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07KINSHASA528	MOBUTU-ERA STALWART KENGO WA DONDO ELECTED DRC [...] (U) Leon Kengo wa Dondo, best known for his long service as Mobutu's prime minister, won the presidency of the DRC Senate May 11 over former Kabila chief of staff and human rights minister Leonard She Okitundu by 55-49 votes. The Senate presidenct assumes the office of chief of state on an i [...]	2007-05-11 15:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG

07KINSHASA530	DRC SENATE GIVES VOICE TO POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: The DRC's Senate May 11 elected former Mobutu Prime Minister Leon Kengo wa Dondo as its president, making him the highest-ranking opposition politician in the GDRC. Senators also voted in the six other members of its leadership body, giving it a 4-3 split between members of the [...]	2007-05-15 08:31:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA534	CONGOLESE MILITARY REPLACES COMMANDER IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) The Congolese military (FARDC) is replacing its regional commander in North Kivu with the current chief of operations in Ituri District. FARDC officials confirmed that Brigadier General Vainqueur Mayala will be promoted to Major General and will replace General Louis Ngizo as the commander [...]	2007-05-16 11:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS CG
07KINSHASA539	SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON NORTH KIVU'S IDP [...] (SBU) Summary: Contrary to recent press reports, there have been no major displacement of civilians in North Kivu province following operations against the FDLR. Humanitarian and MONUC officials say, in fact, there have been relatively few new IDPs there since late April. Those displaced since [...]	2007-05-16 15:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV KPKO MOPS CG
07KINSHASA546	PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION BLAMES BOTH SIDES FOR [...] (C) Summary: A parliamentary commission of inquiry into the January 31-February 1 violence in Bas-Congo submitted its report to the National Assembly May 18. Its findings lay relatively equal blame both on the separatist group Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) and on Congolese security forces. BDK and its [...]	2007-05-21 16:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPKO CG
07KINSHASA56	MINING EXTRACTS, #1 [...] (U) Summary. Several artisanal diamond miners died in mining-related accidents, and diamonds illegally exported from Zimbabwe are reportedly appearing for sale in the DRC. Delays in obtaining and importing adequate equipment is causing construction delays for major copper/cobalt mining projec [...]	2007-01-19 11:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV ZI CG
07KINSHASA57	MINING EXTRACTS, #1 [...] (U) Summary. Several artisanal diamond miners died in mining-related accidents, and diamonds illegally exported from Zimbabwe are reportedly appearing for sale in the DRC. Delays in obtaining and importing adequate equipment is causing construction delays for major copper/cobalt mining projec [...]	2007-01-19 11:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV ZI CG
07KINSHASA579	DRC'S REVIEW OF MINING CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Mines has established an intragovernmental commission to review 60 joint-venture mining contracts. The commission expects to begin its work in early June, although it must first establish a work plan and internal rules, find funding and select experts. There has [...]	2007-05-29 14:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON PGOV CG
07KINSHASA582	MASSACRE IN EASTERN CONGO LINKED TO RASTAS [...] (U) Summary. At least 29 Congolese villagers were killed the night of May 26-27 near Kanyola southwest of Bukavu in a massacre called "the worst in South Kivu since May 2005." An additional 27 were reported injured, and at least 18 have been reported kidnapped. Although some press reports c [...]	2007-05-30 10:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MOPS KPKO CG
07KINSHASA586	GDRC REPLACES ITS "PHANTOM MINISTER" OF TRADE [...] (U) The GDRC announced May 28 the nomination of Denys Mbuyu Manga as Minister of Trade. A political independent from Katanga province, he has been director of the National School of Finance since 1991. Mbuyu Manga also served as chief of staff to the Minister of Mines in 1967, and later as dir [...]	2007-05-31 10:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR CG
07KINSHASA588	DRC PARLIAMENT DEBATES 2007 BUDGET [...] (U) The DRC's 2007 budget is currently before the National Assembly. Members debated the budget May 29 and 30, and a final vote is expected in the coming weeks. 2. (SBU) The proposed budget of approximately USD 2.14 billion projects domestic revenue of about USD 1.2 billion - 60 percent of [...]	2007-05-31 15:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV CG
07KINSHASA590	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT OUTLINES LEGISLATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador on May 29, National Assembly president Vital Kamerhe outlined his legislative goals for the remainder of the ordinary session and for an additional, already-scheduled extraordinary session. He highlighted six significant pieces of [...]	2007-05-31 16:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO ASEC CG
07KINSHASA591	NEW VICE GOVERNOR ELECTED IN SOUTH KIVU [...] (U) South Kivu's provincial assembly unanimously elected Bernard Watunakanza Banamwezi vice governor May 26. Banamwezi is a member of the Social Movement for Renewal (MSR) political party of Minister of State for Infrastructure and Reconstruction Pierre Lumbi. He ran unopposed as a candidate o [...]	2007-05-31 16:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA593	SIX CONGOLESE KIDNAPPED IN CONTINUING VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) At least six additional Congolese civilians were reported kidnapped from a village in Kabere district, about 19 miles northwest of Bukavu, on May 31. In related violence in the Kanyola area southwest of Bukavu on May 26 (reftel),after another civilian died of his wounds, nineteen civil [...]	2007-06-01 11:06:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS KPKO ASEC CG
07KINSHASA594	TSHISEKEDI QUIETLY RETURNS TO DRC IN APPARENT ILL [...] (C) Summary: Etienne Tshisekedi, president of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS),quietly returned to Kinshasa May 28 after an extended stay in South Africa for medical treatment. UDPS officials acknowledge Tshisekedi, age 74, is in ill health and has been given strict orders fr [...]	2007-06-01 11:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM CG
07KINSHASA595	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY UPDATE: KIVU DEPUTIES WALK OUT [...] (U) A group of 42 deputies from both North and South Kivu joined in an unscripted walk-out from the National Assembly to protest the deteriorating security situation in the eastern Congo. During the plenary on May 29, one deputy announced a joint walk-out by all the North Kivu and South Kivu [...]	2007-06-01 12:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA6	NORTH KIVU IMPASSE CONTINUES; CIVILIANS TAKE OUT [...] (C) Following December 28 clashes between the FARDC and troops allied with renegade General Laurent Nkunda (reftel),FARDC 8th Military Region (MR) Commander General Ngizo met with Nkunda loyalist representatives of the 81st and 83rd Brigades. During the December 29 meeting, Ngizo reiterated [...]	2007-01-03 16:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO CG
07KINSHASA60	VETERAN POLITICAL OPERATIVE TAKES CHARGE OF DRC [...] (SBU) Summary. New DRC National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe made a public call for good governance on assuming office January 8 in a ceremony with the six other members of the Assembly's executive committee. He promised to hold members of the new government and Assembly alike to high s [...]	2007-01-19 15:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CG
07KINSHASA604	TENSIONS HIGH, RUMORS RAMPANT IN SOUTH KIVU [...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions are high in South Kivu province following warnings from leading political and religious figures warning of alleged foreign plots to launch a "new war" in the region. The recent arrests of purported foreign nationals in the province has added to a growing chorus of rumor [...]	2007-06-04 11:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO ASEC CG
07KINSHASA607	DRC MINING EXTRACTS, #4 [...] (U) Summary. The GDRC's mining contract review commission is expected to begin meeting the week of June 4. GDRC officials have announced investigations into London AIM-listed CAMEC and its purchase of shares in the George Forrest-associated Katanga Mining Company. Diamond mining parastatal M [...]	2007-06-04 16:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PGOV CG
07KINSHASA608	DRC MAY MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary. - The GDRC has not yet promulgated a 2007 budget, though a draft budget of USD 2.137 billion is currently being debated in Parliament. - An IMF team is in Kinshasa to consult with the GDRC on its progress toward possible implementation of a new economic program. - The GDRC re [...]	2007-06-04 16:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR ECON PGOV CG
07KINSHASA61	BEMBA MAKES THEATRICAL RETURN TO KINSHASA [...] (U) Transitional Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, defeated in his run for the presidency in October, returned to Kinshasa from Europe January 14. He had been in Portugal, where he maintains a residence, recovering from a broken leg suffered here in December (reftel). 2. (U) Bemba pledge [...]	2007-01-19 15:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL CG
07KINSHASA621	UNDP LAUNCHES NEW DEMOBILIZATION PROGRAM FOR ITURI [...] (U) Summary: The UN Development Program (UNDP) signed an accord with GDRC officials June 1 to launch a new demobilization, disarmament and reinsertion (DDR) program for militias in the DRC's northeastern Ituri District. The three million USD project, partially co-financed by USAID, aims to dem [...]	2007-06-05 14:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
07KINSHASA624	BEMBA NOT PLANNING TO RETURN TO KINSHASA SOON [...] (C) Summary: Close aides to Senator Jean-Pierre Bemba said the former Transitional Vice President and MLC President will remain in Portugal and not return to the DRC anytime soon. A 60-day leave of absence granted Bemba by the Senate ends June 11. Bemba and his advisers say he will not come ba [...]	2007-06-06 14:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PO CG
07KINSHASA627	UPDATE: FARDC RECOVERS SOME CIVILIANS TAKEN [...] (SBU) General Sylvain Tshikwej, 10th Military Region Commander, confirmed to PolOff June 6 that patrols of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) located nine kidnapped Congolese civilians (eight of them alive and one dead) in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park outside of Bukavu on June 1. Three of [...]	2007-06-07 09:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MOPS KPKO CG
07KINSHASA628	MINEMBWE TALKS STALLED AS PATIENCE WITH DISSIDENTS [...] (C) Summary: Discussions with armed Banyamulenge dissidents in South Kivu's Minembwe region remain stalled, and the group's leaders refuse to meet with provincial or MONUC officials. The dissidents are now allegedly recruiting, rearming, and committing violence against rival ethnic groups and [...]	2007-06-07 09:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPKO ASEC MOPS CG
07KINSHASA629	TRIPARTITE PLUS JOINT COMMISSION RELEASES [...] (U) The four member countries of the Tripartite Plus Joint Commission released a public statement June 7 at 11:00 a.m. at the conclusion of their three-day session in Lubumbashi, DRC. The members reaffirmed their commitment to eliminate the threat posed by negative forces in the region, both by [...]	2007-06-07 10:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ASEC KPKO CG
07KINSHASA637	KINSHASA'S PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY DEFEATS [...] (U) Summary: Kinshasa's opposition-dominated provincial assembly on June 6 defeated a motion of no-confidence brought against the AMP governor, and subsequently adopted the governor's proposed program of government. End summary. 2. (SBU) Kinshasa's provincial assembly on June 6 defeated a [...]	2007-06-08 11:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA639	NKUNDA GIVES HIS VERSION OF REALITY IN KINSHASA [...] (U) Summary: Dissident General Laurent Nkunda gave an extended interview to a Kinshasa-based newspaper outlining his views on the so-called "mixage" process and the intentions of his political front organization. His comments, published in the June 6 edition of "La Reference Plus," attempt to [...]	2007-06-08 16:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KPKO CG
07KINSHASA642	WESTERN KASAI GOVERNOR LOSES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Western Kasai's provincial assembly passed a no-confidence motion against AMP-aligned Governor Tresor Kapuku June 7 by a 29-24 vote, even though the AMP holds a slim majority. According to the DRC's constitution and electoral law, Kapuku must now resign and the Independent Elect [...]	2007-06-11 15:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
07KINSHASA644	DRC'S OPPOSITION LAW NEARLY READY FOR PLENARY [...] (C) Summary: National Assembly deputies working on the DRC's draft law on the rights and status of the political opposition have nearly completed work on the document, according to several parliamentarians. The law seeks to establish a legal and operational framework for a "positive and constr [...]	2007-06-11 16:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA65	NKUNDA LOYALISTS "MIXING" WITH REGULAR CONGOLESE [...] (C) Summary: There is as yet no confirmation of reports that renegade General Laurent Nkunda will be granted asylum in another country as part of an agreement with the GDRC. The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) has begun mixing pro-Nkunda soldiers in North Kivu province with other, "loyal" non- [...]	2007-01-22 10:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS CG
07KINSHASA655	KABILA REPLACES KISEMPIA AS CHIEF OF CONGOLESE [...] (U) Congolese military (FARDC) and Ministry of Defense officials confirmed June 13 that President Joseph Kabila has replaced FARDC Chief of Defense Forces General Kisempia Sungilanga Lombe with General Dieudonne Kayembe Mbandankulu, effectively immediately. Kabila made the announcement overnig [...]	2007-06-13 09:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC PINR CG
07KINSHASA658	BRAZZAVILLE/CONGO: "WALK IN THE WOODS" WITH [...] (U) DCM represented Embassy Brazzaville at the June 8 closing ceremony for the two-day "concertation" which took place in the former ex-Ninja rebel stronghold of Kinkala in the heart of the Pool region. Unlike the high-profile, security-charged environment witnessed the preceding day by th [...]	2007-06-13 13:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS CF
07KINSHASA659	MILITARY INTEGRATION DIFFICULTIES ON DISPLAY AT [...] (C) Summary: A recent tour of the DRC's military training and integration facility in Luberizi, South Kivu, highlighted the challenges facing GDRC officials charged with reforming the country's security sector. A lack of equipment and logistical support hamper efforts to create a unified and p [...]	2007-06-13 15:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG
07KINSHASA666	JOURNALIST OF UNITED NATIONS-SPONSORED RADIO STATION KILLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Serge Maheshe, a journalist working for UN-funded Radio Okapi, was killed June 13 by two unidentified armed men in Bukavu, South Kivu province. It is not yet sure that the assassination is linked to Maheshe's work as a journalist. He had been outspoken about exactions inflicted [...]	2007-06-14 15:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG
07KINSHASA667	SENATE PRESIDENT LAYS OUT HIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA [...] (U) Summary: Leon Kengo wa Dondo, the newly-elected president of the Senate, highlighted his legislative priorities in his first formal meeting with the Ambassador. His priorities include the draft budget, the law on the opposition, the judicial sector law creating the governing body for mag [...]	2007-06-14 15:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA671	MAJOR RE-SHUFFLE OF MILITARY AND POLICE LEADERSHIP [...] (U) As reported reftel, President Joseph Kabila ordered a major shake-up of the Congolese military (FARDC) in a decree issued late June 12. Nearly all top commanders, including FARDC Chief of Defense Staff Lt. General Kisempia and Air Forces Commander General John Numbi, were removed from their [...]	2007-06-15 12:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC KPKO MOPS PINR CG
07KINSHASA674	SOUTH KIVU ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: MUCH POTENTIAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: South Kivu, much like many other parts of eastern DRC, is an area of great economic potential with little means to realize it. Years of conflict, neglect, and mismanagement have turned the province into a shadow of its former self. Port facilities are in a state of disrepair; pa [...]	2007-06-18 10:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA677	UPDATE: BEMBA'S LEAVE EXTENDED UNTIL JULY 31 BY [...] (U) DRC Senate spokesman Modeste Mutinga announced June 15 that the Senate's leadership committee had approved a request by Senator and former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba for an extension of formal leave until July 31. Bemba has been in Portugal since April 11, where he completed follow [...]	2007-06-19 06:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA678	IMF AIMING FOR NEW DRC PROGRAM IN 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) hopes to have a new DRC program in place by the end of 2007. At the end of its two-week Article IV consultation in the DRC, the IMF cited currently stable macroeconomic indicators, increasing revenues, and a need for external debt relief as [...]	2007-06-19 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV CG
07KINSHASA679	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CLOSES REGULAR SESSION, REOPENS [...] (U) Summary. The National Assembly adjourned on June 15 as scheduled, after passing two key pieces of legislation on the budget and the opposition law. Deputies also approved an amended report on the Bas-Congo violence in January. The Assembly will convene an extraordinary session on June 19 [...]	2007-06-19 14:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA680	THREE KILLED, AT LEAST 52 INJURED AFTER WEAPONS [...] (C) Summary: Three people were killed and at least 52 injured after several tons of munitions caught fire and exploded early on the morning of June 17 at the Congolese military (FARDC) base in the provincial capital of Mbandaka, Equateur. No cause has been established for the fire,. Damage has [...]	2007-06-19 14:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO ASEC MOPS CG
07KINSHASA688	BRAZZAVILLE/CONGO: NTUMI - DEER HUNTER OR THE [...] (C) Following his June 8 "walk in the woods" in Kinkala with CNR President Frederic Bintsamou (Pasteur Ntumi),in the presence of BBC journalist James James, (reported reftel A),DCM was contacted by CNR National Secretary Joseph Mbizi to discuss his party's anticipated participation in the J [...]	2007-06-20 13:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	PREL PINR PHUM PGOV CF
07KINSHASA704	ITURI UPDATE: KARIM SURRENDERS MORE MILITIA [...] (C) Front for National Integration (FNI) militia leader Peter Karim has turned over an additional 177 militia fighters to Congolese military (FARDC) authorities in Ituri District. A first group of 141 surrendered June 15 in Doi, approximately 50 miles northeast of Bunia. The other 36 turned th [...]	2007-06-25 06:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PHUM CG
07KINSHASA72	BEMBA'S MLC WINS HALF OF KINSHASA'S SENATE SEATS [...] (U) Jean-Pierre Bemba's MLC won four of eight seats in Kinshasa's senatorial delegation in a vote by provincial assembly deputies January 19. Bemba himself came first in the poll of the 48 deputies, followed closely by MLC officials Bernadette Nkoy Mafuta and Eve Bazaiba. President Kabila' [...]	2007-01-23 10:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA739	SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DDR AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC and the UN co-hosted a conference in Kinshasa June 12-14 on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programs in Africa. Delegates agreed on the need to link transitional justice to ongoing programs, to focus on the needs of women and children, and to proceed [...]	2007-07-03 08:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG
07KINSHASA74	Media Authority Suspends Two Newspapers, Editor of One [...] (U) Summary: The High Media Authority (HAM) suspended two newspapers for slander, and the editor of one of the papers, which tends toward the tabloid persuasion, was subsequently jailed. His is the first such arrest and sentence of a journalist since President Kabila's inauguration and provoked [...]	2007-01-23 14:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO CG
07KINSHASA740	KABILA SPEAKS OUT ON BEMBA, MONUC IN "JEUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview published in the latest edition of the weekly "Jeune Afrique," President Joseph Kabila said he wanted "justice to take its course" concerning Jean-Pierre Bemba. Kabila claimed Bemba tried to "physically eliminate" him during March fighting in Kinshasa, and that t [...]	2007-07-03 10:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO KDEM PINR CG
07KINSHASA744	200 CHILD SOLDIERS REMAIN IN MIXED BRIGADES [...] (SBU) Summary: UN child protection officials and the NGO Caritas have demobilized 251 child soldiers from the Congolese military's (FARDC) six "mixed" brigades in North Kivu but estimate that another 200 remain in their ranks. End summary. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) UN c [...]	2007-07-03 14:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS PGOV KPKO CG
07KINSHASA745	MBANDAKA ARMS DEPOT EXPLOSION: OFFICIALS CLAIM [...] (C) Summary: Congolese officials have not determined the cause of the June 17 explosion at a military weapons depot in Equateur province, but claim it was the result of sabotage. Experts with the USG-funded NGO Mines Advisory Group (MAG) say it was more likely due to the accidental spread of a [...]	2007-07-03 14:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO ASEC MOPS MARR CG
07KINSHASA746	EQUATEUR'S SECURITY PROBLEMS REST MOSTLY WITH [...] (C) Summary: Northwestern Equateur province's primary security concerns center on the estimated 7,000 demobilized soldiers throughout the province who often attack police forces and civilians, loot and steal, and commit other crimes. Provincial officials say another pervasive problem is the mi [...]	2007-07-03 14:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO ASEC CG
07KINSHASA751	MINISTER OF DEFENSE ROLLS UP DDR AGENCY, GIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: Congolese Defense Minister Chikez Diemu announced the dissolution of the DRC's disarmament, demobilization and reinsertion (DDR) agency CONADER June 23 and transfer of its functions to his ministry. He previewed the next phase of Ituri District DDR, which will emphasize commu [...]	2007-07-05 10:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR KPKO CG
07KINSHASA754	FACTORS DRIVING NORTH KIVU'S SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: The growing sense of insecurity in North Kivu is being driven by a variety of military and political factors. The GDRC has failed to follow through on the integration of the so-called "mixed" brigades, whose presence has contributed to rising tensions since the beginning of the ye [...]	2007-07-05 15:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO ASEC MOPS CG
07KINSHASA76	OFFICIAL BENEFITS FOR DRC TRANSITIONAL PRESIDENT AND [...] (U) Six days after candidates Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba held their first meeting after the final round of presidential elections (reftel),Kabila, in his capacity as Transitional President, signed a decree formally articulating post-Transition rights and privileges of the president a [...]	2007-01-23 15:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
07KINSHASA764	CONGOLESE TRADER ON UN SANCTIONS LIST MURDERED IN [...] (U) Congolese gold trader Kambale Kisoni Kidubai was shot and killed in Butembo, North Kivu by unidentified assailants at noon on July 5. He had been designated in March 2007, along with Butembo Airlines and Congocom Trading House, as subject to UN and U.S. sanctions for providing support to [...]	2007-07-06 11:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV KCRM CG
07KINSHASA779	ACCUSED KILLERS OF NORTH KIVU TRADER APPEAR BEFORE [...] (SBU) The six accused killers of Kambale Kisoni, a wealthy North Kivu businessman who had been designated by the U.S. and UN for violating UN arms embargoes, appeared before a military tribunal in Butembo July 6. Kisoni was shot and killed in the city July 5 (reftel). The chief military judg [...]	2007-07-10 09:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV KCRM CG
07KINSHASA78	NORTH KIVU SELECTS FOUR SENATORS [...] (U) North Kivu's Provincial Assembly elected four national Senators from the province on January 19. Although no Tutsis hold seats in the North Kivu assembly, ethnic Tutsi Edouard Mwangachuchu led the North Kivu Senate candidates with 13 votes. The most prominent new North Kivu Senator is Ve [...]	2007-01-24 10:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA782	ANOTHER HIGH PROFILE KILLING IN NORTH KIVU [...] (SBU) Floribert Bwana Chuy bin Kositi, North Kivu provincial secretary of the RCD-G party, was found murdered July 9 in Goma outside the grounds of a hotel owned by a prominent Tutsi businessman. This is the province's second high-profile murder case in the last week, following that of Kamba [...]	2007-07-10 14:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO CG
07KINSHASA79	SOUTH KIVU ASSEMBLY ELECTS NATIONAL SENATORS [...] (U) South Kivu provincial deputies elected four Senators January 19, including one from the RCD political party. Despite lingering suspicion about the RCD among the South Kivu population and no RCD representation in the assembly, Boniface Balamange (RCD) received nine votes, the most received [...]	2007-01-24 10:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA792	NORTH KIVU TENSION CONTINUE TO MOUNT [...] (C) P3 2 Ambassadors (France, U.K., U.S., Belgium, and South Africa) met with UN SRSG Swing July 9 to review the situation in North Kivu. As of the meeting, there had been no follow-up from President Kabila to the P3 2 letter given to Kabila June 30. Moreover, contrary to Kabila,s statements [...]	2007-07-11 09:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO ASEC CG
07KINSHASA796	RADIATION LEVELS AT THE LUISWISHI MINE [...] (S) On 18 May 2007, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Minister of Mines and Property for Katanga Province, Barthelemy Mumba Gama, ordered ministry officials to form a commission to investigate radiation levels at the Luiswishi Mine. A nine person commission was formed, which went to Luis [...]	2007-07-11 10:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA CG EMIN
07KINSHASA797	RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF URANIUM TRAFFICKING IN THE [...] (S) Several sources have recently stated that the Malta Forest Company is mining and exporting uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to reports, Malta Forest does this by mining the uranified rock while mining copper and cobalt, then exporting the uranified ore and circumve [...]	2007-07-11 11:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA EMIN
07KINSHASA798	MINISTER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WANTS TO [...] (S) As previously noted, extensive deposits of uranium exist in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and the price of uranium (U308) has risen on the international market from $15 a pound in 2004, to $135 a pound in 2007. The DRC is thus sitting on an significant reserve of unexploited wea [...]	2007-07-11 11:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA EMIN
07KINSHASA799	BEMBA SIGNALS HARDER LINE TO EU [...] (C) European Chiefs of Mission have told us that former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba recently spoke with EU Special Envoy Van de Geer regarding his potential return to the DRC. Bemba, still in Portugal ostensibly for medical treatment but in reality living in temporary self-exile, reporte [...]	2007-07-11 13:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PO CG
07KINSHASA802	Launch of the DDR Third Phase Program in Ituri [...] (SBU) On July 5 the GDRC launched Phase III of the long-running Ituri Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) program in Bunia. It will focus on demobilizing and reintegrating approximately 3,000 ex-combatants from three Ituri armed groups: Cobra Matata's Patriotic Force for Resis [...]	2007-07-11 16:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO CG
07KINSHASA81	ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT KAMERHE PLANS AMBITIOUS AGENDA [...] (C) Summary. National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe has plans for an ambitious legislative agenda, close oversight of the other branches of the government, professionalization of the Assembly's work and a program of parliamentary diplomacy. He plans to call a special session in late Janu [...]	2007-01-24 17:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG
07KINSHASA814	PROPOSALS TO SHUT DOWN THE CREN-K NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (C) Econoff met June 7 with Professor Fortunat Lumu Badimabayi-Matu, the recently dismissed Director of the Kinshasa Nuclear Research Center (CREN-K) and the DRC Atomic Energy Commission (CGEA). (Note: Per reftel A, Lumu was fired in March by the new Minister of Scientific Research, Sylvanus [...]	2007-07-13 10:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PGOV PINR IAEA CG
07KINSHASA816	NLANDU'S COURT BATTLE MAY NOT YET BE OVER [...] (U) Congolese lawyer and opposition figure Marie-Therese Nlandu, who was acquitted April 30 on charges of insurrection and weapons possession (reftel),could find herself back in court at the urging of prosecutor Homere Nkulu Katenda. The Kinshasa military appeals court filed an appeal June 2 [...]	2007-07-14 11:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM KJUS CG
07KINSHASA824	UN SMALL ARMS DESTRUCTION DAY IN KINSHASA [...] (U) The Ambassador marked the UN's Small Arms Destruction Day with a speech at the Congolese military's Central Logistics Base (CLB) July 9 at an event organized by the NGO Mines Advisory Group (MAG) to commemorate the destruction of more than one million small arms and light weapons (SALW) wo [...]	2007-07-17 08:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PGOV KHDP CG
07KINSHASA840	ANVIL TRIAL VERDICT QUESTIONED [...] (SBU) The June 28 military court verdict finding Anvil Mining employees and several Congolese soldiers not guilty in the FARDC's killing of dozens of villagers in Kilwa (Katanga province) in October 2004 has drawn criticism from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour. Arbour said [...]	2007-07-18 13:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN PHUM PGOV CG
07KINSHASA842	CATHOLIC BISHOPS WARN DRC LEADERS [...] (U) Summary: Congo's Catholic bishops have raised concerns about ongoing threats to the DRC's security, natural resources, and national sovereignty as well as its general state of economic and political development. A statement released July 9 calls for immediate action by the Congolese people [...]	2007-07-19 15:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PHUM SCUL CG
07KINSHASA844	KABILA DISMISSES MINISTER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH [...] (C) Summary. President Kabila fired Minister Sylvanus Mushi July 12 for "improper conduct." Speculation as to the reason for the action has centered on corruption. Kinshasa newspapers have focused on dealings involving a company owned by Mushi's family and OFIDA, the state customs and excis [...]	2007-07-19 16:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EMIN KDEM CG
07KINSHASA846	CONCERNS ABOUT INSECURITY IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Summary. Some MONUC civilian officials have expressed growing concerns about the possibility of a government offensive against renegade General Laurent Nkunda in North Kivu. Two of its key officials believe that the Kabila government has made a decision to mobilize for an attack on Nkun [...]	2007-07-19 17:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO KDEM CG RW
07KINSHASA85	FARDC 1ST BRIGADE AGAIN FACES MILITARY JUSTICE FOR [...] (U) Summary: Soldiers from the Congolese army's First Integrated Brigade have earned another military court date, this time on charges of looting and rape in Bunia, Ituri District January 11 and 12 after mutinying. 34 of more than 200 defendants appeared before a military judge in Bunia Janu [...]	2007-01-25 12:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MOPS KPKO KJUS CG
07KINSHASA86	ITURI UPDATE: KARIM STILL A HOLD-OUT FOR DISARMING [...] (C) Summary: Front for National Integration (FNI) leader Peter Karim refuses to disarm his Ituri-based militia despite a series of deadlines imposed by the GDRC. While other militias have disbanded and sent their members to demobilization sites, Karim and the FNI are instead massing forces nor [...]	2007-01-25 12:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
07KINSHASA868	UPDATE: QUESTIONABLE EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURES MAR [...] (U) Summary. The trial of two soldiers accused of killing Radio Okapi journalist Serge Maheshe has lost credibility, say MONUC and NGO representatives in South Kivu province. Locals complain that the military tribunal hearing the case rushed to judgment with the arrest and hearings of 14 s [...]	2007-07-23 15:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG
07KINSHASA87	KABILA ALLIES WIN MAJORITY OF EASTERN KASAI'S [...] (U) Results from the January 19 Senate elections in Eastern Kasai gave the pro-Kabila Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) an overwhelming majority of seats in a region that includes areas that have been politically hostile towards Kabila. The People's Party for Reconstruction and Demo [...]	2007-01-25 13:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA88	ITURI UPDATE: FRPI, MRC MILITIAS STILL AWAITING [...] (C) Summary: Mathieu Ngudjolo's Congolese Revolutionary Movement (MRC) and Cobra Matata's Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) militias have largely disarmed, although the number of militia members who have surrendered to date is far lower than earlier expectations. Ex-FRPI combatant [...]	2007-01-25 13:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
07KINSHASA882	KABILA, OTHER LEADERS AGREE ON POLITICAL AND [...] (C) Summary. President Kabila, Prime Minister Gizenga and the presidents of the National Assembly, Senate and Supreme Court met July 23 in an initial inter-institutional meeting. They agreed to Kamerhe's proposal for political and diplomatic strategies to reduce tensions in the east and re- [...]	2007-07-25 15:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG RW
07KINSHASA884	ANGOLAN EXPULSION: TOTAL OF CONGOLESE ARRIVALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Initial news reports of Congolese expelled from Maludi, in Lunda Norte, Angola, were exaggerated, but the numbers continue to grow. Assessment teams confirmed in mid July that 13,000 displaced Congolese arrived in West Kasai and some 3,000 others in Katanga since July 3. They sa [...]	2007-07-26 11:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CG OA
07KINSHASA887	MONUC LAUNCHES MINEMBWE PEACE EFFORT IN WAKE OF [...] (C) Summary. MONUC officials have launched a new initiative in South Kivu's High Plateau region following a week of renewed fighting between the Congolese military (FARDC) and armed ethnic Banyamulenge dissident forces. Their efforts have not produced a ceasefire, though the level of fighting [...]	2007-07-26 14:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PREF PGOV CG
07KINSHASA888	SSR CONTACT GROUP: SUBSTANCE REFERRED TO EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Contact Group on Security Sector Reform (SSR) formally recognized the GDRC's ownership of efforts to reform the Congolese military at the group's July 12-13 meeting in Kinshasa. Minister of Defense Chikez Diemu outlined a vision for SSR aimed at creating a core group of fi [...]	2007-07-26 15:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG ZA BE NL FR
07KINSHASA89	EX-MOBUTUISTS HELP KABILA COALITION TAKE MAJORITY [...] (U) The pro-Kabila Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) won a slight majority in the senatorial delegation from Jean-Pierre Bemba's home province of Equateur. AMP-aligned candidates, including three who ran as independents, took eleven of 20 national Senate seats, with one apiece for th [...]	2007-01-25 14:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA895	SENATE PRESIDENT KENGO REVIEWS STATE OF PLAY AT [...] (C) Summary. Senate President Leon Kengo wa Dondo highlighted decentralization as the most contentious issue facing the Congolese parliament when it returns for its fall session September 15. He expressed skepticism about budget figures which came from the National Assembly. He is in favor [...]	2007-07-30 13:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG
07KINSHASA897	KIMBANGUISM: CONGOLESE HISTORY, IDENTITY AND [...] (U) Summary: The Kimbanguist Church is a large home-grown Congolese religion. Like most of the population, Kimbanguists consider themselves Christians, although they are not always seen as such by others. Church officials claim nearly one-sixth of the population follows Kimbanguism; it has a s [...]	2007-07-30 15:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CG PGOV PHUM PNAT
07KINSHASA900	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT KAMERHE JUGGLES [...] (C) Summary. National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe will confront a crowded legislative agenda this fall while also attempting to help defuse an increasingly tense situation in his home region in eastern Congo. He sees decentralization as the key issue ahead for the Assembly. His proposa [...]	2007-07-30 16:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG RW
07KINSHASA906	PARLIAMENTARY UPDATE: EXTRAORDINARY SESSION [...] Summary. The National Assembly and the Senate closed their special sessions on July 18. The Assembly considered five of twelve scheduled items: the 2007 budget, the laws on the political opposition and national road patrimony protection, and ad hoc commission reports on the Kahemba border [...]	2007-08-02 06:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA91	MANIEMA PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS NATIONAL [...] (U) Maniema provincial assembly members selected the province's four national Senators January 19. All are well-known public figures. Three served in either the Transitional Government or under Mobutu. 2. (SBU) Those elected were: Joseph Kilomo (ADECO),Delphin Kapaya Ohelo (Independen [...]	2007-01-26 09:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA92	BAS-CONGO PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS NATIONAL [...] (U) Bas-Congo provincial assembly members elected four national Senators January 19, including Transitional Government Vice President Abdoulaye Yerodia. Yerodia and two others -- Jacques Mbadu (Independent),the current Governor of Bas-Congo, and Gaston Nginayevuvu (Forces du Renouveau),a [...]	2007-01-26 09:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA926	KABILA SECURITY ADVISER DIES UNEXPECTEDLY IN SOUTH [...] (C) Presidential adviser Samba Kaputo, a key figure in Kabila-era politics, died in Johannesburg August 1, reportedly of kidney failure. He was Kabila's national security adviser during the Transition and a member of his trusted inner circle. He had close connections with the military and i [...]	2007-08-03 12:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG ZA
07KINSHASA932	AT LEAST 89 DEAD AND 100 INJURED IN DRC [...] (U) Summary: A train wreck August 1 caused at least 89 fatalities and 100 casualties in the DRC's central Kasai Occidental province. A delegation of ministers, journalists, and aid workers traveled the following day to the crash site where the local population called for improved railway condi [...]	2007-08-06 16:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN KCSY PGOV PHUM CASC CG
07KINSHASA943	NATIONAL TELEVISION JOURNALISTS ARRESTED FOR UNION ACTIVISM [...] (SBU) Summary: Three journalists of the public broadcaster Radio Nationale Television Congolaise (RTNC) were arrested because of their trade union activities on 26 and 27 July 2007. A local human rights organization condemned the arrests and warned of a pattern of questionable detainments acros [...]	2007-08-07 16:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG
07KINSHASA945	DRC SUPREME COURT REINSTATES KASAI OCCIDENTAL [...] (U) The DRC's Supreme Court in July 31 technical ruling declared unconstitutional a no-confidence motion adopted June 7 by the Kasai Occidental provincial assembly against Governor Tresor Kapuku, a member of the pro-Kabila Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) election coalition (ref A) [...]	2007-08-08 10:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA948	UN RAPPORTEUR CALLS KIVU SEXUAL VIOLENCE WORST [...] (U) Yakin Erturk, the Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on Violence against Women, characterized the situation in the Kivus as "the worst crisis I have encountered so far" during a press conference in Kinshasa July 27. Erturk visited the DRC from July 16-27 for meetings in Ki [...]	2007-08-08 12:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KPKO PGOV CG
07KINSHASA949	CONGOLESE MILITARY RELEASES FOUR UGANDAN SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary: Talks between Congolese and Ugandan military representatives led to the release August 6 of four Ugandan People's Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers who had been held by the Congolese military (FARDC) in Ituri District since July 29. The meeting also led to an agreement to establish c [...]	2007-08-08 14:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM PGOV PREL EPET UG CG
07KINSHASA951	DRC JULY MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) - Hundreds of MIBA (DRC diamond mining parastatal) employees requested summer leaves of absence following nine months without pay. - Kinshasa's civil servants are demanding the implementation of the GDRC's "Strategic Document of the Organization of Congolese Civil Service." - A July [...]	2007-08-08 16:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
07KINSHASA953	A TALE OF TWO PRISONS [...] Summary. Prisons in the DRC are barely functional. The directors of the Bukavu and Kinshasa prisons say their biggest challenges include crumbling buildings, overcrowding, lack of food and medical care, and no salaries. End summary. --------------------------------------------- ---- Bukav [...]	2007-08-09 08:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CG
07KINSHASA956	DEMARCHE ON MODIFYING THE ARMS EMBARGO UNDER UNSC [...] (U) The perception of a general arms embargo directed at the DRC, including armed forces operating under central government command authority, has become a major source of irritation to President Kabila and senior GDRC officials generally. These concerns have been expressed frequently and st [...]	2007-08-09 12:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG UN

07KINSHASA96	KABILA ALLIES WIN LION'S SHARE OF WESTERN KASAI'S [...] (U) Candidates aligned with President Joseph Kabila's Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) will make up most of the national Senate delegation from Western Kasai. AMP coalition candidates won at least five -- and possibly as many as seven -- of the province's eight Senate seats January [...]	2007-01-26 11:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KINSHASA976	JOURNALIST KILLED IN EASTERN DRC [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 9, 2007, a national press agency journalist was killed by unidentified gunmen in Goma, eastern Congo. The motive behind the assassination is not known. In the case of a journalist murdered in 2006, prosecutors have asked for capital punishment for three of four defendan [...]	2007-08-15 14:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG UNESCO
07KINSHASA98	SECOND "MIXED" BRIGADE FORMED IN NORTH KIVU [...] (U) The Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) in North Kivu have formed a second new "mixed" brigade composed of soldiers allied with renegade General Laurent Nkunda and of other non-integrated FARDC soldiers who have no ties to Nkunda. The "Bravo" Brigade combines members of the pro-Nkunda 81st and [...]	2007-01-26 16:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS CG
07KINSHASA983	DRC: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FEINGOLD (AUGUST 24-26, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is slowly feeling its way in the search for solutions to fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. Achievements to date, the promise of peace and democratization, and the importa [...]	2007-08-17 12:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON PREF PHUM MARR ASEC
07KINSHASA991	KABILA RELAXED AND UPBEAT IN FAREWELL MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. During Ambassador Meeece,s August 14 farewell call, President Kabila asked for greater USG involvement in building democratic institutions and reforming the security sector. Kabila believes the border dispute with Uganda can be resolved. He cited a date certain (September 3) f [...]	2007-08-21 13:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MARR CG UG RW
07KINSHASA992	KABILA VISITS KASAI OCCIDENTAL PROVINCE IN WAKE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: President Kabila traveled to Kasai Occidental province August 8-10 with a delegation of ministers and provincial authorities, his first visit to the region since his election in October of last year. He visited Kakenge, the site of the August 1 train accident, and the provincia [...]	2007-08-21 13:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PGOV PHUM CG
07KOLKATA104	WHAT DOES NANDIGRAM MEAN FOR THE CPM? [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 14 Nandigram violence resulted in at least 14 deaths, badly damaged Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's administration and revealed the ruthless face of West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM). It also shifted the dynamics between the CPM and [...]	2007-03-29 11:52:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI PREL IN
07KOLKATA109	SUSPECTED NEPALI MAOISTS ATTACK VILLAGE IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Violence from Nepal's Terai region is spilling over to the neighboring Indian state of Bihar. On March 31, about 200 suspected Nepali Maoists attacked a small village block in the Sitamarhi district of North Bihar, killing one security guard and injuring a dozen civilians. Thi [...]	2007-04-04 06:57:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM IN NP
07KOLKATA116	EASTERN INDIA ALERT TO AVIAN INFLUENZA RISK FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Summary: With the recent reported cases of Avian Influenza (AI) in Bangladesh and Burma, neighboring Indian states have alerted officials to monitor for possible outbreaks and have banned imports of poultry products from those two countries (reftels). On April 7, the "Hindustan Times" [...]	2007-04-10 05:46:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO KFLU CASC EAID AMED PGOV IN BM BG
07KOLKATA119	ARUNACHAL PRADESH: VETERAN CHIEF MINISTER OUSTED IN [...] (U) Summary: On April 9, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang was replaced by his Power Minister Dorjee Khandu. Dissident legislators in the state Congress Party compelled the Congress Party national leadership, already unhappy with Apang's rule, to effect the change. The shuffle may [...]	2007-04-10 09:49:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR IN
