PRT DIYALA ELECTIONS PREPARATION AND SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala and ePRT South Diyala reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Provincial Leaders in Diyala express confidence that preparations are on track for the January 31 Provincial Council (PC) elections. The Governorate Election Office (GEO) reports necessary resources are in pl [...]	2009-01-30 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINS KDEM ASEC IZ
09BAGHDAD2605	NEW ISCI CHAIRMAN AMMAR AL-HAKIM UPDATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Embassy's first meeting with Ammar al-Hakim since he was elected to succeed his father as the chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI),Ambassador Hill on September 23 stressed the U.S. commitment to transitioning from a military- to a civilian-led U.S. presen [...]	2009-09-28 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2621	REFORMING THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM -- EASIER [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The GOI won't soon take the tough political decisions needed to reform Iraq's Public Distribution System (PDS),despite the burden it places on national finances and the market distortions and corruption it engenders. The UN World Food Program (WFP) has proposed a [...]	2009-09-29 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP
09BAGHDAD265	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 05:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2709	AUGUST 19 BOMBINGS DEMONSTRATE NEED FOR INCREASED [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the past year, Embassy Baghdad has seen a dramatic increase in the utilization of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Attach office with regard to explosives and post- blast investigation in support of the Government of Iraq (GOI) and in accordanc [...]	2009-10-07 15:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS IZ KCRM PTER
09BAGHDAD2716	PRT WASIT: CHAIR OF IHEC'S PROVINCIAL OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a routine weekly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7, Wasit IHEC Chairman Dr. Khadem Abdallah Hussien told Acting Team Leader (ATL) Schlaefer and PDO Steve Smith that he would likely resign in a short period, in response to harsh criticism and a series of death threats. An emot [...]	2009-10-08 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD274	IRAQ PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Turnout for the Iraqi provincial elections held 31 January, 2009 was 51 percent nationwide, according to the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC). The votes have been counted, and the tally sheets are arriving in Baghdad two days after the elections, and the IHEC expect [...]	2009-02-02 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PINR PREL SOCI
09BAGHDAD2760	ANTI-CORRUPTION CONSULTATIONS IN KURDISTAN [...] (C) During October 7-8 visit to Erbil, Anti-Corruption Coordinator and staff (ACCO),joined by Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Erbil officers, met with various Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials, parliamentarians, and civil society reps. Incoming KRG Prime Minister Barham Salih [...]	2009-10-14 10:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2846	PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: MANAGING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Baghdad's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) held its quarterly Team Leaders Conference of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Adder, home to the Dhi Qar PRT. Embassy, NEA, and military officials briefed Team Leaders on plans for the c [...]	2009-10-23 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD286	US LEADERSHIP AND FUNDING NEEDED TO RETURN IRAQ,S [...] (C) Summary: Security gains have started to reverse the tide of displacement in Iraq ) UNHCR estimates that 185,000 IDPs and 23,000 refugees returned in 2008, out of nearly three million Iraqis displaced in 2006 and 2007. If security and other conditions continue to improve, UNHCR estimates [...]	2009-02-04 08:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2883	BATTERED AND BRUISED BUT CARRYING ON: BAGHDAD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Two car bombs detonated in close succession in Baghdad on October 25, heavily damaging the Ministry of Justice and the Baghdad Provincial Council building. As of October 27, the Ministry of Interior told MNF-I that 93 Iraqis were killed and 641 injured in the xplosion [...]	2009-10-27 18:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KJUS ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD2889	BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's USG Assistance Coordination Working Group has identified areas of immediate need following the October 25 bombings in response to GOI requests. We are providing vehicles, office equipment, and generators to the affected government offices, and continuing to support forens [...]	2009-10-28 16:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD289	IRAQ-IRAN DIPLOMACY A SIGN OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE OR [...] (S) Summary: Recent Iraqi-Iranian visits (most notably PM Maliki and National Security Advisor al-Rubaie's visits to Tehran) indicate that Iraq is being increasingly assertive toward its ambitious neighbor, and that Iran is showing Iraq overdue respect, although the relationship might be char [...]	2009-02-04 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR ECON EAIR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2900	BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Baghdad's Assistance Coordination Working Group continues to meet daily to assess the damage and respond to needs following the October 25 bombings. INL has delivered 12 vehicles and several work stations to the Higher Judicial Council (HJC) and is expediting delivery of additi [...]	2009-10-29 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2904	BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's Assistance Coordination Working Group continues to monitor and organize assistance to the GOI following the October 25 bombings. Delivery of laptops and other equipment to the Higher Judicial Council (HJC) will allow it to become functional by November 1. The Ministry o [...]	2009-10-30 14:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2905	SENIOR ADVISOR MISENHEIMER,S MEETINGS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, held a round of meetings in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah October 19-22. He met with the incoming and outgoing KRG Prime Ministers, the KRG Parliamentary leader, KDP and PUK officials, President Barzani,s Chief of Sta [...]	2009-10-30 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2906	CORRECTED COPY: SENIOR ADVISOR MISENHEIMER'S [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, held a round of meetings in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah October 19-22. He met with the incoming and outgoing KRG Prime Ministers, the KRG Parliamentary leader, KDP and PUK officials, President Barzani,s Chief of Staf [...]	2009-10-30 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2945	DROP-DEAD DATE FOR IRAQ ELECTION LAW IMMINENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: November 5 is the drop-dead date for legislative action to hold legitimate, credible elections in Iraq on January 16, according to Iraq,s election authorities and UNAMI experts. This drop-dead date is pegged to December 5, the date by which the ballots must go to the printer, an [...]	2009-11-04 19:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2984	LARIJANI'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iranian Parliament Speaker Larijani visited Iraq November 4-7, where he traveled to Baghdad, Karbala, and Najaf to meet with his Iraqi counterpart, parliamentary bloc leaders, PM Maliki, President Talabani, and Grand Ayatollah Sistani. His primary objective appears to [...]	2009-11-10 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3004	UK NAVAL TRAINING MISSION SET TO RETURN TO IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: President Jalal Talabani earlier this week confirmed for the British Ambassador that the UK-Iraq bilateral security agreement has passed the Presidency Council and the British naval training contingent can return to Iraqi waters. Upon receiving this confirmation, the UK is planni [...]	2009-11-15 15:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS UK IZ
09BAGHDAD3011	VP HASHIMI LOOKS FOR FACE-SAVING ALTERNATIVE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi continues to refuse to sign the amended election law on the grounds that it unfairly dilutes the ballots of out-of-country voters. In a letter presented to the Council of Representatives (COR) on November 16, he proposed remedying the situat [...]	2009-11-16 20:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3025	National Development Plan Workshop: First GOI Interagency [...] (SBU) Summary: At a November 5-8 workshop in Erbil, the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) briefed other GOI ministries and the international community on progress on Iraq's National Development Plan (NDP) for 2010-2014. The NDP is a follow-on to the 2007-2010 National De [...]	2009-11-17 06:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD3028	GOI PROPOSED 2010 BUDGET: RIDING THE OIL ROLLER COASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has proposed a 2010 budget to the Council of Representatives (CoR) that would increase expenditures by 22 percent. While security remains a budget priority, as do the essential services of oil and electricity, more resources are proposed for health, education, municipal [...]	2009-11-17 06:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3031	National Development Plan Workshop: First GOI Interagency [...] (SBU) Summary: At a November 5-8 workshop in Erbil, the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) briefed other GOI ministries and the international community on progress on Iraq's National Development Plan (NDP) for 2010-2014. The NDP is a follow-on to the 2007-2010 National De [...]	2009-11-17 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD305	ARTICLE 23 COMMITTEE FINALLY VISITS KIRKUK, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The seven members of Parliament's Article 23 Committee traveled to Kirkuk February 2 and had a mostly positive, and somewhat productive, series of meetings with local officials. The Committee was facing a March 31 deadline, and had done little since the establishment of the com [...]	2009-02-05 12:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3057	ANBAR CORRUPTION UPDATE NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Officers of the Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Embassy Anti-Corruption Coordinator's Office met October 31-Nov 2 with local officials and PRT officers to discuss anti-corruption efforts in Anbar. Anti-corruption institutions are gaining legitimac [...]	2009-11-21 08:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM MOPS IZ
09BAGHDAD3095	EDUCATING ALI -- TEACHING SADDAM,S LOST GENERATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Illiteracy plagues Dhi Qar. Thirty-seven percent of the residents of this Shi,a heartland province, and a higher percentage of women, can neither read nor write Arabic, according to Dhi Qar,s Director General (DG) of Education. Coa [...]	2009-11-25 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD31	GEN PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (C) During a December 26 meeting, CENTCOM Commander Gen. David Petraeus and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki discussed the security situation in different regions of Iraq, the implementation of the Security Agreement, and the drawdown of coalition forces. General Petraeus congratulated the Prime M [...]	2009-01-07 09:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD3109	ANTI-CORRUPTION CONSULTATIONS IN BASRA [...] (C) During November 22-24 visit to Basra, Anti-Corruption Coordinator (ACCO),joined by officers of the Basra Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),met with judicial officials, the Commission of Integrity's (COI) provincial office director and deputy, and the PRT-supported "Transparency Commit [...]	2009-11-30 03:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3120	IRAQI REFUGEES AND IDPS: A/S SCHWARTZ AND NSC SR. [...] (SBU) The following is the second of two reporting cables on the visit to Iraq by the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Assistant Secretary Eric Schwartz and National Security Council Senior Director and coordinator for Iraqi refugees and IDPs Samantha Power, who visited the [...]	2009-12-01 12:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3125	UNCERTAIN FATE FOR MILITARY SERVICE AND RETIREMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 22, the Iraqi parliament re-adopted a Military Service and Retirement Law after the first iteration, passed on November 2, was vetoed by Vice President Hashimi. The law would potentially provide hundreds of thousands of former soldiers and officers with a government- [...]	2009-12-02 07:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ
09BAGHDAD3155	IRAQ REFUGEES AND IDPS - BROOKINGS DOHA CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: The November 18-19 Brookings conference "Regional Perspectives on Iraqi Displacement" in Doha brought together representatives of major donor countries, development agencies, humanitarian players, and some regional representatives, but suffered from the absence of any senior Gover [...]	2009-12-07 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3157	DELAYED GRATIFICATION: ELECTION LAW ADOPTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following strong Embassy and UNAMI engagement with key Kurdish leaders in Baghdad, crucial calls by POTUS and VPOTUS to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani broke the logjam to permit consensus approval of a UNAMI election law compromise proposal late Decemb [...]	2009-12-07 16:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3161	ELECTION DATE TO BE FIXED FOR MARCH 6 [...] (C) Despite assurances early on December 8 from advisors to the Presidency Council's members that elections would take place on February 27, Reuters reported late in the day that the date would instead be fixed for March 6. (Note: Under Iraqi law, the Presidency Council - President Talabani, VP [...]	2009-12-08 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	POL KDEM IZ

09BAGHDAD3193	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE'S MEETING WITH KRG PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, 2009 Secretary of Defense Gates (SecDef) met Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masud Barzani in Irbil. SecDef discussed the importance of a timely, inclusive government formation process and reiterated the key messages delivered to Barzani on December [...]	2009-12-13 15:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3229	THE U.S. POSITION ON ARTICLE 140 AND KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Calls by POTUS and VPOTUS to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani were critical in forging consensus approval of an election law compromise proposal. The related White House statement of December 7, including affirmation of respect for Article 140 in conne [...]	2009-12-15 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UNSC IZ
09BAGHDAD3290	IHEC PREPARING FOR MARCH 7 ELECTIONS, BUT SECURITY [...] (C) Election Commissioners told poloff December 17 that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is working toward national parliamentary elections on March 7, as confirmed in the Presidency Council decree sent December 13, but a recent rise in attacks on IHEC personnel, including one [...]	2009-12-21 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV
09BAGHDAD3295	DEC 8 BOMBINGS RESULT IN FINGER POINTING, NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The combination of Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) high profile questioning of senior Iraqi security officials, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and Maliki's own public effort to coordinate intelligence agencies is doing little to bolster Iraqi public confidence i [...]	2009-12-22 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3312	REGIONAL EMBASSY OFFICE HILLAH CLOSES; BABIL GOVERNOR FILLS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Regional Embassy Office (REO) Hillah handed over its facility in a former hotel building to representatives of the Ministries of Interior and Tourism on December 15 (reftel). The GOI representatives appeared to disregard the PRT's briefing on security, operatio [...]	2009-12-23 03:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI
09BAGHDAD3360	SENIOR IRAQI OFFICIALS CONVICTED OF CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) While prosecution of senior GOI figures for corruption has been rare in recent years, of late the courts have convicted four upper-echelon officials for abuses. On December 21, the Commission of Integrity (COI) announced the Baghdad-based Central Criminal Court of Iraq's (CCC-I) convict [...]	2009-12-30 07:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD379	PM MALIKI: STRENGTHENED CENTER OR EMERGING [...] (C) With the strong performance of the Da'wa Party in the January 31 provincial council elections, Prime Minister Maliki will claim a public mandate. While many media analyses have tended to overstate this case (as Maliki won no more than 38 percent in two provinces, and less elsewhere) it is [...]	2009-02-13 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KISL IZ