07KOLKATA129	USTR AMBASSADOR SCHWAB MEETS WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 14 U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Susan Schwab visited West Bengal (WB) to understand local views on India's trade interests and the conditions of its agricultural sector. During her visit, Amb. Schwab met with WB Chief Minister (CM) Buddhadeb Bhattacha [...]	2007-04-18 10:24:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV SOCI EAID IN
07KOLKATA144	INDIA'S MAOIST MENACE GROWS [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent large scale attacks by Maoist insurgents in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and other states reflect growing Maoist strength and organization in India. Mostly operating under the banner of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist),India's Maoists now maintain a [...]	2007-05-03 12:43:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER SOCI PHUM ECON IN NP
07KOLKATA145	RENEWED VIOLENCE IN NANDIGRAM INDICATES A POLITICAL BATTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two people were killed and five injured in Nandigram on April 29 in a recurrence of violence between supporters of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and the Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee ("Committee to Resist Displacement from Land") (BUPC). While the fighting in [...]	2007-05-03 12:54:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV IN PHUM
07KOLKATA167	INDIAN AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO DETAIN INDEFINITELY HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11 Manipuri human rights activist Irom Sharmila was summoned to New Delhi to face charges of attempted suicide stemming from her six-year hunger strike against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Sharmila has been protesting the continued human rights violation [...]	2007-05-17 11:58:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN PGOV SOCI PTER IN
07KOLKATA171	INDIAN MILITARY ENGAGING WITH BURMESE COUNTERPARTS [...] (SBU) Summary: During April and May, Senior Indian military officials appear to have undertaken a concerted effort to increase engagement with their Burmese counterparts. Several meetings have taken place both at political and military levels between officials of the two neighboring countrie [...]	2007-05-22 13:53:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PHUM PGOV IN BM CH
07KOLKATA191	MAOISTS BLOCKADE JHARKHAND TRANSPORT [...] Summary: (SBU) Beginning June 26 the two-day east India economic blockade called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist to protest against the setting up of special economic zones (SEZs),adversely affected the movement of all minerals from the mineral-rich state of Jharkhand. The majority [...]	2007-06-29 08:40:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PTER PHUM ASEC KCRM IN
07KOLKATA217	OFFICIALS IN NE INDIA INVESTIGATING POULTRY DEATHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between July 7 and 10, about 100 chickens died in a farm near Manipur's capital city of Imphal. The state veterinary department deployed rapid response teams to collect samples and sent these to the High Security Disease Detection Laboratory (HSDL) in Bhopal. The Health Depart [...]	2007-07-20 10:49:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO PREL PGOV SENV IN BM
07KOLKATA218	MAOISTS BOMB STATE GOVT OFFICE BUILDING TO "SPUR" POLICE [...] (U) Summary: On July 17th Maoists set off an explosion at a government office in Jharkhand's Bokaro district. A portion of the office building was damaged but no injuries were reported. A note left by the Maoists at the scene claimed that the explosion was in protest against the state governm [...]	2007-07-23 11:43:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM IN
07KOLKATA219	GOI CONFIRMS AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DEAD POULTRY IN MANIPUR [...] (U) On July 25, the Chief Secretary of Manipur has confirmed the existence of avian influenza in poultry. In a government notice, the Chief Secretary said that the Government of India (GOI) informed the Manipur state government that, "Avian influenza in poultry is reported from a small unit i [...]	2007-07-26 03:31:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SENV ECON TBIO EAGR PGOV IN NP BG BM
07KOLKATA220	AVIAN INFLUENZA - MANIPUR SITREP, JULY 23 2007 [...] (U) The National Institute of Virology in Pune reported that the virus detected in the samples taken from the dead poultry in Manipur is H5N1. The Manipur government has set up a control room as part of the GOI Action Plan for Preparedness, Control and Containment of Avian Influenza. Contac [...]	2007-07-26 12:22:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SENV TBIO EAGR PGOV IN BM BG
07KOLKATA223	RESOURCE CRIPPLED BIHAR FIGHTS AGAINST POLIO [...] (SBU) Summary: The state of Bihar continues to see an increase in polio cases. As of the end of July 2007, 17 cases have been reported, compared to 13 during the same period last year. In 2006, Bihar reported 61 cases of polio out of a total of 660 in India, which was double the number from [...]	2007-07-30 11:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KHIV SENV PGOV IN
07KOLKATA227	AVIAN INFLUENZA: MANIPUR SITREP JULY 31, 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: As of July 31, culling operations continued in Manipur at over 34 locations in and around Imphal. Culling is scheduled to be completed by July 31 and an assessment taken on August 1. Although there is no news of the infection spreading, there are unconfirmed media reports of an [...]	2007-07-31 11:36:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO SENV EAGR IN BM BG PGOV
07KOLKATA228	LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS IN W. BENGAL MAY MEAN LEFT FRONT GRIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Left Front leaders welcomed the July 22 Haldia municipal election results as indicative of support for their policy of industrialization in W. Bengal. However, of the 26 seats up for grabs, the Left won 19 and the opposition 7, compared to the 2002 elections when the Left won [...]	2007-07-31 12:15:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAGR EIND IN
07KOLKATA230	FLOODING HITS INDIA'S EAST AND NORTHEAST HARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Heavy rains since July 25 have flooded large areas in Assam, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. Almost all the districts of Assam are flooded, killing 16 people and affecting 1.1 million people. Water levels in rivers across Assam have receded over the past 48 hours. Assam's [...]	2007-08-02 11:18:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI EAID PGOV AEMR AMED IN
07KOLKATA242	ULFA AGAIN TARGETS HINDI SPEAKING MIGRANTS WHILE RESENTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to India's Independence Day on August 15, insurgents from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF) have killed at least 27 Hindi-speaking migrants in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. Simultaneously with thi [...]	2007-08-14 21:07:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR IN BG
07KOLKATA258	THE HIV/AIDS SCENARIO IN INDIA'S EAST AND NORTHEAST [...] (SBU) Summary: In July, India's National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) released the results of an analytical exercise supported by UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) that provided new, lower estimates of HIV prevalence in India. The exercise, conducted in 2006, found that [...]	2007-08-24 12:53:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KHIV TBIO KWMN SENV ELAB IN
07KOLKATA261	ORISSA CONTINUES TO GROW IN IT, INDUSTRY, ANDMANUFACTURING [...] (U) Summary: During a July 31-August 2 visit to the East Indian state of Orissa, ConGen met with a range of local politicians, bureaucrats, business people and media representatives to assess the present economic conditions in the state. The Orissa government has been intent on developin [...]	2007-08-27 10:45:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EIND EINV PHUM EMIN IN KS
07KOLKATA263	A FOURTH INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA GOES MISSING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 27, an industrial radiography camera containing radioactive iridium 192 was stolen from Tata Steel's manufacturing plant in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, the fourth such theft since August 2005. The first camera theft occurred on August 14, 2005 from the Industrial Radi [...]	2007-08-31 02:24:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ENRG TRGY ETTC TSPL PGOV EIND SENV IN
07KOLKATA28	MANIPUR STATE ELECTIONS LIKELY TO RESULT IN WEAKER CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Election Commission has announced three voting phases for the Manipur state assembly elections to be held on February 8, 15, and 23. The phased voting will help in managing the extensive security required, given the persistent violence from ethnic insurgencies in [...]	2007-01-25 13:23:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI IN BM
07KOLKATA289	INDIAN CONGLOMERATE RELIANCE SUSPENDS ITS WEST BENGAL RETAIL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Faced with violence against its facilities and growing political opposition to expansion of retail in India, the Reliance Group on September 13 suspended its billion-dollar agricultural retail project in West Bengal. The ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) and the W. B [...]	2007-09-18 04:34:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO EAGR ECON EINV PGOV IN
07KOLKATA295	WEST BENGAL VILLAGERS WANT FOOD NOT IDEOLOGY: ATTACK [...] (U) Summary: On September 16, villagers in West Bengal's (WB) Left Front ruled Bankura district attacked local Communist leaders who had arranged a meeting to protest the U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement (referred to as the 123 agreement). The villagers insisted they wanted food, not sloga [...]	2007-09-21 11:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IN
07KOLKATA30	DALAI LAMA SPEAKS IN KOLKATA ON TIBETAN AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) On January 15 in Kolkata, the Dalai Lama spoke at the 40th anniversary celebrations of the of non-governmental organization Young Men's Welfare Society (YMWS). He made remarks on "Ethics in Human Development." During the question and answer period following his remarks, the Dalai Lama [...]	2007-01-29 10:06:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SENV CH IN
07KOLKATA323	VIOLENCE IN WEST BENGAL'S NANDIGRAM VILLAGES CONTINUES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past five days, sporadic violence has occurred in the Nandigram area of West Bengal's East Midnapore district. Supporters of both the Trinamool Congress-backed Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) have engaged in attacks, [...]	2007-10-30 13:01:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC SOCI IN
07KOLKATA324	MAOIST INSURGENTS TARGET FORMER JHARKHAND CHIEF MINISTER'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27 in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Maoist rebels shot and killed eighteen people after a football (soccer) match, including the youngest son of Jharkhand's former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi. The attack occurred in the village of Giridih near the Jharkha [...]	2007-10-30 13:14:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC SOCI IN
07KOLKATA325	MAOISTS IN JHARKHAND STRIKE AT ANOTHER LOCAL FOOTBALL MATCH, [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27, Maoist rebels shot and killed eighteen people after a football match, including the youngest son of Jharkhand's former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi. The attack occurred in the village of Giridih near the Jharkhand-Bihar border. The GOI and Jharkhand government [...]	2007-10-30 15:10:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC IN
07KOLKATA327	MAOIST INSURGENTS TARGET FORMER JHARKHAND CHIEF MINISTER'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27 in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Maoist rebels shot and killed eighteen people after a football (soccer) match, including the youngest son of Jharkhand's former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi. The attack occurred in the village of Giridih near the Jharkha [...]	2007-11-01 07:57:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV SOCI IN
07KOLKATA336	IROM SHARMILA CONTINUES SIX-YEAR HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST [...] (U) Human Rights activist Irom Sharmila has been detained for six years in a government hospital in Manipur and force fed by local authorities as she maintains her hunger strike to protest human rights abuses in Manipur and to demand the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). [...]	2007-11-06 12:36:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KWMN PREL IN
07KOLKATA345	COMMUNISTS BRUTALLY CRUSH OPPOSITION IN RURAL WEST BENGAL [...] (SBU) Summary: From November 6 to 11, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) activists conducted a brutal campaign to "recapture" the rural West Bengal area of Nandigram from the opposition Bhumi Uchhed Protirodh Committee (BUPC) (Committee Against Eviction From the Land). Following initial [...]	2007-11-13 14:56:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF ASEC IN
07KOLKATA351	COMMUNISTS DEFIANT ON NANDIGRAM HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 6-11, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) activists violently assaulted villages under the control of the opposition Bhumi Ucched Protirodh Committee (BUPC) in West Bengal's rural Nandigram area. CPM cadres, locally called "Harmad Bahini" (Portuguese pirates [...]	2007-11-19 12:01:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN IN
07KOLKATA359	KOLKATA QUIET, TASLIMA NASREEN FORCED TO LEAVE [...] (U) Kolkata has remained quiet since rioting on November 21 by Muslim protestors required the Indian Army to be called in and a curfew imposed until the early morning of November 22. However, the Army is still deployed in central Kolkata as a precautionary measure. The November 21 violence st [...]	2007-11-23 12:39:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV AEMR PHUM IN
07KOLKATA364	CORPORATE KOLKATA HOPES NANDIGRAM WILL NOT AFFECT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of recent violence in Nandigram, Post surveyed leading industry contacts to discuss the potential impact of the violence on investment in W. Bengal. Business owners and senior corporate managers generally believe that the recent government sponsored attacks in Nan [...]	2007-11-28 11:06:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV EFIN EIND EAGR IN
07KOLKATA367	RAMSEY CLARK AND HUMAN RIGHTS TEAM VISIT NANDIGRAM, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 30, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark led a three-member delegation to visit villages in West Bengal's Nandigram district. Clark and his team came for an on-the-spot assessment of human rights violations by Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) activists a [...]	2007-11-30 09:23:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM IN
07KOLKATA376	CHINA AND INDIA DISPUTE BHUTAN BORDER: INDIAN SOLDIERS MOVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Against the backdrop of efforts to improve bilateral relations, India and China continue to jostle over territory along India's northeast border with China. On December 12, India relocated 6,000 soldiers of the 27th Mountain Division (units of the 164 Mountain Brigade) from Jam [...]	2007-12-14 13:46:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR CH IN
07KOLKATA382	NAGA INSURGENTS SEEK UNITY PRIOR TO NAGALAND STATE ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary. December 3-7, ConGen and Embassy New Delhi PolCouns visited Nagaland and discussed with officials and contacts the Naga insurgencies and preparations for the February 2008 state assembly elections. While many decried the internecine violence among the insurgent factions, most [...]	2007-12-19 11:21:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM ASEC BM IN
07KOLKATA383	ADIVASI TRIBALS IN ASSAM AGITATE; STATE CONGRESS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Assam's "tea tribes" or Adivasis have increased their protests and agitations to pressure the state and national governments for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status under the Indian Constitution. In recent weeks, members of the Adivasi community have organized a violent rally in Guwaha [...]	2007-12-19 11:48:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ASEC PREF IN
07KOLKATA385	HINDUS AND CHRISTIANS CLASH OVER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS IN [...] (U) Summary: Since December 24 one person has been killed, at least 30 persons injured and several churches have been damaged as tribal Christians and Hindu fundamentalists have clashed over Christmas celebrations in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. Trouble started on December 24, when a [...]	2007-12-26 09:25:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI ASEC IN
07KOLKATA388	TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN ORISSA FOLLOWING CHRISTMAS VIOLENCE [...] Summary: (SBU) Tensions prevailed in the curfew bound tribal-dominated Kandhamal and Phulbani districts of the Eastern India state of Orissa following violence which began on December 24. At least, one person has been killed and several have been reported injured during the violence. Propert [...]	2007-12-27 16:34:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI ASEC IN
07KOLKATA39	USG SUPPORT FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS STRONG, [...] (U) Summary: On January 18, DCM visited anti-trafficking non-governmental organization (NGO) Apne Aap's shelter at Topsia, located in a Muslim neighborhood that is one of Kolkata's poorest slums. DCM interacted with Apne Aap leaders and spoke with Deputy Public Prosecutor Taj Mohammed about [...]	2007-02-06 09:40:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI PINR IN
07KOLKATA41	WEST BENGAL'S LAND BATTLE HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past six months, the Government of West Bengal (GOWB) and Tata Motors have found themselves embroiled in a political battle over acquisition of agricultural land in Singur district. The controversy has been fueled by a lack of transparency in the land acquisition pr [...]	2007-02-07 12:17:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EIND EINV PGOV IN
07KOLKATA50	NOBEL PRIZE WINNER DR. MUHAMMAD YUNUS CONSIDERS ENTERING [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 12, ConGen spoke with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus about his plans to enter Bangladesh politics. Yunus, on a two-day visit to Kolkata, expressed a strong interest to enter the political fray and said that he was reviewing his options. He expressed support [...]	2007-02-13 13:33:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI IN BG
07KOLKATA56	CHINA AND RUSSIA MAKING THEIR PITCH TO EAST INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DEMONSTRATING GREATER CHINESE EFFORT AT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN EAST INDIA, ON FEBRUARY 12, FOREIGN MINISTER LI XHAOXING TRAVELED TO BIHAR TO INAUGURATE A NEW MEMORIAL HALL AT THE HISTORIC SITE OF THE ANCIENT NALANDA UNIVERSITY. A WEEK EARLIER, CHINA'S AMBASSADOR TO INDIA USED THE [...]	2007-02-15 12:10:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PGOV EINV RS CH IN
07KOLKATA59	SECOND PHASE OF MANIPUR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS OFFERS NO CLEAR [...] (U) On February 14, three valley districts of the Northeast Indian state of Manipur -- Imphal West, Imphal East and Bishnupur -- constituting 29 constituencies out of the 60-seat Assembly, went to the second phase of the state Legislative Assembly polls. The national-ruling Congress Party, pr [...]	2007-02-16 13:00:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC IN
07KOLKATA67	LEFT PARTIES TO PUSH THIER AGENDA AND CHALLENGE UPA DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Parliament's "budget session" opened on February 23 and is expected to last approximately eight weeks. During the session, India's Left parties, headed by the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM),plan to challenge the economic policies of the Congress-dominated Un [...]	2007-02-23 08:17:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI IN
07KOLKATA68	LEFT PARTIES TO PUSH THEIR AGENDA AND CHALLENGE UPA DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Parliament's "budget session" opened on February 23 and is expected to last approximately eight weeks. During the session, India's Left parties, headed by the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM),plan to challenge the economic policies of the Congress-dominated Un [...]	2007-02-23 13:34:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG EAGR PGOV PREL IN
07KOLKATA69	LEFT OBJECTS TO CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH JAMIAT-E-ULEMA [...] (C) Summary: On February 24, ConGen met with West Bengal Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind (JUH) General Secretary Siddiqullah Chowdhury at the JUH offices to discuss Muslim issues and concerns in West Bengal. Chowdhury has come to local prominence recently in leading Muslim opposition to development of [...]	2007-02-26 14:21:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC PREL ECON SOCI IN
07KOLKATA71	AFTER TWO ROUNDS OF PEACEFUL VOTING, VIOLENCE HITS MANIPUR [...] (U) Summary: On February 23, Manipur held the third and final phase of its Legislative Assembly elections for the remaining 12 seats in the 60-seat legislature. Unlike the first two phases, this final round of polling was marred by violence and intimidation due to ethnic rivalries in the poll [...]	2007-02-27 11:59:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PHUM IN
07KOLKATA72	CONGRESS RETAINS CONTROL IN MANIPUR AS LOCAL PARTIES FALTER [...] (U) Summary: The Congress Party gained control of the Manipur Assembly, winning 30 out 60 seats, and partnering with the Communist Party of India (CPI) to form an absolute majority. Local parties, including the Manipur People's Party, lost due to their extreme political stances that did not [...]	2007-02-28 11:08:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IN
07KOLKATA74	MAOISTS BRAZENLY KILL JHARKHAND PARLIAMENTARIAN DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday March 4 Maoist rebels shot and killed Sunil Mahto, a Member of Parliament (MP) from the city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and General Secretary of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) political party. The attack occurred at a football tournament in the village of Ghatshila, [...]	2007-03-05 12:38:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PGOV IN
07KOLKATA86	ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS RETAIN THE SCARS OF THE 2004 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. March 2-7, ConGen visited the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to assess recovery from the December 2004 tsunami and related issues such as the environment, economic conditions and strategic concerns. Two years after the tsunami devastated parts of the island [...]	2007-03-13 12:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SENV PHUM ECON MARR IN BM TH ID
07KOLKATA92	WEST BENGAL FACES FALLOUT FROM NANDIGRAM VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The rural West Bengal district of Nandigram remains tense but quiet following the March 14 violence between police, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) activists and local villagers, which resulted in at least 14 deaths and 71 injuries (REF. A). Chief Minister Buddhadeb B [...]	2007-03-19 13:32:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI ASEC IN
07KOLKATA95	RECENT DEATHS IN NANDIGRAM HIGHLIGHT WEST BENGAL'S VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 14 killings in the rural West Bengal district of Nandigram highlighted the truly violent nature of grassroots politics in the state (Reftels). Initially, the agitation was by local villagers opposed to the GOWB's plans to acquire their land for a Special Economic Zone [...]	2007-03-21 13:12:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ASEC SOCI IN
07KUALALUMPUR1000	MALAYSIA: PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON THE UNITED [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-08 04:20:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KTIA PBTS PGOV PHSA SENV UNEP KPAO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1024	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MALAYSIA 2007 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-12 07:47:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KWMN MY
07KUALALUMPUR1049	YOUNG PROGRESSIVES RETAIN INFLUENCE IN PAS PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Islamist opposition party, the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS),held its annual general meeting and biennial party elections June 1-3 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, the only state controlled by PAS. As expected, party president Abdul Hadi Awang ran unopposed and retained [...]	2007-06-19 00:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1064	TRANS-PENINSULA PIPELINE: JUST A PIPEDREAM? [...] (U) Summary: According to recent press reports, the Malaysian Government has approved plans for a US$ 7 billion oil pipeline across northern peninsular Malaysia near the Thai border, with a large storage facility in the middle and a refinery at each end. The pipeline is portrayed as a shorte [...]	2007-06-21 07:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR EPET SENV ECON IR MY SA PGOV
07KUALALUMPUR1145	EMBASSY SENIOR-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (C) Summary: Senior Malaysian officials are still smarting over the U.S. decision to rank Malaysia in TIP Tier 3 but they have expressed much more willingness to discuss the issue quietly than they did in the immediate aftermath of the USG decision of June 12. We have engaged with senior off [...]	2007-07-16 01:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KWMN MY
07KUALALUMPUR1154	ANWAR IBRAHIM PROJECTS OPPOSITION GAINS, DECRIES [...] (C) Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told the Ambassador during their July 11 discussion that he believed opposition parties could capture some 40 parliament seats or more in the next general election, projecting from results of the April Ijok by-election. Anwar's People's Justice P [...]	2007-07-16 10:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1155	ANWAR'S AIDE DETAINED UNDER OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT [...] (SBU) Malaysian police on July 13 arrested Nathanial Tan, an aide to Anwar Ibrahim and an activist within the opposition People's Justice Party (KeADILan or PKR),and on July 14 remanded Tan for four days under the Official Secrets Act (OSA). According to initial reports, the charges relate [...]	2007-07-16 10:34:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1166	MALAYSIA ENCOURAGED BY U.S. OIC ENVOY DECISION; [...] (C) Malaysia's senior OIC diplomat Ibrahim Abdullah, speaking with us on July 13, reiterated that Malaysia welcomed the U.S. decision to appoint a special envoy to the OIC, and he encouraged the envoy to visit Malaysia as the OIC chair. The OIC Secretary General asked Malaysia to identify an [...]	2007-07-18 09:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL KPKO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1172	KHAIRY AND UMNO YOUTH FOCUS ON FTA, PALESTINE IN [...] (C) Khairy Jamaluddin, influential son-in-law of PM Abdullah, underscored his oft-publicized concerns about the FTA, in particular regarding agriculture and government procurement, during the Ambassador's July 18 lunch for leaders of UMNO Youth, an important component of the dominant United M [...]	2007-07-20 07:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD EAGR EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1174	NAJIB'S "ISLAMIC STATE" REMARK DRAWS THE IRE OF [...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak set off a fire storm on July 17 when, in response to a reporter's question, he stated that Malaysia is and has always been an "Islamic state." Malaysia's minorities and opposition parties attacked the DPM's comments as viola [...]	2007-07-20 09:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1205	MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DESCRIBED BY [...] (C) Malaysia's National Security Council Secretary Muhammad Hatta outlined the NSC structure during a July 23 lunch with DCM and polchief. We include bio notes on Hatta. End Summary. NSC Structure ------------- 2. (C) During a July 23 lunch with DCM and polchief, Malaysia's National [...]	2007-07-26 06:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1218	VIRTUAL LIMITS: MALAYSIA ATTEMPTS TO REIN IN BLOGGERS [...] (C) Bloggers fear the recent police actions against two prominent online political commentators, Nathaniel Tan and Raja Petra Kamaruddin, presage a Government of Malaysia (GOM) crackdown on the freedoms of speech and the press in cyberspace. GOM leaders and officials from the dominant United [...]	2007-07-30 11:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1236	MALAYSIA FORMALLY ENACTS A COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia formally enacted its Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act after receiving royal assent on July 18 and publishing the new law in the Gazette of Malaysian Laws on July 26. With final enactment of the new law, Malaysia moved closer to opening its first two shelters for foreig [...]	2007-08-02 08:44:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR125	MALAYSIAN PARTICIPATION IN 1540 ARF WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 09:47:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM AORC KPAO PTER UNSC OSCE KNNP ETTC PGOV ARF
07KUALALUMPUR1257	CHINESE VOTERS DISSATISFIED WITH RULING COALITION, [...] (C) Corruption, crime and vernacular education remain among the top electoral priorities for Malaysia's ethnic Chinese community, and in the run-up to the next national election Chinese dissatisfaction with the ruling Coalition's handling of such issues appears on the rise. To explore ethnic [...]	2007-08-07 07:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1278	PM CHIMES IN ON "ISLAMIC STATE" DEBATE [...] (C) The debate over whether Malaysia is an "Islamic state" continued with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's August 4 comments that Malaysia is neither a theocratic state nor a secular one. These remarks came as Minister Bernard Dompok broke ranks and stated his disagreement with the descriptio [...]	2007-08-13 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1290	REASSESSING MALAYSIA'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (C) The Malaysians have made significant progress in implementing items contained in the action plan we provided them in 2006, and we should return them from Tier 3 to the Tier 2 Watch List in connection with the September review. We recognize that trafficking in Malaysia remains serious. We [...]	2007-08-15 10:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1334	WELCOME TO MALAYSIA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION [...] (U) Welcome to Malaysia and its golden independence anniversary. Our fifty-year relationship with Malaysia is strong and growing. As President Bush has said: "The United States and Malaysia share strong trade and investment ties and a commitment to generating prosperity through openness, dem [...]	2007-08-27 09:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1363	MALAYSIA: IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS FOR ISLAM AND [...] (C) Post recommends one Malaysian scholar and one influential Islamic cleric as possible candidates for ref A events. -- Professor Emeritus Osman Bakar, of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC),is an outstanding scholar of Islam who has published art [...]	2007-09-05 23:41:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1377	POLICE BREAK UP OPPOSITION RALLY IN TERENGGANU, [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian police efforts to forcibly prevent an opposition rally from proceeding without a police permit in Kuala Terengganu on September 8 turned into a four-hour long riot, during which the police used tear gas and a water-cannon to break-up a crowd of some 500 opposition supp [...]	2007-09-10 13:32:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1400	PM'S AIDE SAYS TERENGGANU RIOT WILL SCARE AWAY [...] (C) Wan Farid (protect throughout),a political aide to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, during a September 12 meeting with polchief, denied his involvement in the September 8 Terengganu riot and instead alleged opposition parties had planned the violence in order to boost public sympathy for [...]	2007-09-14 09:42:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1445	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INVITATION TO GPOI G8++ GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 08:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR MASS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1446	VIDEO OF JUDGE FIXING ROCKS MALAYSIA'S JUDICIARY [...] (C) Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim rocked Malaysia's legal establishment on September 19 when he held a press conference to release an eight minute videotaped conversation purportedly showing a phone conversation between a famously corrupt Malaysian attorney and the current Chief J [...]	2007-09-21 09:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1458	MALAYSIA'S LAWYERS TAKE TO THE STREETS OVER [...] (C) With limited government response to the September 19 allegations of corruption and judge fixing (ref A),the Malaysian Bar Council announced its intent to march on the Prime Minister's office and demand the establishment of a royal commission of inquiry. Malaysia's law minister quickly de [...]	2007-09-26 12:10:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1480	MALAYSIA'S CANDIDATURE FOR UNESCO SEAT [...] Post has received Diplomatic Note number KLN 45/07 from the Government of Malaysia which reads in pertinent part: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to propose an arrangement of reciprocal s [...]	2007-10-02 06:47:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNESCO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1485	MALAYSIA DECLINES INVITATION TO OBSERVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 00:07:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL OPDC KHLS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1497	MALAYSIA'S INTERNAL SECURITY ACT (ISA) DETAINEES, [...] (SBU) Malaysia held eighty-seven persons under Internal Security Act (ISA) detention in the Kamunting prison as of September, according to a normally reliable source. Fifty-four of those held are terrorist suspects. The Malaysian government commonly releases a number of ISA detainees each ye [...]	2007-10-05 08:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINR KISL KJUS ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR153	ANWAR IBRAHIM ATTACKS NAJIB, SEES LIMITED [...] (S) Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, speaking with polchief January 18, amplified his recent attacks on Deputy Prime Minister Najib, alleging official cover-up of Najib's connection with the Altantuya murder case and Najib's involvement in corrupt military procurements. Anwar (pro [...]	2007-01-24 11:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1551	ABBAS VISITS MALAYSIA, PM ABDULLAH WELCOMES CHANCE [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Kuala Lumpur October 20 - 21, accompanied by Information Minister Riyad al Maliki and two other senior Palestinian officials as part of a tour of Muslim countries to seek support ahead of the U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace conference [...]	2007-10-22 10:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1552	ABBAS VISITS MALAYSIA, PM ABDULLAH WELCOMES CHANCE [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Kuala Lumpur October 20 - 21, accompanied by Information Minister Riyad al Maliki and two other senior Palestinian officials as part of a tour of Muslim countries to seek support ahead of the U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace conference [...]	2007-10-22 23:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1557	POLICE IN EAST MALAYSIA DISCUSS TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Poloff met with police leaders in East Malaysia during the first week of October to discuss trafficking in persons (TIP) issues in their region. To date, police have prosecuted or detained local syndicates and "gangsters" involved in trafficking under various legal options not specific [...]	2007-10-23 09:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ID MY
07KUALALUMPUR1568	GOM UPDATES ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW, REQUESTS [...] (SBU) A senior official in Malaysia's Internal Security Ministry told us October 22 that the Anti-Trafficking Council created by the new anti-trafficking in persons law would meet formally by mid-November. Enforcement of the law would begin in early 2008, as Malaysian authorities needed time [...]	2007-10-25 10:43:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1580	EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S OCTOBER 17 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Prime Ministerial Political Secretary Vincent Lim told visiting EAP DAS Christensen on October 17 that there is a perception in Malaysia and ASEAN that the United States is not heavily engaged in the region. He further commented that U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have neg [...]	2007-11-02 00:37:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH MY
07KUALALUMPUR1594	BAR COUNCIL, PRIME MINISTER FACE OFF DURING LAW [...] (C) The Malaysian Bar Council's October 29-31 law conference drew national attention as respected Sultan of Perak Azlan Shah and Bar Council President Ambiga Sreenevasan, in the wake of recent judicial scandals, delivered speeches critical of the government, calling for reforms to strengthen [...]	2007-11-05 12:11:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1604	OPPOSITION AND POLICE HEADED FOR SHOWDOWN OVER [...] (C) Opposition parties and the election NGO Bersih are organizing a major rally in Kuala Lumpur for November 10, despite police warnings not to proceed without a permit. Organizers optimistically hope for 10,000 demonstrators to participate in the rally, and expect the event to culminate in a [...]	2007-11-07 10:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1613	MALAYSIA'S OPPOSITION DRAWS TENS OF THOUSANDS TO [...] (C) Malaysia's major opposition parties operating under the election-reform umbrella organization BERSIH on November 10 carried out possibly the country's largest opposition demonstration since 1998, gathering 20,000 or more demonstrators to present an election reform petition to the National [...]	2007-11-13 11:41:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1624	CHALLENGES TO MALAYSIA'S STATUS QUO: WINDS OF [...] (C) Subtle as well as more abrupt challenges to Malaysia's political status quo have emerged over the past few months, further signifying that times have changed since Mahathir's era of tight control. The Sultans quietly reasserted a claim to a measure of constitutional authority, which they [...]	2007-11-16 12:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1640	ALLEGED SEX TRAFFICKING ON LABUAN ISLAND [...] (C) Poloff visited Labuan in October in light of reports of some Filipinas trafficking into brothels on the island. We found that prostitution takes place under cover of legitimate business fronts and most Filipinas employed there have temporary work visas as "guest relations officers." Labua [...]	2007-11-21 11:25:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KWMN SMIG MY
07KUALALUMPUR1646	MALAYSIAN POLICE ARREST ETHNIC INDIAN ACTIVIST [...] (C) Summary: Police arrested an ethnic Indian lawyer serving as legal advisor to the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) on charges of sedition ahead of a planned demonstration on November 25. HINDRAF had applied to the Kuala Lumpur Police for a permit to hold an assembly in front of the Bri [...]	2007-11-23 08:46:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MY

07KUALALUMPUR1647	POLICE BREAK UP ETHNIC INDIAN PROTEST IN KUALA [...] (C) Thousands of ethnic Indian Malaysians took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur in protest on November 25, the second major anti-government demonstration in two weeks. Despite police warnings, early arrests (ref A) and heavy police presence on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, approximately 20,000 e [...]	2007-11-26 11:08:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1657	UNHCR WARY OF NEW ROLE FOR "RELA" AUXILIARIES IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 05:39:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1658	POLICE RESPOND POSITIVELY DURING CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (SBU) Poloff, Legatt, and an ICITAP trainer from Jakarta met for a full day session on November 15 with senior police leaders from the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) to discuss law enforcement efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) under Malaysia's new anti-trafficking law. The police w [...]	2007-11-29 07:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SMIG KWMN KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1659	UNHCR WARY OF NEW ROLE FOR "RELA" AUXILIARIES IN [...] (C) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Malaysia Volker Turk briefed Ambassador Keith on November 23 regarding UNHCR operations in Malaysia, and UNHCR's central role in U.S. resettlement processing for Burmese refugees. Turk expressed his concern with the [...]	2007-11-30 01:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1663	GOVERNMENT WARNS ON FUTURE PROTESTS, TAKES LEGAL [...] (C) In the aftermath of the November 25 ethnic Indian street demonstration, which police forcibly dispersed, the Malaysian government has raised the stakes for its critics who proceed with public rallies in defiance of government bans. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi warned the nation on Novem [...]	2007-11-30 10:42:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1664	GOVERNMENT WARNS ON FUTURE PROTESTS, TAKES LEGAL [...] (C) In the aftermath of the November 25 ethnic Indian street demonstration, which police forcibly dispersed, the Malaysian government has raised the stakes for its critics who proceed with public rallies in defiance of government bans. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi warned the nation on Novem [...]	2007-11-30 10:44:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1684	INDIAN GRIEVANCES AND RACIAL TENSIONS; GOM TRIES [...] (C) The ethnic Indian protest on November 25 and the government's strong law enforcement response have increased domestic and international attention on Malaysia's Indian community. Despite constituting nearly 8 per cent of Malaysia's population, ethnic Indians hold only 1.2 per cent of the n [...]	2007-12-06 16:19:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1686	MALAYSIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN PARIS DONORS [...] (SBU) Polchief spoke with Assistant Secretary Mohd Adlyn Mughni Shamsudin in the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's OIC Division on December 7 and urged Malaysia's full and constructive participation in the Paris Donors Conference. Adlyn responded that Malaysia had agreed to attend the conference. [...]	2007-12-07 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AMGT KPAL KWBG IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1691	POLICE ARREST HUMAN RIGHTS DAY MARCHERS; ANOTHER [...] (C) Malaysian police on December 9 arrested organizers of an attempted march in Kuala Lumpur by lawyers, activists and opposition party officials in support of freedom of assembly. The short-lived march involved some 100 participants and took place after the Bar Council, under police pressure [...]	2007-12-10 11:54:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1694	EMBASSY RAISES CONCERNS OVER FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy raised concerns over freedom of assembly with two senior Malaysian officials on December 6 and December 11, respectively, in light of the continued arrests of opposition and civil society organizers of rallies critical of the government. An advisor to the Prime Minister [...]	2007-12-11 09:33:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1695	POLICE ARREST OPPOSITION LEADERS ATTEMPTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysian police on December 11 arrested 24 opposition party and NGO activists, organized under the Bersih electoral reform coalition, in connection with a planned rally at Parliament. Police released at least seven of the activists later in the day. Those arrested included f [...]	2007-12-11 10:46:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1710	HINDRAF LEADERS DETAINED UNDER INTERNAL SECURITY [...] (C) The Malaysian government on December 13 arrested five ethnic Indian leaders of the small NGO HINDRAF using the Internal Security Act (ISA),which provides for detention without trial, and indicated they would be help for two years. Senior Malaysian officials, including Prime Minister Abd [...]	2007-12-13 11:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1711	HINDRAF LEADERS DETAINED UNDER INTERNAL SECURITY [...] (C) The Malaysian government on December 13 arrested five ethnic Indian leaders of the small NGO HINDRAF using the Internal Security Act (ISA),which provides for detention without trial, and indicated they would be held for two years. Senior Malaysian officials, including Prime Minister Abd [...]	2007-12-13 12:25:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1720	1207 - MALAYSIA'S TRI-BORDER CAPACITY BUILDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Kuala Lumpur seeks to utilize USD 1 million in allocated FY 2007 Title 1207 funding during FY 2008 to conduct civilian maritime law enforcement training and to enhance border control capability in the tri-border region of Malaysia's eastern state of [...]	2007-12-14 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL ID RP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1721	AMBASSADOR RAISES ISA CONCERNS WITH LAW MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on December 14 with de facto Law Minister Nazri Aziz and raised U.S. concerns over Malaysia's use of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in light of the December 13 detention of five ethnic Indian activists. Minister Nazri vigorously defended use of ISA as necessar [...]	2007-12-14 11:02:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1729	MALAYSIA -- TERRORISM REPORT 2007 DRAFT [...] (SBU) The draft text of Malaysia's 2007 Terrorism Report is provided in paragraph 2. This text has been posted to Intellipedia: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/ East Asia and Pacific Terrorism Reports#Malaysia 2. (SBU) Begin text: Malaysia New provisions to Malaysia's Penal Code a [...]	2007-12-19 07:25:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MY
07KUALALUMPUR1730	TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED TO MALAYSIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-19 11:02:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KCRM ELAB ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR1731	CATHOLIC CHURCH ANTI-TIP EFFORTS IN MALAYSIA [...] (SBU) The Catholic Church in Malaysia is taking a more active role in providing shelter to suspected trafficking victims and raising public awareness. The Church is raising public awareness via Sunday homilies and public outreach, and provides temporary shelter to women reportedly forced into [...]	2007-12-20 23:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN SMIG MY
07KUALALUMPUR1732	JUDICIAL REFORM ELUSIVE, DESPITE ROYAL COMMISSION [...] (C) Following months of inconclusive investigations into a major judge-fixing scandal (ref A),Malaysia's King confirmed on December 12 the government's appointment of a royal commission of inquiry. The King tasked the royal commission to investigate the origin and veracity of the now infamous [...]	2007-12-21 00:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1733	2007 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY FIZZLES, BUT KHAIRY [...] (C) Summary: The United Malays National Organization (UMNO) held its 58th Annual General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur from November 5 - 9 and despite the usual fanfare proved to be little more than a pep rally for the upcoming general election. Although party elections remain a year away, chang [...]	2007-12-21 01:11:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR209	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 29 MEETING WITH EDUCATION MINISTER HISHAMMUDDIN [...] (C) Education Minister and UMNO Youth chief Hishammuddin responded favorably to the Ambassador's call to expand dialogue between the Embassy and Muslim Malay youth during their January 29 meeting. Hishammuddin described the Malaysian political scene as "volatile" due to the increased racial [...]	2007-02-07 08:12:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO MY
07KUALALUMPUR232	NON-MUSLIM LEADERS VOICE CONCERN OVER ISLAMIZATION [...] (C) Eight senior non-Muslim religious leaders grouped under the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs and Taoists (MCCBCHST) expressed their individual and collective concerns about the state of religious freedom and civil rights for non-Muslims in Malaysia dur [...]	2007-02-07 08:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR263	HONORARY CONSUL NOTES MALAYSIA AS SAFE HAVEN FOR [...] (S) The Honorary Thai Consul in Langkawi, Malaysian businessman Shazryl Eskay Abdullah (protect throughout),described Thai Malay separatist use of Malaysian territory as a safe haven and insurgents' views of the conflict during a February 5 meeting with polchief. Eskay, who was a leading Ma [...]	2007-02-13 08:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS ASEC TH MY
07KUALALUMPUR268	MALAYSIA'S HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER CRITICIZES UNHCR, [...] (C) Home Affairs Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad recently launched a salvo of criticism at the local UNHCR office, threatening a crackdown on refugees and highlighting the UNHCR's difficult status in a country that has yet to sign the UN Convention on Refugees. The UNHCR appears to be weathering [...]	2007-02-14 10:42:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF SMIG PREL PGOV UNHCR MY
07KUALALUMPUR318	MALAYSIANS ON BORDER CONCERNED, BUT NOT ALARMED [...] (S) Malaysian politicians and police officials in northern border states, in meetings with polchief February 5-9, expressed concern but not alarm over continued violence in Thailand's ethnic Malay south. Interlocutors viewed the violence in Thailand as having little or no spill-over effect i [...]	2007-02-21 07:17:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS ASEC TH MY
07KUALALUMPUR352	PAS AND UMNO EYE KELANTAN ELECTION; KEDAH AND [...] (C) The Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in PAS-controlled Kelantan state are positioning themselves for a tough fight in the next national election. During polchief's February 5-9 visit to the northern Malaysian states, PAS leaders in Kelant [...]	2007-02-23 08:42:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR417	ABDULLAH MEETS WITH HAMAS, FAILS TO INFORM ABBAS [...] (U) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah received a senior Hamas delegation on March 3, apparently without President Abbas' prior knowledge. Abdullah used the occasion to call for lifting of international sanctions and to reiterate that Malaysian support for the Palestinian government [...]	2007-03-05 07:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR447	FIGHTING, NOT TALKING - SOUTH THAI MILITANTS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN DIALOGUE, SAY FORMER MEDIATORS [...] (S) Southern Thai militants recently asserted they will pursue more violence and reject talks, according to two Malaysian mediators from the defunct Mahathir peace process. The Honorary Thai Consul in Langkawi, Shazryl Eskay Abdullah (protect throughout),joined by retired head of the Malaysian [...]	2007-03-08 09:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS ASEC TH MY
07KUALALUMPUR448	UNHCR IN MALAYSIA: THE HONEYMOON IS OVER [...] (C) The UNHCR representative in Malaysia, meeting with the Ambassador March 2, described difficulties with the Home Affairs Ministry and raised the prospect the GOM might restrict the UNHCR's ability to operate in country. The Home Affairs Ministry recently eliminated the UNHCR's access to cu [...]	2007-03-09 00:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF SMIG PREL PGOV UNHCR MY
07KUALALUMPUR458	TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM MEETING WITH AUSTRALIA [...] (SBU) The Australian High Commission hosted a trilateral meeting with U.S. and Japanese embassies on January 17 to discuss CT cooperation and assistance issues in Malaysia. Each mission was represented at the DCM level and included representatives from political, economic, defense, and securi [...]	2007-03-09 09:39:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL MY
07KUALALUMPUR495	MALAYSIA'S MOST PROMINENT THINK TANKS (C-AL7-00170) [...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's most prominent think tanks all have historical ties to and receive substantial funding and material support from the Government of Malaysia. The Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS),the Malaysian Institute for Economic Research (MIER),and the Asia [...]	2007-03-15 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ECON MY
07KUALALUMPUR506	ELECTORAL REFORM NOT ON THE HORIZON [...] (C) As Malaysia moves closer to its next national elections, electoral reform faces a very steep uphill battle, a conclusion highlighted during our recent meetings with Election Commission (EC) officials, NGO leaders and several academics. The UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) governing coalition ret [...]	2007-03-16 08:18:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR560	MALAYSIA'S YOUNGEST MUFTI PROMOTES TOLERANCE AND [...] The recently appointed Mufti of Perlis, Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, who at the age of only 35 is Malaysia's youngest state religious leader, is challenging the conservative trend line of Islam in Malaysia. With excellent Middle Eastern and Malaysian educational credentials, Asri advocates for i [...]	2007-03-27 02:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR653	MALAYSIA'S CABINET APPROVES DRAFT TIP LAW [...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-Large Ghazzali S.A. Khalid telephoned the Ambassador on April 11 in order to inform him that the Malaysian Cabinet, in its meeting earlier in the day, had approved the draft anti-trafficking in persons law. Ghazzali said the Malaysian Government intended to present the bil [...]	2007-04-11 09:31:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR68	PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON IRAQ REINFORCED WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 09:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ MY
07KUALALUMPUR705	HONEY, I CONVERTED THE KIDS: MALAYSIA'S APPEALS [...] (C) In the latest high-profile legal battle between a Muslim and non-Muslim involving civil law, Malaysia's secular Court of Appeal reached a decision that supports Shari'a court jurisdiction over a non-Muslim. On March 13, the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling that would allow a Mus [...]	2007-04-18 10:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR753	MALAYSIA TABLES ANTI-TIP BILL IN PARLIAMENT, SEEKS [...] (U) The Government of Malaysia tabled a comprehensive Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) bill in Parliament on April 24 and predicted speedy passage. After tabling the bill, de facto Law Minister and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz told reporters the b [...]	2007-04-25 08:43:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR782	MALAYSIA'S POLITICAL CYCLES [...] Summary: Malaysia's established cycle of meetings and events helps define the country's political landscape and determine to an extent the pace of political developments. In this cable we outline the government's primary meeting schedule and the political events that drive Malaysia's politic [...]	2007-04-26 08:31:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR MY
07KUALALUMPUR788	PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP PROJECT FUNDING [...] Post submitted to G/TIP via email four proposals for anti-trafficking projects on April 20, 2007. This cable summarizes our priority list for the submitted project proposals and provides our justification for funding the projects. 2. Post first recommends the proposal from the Internatio [...]	2007-04-30 00:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR834	MALAYSIA PASSES COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Malaysia's House of Representatives on May 10 passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) law, representing a significant breakthrough for anti-trafficking efforts and the achievement of our highest priority objective in the U.S. action plan for Malaysia. The new law provide [...]	2007-05-10 08:18:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR867	PM ABDULLAH'S AIDE ON ANWAR, ELECTIONS AND NAJIB [...] (S) Wan Farid (protect throughout),a political aide to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, argued in a May 15 meeting with polchief that opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim's strategy of addressing national issues in the recent Ijok by-election backfired as voters demonstrated that they care most about l [...]	2007-05-16 11:33:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR878	TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM MEETING, APRIL 18 [...] (C) DCM chaired an April 18 meeting with Japanese and Australian counterparts on trilateral counterterrorism cooperation, the second such meeting in Kuala Lumpur. The delegations discussed the potential for trilateral cooperation in Malaysia and possible recommendations to be presented for co [...]	2007-05-17 07:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL MY
07KUALALUMPUR902	PROSECUTING TERRORISTS IN MALAYSIA: LOOKING BEYOND [...] (S) Assisting Malaysia to develop the capacity to successfully investigate and prosecute terrorists would support key U.S. law enforcement and political objectives in this strategic Muslim-majority country. Malaysia has used an intelligence approach and the Internal Security Act (ISA),inclu [...]	2007-05-22 02:02:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR KISL KJUS ASEC MY
07KUALALUMPUR904	UMNO QUESTIONS ANWAR IBRAHIM OVER "FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE" ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Ministerial son-in-law and UMNO youth leader Khairy Jamaluddin has publicly called on opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim to explain his role in the Foundation for the Future and his connections with outgoing World Bank President Wolfowitz. Anwar, as Foundation chairman, issued a s [...]	2007-05-22 09:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO MY
07KUALALUMPUR905	ANWAR IBRAHIM TAKES CENTER STAGE AT PAS DEDICATION [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was the center of attention at the grand opening and dedication ceremony for the new party headquarters building for the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS). Despite the attendance of all the party's senior leadership, both the media and PA [...]	2007-05-22 10:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR949	MALAYSIA'S HIGHEST COURT RULES AGAINST APOSTATE [...] (C) Malaysia's apex court ruled on May 30 that Muslims who seek to apostatize may not do so outside the Shari'a court system. In a 2-1 decision in the case of apostate Lina Joy, the Federal Court ruled that the National Registration Department (NRD) may only change a Malaysian Muslim's offici [...]	2007-05-31 10:48:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR950	ANWAR'S RECENT STRUGGLES FOR RELEVANCE [...] (C) Leaders throughout the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) heralded the results of the Ijok by-election in late April as a personal defeat for Anwar Ibrahim and declared him irrelevant in Malaysian politics. Anwar, on the other hand, touted the local Ijok contest as a moral victory [...]	2007-05-31 10:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUWAIT1001	FOREIGN MINISTER INQUIRES ABOUT RETURN OF [...] (S/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah asked how the Government of Kuwait (GOK) could be part of the solution regarding the remaining four Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo Naval Base. He expressed doubt about the strength of the evide [...]	2007-06-27 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT1006	FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES INTEREST IN EMBASSY [...] (SBU) At a June 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah inquired about why Kuwait had been listed lower than the United Arab Emirates on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Ambassador said that he did not know, but the UAE had apparent [...]	2007-06-27 13:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB AE KU TIP
07KUWAIT1008	FOREIGN MINISTER INQUIRES ABOUT RETURN OF [...] (S/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah asked how the Government of Kuwait (GOK) could be part of the solution regarding the remaining four Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo Naval Base. He expressed doubt about the strength of the evide [...]	2007-06-27 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT1025	MINISTER OF FINANCE ON CABINET RESIGNATIONS, THE [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a June 30 farewell call with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Bader Meshari Al-Humaidhi said resignations of both the Minister of Oil and the Minister of Communication were imminent (these occurred later in the day). He was optimistic that Parliament will pass long [...]	2007-06-30 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EPET KDEM KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT1026	OPPOSITION MPS SCORE VICTORY AS OIL AND [...] (SBU) Minister of Oil Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Minister of Communications/National Assembly Affairs Shireeda Al-Mousharji resigned from Cabinet June 30, only five days after Al-Jarrah was subjected to nine hours of questioning by opposition parliamentarians (reftel). Facing a no conf [...]	2007-06-30 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET ECPS KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1036	KUWAITI BLOGS AND OTHER INTERNET TRENDS [...] (U) Summary and comment: Like young people elsewhere around the world, the daily lives of Kuwait's youth often center around friends, music, and movies. Internet trends in Kuwait reflect these priorities as social networking, instant messaging, and music and video websites are often the most [...]	2007-07-02 08:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT KPAO ENRG ECON PGOV ETRD KIPR KU
07KUWAIT1056	AMBASSADOR STRESSES CUTTING OFF FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met 3 July with MFA Under Secretary Khalid Al-Jarallah to emphasize the importance of cutting off foreign fighters going to Iraq. The Ambassador emphasized that the foreign fighters make up a majority of the suicide bombers and thus have a disproportionate destabilizing [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN IZ KU PREL PTER ECON PGOV KTFN
07KUWAIT1057	KUWAITI FACILITATOR AL-JALAHMAH DETAINED, RELEASED [...] (S/NF) On June 24, U.S.-designated terrorist facilitator Jaber Al-Jalahmah was taken into custody by GOK authorities for questioning regarding his involvement in the recruitment of Kuwaiti jihadists. He was released on July 1 on a KD 300 (USD 1050) bond. (Background: Jaber Al-Jalahmah is a [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
07KUWAIT1058	KUWAITIS TRY TO ADDRESS CHEVRON'S CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 25 June, Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Manager for the New Refinery Project at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),met with Dudley McDaniel, Senior Vice President for Operations at Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC),to discuss Kuwait's plans to build a mega-refinery adjacent to SAC's co [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT1059	KUWAITIS TRY TO ADDRESS CHEVRON'S CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 25 June, Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Manager for the New Refinery Project at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),met with Dudley McDaniel, Senior Vice President for Operations at Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC),to discuss Kuwait's plans to build a mega-refinery adjacent to SAC's co [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT1061	KUWAITI FACILITATOR AL-JALAHMAH DETAINED, RELEASED [...] (S/NF) On June 24, U.S.-designated terrorist facilitator Jaber Al-Jalahmah was taken into custody by GOK authorities for questioning regarding his involvement in the recruitment of Kuwaiti jihadists. He was released on July 1 on a KD 300 (USD 1050) bond. (Background: Jaber Al-Jalahmah is a [...]	2007-07-03 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
07KUWAIT1063	KUWAITI DEPUTY PM SAYS KUWAITI DEMOCRACY SETTING [...] (C) During a July 4 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Faisal Moahammed Al-Hajji Boukhadour, the Minister commented that the recent performance of the Kuwaiti parliament was leading others in the region to question the efficacy of democracy. Coming of [...]	2007-07-04 08:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KU PGOV PINR PREL GCC
07KUWAIT107	2007 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2007 Kuwait Investment Climate Report: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- [...]	2007-01-24 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPIC EINV KTDB USTR KU
07KUWAIT1070	TIP REPORT FOLLOWUP: GOK TARGETS 60-DAY REVIEW, [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Kuwait's placement on Tier Three of the TIP report has generated a great deal of interest in the three weeks since the report's release. The newspapers have devoted significant space to the report. Many of the stories have been critical, but many have also used the [...]	2007-07-07 11:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT1073	KEEPING THE KUWAITIS FOCUSED ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (S/NF) During a July 7 farewell call on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the Ambassador emphasized the need to keep up the pressure on the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Afghanistan and go after those who facilitate and fund them. Th [...]	2007-07-07 15:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IZ KU DEMARCHE PGOV KTFN ECON
07KUWAIT1099	LABOR MINISTER TO TAKE "TIP" BULL BY THE HORNS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid told the Ambassador on July 9 that the Cabinet had focused its attention on trafficking and had given him full authorization to take decisive steps on fighting trafficking in persons. The Minister hinted th [...]	2007-07-10 13:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT1101	KUWAIT: WHERE WE ARE AND CHALLENGES AHEAD -- [...] (C) This message summarizes my parting thoughts on key issue areas in the U.S./Kuwait relationship. It draws heavily on input provided by Matt Tueller, who recently concluded a distinguished tour as Deputy Chief of Mission and is en route to service at Embassy Baghdad. The report covers fiv [...]	2007-07-10 13:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON PGOV PTER KU
07KUWAIT1107	KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERS ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior leaders in or close to the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have said in recent meetings that the U.S. has made a major tactical error in refusing to deal with Hamas. Citing their close ties to Hamas leader K [...]	2007-07-11 14:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL EG IS KU
07KUWAIT1123	KUWAIT FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND GCC+2 [...] (C/NF) In response to reftel, Charge spoke with MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah and with Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah (Shaykh Ahmed),Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's Chief of Staff, on July 14-15 to inform the GOK about the July [...]	2007-07-16 10:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT1124	FM'S CHIEF OF STAFF EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT U.S. [...] (C/NF) Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's Chief of Staff, told Charge during a July 15 office call that Kuwait viewed the prospect of an "early" U.S. withdrawal from Iraq with great concern. H [...]	2007-07-16 11:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL KU TIP
07KUWAIT113	NEXT STEPS FOR THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the last year, Kuwait has implemented two of the three key elements of the Freedom Agenda strategy that we described in May 2005 (05 Kuwait 2091). These were: women's registration for and participation in national elections and the passage of a new press and publications [...]	2007-01-27 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA
07KUWAIT1140	KUWAITI REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 16 SPEECH [...] (SBU) Kuwaiti reaction to the President's July 16 speech on the Middle East has been limited so far, but what has appeared is generally skeptical or negative. A positive view came from Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohamme [...]	2007-07-18 10:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KMDR KU OPRC PGOV PREL XF PPAO
07KUWAIT1144	PARLIAMENT LEGISLATION ON WOMEN: WOMEN'S SOCIAL [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: The main piece of women's legislation on the parliament's agenda, which would grant women generous paid leave for taking care of children and other family members, is being handled in a cooperative manner. After a period of contentious public debates on the legi [...]	2007-07-18 13:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN KU
07KUWAIT1153	FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERALS, ISLAMISTS GETTING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Many Kuwaitis are frustrated by the unproductive relationship between the parliament and the Government as well as by the weakness of the Government's leadership. One proposed solution that has long been bandied about is the legalization of political parties. A liberal MP [...]	2007-07-19 09:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EG KU
07KUWAIT1166	GOK APPROVES TIP SHELTER, OUTLAWS PASSPORT [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Highlighting his personal commitment to fighting TIP, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor made an unexpected personal appearance at PolOff's July 22 meeting with a ministry official to provide the Embassy with a copy of a ministerial decree authorizing the e [...]	2007-07-24 15:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT1169	GCC+2 THEMES: KUWAIT REACTION [...] (C/NF) On July 24, Charge previewed with Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah (Shaykh Ahmed),Chief of Staff to FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, reftel themes pertaining to the July 31 GCC 2 meeting. Shaykh Ahmed concurred with the proposed themes, but suggested that the discussion on Iran not be confi [...]	2007-07-25 11:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KU DEMARCHE
07KUWAIT1170	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES' VISIT [...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, we and the senior Kuwaiti leadership look forward to your visit to Kuwait on August 1. The Kuwaitis are strongly committed to the strategic relationship with the U.S. and will value this opportunity to consult with you on regional security, but especially on Iraq and Ir [...]	2007-07-26 10:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR IR IZ KU
07KUWAIT1191	GCC+2 JOINT STATEMENT: KUWAIT REACTION [...] (C/NF) A/DCM met with Raed Al-Rifai, Acting Chief of Staff to FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, on July 30 to discuss reftel draft statement on the GCC 2. Rifai read over the document and expressed general satisfaction but did not offer substantive comment. He said he would forward the draft immediat [...]	2007-07-30 14:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU
07KUWAIT1246	FILIPINO ENVOY RESEARCHING TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 7, a Filipino Presidential Envoy visited Post as part of a fact-finding mission in the investigation of reports of Filipino citizens being trafficked by a Kuwaiti firm into Iraq to build the new American Embassy. According to the delegation, the Kuwaiti firm is coope [...]	2007-08-13 10:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM TIP KU
07KUWAIT1251	KUWAIT TIP ACTION PLAN REVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the past sixty days, the GOK has made progress on G/TIP's Short-Term Action Plan (Ref B). The Government of Kuwait (GOK) has drafted anti-TIP legislation, criminalized the withholding of passports, provided concrete examples of TIP criminal prosecution, authorized the esta [...]	2007-08-14 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB BG RP KU TIP
07KUWAIT1285	JOURNALISTS ARRESTED FOR BLOG REMARKS CRITICIZING [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 18, members of the Kuwait State Security (KSS) Department arrested two journalists outside the offices of Al-Jarida newspaper. The KSS arrested the first journalist, Bashar Al-Sayegh, for publishing remarks on his website critical of the Amir. They arrested the second [...]	2007-08-22 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO KU
07KUWAIT1311	SPECIAL 301 INITIATIVE: GOK SAYS IT WANTS [...] (SBU) In a 28 August meeting between CDA and Acting Under Secretary of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Hamad Al-Ghanim, SIPDIS and in a separate meeting on 29 August with Shaykh Ali Khaled Al Sabah, Director of the Economic Department and Acting Director of the Americas Department at the Minist [...]	2007-08-29 12:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV ADCO KU
07KUWAIT132	MPS BLAME RULING FAMILY FOR NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM'S [...] (SBU) As Kuwait returns from its worst performance ever at the 18th annual Gulf Football Tournament in the UAE -- drawing one match and losing two -- Members of Parliament (MPs) minced no words in laying blame squarely on the ruling family. (Note: Kuwait has won the tournament nine times. Sh [...]	2007-01-31 07:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL KPAO KU
07KUWAIT1348	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S SEPTEMBER 24 [...] (S/NF) Your visit is timely as it comes on the heels of the highly successful SECDEF visit of 1 August. We are requesting meetings for you with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah, Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al Sabah, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister, Defense M [...]	2007-09-06 11:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR IZ IR KU
07KUWAIT1395	ARAB FUND DIRECTOR DOWNBEAT ON IRAQ, KUWAITI [...] (C) Summary: Director of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development Dr. Abdelatif Y. Al-Hamad told Charge September 10 that "no one inside Iraq cares about Iraq" and the "chaos" there will require another 10-15 years to sort out. He said there has been no progress on lifting Iraq's s [...]	2007-09-13 15:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON IZ KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT1396	SAUDIS REJECT KUWAITI PLAN TO BUILD NEUTRAL ZONE [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: In a 12 September meeting with CDA and Econoff, Khaled Al-Fulaij, advisor to the Amir on energy affairs, said that a KSA envoy had recently visited Kuwait to deliver a message to the Amir stating the Saudi position that it would be unacceptable for Kuwait to build a [...]	2007-09-16 04:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT1397	PHILIPPINES AMBASSADOR: KUWAIT "WORST" PLACE FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: Filipino Ambassador Ricardo Endaya told the Charge on September 3 that Kuwait is the "worst" country in the Gulf region for domestic workers. He said the shelter at his embassy houses more runaway domestic workers (200) than any other Filipino Embassy shelter in the world. [...]	2007-09-16 06:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB RP KU TIP
07KUWAIT1399	NATIONAL SECURITY BUREAU DEPUTY COMMENTS ON IRAQ, [...] (SBU) On August 27, Charg paid a courtesy call on Kuwait National Security Bureau (NSB) Deputy Director Shaykh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al Sabah. On September 5, NATO Deputy Secretary General Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo also met with SIPDIS Shaykh Thamer and later provided a briefing of hi [...]	2007-09-16 10:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV KU PM PINR
07KUWAIT1400	COURTESY CALL ON MOD'S SHAYKH SABAH AL-NASSER AL [...] (C) Summary. On September 6, Charg and Chief, OMC-K paid a courtesy call on Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense Under Secretary Shaykh Sabah Al-Nasser Al Sabah. The Under Secretary offered his thoughts on an ongoing investigation of aircraft engine sales to Iran, his dreams of upgrading the Kuwaiti [...]	2007-09-16 11:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU PINR PM
07KUWAIT1405	KUWAIT CONSIDERING TRANSIT OF YELLOWCAKE THROUGH [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 05:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	KNNP PREL MOPS PGOV KU
07KUWAIT1407	GOK CONSIDERING TRANSIT OF YELLOWCAKE THROUGH [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 10:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	KNNP PREL MOPS PGOV KU
07KUWAIT1413	MFA U/S SUPPORTS U.S. IN IRAQ, IRAN AND TIP [...] (C) On September 17, Charge met with Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah to deliver reftel demarche and discuss the positive role of the U.S. in Iraq, the French FM's remarks on Iran and how trafficking in persons is damaging Kuwait's image. End summ [...]	2007-09-19 11:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU PINR TIP
07KUWAIT1421	DOMESTIC WORKER SHELTER NEARS COMPLETION [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 18, GOK officials gave PolOff a tour of the GOK's shelter for potential victims of trafficking, which is scheduled to open by September 26. The two-building complex is basic but clean. It has recreation and kitchen facilities and will be able to house approxima [...]	2007-09-20 09:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT1429	AMIR: IRAN SHOULD COOPERATE WITH IAEA; IRAN AMB [...] (U) On September 19, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that the Amir of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah urged neighboring Iran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He was quoted as saying, "We believe in the importance of reaching a peaceful so [...]	2007-09-20 14:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV KU KPAO PM
07KUWAIT1457	US CENTCOM COMMANDER FALLON MEETS WITH AMIR AND [...] (S) Summary. On September 24, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander, Admiral William J. Fallon discussed the issues of Iraq, Iran, and Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainees with the Amir of Kuwait, the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Armed Forces Chief of Staff. The Governme [...]	2007-10-01 14:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	IR IZ KU MARR PGOV PM PREL
07KUWAIT1473	AMIR MAKES IMPASSIONED APPEAL FOR COOPERATION IN [...] (U) Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al Sabah appealed to the National Assembly and the media on October 3 to end the bickering and partisan sniping that has dominated Kuwaiti politics since the Amir assumed power in January 2006. In a televised address to the nation on the occasion of the final [...]	2007-10-04 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PREL KPAO
07KUWAIT1474	MFA U/S AL-JARALLAH'S MEETING ON AMCIT, UNGA, AND [...] (C) On October 2, Charge met with Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah to deliver and follow-up on septel demarches and to discuss the Foreign Minister's UNGA meetings, Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) and other issues. U/S Al-Jarallah [...]	2007-10-04 14:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU CONS KCIP ASEC
07KUWAIT1475	GOK TO REFUSE YELLOWCAKE TRANSIT THROUGH KUWAIT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 14:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	KNNP PREL MOPS PGOV KU
07KUWAIT1479	REPATRIATING KUWAITI DOCUMENTS TO THE GOK [...] (S) On October 2, Charge met with Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah to discuss the repatriation of Kuwaiti government documents recovered in Iraq by the Coalition (see background below). Charge and the U/S decided on a course of action that calls fo [...]	2007-10-06 06:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV KU IZ MASS
07KUWAIT1489	KUWAIT'S DOMESTIC WORKER SHELTER OPERATIONAL; GOK [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP),visited Kuwait on September 26 to review Kuwait's progress on its 60-day action plan and to engage high-level GOK officials on combating TIP. The highlight of the trip was a tour o [...]	2007-10-09 05:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB PHUM KU TIP
07KUWAIT1509	UPDATED KUWAIT DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY [...] (U) Introduction: Kuwait proudly identifies itself as the region's oldest functioning democracy. Kuwaitis across the spectrum express continuing loyalty to the constitution, which establishes an elected National Assembly and separate executive, legislative, judicial branches. Respect for bas [...]	2007-10-11 15:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PGOV PREL KPAO KMPI KDEM ECON AMGT XF KU
07KUWAIT1523	KUWAIT SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR ELECTION TO IMO [...] (SBU) On 4 October, Post received a diplomatic note and background paper from the MFA requesting USG support for Kuwait's election to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council under Group C at the IMO General Assembly to be held November 19-30 in London. A translation of the full [...]	2007-10-17 06:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KU
07KUWAIT1529	SCENESETTER FOR THE FIRST LADY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your visit, which presents a terrific opportunity to reaffirm the strong U.S. friendship with Kuwait; to recognize the strides Kuwait has made in women's activism; and to highlight some of the contributions we have made in women's issues and in the field of [...]	2007-10-17 11:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM KMPI SCUL SOCI KU

07KUWAIT1535	CHEVRON AND KNPC SEEKING COMPROMISE ON NEUTRAL [...] (C/NF) In an 8 October meeting with CDA, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) Chairman and Managing Director Sami Al-Rushaid said discussions on the proposed location for a 615,000 bpd KNPC refinery in the Partitioned Neutral Zone next to the Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC) compound were back [...]	2007-10-18 11:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT1537	IRAQI GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO U.S., KUWAIT AND ROPME [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of Iraqi officials visited Kuwait in September for a roundtable on Iraqi environmental issues initiated by the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME). This roundtable, part of a series of meetings between ROPME and Iraq, served as an [...]	2007-10-18 12:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL TBIO KU
07KUWAIT1540	GOK'S OFFICIAL REFUSAL TO TRANSIT YELLOWCAKE [...] (S) On 16 October, Post received the below diplomatic note from the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirming the GOK's refusal of the USG request (ref A) to transport Iraqi yellowcake through Kuwait. 2. (S) Begin Text of informal translation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas [...]	2007-10-21 14:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	KNNP PREL MOPS PGOV KU
07KUWAIT1541	FOREIGN AFFAIRS MP SOUNDS ALARM BELL ON IRAN [...] (C) On October 3, in separate conversations with Post, Kuwaiti MP Mohammad Jassem Al-Sager and MFA Director of Arab World Department Ambassador Jassem Al Mubaraki relayed their grave concerns that Iran is leading the region towards conflict. Though they acknowledged that the removal of Sadda [...]	2007-10-21 14:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT1562	GOVERNMENT REMOVES CONTROVERSIAL MINISTERS IN NEW [...] (C) On October 28, the Kuwaiti Government announced the formation of a new 16-person cabinet. The new ministers took the oath of office before the Amir earlier the same day and assumed their new positions immediately. Seven ministers, including FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah and Prime Mini [...]	2007-10-29 09:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1571	KUWAITI POLICE WELCOME TIP TRAINING; REQUEST U.S. [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) PolOff met on October 28 with Brigadier General Dr. Hassan Hussayn Al-Abdulsalam, Director of Kuwait's Police Academy, to stress the importance of training police officers to identify potential TIP victims and to handle poten [...]	2007-11-01 09:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT1573	MPS ATTACK GOVERNMENT DURING OPENING SESSION OF [...] (SBU) Parliament began its 2007-08 session on October 30 amid great tension. MPs ignored the Amir and Prime Minister's opening speeches, which at times warned and at other times pleaded with the Parliament to de-escalate the conflict with the Government and give the recently reformed cabine [...]	2007-11-01 13:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1575	FIRST LADY PROMOTES EDUCATION AND WOMEN'S [...] (U) Summary: First Lady Laura Bush visited Kuwait October 24-25 as part of her regional trip to highlight education, breast cancer awareness, women's issues, and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). At a diwaniyya (traditional discussion salon) hosted by Higher Education Undersec [...]	2007-11-01 14:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PDEM KWMN KDEM KU
07KUWAIT1588	TERROR FINANCE: REPORTED PROGRESS IN DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: A/DCM and Econoff met recently with Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of the Charities and Philanthropic Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) to discuss GOK efforts to strengthen oversight of Kuwaiti charity organizations. Al-Ammar was encouraged by the progres [...]	2007-11-05 10:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KU PGOV PREL PTER KTFN
07KUWAIT1590	OIL MINISTER RESIGNS AS GOVERNMENT TRIES TO DEFUSE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al Sabah accepted the resignation of Oil Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi on November 5. The resignation should end the state of tension between the Government and Parliament in the short term, but the ultimate sources of contention between t [...]	2007-11-05 15:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1605	AMB. CROCKER'S MEETING WITH KUWAITI AMIR [...] (C) On October 29, U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker met with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah to discuss developments in Iraq since the U.S. military surge began and United States policy following the September Crocker/Petraeus testimony. Crocker underlined the need for renew [...]	2007-11-08 10:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KU PGOV PREL UN
07KUWAIT1623	KUWAIT'S TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the very positive development of establishing a shelter for domestic workers, Kuwait has not taken addditional actions to improve its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) since Ambassador Lagon's September 26 visit and the subsequent October 18 Tier placem [...]	2007-11-15 15:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT1626	RESOURCE NATIONALISM: NOT THE MAIN OBSTACLE TO [...] (C) While resource nationalism was a factor leading to the nationalization of Kuwait's oil industry in the mid-70s, and populist and or Islamist MPs still use nationalist language in public comments on Kuwait's oil sector, resource nationalism is not the biggest obstacle to opening Kuwait's oi [...]	2007-11-15 16:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV
07KUWAIT1651	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG CONCERNS REGARDING GOK [...] (S) On November 20, Charge presented reftel points to Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah. 2. (S) Jarallah reacted with surprise and incredulity to the reftel point that Sa'd Al-Azmi had taken up residence in Yemen. He stated that he shared USG c [...]	2007-11-21 08:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KU
07KUWAIT1656	IRANIAN FM TO VISIT KUWAIT [...] (C) In a November 20 meeting (issues raised reported septel),Kuwaiti MFA U/S Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah informed CDA that on or around November 30, Iranian FM Manoucher Mottaki is scheduled to visit Kuwait to meet with senior GOK officials. 2. (C) Al-Jarallah said that in his upcoming me [...]	2007-11-22 07:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IZ IR KU
07KUWAIT1657	PARLIAMENT PRESSURES GOVERNMENT AS AVIATION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Kuwaiti Government has departed from its usual practice of backing down to Parliamentary pressure by resisting calls for higher wages for government employees. The GOK was not able to prevent the formation of committees to investigate several former ministers, [...]	2007-11-23 17:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON KU
07KUWAIT1674	IRAQ/KUWAIT: TALABANI VISIT; FUEL; BORDER [...] (C) On November 20, CDA met with U/S Al-Jarallah to discuss Ref A points, Ambassador Crocker's October 29 visit and other related issues. The U/S demonstrated no objection, in principle, to USG requests for an additional border crossing, but expressed concern at the close proximity of Camp B [...]	2007-11-29 07:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID IPET IZ IR TU KU
07KUWAIT1684	KUWAIT PRACTICES-INFORMATION COLLECTION, [...] (U) Post's response to Department inquiries in State 133931 follows. Watchlisting ------------ 2. (SBU) - The GOK maintains watchlists. The number of records is unknown. - The Kuwait Immigration Service of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Kuwait State Security (KSS) maintain li [...]	2007-11-29 14:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV KU KVPR PTER PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS
07KUWAIT1717	DEPUTY CHIEF OF KUWAIT NATIONAL GUARD ON CURRENT [...] (C) On December 10, Charge d'Affaires, Defense Attache and Poloff met with Shaykh Mish'al Al-Ahmed Al Sabah, Deputy Chief of the Kuwait National Guard (KNG). Shaykh Mish'al is the half-brother of both the current and former Amirs as well as the Crown Prince, and is considered to be one of the [...]	2007-12-13 07:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EPET KCIP KU PGOV PINR PTER
07KUWAIT1718	KUWAITI PARTICIPATION IN PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: CDA and emboffs delivered reftel points to the Arab Fund and various GOK interlocutors in the Amiri Diwan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and the Kuwait Fund. MFA confirmed that Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah will lead the Kuwaiti delegation to Paris but said [...]	2007-12-13 09:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS KU
07KUWAIT172	MIXED REVIEWS ON SHAYKH SABAH'S FIRST YEAR AS AMIR [...] (C/NF) Summary: January 29 marked Shaykh Sabah's first anniversary as Amir. He has presided over an historic year during which Kuwait experienced several significant developments, including the constitutional dissolution of Parliament and new elections in which women participated both as vot [...]	2007-02-05 12:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
07KUWAIT1721	COMMERCE MINISTER DISCUSSES TIFA, TRADE WITH IRAQ, [...] (SBU) In a December 11 meeting with the CDA, Minister of Commerce and Industry Falah Al-Hajeri acknowledged the importance of making progress on TIFA-related issues, denied the existence of restrictions on Iraqi imports to Kuwait, and dismissed reports of possible dissolution of the National [...]	2007-12-13 13:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON PGOV KU
07KUWAIT173	KUWAIT FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] (C/NF) On February 4, MFA Director for Africa and Asia Ambassador Mohammed Al-Bader confirmed to Econoff that Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah will visit Iran from February 13-14, 2007. (Note: The Foreign Minister traveled to Iran twice in 2006 - once in June and again in [...]	2007-02-05 14:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PREL KU IRAN
07KUWAIT1736	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 10:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KU KJUS KPRP PHUM PTER
07KUWAIT174	PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE APPROVES "LANDMARK WOMEN'S [...] (U) On February 4, Parliament's Women's Affairs Committee approved a bill, introduced by Islamist MPs (reftels),that would give Kuwaiti women a host of new benefits, including the right to apply for government housing, longer paid maternity and mourning leave, unemployment allowances for sta [...]	2007-02-06 13:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN KDEM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
07KUWAIT1741	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JANUARY 11-12 [...] (C) Mr. President, your January 11-12 visit to Kuwait offers a timely opportunity to acknowledge the invaluable cooperation of a key regional ally, and also to press the Government of Kuwait (GOK) to do more on issues of vital interest to the United States - especially Iraq and counterterroris [...]	2007-12-17 23:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON KCIP OVIP KU IZ IS EAID KPAO
07KUWAIT1746	LORD PADDY ASHDOWN MEETS HAMID KARZAI IN KUWAIT TO [...] (C) On December 12, CDA met with British Lord Jeremy (AKA Paddy) Ashdown for a readout on an earlier meeting that day between Ashdown and Afghanistan President Karzai to discuss the possibility of Ashdown becoming the UN Envoy to Afghanistan. Ashdown assessed that the terms of reference he r [...]	2007-12-18 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU PINR AF
07KUWAIT1756	AMIRI DIWAN MINISTER ON GOVERNMENT-PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met with Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs and eldest son of the Amir, Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah, on December 11 and discussed a range of issues including Kuwait's participation and contribution at the Paris Donor Conference (Ref. A),Kuwaiti domestic politics and Critical Energy [...]	2007-12-26 13:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EPET KCIP KU PGOV PREL PTER
07KUWAIT1757	AMIRI DIWAN MINISTER ON GOVERNMENT-PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met with Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs and eldest son of the Amir, Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah, on December 11 and discussed a range of issues including Kuwait's participation and contribution at the Paris Donor Conference (Ref. A),Kuwaiti domestic politics and Critical Energy [...]	2007-12-26 13:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EPET KCIP KU PGOV PREL PTER
07KUWAIT1760	PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS CONTINUES - ASSEMBLY WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 24, Islamist MP Saad Al-Shraye filed a motion to "grill" Minister of Education (and the only remaining female minister) Nouriya Al-Sabeeh. The grilling comes in response to a well-publicized sexual assault at a Kuwaiti primary school, but is more accurately a reflectio [...]	2007-12-27 15:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI KISL KWMN KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT1768	KUWAIT FOLLOW-UP ON 2007-2008 SPECIAL 301 [...] Summary: The 2007 Special 301 Report placed Kuwait on the Watch List. Kuwait has continued to make progress in the areas that were identified for improvement. The most noticeable improvements have been in the area of enforcement. A significant increase in frequency and scope of raids and s [...]	2007-12-31 03:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV KU