09BAGHDAD386	PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: FOCUSING EFFORTS POST [...] (U) Summary. On February 9-10, Embassy Baghdad Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted its quarterly Team Leaders Conference of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). Addressing the post-provincial elections theme, Ambassador Ryan Crocker said the next 18 months will be pivotal to Iraq's [...]	2009-02-13 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AMGT EAID EAGR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD420	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF UPDATE: MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: As the Iraqi National Security Staff and some of the internal security forces agitate for rapid movement against the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) at Camp Ashraf, Minister of Human Rights Widjan Salim has moved to a more prominent position on the GOI Ashraf Committee. She visited C [...]	2009-02-18 10:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD431	SUPPORT COUNCILS IN SUNNI REGIONS: FAILURE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Support Councils (SC) (Arabic: Majlis Al Isnad),have not had as great an effect in the central Sunni-Arab majority provinces as in southern, Shi'a-dominated provinces (refs). Sunni suspicions of the Maliki Government of Iraq (GOI),already established tribal groupings and othe [...]	2009-02-19 10:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD49	CALLS TO POSTPONE DIYALA ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: During his December 30-31 visit to Diyala Province, Kurdish and Shi'a political leaders explained to visiting PMIN their demands for a postponement of the January 31 provincial elections in Diyala. The leaders cited security and logistical concerns to justify a delay, though it s [...]	2009-01-09 09:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD493	BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendations: This is Post's summary of trafficking in persons (TIP) activities for the period April 2008-February 2009. Some progress has been noted since the previous report in that a few GOI officials privately acknowledge the existence of a TIP problem. In additio [...]	2009-02-25 15:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KWMN PHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG
09BAGHDAD505	TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY NOTES GOT SURPRISE AT MALIKI [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 17 meeting, Murat Ozcelik, Turkey's Special Envoy to Iraq discussed Turkey's surprise at the success of PM Maliki's list in the provincial elections and his strengthened position as a result. Ozcelik said Turkey would use its good relations within the KRG and the G [...]	2009-02-26 14:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU IR
09BAGHDAD511	SHIFT TO IRAQI PRIORITIES IN FIFTH ANNUAL RULE OF LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy Rule of Law Coordinator's Office (ROLC) and the Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Staff Judge Advocate's Office co-hosted the Fifth Annual Rule of Law Conference at the New Embassy Compound February 17-18. The purpose of the conference was two-fold. The first day [...]	2009-02-27 04:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ US
09BAGHDAD513	ANTI-CORRUPTION ITEMS [...] (C) Amidst the GOI's heightened profile of late on the anti-corruption dossier (ref a),sources in the Inspectors General (IG) corps claimed to us that PM Maliki recently instructed each of the 35 IG's (located in ministries and other GOI institutions)to come up with two "major" anti-corruptio [...]	2009-02-27 11:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD548	BAATHISTS IN NORTHWEST BAGHDAD: 500 PARTIES, WHY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Tarmiyah, Taji and Abu Ghraib "qadas" (rural counties) of northwest Baghdad Province are home to many former members of the Baath Party, Iraqi Army, and other security institutions of the former regime. Most were low-ranking members, but many remain unemployed and suspicious [...]	2009-03-03 12:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD561	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL DIALOGUE WORKING GROUP [...] (C) The second Sub-Committee meeting (SC) (of the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Trilateral Security Dialogue took place February 26, a week after the latest Working Group (WG) meeting held on February 19 when Iraq provided to Turkey for the first time, intelligence on the PKK. At the SC, the GoI presented [...]	2009-03-04 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ TU
09BAGHDAD622	PRT NINEWA: AL-HADBA ALLIANCE ON SHEIKHY GROUND [...] (C) Summary. Riding high in the wake of the Sunni Arabs' Al-Hadba list dominance in the provincial elections, Iraqi Justice and Reform Movement Party Founder Sheikh Abdullah Hemdi Ajil al-Yawar is now distancing himself from Al-Hadba leader Athiel al-Najaifi and presenting himself as the real [...]	2009-03-10 09:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD658	MOI OFFICIALS SEEK CONTINUED, EVOLVING U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and U.S. military officials met between February 21 and March 7 with senior Government of Iraq (GOI) officials to discuss Iraq's priorities for the future development of its civilian security forces. Mi6dqOS8QA](KQAffairs (DOIA) met with several senior Government of Ira [...]	2009-03-13 11:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD680	NINEWA: BIO OF LIKELY INCOMING NINEWA GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: Ninewa,s likely future Governor, Atheel Alnujaifi, is a sophisticated politician and astute businessman, but also a polarizing figure in a province where Arab and Kurdish Iraq meet along a legally, ethnically and geographically blurred line. He has deep links to former Ba,ath p [...]	2009-03-15 17:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU IZ
09BAGHDAD691	IRAQ 201: IRAQ'S PRESIDENCY AND CABINET [...] (C) Summary. The Presidency Council and Council of Ministers (Cabinet) reflect a broad-based membership of the Iraqi Government and are institutions that sometimes attempt to restrain an increasingly assertive Prime Minister. The Presidency has used its authorities to ensure consensus on key i [...]	2009-03-16 07:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD709	MALIKI COURTS THE SADRISTS: STRATEGY, FEAR AND [...] (C) The Sadrists' journey in the Iraqi political wilderness may be coming to an end. A Sadrist return to government, while not without risks, offers hope for a durable peace in Shi'a-majority parts of Iraq. It will also offer big challenges for us. Less than a year after his military opera [...]	2009-03-17 06:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR IZ IR
09BAGHDAD719	NINEWA PROVINCIAL ELECTION RESULTS NOT DIRECTLY [...] (C) Summary: Ninewa's January 31 provincial election results may be a starting point for discussions on the resolution of the disputed internal boundaries issue but should not be considered a de facto Article 140 referendum. The largest minority in the DIBs region, the Yezidis, returned a m [...]	2009-03-17 12:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL TU IZ
09BAGHDAD730	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - GOI MISHANDLING UNDERLINES NEED [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 11). 2. (S/NF) Summary: The GOI is expressing increasing frustration with the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) residents of Camp Ashraf. In response to GOI assertions that the MEK are "breaking the rules," more stringent controls have been placed on personne [...]	2009-03-18 10:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD741	IRAQ 201: THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The three-year old, 275 member Council of Representatives (CoR) is suffering from growing pains, but has recently demonstrated potential to act as a more effective institution that can challenge executive power. Among its shortcomings, the CoR's credibility as a representative [...]	2009-03-18 15:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD766	FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON BUDGET, SONS OF IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance Bayan Jabr on March 19 told EMIN that the government has not yet decided whether to acquiesce with the changes that parliament included in the 2009 budget or to insist that the Council of Representatives (CoR) approve additional expenditures. The Council of Mi [...]	2009-03-19 17:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ
09BAGHDAD769	Guidelines for PRT and MND/BCT Engagement with Newly [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: This message provides guidelines for PRT and MND/BCT engagement with newly elected provincial officials. This guidance is being issued to assist PRT and MND/BCT pe [...]	2009-03-21 07:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM KCOR IZ
09BAGHDAD787	POTENTIAL ISSUES WITH KRG ELECTIONS: USG SHOULD [...] (C) Summary: Elections for the 111-member Kurdish parliament are planned for May 19. These elections are not likely to be a potential flashpoint in Kurd-Arab tensions. That said, the Kurdish elections are important to U.S. interests. How they are conducted, both in terms of meeting (or not [...]	2009-03-23 07:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD815	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES TURKISH VISIT, COMBATING [...] (S) Summary: At the April 22 National Security Council meeting, Prime Minister Maliki warned security agencies against complacency in the fight against violence, and said he would visit key provinces to meet with local leaders, including Basrah, Ninewa and Diyala. He expressed concern that al [...]	2009-03-25 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR SA IZ
09BAGHDAD836	COORDINATION, CAPACITY AND BUDGET, MISSING IN GOI [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq's (GOI) efforts to support returns of internally displaced persons and refugees suffer from a chronic lack of coordination, capacity and resources. The GOI cut the Ministry of Displacement and Migration's (MODM) budget for benefits to the displaced by 80 [...]	2009-03-27 14:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD847	CG, CDA AND PM DISCUSS FOREIGN VISITS, SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-29 10:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ EPET EFIN
09BAGHDAD856	OIL MINISTER HANGS IN THERE, BUT REFORMS NEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Cabinet has received recommendations from the "oil policy symposium" called by DPM Barham Salih to reform management of the petroleum sector, but postponed any decision until the week of March 29. In the meantime, the Ministry of Oil (MoO) continues the bid round proce [...]	2009-03-30 08:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EPET ENRG PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD857	IRAQ'S PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: AN IRAQI SHOW, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Although the GOI was in the lead on the successful January provincial elections, U.S. assistance greatly facilitated the elections logistically and helped the GOI to conduct the voting in a manner approximating international norms. Our support for the Iraqi provincial election [...]	2009-03-30 09:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD880	IRAQ 201: CENTRALIZATION AND POWER-SHARING -- A [...] (C) Summary. Conflicting visions of the role of the state are increasing divisions among Iraqis, and have become a catalyst for political realignment at the national level. Most Sunni and Shi'a Arabs are inclined toward a strong central state, especially for the purpose of maintaining a unifi [...]	2009-03-31 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD898	PRT SALAH AD DIN: TUZ KHURMATO: THREE VERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 26, Poloffs and PRT and CF staff met with representatives from each of the three main ethnic groups in the Tuz Khurmato district of Salah ad Din (SaD): Turkmen, Sunni Arabs, and Kurds. The United Nations (UN) views Tuz as one of the areas with Disputed Internal Boundari [...]	2009-04-01 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS IZ
09BAGHDAD910	PRT SALAH AD DIN: MOI HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 24 meeting, Idris Ahmed Khalaf, Deputy Chief of the Salah ad Din (SaD) Office of Human Rights, told the PRT that overall conditions in Ministry of the Interior (MOI) Detention facilities have "marginally" improved but are still severely overcrowded. Idris said that al [...]	2009-04-02 07:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD934	COALITION DRAWDOWN DEMONSTRATES IRAQ,S MIXED [...] (C) Coalition Forces, once representative of 39 countries participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom, have now mostly departed Iraq, indicative of significant improvements in Iraq's security environment and Iraq's own recognition of its sovereignty. Coalition members provided varying degrees of [...]	2009-04-06 09:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
09BAGHDAD963	UNAMI'S DIBS REPORT ROLLOUT STRATEGY: SRSG DE [...] (C) In an April 6 meeting with Charge and poloffs, SRSG De Mistura laid out his strategy and the specific steps he intends to take in the next ten days to roll out UNAMI's Disputed Internal Boundaries (DIBs) reports. De Mistura and his team have thought through possible reactions and strate [...]	2009-04-08 08:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD967	ANTI-CORRUPTION CONSULTATIONS IN DIYALA PROVINCE [...] (C) During a recent visit to Ba'aquba, capital of Diyala province, the Anti-Corruption Coordinator and staff (ACCO) attended a PRT/USAID-organized workshop for the recently elected provincial council members, giving a presentation on ways of combatting corruption at the provincial and local le [...]	2009-04-08 10:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR IZ
09BAGHDAD976	THREE KEY US-IRAQ AGREEMENTS STILL UNRATIFIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI and the USG signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),an OPIC Investor Incentive Agreement (IIA),and a Bilateral Assistance Agreement (BAA) in 2005, but all three remain unratified. These agreements would bolster US efforts to expand trade and investment a [...]	2009-04-09 06:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV PREL ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD980	RRT ERBIL: KRG: LAST DIVIDED MINISTRIES MERGE [...] (C) Summary. On April 6, the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament voted to approve the merger of the ministries of Finance, Interior and Peshmerga affairs, heretofore separated into KDP and PUK ministries, and to swear in the new Deputy Prime Minister, Emad Ahmad Sayfor (PUK). The merger completes a p [...]	2009-04-09 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD981	POLICE DISRUPT DIYALA PROVINCIAL COUNCIL INAUGURAL [...] SUMMARY (C) Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP)/Tawafuq leaders in Diyala report that the GOI attempted to arrest three of its newly elected Provincial Council (PC) members on April 6, at a meeting to elect the new Diyala governor. There are unconfirmed reports of a fourth warrant. The operation was c [...]	2009-04-09 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
09BAKU141	AZERBAIJAN: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Embassy submits answers to reftel questions on Trafficking in Persons in Azerbaijan. Point of contact is Conoff Scott Whitmore, phone 994-50-206-5617, email: whitmoresl@state.gov. Estimated number of hours spent on report is 50 hours. Number/letter format follows [...]	2009-02-23 08:30:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ
09BAKU387	AZERBAIJAN: OVER 60 YOUTH DETAINED IN MAY 10 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10 dozens of young people, in two separate groups, organized demonstrations to mourn the victims of the April 30 shooting at the Oil Academy (reftel). At least five political party youth leaders were arrested before May 10 in a clear attempt by the GOAJ to prevent the pro [...]	2009-05-13 12:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
09BAKU394	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT REACTS MILDLY TO OBAMBA [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev complained of double standards on democracy and human rights, based on President Obama's recent statement on press freedom. The President joked that it was probably just copied reflexively from last year's statement and he hoped this would not continue to be emp [...]	2009-05-14 13:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU
09BAKU40	AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2009 and includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requirements and Incent [...]	2009-01-21 10:11:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB AJ
09BAKU508	IRANIAN ELECTION: IRANIAN POLITICAL SOURCES REPORT [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher was in contact Tuesday night with four well-connected sources who shed light on the ongoing situation in Iran. Two sources were wealthy Baku-based Iranian businessmen with allegedly extensive contacts in Tehran including to Mousavi's circle. The other two are in [...]	2009-06-24 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ECON AJ IR
09BAKU52	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT COMMITS TO NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza, President Aliyev said that he had directed his staff to begin negotiations on the resumption of VoA, BBC and Radio Liberty. He continued that he was surprised by the January 13 letter from President Bush given his good discussion with [...]	2009-01-23 12:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG ETRD IR KDEM PGOV PREL RS TU
09BAKU907	IRANIAN ACTIONS AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA, NEW ANTI-US [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met on Thursday evening November 19 with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who has reported reliably in the past. The Iranian provided the following information that he claimed to have received from a network of sources, including staff of members [...]	2009-11-20 12:24:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM PROP SA YM AJ IR
09BAKU909	IRANIAN ACTIONS AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA, NEW ANTI-US [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met on Thursday evening November 19 with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who has reported reliably in the past. The Iranian provided the following information that he claimed to have received from a network of sources, including staff of members [...]	2009-11-20 12:58:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM PROP SA YM AJ IR
09BAMAKO68	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALI: FY 2009 [...] In response to reftel, this cable provides the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Mali. 2. Investment Climate Statement: A. Country Investment Policies and Practices. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment: The Malian government has made efforts to encourage foreign investment. It [...]	2009-02-02 14:09:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EIND EAID EFIN KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB
09BANGKOK1103	THAILAND: ASSISTANCE NGO TO LEAVE LAO HMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24, the NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) informed us of its plans to leave the detention center in Petchabun within the next two to four weeks. MSF cited Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) interference with its work providing medical care, food and water/sanitation. The B [...]	2009-05-01 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK151	THAILAND: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Gregory Hicks),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for [...]	2009-01-21 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH
09BANGKOK1686	LAO HMONG: CONGRESSIONAL STAFFDEL VISITS PETCHABUN [...] (C) Summary. A House Foreign Affairs Committee Staffdel visited Thailand July 2-4 in a fact-finding trip relating to Thai policy towards Lao Hmong detained in the army-run camp in Petchabun, and a smaller group of UNHCR-recognized refugees in an immigration detention center in Nong Khai, Thai [...]	2009-07-14 07:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK1842	THAILAND: FM KASIT EXPLAINS ASEAN AND ARF RESULTS, [...] (C) Summary: Thai FM Kasit invited the diplomatic corps to an ASEAN Ministerial and ASEAN Regional Forum readout session July 30. His comments covered ASEAN aspirations going forward as a "community of peoples," global challenges facing the region, and security challenges, specifically North K [...]	2009-07-30 11:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ARF TH BM KN
09BANGKOK2041	PRM PDAS WITTEN OPENS DOOR ON LAO HMONG IN THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. During a busy July 28-August 1 visit to Thailand, PRM PDAS Samuel Witten met with senior Royal Thai Government (RTG) civilian and military officials on the Lao Hmong issue, and toured the two sites in Thailand where a total of almost 5,000 Lao Hmong are being held. Witten push [...]	2009-08-18 06:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK2096	SOUTHERN THAILAND: THE HDC DIALOGUE RESUMES [...] (S) In a late July meeting, HD Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) representative Michael Vatikiotis briefed us on RTG efforts to revive the HDC brokered dialogue between the Thai government and insurgents in southern Thailand. In subsequent meetings with CG in Chang Mai, Mark Tamthai, Dir [...]	2009-08-21 04:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2278	THAI THOUGHTS ON NPT REVIEW AND HOPES FOR BANGKOK [...] (C) We met September 4 with Cherdkiat Atthakor, Director of the MFA's Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, to discuss reftel questions regarding the NPT review cycle. Cherdkiat welcomed President Obama's prioritization of non-proliferation concerns and of arms control. The approach was a [...]	2009-09-08 09:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BANGKOK2320	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CUSTOMS CONCERNS WITH DEPUTY FINANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: "I will work personally to address these customs problems," Deputy Finance Minister Pradit Phataraprasit told the Ambassador in a meeting on September 8. Pradit, a coalition member of the Abhisit Administration, is the face of the government's new reform plan to address at least [...]	2009-09-11 09:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2724	THAI ARMY: REMAINING LAO HMONG TO BE DEPORTED FROM [...] (C) Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) General Nipat Thonglek, head of the Thai delegation to the bilateral Thai-Lao committee handling the Lao Hmong in Petchabun, unexpectedly told Charge on October 26th that all remaining 4,221 Lao Hmong in the facility would be deported to Laos in early Novem [...]	2009-10-26 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA
09BANGKOK499	THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 08:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
09BANGKOK610	THAILAND: LESE MAJESTE DEBATE ENTERS PUBLIC [...] (C) Issues associated with implementation of the lese majeste (offense to the monarchy) provisions of the Thai Criminal Code continue to generate headlines and controversy. The police Crime Suppression Division (CSD) arrested Executive Director Chiranuch Premchaiporn of Prachatai.com, an onli [...]	2009-03-10 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK650	ENGAGING THAI OFFICIALS ON LAO HMONG AND BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador John and U.S. Ambassador to Laos Ravic Huso met with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul March 4 on the disposition of Lao Hmong currently in custody in Thailand; Ambassador Huso separately met Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) [...]	2009-03-16 03:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PREF PINS TH LA
09BANGKOK907	THAILAND PROTEST UPDATE: LARGE RED RALLY IN [...] (C) Summary: The red-shirt's self-proclaimed "D-Day" rally dominated Bangkok April 8, with crowds growing to 70,000 by late afternoon, expected to peak in the evening, and to carry over into April 9. As of COB, there has been no violence reported. However, Royal Thai Government (RTG) official [...]	2009-04-08 10:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TH
09BANJUL79	OPPOSITION LEADER CHARGED WITH SPYING AND SEDITION [...] (C) On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, opposition politician and former presidential candidate Mr. Halifa Sallah appeared in court charged with spying, acting with seditious intent and leading a procession without a police permit. Sallah was arrested March 8 and is likely to remain in detention bec [...]	2009-03-13 12:33:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV GA
09BASRAH17	BASRA: ONE YEAR AFTER CHARGE OF THE KNIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. One year after the Iraqi Army (IA) routed militia groups (with US and UK military help) during Operation Charge of the Knights (CoK),Basra Province has stabilized. Continued gains in security, a boost to investment, and improvements in governance appear tantalizingly possible. V [...]	2009-04-10 14:39:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV MARR IZ
09BASRAH22	NEW BASRA GOVERNOR SOUNDS CAUTIONARY NOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 28, new Basra Governor Dr. Shiltag Abud took the reins of power from outgoing Fadhila Governor Mohammed Wa'eli. In a ceremony that brought together members of the incoming and outgoing Provincial Councils, Shiltag sounded a cautionary note, observing that the provinc [...]	2009-04-30 18:04:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON EINV IZ
09BASRAH54	BASRA: A GLUM SHELL WONDERS ABOUT NEXT STEPS ON (DELAYED?) [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent visit to Basra, Royal Dutch Shell representatives told PRT EconOff that local stakeholders expressed continued strong support for its flared-gas project. However, they also expressed frustration about Shell's apparent inability to finalize the deal with the GOI a [...]	2009-09-27 12:25:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV IZ
09BEIJING1823	2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS: ASIA [...] (S) China appreciates and shares the concerns of the United States, Japan and South Korea regarding the North Korean nuclear test, Deputy Chief of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Staff Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian told Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Michele Flournoy [...]	2009-07-01 00:59:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PARM MOPS CH TW
09BEIJING1826	2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT), [...] (C) During a discussion on advancing the U.S.-PRC Dialogue on Nuclear Policy and Strategy as part of the 10th U.S.-China Defense Consultative Talks (DCT),Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian responded to a U.S. presentation on the Defense Department's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR),Ballistic Missil [...]	2009-07-01 01:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS CH TW
09BEIJING1827	2009 U.S.-PRC DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT) [...] (S) Summary: Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian, Deputy Chief of the PLA General Staff, stretched what was to be a sixty minute Small Group session with Ms. Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP),into ninety minutes, and focused his remarks on objecting to U.S. arms sales [...]	2009-07-01 01:20:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PARM MOPS CH TW
09BEIJING1845	INTERAGENCY UNSCR 1874 MEETING WITH CHINESE [...] (S) Chinese MFA Director General for International Organizations Wu Hailong, leading an interagency delegation made up of representatives of all Chinese agencies tasked with implementing UNSCR 1874, told Ambassador Philip Goldberg in a 3 hour 45-minute meeting on July 2 that China was committe [...]	2009-07-05 02:50:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC CH JA KN KS
09BEIJING2196	CHINA 2009 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified -- it contains business proprietary information and is not for distribution to the public. 2. (SBU) In response to ref A, this cable provides updated information on investment and expropriation claims in China and includes input from the Econo [...]	2009-08-03 08:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV
09BEIJING2217	MFA DISCUSSES XINJIANG PRESS ARRANGEMENTS AND ACCESS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On July 29, PressOff met with Mr. Zhang Yong, Deputy Director of the Information Department of the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Zhang responded to questions about the logistics and philosophy behind the decision to pursue a markedly mor [...]	2009-08-05 00:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PROP KPAL PGOV OPRC CH
09BEIJING2337	MFA DISCUSSES XINJIANG PRESS ARRANGEMENTS AND ACCESS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On July 29, PressOff met with Mr. Zhang Yong, Deputy Director of the Information Department of the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Zhang responded to questions about the logistics and philosophy behind the decision to pursue a markedly mor [...]	2009-08-13 07:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PROP KPAL PGOV OPRC CH
09BEIJING2772	BEIJING WELCOMES DEPUTY SECRETARY JAMES [...] (U) Embassy Beijing warmly welcomes Deputy Secretary James Steinberg and delegation to China September 28-29, 2009, for consultations with Chinese officials. Delegation members include: Mr. Joseph Donovan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs; Mr. Sung [...]	2009-09-25 10:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP AMGT CH KS JA
09BEIJING2808	CARROTS AND STICKS IN CHINA'S ENFORCEMENT OF FAMILY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Beijing experts on family planning assert that China's family planning efforts have broadened beyond population targets and include a number of programs and strategies emphasizing a more incentive-based and service-oriented approach. Targets remain, however, as do heavy financi [...]	2009-09-30 08:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KPAO KPOP TBIO CH
09BEIJING2845	US-China Energy Policy Dialogue: Room for [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: The fourth U.S.-China Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD) held September 27 in Qingdao agreed on the importance of deepening cooperation on clean energy issues in order to address global climate change and to strengthen energy security, and noted this topic would likely be high [...]	2009-10-13 09:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV CH
09BEIJING2965	PRC: DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERGâ€™S SEPTEMBER 29, [...] (SBU) September 29, 2009; 3:00 p.m.; Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound; Beijing 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Amb. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Embassy Beijing Joseph Donovan, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Rear Admiral Charles Leidig, Joint Chiefs of Staff Amb. [...]	2009-10-26 00:33:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	OVIP STEINBERG JAMES B. PREL PGOV PARM MNUC
09BEIJING3214	CHINA TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009 [...] (U) China has made progress since April 2009 in combating human trafficking. The Chinese government is implementing the National Plan of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking in Women and Children (2008-2012) and has issued regulations and directives to strengthen its response to sex trafficki [...]	2009-12-01 15:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CH
09BEIJING3396	DAS HOLT'S NOVEMBER 20 MEETING WITH DDG LI JUNHUA [...] (C) Summary: The PRC remains committed to UN Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKOs) and supports efforts to establish achievable mandates and to promote political processes that will complement UNPKO activities, MFA International Organizations and Conference Deputy Director General Li Junhua told B [...]	2009-12-18 09:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPKO CH
09BEIJING3414	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURRAY [...] (SBU) Senator Murray, your delegation will arrive in Beijing and Shanghai two months after President Obama's November 15-18 visit to China. Overall, the Chinese leadership is pleased with the direction of U.S.-China relations and your hosts will likely frame this session of U.S.-China Interpa [...]	2009-12-21 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH TW IR NK
09BEIJING344	UNSYG SPECIAL ADVISER GAMBARI DISCUSSES BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese military regime's objective is to organize elections in 2010 that will be won by a military-based political party, UN Special Adviser on Burma Ibrahim Gambari told the Charge and four other Beijing-based Western mission representatives February 10. Gambari added that [...]	2009-02-11 07:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH BM IN UN
09BEIJING448	Graduate Unemployment in China: Financial Crisis [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chinese government blames rising unemployment on the global financial crisis, but in the case of college graduates the crisis has only exacerbated a preexisting problem. Graduate unemployment began to rise in 2003, as a result of policies to expand enrollment, while reform [...]	2009-02-23 05:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CH
09BEIJING527	PRC LAUNCHES PR CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) President Hu Jintao's February 10-17 trip to Africa capped a series of recent high-level visits intended to burnish China's image in Africa, according to Chinese and African contacts in Beijing. Our contacts contend that China is doing a great deal to assist Africa. At the same time, t [...]	2009-03-02 07:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EINV ETRD AO CH KE MI ML MP
09BEIJING592	CHINA/AUSTRALIA: CHINALCO,S RIO TINTO BID: A [...] (C) The state-owned Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) announced February 12 a USD 19.5 billion bid for a bigger stake in select assets of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, in which it is already the largest shareholder (Refs A and B). If approved, the deal would be the largest-e [...]	2009-03-09 02:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	AS CH ECON EINV EIND EMIN ETRD PGOV