07KUWAIT1769	NEW MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 13, CDA met with MoSAL/Justice Minister Jamal Ahmed Al-Shihab. The Minister said that the GOK was appreciative of external pressure (up to a point) to resolve TIP issues and promised to partner with the Embassy to make further progress on TIP. Minister Al-Shihab was [...]	2007-12-31 04:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB KIPR KU PGOV PHUM PREL KTFN TIP
07KUWAIT178	TERROR FINANCE: PROGRESS BUT CHARITIES "STALLING" [...] (C/NF) Summary: Following up on the Ambassador's January 16 meeting with the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL, ref A),Econoff met with Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of the Charities and Philanthropic Department at MOSAL on February 3 to discuss ongoing GOK efforts to strengthen overs [...]	2007-02-07 11:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
07KUWAIT195	PARLIAMENT UNLIKELY TO PASS NO CONFIDENCE MOTION [...] (C) Summary: Islamist MP Khudair Al-Enezi told Poloffs that a no confidence motion on the Minister of Health was likely to be submitted after his February 19 grilling, but was unlikely to pass. Al-Enezi said that while he personally opposed the grilling, he would support it in Parliament as [...]	2007-02-13 10:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT197	DISCUSSION OF KUWAITI GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) Summary. In a February 11 meeting with MFA Director Maqamis, visiting NEA/ARP Director Misenheimer discussed GOK's request that Kuwait's remaining four detainess at Guantanamo be transferred to Kuwaiti custody as soon as possible. Misenheimer noted that the four would face a more exactin [...]	2007-02-13 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT217	KUWAITIS WELCOME MECCA AGREEMENT, CONDEMN AL-AQSA [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaitis welcomed news of the agreement between Fatah and Hamas in Mecca and praised Saudi Arabia for hosting the reconciliation meeting. In a February 11 statement, the Council of Ministers hailed the agreement as "a step in the right direction" and praised Saudi King Abdulla [...]	2007-02-14 12:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAL IS KU
07KUWAIT218	KUWAITIS KEEN TO INVEST IN IRAQ, BUT SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On February 11, Director of the OSD Task Force to Support Business and Stability Operations in Iraq Robert Love met separately with prominent Kuwaiti investors to enlist their support for revitalizing the Iraqi economy through investment and facilitating access to ex [...]	2007-02-14 13:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON BEXP ETRD PREL PGOV KU IZ
07KUWAIT220	NOMINATION OF MA'ASOUMA AL-MUBARAK FOR [...] (U) Post nominates Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak, Minister of Communications, for the International Woman of Courage Award. 2. (U) Dr. Ma'asouma became the first woman in Kuwait's history to be appointed to the cabinet when she was named Minister of Planning and Minister of State for Administ [...]	2007-02-15 12:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN KHUM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
07KUWAIT221	KUWAIT'S EFFORT TO APPEASE BIDOON WITH DRIVER'S [...] (C) Summary: After months of vague promises to ease their plight, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) on January 6 began issuing driver's licenses to Kuwaiti Bidoon (stateless residents) for the first time on a broad scale in many years. The intended goodwill gesture soon gave way to disenchant [...]	2007-02-16 14:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KISL KU
07KUWAIT239	PROGRESS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS SLOWED BY BUREACRACY [...] (C/NF) Summary: GOK attempts to address the abuse of domestic workers through a mandatory contract have so far fallen short, with the contracts proving difficult or impossible to enforce. GOK enforcement officials acknowledge unscrupulous practices at domestic recruitment offices, but expre [...]	2007-02-19 11:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB ID KU TIP
07KUWAIT256	DEMARCHE TO ARAB LEAGUE ON PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) In a February 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, Charge noted U.S. caution toward the Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) and urged Kuwait to avoid taking any especially high-level steps to engage with the NUG until the NUG had endorsed t [...]	2007-02-20 13:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL KWPG IS KU
07KUWAIT257	UPDATE ON SHI'A-SUNNI RELATIONS IN KUWAIT: STABLE, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite a recent surge in sectarian rhetoric, the majority of our contacts insist there is no near-term threat to Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. Most Kuwaitis describe the overall relations between the two communities as "very good," and say leaders on both sides and the Go [...]	2007-02-20 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KISL SOCI IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
07KUWAIT258	MPS SUBMIT NO CONFIDENCE MOTION ON HEALTH MINISTER [...] (SBU) Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Minister of Health and the Amir's nephew, was brought before Parliament February 19 and questioned for ten hours on alleged corruption and mismanagement in his ministry and on the overall deterioration of health services in the countr [...]	2007-02-20 14:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT26	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S JAN 16-17, 2007 [...] (C/NF) Madam Secretary: Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your visit. In addition to your meeting with the GCC 2 Foreign Ministers, hosted by Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah, you will likely have separate bilateral meetings with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and Prime Mi [...]	2007-01-09 12:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EAID OVIP KU
07KUWAIT271	LIBERAL KUWAITI WOMEN SEE NEW LAW AS MEANS TO KEEP [...] (SBU) Aisha Al-Reshaid, a women's activist, journalist, and former candidate for parliament, told PolOff on February 19 that the proposed new law on women's social and civil rights (reftel) is an Islamist project to buy women's support while at the same time keeping them out of public life. [...]	2007-02-21 14:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KHUM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
07KUWAIT277	STUDENT UNION DEFENDS MINISTER OF HEALTH GRILLING [...] (SBU) In a February 17 statement, the President of the Kuwait branch of the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS),Maath Al-Duwaila, said that questioning Ministers, commonly referred to here as "grillings," is a right guaranteed by the Constitution and a means for reform. Al-Duwaila defen [...]	2007-02-24 11:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KISL KU ISLAMISTS
07KUWAIT291	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MFA U/S SAYS GCC FOREIGN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: ON FEBRUARY 28 CDA DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 3 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL TO MFA UNDERSECRETARY KHALED AL-JARALLAH. AL-JARALLAH EXPRESSED OPTIMISM THAT THE MECCA AGREEMENT AND RECENT EFFORTS BY THE QUARTET WERE REINVIGORATING THE PEACE PROCESS. THE CHAR [...]	2007-02-28 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL KWPG IS IZ LE SO SU IR
07KUWAIT292	CABINET RESHUFFLE LIKELY PRIOR TO MARCH 5 NO [...] (C) Our contacts almost unanimously agree that there will be a Cabinet reshuffle prior to the March 5 no confidence vote on Minister of Health Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. The Minister, who is also the Amir's nephew, was brought before Parliament February 19 for questioning over [...]	2007-02-28 14:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT317	KUWAIT CABINET RESIGNS UNDER PRESSURE FROM [...] (SBU) Kuwait's Cabinet resigned en masse March 4 on the eve of a scheduled parliamentary vote of no confidence on Health Minister Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Sabah. The Cabinet, the 23rd since Kuwait gained independence in 1961, lasted only eight months. The Amir will now begin the customary c [...]	2007-03-04 13:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FREEDOM AGENDA
07KUWAIT318	FIVE MPS SUBMIT LEGISLATION TO BAN ALL CONTACTS [...] (SBU) Five parliamentarians - two Shi'a Islamists, two Sunni Islamists, and one populist - submitted draft legislation March 3 calling for a complete ban on all Kuwaiti interaction, both official and unofficial, with "the Zionist entity" (i.e. Israel). The bill "seeks to prohibit government [...]	2007-03-04 13:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAL IS KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT319	TWO GUANTANAMO RETURNEES ACQUITTED [...] (U) The Kuwait Criminal Court on March 3 acquitted two former Guantanamo detainees of terror related charges. Abdullah Kamel Al-Kandari and Omar Rajab Amin, who were transfered from Guantanamo to Kuwait in September, 2006, were found not guilty of intent to commit hostile actions against the f [...]	2007-03-04 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT32	PARLIAMENT'S OPPOSITION ALLIANCE CRACKS AS POPULAR [...] (SBU) Parliament's nine-member Popular Action Bloc announced January 7 its withdrawal from the 34-member Reform Bloc formed last October (ref B). The other two opposition blocs, the liberal National Action Bloc (8 MPs) and the Islamic Bloc (17 MPs),will continue to cooperate formally within [...]	2007-01-09 14:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT358	DEPUTY NATIONAL GUARD CHIEF ON DEFENSE ISSUES, [...] Summary: Deputy National Guard Chief Shaykh Mish'al said the Kuwait National Guard (KNG) has expanded by 3000 personnel and plans substantial further expansion in the next year. The KNG continues to work successfully with U.S. contractors Lockheed Martin and MPRI, and will explore FMS optio [...]	2007-03-11 13:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU
07KUWAIT359	UNDP REPORTS PROGRESS ON KUWAIT-HOSTED LABOR [...] (C/NF) UNDP Kuwait Deputy Director Mohammad Al-Nassery told PolOff on March 10 that the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) had written a letter formally approving a Kuwait-hosted international labor conference in May. The conference would bring together mid-level representatives of [...]	2007-03-11 14:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT360	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT CONSIDERING ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Salah Ghazali, the head of the Kuwait Transparency Society (KTS),reported on March 10 that the Amiri Diwan had prepared a decree establishing a government anti-corruption watchdog agency that would rank government institutions according to their corruption levels. According [...]	2007-03-11 14:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS
07KUWAIT366	TRIBAL ISLAMISTS FORM NEW GROUPING WITHIN [...] (U) Six tribal Islamist parliamentarians announced March 11 the formation of a new grouping within the 17-member Islamic Bloc. Abdullah Akkash, the Coordinator of the still unnamed grouping, said it would operate in a manner similar to the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM) and the Salafi [...]	2007-03-12 11:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT382	TIP UPDATE: KUWAIT'S DOMESTIC LABOR AWARENESS [...] (SBU) Saad Al-Hajji and Eqbal Mallallah, the Director and Assistant Director of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' National Project to Raise Awareness of Domestic Workers (the project is also known as "Barirah," after one of the prophet's wife Aisha's female servants),met with PolOf [...]	2007-03-14 13:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT40	TERROR FINANCE: EMBASSY KUWAIT VIEWS ON POSSIBLE [...] (S/NF) Through recent actions and private comments to us and senior USG officials, the GOK has made clear its opposition to the designation of the Kuwaiti charity Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS). Going back almost a year, to the April 2006 visit of Treasury U/S Levey and our trans [...]	2007-01-11 08:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
07KUWAIT409	SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON GITMO, CT EFFORTS, REGIONAL [...] (S/NF) Summary: MFA U/S Jarallah told Ambassador 3/20 the GOK is prepared to receive an interagency team to discuss Kuwaiti commitments on possible transfer of further detainees to Kuwaiti custody. Ambassador stressed the higher threat from the remaining individuals and thus the need for th [...]	2007-03-21 13:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER EFIN KU IR
07KUWAIT410	RISING COST OF LIVING HAS KUWAITI CONSUMERS [...] (SBU) The cost of living in Kuwait continues to rise, with prices for basic consumer goods, food, and rents increasing steadily. Recent press reports have highlighted rises in the prices of basic foodstuffs such as eggs, meat, and rice, and indicate growing consumer displeasure with the incr [...]	2007-03-21 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFSN ALOW ECON ETRD PGOV KU
07KUWAIT416	SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON GITMO, CT EFFORTS, REGIONAL [...] (S/NF) Summary: MFA U/S Jarallah told Ambassador 3/20 the GOK is prepared to receive an interagency team to discuss Kuwaiti commitments on possible transfer of further detainees to Kuwaiti custody. Ambassador stressed the higher threat from the remaining individuals and thus the need for the [...]	2007-03-24 06:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER EFIN KU IR
07KUWAIT427	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S APRIL 3 VISIT TO [...] (S/NF) Welcome to Kuwait, Admiral Fallon. I regret that I will be away during your visit but look forward to greeting you on your next visit to Kuwait. We have requested meetings for you with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Sabah, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, and First Deputy Prime [...]	2007-03-26 10:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR IZ IR KU
07KUWAIT430	NEW CABINET FORMED: SIX NEW MINISTERS, TWO WOMEN, [...] (C) Summary and comment: After three weeks of consultations, the Prime Minister announced March 25 the formation of a new Cabinet, which includes six new ministers and, for the first time in Kuwait's history, two women. The Cabinet reshuffle is unlikely to affect significantly any key U.S.-K [...]	2007-03-26 13:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT440	KUWAIT NSB DEPUTY AIRS VIEWS ON IRAN AND IRAQ AT [...] (C) Summary. NATO member embassies met March 21 to discuss NATO cooperation with Kuwait under the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) and the upcoming visit of a NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation. The Poles briefed on the March 5-6 Contact Point Embassy meeting in Brussels highlightin [...]	2007-03-28 11:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MNUC PTER NATO PGOV IZ IR KU
07KUWAIT445	KUWAIT ADOPTS MORE VIGOROUS, PUBLIC DEFENSE [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: Kuwait has adopted a more vigorous and public defense posture in the past several months, an indication of the Kuwaiti leadership's rising concern about tensions in the Gulf and desire to project to the Kuwaiti public an image of engagement and preparedness. Kuwait [...]	2007-03-28 13:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MCAP IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT446	KUWAIT BRINGS TOGETHER IRANIAN AND ARAB SHI'A, [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwait hosted March 26-27 a conference that brought together Shi'a Awqaf officials from around the region. The discussion highlighted what some Shi'a, especially in the Gulf, see as a disconnect between centralized, distant Awqaf authorities and ordinary Shi'a donors. Some [...]	2007-03-28 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL PTER KTFN IR IZ LE BA SA KU SHI
07KUWAIT447	INCREASING PESSIMISM ABOUT NEW CABINET, LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Reactions to the new Cabinet have been muted, an indication of Kuwaitis' frustration with the political leadership in both the government and Parliament. Few Kuwaitis expect the new Cabinet to resolve the tensions that characterized the previous government's relations with Parlia [...]	2007-03-28 14:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT455	U.S.-GOK DISCUSS SECURITY MEASURES NECESSARY FOR [...] (S) Summary. A visiting USG interagency delegation discussed concerns about possible transfer of the four remaining Kuwaiti detainees at Guantanamo with GOK officials on March 24. USG delegation told the GOK officials that the remaining detainees were significantly more dangerous than those [...]	2007-04-01 10:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT473	CABINET SWORN IN DESPITE ISLAMISTS' OBJECTIONS TO [...] (SBU) Members of the new Cabinet were sworn in before Parliament April 2 despite two tribal Islamists' objections to Nouriyah Al-Sabih, the new Education Minister and a liberal, appearing in the Assembly hall without a head scarf. When Al-Sabih began to take the parliamentary oath of office, [...]	2007-04-03 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN KISL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ISLAMISTS
07KUWAIT475	TIP UPDATE ON PROSECUTIONS, SHELTER, LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOK recently provided a response to formal questions regarding this year's TIP report, including an update of prosecution figures. The response states that Kuwait has agreed to establish a shelter for domestic workers, though further clarification is needed. The respons [...]	2007-04-04 06:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT478	FIVE GUANTANAMO NOT GUILTY VERDICTS UPHELD BY HIGH [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 10:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT479	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI ACADEMICS SHARE VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaiti academics shared their views on democratic development in Kuwait with visiting American professor Dr. Michael Herb during an April 2 reception. Overall, they were cynical about Herb's argument that Kuwait was in the process of transitioning from a monarchy to a parliame [...]	2007-04-04 11:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
07KUWAIT48	KUWAITIS SKEPTICAL ABOUT PRESIDENT'S NEW IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Kuwaiti government welcomed the President's new Iraq strategy, the Kuwaiti public was more skeptical. While praising the strategy's ultimate goal of stabilizing Iraq, Kuwaitis expressed doubt that a temporary increase in the number of troops would achieve this obj [...]	2007-01-14 14:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMDR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
07KUWAIT486	TOP KUWAITI JOURNALIST CLAIMS "US TO ATTACK IRAN [...] (SBU) In an April 4 editorial, one of Kuwait's leading journalists claimed inside information that the U.S. was planning to attack Iran's nuclear facilities by the end of April. Quoting unnamed sources in Washington, Ahmed Al-Jarallah, the Editor-in-Chief of the Arab Times (English daily) an [...]	2007-04-04 13:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT487	PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 3, Parliament ratified 20 international agreements, including a security cooperation agreement with Iran in the field of drug trafficking and law enforcement. However, parliamentarians objected strongly to an Article 98 agreement with the U.S. and referred it to the M [...]	2007-04-04 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT489	FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ACTIVISTS INTENSIFY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recently women's groups have galvanized their efforts to fight the main problems they face: discrimination in Kuwait's personal status law and lack of representation in parliamentary and governmental positions. Female activists rallied to successfully oppose a bill that woul [...]	2007-04-04 14:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KWMN KU
07KUWAIT50	TOP KUWAITI JOURNALIST CLAIMS U.S. TO STRIKE IRAN [...] (SBU) In a January 14 editorial, one of Kuwait's top journalists asserted that a U.S. strike on Iran would occur before April. Quoting an unnamed "reliable source," Ahmed Al-Jarallah, the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Seyassah (local Arabic daily) and the Arab Times (local English Daily),said top a [...]	2007-01-15 14:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT503	GOK RESPONSE: AL-AWADI AND AL-SHAITAN [...] (SBU) Post received April 7 the attached diplomatic note from the MFA Legal Department. Below is Post's unofficial translation: 4 April 2007 20070554 Secret SIPDIS The MFA presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Kuwait. In reference to Note 800 [...]	2007-04-08 04:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP OPDC PGOV CVIS KU
07KUWAIT505	FEMALE LEADERS PAINT BLEAK PICTURE OF WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Women's Network (WIN) told Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) on April 7 that women still face major professional, political, and legal obstacles to achieving equality with men in Kuwait. Some of the problems come from discrimination in the workplace. Other [...]	2007-04-08 10:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KWMN KU
07KUWAIT508	READOUT OF NDI MEETINGS WITH KUWAITI POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Senior NDI representative for Kuwait Kelley Jones briefed PolOffs on her April 3-7 meetings with Kuwaiti political associations. She said the organizations were open to receiving NDI training and assistance, but liberal groups expressed concerns about being viewed as too closely [...]	2007-04-08 13:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI MEPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA
07KUWAIT515	VEILED WOMAN BREAKS BARRIERS TO RUN IN TRIBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Zakiyya Thuwaini has announced her candidacy in local elections scheduled for April 30 in Kuwait's most conservative area. She has faced opposition from within her own family, but others in the community have encouraged her and women's activists from around the country are ass [...]	2007-04-09 13:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KU
07KUWAIT52	OES A/S MCMURRAY TALKS ENVIRONMENT, AVIAN FLU, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 10, Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment, and Science Claudia McMurray met with Meshal Al-Meshan of the Kuwait Environmental Protection Society (KEPS),Captain Ali Haider of the Environment Public Authority (EPA),and Assistant U/S of Health Ali Al-Saif to di [...]	2007-01-16 08:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ENRG TBIO IZ KU
07KUWAIT522	ISLAMIST MPS' GRILLING REQUESTS REKINDLE [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: While many opposition MPs appeared willing to give the new government a chance to show it can perform, two tribal Islamist MPs have kept the political heat on, calling for parliamentary grillings of the Finance and Islamic Affairs Ministers. Most politicians and [...]	2007-04-10 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KDEM KU ISLAMISTS
07KUWAIT524	USG COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS [...] (C/NF) On 8 April, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy Ambassador David Gross made an introductory courtesy call on Kuwait's new Minister of Communications and State Minister for National Assembly Affairs Shireeda Abdullah Saad Al-Mousharji. Al-Mousharji, [...]	2007-04-11 04:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECPS PREL PGOV PINR KU
07KUWAIT56	PARLIAMENT TO GRILL RULING FAMILY MINISTER [...] (SBU) On January 17, three Members of Parliament (MPs) formally submitted a request to question Minister of Health Shaykh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah over procedural irregularities in approving Kuwaitis for medical treatment abroad, alleged "administrative violations" in the min [...]	2007-01-17 13:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FREEDOM AGENDA
07KUWAIT566	AMIR'S ATTEMPT TO QUELL RULING FAMILY DISPUTES [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In a rare meeting of senior Al-Sabah family members April 14, Amir Shaykh Sabah issued a strong warning not to air intra-ruling family rivalries in public via proxies and stressed that he had no intention to dissolve Parliament or amend the constitution. The Crown [...]	2007-04-16 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT568	ARAB FUND ON IRAQ COMPACT, REGIONAL AID, AND THE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Arab Fund Director General told A/DCM April 16 that he was unlikely to be able to attend the May 3 Iraq Compact (ICI) signing in Egypt due to prior commitments and, more importantly, because of the failure of the GOI to solve its arrears problem with the Fund. Al-Hamad said t [...]	2007-04-17 08:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT570	PENINSULA LIONS PROSECUTION OVERVIEW: CASE NEARS [...] (S) Summary. With a hearing date before Kuwait,s highest court set for May 15, 2007, the terror trials arising out of January 2005 armed clashes between the Peninsula Lions, a Kuwait-based extremist group, and Government of Kuwait security forces are nearing their conclusion. The December 200 [...]	2007-04-18 07:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT575	IRAQ COMPACT: KUWAIT FM WILL ATTEND MAY 3 SIGNING [...] (SBU) MFA Americas Desk Officer Hamad Al-Meshan confirmed to Econcouns April 18 that Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah will attend the Iraq Compact signing event in Egypt on May 3, along with the Neighbors Conference the following day. ******************************* [...]	2007-04-18 12:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT576	KUWAITI POLITICAL FIGURES EXPRESS CONCERN, [...] (C/NF) Summary: A broad cross section of prominent Kuwaiti political figures expressed concern and uncertainty regarding Iraq, Iran and regional strategic issues at an Embassy-hosted diwaniyya (traditional evening gathering) featuring visiting Army War College Professor Dr. W. Andrew Terril [...]	2007-04-18 12:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR IZ KU
07KUWAIT58	MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR SAYS GOK [...] (C) Ambassador met January 16 with Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah. Ambassador noted the of the upcoming TIP report evaluation and asked about GOK progress on addressing problems faced by Kuwait's 1.5 million foreign workers. The Minister noted that dome [...]	2007-01-18 04:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ELAB KU
07KUWAIT584	IRAQ COMPACT: IRAQ CENTRAL BANK EXTENDS PERSONAL [...] (C/NF) Chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development Dr. Abdelatif Y. Al-Hamad relayed to Econcouns April 21 that he had just received a phone call from the Governor of the Iraq Central Bank extending a "personal invitation" to attend the May 3 Iraq Compact signing in Egypt. [...]	2007-04-21 12:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT585	NEW ELECTRICITY AND WATER MINISTER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) On 21 April, Ambassador met with new Minister of Electricity and Water Mohammed Abdullah Al-Elaim to congratulate him on his appointment (Ref. A) and discuss the power shortages that Kuwait is expected to suffer beginning in summer 2007. The Minister explained that he was reluctant to [...]	2007-04-21 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON PINR KU
07KUWAIT586	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PUBLIC HOUSING, PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C/NF) Summary: On 21 April, Ambassador met with new Minister of State for Housing Affairs Abdul Wahid Al-Awadi to congratulate him on his appointment. Al-Awadi responded, "It is not always an honor to be a Minister in Kuwait," referring to the sometimes rough treatment of Kuwaiti ministers [...]	2007-04-22 05:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON PINR KU NATIONAL
07KUWAIT59	MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR: WE WILL [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah told Ambassador January 16 that in March his Ministry would begin a campaign to bring Kuwaiti charities into compliance with existing laws regulating charitable contributions so that the Ministry could better [...]	2007-01-18 07:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
07KUWAIT592	FREEDOM AGENDA: ACTIVISTS UNSATISFIED WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: The National Assembly's Women's Affairs Committee sponsored a conference on women's issues on April 21. The conference tackled some of the key challenges facing women, but activists criticized it as superficial and lashed out at the lack of interest by parliamentarians. Th [...]	2007-04-23 04:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KWMN KU
07KUWAIT594	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 12:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT605	IRAQ COORDINATOR SATTERFIELD AND ARAB FUND OUTLINE [...] (C) Chairman of the Arab Fund Dr. Abdelatif Al-Hamad told Iraq Coordinator David Satterfield on April 23 that the Arab Fund remained open to lifting Iraq's suspension in the Fund provided the GOI signaled agreement to a previously discussed repayment regime and began paying down its arrears [...]	2007-04-25 07:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT606	OIL MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS NEW REFINERY [...] (C/NF) On 24 April, Ambassador met with Oil Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah to congratulate him on his reappointment and discuss his priorities for the oil sector. The Minister said Kuwait's oil sector needs restructuring and new managers. Regarding long-delayed plans for the constructi [...]	2007-04-25 07:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV EINV OVIP KU
07KUWAIT608	MALIKI STRESSES DEBT RELIEF, ARAB IDENTITY ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In April 24 discussions with Kuwaiti officials and in press statements, visiting Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki stressed the importance of debt relief and Iraq's desire for "bridge building" based on Kuwait's close family and tribal ties to Iraq, and a common Arab identity [...]	2007-04-25 10:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS

07KUWAIT611	MINISTER OF FINANCE DISCUSSES SURPLUS, PLANNING, [...] (C/NF) Summary: On April 23, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on recently-reappointed Minister of Finance Bader Meshari Al-Humaidhi. Al-Humaidhi, who has been reappointed to this position four times in the last two years, announced that he has also been appointed Supervisor of the Higher Cou [...]	2007-04-25 12:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV IZ KU
07KUWAIT615	AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE/INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (S/NF) Summary: During an April 24 meeting with Defense/Interior Minister Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak, the Ambassador emphasized USG readiness to provide security assistance to Kuwait, stressed the need to continue investigating suspected terrorist financiers, and urged follow up on the recommend [...]	2007-04-26 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC KTFN KU TERROR FINANCE
07KUWAIT638	KUWAIT COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING NEW WAY FORWARD ON [...] (S/NF) During recent meetings with U.S. officials, Kuwait's senior leadership reaffirmed their continued commitment to supporting coalition efforts in Iraq. The Amir, Prime Minister, Defense/Interior Minister, Foreign Minister, and Kuwaiti Armed Forces Chief of Staff told CENTCOM Commander W [...]	2007-04-30 12:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
07KUWAIT639	KUWAITIS PRAISE SAUDI TERROR ARRESTS; PROMPTS SOUL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwaitis welcomed the recent terrorist arrests in Saudi Arabia and condemned those involved. So far, no Kuwaitis have been implicated in the plots, but Kuwait is working with Saudi officials to investigate any possible connections. One local daily reported that the Saudis ar [...]	2007-04-30 13:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER KCIP ASEC SA KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT665	IRAQ COMPACT: KUWAIT'S LINE-UP AND UPDATE ON ARAB [...] (C) Econcouns spoke with Ambassador Khalid Maqamis, the MFA's head of Coordination and Follow-up and primary point of contact on the Iraq Compact, on May 2 to confirm Kuwait's participation in the May 3 ICI signing event. Maqamis confirmed that he would accompany Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohamme [...]	2007-05-02 12:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT729	MOSAL MINISTER ON TERROR FINANCE, ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: MOSAL Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled told Ambassador May 9 that recent Saudi investigations underscore the shared concerns of Kuwait and the U.S. about terrorist financing, though the GOK needs more evidence to move against RIHS. He is pleased with recent cooperation between K [...]	2007-05-09 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER EFIN KU
07KUWAIT730	NEW KUWAIT-IRAQ COALITION BORDER CROSSING TO OPEN [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 8, Econoff attended the final drill in preparation for the May 15 opening of the Khabari Al-Wazem Border Crossing (commonly referred to as K-Crossing or the Khabari Coalition Crossing, KCC),on the Kuwait-Iraq border. K-Crossing will replace Navistar as the primary lan [...]	2007-05-09 15:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ
07KUWAIT732	CABINET AFFAIRS MINISTER ON LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, [...] (C) Summary: Minister for Cabinet Affairs Faisal Al-Hajji told Ambassador May 9 that while the Parliament had been moderately effective over the past weeks, budget negotiations would likely dominate the agenda between now and the summer recess making it unlikely that there will be significa [...]	2007-05-12 03:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU
07KUWAIT749	REMOVAL OF AL ZAWRAA SATELLITE CHANNEL ON AGENDA OF [...] (SBU/NF) Summary and comment: The Ambassador met on May 9 with recently-appointed Minister of Information Abdullah Al-Muhailbi. The Ambassador pressed the Minister for action to remove the insurgent Iraqi channel Al Zawraa from Arabsat's offerings. (The GOK is a minority stakeholder.) Al-Muha [...]	2007-05-13 07:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KU PINR PTER
07KUWAIT775	BANNING OF SAUDI SALAFI BOOKS AT BROTHERHOOD BOOK [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Salafi MPs and their supporters have stepped up their threats to subject Dr. Abdullah Al-Ma'touq, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to a parliamentary grilling. The proximate cause was the banning of several books by former Saudi Grand Muftis Abdulaziz Bin Baz and Mu [...]	2007-05-16 09:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KISL SA KU ISLAMISTS
07KUWAIT778	OIL MINISTER SAYS KUWAITI PROVEN OIL RESERVES ARE [...] (U) Kuwaiti Oil Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah told the new Kuwaiti daily Arabic-language newspaper Al-Wasat on May 12 that Kuwait's oil reserves amount to 48 billion barrels of proven reserves and 150 billion barrels of probable reserves. According to OPEC's 2005 Annual Statistical Bu [...]	2007-05-16 14:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV KU
07KUWAIT779	KUWAIT OPEN SKIES UPDATE: CABINET APPROVAL MOVES [...] (SBU) On May 16, A/DCM and Econoff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Legal Department Counselor Nameer Al-Quraini to discuss full implementation of the U.S. - Kuwait Open Skies Agreement (OSA),signed August 30, 2006 (Ref A). Al-Quraini acknowledged receipt of post's diplomatic note [...]	2007-05-16 14:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR BEXP PGOV KU
07KUWAIT781	FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN ON RECENT VISIT TO IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: On May 13, Foreign Affairs Chairman and Inter-Arab Parliament (IAP) Speaker Mohammed Al-Sager gave PolOffs a read-out of his recent visit to Iran. Al-Sager said Iranian officials he met, including Rafsanjani, asked for Kuwaiti mediation with the U.S. and called on Kuwait to play [...]	2007-05-16 14:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT795	PUBLIC OUTCRY OVER RESTRICTIVE PRESS DIRECTIVE [...] The newly-appointed Minister of Information Abdullah Al-Muhailbi hastily withdrew a set of directives issued last week that outlined new restrictions on what newspapers can publish. The ministry u-turn came after the Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA) condemned the measure, called an emergenc [...]	2007-05-20 09:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KPMI KU PINR
07KUWAIT799	KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER: NEW COALITION CROSSING OPENS [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 15, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief and Kuwait Customs Advisor Jim Piatt conducted a site visit of newly-opened Khabari Crossing (K Crossing) to assess overall operations. The first convoy arrived from Iraq on May 15 at 0130. In general, the opening went smo [...]	2007-05-21 08:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ
07KUWAIT800	COURT ACQUITS THREE DEFENDANTS IN PENINSULA LIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 09:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PINR IZ KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT804	KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ESTABLISHES WOMEN'S [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: The Islamic Constitutional Movement (the political wing of Kuwait's Muslim Brotherhood) officially launched a women's office in early May with the goal of enhancing its outreach to women voters. Though the KMB's social wing has a history of successful women's pr [...]	2007-05-21 12:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KWMN KISL KU
07KUWAIT81	U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN KUWAIT: WOMEN IN [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky visited Kuwait January 9 to participate in the Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering Conference (reftel). She also met with key Kuwaiti governmental and non-governmental figures. Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak, the first and only femal [...]	2007-01-21 14:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR PGOV PHUM PREL KSCA KWMN KU
07KUWAIT836	TEMPERATURES RISE AS OPPOSITION MPS TARGET OIL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Opposition MPs have demanded the resignation of Oil Minister Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and are threatening to question him in Parliament for defending his cousin and former Oil/Finance Minister Shaykh Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah, one of five former Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (K [...]	2007-05-29 12:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EPET KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT837	U.S.-KUWAIT OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT CLEARS LAST HURDLE [...] On May 29, Post received a diplomatic note from the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating that the GOK has completed all necessary procedures for full implementation of the U.S.-Kuwait Open Skies Agreement, signed August 30, 2006 (Ref A). Full text of the diplomatic note follows. 2. [...]	2007-05-29 13:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR BEXP ECON KU PGOV
07KUWAIT851	APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS ACQUITTAL OF TWO FORMER [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 13:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT875	KUWAIT'S ISLAMIC MODERATION INITIATIVE UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Kuwait recently launched a public relations campaign to further its "moderation" initiative, which seeks to foster tolerance and moderation among Muslims and to convey a moderate image of Islam to non-Muslims. The materials used in the campaign are of high quality [...]	2007-06-05 08:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER KISL EG MR SU KU ISLAMISTS
07KUWAIT878	CBK GOVERNOR ON DROPPING THE DOLLAR PEG AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: On June 3, Ambassador called on CBK Governor Shaykh Salem Abdulaziz Saud Al-Sabah. Al-Sabah described Kuwait's May 20 decision to un-peg the dinar from the dollar in favor of a basket of currencies as a move that "had to be done" to address rising inflation. He acknowledged [...]	2007-06-05 13:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV KU
07KUWAIT882	INFLUENTIAL AL-SABAH PREDICTS CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment. An influential, younger Shaykh in the inner circle of the ruling family told the Ambassador June 4 that there was a "90% chance" the Amir would dissolve Parliament within a month and call for end of summer elections. Shaykh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Saba [...]	2007-06-06 10:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
07KUWAIT889	SPEAKER DOWNPLAYS PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION RUMORS; [...] (C/NF) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador June 5 he did not think the Kuwaiti Amir would dissolve Parliament, despite his frustration with opposition MPs' constant attacks against the Government. Al-Khorafi believed if there was a dissolution it would be cons [...]	2007-06-06 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL LE IZ IR KU
07KUWAIT902	MFA U/S ON PM'S TRIP TO ASIA, RELATIONS WITH IRAN, [...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador June 10 that the Prime Minister's trip to Asia to promote economic relations had been "very fruitful" and a number of agreements had been signed. In a meeting earlier in the day with the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Dire [...]	2007-06-11 11:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON IR KU LE PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT919	PARLIAMENT FORCES OIL MINISTER TO TESTIFY ON [...] (U) Three opposition MPs formally submitted on June 10 a request to "grill" Kuwait's Oil Minister, Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah. The grilling will require Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah to go before parliament on June 25 to answer questions related to accusations of financial and administrative impr [...]	2007-06-13 13:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KUWAIT938	KUWAITIS DEFENSIVE ABOUT TIER 3 TIP RANKING, [...] (SBU) Summary: The demotion of Kuwait to Tier 3 in the 2007 TIP report garnered a great deal of attention. Kuwaiti officials criticized the TIP report as inaccurate, but pledged to continue working with the U.S. on anti-TIP efforts. Officials and a number of columnists attacked the U.S. h [...]	2007-06-18 11:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB BG RP KU TIP
07KUWAIT941	KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2007 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2007 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims: 2. (SBU) Post is unaware of any current investment disputes or expropriation claims involving American claimants in Kuwait. ********************* [...]	2007-06-19 06:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KU
07KUWAIT943	KUWAIT PETROLEUM COMPANY TO DISCUSS NEW REFINERY [...] (C/NF) On 17 June, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced it is inviting international EPC (Engineering-Procurement-Construction) companies to apply for pre-qualification for contracts related to KNPC's plans to build a new 615,000 bpd mega-refinery in the Kuwaiti portion of the Pa [...]	2007-06-19 08:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ECON KU SA
07KUWAIT946	THE CONTAMINATED OIL PATCH: KUWAIT GRAPPLES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: As a desert country with very little fresh water and arable land, Kuwait's environmental challenges are numerous. Almost all water is desalinated from the Arabian Gulf, meaning that ensuring a dependable water supply and controlling marine pollution go hand in hand. Governme [...]	2007-06-19 10:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV ENRG TBIO KU
07KUWAIT95	KUWAIT OPEN SKIES: MOVING TOWARD FULL [...] Pursuant to Article 17, Paragraph 1 of the Open Skies Agreement between the United States and Kuwait signed on August 30, 2006, Post sent the following text via Diplomatic Note to the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on January 22: 2. Begin Text: No. 033 The Embassy of the United States of A [...]	2007-01-24 07:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR BEXP PGOV KU
07KUWAIT952	UN LABOR CONFERENCE IN KUWAIT IN DOUBT, MAY MOVE [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with UN Resident Representative Valerie Cliff by telephone on June 16. He urged the ILO (International Labor Organization) positions on TIP and the labor situation in the region be made clear, since local officials are claiming that the ILO has not criticized local [...]	2007-06-19 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB AE SA QA KU TIP
07KUWAIT964	KUWAITIS SEE INTIMIDATION, RETRIBUTION BEHIND [...] (U) Unknown assailants attacked Mohammad Al-Zo'bi, a low ranking diplomat at the Kuwaiti Embassy in Tehran, as he was leaving work on June 19. The Kuwait cabinet convened an emergency session the same day to discuss the event and the MFA called Iranian Ambassador Ali Jennati in immediately t [...]	2007-06-23 12:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT965	COURT COMMUTES FOUR DEATH SENTENCES IN PENINSULA [...] On June 19, Kuwait's highest court, the Court of Cassation, commuted the death sentences to life imprisonment for four defendants in the Peninsula Lions case. The Peninsula Lions came to prominence in January 2005 following armed clashes with Kuwait security forces. Under Kuwaiti law, a lif [...]	2007-06-24 05:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT98	KUWAIT UNVEILS 2007-2008 BUDGET [...] (U) On January 21, Kuwait's Council of Ministers approved a KD 10.45 billion ($35.78 billion) budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year beginning April 1. Revenue, estimated at KD 8.32 billion ($28.88 billion),down slightly from KD 8.52 billion ($29.58 billion) in the 2006-2007 budget, would fall [...]	2007-01-24 10:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV KU
07KUWAIT989	OIL MINISTER TORCHED IN GRILLING; FACES NO [...] (C) Summary and comment: On June 25, ten MPs submitted a no confidence motion on the Oil Minister following a nine-hour "grilling" by three opposition MPs on corruption-related charges. The motion was supported by MPs from all four parliamentary blocs, suggesting it will get the 25 votes nee [...]	2007-06-26 13:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