09BEIRUT108	LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER MURR SAYS MARCH 14 [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr stressed his "purely UNSCR 1701" agenda for his planned January 28 visit to Damascus. He again expressed concern about the lack of March 14 organization for the upcoming parliamentary elections and said he continues t [...]	2009-01-27 15:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT126	LEBANON: BORDER SECURITY WORK STALLED, SAYS [...] (C) On January 29, Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud told the Ambassador that internal Government of Lebanon (GOL) discussions on border security had effectively stalled. The Prime Minister had taken this on personally and is the only who can move the complex issue forward. Turning to election [...]	2009-01-30 09:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PTER PINR KTIP PBTS MOPS LE IS SY
09BEIRUT1351	HARIRI'S DAMASCUS VISIT HERALDS NEW "PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary: Prior to his December 19-20 visit to Damascus, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Ambassador that he "must go to Damascus to better relations," and he cast the visit as "a new form of achieving sovereignty and independence." Following the visit, the PM's chief of staff [...]	2009-12-28 12:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC PBTS PINR KPAL LE SY
09BEIRUT141	LEBANON: CHATAH FRUSTRATED WITH BUDGET IMPASSE IN [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said he would formally ask the IMF to certify the GOL's fulfillment of the USG gas excise subsidy benchmark, and hoped the USG would use its USD 50 milion disbursement to pay off Central Bank of Lebano Eurobond [...]	2009-02-04 16:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER MCAP LE SY IS
09BEIRUT161	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH LIKELY TO REMAIN ON THE [...] (C) The recent Gaza conflict again brought to the fore the question of under what regional and domestic circumstances Hizballah would use force against Israel. In addition, the first anniversary of the February 12, 2008 assassination of former Hizballah military official Imad Mugniyeh raises t [...]	2009-02-11 08:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT207	LEBANON: AOUN WITH STAFFDEL CAMMACK -- WE'LL SEEK [...] (C) Opposition Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun told visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer Perry Cammack that he believed the bilateral relationship between Lebanon and Syria was on the right path. However, finding a resolution to other regional issues, including [...]	2009-02-23 09:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
09BEIRUT233	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LOOKING STRONGER; OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Following the very successful February 14 rally commemorating former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri's assassination, March 14 leaders have expressed confidence about March 14's prospects for winning the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. The widely attended February 14 rally, a major succ [...]	2009-02-26 17:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT25	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH NOT INCLINED TO STRIKE ISRAEL [...] (C) Could the current confrontation between Israel and Hamas in Gaza motivate Hizballah to provoke a second conflict against Israel on the Israeli-Lebanese border? The consensus of several observers we have spoken to in recent days is no. Domestically, Hizballah benefits from its current stron [...]	2009-01-07 17:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE
09BEIRUT570	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN: ONE YEAR IN OFFICE [...] (C) During his first year in office, President Michel Sleiman has emerged as a popular leader who has sought a "middle road" to defuse Lebanon's confessional tensions. Since his May 25, 2008 swearing in, Sleiman has worked to polish Lebanon's international stature. Lebanon and Syria establish [...]	2009-05-20 17:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IS SY LE
09BEIRUT837	LEBANON: TOURISM IS BUSTLING IN BEIRUT, BUT ONLY [...] (U) Beirut's record-setting summer tourism has bolstered business and crowded the capital city, but the benefits have not extended far past the city limits. Lebanese expatriates frequent dining establishments in some peripheral cities, but the historical GOL focus on infrastructure developmen [...]	2009-07-24 18:10:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG PGOV LE
09BELGRADE1284	SERBIA'S JUDICIAL REFORM PROCEEDS DESPITE CONTINUING [...] (SBU) Serbia's National Assembly passed in late 2008 an ambitious judicial reform package in line with requirements in the 2006 Constitution, and the government immediately began the process of implementing the new laws. The laws are intended to increase judicial independence and efficiency a [...]	2009-11-02 12:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SR
09BELGRADE137	SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. Both the office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffic [...]	2009-02-13 15:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
09BELGRADE1534	FY 2009 PROJECT PROPOSAL SOLICITATION FOR INL LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: This is a Response to Action Request that solicited and provided instructions for preparing criminal justice-related project proposals to be funded with FY 2009 INCLE, ESF, Support for Eastern European Democracy Act (SEED) and FREEDOM funds. The response encompasses proposals f [...]	2009-12-22 13:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS SNAR SR
09BELGRADE399	SERBIAN GOVERNMENT HUNTING FOR MLADIC [...] (C) The Serbian government continues to publicly emphasize its efforts to capture war crimes indictee Ratko Mladic, and Serbian officials responsible for cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) privately tell us the current government is very supportive [...]	2009-05-06 17:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWAC SR

09BELGRADE420	EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MARCH, [...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- EXBS had a follow-up meeting with Border Police High Commissioner Zoran Lasica regarding the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System; this system is comprised of a network of radar and optical (high resolution daylight cameras [...]	2009-05-14 16:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELMOPAN111	BELMOPAN - ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation Crime throughout Belize continues to remain a problem and has steadily risen over the past two years. Major crimes in Belize (defined as murder, rape, robbery, burglary, theft and carnal knowledge) increased in 2008 by 8.1% from 2007. Most disturbing [...]	2009-03-20 21:13:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC BH
09BERLIN1224	CWC BWC CLOSE ALLIES MEETING SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Meetings of Close Allies have always been valued for providing a useful venue for a frank exchange of views on, and an opportunity to coordinate approaches to, biological and chemical weapons-related issues. This meeting showed the need to re-invigorate the process, from the p [...]	2009-09-30 11:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW GM
09BERLIN1259	DASD TOWNSEND'S SEPTEMBER 23-25 CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. DASD for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend visited Berlin September 23-25 for the first annual bilateral defense consultations with the German MOD, and also had wide-ranging consultations with senior officials at the MFA and Chancellery. All were anxious about the current sta [...]	2009-10-07 15:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR GM
09BERLIN1337	GERMANY'S COALITION AGREEMENT STRESSES PRIORITY OF [...] (U) Summary: The Christian Democratic Union (CDU),Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) signed a coalition agreement in the early morning of October 24, laying the groundwork for their next four years of cooperation as the country's governing coalition. The agreem [...]	2009-10-26 15:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MNUC PHUM GM
09BERLIN1371	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Middle East) Secretary Clinton's Visit 3. (Afghanistan) U.S. Strategy, NATO Report on Air Strikes 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program 5. (EU) Summit Meeting, EU President 6. (U.S.) Economic Recovery Â [...]	2009-10-30 14:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF AK IR EU US
09BERLIN1376	CHANCELLOR RULES OUT TROOP INCREASE BEFORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel has firmly decided against seeking authorization for additional troops when the parliamentary mandate for the Bundeswehr's participation in ISAF comes up for renewal in December. Merkel's decision to put off any possible troop increase until after next year's A [...]	2009-10-30 19:31:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV AF
09BERLIN245	EUR PDAS RIES'S FEBRUARY 24-25 VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During EUR PDAS Ries's February 24-25 visit to Berlin, senior German officials warmly welcomed the commitment of the new U.S. Administration to partnership and consultation, and foresaw no major divergence between the U.S. and Germany on the key issues to be addressed at the Marc [...]	2009-02-27 14:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR MNUC MOPS NATO PGOV PHSA PREL PTER
09BERLIN256	GERMANY - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are David Fisher (email: fisherdl@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2439) and Jacqueline Dadswel [...]	2009-03-04 11:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERLIN548	GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT UKRAINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings on April 30, 2009, David Lipton of the NSC and Eric Meyer of the Treasury Department shared concerns about Ukraine's deteriorating public finances and shaky banking sector with senior officials from the German Ministries of Economics, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as we [...]	2009-05-12 16:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN621	GERMAN VIEWS ON FRENCH REINTEGRATION INTO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Germans say they welcome French reintegration into the NATO military command structure as an historic event and a symbolically important political accomplishment. They also hope it will lead to some concrete benefits, like improved NATO-EU relations. When pressed, however, t [...]	2009-05-22 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN FR GM
09BERLIN649	GERMAN MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR STANZEL SAYS HE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel briefed the diplomatic corps May 29 on his meetings in Tehran as part of his May 21-28 Middle East trip during which he visited six countries, including Israel. Stanzel's briefing only focused on the Iran portion of his trip. Stanzel charac [...]	2009-05-29 16:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC GM IR
09BERN260	GUANTANAMO CLOSURE: SWISS EAGER TO MOVE ON \ [...] (S) Summary: Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Dan \ Fried discussed prospective Guantanamo detainee resettlement \ cases on June 19 with Michael Ambuehl, State Secretary \ (Deputy Minister) of the Federal Department of Foreign \ Affairs (FDFA). Referring to the case files that the GoS \ alrea [...]	2009-06-23 10:45:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	KAWC PHUM PREL PTER SZ
09BERN93	TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 16:35:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ
09BISHKEK1144	DANIYAR USENOV APPOINTED AS NEW KYRGYZ PRIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the announcement of widespread government reforms by President Bakiyev and the subsequent resignation of the Government, President Bakiyev signed an order appointing Daniyar Usenov as Prime Minister on October 21. While the extent and impact of the planned governme [...]	2009-10-21 11:19:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1168	DAS KROL DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol led an interagency delegation to Kyrgyzstan October 26-28. In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Sarbayev and newly appointed Prime Minister Usenov, DAS Krol pressed for a quick resolution to the arrest of two local Embassy employees. [...]	2009-10-29 09:15:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
09BISHKEK156	KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT STEPPING UP HARASSMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past few months, pressure on the opposition has increased, in some cases carried out directly by the government, and in other cases through anonymous or hired agents. In late January, a newspaper published sexual photos of opposition leader Omurbek Tekebayev, and subse [...]	2009-02-23 09:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK164	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS INSTRUCTIONS ON MANAS; KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: On February 25, Ambassador presented reftel A demarche in separate meetings with Foreign Minister Sarbayev, Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov and Presidential Advisor Imanaliyev. Sarbayev had no comment, but clearly briefed Usenov, who was ready with a response. Usenov said that [...]	2009-02-25 12:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK211	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 02:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK224	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 10:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK225	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 10:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK494	FORMER KYRGYZ DEPUTY PM PLANS TO QUIT POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Former Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Ibraimova, who had earlier harbored Presidential ambitions (Ref B),told the Embassy that she was now looking to leave Kyrgyzstan for a period, possibly to work for an international organization. She said that opposition candidates Alm [...]	2009-05-22 03:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR KG
09BISHKEK521	KYRGYZSTAN: ELECTION OBSERVERS SUBJECT OF OSCE [...] (C) Summary: At a May 27 OSCE-hosted roundtable with the Central Election Commission (CEC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),diplomatic corps, and NGO community representatives, OSCE Ambassador Tesoriere and CEC Chairman Lisovsky reviewed recent developments regarding the July 23 Presidenti [...]	2009-05-29 11:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK79	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE KYRGYZ [...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek's submission of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime on paper with a broad base of commercial l [...]	2009-01-28 08:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KG
09BISHKEK801	U/S BURNS LAUNCHES NEW ENGAGEMENT WITH KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a group of high-level U.S. officials met Prime Minister Chudinov and other senior Kyrgyz officials on July 11, shortly after meeting with President Bakiyev. On July 12, the U.S. delegation met with a group of election focused [...]	2009-07-22 05:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV KDEM KG
09BISHKEK88	KYRGYZ AMBASSADOR SYDYKOVA URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Ambassador to the Unites States Sydykova told the Ambassador that President Bakiyev had decided to close Manas Air Base in December 2008 in exchange for a Russian financial package. However, complications had arisen with the Russians which meant that there was still a cha [...]	2009-01-30 09:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BOGOTA1554	CODEL LEVIN'S FACT-FINDING MISSION TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Representative Sander Levin, Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, visited Bogota, Medellin, and Cali from April 12-17. President Alvaro Uribe outlined GOC efforts to reduce violence against trade union members, increase resolution of labor cases, protect vulnerable groups [...]	2009-05-15 21:37:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD OREP PGOV ECON CO
09BOGOTA1826	MAY HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) Local United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Deputy Director Javier Hernandez told us extrajudicial killings by security forces fell 50% from 2007 to 2008. He said UNHCHR does not consider Defense Ministry Directive 29 to have been a factor in "false positive" cases, [...]	2009-06-05 21:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER ELAB CO
09BOGOTA1829	THE INFORMAL COLOMBIAN ECONOMY - WHY IS IT SO [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite several years of strong economic growth and economic liberalization, much of Colombia's economic activity continues to fall in the informal, unregulated and untaxed sector. Estimates of the size of the informal economy range from 48 to 60 percent of GDP, depending on how [...]	2009-06-08 16:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAID PGOV PREL CO
09BOGOTA1894	MEDELLIN'S MURDER RATE CONTINUES TO SOAR [...] (C) The murder rate in Medellin continues to soar, despite a late January GOC push to stem the increase. Medellin Secretary of Government Jesus Ramirez told us murders rose 80% in the city during the first five months of the year, compared with the same period in 2008. Ramirez and others att [...]	2009-06-12 16:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA2908	VFM FORERO GIVES AMBASSADOR READOUT ON UNASUR MEETING; AGREES TO LOWKEY DCA SIGNING [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 17:49:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	CO HO KJUS KTIA MARR PGOV PHUM PREL VZ XM
09BOGOTA3011	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MOD SILVA REGARDING UNASUR [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met with Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva during a Colombian Air Force ceremony in Tres Esquinas, Caqueta on September 16, 2009. Silva said that the Government of Colombia (GOC) was satisfied with the outcome of the September 15 UNASUR summit in Quito, Ecuador. S [...]	2009-09-18 18:19:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PTER KTIA CO
09BOGOTA3582	OCTOBER COLOMBIA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE UPDATE [...] (U) At a senior level coordinating meeting, Diego Molano, civilian lead of the National Consolidation Plan (PNC),set goals for consolidation and attempted to reinvigorate the interagency coordinating mechanism. The military is still playing a large role in Montes de Maria. USAID held 11 town [...]	2009-11-10 21:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO
09BOGOTA437	REVISION: COLOMBIA-2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This is a revised copy of the 2009 Colombia Investment Climate Statement (ref B). Please note minor changes in paragraphs 11 (Banking, Insurance and Telecommunications sections),41, 48, 51 and 71. Post will submit text via email to EEB/IFD/OIA and include in the 2009 Country Commercial Guid [...]	2009-02-11 20:26:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON OPIC KTDB USTR EFIN KIPR PGOV CO
09BRASILIA1040	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW [...] (C) Post has recently held extensive conversations with Brazilian authorities on the NPT revcon, particularly in connection with the August 5-6 visit of NSC WMD coordinator Samore (reported septel). Brazil believes that a successful revcon will be in its interest but defines success as the [...]	2009-08-20 20:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09BRASILIA1206	BRAZIL: POLICE PUBLICLY ADMIT AL QAEDA'S PRESENCE; [...] (U) Summary: The head of the Brazilian Federal Police,s (DPF) intelligence division admitted publicly during a Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, hearing on terrorism July 7 that an individual arrested in April on hate crimes-related charges was in fact linked to al Qaeda (AQ),the first time a Br [...]	2009-10-01 15:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR BR
09BRASILIA1261	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 27-30 VISIT OF SPECIAL REP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The visit of the Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Ambassador Susan Burk, comes at an important time. Brazil is reviving its long dormant civilian and military nuclear energy programs. It closed down its nuclear weapons program in 1990 and j [...]	2009-10-23 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1299	NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HEAD D'AGOSTINO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on the August meeting between Gary Samore from the National Security Council and General Jorge Felix, Minister of the Brazilian Cabinet for Institutional Security (GSI),the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),Thomas D'Agostino, ha [...]	2009-11-06 12:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL NPT IAEA MNUC PARM BR
09BRASILIA1321	SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-BRAZIL JOINT COMMISSION MEETING ON [...] SUMMARY: Brazil - the giant of South America - has stepped on to the world stage as a major economic power and is a key player in regional and multilateral matters. What has been less noticeable is that Brazil has put itself on a track to eventually become a global scientific and technologic [...]	2009-11-16 14:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KSCA EAGR EAID SENV TBIO NSF BR
09BRASILIA1411	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR THE DECEMBER 13-14 VISIT OF WHA [...] (C) Mission Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia. It is more than a courtesy to say that your trip comes at a significant time for U.S.-Brazil relations. A promising start with the new U.S. Administration is beginning to ebb as high-level initiatives have been delayed and Brazil ha [...]	2009-12-10 16:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP BR
09BRASILIA229	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, CHAIRMAN OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The CJCS visit to Brazil comes at an important time for our strategic partnership. With Nelson Jobim as Defense Minister, Brazil has, for the first time, effective civilian leadership and a mandate to modernize its armed forces. With a new defense strategy published in Decembe [...]	2009-02-26 10:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS BR PREL
09BRASILIA251	BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) While adult prostitution is legal (an adult is defined by Brazilian law as a person 18 years of age or older),various associated activities, such as operating a brothel and pimping, are illegal. The degree to which these laws are enforced varies from place to place in Brazil based on lo [...]	2009-03-02 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA34	BRAZIL,S NEW DEFENSE STRATEGY--STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. On December 18, President Lula signed the National Defense Strategy, concluding a fifteen month drafting exercise. The document was principally drafted by Minister for Strategic Planning Roberto Mangabeira Unger, and it provides a security policy framework tha [...]	2009-01-09 16:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR
09BRASILIA697	BRAZIL: OPPORTUNITY TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. There are signs that within the Brazilian government there is increasing pressure to take a more pro-active role in the ongoing international climate change negotiations. To make progress in this area, Vice Minister for the Environment Izabella Teixeira in recent meetings with t [...]	2009-06-04 14:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG EFIN ECON BR
09BRASILIA766	BRAZIL SCENESETTER: DR. MICHAEL FROMAN, DEPUTY NATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based, with growing economic ties. Through the financial crisis, Brazil has played a constructive role in the G20 and has also prioritized concluding the Doha round of World Trade Organization (WTO) n [...]	2009-06-17 18:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR
09BRASILIA771	BRAZIL: CODEL THOMPSON DISCUSSES TERRORISM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson (D-MS),accompanied by other 4 Committee Members and some 20 staff, visited Brasilia on May 28. In addition to a country team and special session with Department of Homeland Security representatives (ICE, CBP, [...]	2009-06-18 19:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER OREP PGOV BR
09BRASILIA809	BRAZIL - DEPUTY NATL SECURITY ADVISOR FROMAN DISCUSSES CEO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Brazil (GOB) meetings with Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman in Brasilia June 18-19 focused on CEO Forum, G8 and G20 preparations, Major Economies Forum (MEF) and Doha. Casa Civil head Minister Dilma Rousseff and Mi [...]	2009-06-25 16:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN ENRG SENV KGHG EINV BR
09BRASILIA946	BRAZIL SCENESETTER: DR. TODD STERN, SPECIAL ENVOY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of its relatively clean energy matrix, Brazil is a major greenhouse gas emitter primarily due to massive, ongoing deforestation. The Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) has pursued a cautious, defensive approach in international climate change negotiations, steering [...]	2009-07-31 10:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR
09BRATISLAVA303	NEW DOUBTS ON INTEGRITY OF SLOVAK SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Following months of revelations drawn from archival files that the head of the Slovak National Security Office, Frantisek Blanarik, collaborated with the Communist-era Czechoslovak intelligence services, new information has come to light casting further do [...]	2009-07-10 09:52:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA447	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO SLOVAKIA OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Ambassador Vershbow: Your visit to Bratislava coincides with what could be Slovakia's most forward-leaning pledges regarding ISAF participation to date. At the NATO Informal Defense Ministerial, we expect the Slovaks to announce the deployment of Special Forces (20 in the near future [...]	2009-10-16 16:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR AF LO
09BRATISLAVA85	SLOVAKIA 2009 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The MOI, local police, NGOs, and IOM are the best sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. Though the numbers vary from source to source, they are generally reliable. IOM estimates between 150 to 200 individua [...]	2009-02-18 07:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
09BRAZZAVILLE242	64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND REQUESTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 12:14:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA CF
09BRIDGETOWN126	TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------- PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A. What is (are) the [...]	2009-02-25 20:06:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
09BRIDGETOWN514	GOOD PROGRESS AT SECOND CBSI WG MEETING [...] (U) An August 13 working group meeting between Caribbean officials and USG representatives made good progress on moving the President's security agenda for the Caribbean region forward. The two sides agreed to craft a political declaration, strategy, and action plan to frame assistance under [...]	2009-08-24 15:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS EAID KJUS SNAR PREL XL
09BRUSSELS1021	EU AND TREASURY ON IRAN, DPRK, CFT, BURMA, SUDAN, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: In eleven separate meetings with various EU and Member State officials on June 16-17, Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen pressed for robust EU implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on North Korea and Iran ( [...]	2009-07-27 04:56:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS UNSC PINR
09BRUSSELS108	INTRODUCING THE EU IV: THE JUDICIAL, FINANCIAL, SUPERVISORY [...] In addition to its core policy and law-making institutions (the Commission, Council and European Council, and European Parliament - see REFs B and C),the EU institutional system also includes several other bodies with judicial, monetary, financial, supervisory or advisory functions. Among th [...]	2009-01-27 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINV EUN PTER KTFN KJUS UNSC IR
09BRUSSELS1183	USEU SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) You are visiting Brussels at an ideal time to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with the EU. Already a major contributor of development and humanitarian assistance, the EU is in the midst of writing a new Af/Pak strategy paper for release in October. Although European public opinion is sk [...]	2009-08-26 12:27:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EUN AF PK IK
09BRUSSELS1193	EU SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KANJORSKI [...] (SBU) I would like to welcome you and the members of your Delegation to Brussels. You are arriving at a time when the change in U.S. Administration and the press of global events have pushed U.S.-EU cooperation to new heights across a range of economic and political issues. The EU and its Mem [...]	2009-08-28 11:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD ENRG SENV KHGH KJUS KTFN EUN
09BRUSSELS1202	USEU SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) You are visiting Brussels at an ideal time to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with the EU. Already a major contributor of development and humanitarian assistance, the EU is in the midst of writing a new Af/Pak strategy paper for release in October. Although European public opinion is [...]	2009-09-01 10:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EUN AF PK IK
09BRUSSELS1244	URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT CASES [...] (C) USEU Poloff met separately on 9/15 with EU Council Secretariat and European Commission officials to seek EU assistance in urging Iran to resolve missing and detained Amcit cases. USEU Poloff requested that EU oficials raise the issue during meetings with Ianian officials and asked to be i [...]	2009-09-15 18:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP CASC IR
09BRUSSELS1248	BELGIAN VIEWS AND DECISION-MAKING ON [...] Summary: Policy-making on non-proliferation and disarmament issues in Belgium is concentrated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the direction of Werner Bauwens, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Final decisions on policy are made in consultation with Minister of Fo [...]	2009-09-16 15:27:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BRUSSELS1266	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET (GAERC) TO DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) met in Brussels on September 14-15 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) to review EU foreign policy priority areas. Discussions in the External Affairs Council centered on Iran, Afghanistan, and the Southern Caucasus, with the [...]	2009-09-21 09:04:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINT ECPS PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS132	AFGHANISTAN: CAN THE EU BE A STRONGER PARTNER IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. We currently have a window of opportunity to lay the groundwork for more EU contributions in Afghanistan. The current window may close as soon as April 3-4, 2009 -- the dates of the NATO Summit. It is unlikely that the 21 out of 27 EU member states who are also N [...]	2009-01-29 16:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID
09BRUSSELS1414	LISBON TREATY: THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Treaty of Lisbon, if and when ratified, will establish a new European diplomatic corps, known as the European External Action Service (EEAS). The EEAS would support the future High Representative of the EU for External Affairs and Security Policy. The EEAS would knit toge [...]	2009-10-22 08:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN AMGT
09BRUSSELS1489	EU AND CLOSE ALLIES DISCUSS CURRENT CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, the Swedish EU Presidency convoked a meeting of EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors with non-EU NATO Allies and EU candidate countries (the PSC Plus 8) to discuss the EU's counter-piracy operation, the EU police training mission in Afghanistan, and th [...]	2009-11-03 16:25:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS1505	EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- LETTERS [...] (C) Embassy Kabul, in Reftel, raises the importance of the issue of whether the U.S. should sign letters of agreement with the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). In order to ensure that discussions on this issue in Washington and elsewhere focus on precisely what the Euro [...]	2009-11-09 12:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MARR EUN NATO AF
09BRUSSELS1522	THE TREATY OF LISBON: AN OVERVIEW OF FORTHCOMING EU [...] (U) The Treaty of Lisbon, now scheduled to enter into force on December 1, is intended to streamline EU decision-making and to enhance EU effectiveness on the world scene through a series of institutional reforms. Changes of key interest to the USG include the creation of two new positions: pe [...]	2009-11-13 11:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN
09BRUSSELS1527	COUNCIL APPROVAL LIKELY FOR EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (SBU) According to the European Commission (EC) desk officer for Iraq, Julita Bas, the EC will recommend sending an "EU Enhanced Electoral Experts" mission (EEM) to Iraq for the January 2010 national elections, but Council (i.e., all Member States) approval will be necessary for the mission t [...]	2009-11-13 19:03:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL EUN IZ
09BRUSSELS1566	GENERAL HENRI BENTEGEAT SHARES HIS VIEWS AT THE [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: General Henri Bentegeat welcomed DASD Jim Townsend to his office on 27 October in Brussels for a final meeting before his 4 November departure. The one-hour meeting covered a range of topics. Handing Allied Command Transformation to France was "a bold, great move" said Bente [...]	2009-11-23 10:44:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR EUN FR
09BRUSSELS1616	BARROSO'S NEW COMMISSION SHOULD BE GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission President Barroso's announced line-up of the policy portfolios for the new Commission that takes office on/about February 1 has mostly good implications for U.S. economic policy interests: -- New Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht (Belgian Foreign Minister until [...]	2009-12-01 16:25:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EFIN EINV EAGR EIND
09BRUSSELS1719	EEB A/S FERNANDEZ IN BRUSSELS: IMPACT OF LISBON TREATY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During discussions with EU officials and stakeholders in Brussels on December 9-10, EEB Assistant Secretary Fernandez explored the current state of, and prospects for, the transatlantic economic relationship, the future of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC),the impact of t [...]	2009-12-23 16:25:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV EUN