07KYIV1027	UKRAINE: LITTLE POLITICAL OR LEGAL PROGRESS, BOTH [...] (C) Summary. With President Yushchenko on a one-day trip to Poland April 27 and the ruling coalition trying to decide on its strategy in the face of the new decree ordering Rada elections for June 24, little progress was made on April 27 toward resolving the political crisis. The Constitutiona [...]	2007-04-27 15:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1036	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO PUSHING, REGIONS NOT BACKING [...] (C) Summary. During what normally would have been a quiet, five-day holiday weekend, the presidential and Rada/government teams were hard at work upping the ante in the current political crisis, with neither side appearing ready yet to relinquish hardball tactics and return to negotiations. [...]	2007-05-03 14:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1051	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT AND PM REACH GENERAL AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych on May 4 finally reached a preliminary agreement to hold early Rada elections, after more than a week when the two leaders did not speak. At a press conference after the meeting, Yushchenko announced that a working group would [...]	2007-05-04 14:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1088	UKRAINE: ELECTION DATE HOLDING UP COMPROMISE [...] (C) Summary. Negotiations may be almost complete on the "small package" of laws considered necessary to resolve Ukraine's six-week political crisis, but continued wrangling over whether the elections should be held in the summer or fall have slowed the pace of compromise. The working group n [...]	2007-05-08 14:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1092	Ukraine: Struggle for Nikopol Ferroalloy Works Nearing [...] (U) Pitting oligarch against oligarch and featuring surprising plot twists and turns, the two-year struggle over the ownership of Ukraine's Nikopol Ferroalloy Works (NFW) makes for nearly as good drama as the country's prolonged political crisis. The State Property Fund (SPF) has been trying s [...]	2007-05-10 07:38:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EFIN EINV PGOV UP
07KYIV1108	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR DIA DIRECTOR LTG MAPLES [...] (S/REL UP) General Maples: We look forward to welcoming you to Kyiv at a time of political turmoil as the President and Prime Minister search for ways to reach agreement on a date for pre-term parliamentary elections and a way forward on resolving contradictions in a newly-amended constitution [...]	2007-05-10 14:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UP
07KYIV1117	UKRAINE: NEGOTIATIONS ON EARLY ELECTIONS STALL, [...] (C) Summary. Continued disagreement over the date of elections has paralyzed what initially seemed like a breakthrough agreement on May 4 between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych to hold early parliamentary elections. The working group Yushchenko and Yanukovych named May 4 [...]	2007-05-11 10:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1133	UKRAINE: SEPTEMBER ELECTIONS IN THE WIND? HAYDUK [...] (C) Summary: President Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych resumed meetings to resolve the political impasse May 12 after Yanukovych returned to Ukraine from his Spanish knee surgery; Yushchenko said afterwards that the two would meet again May 16 to agree on the date for early elections. Presidentia [...]	2007-05-15 03:21:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV1180	UKRAINE: NEGOTIATIONS STALLING OUT AGAIN? [...] (C) Summary. Despite talk over the weekend that President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych would finalize a political compromise that included early parliamentary elections on May 16, talks between the two leaders fizzled out as disagreements over the date of a new vote and what the le [...]	2007-05-16 15:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1184	UKRAINE'S KREMENCHUK: NOT YOUR TYPICAL POST- [...] Summary: Kremenchuk, an industrial city of 232,000 in central Ukraine, is home to several thriving enterprises. A visit to a local meat plant revealed a company transforming itself from a post-Soviet mess to a modern, competitive facility. The city administration is focused on a series of ma [...]	2007-05-18 05:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EAID UP
07KYIV1195	UKRAINE: BALOHA SUGGESTS THAT TIME RUNNING OUT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Head of the Presidential Secretariat Baloha told the Ambassador that there were now two options on the table for a political compromise: either on Monday, May 21, the President, PM and their teams would announce the date for early elections and the contents of the legislative pack [...]	2007-05-18 15:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1243	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY SEGA [...] (SBU) Undersecretary Sega: We look forward to welcoming you to Kyiv. For more than seven weeks Ukraine has been in political turmoil and paralysis as the President and Prime Minister search for ways to reach agreement on a date for pre-term parliamentary elections and a way forward on resol [...]	2007-05-24 14:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV1244	UKRAINE: DAS KRAMER VISIT: POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary. Visiting DAS Kramer met with all the key players in the Ukrainian political crisis May 23-24: President Yushchenko, PM Yanukovych, opposition leaders Yuliya Tymoshenko and Yuriy Lutsenko; National Security and Defense Council Secretary Plyushch; and FM Yatsenyuk. Amidst backgrou [...]	2007-05-25 03:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1245	UKRAINE: DAS KRAMER VISIT: POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-25 03:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1246	UKRAINE: MODERATE MUSLIM LEADER ACCUSES ARRAID [...] (C) Summary: Tensions are increasing within Ukraine's small Muslim population, with the head of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims in Ukraine (SDMU) Sheikh Tamin accusing the Muslim Association of Civic Organizations - Arraid of promoting Islamic extremism. Tamim, who is known for his mod [...]	2007-05-25 06:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP
07KYIV1300	UKRAINE:SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. ARMY [...] (SBU) General MacKiernan: We look forward to welcoming you to Kyiv. The past couple of months have been marked by political turmoil as the President and Prime Minister search for ways to reach agreement on a date for pre-term parliamentary elections and a way forward on resolving contradictio [...]	2007-05-25 15:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UP
07KYIV1305	UKRAINE: DEAL FOR SEPTEMBER 30 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: After all night discussions, President Yushchenko, PM Yanukovych, and Rada Speaker Moroz emerged after 4 a.m. May 27 to issue a seven-point joint statement that set early elections for September 30 and aimed to resolve the ongoing political crisis. Reactions ranged from relief [...]	2007-05-29 10:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
07KYIV1326	UKRAINE: RADA CONTINUES TO DRAG HEELS WHILE [...] (C) Summary. Despite frequent meetings between President Yushchenko, PM Yanukovych, Speaker Moroz, and opposition leader Tymoshenko, the Rada has so far failed to approve the legislation needed to enable early elections on September 30, as agreed to in the May 27 compromise. Many MPs attribut [...]	2007-05-31 14:21:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1338	UKRAINE: GOU RUSHES WTO LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's Rada (parliament) voted on May 31 to adopt 11 laws considered necessary for WTO accession. The drafting process was rushed to meet the timeline for the Rada's planned dissolution, however, and close scrutiny will be necessary to ensure the adopted laws are WTO consiste [...]	2007-06-01 13:28:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV1340	UKRAINE: RADA WORKS FOR ANOTHER "ONE MORE DAY" - [...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko relented again and extended authorization for the Rada to convene again June 1 in the hope that it would finish all its election-related business. Yushchenko, arriving back in Kyiv from his trip to Zagreb at 3 a.m., held morning meetings separately with PM [...]	2007-06-01 14:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV135	UKRAINE: ONE VICTOR? CABINET OF MINISTERS LAW [...] (C) Summary. A landmark Cabinet of Ministers law passed January 12 via a presidential veto override (ref A) will remake the Ukrainian political landscape once it comes into effect, although President Yushchenko cited a technicality to issue a renewed veto January 19 and returned the bill to t [...]	2007-01-19 15:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1354	UKRAINE: JUNE 4 UPDATE - KYIV QUIET AS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Actions by key political players June 1-2 gave greater cause for optimism that the political compromise announced May 27 is being implemented, although public statements from Prime Minister Yanukovych and Speaker Moroz on June 3-4 suggested that progress may continue to be slow [...]	2007-06-04 13:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1391	UKRAINE: KYIV'S BOOMING REAL ESTATE MARKET, A BUBBLE READY [...] (U) Summary: This report analyzes the real estate market in Kyiv, which has experienced a sizeable boom over the past 12 months as average citizens have rushed to throw their savings into the market. Mortgage lending has dramatically increased but has room to expand. Some bankers are concerne [...]	2007-06-06 11:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV1396	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO DECREE FOR SEPT 30 ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yushchenko issued a June 5 decree which established pre-term elections September 30 in accordance with the May 27 joint statement between Yushchenko, PM Yanukovych, and Speaker Moroz. Yushchenko delivered a 55-minute address to the diplomatic corps June 6 summarizing [...]	2007-06-06 13:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV1418	UKRAINE: CRIMEA UPDATE - LESS TENSE THAN IN 2006; [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's May 29-30 visit to Simferopol, Crimea and an earlier poloff visit May 17-18, all of our interlocutors agreed that the situation in Crimea appears less tense than it did six months ago (reftels). The primary issues in play remain control/ownership of land; the [...]	2007-06-08 08:50:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM PREL UP
07KYIV1422	Ukraine: Grain Export Quotas Lifted, but New Controls In [...] (SBU) Summary: Citing crop damage from drought, the GOU appears poised to institute a new regime of export restrictions on Ukraine's grain market for the 2007/2008 market year. According to a June 4 decree, as well as the statements of GOU officials, the GOU will build up its reserves of whea [...]	2007-06-08 10:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV UP
07KYIV1425	UKRAINE: MILITARY EXERCISE LEGISLATION PASSES, SEA [...] (C) Summary and Comment: President Yushchenko signed the annual military exercise authorization bill June 6 and Rada (parliament) passage on May 29. Despite support from PM Yanukovych and most of the Party of Regions (the Rada's largest faction),Socialist and Communist party opposition remai [...]	2007-06-08 11:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MASS PREL PGOV UP
07KYIV1458	UKRAINE: ELECTIONS PROCESS STILL BUMPY [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Yanukovych and Party of Regions members are now openly talking about their election preparations and have told us that June 15 will be the last day the Rada is in session. The Rada must still acknowledge the resignations of at least another 72 members of the oppos [...]	2007-06-13 12:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1469	UKRAINE: RADA LOSES QUORUM, BUT HURDLES MAY REMAIN [...] (C) Summary. After weeks of stalling by the coalition, and especially by Speaker Moroz, Deputy Speaker Martynyuk on June 15 read aloud from the Rada rostrum the final group of names of opposition deputies who have resigned from their Rada factions, reaching the total of 156 and formally depri [...]	2007-06-15 12:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1507	UKRAINE: OLIGARCH AKHMETOV CONSIDERS STAYING OUT [...] (C) Summary: During a June 14 dinner, oligarch and Party of Regions financier Rinat Akhmetov said he was considering making a graceful exit from Parliament. He was disappointed and frustrated with his role as a Parliamentary Deputy and preferred to focus his efforts on his business activity a [...]	2007-06-21 06:41:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR UP
07KYIV1515	UKRAINE: RADA SPUTTERS TO A CLOSE AS ATTENTION [...] (C) Summary. Speaker Moroz closed the Rada's aimless plenary sessions on June 19, clearly under some pressure by Party of Regions leaders and despite earlier vows by Socialists and Communists to continue sessions into July. Moroz read a letter to the Rada written by PM Yanukovych in which the [...]	2007-06-21 14:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1516	UKRAINE: DNIPROPETROVSK LUKEWARM ON RADA [...] (C) Summary. On an early June trip to Dnipropetrovsk city, the capital of a major industrial center in the East, poloff found a wealthy city more blue than orange, but with a great deal of distrust of both Donetsk-based Party of Regions and Dnipro-native Tymoshenko, leaving an opening for othe [...]	2007-06-21 14:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1522	Ukraine: GOU Imposes New Grain Export Limits [...] (U) Summary: As foreshadowed by recent official statements (reftel),Deputy Prime Minister Victor Slauta announced June 20 that the Cabinet of Ministers has made a decision to limit exports of grain, beginning July 1, in order to form a state grain reserve and limit growth in bread prices. Po [...]	2007-06-22 13:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV UP
07KYIV1544	RUSSIA USES GAS HIKE TALK TO TURN HEAT UP ON [...] (C) Summary. Russian President Vladimir Putin reawakened Ukraine's anxieties about future natural gas prices in his speech at the G8 summit on June 4, asserting Russia would no longer subsidize Ukraine's gas purchases. During the same week, Ukrainian Minister of Fuel and Energy Yuriy Boyko s [...]	2007-06-26 10:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL RS UP
07KYIV1563	UKRAINE: JUNE 27 DOMESTIC POLITICAL SCENE UPDATE - [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of the long (June 28 Constitution Day) weekend, Ukraine's political scene sputtered slowly forward towards summer holidays and election campaigns. President Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych spent significant time out of Kyiv, meeting twice at Boryspil airport to discuss [...]	2007-06-27 12:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
07KYIV1722	UKRAINE: FLAWED LOCAL ELECTION REVEAL POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Contentious repeat mayoral elections June 17 in Irpin, a town of 40,000 people located one hour northwest of Kyiv, underscored the potential for problems in the upcoming September 30 national Rada elections as a highstakes fight for land and power brought troublesome irregularitie [...]	2007-07-17 12:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UP
07KYIV1790	UKRAINE: POLITICS AND MONEY BEHIND GRAIN EXPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Fear of rising bread prices was the driving force behind the GOU's decision to reintroduce grain export restrictions as of July 1. Bread prices are very politically sensitive in Ukraine, and a number of government officials also have a financial stake in the quotas through busin [...]	2007-07-23 09:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV UP
07KYIV1808	UKRAINE: POLITICAL WILL, NOT LAWS, WILL DETERMINE [...] (C) Summary. Parliament (Rada) adopted a number of amendments to the law on parliamentary elections June 1 as part of the compromise to hold early parliamentary elections on September 30. Some changes were needed, but a number of others reintroduced loopholes that contributed to election frau [...]	2007-07-24 14:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV1826	UKRAINE: HUNGARY LENDS QUIET SUPPORT TO UKRAINE'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 13:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EINV HU UP
07KYIV1837	UKRAINE: MOROZ BLUFFING ON NEW RADA SESSION [...] (C) Summary: The Ukrainian media was abuzz over the July 28-29 weekend with Rada Speaker Moroz's announcement that he would call an extraordinary Rada session July 31. Moroz said he was responding to a request from 179 deputies to hold the session, but Party of Regions leaders immediately res [...]	2007-07-30 11:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1843	UKRAINE: AKHMETOV WING OF REGIONS GEARS UP FOR [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with Party of Regions leaders Raisa Bohatyreva and Borys Kolesnikov--both members of the business-oriented wing of Regions dominated by oligarch Rinat Akhmetov--it was clear that there was an ongoing and heated debate within the party over strategies for the election, [...]	2007-07-30 13:19:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV186	UKRAINE: TURKMEN OPPOSITION VISA SCANDAL REALLY [...] (C) Summary. The scandal that has erupted over Socialist Transportation Minister Mykola Rudkovskiy pressuring Ukrainian ambassadors to issue visas to Turkmen opposition figures to travel to Kyiv in late December in the wake of former Turkmen President Niyazov's death is, at its heart, the lat [...]	2007-01-25 15:21:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EPET TX UP
07KYIV1862	UKRAINE: POLITICAL CLASH HIGHLIGHTS CORRUPTION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOU attempted to push through a controversial amendment to the government procurement law, causing indignation among political opponents and spurring claims that the Party of Regions was trying to grab public funds for their election coffers. Opposition by President Viktor [...]	2007-08-01 05:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND EFIN EINV PGOV UP
07KYIV187	UKRAINE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN COESPU [...] Italian DCM Sergio Martes, Italian military attache Colonel Claudio Ritacca, Embassy Kyiv Office of Defense Cooperation Chief LTC Rob Timm, and poloff delivered reftel demarche January 25 to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Director Volodymyr Belashov and Counselor [...]	2007-01-26 04:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV IT TU PK ID UP
07KYIV1916	UKRAINE: NATO SEA BREEZE EXERCISE AN "UNQUALIFIED [...] (C) Summary: Sea Breeze 2007, the largest ever multinational exercise in the Black Sea, concluded July 22. Over two weeks, exercise participants from 13 NATO PfP member countries enhanced interoperability through peacekeeping operations, search and rescue, and communications training. Despite [...]	2007-08-06 13:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
07KYIV1932	UKRAINE: PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT ON VOTING AND [...] (C) Summary. Roman Bezsmertniy, deputy head of the Presidential Secretariat for information policy and political tactician, told Ambassador July 27 that there was no truly good outcome for the upcoming elections, but he was focused on making sure Party of Regions stays committed to participat [...]	2007-08-07 12:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV1940	UKRAINE: REGIONS'S PARTY CONGRESS: A HANDSHAKE, A [...] (C) Summary. The Party of Regions August 4 party congress was the least predictable of the major party congresses, featuring both moderate speeches by Prime Minister Yanukovych and faction leader Raisa Bohatyreva and well-received speeches from Communist Party leader Symonenko and a representa [...]	2007-08-08 09:27:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV196	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS GRAFFY'S FEB 7-12 [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Ukraine comes at a time when the struggle between President Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych for political dominance and the right to define national security, defense, and foreign policy has intensified. Recent legislation passed by Yanukovych's majority in the Rada (p [...]	2007-01-26 12:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP
07KYIV1968	UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH, OTHERS ANALYZE PRE- AND [...] (C) Summary: Key GoU leaders varied on their assessment of the upcoming pre-term elections in their August 1-2 meetings with EUR DAS Kramer but all acknowledged the importance of free and fair elections and the need to resolve tensions that have dominated the domestic political scene since A [...]	2007-08-10 10:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV1971	UKRAINE: THE ORANGE REVOLUTION AND UNEASY [...] (C) Summary. The nine parties of the democratic megabloc came together August 7 to formally become the Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense (OU-PSD) election bloc, with a youth-oriented message and an attempt to rekindle the fervor of the Orange Revolution. The bloc consists of People's Union O [...]	2007-08-10 12:51:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV1972	UKRAINE: REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN AS [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) PolCouns was called in August 9 by Acting Director of the MFA's Second Territorial Department Larisa Myronenko to receive a request for U.S. support for Ukraine's candidate to be the next OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo, Ambas [...]	2007-08-10 13:24:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE UP
07KYIV1986	UKRAINE: CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION DELAYS BYUT [...] (C) Summary. Leaders of the Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) on August 10 accused the coalition-dominated Central Election Commission (CEC) of refusing to register its candidates for the September 30 parliamentary election in order to keep the largest opposition force in Ukraine out of the election and [...]	2007-08-13 13:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV200	UKRAINE WTO UPDATE: JANUARY 26 [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOU is anxious to push ahead as quickly as possible on its WTO accession. Minister of Economy Volodymyr Makukha is requesting to hold bilateral consultations in early, rather than late, February. Makukha continues to work to ensure U.S. beef and pork imports flow freely, al [...]	2007-01-26 15:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV2001	UKRAINE: TEN YEARS AFTER THE SIGNING OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Ten years after the signing of the NATO-Ukraine Charter and two and a half years after the Orange Revolution, many policy makers and experts in Ukraine and in the West hoped that Ukraine would jump on a fast track to NATO membership. However, today public support for NATO members [...]	2007-08-15 07:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
07KYIV2010	UKRAINE: BYUT REGISTERED FOR ELECTION [...] (C) Summary and comment. After a court ruled August 14 that the Central Election Commission (CEC) needed to review BYuT's candidates list within one day, the CEC complied and finally approved all 450 candidates of the bloc late in the day August 15. Tymoshenko herself attended the August 14 [...]	2007-08-15 13:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2075	UKRAINE: BYUT CONGRESS--NATIONALIST WRAPPINGS, BUT [...] (C) Summary. In a congress that emphasized Ukrainian nationalism and loyalty to Tymoshenko, the diminutive opposition leader presented her detailed program for the country's future, "the Ukrainian Breakthrough." In a 75-minute speech, Tymoshenko laid out her ideas for everything from increasi [...]	2007-08-17 12:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2093	UKRAINE'S FY 2008 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE OPERATIONAL [...] In response to reftel request, the following person is Post's Operational Plan Coordinator (OPC),responsible for the FY 2008 Foreign Assistance Operational Plan: Douglas Kramer Counselor for Economic Affairs U.S. Embassy Kyiv Office tel.: 011-380-44-490-4056 Cell outside Ukraine: 38-050-3 [...]	2007-08-21 11:44:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV211	UKRAINE: NATO REFERENDUM ON HOLD AFTER [...] (C) Summary. President Yushchenko's January 26 decision to refer two constitutional articles on holding a referendum to the Constitutional Court for clarification effectively pushes down the road the need to decide whether there will be a referendum on membership in NATO and the Single Economi [...]	2007-01-29 15:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO UP
07KYIV2165	UKRAINE: LITTLE PROGRESS IN INVESTIGATION OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Journalist Artem Skoropadiskiy, who claimed that an August 13 assault on him by two assailants was because of a critical story he wrote on Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetskiy, told PolOff on August 21 that there had been no progress in the police investigation. Althoug [...]	2007-08-29 11:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UP
07KYIV2202	UKRAINE: PORA CONTROVERSY ANOTHER TEST OF ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The sudden appearance of a "second" Pora political party, its quick registration by the Central Election Commission (CEC) and the CEC's deregistration of eight representatives of the "real" Pora on the OU-PSD list at worst raised questions about the use of dirty tricks, and at a [...]	2007-09-04 13:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2204	UKRAINE: PERSONALITIES, NOT PROGRAMS, [...] (C) Summary. The conscious decision of the three main parties in Ukraine to focus their campaigns on the same themes -- populist social and economic promises and anti-corruption slogans -- means that the vote will come down once again to personalities and perceived leadership types. The offic [...]	2007-09-04 13:13:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2206	UKRAINE: EXTRAORDINARY RADA SESSION TAKES AIM AT [...] (U) Summary: The Rada's majority coalition held an extraordinary parliamentary session on September 4, at Speaker Moroz's behest. With 269 MP's registered as present, they voted to amend two clauses of the constitution in order to eliminate parliamentary and presidential immunity, thereby pr [...]	2007-09-04 13:50:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UP
07KYIV223	UKRAINE: TARASYUK RESIGNS AS FOREIGN MINISTER, [...] (SBU) Summary. Borys Tarasyuk ended two months of uncertainty and political confrontation over his lame-duck tenure as Ukraine's Foreign Minister by offering his resignation to President Yushchenko January 30, after a district court deferred a decision on his legal challenge to the Rada's Dec [...]	2007-01-31 16:34:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU UP

07KYIV2239	UKRAINE: ELECTIONS IN ODESA HEAVILY FAVOR REGIONS [...] (C) Summary. During the Ambassador's August 31 meetings in Odesa with leaders from Party of Regions (POR),Bloc of Yuliya Tymoshenko (BYuT),and Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD),all agreed that POR remained the overwhelming favorite in the predominately blue region -- in 2006, Regio [...]	2007-09-07 12:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
07KYIV2247	UKRAINE: EVEN SMALL ELECTION ABUSES COULD [...] Summary. As the campaign heats up for Ukraine's September 30 preterm parliamentary elections, few anticipate there will be massive election fraud. However, in what is expected to be a very tight race, even abuses on the margins could influence the outcome. Greater transparency in the electio [...]	2007-09-07 13:50:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV225	UKRAINE: MOROZ, REGIONS PLAYING GAMES WITH THE [...] (C) Summary. Rada Speaker Moroz and the Yanukovych government have used "creative" interpretations of the constitution and the Rada rules of procedure to try to bring into force the controversial law on the Cabinet of Ministers, despite presidential claims that the law was vetoed (reftel). T [...]	2007-01-31 16:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2256	UKRAINE: ACTING FM URGES USG SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN [...] (C) The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry continues to press for U.S. support for Ukraine's candidate to be the next OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Anatoliy Oliynyk, currently Ukraine's Ambassador to both Serbia and Montenegro. During an August 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Acting Fo [...]	2007-09-10 11:42:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV2266	UKRAINE: PREVIEW OF SEPTEMBER 14 SUMMIT WITH EU [...] (C) Summary: An EU delegation of Portuguese Prime Minister Socrates, EU Council Secretary General Solana, European Commission President Barroso, and Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner will participate in the EU-Ukraine summit September 14 in Kyiv. In their private meetings, the EU delegation will [...]	2007-09-11 12:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN ETRD ENRG EUN PO UP
07KYIV2286	UKRAINE: IUD'S TARUTA ON REGIONS, ELECTIONS, AND [...] (C) Summary. In a marathon three-hour meeting, reclusive Industrial Union Donbas (IUD) owner Serhiy Taruta and his more politically-active partner Vitaliy Haiduk gave the Ambassador their views on the elections, Regions party leaders, and the current gas deal with Russia, especially their conc [...]	2007-09-13 10:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET PINR UP
07KYIV2290	UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE DISCOURAGED FROM THE TOP DOWN [...] (C) Summary. Conversations with Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) Leader Yuriy Lutsenko, First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko, and members of the bloc's regional headquarters show a political movement struggling to keep pace with the more aggressive Tymoshenko Bloc. Lutsenko and Mrs. Yushc [...]	2007-09-13 10:34:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2336	UKRAINE: LEADING POLITICIANS VIE FOR REPUTATION AS MOST [...] (U) Summary: PM Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leader Yuliya Tymoshenko held dueling meetings with investors on September 10 to present their plans to improve the investment and business climate. Tymoshenko promised to push forward transparent privatizations, open up energy exploration to for [...]	2007-09-14 08:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV235	UKRAINE: SHCHERBAN CASE BEING SWEPT UNDER RUG [...] (C) Summary. It appears increasingly unlikely that former Sumy governor Volodymyr Shcherban, accused of election rigging and a number of other serious charges, will end up in court. Shcherban, who fled to the U.S. in the spring of 2005 to avoid arrest in Ukraine, was detained for overstaying h [...]	2007-02-01 12:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UP
07KYIV2401	UKRAINE: COALITION SCENARIOS IN A CLOSE RACE [...] (C) Summary and comment. With reliable polling suggesting that no one party will win an outright majority on its own in the September 30 elections, a coalition will have to be formed either based on an orange variant, a broad coalition that in some way joins the Party of Regions and Our Ukrai [...]	2007-09-18 13:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2402	UKRAINE: KIROVOHRAD: IT'S A TWO PARTY RACE, [...] (SBU) Summary: In conversations with Kirovohrad's Communist mayor, Our Ukraine Governor, and various campaign workers regarding preparations for the September 30 elections, opinion across the spectrum was that Regions and BYuT will be the top two vote getters with about 25-30 percent each, w [...]	2007-09-18 13:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UP
07KYIV2417	UKRAINE: NATO, RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ISSUES ENTER [...] (C) Summary. Party of Regions' recent decision to call for a referendum on neutrality (local shorthand for no NATO membership),and an official status for the Russian language resurrects divisive election themes, present in 2004 and 2006, that the major parties had tried to keep quiet so far [...]	2007-09-19 12:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NATO PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2479	UKRAINE: SEPTEMBER 30 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS A [...] (C) Summary. Ukrainians will go to the polls on September 30 -- for the fifth time in the past three years -- to elect a new parliament, and attempt to end the political deadlock that has gripped this country since President Yushchenko's April 2 decree dissolving the Rada. With the polls show [...]	2007-09-27 14:30:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV2481	UKRAINE: REGIONS FOCUSES ON CAMPAIGN; PUTS ASIDE [...] (C) Summary. Pouring money and manpower into its campaign effort, Party of Regions leaders have put aside their differences to aim for another win in the September 30 Rada election -- as all polls show them doing -- but squabbles over policy direction and coalition formation could resurface in [...]	2007-09-28 02:34:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2496	UKRAINE: MYKOLAYIV -- RUNNING ON ISSUES BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The southern industrial city of Mykolayiv wrestles with a number of local issues revolving around the question of who will control the city's economic assets. Controversy centers in particular on ownership of the Black Sea Shipyard, currently in the hands of Russian businessmen, [...]	2007-09-28 12:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EIND EINV PREL RS UP
07KYIV2498	UKRAINE: PARTIES LAY OUT CONCERNS, PLANS ON EVE OF [...] (C) Summary. As the campaign comes to a halt September 28 at midnight, all three major parties -- Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense, BYuT, and Party of Regions -- have laid out their final positions, telling international observers that they will abide by any election results that the internat [...]	2007-09-28 13:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2501	UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS: A NEW ORANGE COALITION COULD [...] (C) Summary: A renewed "orange coalition" could potentially capture enough Rada seats to form the new government, according to several nationwide exit polls. As of noon October 1, counting continues and the Central Election Commission (CEC) has posted about 54% of the results, although there [...]	2007-10-01 07:07:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV2508	UKRAINE: ALL SIDES WAIT WHILE ELECTIONS SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary. As votes continued to trickle into the Central Election Commission on October 2, parties remained for the most part constrained, holding off on both court challenges and coalition negotiations until the final count is announced. With more than 97 percent of the vote counted by 5 [...]	2007-10-02 12:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2517	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO CALLS FOR PARTIES TO BEGIN [...] (C) Summary. With less than one half of one percent of the vote still uncounted, the political parties are starting to slowly extend feelers on various coalition formations. President Yushchenko made the biggest stir of the day by holding a press conference in which he called on all the parti [...]	2007-10-03 13:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2522	UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH SUGGESTS REGIONS WON'T ACCEPT [...] (C) Summary: PM Yanukovych told the Ambassador October 3 that Regions had the right to form the government as the party with the most votes and was willing to negotiate with all of the parties to form a coalition, but that it could not accept an orange coalition and government. According to Y [...]	2007-10-04 13:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV2533	UKRAINE: FRUSTRATION UP IN ORANGE CAMP AS [...] (C) Summary. Key players in the past two days have told us that they believe President Yushchenko is leaning towards a broad coalition, although BYuT and part of Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense are fighting hard for an orange government. An ebullient Presidential Administration head Baloha [...]	2007-10-05 13:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2546	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT PUSHES FOR QUICK COALITION [...] (C) Summary. President Yushchenko has tried to jump start negotiations on forming a new governing coalition by calling all five political forces represented in the new Rada to a meeting October 8 and instructing them to submit proposals on the prime minister and coalition within five days. He [...]	2007-10-09 14:07:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2555	UKRAINE: NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, BALL IN BALOHA'S [...] (C) Summary. Conversations on October 10 with key advisers for Yuliya Tymoshenko and PM Viktor Yanukovych, Hryhoriy Nemyria and Serhiy Lyovochkin respectively, underscore what we have been hearing for the past week -- the ball on coalition formation is in Yushchenko's court, but it may be Pre [...]	2007-10-10 13:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2575	UKRAINE: COALITION SOUNDING ORANGE--FOR TODAY [...] (C) Summary. As the five-day timeline President Yushchenko gave to the parties to submit coalition proposals draws to a close, BYuT and Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense took public steps intended to demonstrate that the orange coalition is close to becoming a reality. Tymoshenko and three re [...]	2007-10-12 12:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2588	UKRAINE: CLOCK TICKING ON RADA AND COALITION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Central Election Commission announced the official election results late on October 15, which triggers the next steps in seating the new Rada and then the formation of a government. The CEC must promulgate the results within 5 days, the Rada must open within 30 days after [...]	2007-10-16 12:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2634	UKRAINE: PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT AND OU-PSD [...] (C) Summary. Leader of Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc Yuriy Lutsenko and Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat Roman Bezsmertniy told the Ambassador in separate SIPDIS meetings October 16 that OU-PSD and President Yushchenko would support an orange coalition and Tymoshenko to [...]	2007-10-17 12:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2653	UKRAINE: REGIONS AND SOME IN OU OPPOSE TYMOSHENKO, [...] (C) Summary. As they await the official promulgation of the election results, which has been slowed by court appeals, the major parties are clarifying their positions on coalition formation. Prime Minister Yanukovych rejected the idea of the technocratic government outlined by members of the [...]	2007-10-19 12:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2678	UKRAINE: FORMER PM YEKHANUROV ON TYMOSHENKO, [...] (C) Summary. Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense Rada deputy and former Prime Minister Yekhanurov told the Ambassador October 24 that he did not believe Tymoshenko would be a good prime minister, but he will vote for her if that is the decision his bloc makes. He added, however, that his conti [...]	2007-10-24 12:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2713	UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH AND TYMOSHENKO WAIT FOR [...] (C) Summary and Comment: PM Yanukovych and his potential successor, Yuliya Tymoshenko, met separately October 24-26 with Colin Powell and Richard Holbrooke, both of whom were in Kyiv to deliver speeches at the invitation of the Pinchuk Foundation, established by businessman and Kuchma son-in-la [...]	2007-10-26 12:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2744	UKRAINE: RADA PREPARATIONS SLOWLY ADVANCING [...] (C) Summary. The process of preparing to seat the new Rada is moving forward slowly, while fissures in the orange coalition continue to appear even before it has officially become a coalition. As required by law, the Central Election Commission is now registering MPs and all five factions h [...]	2007-11-02 13:28:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2748	UKRAINE: YOUNG DEPUTIES UNDERSCORE PARTY DIVIDES [...] (C) Summary. A lunch with three young MPs, all under 35 years old, underscored the fact that the three main factions share common policy ideas, but have such strained relations that any cooperation in the next year or two could be situational and uneven. Olena Bondarenko (Regions),Yuriy Pav [...]	2007-11-05 11:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2766	UKRAINE: COALITION POSSIBILITIES - READING THE [...] (C) Summary: With the opening of the Rada on the horizon and after five weeks of coalition discussions between representatives of all of the major parties and President Yushchenko, we have boiled down the main number of possibilities for the next government to four -- an orange coalition led [...]	2007-11-07 14:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV2806	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT'S DEMANDS STRAIN OU; REGIONS [...] (C) Summary. While the parties are slowly going through the procedures to prepare for a new Rada, the orange coalition is either close to completion or teetering on the edge of self-destruction, reportedly pushed by President Yushchenko, his Chief of Staff Baloha, and NSDC Secretary Plyushch. [...]	2007-11-09 14:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2813	UKRAINE: KYIV MAYOR ONCE AGAIN UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT [...] (C) Summary. Many consider the Mayor of Kyiv to be the fourth most powerful political post in the country, after the President, PM, and Speaker of the Parliament. Both the Yuliya Tymoshenko (BYuT) Bloc and Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) made the dismissal of Kyiv mayor Leonid Che [...]	2007-11-13 13:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV282	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO POISONING CASE REMAINS [...] (SBU) Summary. More than two years after his inauguration as President, Viktor Yushchenko's face no longer has the huge chloracne bumps and pallid grey color resulting from his poisoning by dioxin in September 2004, and his Swiss doctors claim that 80 percent of the dioxin has left his syste [...]	2007-02-02 15:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV2824	UKRAINE SIGNS BILATERAL WTO AGREEMENT WITH KYRGYZSTAN, [...] Summary: Ukraine signed a WTO bilateral agreement with Kyrgyzstan on November 14, removing the major hurdle to accession. The GOU agreed to pay $27.3 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Kyrgyzstan in order to secure the deal. Meanwhile, the GOU reports that it has also signed an agree [...]	2007-11-15 13:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV283	UKRAINE: OLD FACES, PRACTICES RETURN TO MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary. Since the ouster of outspoken "orange" Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko December 1 and the appointment of compliant Vasyl Tsushko in his place, some old faces and practices from the pre-Orange Revolution era have returned to the Ministry and police. Of note were the appointments [...]	2007-02-02 15:20:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
07KYIV2833	UKRAINE: ODDS MOUNTING AGAINST A TYMOSHENKO [...] (C) Summary: After visiting EUR DAS Kramer's series of meetings with top Ukrainian political figures, it is clear that the path to the premiership for Yuliya Tymoshenko will be difficult and is still far from certain. Presidential Administration head Baloha said that he was "101%" certain tha [...]	2007-11-16 14:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV2902	UKRAINE: U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS -- DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered ref A talking points and text of the U.S.-Iraq Statement of Principles November 27 to Third Territorial Department Middle East Division Acting Director Mykola Leshchenko and U.S. and Canada Desk Director Yuriy Nykytiuk. We emphasized the U.S. desire to consult on the best pos [...]	2007-11-27 13:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ UP
07KYIV2923	UKRAINE: ORANGE COALITION ANNOUNCED, BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: Yuliya Tymoshenko's bloc (BYuT) and Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense (OU-PSD) announced the successful conclusion of a coalition agreement in the Rada November 29, bringing the renewed "orange" coalition one step closer to forming a government. However, the new coalition was un [...]	2007-11-29 14:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV296	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO NOMINATES OHRYZKO AS FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. President Yushchenko nominated First Deputy (and currently Acting) Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko February 5 to replace former FM Tarasyuk, defying general expectations that Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat Oleksandr Chaliy would be nominated. Ohryzko's nomination [...]	2007-02-05 15:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2967	UKRAINE: GETTING TO GOVERNMENT - ORANGE COALITION [...] (C) Summary: After a day of parliamentary maneuvering, the orange coalition parties of Yuliya Tymoshenko and President Yushchenko mustered a slim-227 majority vote to elect 33-year old Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the Speaker of the Rada. The successful vote showed that the coalition i [...]	2007-12-05 13:30:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV2973	UKRAINE: RADA PREPARES TO VOTE ON TYMOSHENKO'S PM [...] (C) Summary: In a move that surprised many, especially the parliamentary opposition, on December 6, President Yushchenko submitted the nomination of Yuliya Tymoshenko to the Rada for a vote, just hours after receiving her nomination from the orange coalition via newly-elected Rada Speaker Yatse [...]	2007-12-06 10:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV2977	UKRAINE: RADA SCHEDULES PM VOTE FOR DECEMBER 11 [...] (C) Summary. Rada Speaker Yatsenyuk ended another day of finger-pointing and delaying tactics in the Rada by announcing that the parliament would hold the confirmation vote on Tymoshenko as Prime Minister on Tuesday December 11 -- the end of the five-day deadline for considering a prime minis [...]	2007-12-07 12:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2985	UKRAINE: PLANNING FOR EURO 2012 SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2012 European Soccer Championship (Euro 2012),to be co-hosted with Poland, offers Ukraine opportunities to attract USD billions in foreign investment, improve the business climate, and make needed infrastructure upgrades. The event, which attracts an immense following in [...]	2007-12-10 07:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV PL UP
07KYIV3034	UKRAINE: MOI AND MFA DISCUSS PLANS TO FIGHT [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The Ukrainian Government is taking steps to combat the increase in racially-motivated crimes in Ukraine this year. Acting Minister of Interior Korniyenko highlighted to the Ambassador several initiatives undertaken by the Ministry including increased security for di [...]	2007-12-10 13:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UP
07KYIV3035	UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO PM VOTE COMES DOWN TO THE WIRE [...] (C) Summary. The December 11 vote on Tymoshenko's candidacy is shaping up to be a nail-biter, with three members of OU-PSD reportedly now in the hospital for various medical problems, Regions still threatening to block the rostrum, and disputes over Cabinet positions straining the coalition. [...]	2007-12-10 13:39:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV3036	UKRAINE: COALITION AGREEMENT TOO BROAD TO BE [...] (C) Summary. Should Yuliya Tymoshenko be confirmed as Prime Minister -- a vote is scheduled for December 11 -- her government program would be based on the coalition agreement, a wide-ranging 81-page document that promises sweeping reforms across the board with an emphasis on social programs, [...]	2007-12-10 14:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV3048	UKRAINE: PM GRIDLOCK ILLUSTRATES DYSFUNCTION OF [...] (C) Summary. Disorganization and infighting within the orange coalition, particularly within the President's Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense party, and continued intransigence by the Party of Regions have stymied the confirmation of Yuliya Tymoshenko as Prime Minister. The December 11 vote [...]	2007-12-12 12:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV3066	UKRAINE: PM VOTE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 18 [...] (C) Summary. The Rada approved an agenda for the December 18 session that will include a vote on the PM, the Government, deputy speakers, and the distribution of committee chairmanships. In spite of their best efforts, Rada Speaker Yatsenyuk and the orange coalition were unsuccessful Decembe [...]	2007-12-14 10:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV3071	UKRAINE COAL MINE DISASTER: HOW CORRUPTION KILLS [...] (SBU) Summary: A November 18 explosion at the Zasyadko Coal Mine killed 101 miners in Ukraine's worst coal mine accident since independence. Subsequent explosions killed another five miners and mine rescuers. The Zasyadko mine has one of the country's worst safety records. Its director, Yuk [...]	2007-12-17 09:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN PGOV ELAB EAID UP
07KYIV3086	UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO ELECTED AS PM; NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: After several weeks of debate and uncertainty, the orange coalition came together and confirmed Yuliya Tymoshenko as the new prime minister of Ukraine on December 18. Tymoshenko was confirmed with 226 votes, the minimum number of votes necessary in the 450-member Rada. Only MPs f [...]	2007-12-18 13:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV3102	UKRAINE: WHO'S WHO IN THE TYMOSHENKO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. The new Tymoshenko government, confirmed by the Rada December 18, is an interesting mix of PM Tymoshenko loyalists and President Yushchenko loyalists, and of experienced politicians and technocratic newcomers. Disagreements over Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense slots between the [...]	2007-12-20 05:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV315	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Gates, your meeting with President Yushchenko at Wehrkunde next week comes at a time when the struggle between Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych for political dominance and the right to define national security, defense, and foreign policy has intensified. Recent legislation [...]	2007-02-07 15:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR UP
07KYIV3154	UKRAINE: BOHATYREVA APPOINTMENT MUDDIES REGIONS [...] (C) Summary. With Regions finally settling into its role as the opposition, and both Prime Minister Tymoshenko and Regions leader Yanukovych making efforts to be constructive, President Yushchenko's decision to name deputy leader of Party of Regions Raisa Bohatyreva Secretary of the National [...]	2007-12-27 09:30:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV3157	UKRAINE: SHAPING OUR MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Prime Minister Tymoshenko's government has begun delineating its internal setup/workflow and the structures and processes for interacting with the President's team and parliamentary opposition. In turn, President Yushchenko is pushing forward his own initiatives aime [...]	2007-12-27 11:50:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UP
07KYIV3165	ECONOMIC POLICY AND THE NEW GOU: PROGRESS, BUT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has sent out mixed signals on her plans for the Ukrainian economy. She continues to say many of the right things on economic matters, yet some of her populist campaign promises convey a different message. Nonetheless, we expect Tymosh [...]	2007-12-28 12:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV331	2/9 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE: KYRGYZ BILAT [...] (C) Summary: Ukraine must sign one more bilateral Market Access Agreement, with Kyrgyzstan, as part of its accession to the WTO. Erkin Mamkulov, Kyrgyz Ambassador to Ukraine, told us that resolution of USD 27 million worth of debt, owed by Ukraine to Kyrgyzstan, is the critical remaining issue [...]	2007-02-09 15:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP KG
07KYIV332	UKRAINE: EU TROIKA MEETING LAUNCHES ENHANCED [...] (C) Summary: A February 6 EU Troika meeting in Kyiv marked the launch of a new enhanced Partnership and Cooperative Agreement intended to strengthen economic and political ties - responding to a Ukrainian push for a new kind of partnership and closer ties to the EU. The first meeting of a Wor [...]	2007-02-09 16:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UP
07KYIV361	UKRAINE: COALITION PUBLISHES, SEEKS TO AMEND, [...] (SBU) Summary. The controversial Law on the Cabinet of Ministers, which tips the balance of power toward the Prime Minister at the President's expense, continues to be a political football on Kyiv playing fields. The February 2 decision by the Rada (parliament) and Government to officially p [...]	2007-02-15 15:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV452	UKRAINE: RADA REJECTS FM/SBU NOMINEES IN ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary. The Party of Regions-led Rada majority on February 22 rejected presidential nominees for Foreign Minister and Security Service (SBU) Chief in what appears to be the latest skirmish between the President and Prime Minister in the long-running struggle for power. Presidential Secre [...]	2007-02-22 16:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV466	UKRAINE: SHALL WE DANCE? TYMOSHENKO AND YUSHCHENKO [...] (C) Summary. Opposition leader Yuliya Tymoshenko and Presidential Secretariat Head Viktor Baloha separately told the Ambassador February 20-21 that there was a new, deeper cooperation agreement between Our Ukraine (OU) and the Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) in the works; both were guardedly optimisti [...]	2007-02-23 15:29:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV467	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Yuliya Tymoshenko arrives in the U.S. at a time when the feuding and deal-making between Ukraine's three major political forces is hamstringing policy-making and legislating. The struggle between President Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych for political dominance an [...]	2007-02-23 15:48:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV499	UKRAINE: RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC GROUPS IN ODESA CONDEMN [...] (SBU) On February 26, representatives of more than 40 religious denominations and ethnic communities from the Odesa oblast signed a joint statement condemning the February 17-18 desecration in Odesa of Holocaust memorials, a Jewish cemetery, and a memorial to a well-known Odesan Jew (reftel). [...]	2007-02-28 15:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV UNHRC UP
07KYIV642	UKRAINE: LUTSENKO RAIDED, INTERROGATED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: On a busy political day that heralded a potential tectonic shift in the basic blue-orange divide in Ukrainian politics, which has existed since the November-December 2004 Orange Revolution (septel),a Prosecutor General Office (PGO) investigative team launched a seven- hour se [...]	2007-03-20 17:44:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV643	UKRAINE: ALLIANCE SHIFTS - BROAD COALITION IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Internal friction inside both the opposition and the majority coalition came to a head March 20 with the latest failed vote to approve a foreign minister seeming to spark a realignment of political forces in Ukrainian politics. The morning began with parts of the coalition seemin [...]	2007-03-20 17:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
07KYIV645	UKRAINE: PARLIAMENT HALTS SALE OF TRADE UNION'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ukrainian Parliament has established a moratorium on the sale of property by the Federation of Trade Unions (FPU),the successor to Ukraine's Soviet-era trade union. The move marks a surprising turn of events in an ongoing conflict between the FPU, which controls all union [...]	2007-03-21 11:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV UP
07KYIV656	UKRAINE ACTION REQUEST: UNHCR CONCERNED ABOUT DROP [...] (SBU) Note: This is an action request for Moscow DHS/CIS, Mission Geneva and PRM, retransmitting the text of reftel, slightly modified. Post requests a response to the UNHCR-Kyiv claim that U.S. refusal rates of UNHCR-Kyiv referrals in 2006 jumped by 20 percent; see para 9. 2. (C) Summar [...]	2007-03-22 13:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UP UNHCR
07KYIV663	UKRAINE: DAS KRAMER DISCUSSES NATO/SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS David Kramer and NSC Director Adam Sterling discussed Ukraine-NATO relations and security issues with a range of Ukrainian officials March 18-20, in addition to energy, domestic politics, Belarus, and Transnistria (septels). Presidential adviser Oleh Rybachuk described his [...]	2007-03-22 15:22:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO UP
07KYIV666	UKRAINE: RAIDS AIMED AT LUTSENKO WIDEN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the March 20 Prosecutor General Office (PGO) early morning raid on former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko's apartment (ref A),on March 21, police allegedly broke into the Kyiv office of the Anti-Criminal Choice NGO (without a warrant) headed by Lutsenko's brother S [...]	2007-03-22 15:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR UP
07KYIV686	UKRAINE: DAS KRAMER'S DISCUSSIONS OF DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: In a wide range of conversations EUR DAS David Kramer and NSC Director Adam Sterling conducted with Ukrainian officials and commentators March 18-20, the overriding theme in domestic politics was that all branches of the government were consumed with the ongoing struggle for polit [...]	2007-03-23 15:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV687	UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH DECRIES OPPOSITION'S [...] (C) Summary. Although disappointed by President Yushchenko's continued rebuffs to his invitations to work together, PM Yanukovych told visiting EUR DAS David Kramer, NSC Director Adam Sterling and the Ambassador that he remained open to a broad coalition in parliament and cooperation. Yanu [...]	2007-03-23 15:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV688	UKRAINE: 3/23 WTO UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine has received comments regarding recently passed WTO-related legislation from members of its WTO Working Party and is working hard to respond to these comments quickly. Legislative drafting on issues of importance to the USG, such as IPR, biotechnology, and VAT on agricu [...]	2007-03-23 15:41:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV693	UKRAINE: NEW ECONOMY MINISTER ONBOARD FOR WTO [...] (C) Summary: At a March 23 meeting with Ambassador, new Minister of Economy Anatoliy Kinakh described Ukraine's integration with Europe as "irreversible." Ambassador encouraged Kinakh to help find a solution to the OPIC/Alliant issue, as well as a laundry list of other important bilateral iss [...]	2007-03-27 07:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EINV WTRO UP
07KYIV702	UKRAINE: THE STRUGGLE FOR SEVASTOPOL [...] (C) Summary: Sevastopol continues to be in the middle of a tug-of-war between Ukraine and Russian for the hearts and minds of its residents. Moscow Mayor Luzhkov visited Sevastopol February 21, to open a renovated Moscow-funded Russian Culture and Information Center, to visit the Russian Bla [...]	2007-03-29 08:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RS UP
07KYIV746	UKRAINE: NEW ELECTIONS OR BROAD COALITION? ALL [...] (C) President Yushchenko, who has increasingly few options in his losing struggle with Prime Minister Yanukovych, is being pushed hard by his team to disband the Rada, but the President has not yet abandoned hope of reaching accommodation with Yanukovych. At the urging of opposition leader Ty [...]	2007-03-29 15:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV757	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT-PM NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE; [...] (C) Summary. President Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych's late-night March 29 meeting ended without agreement, with the PM's team pushing for a "gentleman's agreement" and the President's advisors arguing for a written, negotiated "rules of the game" to resolve the political conflict over the c [...]	2007-03-30 14:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV764	UKRAINE: AN AD HOC ISRAEL POLICY -- BALANCING [...] (C) Summary: Israel is home to a half million Ukrainian immigrants and the two countries had $372 million in bilateral trade in 2006. Despite Ukraine's remaining Jewish population and the large diaspora in Israel, Ukraine's relations with the Jewish State were characterized as "ad hoc" by se [...]	2007-04-02 03:34:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS UP
07KYIV784	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS OVER RADA DISMISSAL [...] (C) Summary: Justifying his April 2 decree dismissing the Rada (parliament) and calling pre-term elections for May 27, President Yushchenko told G-7 ambassadors April 3 that new elections were a democratic instrument to resolve a political crisis that stemmed from a parliamentary crisis. The [...]	2007-04-03 13:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR UP
07KYIV789	UKRAINE: INTERPRETING THE CONSTITUTION: NO CLEAR [...] Summary and Comment. As Ukraine's political crisis proceeds, both sides argue that they have the constitutional and legal upperhand and are acting in support of democracy and the rule of law. President Yushchenko has dismissed the Rada, and his team maintains the Rada's powers have been curt [...]	2007-04-04 15:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV790	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO'S CALL FOR MAY 27 PRE-TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 2, after several days of tense negotiations and peaceful street demonstrations, President Yushchenko announced his intention to dissolve the Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) and set May 27 as the date for new elections; his decree was officially promulgated April 3. On Ap [...]	2007-04-04 16:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV804	UKRAINE: PRESSURE ON PECHERSK COURT INCREASES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pechersk District Court became involved in the struggle over President Yushchenko's decree dismissing the Rada and setting new elections April 3 after it threw out an April 2 Rada resolution to replace the current Central Election Commission (CEC) with the previous one led [...]	2007-04-05 14:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UP
07KYIV82	UKRAINE WTO UPDATE: JANUARY 12 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's Parliament passed a resolution on January 9 calling for a speedy conclusion to WTO accession negotiations. The GOU is working on five outstanding regulatory acts, to be issued at the Cabinet of Ministers level or below, which are required for accession. These five act [...]	2007-01-12 13:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV824	UKRAINE: POWER MINISTERS GIVE ASSURANCES THAT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Defense Minister Hrytsenko, Minister of Interior Tsushko, and acting head of the Security Service (SBU) Nalyvaichenko April 6 to discuss the security situation during the ongoing political crisis. Hrytsenko was the most optimistic of the three, giving assurance [...]	2007-04-06 15:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS UP
07KYIV841	UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH, YUSHCHENKO SEEKING [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador's separate conversations with Prime Minister Yanukovych and President Yushchenko on April 9 and 10, respectively, indicated both sides expressed preference for resolving the current crisis via a political compromise instead of a Constitutional Court (CC) ruling or goin [...]	2007-04-10 15:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV871	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TAKES UP [...] (SBU) Summary. As President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych meet daily to try to reach a political compromise to end the crisis sparked by Yushchenko's April 2 decree to dismiss the Rada and call new elections and the coalition/Rada's refusal to accept the decree, attention has focuse [...]	2007-04-12 07:39:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV89	UKRAINE: POWER PLAY - PM YANUKOVYCH DROPS [...] (C) Summary. After a pleasant January 10 meeting between President Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yanukovych, and Rada Speaker Moroz aimed at starting 2007 on a more cooperative note, Ukraine's political dynamics took another unexpected turn January 12, with Regions abandoning cooperation with Yu [...]	2007-01-12 16:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV897	UKRAINE: 4/13 WTO UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Top GOU officials continue to express concerns that USG comments on WTO-related legislation and the draft Working Party Report will slow down the accession process. EU diplomats in Kyiv have similarly inquired whether the comments signify a U.S. delaying tactic. Post has activ [...]	2007-04-13 13:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV906	UKRAINE: POLITICIANS CALCULATING ON [...] (C) Summary. While President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych continue to negotiate over whether there will be new Rada elections at some point this year, political playmakers from all parties are angling for best outcomes in the face of possible political compromise or snap elections. [...]	2007-04-13 15:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV921	UKRAINE: CODEL PRICE GREETED BY RADA CRISIS, HAS [...] (SBU) Summary. The visit Codel Price and members of the House Democracy Assistance Commission to Kyiv on April 1-3 came at a contested moment for the development of Ukraine's parliament--a constitutional crisis over whether the ruling coalition majority was formed unconstitutionally and whether [...]	2007-04-17 13:07:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV922	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BEGINS HEARINGS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. The Constitutional Court began full court hearings on April 17 into the constitutionality of Yushchenko's April 2 decree dismissing the Rada and calling new elections, while accusations of bribery, threats, and political pressure swirled around the proceedings. Despite earlier [...]	2007-04-17 15:52:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UP
07KYIV924	UKRAINE: NEW FOREIGN MINISTER YATSENYUK -- A [...] (SBU) Summary: Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukraine's newest and youngest foreign minister, is extremely bright and, although he has no previous experience at MFA, will pick up the full scope of his new responsibilities quickly. He puts an emphasis on the economic side of his new duties, since he has [...]	2007-04-18 05:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD PREL PINR UP
07KYIV929	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PROCEEDINGS RESUME [...] (SBU) Summary. Constitutional Court deliberations of the constitutionality of President Yushchenko's April 2 decree dismissing the Rada and calling new elections resumed April 18 after a brief delay caused by opposition efforts to impede access to the court. Opposition leaders Tymoshenko, Ky [...]	2007-04-18 14:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV939	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT HEARINGS, DAY THREE: [...] (SBU) Summary. The Constitutional Court's hearings on Yushchenko's April 2 decree went more smoothly April 19 than the previous day, as Presidential Court representative Shapoval concluded his presentation and fielded questions. Shapoval, a former Constitutional Court judge and one of Ukraine [...]	2007-04-19 15:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UP
07KYIV950	UKRAINE TAKES BACKWARD STEP ON AG IMPORT RULES [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's Rada (parliament) passed a law on April 10 reinstating mandatory certification of all imported agricultural products. Should it enter into force, this measure would undo progress made last November and damage ongoing efforts to resolve problems with U.S. meat imports. [...]	2007-04-20 14:13:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV960	UKRAINE: POLITICAL COMPROMISE SOUGHT AS COURT [...] (C) Summary. As President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych appeared to inch closer to a political compromise, proceedings in the Constitutional Court (CC) April 20-23 indicated that the hearings will probably continue right up to the May 1 holiday. Following a lengthy closed-door Apri [...]	2007-04-23 14:13:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV973	UKRAINE: YATSENYUK'S FIRST VISIT TO WASHINGTON AS [...] (C) Summary: Arseniy Yatsenyuk is familiar with Washington as a former Economics Minister and acting and deputy head of the Ukrainian National Bank, but his visit at the end of April will be his first opportunity to discuss the full range of foreign policy issues. With respect to the bilateral [...]	2007-04-24 14:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ETRD US UP
07KYIV975	UKRAINE: COURT CASE MOVING ALONG SLOWLY, KYIV QUIET [...] (C) Summary. Major political forces in Kyiv were relatively quiet on April 24 with all eyes still on the Constitutional Court where the Cabinet of Ministers representative Nimchenko continued to present the coalition's case. Echoing the presentation of Rada representatives, Nimchenko argued t [...]	2007-04-24 15:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV976	UKRAINE: DEFMIN HRYTSENKO OPTIMISTIC ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and DATT met with Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko on April 23, 2007 to discuss command and control of military forces, potential uses of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Interior in times of crisis, Hrytsenko,s inclusion on the party list of Our Ukraine (OU) [...]	2007-04-25 03:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS UP
07KYIV988	UKRAINE: COURT WRAPPING UP OPEN HEARINGS AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Constitutional Court moved into the closed deliberation phase late on April 25, amid rumors that a judgment was expected by the end of Friday April 27 (although others predict a later decision after the May 1-9 holidays). Court deliberations April 24 had concluded late in [...]	2007-04-25 14:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP

07KYIV998	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO DECREES NEW ELECTION DATE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko issued a new decree on early parliamentary elections late on April 25 in response to increasing indications that Constitutional Court was ready to deliver a quick ruling against the decree which would have bolstered the coalition's side in ongoing President- [...]	2007-04-26 15:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
07LAGOS10	CADBURY: NIGERIA'S ENRON? [...] (U) Summary: Since 2003, Cadbury Nigeria, Plc. had overstated its financial position by naira 13bn to naira 15bn. This information came to light following the company's discovery of accounting irregularities in November. After a special audit conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC),the comp [...]	2007-01-08 15:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV NI
07LAGOS100	SITREP 12 & NIGER DELTA ROUNDUP: 31 IN CAPTIVITY, [...] (C) Summary. This is an update on kidnappings and militant attacks in southern Nigeria in 2007. Approximately 31 hostages are currently being held in the Niger Delta. American citizen Bill Graham remains a captive and is the only American currently being held. Roughly sixty individuals hav [...]	2007-02-09 15:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS103	ONDO STATE'S OIL REVENUE BRINGS GREAT EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: People's Democratic Party (PDP) Governor Olusegun Agagu will run for a second term in Ondo State. While his supporters tout his achievements, critics note the State's poor roads and infrastructure, wondering why, with Ondo's handsome oil revenues, more people have not benefited fr [...]	2007-02-12 07:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EPET NI
07LAGOS105	SITREP 13: NO CHANGE TO HOSTAGE CASE; OIL MAJOR [...] (C) Summary. There has been no contact with Amcit Bill Graham or Nigerian national Ezekiel Akwa or their captors since the release of British national Neil Mirrlees on February 7. A recent spate of incidents in Port Harcourt caused Shell to encourage expatriate staff to work from their resi [...]	2007-02-12 17:01:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS11	LAGOS GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS: A POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Gubernatorial elections in Lagos are shaping up to be a tough fight. Govrnor Tinubu's AC has been shaken by internal dissent and several key defections due to his attempt to impose his loyal but unpopular chief of staff as the party's gubernatorial candidate. Meanwhile, the PDP has [...]	2007-01-08 15:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS110	SITREP 14: SSS CONFIRMS HOSTAGES UNHARMED [...] (C) Rivers State Security Service (SSS) confirmed to John Walker of Control Risks Group on February 12 that American citizen Bill Graham and Nigerian national Ezekiel Akwa are "fine." Walker reported to the Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group on February 13 there has been no progress toward the h [...]	2007-02-13 16:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS112	OBASANJO ADVISOR'S GLOOMY ASSESSMENT OF THE [...] (S) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with the Consul General, Special Presidential Advisor and former Minister of State for Defense Lawal Batagarawa gave a gloomy assessment of electoral politics and the presidential race. Batagarawa predicted generalized unrest in the North should People's [...]	2007-02-14 09:17:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS116	SITREP 15: NO SSS CONTACT WITH AMCIT; FILIPINO [...] (C) John Walker of Control Risks Group told the February 14 Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group that he was unable to speak to Rivers State Security Service (SSS) on February 13. Walker speculated SSS may have been working on the February 13 release of 24 Filipino hostages. American citizen Bill [...]	2007-02-14 16:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS12	LAGOS PDP ELECTS GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE AMID [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-08 15:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS123	TRADITIONAL RULER SUPPORTS YAR'ADUA; CALLS BUHARI [...] (C) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with the Consul General, Yoruba traditional leader the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuade, suggested presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari was a religious "fanatic" who would sow discord if elected. PDP candidate Umaru Yar'Adua, on the other hand, would maintai [...]	2007-02-15 14:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS124	SITREP 16: SSS OPENS NEW LINE OF COMMUNICATION [...] (C) Pivot-GIS employees American Bill Graham and Nigerian Ezekiel Akwa remain hostages. John Walker of Control Risks Group told the February 15 Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group he met the Director of Rivers State Security Service (SSS),Alhaji Kola Adeshina, on February 14. Adeshina informed [...]	2007-02-15 14:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS128	SITREP 17: GRAHAM & AKWA STILL HOSTAGE; SSS AWAITS [...] (C) John Walker of Control Risks Group told the February 16 Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group American Bill Graham and Nigerian Ezekiel Akwa remain hostages. The State Security Service (SSS) told Walker on February 15 they will wait for the return from the creek area of the tribal elder who is n [...]	2007-02-16 15:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS13	JONATHAN'S MEDIA ADVISOR: CANDIDATE TAKING NOTHING [...] (C) Summary: Francis Sheen, media manager for Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan's 2007 People's Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential campaign (strictly protect),told Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff on December 28 that the PDP must still court the military's support for the Yar'Adua-Jona [...]	2007-01-09 07:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS134	NGOS TO RECLAIM THE NIGER DELTA STRUGGLE; PUSH FOR [...] (C) Summary. On January 25 Niger Delta experts described to AF/W Deputy Director Don Heflin a pan-Delta manifesto to be presented to presidential candidates in an effort to begin serious national dialogue on the Niger Delta. Similarly, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has brought si [...]	2007-02-21 16:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS136	SITREP 18: HOSTAGES RELEASED; 3 EXPATS KIDNAPPED, [...] (C) Pivot employees American citizen Bill Graham and Nigerian national Ezekiel Akwa were released from captivity on February 17. Once State Security Service (SSS) had established some leverage in their communications with the kidnappers and once Rivers State Governor Peter Odili lent the mat [...]	2007-02-22 08:10:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS142	PDP LEGACY CAMPAIGN: TARGET GRASSROOTS & NEW [...] (C) Summary: According to Francis Sheen, Director of Communications for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2007 Presidential Legacy Campaign to be launched in late February, the PDP faces challenges by Igbos from within the party, "bluebloods" outside the party, and former party members who [...]	2007-02-23 11:31:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS147	AES ISSUES SBLC PRE-DRAW NOTICE TO CITIBANK [...] (SBU) On February 21, AES Nigeria Barge Ltd. (AES),a U.S. power services company, issued a stand-by letter of credit (SBLC) pre-draw notice to Citibank, the SBLC-issuing bank. According to AES, this measure was necessitated by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria's (PHCN) failure to comply wit [...]	2007-02-26 10:35:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS15	LAGOS PDP ELECTS GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE AMID [...] (C) Summary: Amid irregularities, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro emerged as the Lagos State People's Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate on December 14. Obanikoro beat Hilda Williams, widow of slain gubernatorial aspirant Funso Williams. Obanikoro's success came in spite of the political [...]	2007-01-10 12:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS152	ELECTION YEAR PORK BARREL POLITICS IN OSUN STATE [...] (C) Summary: To improve his heretofore tepid and scattered support, Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola has actively distributed patronage in the run up to the April 2007 election. His main opponent is Action Congress (AC) candidate Rauf Aregbesola, whose campaign theme is Oyinlola has m [...]	2007-03-01 10:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS160	DISSECTION OF A 25 DAY KIDNAPPING [...] (C) Summary. Pivot employees American citizen Bill Graham and British national Neil Mirrlees were under surveillance for five days by their captors and abducted when they were boxed-in by vehicles on their way to work. Though the Nigerian Government does not admit officially to paying a rans [...]	2007-03-05 10:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS162	GOVERNOR IBORI BACKS PDP TICKET & ATIKU'S BID TO [...] (C) Summary. Despite his pro-Vice President Atiku antecedents, Governor James Ibori of Delta State has pledged strong financial support for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential ticket. Yar'Adua will win the Presidency "one way or another," according to Governor James Ibori. Vice [...]	2007-03-06 11:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS163	PARTY CHAIR WARNS OF DETERIORATING SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting with Econoff, Democratic People,s Alliance (DPA) Chairman Chief Supo Shonibare said security in Lagos was getting worse as the political season progressed. He identified polling areas likely to be fraught with irregularities and marred by violence. Speakin [...]	2007-03-07 15:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS168	APRIL ELECTIONS UNLIKELY, SAYS PROMINENT ECONOMIST [...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 conversation with the Consul General, Financial Derivatives Managing Director Bismarck Rewane said the brinkmanship between President Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku was approaching its climax, with Atiku sure to go to court to enjoin Obasanjo and the Electoral [...]	2007-03-09 10:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS170	TRANSCORP IPO: CAVEAT EMPTOR [...] (C) Summary: Transnational Corporation's (Transcorp),recent initial public offering (IPO) exemplifies how finance and electoral politics merge to create an ambivalent situation for investors. The 60 billion naira ($462 million) IPO has been greeted with mixed reactions. Transcorp is the brain [...]	2007-03-09 13:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI KCOR ENRG
07LAGOS172	MILITANT THREATS, BUNKERING & INSECURITY PLAGUE [...] (C) Summary. Managing Directors (MDs) of American oil majors Chevron and ExxonMobil both received a similar email threat purportedly from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). The threat listed the names of the company's rigs as potential targets for militant activity. [...]	2007-03-12 11:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS173	SSH GRANT HELPS BUILD CLASSROOMS IN ENUGU [...] (U) On March 5, Poloffs visiting Enugu State commissioned three classrooms at the Comprehensive Secondary School, Oruku township. A grant from the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund funded the classrooms. Local traditional ruler Igwe Nomeh hosted the ceremony, which was attended by Pr [...]	2007-03-12 13:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV EAID ECON SOCI NI
07LAGOS175	UTOMI: OBASANJO MUST STEP DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) debacle may provide the National Assembly the impeachment fodder necessary to ensure President Obasanjo departs the presidency, said Patrick Utomi, presidential candidate for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The threat of Ec [...]	2007-03-12 15:00:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS182	DWINDLING POWER SUPPLY LEAVES LAGOS DARK [...] (U) Summary: For the past three months, Lagos State has suffered a critical diminution in its power supply. Public power supply, normally spotty at best, has become almost non-existent. This has more than doubled operating costs for businesses and households for those fortunate enough to have [...]	2007-03-13 14:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS183	CITIBANK SUFFERS WHIMS OF THE WELL-CONNECTED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 14:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS188	OYO FORECAST: VIOLENCE AND VOTING MANIPULATION [...] (C) Summary: A January visit by Poloff to Oyo State showed the return of Rashidi Ladoja to the governor's seat had further complicated the political climate of the State. People's Democratic Party (PDP) strongman Lamidi Adedibu and his ally Deputy Governor Christopher Alao-Akala continue to de [...]	2007-03-14 14:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS190	CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS LAGOS ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 22-24 visit to Lagos that rehabilitation of TIP victims needs more resources and funding. Efforts in Lagos to work with TIP victims have been overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of vi [...]	2007-03-15 09:47:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN SMIG KCRM NI
07LAGOS191	DELTA FLASH POINTS: INCREASING VOLATILITY [...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 conversation with the Consul General, Financial Derivatives Managing Director Bismarck Rewane described Niger Delta that had an increasing number of unstable flash points. Ijaw militant groups were proliferating and each offshoot was becoming more unruly and unpre [...]	2007-03-15 10:19:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS192	GOVERNOR KALU VOWS TO FIGHT OBASANJO TO THE END [...] (C) Summary: In a late February conversation with the Consul General, Progressive People's Alliance (PPA) presidential candidate Governor Orji Kalu said President Obasanjo hoped to so rankle the opposition that members of the opposition would react dramatically. Obasanjo would use that drama [...]	2007-03-15 11:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS193	CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS NATIONAL ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 20-22 visit to Abuja that Nigeria's anti-TIP network does not include the military. Victims' lack of marketable skills, parents' ignorance of the dangers of trafficking, cultural v [...]	2007-03-15 13:55:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN CODEL NI
07LAGOS194	CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS NATIONAL ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 20-22 visit to Abuja that Nigeria's anti-TIP network does not include the military. Victims' lack of marketable skills, parents' ignorance of the dangers of trafficking, cultural v [...]	2007-03-15 13:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	CODEL PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN NI
07LAGOS197	DELTA ACTIVISTS PREDICT ELECTORAL UNREST [...] (C) Summary: Ledum Mitee, President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP),told AF/W Director Phillip Carter that free and fair elections are unlikely. Both the People's Democratic Party Governorship candidates in Rivers and Delta states are unpopular with the large Ija [...]	2007-03-15 14:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS198	FIVE EUROPEAN HOSTAGES AND ONE FILIPINO RELEASED; [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Italian Agip employees held hostage since December 7 were released March 14; two Croatians and one Montenegrin working for oil service company Hydrodrive International were released March 12 after 22 days in captivity; and a Filipino Shell employee abducted February 6 was r [...]	2007-03-15 14:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS199	TRIP REPORT: AKWA IBOM INVESTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Akwa Ibom, an oil-producing state in the Niger Delta, is building an airport, an independent power plant, underground water channels, and a tourism sector to develop the state and attract private investment. The People's Democratic Party politically dominates Akwa Ibom. PDP s [...]	2007-03-15 14:53:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
07LAGOS208	NLNG'S TRAIN 6 ON LINE, TRAIN 7 FINAL INVESTMENT [...] (U) Summary: Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG),the first company in Nigeria to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the export market, will bring Train 6, now two-thirds complete, and take a final investment decision (FID) on commencement of Train 7 in early 2007. The company antic [...]	2007-03-20 07:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV ENERG NI
07LAGOS213	EDO STATE MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP, BUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit by Poloff with Global Trafficking in Persons Program Officer Amy LeMar to Edo State showed progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). Local organizations have been led by Idia Renaissance, founded by Edo State First Lady Eki Igbinedion. Igbinedion's anti-TIP [...]	2007-03-21 11:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI SMIG NI
07LAGOS215	CHINESE BUSINESS CHANGES THE PLAYING FIELD [...] (C) Summary: U.S. firms face "stiff and unfair" competition from Chinese competitors in Nigeria. In a March 12 meeting, Motorola Managing Director Raphael Udeogu (protect) said Chinese firms offered a combination of flexible financing and low product costs, as well as financial "inducements" i [...]	2007-03-21 15:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS216	CITIBANK SUFFERS WHIMS OF THE WELL-CONNECTED [...] (C) Summary: Doing business in Nigeria has its special challenges, even for a well-known international bank such as Citibank. In this instance, a loan gone bad has turned into a criminal case with Citibank and its top officials as defendants. Although Citibank received a civil court judgment a [...]	2007-03-21 15:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS217	EXPECT POLITICIANS TO HIRE ARMED GROUPS [...] (C) Summary: Some armed groups in Rivers State are for hire this election season; Ateke Tom's group will be employed by Governor Peter Odili while Soboma George will be employed by opposition groups, says Miabiye Kuromiema, Rivers indigene and former Secretary General of the Ijaw Youth Counci [...]	2007-03-22 11:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS22	ELECTION 2007: SOUTHERN PDP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES [...] (SBU) Summary. This is a survey of the results of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primaries in southern states, which took place December 9. Most candidates chosen were those who had pledged fealty to state governors or, where the governors were weak, to the PDP national lea [...]	2007-01-12 11:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS222	ENUGU STATE: AN EMERGING MODEL FOR PDP DOMINANCE [...] (C) Summary: A March 5 visit by Poloffs to Enugu State showed the People's Democratic Party (PDP) dominating the political scene and building towards the future. Controlling the PDP primary, Governor Chimaroke Nnamani chose protege Sullivan Chime as his successor. Opposition parties are wea [...]	2007-03-23 11:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS223	DESPERATION MARKS LAGOS ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In two March 15 meetings, a Progressive Peoples Alliance and a People's Democratic Party candidate gave opposing views on the likelihood of timely elections. They agreed that Lagos State would be the site of fiercely-disputed elections and thus sporadic, unpredictable violence wou [...]	2007-03-23 11:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS226	PARTY CHAIR SPEAKS OF ALLIANCES, SECURITY IN LAGOS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 meeting with Econoff, Democratic Peoples Alliance (DPA) Chairman Supo Shonibare described an alliance with the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) at the state level. This alliance, intended to capitalize on rifts within the Action Congress (AC) and People's Democratic [...]	2007-03-23 15:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS227	ANAMBRA STATE ELECTIONS: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: A visit by Poloffs to Anambra State on March 6 showed the political scene remains volatile but People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and Special Presidential Advisor Andy Uba has the upper hand in the race for the gubernatorial ticket. To bolster his chances, he likely has [...]	2007-03-26 06:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS230	FIVE EXPATS KIDNAPPED; TWO RELEASED SINCE MARCH 17 [...] On March 23, one Lebanese and one Indian national employed by the Nigerian construction company Setraco, were reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint near Warri, Delta State. Media and security sources claim these two hostages were released March 25. Also on March 23, a Dutch security manager worki [...]	2007-03-26 14:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS24	APGA REGROUPS, SEEKING TO REMAIN A FACTOR IN IGBO [...] (C) Summary: Visits with All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) officials in Enugu and Abia States reveal a bruised party looking to regain support and goodwill lost during the intraparty fighting of the last two years. A predominantly Igbo party, APGA saw apparent electoral success in the 20 [...]	2007-01-16 07:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS240	EDO: CLOSE GUBERNATORIAL RACE SPARKS VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Adams Oshiomole, the Edo State Action Congress (AC) governorship candidate, told Poloffs the People's Democratic Party (PDP) orchestrated an attack on the Edo State AC Chairman, who lost an eye, during a recent rally in Edo Central, his opponent's home territory. Professor Oser [...]	2007-03-30 14:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS241	ELECTION DAY DETAILS HAZY; EDO INEC PREPARING FOR [...] Summary: The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (ESIEC) has not yet received guidance from the Independent National Electoral Commission on how to conduct the April 14 or 21 elections. ESIEC is preparing for the elections by identifying and training polling station agents and by mer [...]	2007-03-30 14:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS248	PDP MONOPOLY SET TO CONTINUE IN EBONYI STATE [...] (C) Summary: A March 28 visit by Poloff to Ebonyi State showed the People's Democratic Party's (PDP) dominance had no signs of abating. Ebonyi State Governor Sam Egwu has used patronage to make himself the dominant political figure in the State. Egwu chose previously unheralded Martin Elechi [...]	2007-04-10 10:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS252	INTERNECINE PDP POLITICS IN IMO STATE [...] (C) Summary: A March 29 visit by Poloff to Imo State showed the feuding People's Democratic Party (PDP) still trying to determine its candidate for Governor. The April 5 Supreme Court ruling in favor of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume makes him the favorite to make the ballot. Whoever takes the PD [...]	2007-04-10 15:38:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS254	ABIA STATE GOVERNOR RACE HAS NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Poloff's visit to Abia State on March 29 showed a tight gubernatorial race. Obasanjo adversary Governor Orji Kalu steered the the Progressive People's Alliance (PPA) nomination to his Chief of Staff Theodore Orji, but Orji faces a tough challenge from People's Democratic Party ( [...]	2007-04-11 06:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS256	NOBEL LAUREATE SEES ELECTION TROUBLES, DELAYED [...] (C) Summary: In a discussion with the Consul General, political activist Wole Soyinka and leading democracy advocate Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin said a group of opposition parties, coupled with civic organizations, had planned to publicly protest the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC [...]	2007-04-11 12:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS259	LAGOS GOVERNOR SAYS ELECTIONS PREPARATION IS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 9 meeting with the Consul General, Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu said the Independent Electoral Commission's (INEC) preparations for the April 14 gubernatorial elections in Lagos State were essentially non-existent. He claimed the People's Democratic Party (PDP) pla [...]	2007-04-12 11:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS260	FORGET FREE & FAIR ELECTIONS; SMALL STEPS TO [...] (C) Summary: The People's Democratic Party (PDP) would take the presidency and most governorships as a result of the elections while the Action Congress (AC) would take the majority of the legislature, predicted Francis Sheen, a Bayelsa State official working on the PDP's presidential campai [...]	2007-04-13 09:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS261	SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST NIGERIAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Political violence in the South has been connected to acrimonious local races. The police have been biased against the opposition, and the opposition anticipates the military will show similar bias. The violence has concentrated in the Southwest because of the tight races betwee [...]	2007-04-13 11:33:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS262	AD CALLS FOR ELECTION POSTPONEMENT; QUESTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 31 meeting with Consul General, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, chairman of the pre-eminent Yoruba social Qganization Afenifere, said there have been no election preparations in Ondo State, and he proposed that the Independent National Election Commission's (INEC) failure coul [...]	2007-04-13 11:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07LAGOS264	LACK OF ELECTION PREPARATION RAISES QUESTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Election preparations in Oyo, a key southwestern state, have been scant. Neither Governor Rashidi Ladoja nor Action Congress (AC) gubernatorial candidate Taoheed Adedoja have seen voter registration lists, prototype ballots, ballot boxes, nor the hiring of sufficient numbers of [...]	2007-04-13 12:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07LAGOS265	SOUTHERN GOVERNORS SEE LITTLE INEC PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In recent separate conversations with the Consul General, Governors of Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Imo criticized the lack of electoral preparation in their states just 10 days before the gubernatorial elections. While the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will likely carry these s [...]	2007-04-13 12:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PHUM