09BRUSSELS190	THE EU'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE; LOOKING BACK, [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Union, led by the French Presidency, completed its Climate and Energy Legislative Package in December 2008. However, what transpired between January 23, 2008, when the European Commission proposed the four pieces of legislation that made up the Climate Package, an [...]	2009-02-10 15:12:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09BRUSSELS277	FEBRUARY GAERC - EU FOREIGN MINISTERS FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In Brussels on February 23, EU Foreign Ministers, meeting in General Affairs Council, discussed preparations for the March 19-20 European Council meeting and discussed proposals for investments in energy and infrastructure under the economic recovery plan. The External Affairs C [...]	2009-02-26 19:32:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN ECON AF AL BK EZ MW SR
09BRUSSELS401	EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING [...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...]	2009-03-20 11:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN
09BRUSSELS410	EU: DAS BRYZA'S MARCH 16 DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During a Brussels stop on March 16 EUR DAS Matthew Bryza consulted EU officials on a range of regional political, security and energy-related issues, including EU enlargement, Turkey-Cyprus, frozen conflicts, and pipeline politics. DG Enlargement contacts foresaw no/no immine [...]	2009-03-23 11:57:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON ENRG ECIN EPET EUN XH
09BRUSSELS517	TERRORISM FINANCE: EU PROBLEMS DESIGNATING FOUR [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The European Commission designated four members of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) (Ref D) on March 6. This case illustrates three dilemmas impeding U.S.-EU cooperation in countering terrorist financing through UNSCRs [...]	2009-04-06 17:12:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS
09BRUSSELS536	IRAN SANCTIONS: AA/S GLASER BRIEFS EU ON PRIORITY [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During a March 2-3 visit to Brussels, Daniel Glaser, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, assured an uncertain European Union that the United States remains committed to the dual track approach to Iran and said [...]	2009-04-08 12:23:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KNNP PARM KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS
09BRUSSELS537	IRAN SANCTIONS: AA/S GLASER CONSULTS KEY AMBASSADORS IN BRUSSELS REF: A. BRUSSELS 205 B. BRUSSELS 41 C. 2008 BRUSSELS 1468 D. BRUSSELS 101 [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 2 and 3 Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Glaser briefed EU-27 non-proliferation and Iran experts on U.S. sanctions against Iran's illicit conduct in the areas of nuclear proliferation and terrorism. On the margin of the formal briefing (reporte [...]	2009-04-08 12:24:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KNNP PARM KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS
09BRUSSELS616	EU TERRORISM SANCTIONS: TROUBLE CONTINUES [...] (U) This message contains an urgent Action Request (paras 31-32). Please see also Summary and other Action Requests paragraphs 6-7, 12, 17-18, 23, 25, 29 and 37. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY/COMMENT: Due in part to recent European court rulings, EU implementation of UN and autonomous sanctions ag [...]	2009-04-29 16:28:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS UNSC PINR
09BRUSSELS78	Working with the EU to Spur Transatlantic [...] (SBU) The United States and the European Union have the largest economic relationship in the world and remain the leaders in setting the global economic and regulatory agenda, and successfully managing this relationship will be critical as we address the economic downturn this year. U.S. and [...]	2009-01-21 14:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EAGR ETTC PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS886	AFGHANISTAN, GEORGIA & PIRACY DISCUSSED BY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency's Ambassador Ivo Sramek chaired a meeting of the EU Political Security Committee (PSC)ambassadors with NATO Allies and EU accession states on June 23. Topics were the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM),the EU's Civilian Police mission in Afghanist [...]	2009-06-26 14:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN MARR MOPS PREL EAID KDEM PINS PTER MASS
09BRUSSELS911	EU OPTIONS FOR SOMALIA SECURITY SECTOR REFORM [...] (C//NF) Summary: We expect the EU to lay the groundwork for an EU Somalia security sector reform mission before its traditional August recess. An EU Council-European Commission paper on future options in Somalia will be discussed by EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors on July 3. [...]	2009-07-01 18:33:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR EUN
09BRUSSELS912	WORKING WITH THE EU ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In Brussels, June 15-17, Major General Richard L. Engel, USAF (Retired),Director, Climate Change and State Stability Program, Long Range Analysis Unit, National Intelligence Council (NIC) heard from high level Europeans that: the connection between security and climate change [...]	2009-07-02 10:18:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KGHG SENV ENRG EUN
09BRUSSELS920	EU AND NORTH KOREA [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 4-5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: USEU shared Ref A and B points with Commission and Council General Secretariat functional, regional, and technical experts. Commission sanctions experts request additional information about how the USG will implement the UN [...]	2009-07-06 09:53:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTCRE
09BRUSSELS948	TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT [...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...]	2009-07-08 15:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL
09BRUSSELS951	JAVIER SOLANA TO STEP DOWN THIS FALL: THE REPLACEMENT [...] Javier Solana recently told the Spanish press that he is "not planning to go any further" than his 10-year mandate (two terms of five years) as EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). This is the first time that Solana has indicated clearly in public that he [...]	2009-07-08 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN
09BRUSSELS975	THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT STRONG ON [...] (SBU) Summary: According to our contacts, the European Parliament's (EP) new leaders will seek to strengthen relations with the United States during the new five-year term. Parliamentary leaders from the dominant center-right group hope for an early official U.S. visit and appear well dispose [...]	2009-07-15 10:26:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN PGOV PREL KDEM MARR
09BUCHAREST24	ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 [...] Following is Embassy Bucharest's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT Romania actively seeks direct foreign investment. The Agency for Foreign Investment (ARIS),created in 2004, is designed to advertise the co [...]	2009-01-14 13:09:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RO
09BUDAPEST381	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL POE TO BUDAPEST, MAY 29-30, [...] (U) Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Poe to Budapest from May 29-30, 2009. We look forward to your visit and would like to provide the following information in preparation for your arrival. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CLIMATE IN HUNGARY 2. (SBU) The global financial crisis [...]	2009-05-26 14:45:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OREP PREL EFIN OTRA HU
09BUENOSAIRES1095	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SOLIS' VISIT TO ARGENTINA, OCTOBER 6-8 [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your October 6-8 visit to Argentina. I will have been in the country a little less than three weeks when you arrive, and I am honored to have you among my first visitors. The Government of Argentina will also be extremely interested in [...]	2009-10-02 14:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1147	ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR ENCOUNTERS PROTESTERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During her first trip outside of Buenos Aires, Ambassador Martinez was forced to change the location of a speech at the National University of Cuyo due to disorderly protests by far-left groups on October 15. Public reaction has been mostly sympathetic to the Ambassador and critical [...]	2009-10-21 14:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO ASEC PHUM SOCI KDEM AR
09BUENOSAIRES1414	Scenesetter for Codel Engel Visit to Argentina, January 5-7 [...] (SBU) Mr. Chairman, on behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome you and your delegation to Argentina. I will have been in the country for about four months when you arrive, and I am honored to have you among my first Congressional visitors. The Government of Argentina is interested in [...]	2009-12-29 19:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PGOV ECON ETRD ELAB PHUM PTER KTIP
09BUENOSAIRES597	ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON VISIT [...] (U) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your May 28-30 visit to Argentina, which occurs one week before I leave post for my next assignment, in which I will oversee U.S. non-military assistance to Afghanistan. We propose to schedule meetings for you with Argentina's Minister o [...]	2009-05-21 13:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OREP ECON PTER MASS ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES964	ARGENTINA ENTHUSIASTIC AND RESPONSIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: A delegation led by White House Special Assistant and WMD Coordinator Gary Samore visited Argentina for consultations on August 10, generating significant goodwill and enthusiasm among Argentine interlocutors to continue bilateral consultations and cooperation on key nuclear arms [...]	2009-08-24 20:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER ENRG ETTC TRGY SENV AR
09BUJUMBURA103	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 05:03:00	Embassy Bujumbura	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER BY
09CAIRO1857	ENGAGING AYMAN NOUR [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-27 14:45:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EG
09CAIRO393	AYMAN NOUR DISCUSSES HIS RELEASE, FUTURE [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) On February 26, poloff met with former presidential candidate and opposition party leader Ayman Nour, who was released from an Egyptian prison on February 18, and his wife, Gameela Ismail. -- (C) Before Nour arrived, Ismail told poloff that on the day of his release, [...]	2009-03-05 14:04:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
09CAIRO68	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 14 [...] (S) According to MoD sources, the Rafah border area has been relatively quiet today, with no collateral damage on the Egyptian side, and no reports of Palestinian firing on Egyptian Border Guard Forces. -------------- Demonstrations -------------- 2. (SBU) Contacts reported that on Janu [...]	2009-01-14 13:20:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS
09CAIRO746	ADMIRAL MULLENâ€™S MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Egyptian General Intelligence Service Chief Omar Soliman explained that his overarching regional goal was combating radicalism, especially in Gaza, Iran, and Sudan. - (S/NF) On Gaza, S [...]	2009-04-30 15:00:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG SU
09CAIRO79	GOE STRUGGLING TO ADDRESS POLICE BRUTALITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 15:24:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG

09CAIRO937	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission Cairo welcomes your visit, the first by a U.S. president to Cairo since President Clinton's in 1990. The Egyptian Government will also warmly welcome you, as will the Egyptian people, who are proud that the U.S. has recognized what they view as Egypt's central role in the Arab [...]	2009-05-26 09:35:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KIRF EG
09CAIRO975	UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor suggested that it would not be difficult to issue a formal policy directive prohibiting Egyptian banks from opening or [...]	2009-05-28 12:49:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CANBERRA327	AUSTRALIA BLOCKS CHINESE INVESTMENT ON SECURITY [...] (C) Treasurer Wayne Swan announced March 27 that the Australian Government would block the A$2.6 billion (USD 1.7 billion) bid by Chinese state-owned Minmetals Non-Ferrous Metals to purchase OZ Minerals, Australia's third-largest mining firm, on national security grounds. This is the first [...]	2009-03-31 06:54:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL CH AS
09CANBERRA394	ASYLUM SEEKER DEATHS HIGHLIGHT BORDER SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The deaths of three Afghans in a recent boat explosion off Australia's northwest coast highlight a larger debate over the effects of Prime Minister Rudd's policies on treatment of asylum seekers. Border protection is becoming a higher profile political issue due to a rise in [...]	2009-04-17 09:59:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL AF AS
09CANBERRA402	SCENE SETTER-CDR GEN D. MCNABB VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...]	2009-04-22 01:57:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PREL OTRA AS
09CANBERRA545	GILLARD: ON TRACK TO BECOME AUSTRALIA'S NEXT PRIME [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Described by her many supporters as "smart, tough, loyal, and the best parliamentary performer in the Australian Labor Party (ALP)," Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard - who visits Washington later this month - has positioned herself as the heir apparent to Prime Minister Kev [...]	2009-06-10 22:19:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ELAB AS
09CANBERRA57	SCENE SETTER FOR CDR USN SEVENTH FLEET VADM J. [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...]	2009-01-16 05:25:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA AS
09CANBERRA61	SCENE SETTER FOR CDR USN SEVENTH FLEET VADM J. [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...]	2009-01-19 23:23:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PREL OTRA AS
09CANBERRA675	TEXT OF MOUS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND IRAQ [...] (C/NF) START SUMMARY: On July 17, Lloyd Brodrick (protect),Director of the Iraq Section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided to the Embassy the texts of six MOUs signed by Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, during her visit to Baghdad on June 27. The texts were signed i [...]	2009-07-22 06:58:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL MARR IZ AS
09CANBERRA78	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - AUSTRALIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Australia. Note that the exchange rate between the US and Australian dollars fluctuated very widely over the year 2008; we have used the exchange rate as of January 21, 2009 (A$1 = US$.66) throughout. ----------------------------------- [...]	2009-01-22 03:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ETRD EINV ECON ELAB OPIC AS
09CARACAS1543	Sucre Municipality Opposition Mayor Focuses On Barrios [...] (C) Summary: Carlos Ocariz, the opposition mayor of the Municipality of Sucre in Greater Caracas, has focused on governing, rather than politicking since assuming office in November 2008. His approval ratings have increased since taking office, and his work on social programs, public services, and [...]	2009-12-10 15:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR VE
09CARACAS200	REFERENDUM: CHAVEZ'S ELECTION TO WIN OR LOSE [...] (C) Summary. The February 15 referendum on eliminating term limits is accentuating political polarization and virtually splitting Venezuela's electorate in two. Both the "Yes" and "No" camps are focused on motivating and mobilizing their core supporters to overcome voter fatigue and abstenti [...]	2009-02-12 20:51:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE
09CHENGDU251	TIBET VICE GOVERNOR: SLAMS DALAI LAMA, DENIES POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Dalai Lama and his "clique" masterminded the "March 14" incident as part of a bid to take back feudal power in Tibet, Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) Vice Governor Wu Yingjie told Consul General October 20. The many people praying at temples in Lhasa testify to the government [...]	2009-11-09 06:36:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV EAGR SENV SOCI CH
09CHIANGMAI2	CITIZENSHIP MANUAL OUTLINES LEGAL MAZE FACING STATELESS HILL [...] UNESCO has collaborated with the Thai Government (RTG) and an NGO to publish a Citizenship Manual that will serve as a "how to" guide for government officials and civil society on citizenship procedures among stateless hill tribe minorities. Broadly speaking, a highlander who is born in Thaila [...]	2009-01-06 02:01:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG ELAB PREF PGOV PREL SNAR KWMN TH BM