07LAGOS266	THE "CORE" NIGER DELTA: THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the start of Nigeria's two-tiered election season, it appears that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will recapture the gubernatorial seats of the three major states of the oil rich Niger Delta. Rivers State Governor Odili, Although still smarting from being pres [...]	2007-04-13 14:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET NI PGOV
07LAGOS267	LAGOS VIOLENCE TO CONTINUE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 15:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07LAGOS269	ELECTION 2007: THE OUTLOOK FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: For the current elections, Southern Nigeria appears to follow the dictum that all politics are local. Greater attention will focus on the state gubernatorial races than on the presidential race. Few people expect a credible exercise. Most expect the People's Democratic Party (PDP [...]	2007-04-13 15:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS271	SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to the Southeast by Poloffs to discuss the up-coming April elections with political leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and journalists indicated most Nigerians in the southeast were apathetic. Our interlocutors agreed there were only three major candidates for presid [...]	2007-04-16 07:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS274	SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, [...] (C) Summary: A visit to the Southeast states of Ebonyi, Abia, and Imo on March 28-29 showed the essential presidential calculation had not changed. People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Umaru Yar'Adua was expected to win all five states in the presidential vote. However, People's Progres [...]	2007-04-17 06:05:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS279	NIGER DELTA: SIX EXPATRIATES REMAIN HOSTAGES; NO [...] Warri police confirmed to security sources that two Indian employees working for Delta Steel Company were abducted on April 16 near Warri, Delta state. 2. Two Turkish nationals working for Merpa, contracted to the Italian oil major Agip, remain hostages after being abducted from their veh [...]	2007-04-18 14:58:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS28	UTOMI BELIEVES HE MAY BE A VICE-PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential candidate Pat Utomi told the Consul General his candidacy has resonated within segments of the electorate tired of traditional Nigerian politics, which is more personality-oriented than issue-based. Utomi plans to reach out to voters [...]	2007-01-16 15:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS290	EFCC CHAIR ARGUES FOR REPLACING "OLD GUARD" [...] (S) Summary: In an April 19 conversation with the Consul General, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ribadu (STRICTLY PROTECT) declared this eection represented a contest between new reformist politicians and the old guard. Claiming electoral excesses were committed by al [...]	2007-04-26 11:09:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS291	PDP DISSONANCE ON GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 21 conversation with the Consul General, Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister, Aminu Wisdom (STRICTLY PROTECT) said the People,s Democratic Party (PDP) was split between two camps with conflicting views of the April 14 gubernatorial elections. Which view ultimately [...]	2007-04-26 11:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM NI
07LAGOS3	BAYELSA GOVERNOR WINS VICE PRESIDENTIAL BID [...] (C) Summary: Oronto Douglas, a confidant of Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan, told Poloff early December 18 that Jonathan was chosen to be PDP presidential aspirant Umaru Yar'Adua's running mate because he is well respected among Ijaw leaders such as Chief Edwin Clark, because he has [...]	2007-01-04 15:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS30	LAGOS INCREDULOUS OVER CENSUS RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: For a moment shunting aside the partisan bickering of the election season, Lagosians of all stripes and religious persuasions collectively uttered a hue and cry at the recent national census results. They reject the notion that Kano State is more populous than Lagos. Feeling [...]	2007-01-17 08:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI ECON EAID NI
07LAGOS302	UNIONS: ELECTION PROTEST ON THE TABLE BUT NOT IN [...] (C) Summary: The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC),in conjunction with the Labor and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) will celebrate the Nigerian Labor Day on May 1 with rallies in Abuja, Lagos and Benin City and with signs protesting the recent elections. As of Apr [...]	2007-04-30 15:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KDEM NI PGOV PHUM
07LAGOS303	AMERICAN CITIZEN, 4 ITALIANS AND 1 CROAT KIDNAPPED [...] (SBU) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian national were kidnapped around 5:30 AM on May 1, off the shore of Bayelsa State. Stapleton was employed by Chevron Nigeria Ltd. while the other five expatriates were working for a Chevron shipping subsidiary. The [...]	2007-05-01 09:50:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS307	SITREP 2: COMMANDER AFRICA AND MCGUYVER MAY BE [...] (C) Summary: In addition to American citizen John Stapleton, Italian nationals Raffele Pascsariello, Alfonso Frawza, Ignazio Gugliota, Mario Celetano and Croatian national Juricha Ruic were abducted May 1 from a ship owned by a supply company working for Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL). Chevr [...]	2007-05-02 14:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS309	SITREP 3: APPROXIMATELY 24 KIDNAPPED SINCE MAY 1 [...] (C) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian remain hostages after being abducted on May 1. Stapleton takes medication daily and without it, is susceptible to seizures. The Secretary to Bayelsa State Government Dr. Godknows Igali is aware of Stapleton's need [...]	2007-05-03 14:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS310	NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT IN YAR'ADUA'S HANDS; [...] (C) Summary: Dimieari Von Kemedi, Program Head of the NGO Our Niger Delta and informal adviser to Vice-President-elect Goodluck Jonathan, told Poloffs that prospects for peace in the Niger Delta region hinge on whether the incoming administration has the political will to spend the time and [...]	2007-05-03 14:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS312	POST-ELECTION MILITANT ACTIVITY ON THE UPSWING [...] Summary: Human rights activist Patrick Naagbanton told Poloff on April 24 militant leaders Soboma George and Ateke Tom reportedly met April 18 to discuss shifting from criminal to politically-motivated attacks. Naagbanton believed Rivers Governor Peter Odili bribed Soboma George and Ateke Tom [...]	2007-05-04 13:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS313	SITREP 4: BAYELSA TAKES THE LEAD; 6 AGIP HOSTAGES [...] (C) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian remain hostages after being abducted on May 1. Chevron is following Bayelsa State Government's lead in securing the hostages release and has passed to the government Stapleton's medication. Bayelsa Secretary to the [...]	2007-05-04 14:31:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS318	SITREP 5: AMCIT STILL HOSTAGE; NO PROOF OF LIFE [...] (C) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian started their seventh day as hostages. The State Security Service (SSS) could not confirm delivery of Stapleton's medication (Ref A) over the weekend and, as of May 7, had not received photos of the hostages. Chevro [...]	2007-05-07 14:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS321	SITREP 6: AMCIT REMAINS HOSTAGE; 3 PIPELINES [...] (C) Summary: After being abducted May 1, six expatriates, including American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian remain in captivity. Chevron has not received proof of life for any of the hostages. Chevron planned to pass a third care package containing food, water, clothe [...]	2007-05-08 15:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS322	SITREP 7: 5 AMCITS HELD HOSTAGE IN 2 DIFFERENT [...] (C) Summary: Four American citizen oil service workers were kidnapped May 8 from a Global Industries barge offshore Delta State. The kidnappers are presumably Bayelsa state-based. The Bayelsa State Government and Chevron have received information suggestive of proof of life for American cit [...]	2007-05-09 16:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS323	OONI OF IFE CALLS YAR'ADUA "RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB" [...] (C) Summary: A close supporter of President Obasanjo, the Ooni of Ife, believes Yar'Adua is "the right man for the job" of President. The Ooni believes opposition criticisms of the election, although strident, will yield little concrete action and will dissipate quickly. The Ooni was collabor [...]	2007-05-09 16:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS325	PDP INSIDER: LISTS MENU OF OPTIONS FOR PACIFYING [...] (C) Summary: The People's Democratic Party (PDP) should seek new elections in some areas to appease the political opposition rather than allow the opposition to challenge the party's candidates in court. Judicial challenges would expose the depth of election rigging, Francis Sheen, PDP insi [...]	2007-05-10 07:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS331	SITREP 8: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens abducted from Global Industries' Cheyenne barge on May 8 near Delta State were allowed to call their families the following day, thereby providing proof of life. The kidnappers of the four Americans purportedly demanded all expatriates depart Nigeria, Chev [...]	2007-05-10 15:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS332	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT'S EVOLVING PLANS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Vice President-elect Goodluck Jonathan told Consul General the new administration would immediately address the Niger Delta crisis and the problems of inadequate electrical power generation. Secretary of Bayelsa State Government Dr. Godknows Igali envisions providing militants a [...]	2007-05-10 16:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS336	SITREP 9: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; COMPANY [...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens abducted from Global Industries' Cheyenne barge on May 8 remain hostages. Company representatives planned to meet Delta State Secretary and Governor-elect Emmanuel Uduaghan later today, May 11. One hostage, Amcit Faller, told his wife via cell phone the ca [...]	2007-05-11 15:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS337	SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE THROUGH MARCH [...] This is a roundup of recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables. --------------------------- Section 1 - Re [...]	2007-05-14 12:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KIRF NI
07LAGOS338	SITREP 10: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; ITALIANS [...] (C) Summary: American citizens Kevin Faller, Christopher Gay, Michael Rousell, and Larry Plake, abducted May 8 remain hostages. The hostages' employer, Global Industries, has not met Delta State officials despite several attempts. American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians, and one Croat [...]	2007-05-14 15:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS343	BABANGIDA CONFIDANT FORESEES POST-INAUGURATION [...] (S) Summary: In an April 28 conversation with the Consul General, Professor Ukande Damachi, confidant to former military head of state Ibrahim Babangida, said Babangida and many other former general officers allied to him were furious at the manner the Independent National Electoral Commission [...]	2007-05-15 14:20:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS344	SITREP 11: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; POOR DELTA [...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens employed by Global Industries (GI) abducted May 8 remain hostages. Telephone calls from the four Americans have escalated their families' anxieties. GI plans to send representatives to meet Delta State government officials. Chevron's six employees, inclu [...]	2007-05-15 16:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS347	SITREP 12: PROOF OF LIFE FOR AMCIT STAPLETON; [...] (C) Summary: Amcit John Stapleton called Chevron representatives May 16 to say that he and the other five captives are well, and have received the medicines sent to them. The militants are demanding a generator and a source of potable water in exchange for release of the hostages. Four Ameri [...]	2007-05-16 16:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS348	IJAW RULER: ATTACKS WILL CONTINUE 2-3 MONTHS AS [...] (C) Summary: A paramount Ijaw Ruler from Warri, Delta State, described the recent spate of militant attacks as a "send off" gift for President Obasanjo and a warning to the incoming Administration that Niger Delta Ijaws would not abide the status quo. "Jomo Gbomo" and "Cynthia White" are sp [...]	2007-05-16 16:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS355	SITREP 13: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Amcit John Stapleton, four Italians, and one Croatian remain hostages. Despite the May 16 attack on Bayelsa Governor Goodluck Jonathan's house, Chevron has decided not to alter its release plan. Secretary to the State Government Dr. Godknows Igali said he was actively pursuing [...]	2007-05-17 15:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS359	SITREP 14: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; MEDS [...] (C) Summary: Chevron's six expatriate employees, American citizen John Stapleton, one Croatian and four Italians, begin their eighteenth day as hostages. Dr. Godknows Igali, Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, continues to use SIPDIS other militant groups to pressure Victor Ebikabow [...]	2007-05-18 15:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS362	SITREP 15: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; KIDNAPPERS [...] (C) Summary: Chevron's six expatriate employees, American citizen John Stapleton, one Croatian and four Italians, kidnapped May 1 remain hostages. The abductors have complained Chevron's welfare packages are too small; the company plans to deliver another package of medication, water, and a [...]	2007-05-21 16:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS363	ATTACK ON VP-ELECT'S HOUSE MARKS THIRD ATTACK IN [...] (C) Vice President-elect Governor Goodluck Jonathan's country residence in Bayelsa State was attacked early morning on May 16. According to press reports, militants approached the house by boat, fired shots and detonated dynamite, purportedly killing one policeman. Jonathan left Yenagoa imm [...]	2007-05-21 16:28:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS367	SITREP 16: 5 AMCITS, 2 INDIANS, 1 LEBANESE, 1 [...] (C) Summary: Six expatriates employed by Chevron, including American citizen John Stapleton, begin their twenty-second day in captivity. Bayelsa Secretary to the State Government Dr. Igali and Chevron suspect the hostages will be released by May 29. Four American citizens held captive in De [...]	2007-05-22 15:43:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL

07LAGOS368	OIL SECTOR LABOR UNIONS THREATEN MAY 24-25 STRIKE [...] According to press reports, workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will wear red starting May 21 in protest of the recent Bureau of Public Enterprise's (BPE) sale of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries and Stallion House in Lagos. If the Federal Government fails to [...]	2007-05-22 16:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KDEM NI PGOV PHUM
07LAGOS372	SITREP 17: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES [...] (C) American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians, and one Croatian remain hostages after being kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 1. As of May 23, the State Security Service (SSS) emissary had not delivered Chevron's welfare package containing water, soft drinks, food and naira [...]	2007-05-23 16:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS376	SITREP 18: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; 22 EXPATS [...] (C) Summary: On May 23, a welfare package was reportedly delivered to Chevron's six expatriate employees, including American citizen John Stapleton, who are being held hostage in Bayelsa State. The State Security Service (SSS) emissary told Chevron that the Bayelsa State Government had promis [...]	2007-05-24 14:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS388	WITH EVIDENT FRUSTRATION, OYO STATE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: During a May 9 visit by Poloff to Ibadan, interlocutors expressed their consternation over how the recent elections were conducted while the opposition discussed their support for the electoral tribunals. All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) gubernatorial candidate Abiola Ajimobi pl [...]	2007-05-25 12:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS389	SITREP 19: EIGHT AMCITS HOSTAGE MAY 25 IN THREE [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, nine expatriates, including American citizens Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and Richard Moore employed by TransCoastal, were abducted from three vessels in the riverine area near Sangana, Bayelsa State. May 25 was the twenty-fifth day of captivity for Chevron employees [...]	2007-05-25 13:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS392	CIVIL SOCIETY SEEKS TO ENGAGE THE POPULACE TO JOIN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 21 meeting with Poloff, Chairman of the Coalition for Democracy and Rule of Law (CODERL) and Pronaco Media and Publicity Director Wale Okunniyi discussed the election, Pronaco's proposed new constitution, and plans for future protests. Civil society organizations will pa [...]	2007-05-25 16:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS394	SITREP 20: 3 AMCIT LIVES THREATENED; 8 AMCITS [...] (C) Summary: On May 27, a news source reported the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND),"Bayelsa State Chapter," issued Nigeria's Federal Government a May 29 deadline to release jailed militant leader Dokubo Asari or "risk the death of seven expatriate oil workers", includ [...]	2007-05-27 20:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS395	SITREP 21: 8 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES, GON RECEIVED [...] (C) Summary: According to the Minister of Information, the GON had not received any ultimatum to release jailed militant leader Dokubo Asari or risk the death of seven expatriates, including three American hostages, as reported in the press on May 27 (Ref A). On the eve of the May 29 inaugur [...]	2007-05-28 12:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS399	SITREP 22: MEND ATTACKS KIDNAPPERS; 8 AMCITS [...] (C) Summary: Global Industries (GI) believes its four American employees are now under militant leader Tom Polo's custody and there could be a May 30 release. Three American citizens kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 25 remain hostage but are well, Amcit Shane McMorris said on M [...]	2007-05-30 15:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS403	SITREP 23: 4 AMCITS RELEASED MAY 30, 4 REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens, Kevin Faller, Christopher Gay, Michael Rousell and Larry Plake, employed by Global Industries (GI) and taken hostage on May 8, offshore Delta State, were released on May 30. Three American citizens employed by TransCoastal and seven other individuals begi [...]	2007-05-31 11:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS409	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT GOODLUCK JONATHAN BIO [...] (C) Summary: Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan's studied loyalty to his predecessor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, his humility, and his comparative honesty (by Nigerian standards) are reportedly reasons President Obasanjo chose him as Umaru Yar'Adua's vice presidential running mate. Jonatha [...]	2007-06-01 13:28:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL NI
07LAGOS412	SITREP 24: 4 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES, WOMEN & [...] (C) Summary: Three American citizens, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino and one Nigerian employed by TransCoastal and kidnapped on May 25 remain hostages. Six Chevron employees, including American citizen John Stapleton, begin their second month in captivity. On May 31 [...]	2007-06-01 15:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS413	MACROECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK [...] (U) Summary: On May 24, risk analysis firm Economic Associates organized a seminar during which Lagos Business School Professor Doyin Salami offered an assessment of the current and medium-term macroeconomic climate in Nigeria. High global commodity prices have resulted in an export boom, and [...]	2007-06-01 16:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS414	RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR INDIVIDUAL STATES [...] (U) Summary: On May 24, risk analysis firm Economic Associates organized a seminar during which Country and State Risk Analyst, Economic Associates, Olly Owen, presented a risk-assessment tool developed by Economic Associates that rates all 36 Nigerian states on economic, societal, political, [...]	2007-06-01 16:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS415	SITREP 25: 1 AMCIT RELEASED, 3 REMAIN HOSTAGES; 4 [...] (SBU) American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian kidnapped on May 1 off the shore of Bayelsa State were released from captivity on June 2 to Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva. All six hostages are said to be "in good condition." The six individuals are expected to de [...]	2007-06-02 15:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS419	SITREP 26: 3 AMCITS, 33 EXPATRIATES REMAIN HOSTAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 36 expatriates are being held hostage in the Niger Delta, including three American citizens kidnapped May 25 off the shore of Bayelsa State. Since June 1, 12 expatriates, no American citizens, have been abducted in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states. Twelve Indian nati [...]	2007-06-04 12:56:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS422	SITREP 27: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE IN BAYELSA STATE [...] (SBU) Three American TransCoastal employees (Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and Richard Moore),four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino, and one Nigerian begin their eleventh day in captivity. The ten individuals were kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 25. ----- [...]	2007-06-05 13:38:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS427	SITREP 28: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE; TRANSCOASTAL [...] (C) American nationals Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and Richard Moore, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino, and one Nigerian remain hostages. TransCoastal believes the 10 hostages have been divided into two groups; one group of four and one group of six. According to Tr [...]	2007-06-06 15:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS434	SITREP 29: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE [...] (C) Three American citizens, Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and Richard Moore, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino, and one Nigerian remain hostages after being kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 25. TransCoastal (TCO) said they last had contact with the host [...]	2007-06-07 11:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS435	TANKER DRIVERS MOLLIFIED WITH PARKING LOT [...] On June 6, the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) union under the Nation Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Employees (NUPENG) suspended their strike which began on June 4. According to a NUPENG representative, the lack of a parking area forced tanker drivers to park along bridges outside Lagos c [...]	2007-06-07 11:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NI
07LAGOS436	FORMER DELTA STATE OFFICIAL APPLAUDS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with Poloff, Chief Evance O. Ivwurie, former Commissioner for Special Duties (Project Monitoring) under Governor James Ibori's administration in Delta State, lauded the state government's efforts to provide potable water and education and blamed the federal an [...]	2007-06-07 13:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS437	SITREP 30: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE; UK ENGAGING GON [...] (C) On June 8, ten hostages kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 25 begin their third week in captivity. TransCoastal (TCO) representatives told us on June 7 that they believe Amcit Bobbie Tyner, two British nationals, and the South African hostage are being held by "The General," [...]	2007-06-08 12:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS439	ELECTION TRIBUNALS GET UNDERWAY IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In several states of Southern Nigeria, the election tribunals are underway. The expectation is the tribunals will begin deciding cases in the next few months. The opposition hopes the recent independent decisions by the judiciary will continue in the election tribunals, and ov [...]	2007-06-08 16:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS44	DELTA STATE: IJAWS' FRUSTRATION INCREASES [...] (C) Summary: In a January 6 conversation with Consul General, Ijaw businessman Joseph Penawou warned of the feud starting to percolate between Delta State Governor Ibori and the Ijaw community in Warri. According to Penawou, the lack of political concessions to the Ijaw community has embittered [...]	2007-01-23 11:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS442	SITREP 31: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE; GOVERNOR [...] (C) American citizens Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris and Richard Moore, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino and one Nigerian national kidnapped offshore Bayelsa State on May 25 remain hostage. On June 11, TransCoastal (TCO) reported there has been "no real change" to the si [...]	2007-06-11 15:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS445	SITREP 32: 13 HOSTAGES, INCLUDING 3 AMCITS, [...] (C) Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva and TransCoastal (TCO) representatives confirmed the June 11 release of American citizens Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris and Richard Moore, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino and one Nigerian national, who were kidnapped offshore Bayelsa St [...]	2007-06-12 14:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS447	OGUN STATE: PDP SUGGESTS TRY HARDER NEXT TIME, AS [...] (C) Summary: In Ogun State, the bitter aftermath of the elections brought garlands for the victors and disappointment for supporters of free and fair elections. The ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) believe they have ushered in a new wave of reform in the state and argue the opposition f [...]	2007-06-13 15:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS452	DELTA STATE GOVERNOR TO SEEK AMNESTY FOR MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, a Delta State government official, told Poloff that Ijaw militants in Delta State offered their support to current Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan when he was campaigning in the state in April. Many militants want to leave the creeks and r [...]	2007-06-15 14:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS457	SUPREME COURT UPENDS ANAMBRA STATE POLITICS BY [...] (SBU) Summary: Peter Obi, the proverbial cat with nine lives, was granted yet another return to office when the Supreme Court ruled that he should remain the Governor of Anambra State until 2010, giving him a full four-year term and making null and void the state's April 2007 gubernatorial el [...]	2007-06-19 07:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS459	ASARI'S RELEASE IS NOT A PANACEA FOR THE NIGER [...] (C) Summary: Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF) leader, Dokubo Asari, was released on bail by the Abuja High Court on June 14. Despite the release of 10 Indian national hostages on June 15, militants have warned the federal government and multinational companies that Asari's release [...]	2007-06-20 13:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS48	SELECTION OF PDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CAUSES RIFT [...] (C) Summary: Many influential PDP members were stunned by President Obasanjo,s unalloyed, convention-eve endorsement of Katsina Governor Umaru Yar,Adua as PDP presidential candidate, presidential advisor Lawal Batagarawa told Consul General. Obasanjo,s somewhat Delphic selection of Yar,Adua, a [...]	2007-01-24 09:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS480	YAR'ADUA & LABOR RELATIONS MAY IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary: It was not until President Yar'Adua directly negotiated with the NLC and TUC labor leaders in a closed-door session that the 2007 national labor strike was resolved, according to Denja Yaqub, Assistant Secretary to the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC). Yar'Adua reportedly told the l [...]	2007-06-28 11:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NI
07LAGOS481	EDO STATE ELECTION TRIBUNAL POSSIBLY BRIBED BY PDP [...] (U) Adams Oshiomole, Action Congress (AC) governorship candidate and former President of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC),has challenged recently-elected Governor Oserheimen Osunbor of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State Election Tribunal. Oshiomole was largely viewed as one [...]	2007-06-28 11:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS482	SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE THROUGH JUNE [...] (U) This is a roundup of recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. --------------------------- Section 1 - Respect for the Integrity of the Person ---------------- [...]	2007-06-28 15:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ELAB KIRF NI
07LAGOS485	VP JONATHAN MEETS MILITANT & COMMUNITY LEADERS IN [...] (C) Summary: On June 28, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan visited the Gbaramatu riverine community in Delta State and discussed ways forward with militant and traditional leaders. An Ijaw youth leader from Delta State offered prescriptive efforts the government could take to bring peace to th [...]	2007-07-02 15:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS487	RIVERS KIDNAPPERS UP THE ANTE: ABDUCT BRITISH CHILD [...] (U) Rivers State police confirmed that on July 5, a three-year-old British girl, was kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on her way to school. This is the second time expatriate children have been kidnapped in the Niger Delta; the first incident involved two Indian children who were ab [...]	2007-07-06 08:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS492	BRITISH GIRL RELEASED; 2 EXPATS KIDNAPPED OFFSHORE [...] (SBU) On July 8, three-year-old British national Margaret Hill was released near Ogbakiri, Rivers State, after being abducted three days earlier in Port Harcourt (Reftel). No further details are known regarding her release; however, press reports suggest no ransom was paid to secure Hill's r [...]	2007-07-09 15:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS493	POLITICAL INSIDER ON NIGER DELTA & EFCC [...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Oronto Douglas, human rights lawyer and confidant of Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, said Jonathan will continue to meet with Delta and Bayelsa state militants throughout July in order to gain community input on how to improve the Niger Delta. The Niger Delta Develo [...]	2007-07-10 11:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS494	PROSPECTS FOR POWER SECTOR REMAIN DIM [...] Summary: At an American Business Council (ABC) meeting on May 28, Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC),Ransome Owan, discussed plans for the Nigerian power sector. To an audience of professionals in the private sector, including stakeholders such as General Electr [...]	2007-07-10 13:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS5	NIGERIANS SUFFER HUGE LOSSES FROM POWER OUTAGES [...] (U) Summary: Despite the GON,s moves to privatize and restructure the power sector, Nigerians continue to suffer from inadequate power. Industrial and domestic consumers decry the state of the power sector in the last five months. Most Nigerians involved in small-scale enterprises spend naira [...]	2007-01-05 15:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS502	IJAW MILITANTS ANNOUNCE CEASEFIRE; DESOPADEC BOARD [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, Ijaw militant leaders agreed to a 90-day ceasefire during which government could address their interests, which focus on gaining greater control over local government areas and resources. However, Rivers State criminal/militant leaders Ateke Tom and Soboma George did [...]	2007-07-13 09:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS506	SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR JUNE 2007 [...] (U) Summary: This cable is a summary of recent political events in the Southern Nigeria political region. End summary. -------------------------------------- Popular South East Party Conspicuously Absent from Unity Government Proposal -------------------------------------- 2. (C) Cons [...]	2007-07-17 12:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS507	AES - UPDATE ON CONTRACT DISPUTE [...] (U) Summary: On July 11, AES Nigeria Barge Ltd. (AES),a U.S. power services company, met with President Umaru Yar'Adua to discuss an on-going tax exemption dispute (reftel). The meeting was attended by all stakeholders, including the Ministry of Finance and Energy, Federal Inland Revenue Servi [...]	2007-07-17 14:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS514	MILITANT DELEGATION TO ASO ROCK JULY 19, RIVERS [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Niger Delta militants again met in Delta State and agreed to send a delegation to Aso Rock on July 19 to meet President Yar'Adua and Vice President Jonathan. In a separate but related move, Rivers militant/criminal leaders publicly renounced violence. The militants [...]	2007-07-19 10:01:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS522	IFC VILLAGE TELEPHONY PROJECT UNDERWAY IN NIGERIA [...] Summary: The International Finance Corporation would create, at a minimum, 1000 businesses for rural women and extend mobile phone network coverage to rural areas. The Village Phone Project would also expand the capacity of microfinance institutions to manage small-scale loans. This project wa [...]	2007-07-25 15:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EIND NI PGOV PREL EINV
07LAGOS525	OYO STATE FACES A SUMMER OF DISCONTENT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff's visit to Oyo State showed Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala enjoying no political honeymoon following his election in the controversial April poll. The civil service is on strike and after an outburst of violence between strikers and transport workers loyal to Akala, attempts [...]	2007-07-26 13:04:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS526	MASSOB PRESSES FOR UWAZURUIKE'S RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) explained to Poloff the case of their detained leader, Ralph Uwazuruike, in prison on treason charges. MASSOB claimed President Umaru Yar'Adua should release Uwazuruike as he has rele [...]	2007-07-26 13:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS540	FORMER BAYELSA GOVERNOR PLEADS GUILTY TO [...] (U) On July 26, the Lagos High Court sentenced former Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha to two years in prison for corruption. Alamieyeseigha pleaded guilty to six of the thirty-three counts of corruption, with each count carrying a two-year sentence. However, the judge declared [...]	2007-07-27 14:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS549	BANKING SECTOR EXPANDS; PRIVATE EQUITY "DOES" DEVELOPMENT [...] On July 17, Trina Rand, International Economist, and Michael Ruffner, Director, Office of Technical Assistance, U.S. Department of Treasury, met with a series of representatives of the financial sector to discuss macroeconomic health and developments in the banking sector since consolidation. C [...]	2007-08-02 15:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS550	NIGERIAN MINING SECTOR REPLETE WITH CHALLENGES AND [...] Summary: On July 15, US Trade and Development Agency officials met with representatives of the private mining sector and the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency. They discussed the untapped opportunities in the mining sector since the passage of the 2006 Minerals and Mining legislation. The great [...]	2007-08-02 15:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS551	KEY ECONOMIC OBSERVER CAUTIONS AGAINST "IRRATIONAL [...] Summary: In a July 17 meeting with Trina Rand, International Economist, and Michael Ruffner, Director, Office of Technical Assistance, U.S. Department of Treasury, Financial Derivatives Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bismarck Rewane described some of the risks in the Nigerian economy. While Rewa [...]	2007-08-03 12:01:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS560	USTDA EXPLORES WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS WITH LAGOS STATE [...] Summary: On a July 16 visit to the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA),United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) representatives Enoh Ebong and Pierce Davis and LAWMA Managing Director Ola Oresanya discussed USTDA's previous grant to the Lagos State Ministry of Environment, in w [...]	2007-08-08 09:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV PGOV NI
07LAGOS562	LAGOS SUPPORT PLATFORMS FOR DEEPWATER OIL AND GAS [...] Summary: ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell have called for creation in Lagos of a modern industrial and support services base to support their deepwater exploration, construction and production. Deepwater oil and gas expenditures in Nigeria currently total USD 10 billion per year. Two companies [...]	2007-08-08 14:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS565	CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVE ARGUES MASS VOTER [...] (C) Summary: Civil society activist Abiodun Aremu of the United Action for Democracy (UAD) told Poloff there was a failure to protest the April elections because of sparse voter education and widespread apathy toward the elections and politics in general. Aremu contended that civil society s [...]	2007-08-09 10:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS567	NIGER DELTA: HOSTAGE TAKING & DEATH, PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) Summary: On August 12, a foreign hostage of an unidentified nationality reportedly died in Bayelsa State en route to a hospital. On August 10, a British National was kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on his way to work. On August 8, the son of a Bayelsa State legislator was report [...]	2007-08-13 12:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS570	NIGERIA: Exxon Official Highlights Threats and [...] (U) Summary: An Exxon Mobil Official confirmed that 500,000 - 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil is currently shut-in in the Niger Delta. The cost of rig renting has risen from USD 40,000 - 50,000 to approximately USD 200,000 per day, while a Niger Delta security premium of 10 - 40 percent ha [...]	2007-08-14 10:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI NI
07LAGOS575	GOVERNOR OBI'S SUMMER OF OPTIMISM IN ANAMBRA STATE [...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 visit by Pol-econ chief to Anambra State, Governor Peter Obi optimistically believed with the court cases finally resolved in his favor, now was the time for Anambra State to be the "Light of the Nation". Political observers agree that Obi has an opening to transform [...]	2007-08-15 11:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS578	PORT HARCOURT VIOLENCE RESUMES; ATTACKERS IDENTITY [...] (C) Despite the increased deployment of military troops to Port Harcourt, Rivers State following the August 6-12 violence (Reftel),post has confirmed reports that serious fighting and the possible use of explosives broke out throughout the city on August 16. Fighting and violence has been r [...]	2007-08-16 14:56:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS580	EBONYI STATE EXPERIENCES A SEAMLESS TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 31 visit by Pol-econ chief to Ebonyi State, Governor Martin Elechi praised U.S. involvement in Nigeria and cited his top priorities as reforming the civil service and promoting development. Some observers contended Elechi's bureaucratic experience and acumen would bene [...]	2007-08-17 14:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS590	NIGERIA: Aviation Briefs [...] (SBU) Virgin Nigeria passed the Shell Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Group Audit of Flight Operations and Airworthiness/Quality in August. Virgin Nigeria representatives said the airline scored better than Aero Contractors, Arik Air, and Bristows. A successful outcome in this audit sanct [...]	2007-08-23 11:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI
07LAGOS591	CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently-installed Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola told HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne August 21 he was determined to improve Lagos's miserable physical condition. Roads, power, water, and sanitation were in a shocking state and totally inadequate to cope wi [...]	2007-08-23 12:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
07LAGOS592	ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES: CBN NEW MONETARY POLICY [...] (SBU) Economic analysts see the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) new economic policy, including redenomination of the naira, as a cosmetic makeover offering few economic improvements. One analyst thought the new policy could succeed if it were harmonized with macroeconomic policy objectives. End [...]	2007-08-23 14:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS594	NIGER DELTA PRESCRIPTIONS BY COMMUNITY LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 20, Niger Delta community leaders told the Acting Consul General cultist groups were responsible for recent violence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and said these groups hijacked the Niger Delta struggle. These leaders each offered different prescriptions for improvi [...]	2007-08-24 14:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS601	OSHIOMHOLE DISCUSSES TRIBUNAL, ECONOMICS, YAR'ADUA [...] (C) Summary: Adams Oshiomhole was granted access to voting materials by the Edo State Election Tribunal; he expressed interest in hiring foreign forensic analysts to examine the ballots to prepare his case. Oshiomhole predicted the Tribunal would decide his claim to have won the April guberna [...]	2007-08-29 10:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS602	NIGERIA ANNOUNCES REORGANIZATION OF ENERGY SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 29, the Government of Nigeria announced the decision to "unbundle" the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and to create five new independent agencies. International oil companies (IOCs) were aware of the plan to restructure, but did not expect it to take p [...]	2007-08-30 15:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS603	Southern Election Tribunals [...] (SBU) Summary: Election Tribunals in southern states are rejecting challenges to their jurisdiction and affirming rights granted petitioners under the Electoral Act. Nonetheless, Governors elected in Nigeria's deeply flawed April 14 election continue to use every means the law allows to assur [...]	2007-08-30 15:52:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS605	A POLITICAL NOVICE TAKES OVER IN ENUGU STATE [...] (C) Summary: Enugu state has continued to live up to its reputation for political intrigue. After an election fraught with violence and controversy, newly-inaugurated Enugu State People's Democratic Party (PDP) Governor Sullivan Chime distanced himself from his political patron, former Governo [...]	2007-09-05 10:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS607	CODEL PAYNE'S MEETING WITH LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently-installed Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola told HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne August 21 he was determined to improve Lagos's miserable physical condition. Roads, power, water, and sanitation were in a shocking state and totally inadequate to cope wi [...]	2007-09-05 10:35:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
07LAGOS609	A LOOK BACK: OBASANJO REVIEWS HIS PRESIDENCY WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an August 21 meeting with HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne, former President Olusegun Obasanjo said he would attend former President Clinton's Global Institute from September 26-28, dates which coincide with the second week of plenary sessions of the U.N. General Ass [...]	2007-09-05 10:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO NI
07LAGOS62	SITREP #5: SSS INVOLVEMENT IN NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) The Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group met January 29. The Nigerian State Security Services (SSS) had been in contact with the kidnappers and reported that all three hostages were well. The Director of the SSS Alhaji Kola Adeshina, has been personally involved in the release negotiations and [...]	2007-01-31 16:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC KCRM NI
07LAGOS621	NIGER DELTA NGOS WARN FG ON IJAW FOCUS; CARMEN [...] (C) Summary: While Niger Delta militants have been in dialogue with the Federal and state governments, non-violent and non-Ijaw groups said they feel left out and have threatened to turn to violence to make their voices heard. In Delta State, a U.S. company leads a private-public venture inte [...]	2007-09-11 10:05:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS622	MILITANTS SEIZE PDP CHIEFTAINS IN ONDO STATE; MEND [...] (U) On September 9, militants claiming to be members of Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) seized 11 chieftains of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, a state which had previously been unscathed by kidnapping activity. However, a MEND spokesperson disclaimed [...]	2007-09-11 14:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS624	SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR JULY/AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Musings on the national political scene. Imo State Governor appoints Iwu family members. MASSOB leaders dismiss Yar'Adua's promise to pay Biafran pensions as propaganda. Some biographical tidbits on the new ministers. End summary. --------------------------------- Musings o [...]	2007-09-12 08:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR NI