09CHIANGMAI75	NGOS ASSIST HILL TRIBES IN DIVERSE WAYS, BUT CAPACITY [...] (U) Although the Royal Thai Government (RTG) passed two laws in 2008 that improved citizenship eligibility, stateless persons living in northern Thailand still face a host of legal, administrative, and practical obstacles to citizenship. Recognizing the many disadvantages confronting statele [...]	2009-06-04 09:49:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON SMIG PREF PREL KWMN BM TH
09CHISINAU108	MOLDOVA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 06:55:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM SMIG
09CHISINAU302	MOLDOVA FACING CHALLENGES TO INSTALLING A [...] (SBU) Summary: With the immediate threat of street violence diminished, Moldova continues to face a political crisis which will preserve a state of uncertainty until the vote recount is finished, the Parliament meets and a new President and Cabinet is put in place. Parliament faces signific [...]	2009-04-14 06:03:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU620	FY2009 Project Proposals for INL Law Enforcement [...] Summary: Post believes the best use of FSA/INL funds for law enforcement in Moldova will combine technical and training assistance to strengthen institutional as well as individual capacities. This cable outlines a program for using FY2009 funds to provide an array of projects for the Go [...]	2009-08-07 07:15:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID MD
09CHISINAU988	CHISINAU: INCSR 2009-2010 PART 1 [...] (SBU) Embassy Chisinau's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR Part I follows: Â [...]	2009-12-24 06:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR MD
09COLOMBO1054	SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE (SFRC) FACT FINDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 2-8, Senate Foreign Relations staff members Nilmini Rubin and Fatema Sumar visited Sri Lanka and held meetings with senior government officials, international organizations, political leaders, civil-society activists, and journalists to discuss post war reconciliation [...]	2009-11-23 02:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CE
09COLOMBO1076	SRI LANKA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The following is in response to Ref A's request for information on the National Trade Estimate in Sri Lanka. Ref B includes information for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standards Related Foreign Barriers to trade in Sri Lanka, submitted November 4, 2009 (and also included here). [...]	2009-11-27 07:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1121	SRI LANKA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT (Resubmit) [...] The following is in response to Ref A's request for information on the National Trade Estimate in Sri Lanka. Ref B includes information for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standards Related Foreign Barriers to trade in Sri Lanka, submitted November 4, 2009 (and also included here). [...]	2009-12-07 07:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1165	EASTERN PROVINCE: RETURNS NEARLY COMPLETE BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboffs met with local authorities, community leaders, United Nations (UN) officials, and returnees in Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts in the Eastern Province. Returns of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to these districts are nearly complete but land issues, livelihoods, [...]	2009-12-22 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1177	SRI LANKAN ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER: FAQS FOR AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The following provides Post assessment of key issues related to the Sri Lankan Elections Commissioner and the upcoming presidential election scheduled for January 26. The message is organized in frequently-asked-question (FAQ) format and draws on Ambassador's Dec [...]	2009-12-22 12:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO308	A SUGGESTION FOR GETTING MANY OF SRI LANKA'S [...] (C) Summary: While the US and some others are engaged in intensive efforts to protect the estimated 120-150,000 civilians trapped in the "safe zone" of northern Sri Lanka from shelling, and assure they have adequate food and medicine, the international community needs a plan to evacuate as ma [...]	2009-03-19 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF EAID CE
09COLOMBO32	DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA ON MEDIA [...] (c) Summary: In a January 8 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa requested by Ambassador, the President offered little hope that investigations into recent attacks on the press would lead anywhere, but agreed to provide security for two prominent critics. He predicted the Sri Lankan mil [...]	2009-01-09 08:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CE
09COLOMBO357	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 42 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Foreign Minister announced the GSL would suspend attacks against the LTTE for a short period of time. He did not indicate when the suspension would begin. 1000MT of food and non-food items are set to be delivered to the safe zone on March 31. Basil Rajapaksa outlined steps [...]	2009-03-30 11:27:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO413	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 51 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Sri Lanka announced a 48-hour period of restraint, during which the armed forces would confine themselves to defensive operations. International observers noted that shelling of the "safe zone" had diminished on April 11 and 12, and that no firing was now bei [...]	2009-04-13 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO47	UNP ACCUSES GOVERNMENT OF ORDERING ATTACKS ON MEDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an intervention in Parliament on January 9, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe directly accused the Defense Secretary and the Army Commander of involvement in activities of "a few intelligence sections" responsible for the attack on the MTV station, the assassination of ne [...]	2009-01-13 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
09COLOMBO501	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 67 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 5, President Mahinda Rajapaksa invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to visit the country. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expects the "Green Ocean" ferry to depart Trincomalee on the evening of May 6 and offload food in the conflict zone on May 7. [...]	2009-05-06 12:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO522	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 71 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite indications from within the safe zone that the trapped civilian population might attempt to escape on May 12-13, a large-scale exodus had not materialized as of 4 pm local time on May 13. Charge and Defense Attache liaised with Government officials and with contacts in [...]	2009-05-13 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO549	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 77 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa declared May 20 a national holiday to celebrate the victory over the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). In Ambassador's farewell call on him, the President acknowledged the importance of reconciliation with Sri Lankan Tamils and with the Tamil Diaspora to ensure that Tami [...]	2009-05-20 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE ECON
09COLOMBO563	SRI LANKA: IN FAREWELL, AMBASSADOR PRESSES HARD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his round of farewell calls on Sri Lankan government officials, Ambassador Blake emphasized that having won the war against "Tamil Tiger" terrorism, the Sri Lankan government now needed to consolidate its victory by "winning the peace." Ambassador noted that following the mili [...]	2009-05-26 11:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS CE
09COLOMBO624	SRI LANKA: DOUGLAS DEVANANDA - GOVERNMENT'S MAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EDPD),Douglas Devananda, has a long history of enmity with the recently defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. He has been a favorite of successive Sri Lankan governments in Colombo. But Devananda has a violent and even cri [...]	2009-06-19 04:19:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINR EAID CE
09COLOMBO631	COLOMBO PLAN MAY SESSION READOUT [...] Summary: At the 264th session of the Colombo Plan Council, was held on May 21, 2009, Secretary General Patricia Yoon-Moi Chia presented the Plan's revised "zero growth" biennial budget; however, several members noted unexpected increases and asked for a full-cost breakdown. Following the Sec [...]	2009-06-23 09:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APECO APER ECON KUNR UN
09COLOMBO999	Sri Lanka Scenesetter [...] (SBU) Sri Lanka stands at a pivotal point in its modern history. The end of the long secessionist war with the LTTE opens up opportunities for national reconciliation, political reform, economic renewal, and international re-engagement. The question is whether the Sri Lankan leadership has the [...]	2009-10-30 08:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09CONAKRY169	LES FORCES VIVES FINALIZE TRANSITION PROPOSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Les Forces Vives are close to finalizing a concrete election proposal, which they plan to present to the CNDD soon. The latest proposal specifies dates for legislative and presidential elections in 2009, and calls for the immediate establishment of a transitional council (CNT) [...]	2009-03-18 16:31:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY221	SHOPPING FOR A VERDICT - THE CNDD'S EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Guineans who don't like a judge's decision now have another option in the CNDD's extrajudicial "Bureau of Conflicts." Set up shortly after the coup, the Bureau has reportedly handled more than 3000 cases, which are heard by military and police personnel. Lawyers have no part in [...]	2009-04-21 16:49:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY299	THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP MEETING ON GUINEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) met for the third time in Conakry on May 4 & 5. The continued gap in electoral financial assistance was discussed in detail as was the creation of the National Transition Council (CNT) which occurred only three days before the I [...]	2009-05-27 13:27:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC GV
09CONAKRY333	DONORS TELL CNDD THAT THEY WILL ONLY SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A particularly heated exchange between the German Ambassador and the Minister of Finance on June 4 indicates that the international donor community is moving towards a tougher policy stance in Guinea. In response to the Minister's pleas for assistance for long-term projects, [...]	2009-06-11 15:29:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY372	GUINEA SECURITY FORCES PART I: AN EXAMINATION OF [...] (S) Six months ago, a coup d,tat brought a military junta to power under the auspices of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD). Led by President Moussa Dadis Camara, the CNDD embarked on a campaign to reframe and restructure the military and civilian security forces. The [...]	2009-06-26 14:41:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL PGOV PMIL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY537	CONAKRY SECURITY SUMMARY - SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 [...] (U) The security situation in Guinea is calm but tense. The last two weeks ushered in violent protests upcountry, anti-CNDD demonstrations in Conakry, and an unremarkable Presidential rally at the People,s Palace. The following serves as summary of significant security-related events during [...]	2009-09-04 13:24:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KDEM PGOV PREL PMIL GV
09CONAKRY665	GUINEA ROUNDUP: OCTOBER 16 [...] (U) Late last night, the CNDD issued a communique ending the ban on political demonstrations in Guinea. The statement encouraged Guineans to strictly comply with current anti-riot laws and to give priority to "national unity and social tranquillity" over political messaging. The statement claim [...]	2009-10-16 15:44:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ASEC GV
09CONAKRY683	G-8 COMS DISCUSS CRISIS IN GUINEA [...] (U) Charge hosted an October 22 meeting at the CMR of representatives of G8 Member States along with African Union, World Bank and IMF representatives. Key points discussed included: --The recent UN visit by Haile Menkerios --Lack of a cohesive response by the AU towards GoG --Security in [...]	2009-10-27 12:24:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN GV
09CONAKRY87	TROUBLING ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Moussa Dadis Camara, President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),has been highly visible on national television and radio over the past few days. On February 3, Dadis issued a blanket authority to security personnel to shoot anyone caught committin [...]	2009-02-03 16:13:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV
09COPENHAGEN206	NATO SYG-DESIGNATE EAGER TO BEGIN NEEDED REFORMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 07:45:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS DA
09COPENHAGEN404	AMBASSADOR VISITS GREENLAND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Official Greenland warmly welcomed Ambassador Fulton on her first visit to the capital Nuuk, August 20-22, and the GOD sent a senior delegation to accompany her to Thule Air Base September 7-9. Greenla [...]	2009-09-18 14:34:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MARR SENV SCUL DA GL
09COTONOU247	COTONOU: MAY, 2009 REPORT ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placements of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers. 2. Print Media: May 4: An article in the right-of-center indepen [...]	2009-06-15 13:05:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN
09COTONOU374	BENIN: AMBASSADOR BROWN LEAVES ON A HIGH NOTE [...] Ambassador Brown departs post on August 22, 2009, leaving a legacy of a stronger bilateral relationship and increased visibility of the US Mission in Benin. Supported by a strong Country Team, American and LES staff, under her leadership the Mission agencies (USAID, MCC, Peace Corps, and the S [...]	2009-08-21 11:52:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI PHUM MASS EWWT BN
09COTONOU41	BENIN SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The Government of Benin (GoB) continued to make steady progress towards combating child trafficking. The police, gendarmes and judges described their efforts to suppress the practice through the investigation and the prosecution of traffickers during 2008. However, they were unable to pro [...]	2009-02-10 06:34:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP BN
09CURACAO13	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT 2009 NETHERLANDS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 15:35:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	AA NA KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
09CURACAO9	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT 2009 NETHERLANDS [...] (U) Post hereby submits the answers to the 2009 annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report questions for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: --------------------------------------- REPORTING QUESTIONS --------------------------------------- 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. Wh [...]	2009-02-12 19:36:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	AA NA KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
09DAKAR220	SENEGAL FEBRUARY 2009 SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal is preparing to hold local elections amid an atmosphere of slowly building social unrest due to ongoing economic difficulties, poor management of the country's public finances, and disillusionment with Senegal's overall governance. The Senegalese are known for and proud [...]	2009-02-23 13:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ASEC SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL ECON
09DAKAR25	GUINEA-BISSAU: 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Below is Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control, of the 2008 INSCR for Guinea-Bissau. The text is keyed to the format provided in reftel. 2. Guinea-Bissau, a tiny impoverished country in West Africa, has evolved into a major transit hub for narcotics trafficking from South America to Europe. [...]	2009-01-08 11:55:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PU SNAR XY
09DAKAR263	GUINEA-BISSAU: PRESIDENT AND ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the evening of March 1, the Chief of Staff for the Bissau-Guinean military was killed when a bomb exploded near his office. Approximately eight hours later, soldiers opened fire on the home of the president, ostensibly in retaliation for the assassination of the military chief. [...]	2009-03-03 07:37:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PU XY
09DAKAR774	GUINEA-BISSAU KILLINGS UDPATE, IMPACT ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 5 killings of Minister of Territorial Administration Baciro Dabo, National Assembly Deputy Helder Proenca and others (reftel),the government of Guinea-Bissau sought to convince skeptical diplomats that those killed were participating in a coup attempt. The gov [...]	2009-06-22 18:29:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR775	U.S. ENDORSEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 6 for action request to endorse UN Security Council support for a hybrid commission of inquiry for Guinea-Bissau. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to the May 22 request from Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior to United Nations Secretary General [...]	2009-06-23 08:11:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR787	GUINEA-BISSAU: AMBASSADORS TENTATIVELY AGREE TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 19 informal meeting of representatives of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members and other representatives of the international community, participants agreed that that the UNSC should support the creation of a "hybrid" commission of inquiry for Guinea-Bissau (G [...]	2009-06-23 17:23:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG
09DAMASCUS125	ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (S/NF)1. (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on t [...]	2009-02-11 19:31:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY
09DAMASCUS126	REFORMATTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 125 - RE-ENGAGING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on the importa [...]	2009-02-12 08:21:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY
09DAMASCUS147	ASAD TELLS CODEL BERMAN SYRIA READY FOR PEACE, [...] (C) Summary: President Asad's February 21 meeting with CODEL Berman focused on the need for frank dialogue between the two countries, U.S. concerns about Syria's relations with Hamas, Iran, and Hizballah, and Syria's desire for an American umbrella in a comprehensive regional peace process. [...]	2009-02-24 13:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV PTER PHUM IR IS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS148	CONGRESSMAN BERMAN MEETS WITH DAMASCUS DECLARATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a pull-aside meeting at a February 21 reception hosted by CDA at the Ambassador's Residence, Representative Howard Berman, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) and HFAC Senior Professional Staff Member Alan Makovsky met with Jumana Seif (strictly protect),th [...]	2009-02-24 13:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS179	PRESIDENT ASAD AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS A NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]	2009-03-10 10:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS199	CORRECTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 179 PARA 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]	2009-03-15 05:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS309	PRESIDENT ASAD'S CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of rumors that President Bashar al-Asad would reshuffle his cabinet, he finally did so on April 23, appointing six new officials to Prime Minister Utri's cabinet. Asad tapped Judge Ahmad Hamud Yunis to be Minister of Justice; Tamer Fu,ad al-Hija as Minister of Local [...]	2009-04-29 11:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS360	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HAMAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]	2009-05-21 14:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS363	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro asked the Syrian side led by FM Muallim for a readout of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's May 5 visit to Dam [...]	2009-05-21 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS LE SY
09DAMASCUS371	CORRECTED COPY - MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]	2009-05-26 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS726	SAUDI KING'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS: POSITIVE [...] (S) Summary: According to a range of Syrian and diplomatic contacts, the atmospherics of Saudi King Abdullah's October 7-8 visit to Damascus were positive and relaxed. The two leaders reportedly enjoyed a lot of time alone (with the King's son, Prince Abdul Aziz participating) for cordial b [...]	2009-10-13 09:34:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL LE SA EG SY
09DAMASCUS819	A/S SCHWARTZ DISCUSSES REFUGEES AND NGOS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 10:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SOCI PREL PHUM SY
09DAMASCUS94	CODEL SMITH: ASAD POSITIVE ON NEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Bashar al-Asad expressed hope for better relations with the new U.S. administration, called for immediate and sustained U.S. engagement in the region, and defended Syria's relations with Iran, Hizballah and Hamas. On Iran, Asa [...]	2009-02-01 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA KPAL PGOV PTER IR IS IZ SY
09DARESSALAAM238	ZANZIBAR PARTY VIEWS GOING INTO MAGOGONI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: With the voter registration completed in the Zanzibari suburban district of Magogoni (ref A),the actual vote to fill a local legislative seat will occur May 23, 2009. However, for ruling party CCM and opposition CUF, the winner-take-all nature of local politics [...]	2009-04-10 09:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SOCI TZ
09DARESSALAAM643	ICTR PREPARES FOR CLOSURE, SIGNIFICANT WORK REMAINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) briefed Dar es Salaam-based diplomats September 25 on the status of the tribunal's work. ICTR officials expected to meet the planned 2010 deadline for closure of the tribunal, despite some case delays. However, [...]	2009-09-30 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA ICTR RW TZ
09DARESSALAAM779	ZANZIBAR: MOVE TOWARD COALITION GOVERNMENT? [...] (S) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Lenhardt's credentials call on President Kikwete November 12, Kikwete confirmed that opposition Civic United Front (CUF) leader Seif Sharif Hamad has agreed in principal to serve as Chief Minister in a CCM-led government-of-national-unity in Zanzibar. However, t [...]	2009-11-13 09:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ
09DHAKA1040	BANGLADESH EMBRACES USG GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 8. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Bangladesh and Mission Dhaka are moving ahead with plans to collaborate on food security, as laid out in the USG's new Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. The Ambassador and senior officials from [...]	2009-11-17 09:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG EAGR EAID IT KWMN PINR PREL SOCI
09DHAKA106	THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM--FIXING CIVIL MILITARY [...] (C) For much of the January 2007 - January 2009 Caretaker Government tenure, the USG and local actors were concerned about the ability of Bangladesh's military to find a safe exit to allow soldiers to return to the barracks without fear of retribution. This immediate goal has been accomplishe [...]	2009-01-29 11:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV KDEM EAID PREL PINR BG
09DHAKA205	BANGLADESH: SHEIKH HASINA'S INNER CIRCLE: LOYAL TO [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina relies on a small circle of trusted relatives, family friends, and time-tested devoted advisers while sidelining individuals she perceives as disloyal. Hasina's sister and son who reside abroad, are among her closest confidantes. Hasina also relies on longtime [...]	2009-02-26 14:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM PHUM PINS BG
09DHAKA301	BANGLADESH INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This is Embassy Dhaka's submission for reftel tasking. 2. Begin text of the 2009 Bangladesh Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bangladesh actively seeks foreign investment under its industrial policy and export-oriented, private [...]	2009-03-29 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR BG
09DILI125	SNAPSHOT OF U.S. MILITARY RELATIONS WITH TIMOR-LESTE [...] (SBU) Six months after a thorough November 2008 assessment by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines and U.S. Coast Guard designed to determine the desirability and feasibility of future U.S. military and security commitments in Timor-Leste, our engagement continues to strengthen steadily. The fundamen [...]	2009-05-13 08:10:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PMIN PGOV MARR TT
09DILI150	SCENESETTER FOR JULY 2 - 4 VISIT OF CODEL PRICE TO [...] Summary. Embassy Dili warmly welcomes the July 2 - 4, 2009, visit of the House Democratic Assistance Committee under the chairmanship of Representative David Price. The CODEL will find Timor-Leste enjoying an unaccustomed phase of political stability, although the country remains afflicted b [...]	2009-06-17 08:29:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA PREL EAID TT
09DILI338	THE DOWNSIZING OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORCES IN [...] (SBU) The Timorese government seeks a significant reduction in the presence of international security forces over the course of 2010. Citing the improved security situation here, Australian and New Zealand troops deployed in Timor-Leste plan to drop from a combined 800 soldiers today to 450 [...]	2009-12-22 09:55:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PMIL KPKO TT
09DJIBOUTI1299	NORTHERN DJIBOUTI: BEYOND SECURITY CONCERNS, HOPE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador visited the northern, primarily ethnic-Afar regions of Obock and Tadjourah November 2-4. Local officials remained concerned that Eritrean-influenced elements continued to infiltrate remote areas of northern Djibouti, and reported one recent and possibly Eritrean-linked [...]	2009-11-12 10:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID ASEC PBTS ELTN EWWT ER DJ
09DJIBOUTI761	DJIBOUTI: DASD AND FONMIN DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 06:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MASS DJ ER SO SU
09DOHA132	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] Below is Part 2 of 2 of post's input for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reported. Part 1 has been communicated by septel. 2. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 26: PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) What kind of protection is the government able under existing law to provide f [...]	2009-02-19 10:34:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB QA
09DOHA152	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (QATAR) [...] Proposal for fellow: "Senior Advisor to the Qatari Ministry of Environment" -- Embassy Doha proposes placing a USG fellow for a minimum three month timeframe at the newly established Ministry of Environment in Qatar. The fellow would advise the Minister and senior staff on all matters perta [...]	2009-03-01 08:49:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ESTH SENV TSPL TBIO ECON AMGT APER EPA QA
09DOHA180	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL OLSON'S MARCH 15-16 VISIT [...] (SBU) Admiral Olson, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I personally very much look forward to seeing you again and to joining you for meetings with the Qatari leadership. You are the highest ranking military officer to visit Qatar since General David Petraeus visited February 13-16. [...]	2009-03-12 10:57:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA205	KEY TRENDS IN QATAR OVER THE NEXT 36 MONTHS - AN [...] (C) Embassy Doha's second interagency off-site was held March 3, 2009 at CENTCOM Forward HQ at Camp As-Saliyah (see ref A). This was the second such off-site (see ref B). These interagency off-sites will be held twice yearly, with the objective of reviewing and updating our field interagency [...]	2009-03-24 13:11:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	AMGT ASEC ECON KSPR PREL QA
09DOHA210	SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL BURGESS'S MARCH [...] (SBU) Lieutenant General Burgess, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I personally very much look forward to meeting you and joining you for meetings with the Qatari leadership. 2. (SBU) We have requested the following meetings for the morning of March 30: -- The Crown Prince, Sh [...]	2009-03-25 13:29:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA271	SCENESETTER FOR SE GRATION'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You have a confirmed appointment with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and principal point man on Qatar's Darfur initiative) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. France's Special Envoy on Darfur, Issa Maraut, has been posted to the French Embassy in Doha [...]	2009-04-23 14:26:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA307	TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT [...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 7, 2009. Embassy Actions --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group continues to regularly consult on latest developments. Embassy was involved in quashing one rumor of a sick student/famil [...]	2009-05-07 13:52:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09DOHA316	QATAR: REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) Most of Qatar's multilateral discussions on functional issues take place within established organizations such as the 6-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and 22-member Arab League. Qatar's multilateral and functional participation outside of these institutions tends to be in the socia [...]	2009-05-14 05:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ QA
09DOHA412	HOLBROOKE PRESSES QATARI CROWN PRINCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a June 7 meeting with Qatari Crown Prince Tamim, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke outlined the severity of the humanitarian situation in Pakistan's northwest areas and made a strong appeal for humanitarian assistance from Qatar to help stabilize the country. The Crown Prince agree [...]	2009-06-23 11:31:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL QA PK
09DOHA458	EMBASSY DOHA'S FOLLOW-UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] OVERVIEW: This cable is structured to provide Embassy Doha's assessment - based on consultations with key stakeholders - of the best ways to engage on the three priority areas listed in the President's speech and in Ref A. After describing how we sought feedback to the speech, we call for buil [...]	2009-07-22 04:45:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL
09DOHA466	QATAR RELEASES ITS OWN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT; JUDGMENTS CLOSE [...] Following is Post's detailed summary of the NHRC report and a comparison of its findings with that of our most recent Human Rights report for Qatar. GAZA ---- -- The NHRC Report begins with a review of Qatar's reaction to the war in Gaza, stating that the conflict cast a heavy shadow on t [...]	2009-07-22 13:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI SCUL QA
09DOHA71	HAMAS LEADER MEETS AMIR, DELIVERS FIERY SPEECH AT [...] (U) Hamas political leader Khalid Mish'al called January 28 on the Amir in his Amiri Diwan office. According to press reports, the two discussed "the latest developments in the Palestinian territories". Also present at the meeting were officials from the Amir's staff and the MFA. 2. (SBU) [...]	2009-01-29 13:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA
09DUBAI16	ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND [...] The following is US Consulate Dubai's OSAC Crime and Safety Report for 2008: 2. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: The actual crime rate in Dubai is difficult to determine due to lack of transparency on the part of host government with regards to crime statistics and related information. [...]	2009-01-15 12:14:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	AE ASEC
09DUBAI408	FRAUD SUMMARY - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Country Conditions Fraud at Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai is low. Concern about visa fraud in the UAE is generally limited to visa applications from Third Country Nationals (TCNs) living in or visiting the UAE. UAE citizens ("Emiratis") are a minority in their own country, c [...]	2009-10-05 10:51:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AE
09DUBLIN89	IRELAND - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 17:32:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EI ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
09DUSHANBE1263	2009 TAJIKISTAN INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) This is in response to Reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Tajikistan prosecuted 22 people for crimes related to TIP in the first half of 2009, according to a report released by the Government of Tajikistan's Inter-Agency Commission on TIP. The Inter-Agency Commission coord [...]	2009-11-17 04:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG TI
09FREETOWN127	Fraud Summary - Freetown [...] Freetown is a high fraud post. Despite much progress since the end of an 11-year civil war in 2001, Sierra Leone is ranked last on the UN Human Development Index. As such, socioeconomic conditions for many residents are poor and many people seek a better life elsewhere. There is a large dia [...]	2009-04-03 08:41:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CPAS ASEC KFRD SL

09FREETOWN203	OPPOSITION LEADER VISA ISSUE PLAYS OUT IN PRESS: [...] (C) Summary: SLPP party leader John Benjamin's potential inadmissibility to enter the United States has resulted in a series of attacks on the Embassy and the CDA by outlets aligned with Benjamin's party. Benjamin is the third member of the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) junta to [...]	2009-06-03 17:53:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS PGOV PHUM SL

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