07LAGOS628	NDDC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME; NGO SEEKS LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) told international oil companies (IOCs) it would pursue community-driven development in pilot communities in 2008, and if successful, in all nine NDDC states by 2009. Bill Knight, Executive Director of Pro-Natura International, though [...]	2007-09-17 14:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS629	Struggles Over State Electoral Commissions Precede LGA [...] (U) Summary: Elections in the 353 Local Government Area (LGA) Councils of Nigeria's 17 southern states are scheduled to be held in the last quarter of this year. Struggles continue over control of the State Electoral Commissions which handle the LGA electoral process. End Summary. --------- [...]	2007-09-18 10:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS632	TOM POLO SUPPORTS NONVIOLENCE YOUTH TRAINING IN [...] (SBU) Sheriff Mulade, President of the Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC),told Poloff approximately 200 youths from Gbaramatu and Ijaw Kingdoms in Delta state attended a non-violence sensitization program September 10-14. Presenters at the Riverine Host Community Youth Orientation Program were la [...]	2007-09-18 15:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS633	WHO WILL GET NIGERIA'S NATURAL GAS? [...] XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX PLEASE ZFR IMI ZFR LAGOS 0633 IMI 0633 AND BLANK ALL ASSOCIATED MCNS, AND NEW MSG WILL BE SEND WITH NEW MCN AND MRN.XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ZFR ZFR [...]	2007-09-19 13:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS638	ND SPOT REPORT: OKAH ARRESTED, MILITARY PRESENCE [...] (C) Security sources reported on September 18 that criminal arms dealer Henry Okah, known to work in South Africa, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria (Reftel),had been arrested in Angola. According to a press report, Okah is awaiting extradition to Equatorial Guinea where he will face criminal c [...]	2007-09-20 11:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS64	NIGER DELTA:"STATE OF INSURRECTION" PART II [...] (C) Summary: During a January 21 conversation with the Consul General, Bayelsa State Secretary Godknows Igali stressed that the activity of militant groups in the Niger Delta was approximating a "state of insurrection." Amending previous estimates of aggregate militant strength, Igali asserted [...]	2007-02-02 07:57:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS640	WHO WILL GET NIGERIA'S NATURAL GAS? (CORRECTED [...] (C) Summary: Godwin Billy Agha, Deputy Director, Gas Division, Department of Petroleum Resources told Pol-Econ Chief that the Government of Nigeria (GON) has shifted its priorities from gas to export to gas for domestic use. Currently, there is not enough gas to feed into export projects awai [...]	2007-09-20 15:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS642	YAR'ADUA RELEASES EXCESS CRUDE FUNDS; SYLVA [...] (C) Summary: Bayelsa State received USD 64 million from the Federal excess crude account; the state rarely received allocations from the account under former President Obasanjo. Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva, an outsider foisted on the state from Abuja, is slowly working his way through gov [...]	2007-09-21 13:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS644	RUMORS SURFACE ABOUT FUTURE OF NIGERIAN LNG PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: The head of a major gas project in Nigeria says there are indications that plans for the OK liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant will not proceed. He also said new gas tax legislation could cripple future gas exploration and production in Nigeria. A Shell managing director reports [...]	2007-09-24 15:20:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS645	CHEVRON CONTEMPLATES BYPASSING ELP TO LINK TO WEST [...] (C) Summary: The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP),originally scheduled for completion in December 2006, has stalled repeatedly. Vandalism to the Escravos to Lagos Pipeline (ELP) is slowing the flow of gas to existing facilities and threatens Nigeria's ability to supply gas to the WAGP. Che [...]	2007-09-24 16:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS646	Southern Nigeria Economic Update [...] (U) Summary: Lagos analysts estimate that Nigeria's inflation rate is as high as 10.97 percent in contrast with the 4.8 percent recorded by the Bureau of Statistics in July. A major Lagos textile mill, Atlantic Textile Mill, was forced to close because of unfavorable business environment, maki [...]	2007-09-25 06:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI
07LAGOS647	SENATOR SEES OIL COMPANY MALFEASANCE, PROMISES [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman of the Nigerian Senate's Upstream Petroleum Committee said Chevron had grossly inflated the cost of building its Escravos gas to liquids (GTL) plant. He accused Shell of the same in the construction of its Bonga offshore facility and said Nigeria should use Shell's [...]	2007-09-25 07:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS652	IJAW YOUTH LEADER: GON TAKING POSITIVE STEPS; IOCS [...] (C) Summary: According to Chris Ekiyor, recently-elected President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC),the Ijaw youth delegation meeting with the Federal Government went well as Yar'Adua's administration has expressed much interest in including Niger Delta indigenes in talks to lower regional un [...]	2007-09-26 10:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS653	PRIVATIZATION LEADERS PRAISE PREVIOUS USG [...] (SBU) Summary: The leaders of Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) expressed their appreciation for US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) support in Nigeria, but noted that American financial assistance for privatization had c [...]	2007-09-26 10:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS654	NIGERIA: SECOND PHASE OF BANK CONSOLIDATION UNDERWAY [...] (U) Summary: Another phase of bank consolidation in the wake of successful recapitalization of banks in 2005 pursuant to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) banking reform is underway. Many banks are going to the stock market to raise capital. Banks which had criticized the CBN directive to recap [...]	2007-09-26 14:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV NI
07LAGOS663	NIGERIA SEEKS ADVICE FROM PRESTIGIOUS ECONOMIC, [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Theodore Craig, Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State, Mansur Ahmed, Managing Director of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and Wole Olanipekun, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, said President Yar'Adua has asked advice from [...]	2007-10-05 10:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS664	NIGERIAN SHRIMPING INDUSTRY DECRIES PIRATE ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent Turtle Excluder Device (TED) inspection visit, many Nigerian shrimp companies told the Poloff that pirates have boarded their boats, robbed their crew and equipment, and confiscated their catches. Eight Nigerian shrimp companies operate approximately 150 boats i [...]	2007-10-05 10:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OES PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS67	SITREP 7: PROOF OF LIFE FOR NIGERIAN HOSTAGE [...] (C) The Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group met February 2. American citizen Bill Graham and British National Neil Mirrlees remain in captivity. Proof of life was established for the third hostage, Ezekiel Akwa, who is a Nigerian employed as a driver by Pivot, when he spoke to Pivot's Wole Osinu [...]	2007-02-02 14:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS672	LAGOS COMMISSIONERS ON SECURITY & DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Theodore Craig, Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State, two Lagos State Commissioners explained that relations between Lagos Governor Fashola and President Yar'Adua are strong, that Yar'Adua has agreed to expand a major expressway from four to 16 la [...]	2007-10-10 15:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS684	NIGERIA'S DOCK WORKERS ON STRIKE [...] (U) The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) went on strike on October 18 to support a non-unionized group of Apapa terminal dockworkers. The Apapa dockworkers are legally recognized as casual employees and, therefore, unable to organize or receive guaranteed conditions of service. (Note [...]	2007-10-19 14:04:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS685	NIGERIA'S EDO STATE RIVEN OVER TRIBUNALS, LG ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal has been sitting daily to expedite proceedings, but has no jurisdiction to hear complaints alleging violent intimidation of witnesses. Edo State opposition parties will boycott November local government elections. Sitting Governor Osunbor' [...]	2007-10-19 14:15:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS686	KALU'S CORRUPTION TRIAL PITCHES EFCC AGAINST ATTORNEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) trial of former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu has set the EFCC and Attorney General (AG),Michael Aondoaaka, on a collision course. Aondoaaka wants the EFCC to discontinue Kalu's trial in obedience to an earlier Abia State [...]	2007-10-22 12:40:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS688	PRISON RIOT SPARKS DEBATE ON PRISON REFORM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Several prisoners died recently during an attempted jail break in a federal prison in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Government of Nigeria (GON) pledged to institute lasting prison reform that would improve prisoners' living conditions. However, human rights activists argued that no mean [...]	2007-10-22 12:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS690	MOSOP PRESIDENT: EFCC MUST CHARGE CORRUPT [...] (C) Summary: The relative calm in Port Harcourt, Rivers State is misleading as state government officials have contributed to the violence, rather than decreased it. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) must hold government officials responsible for corruption and complicity i [...]	2007-10-22 13:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI
07LAGOS691	NIGER DELTA: 3 NON-AMERICAN EXPATS KIDNAPPED [...] (SBU) Militants in 20-30 speed boats attacked a Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) support vessel at the EA Field offshore Bayelsa state around 20:45 on October 20. Shell security sources confirmed the kidnapping of three expatriate subcontractors: a Russian, Croatian and British nati [...]	2007-10-22 13:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS692	NIGER DELTA: 3 NON-AMERICAN EXPATS KIDNAPPED [...] (SBU) Militants in 20-30 speed boats attacked a Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) support vessel at the EA Field offshore Bayelsa state around 20:45 on October 20. Shell security sources confirmed the kidnapping of three expatriate subcontractors: a Russian, Croatian and British nati [...]	2007-10-22 13:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS694	NIGER DELTA ROUNDUP: HOSTAGES RELEASED, PORT [...] (SBU) Three expatriates (Russian, Croatian, and British nationals),and four Nigerian hostages were released around 17:00 on October 22, two days after having been kidnapped offshore Bayelsa State, according to Shell representatives (Reftel). Shell attributed the release to quick community a [...]	2007-10-23 15:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL NI

07LAGOS697	NIGERIA'S OIL REGULATOR ON SECTOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's petroleum regulatory chief said the government will give its interests in oil production joint ventures to a newly formed national oil company. Costs for building the OK liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant have increased significantly and he said the plant's future is in [...]	2007-10-24 12:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS704	NIGERIA: DELTA'S AMBITIOUS INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Delta State Integrated Development Project has created an ambitious development plan for the state focused on establishing an industrial base, developing infrastructure, and privatizing some government functions to boost citizens' earning power. Two of the plan's larger proj [...]	2007-10-26 10:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAGR EPET PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS711	NIGER DELTA: 6 EXPATS RELEASED, GOVERNMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Four Indian and two Polish nationals kidnapped offshore Rivers State on October 26 were released on October 29. Despite being swindled by the Rivers and Lagos state governments, the Foundation for Ethnic Harmony in Nigeria (FEHN) will host a high level Global Conference on Nonvi [...]	2007-10-30 14:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS712	MILITANT LEADER DOKUBO ASARI EXPOSES OKAH AS A [...] (C) In mid-October militant leader Dokubo Asari circulated a letter exposing Henry Okah's arms trafficking activities and connections in a self-proclaimed effort to separate criminality from the Niger Delta struggle. (Note: According to security sources, this letter was intended only for Ija [...]	2007-10-30 14:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI
07LAGOS717	OIL ADVISOR SAYS NIGERIA IS NO VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Nigerian president's special advisor on petroleum said that recent press reports on petroleum contract renegotiations were overblown and Nigeria was "no Venezuela." He clarified that the older oil production contracts were past due to be reworked, but the process will take [...]	2007-10-31 14:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS719	NIGERIA: NEW RIVERS GOVERNOR REINVENTS HIMSELF BUT [...] (C) Summary: Recently inaugurated Governor Amaechi of Rivers State has pledged to fight corruption and promised to pressent a bill creating a Due Process and Public Procurement Commission to the legislature. After having been sidelined by the People's Democratic Party for six months, Amaechi [...]	2007-11-01 13:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS727	CITIBANK NIGERIA: CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONSTRAINS LENDING. [...] (U) Summary: Citibank, the only U.S. bank operating in Nigeria, believes corporate lending is constrained by difficulty in enforcing contracts. Retail banks have difficulty verifying customers' identity and credit worthiness; to get around these problems, they lend to civil servants and employe [...]	2007-11-07 15:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS729	Southern Nigeria Election Tribunals Rule On Challenges [...] (U) Summary: Election tribunals in Nigeria's southern states continued to hand down rulings, some of which may be appealed. Bayelsa and Ogun State tribunals ruled against Action Congress (AC) and All Nigerian People's Party (ANPP) challengers in governorship elections. House races were over [...]	2007-11-07 15:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS740	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN NIGERIA [...] (C) Summary: Resource nationalism is not a significant movement in Nigeria. GON officials publicly and privately express a desire to attract more foreign investment in the petroleum sector. However, tough new local content requirements are in practice nationalistic and could hamper petroleu [...]	2007-11-13 15:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS741	NIGER DELTA MILITANTS HIT QUA IBOE TERMINAL [...] (C) Around 07:00 AM on November 12, six to seven militant boats were spotted shooting into the air offshore Exxon Mobil's Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) in Akwa Ibom State. According to security sources, the military Joint Task Force (JTF) repelled the militants around 10:30 AM after a firefight whi [...]	2007-11-13 15:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI
07LAGOS743	NIGERIA TO HONOR HISTORICAL TAX WAIVERS [...] (U) Summary: The tax reforms begun under the previous administration will be continued, according to the head of Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The government will stand by its commitments on historical tax waivers but will not grant new ones. The increase from 5 to 10 percent [...]	2007-11-15 07:58:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS749	NIGERIA'S 2008 OIL PRODUCTION TO FALL SAYS TOP OIL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Shell's senior Africa executive reported that while no country in the world has the potential of Nigeria in terms of new reserves available to international oil companies, Shell would not develop new fields next year because of ongoing funding and security problems. The execut [...]	2007-11-19 15:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET MARR MASS PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS750	A POSSIBLE STRUCTURE FOR A NEW NIGERIAN OIL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides an initial view of plans by the government of Nigeria (GON) to reorganize its petroleum sector and national oil company. No official plan has been announced publicly. Clarification may come in February 2008, but the actual implementation is expected to take [...]	2007-11-21 10:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS752	NIGERIA'S UBA PARTNERS CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] (U) Summary: United Bank for Africa (UBA) is in partnership with China Development Bank (CDB) to fund Chinese investments in two trade zones, and in infrastructure and energy projects. UBA, which believes it currently has 20% of Nigeria's retail banking market, introduced a phone card that doub [...]	2007-11-21 15:04:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS759	NIGER DELTA TIDBITS: SECURITY, POLITICS, [...] (C) This cable provides updates to security and political developments in the Niger Delta. These events occurred in November and were not previously reported: --Bonny Island Labor Skirmish Results in 3 Fatalities --Delta: Joint Task Force-Uduaghan Prevent Itsekiri Attack on Chevron --Sena [...]	2007-11-29 16:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS76	SIT REP #8: DIFFICULT COMMUNICATION WITH SSS [...] (C) The Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group has not met since February 2, however Control Risk Group (CRG) provided the following information. On February 3, Director of State Security Services (SSS) Alhaji Kola Adeshina told CRG that the Oral Rehydration Treatment (ORT) sachets had not been passe [...]	2007-02-05 15:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM CASC NI
07LAGOS766	NIGERIA: AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL SAYS CUSTOMS [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with Embassy Economic Counselor November 15, representatives of the American Business Council (ABC) listed the Government of Nigeria's propensity to announce policies seemingly with little concern for their impact as problems they would like to see addressed during T [...]	2007-12-03 06:01:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV NI
07LAGOS767	NIGERIA: LOWER NIGERIAN TARIFFS COULD REDUCE [...] SUMMARY: At a recent lunch meeting, representatives of Pfizer, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard (HP),and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) discussed common obstacles their industries face in enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR) in Nigeria. While the lack of [...]	2007-12-03 06:01:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR PGOV NI
07LAGOS769	NIGERIA: ITSEKIRI TAKE UP ARMS; MILITANTS SEEK TO [...] (C) Summary: The Itsekiri in Delta State have created the Niger Delta Survival Front, a militant body through which they reportedly hope to exert pressure on Chevron; however, an Ijaw contact believes this body will remain weak due to limited resources and the small geographic territory inhab [...]	2007-12-03 14:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS778	NIGERIA: ADEDIBU LOSES GROUND [...] (C) Summary: Signs point to the slow decline of Lamidi Adedibu's influence in Oyo State politics. His recent court appearance in Abuja and struggles with NAFDAC show his weakened position. Traditional ruler Gbola Adesiyan says Adedibu's "godson" Governor Adebayo Akala anticipates that the t [...]	2007-12-12 14:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM NI
07LAGOS780	START OF GAS FLOW THROUGH WEST AFRICAN GAS [...] (SBU) A USAID contractor advising the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAGPco) reports that the free flow of natural gas through the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) has been delayed until at least January 2008. WAGPco had announced December 5th as the date for starting the flow of gas. Ho [...]	2007-12-13 12:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECIN ECON ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS789	NIGERIA: DELTA STATE PURSUES PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Delta State Ministry of Environment is looking for assistance from donor agencies and private sector investment to spearhead projects such as erosion control, reforestation for timber, and waste management. The Delta State Waste Management Board, which falls under the purvi [...]	2007-12-27 12:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV NI
07LAGOS792	EXXONMOBIL PREPARES FOR NIGERIA'S GAS FLARING [...] (C) Summary: ExxonMobil (EM) will not meet Nigeria's January 1, 2008 deadline to end natural gas flaring (Ref). EM has a multi-billion dollar plan in progress to reinject gas into near offshore fields, but will continue to flare some "routine" gas until at least 2011 unless it is forced to sh [...]	2007-12-28 11:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS793	NIGER DELTA: DESOPADEC FOR OIL COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) has begun to develop riverine areas by offering health care to 180,000 individuals and by opening bids for more than 100 development projects. A decrease in oil production meant DESOPADEC received USD 8.5 mi [...]	2007-12-31 08:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV NI
07LAGOS8	NGO ACTIVIST: OGONI SYMPATHY FOR VIOLENT APPROACH [...] (C) Summary: Violence as a vehicle to express frustration at the lack of economic development in Rivers State is gaining sympathy within the Ogoni community and will be compounded by a likely upsurge in political violence surrounding the 2007 elections, warned environmental and human rights a [...]	2007-01-08 14:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ELAB EPET PGOV PINR NI
07LAGOS87	SITREP 9: HOSTAGES REMAIN CAPTIVE; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On February 5, American citizen Bill Graham told Pivot employee Wole Osinupebi the negotiation process should conclude as soon as possible because British national Neil Mirrlees's condition is very weak. John Walker of Control Risks Group could not confirm delivery of the Oral Rehydratio [...]	2007-02-06 15:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS89	TINUBU CHARTS THE AC'S COURSE IN THE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: In a January 29 conversation with the Consul General, Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu stated he would suggest to his old friend Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to step down from the presidential race. Tinubu thinks his friend's chances are nil given the strength of presidential enmity [...]	2007-02-07 15:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS90	10,000 ARMED CRIMINALS, NIGER DELTA APPROACHING [...] (C) Summary. Secretary of Bayelsa State Government Dr. Godknows Igali believes that the release on bail of four jailed militant youths will result in the release of two Italian employees of Agip held hostage since December 7; kidnappers are willing to release the Lebanese hostage. Igali sees [...]	2007-02-07 15:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
07LAGOS91	SITREP 10: BRITISH NATIONAL MIRRLEES RELEASED; [...] (C) Around 7:30 AM on February 7, militants released British national Neil Mirrlees due to the noticeable decline in his health since being held hostage. Mirrlees has been taken to a health clinic in Port Harcourt. Pivot will fly Mirrlees, a long time resident of Port Harcourt, to Lagos Feb [...]	2007-02-07 16:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS94	SITREP 11: HOSTAGES REMAIN CAPTIVE; FILIPINO FOUND [...] (C) Summary. John Walker of Control Risks Group told the Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group on February 8 American citizen Bill Graham and Nigerian national Ezekiel Akwa remain in captivity. Security contacts confirmed to Regional Security Officer (RSO) a Filipino woman abducted on February 7 in [...]	2007-02-08 14:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS95	STATE OF EMERGENCY BRINGS SOME CALM TO EKITI STATE [...] (C) Summary. Although controversial, President Obasanjo's declaration in October 2006 of a state of emergency in Ekiti State has provided citizens a respite from the State's tumultuous political climate. Special Administrator Tunji Olurin has brought some order to Ekiti. However, the party [...]	2007-02-09 07:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS96	EXXONMOBIL'S ASSESSMENT OF CHALLENGES TO THE OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's ambitious plans for increasing natural gas production could be hampered if the challenges facing the companies leading this enterprise are not resolved. The major challenges are underfunding of joint venture (JV) projects by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporat [...]	2007-02-09 09:25:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS97	NIGERIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PREPARES DOWNSTREAM GAS [...] (U) Summary: Final investment decisions (FIDs) will be taken on the OK Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG),Brass LNG, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and Equatorial Guinea LNG projects early in 2007. As a result, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is pushing Nigeria's Nationa [...]	2007-02-09 09:47:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET NI PGOV ENERG
07LAGOS99	ECONOMIC ROUND-UP: JANUARY [...] (U) Summary: In January, news media reported China granted duty-free status to manufactured goods imported from Nigeria; Delta State signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China to rehabilitate several ailing publicly-owned companies; and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was offered Nig [...]	2007-02-09 12:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAHORE671	ROUND-UPS UNDERWAY IN PUNJAB [...] (S) Summary: Normalcy still prevails in Lahore and throughout the Punjab in the wake of the suspension of the constitution. Reports are surfacing, however, that the police are conducting sweeps against key opponents of the government. Punjabi opposition leaders, lawyers and civil society eleme [...]	2007-11-04 15:59:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET	PGOV PREL AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR AMGT PK
07LAHORE707	NAWAZ SHARIF TOUCHES DOWN AT LAHORE [...] (C) Summary: Pakistani authorities permitted exiled former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif to enter Pakistan on Sunday November 25th, arriving at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time via a personal aircraft of the [...]	2007-11-25 16:42:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR AMGT PK
07LAHORE715	PML-N WILL NOT BOYCOTT ELECTIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: According to a close confidant of Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) does not/not intend to boycott elections but will continue publicly and privately to threaten to do so in order to extract concessions from the government by insisting on the selection of a new [...]	2007-11-26 14:37:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET	PGOV PREL AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR AMGT PK
07LAHORE722	PML-N TO COMPETE IN SPITE OF ADPM ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The nephews of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif indicated November 30 that PML-N will participate in January 8 elections regardless of recent press coverage and public statements. We would not be surprised, however, if Nawaz milks the threat of a boycott a b [...]	2007-11-30 17:08:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR AMGT PK
07LAHORE733	IT'S OFFICIAL--THE PML-N WILL COMPETE IN ELECTIONS [...] (S) On December 9 in Lahore the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) announced it will participate in upcoming elections in the wake of the failure of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) to reach a consensus on whether or not to boycott the upcoming legislative elections. According to R [...]	2007-12-10 14:43:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET	PGOV PREL AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR AMGT PK
07LAPAZ1008	NEW MINING TAX PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE [...] (SBU) According to U.S. mining company executives, a new tax proposal is on the table. Coeur d'Alene Vice President Jim Duff told Econoff April 3 that GOB officials are considering maintaining the existing complementary mining tax while eliminating its creditability against income taxes; the [...]	2007-04-12 11:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1009	NATIONAL HOUSING PLAN TO SHELTER 14,000 FAMILIES [...] The GOB announced its national housing plan on April 3, designed to decrease the current Bolivian deficit of around 300,000 homes. The plan seeks to provide housing to 14,000 families by providing subsidies of up to USD 1,400 to poor families in rural areas and loans ranging from USD 2,500 to [...]	2007-04-12 12:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ103	COCHABAMBA: JANUARY 13-14 UPDATE [...] (SBU) Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa remained in Santa Cruz through January 15, stating security conditions did not permit his return to Cochabamba. He dropped his call for a new autonomy referendum, but a large contingent of pro-MAS groups continued protests in Cochabamba's main square over th [...]	2007-01-16 21:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1032	NEW GOB PROPOSAL FOR DIP NOTE EXCHANGE ON MIL [...] (SBU) This message contains an urgent action request (paragraph 8). --------- SUMMARY --------- 2. (SBU) As part of Embassy La Paz's continuing efforts to work with the GOB towards a permanent Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) (see reftels),we have been negotiating with the Bolivian [...]	2007-04-13 18:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS BL
07LAPAZ1034	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THE INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 18:55:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1038	NATIONAL ELECTORAL COURT ON POSSIBLE ELECTIONS [...] (C) In a April 10 meeting with the Ambassador, National Electoral Court (CNE) President Salvador Romero said there is "complete uncertainty" regarding possible electoral events related to the Constituent Assembly (CA),including referendums on controversial constitutional changes and a final r [...]	2007-04-13 19:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1060	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: A LONG "TO DO" LIST [...] (SBU) Bolivia's Constituent Assembly (CA) wrapped up its national tour over the weekend of April 14-15 and will resume work in commissions April 16. Press reports estimate that the new constitution may have as many as 300 articles (the current constitution has 234),and that the Assembly has [...]	2007-04-17 11:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1068	COCHABAMBA: AN UNEASY CALM [...] (C) During a April 13 trip to Cochabamba, the Ambassador met separately with Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa, the directors of the Private Business Federation, and the directors of the Civic Committee. All expressed their concern that violence could again break out when the new draft constituti [...]	2007-04-17 18:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1083	SOFA NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE [...] (C) This message contains an urgent action request (paragraph 4). 2. (C) Poloff and Milgroup Commander met with the MFA's Director of Special Affairs Unit Mireya Duran and U.S. desk officer April 18 to convey that the United States cannot accept any changes to the terms of the diplomatic no [...]	2007-04-18 18:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS BL
07LAPAZ1085	OPPOSITION PREFECTS SIGN AUTONOMY PACT [...] (C) The opposition prefects of Beni, Cochabamba, Pando, Santa Cruz, and Tarija met on April 15 and all except Cochabamba signed a pact to defend departmental autonomy. The pact calls for respect for existing departmental borders, endorses moving the executive and legislative branches from La [...]	2007-04-18 19:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1086	ONE KILLED IN INTERNAL BORDER DISPUTE: GOB BLAMES [...] One protester was killed and up to twenty wounded by police and military guards in an internal border conflict that turned violent on April 17 in the Chaco, southern Bolivia. The Great Chaco province of Tarija began a strike on April 16, demanding that the government resolve various issues, i [...]	2007-04-18 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ1103	CHACO CONFLICT CONTINUES [...] (U) Violent confrontations in Tarija related to ownership of one of the country's largest gas reserves, which began on April 16 (reftel),continued on April 17, despite the GOB's acquiescence to protester demands. Thousands of protesters took over two natural gas pumping stations, shut the val [...]	2007-04-19 19:52:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG CASC BL
07LAPAZ1104	VP SHARES HIS VIEWS ON AUTONOMY MOVEMENTS [...] (SBU) Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera shared his vision of Bolivia's autonomy movements as he inaugurated a seminar titled "Departmental Autonomy and the Strengthening of the Nation State" April 18. The vice president argued that autonomy at its core is a mechanism for the distribution o [...]	2007-04-19 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1111	(UN) REQUEST FOR UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor. a) What laws and regulations have been promulgated on child labor, such as minimum age(s) for employment or hazardous forms of work? The minimum age for child labor is 14. Under President Morales, the Government of Bolivia es [...]	2007-04-20 18:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1112	CHACO SITUATION APRIL 20: NO VIOLENCE, BUT NO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 19:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON CASC EPET ENRG BL
07LAPAZ1118	CHACO SITUATION CALM; NEGOTIATIONS ONGOING [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 19:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG EPET CASC BL
07LAPAZ1127	MAS PROPOSES PRESS OMBUDSMAN [...] (U) A Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) Constituent Assembly member has proposed expanding the responsibilities of Bolivia's human rights ombudsman or creating a new "press ombudsman" to hear citizen complaints regarding the press. Reactions to the proposal were mixed. Former journalist and Bo [...]	2007-04-24 17:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1150	NEGATIVE PR MAY BLOCK COMMUNITARIAN JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: On January 1, President Morales proposed a law to create a formal, legally binding communitarian justice system (reftel). The Constituent Assembly has yet to debate the communitarian justice law, but there is already significant opposition to the proposal. Although the death pen [...]	2007-04-25 18:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1165	BOLIVIAN INDIGENOUS DEMANDS--RIGHTING PAST WRONGS [...] (U) As the GOB hosts the Organization of American States' (OAS) Working Group charged with negotiating the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples from April 23-27, Bolivian indigenous groups are pressing for greater rights and autonomy via the Constituent Assembly (CA). Over [...]	2007-04-26 17:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1166	DONATED VENEZUELAN TRACTORS CANNOT BE USED [...] (U) Several press reports throughout the month of April have noted that over 300 Venezuelan-Iranian-made tractors donated to municipalities throughout Bolivia over the past few months by Venezuela under the auspices of the People's Trade Agreement (TCP) and the Bolivarian Alternative for the A [...]	2007-04-26 17:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1167	DCM TRIP TO POTOSI AND SUCRE [...] (C) The DCM traveled to Potosi and Sucre April 23-25 to inaugurate USAID projects and meet with key political figures. Potosi Mayor Rene Joaquino (often touted as a potential rival to President Morales) told the DCM that although the economy is booming, the city receives no mining revenues, [...]	2007-04-26 17:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1169	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF BOLIVIAN SECURITY [...] (SBU) Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units of the Bolivian Security Forces, both armed forces and police, that are recipients of ongoing U.S. training and assistance. [...]	2007-04-26 17:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR BL
07LAPAZ1213	SCENESETTER FOR DAS COULTER [...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz warmly welcomes Political-Military Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Coulter to Bolivia May 8-10. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in Bolivian-American relations, with the GOB still defining its role in Bolivia's "revolution." With indigenous coca leader [...]	2007-05-03 12:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1215	MAY DAY: CHANGES, BUT NO NEW NATIONALIZATIONS [...] (U) In May 1 announcements, President Morales declared Bolivia's national territory a "state mineral reserve" and awarded administrative control of mineral resources to Comibol, the state-owned mining company; introduced a 5 percent increase in the minimum wage; and officially launched Bolivia [...]	2007-05-03 13:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD EINV PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1229	GOB-BACKED MINERS ATTACK CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C/NF) Well over a thousand government-paid miners marched on Sucre and attacked the Constitutional Tribunal with dynamite April 27 to pressure the court into respecting the GOB's October 31 supreme decree (reftel) which nationalized the Posokoni, Huanuni mine. The court building sustained m [...]	2007-05-04 11:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1231	U.S. MINING COMPANIES UNAFFECTED BY "RESERVE" [...] (SBU) U.S. mining company executives told the Ambassador May 3 that the GOB's decision to declare Bolivia's national territory a "state mineral reserve" (ref A) would not affect operations. According to Apex Silver Vice President Jerry Danni, the move will leave existing mining concessions un [...]	2007-05-04 11:17:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1235	EDUCATION PROPOSAL PASSES COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The GOB's education proposal was approved by committee on April 10, but has yet to appear before the full congress (reftel). The Catholic Church fears the proposal is an effort to stifle religious education, and private schools believe the GOB is exerting unprecedented control ove [...]	2007-05-04 14:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1280	GOB TAKES OFF THE GLOVES WITH PETROBRAS [...] (U) On May 6, the GOB issued, and on May 7, officially published, decree number 29122 giving state-owned oil company YPFB majority control over residual crude oil exportation from two refineries owned by Brazil's Petrobras, the largest investor in Bolivia's hydrocarbons sector. Press reports [...]	2007-05-09 10:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1281	CUBA STEPS UP ITS MISSION IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: Overt Cuban presence in Bolivia consists primarily of medical assistance and literacy programs. There are an estimated 2,000 Cuban medical personnel in Bolivia, of which 1,200 claim to be doctors. Cuba has funded 11 opthamology centers in Bolivia, and the Cuban Government recent [...]	2007-05-09 10:20:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL BL CU
07LAPAZ1322	SAN PEDRO- PRISON FACILITY OR URBAN SLUM? [...] On May 4, Emboffs visited La Paz's San Pedro prison with Alvaro Guzman, head of the National Public Defender's Office. After the conclusion of the formal visit, Guzman took Emboffs on a tour of San Pedro's "neighborhoods," the prison sections corresponding to inmates' socio-economic levels. [...]	2007-05-14 14:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1351	AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT MORALES INAUGURATE TUNNEL [...] (C) President Evo Morales and the Ambassador inaugurated a USAID-sponsored tunnel illumination system along the Cochabamba - Santa Cruz road on May 10. President Morales thanked the United States for its assistance while underscoring his oft-repeated insistence that "any assistance be uncon [...]	2007-05-16 12:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ136	MUTUN NEGOTIATIONS DRAG ON, DESPITE REPORTS OF NEW [...] (SBU) Mutun contract negotiations continue, despite January 19 press reports of new bidders. Bolivian Minister of Mining Jose Dalence reportedly said the GOB was looking for "better" offers, after repeated delays in signing a joint-venture contract allowing India's Jindal Steel and Power to d [...]	2007-01-19 20:38:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1366	PM DAS COULTER VISIT TO BOLIVIA [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Michael Coulter, as well as WHA/FO Sr. Advisor Giovanni Snidle, PM desk officer Jeff Burnett, and Lt. Col. Daniel McDonald of the Office of the Secretary of Defense visited Bolivia May 9-10 in response to the positive overtures made [...]	2007-05-16 19:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL
07LAPAZ137	BEHIND THE SCENES, MINING TAX DISCUSSIONS BEGIN [...] (SBU) GOB officials and mining company executives have quietly begun discussing tax increases. Industry representatives say the changes will be significant -- on paper, GOB officials are seeking a 50 percent share of before-tax profits -- but far less substantial than the 500 percent hike pro [...]	2007-01-19 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ138	EXPORTERS WORRY ABOUT DETERIORATING BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Leading exporters have expressed concern about Bolivia's increasingly unfavorable image and deteriorating business climate. The GOB's left-leaning rhetoric, they say, threatens to turn Bolivia into an international pariah; combined with general political instability and growing GOB atta [...]	2007-01-19 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1386	BOLIVIAN COURTS UNDER MAS FIRE [...] (C) On May 15, President Morales presented to Congress impeachment charges of judicial malpractice against four of five the Constitutional Tribunal (CT) justices. Once the lower house approves the charges, the four justices will be suspended, leaving only one justice on the bench. Poloff met [...]	2007-05-18 18:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1389	FEJUVE EL ALTO REACHES OUT TO EMBASSY [...] (SBU) At the invitation of the FEJUVE El Alto (El Alto neighborhood committee) supported foundation "Cha'amachasipxanani" (roughly 'we will work together' in Aymara),Emboffs attended a meeting on May 16 with representatives of politically powerful civic organizations including current and pa [...]	2007-05-21 14:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1394	DCM'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (SBU) At a ninety minute lunch at the DCM's residence on May 14, Minister of Defense (MOD) Walker San Miguel expressed confidence that the GOB would make its 5,000-8,000 hectare eradication target this year. He suggested that the USG and GOB negotiate an agreement regarding transport via DEA [...]	2007-05-22 15:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1396	AMBASSADOR MEETS PREFECT, JOURNALISTS, AND [...] (C) On May 17, Santa Cruz Prefect Costas told the Ambassador that he predicts a poor outcome for the Constituent Assembly (CA),and suggested that the opposition's strategy would be to seek redress before the Constitutional Tribunal if the MAS violated the terms of the Assembly's convening leg [...]	2007-05-22 17:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR BL
07LAPAZ1401	GOB INSISTS VENEZUELAN ASSISTANCE IS NOT [...] (U) In a meeting between the Bolivian and Venezuelan militaries May 21, Venezuelan Ambassador Julio Montes announced that his country donated $30 million last year to Bolivia, part of which the GOB will use to improve military barracks. Montes suggested revamping the Bolivian military to defe [...]	2007-05-22 18:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MARR MASS MOPS BL VE
07LAPAZ1403	FENCOMIN CONSIDERING FORMING OWN POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) At the request of the National Federation of Cooperative Miners of Bolivia (FENCOMIN),Emboffs met with FENCOMIN President Andres Villca Daza and Press Relations Coordinator Jose Antonio Condori on May 18. This is the first time in some time that FENCOMIN has approached the Embassy, and [...]	2007-05-22 18:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1428	BOLIVIAN RESPONSE ON RCTV CLOSURE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 12:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL VE BL
07LAPAZ1467	GOB STEPS UP ATTACKS ON INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY [...] (C) On May 15, President Morales presented to congress impeachment charges against four of five the constitutional tribunal justices (REFTEL A). The GOB and Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) officials followed with a full-blown public campaign against the judiciary, calls for the closQe of the [...]	2007-05-30 07:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1471	POPE'S COMMENTS SPUR VERBAL SPARRING IN BOLIVIA [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI's May 13 comments from Brazil regarding the appearance of "authoritarian governments" in Latin America and his statement that the indigenous "silently longed" to embrace Christianity sparked an intense back and forth between the GOB and the Bolivian Catholic Church. Boli [...]	2007-05-30 11:59:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1537	MORALES LASHES OUT AGAINST CAPITALISM AND THE [...] SUMMARY: The Fifth World Encounter of the Network in Defense of Humanity was held May 22-25 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Bolivian President Evo Morales opened the gathering of leftist intellectuals and artists with a fiery speech that condemned capitalism as the "worst enemy of humanity." His hot-t [...]	2007-06-05 12:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1570	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY DELAYS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) On June 5, for the first time a senior MAS Constituent Assembly (CA) delegate publicly conceded that not enough time remains to draft a new constitution by the government's August 6 deadline. The MAS concession followed a recent deadline extension, from May 30 to June 11, for the CA's t [...]	2007-06-06 20:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL SNAR
07LAPAZ1571	BOLIVIAN JUDICIARY GOES ON FIRST STRIKE EVER [...] (C) Summary: On Tuesday June 5, in the first known strike to affect Bolivia's court system, 2,900 judicial branch employees stayed home. The strike was a response to President Evo Morales' repeated rhetorical attacks on the judiciary. The stoppage provoked mixed reactions among Bolivia's publi [...]	2007-06-06 20:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1589	ANDEAN COMMUNITY SUMMIT PREPARATIONS AND EU [...] (C) Preparations for the 17th Presidential Summit of the Andean Community (CAN),to be held in Tarija June 12-14, are going slowly as the CAN deals with internal divisions, especially in regard to negotiating a trade agreement with the EU. As of June 8, only President Correa of Ecuador and [...]	2007-06-08 20:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1619	MAS STEAMROLLS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY COMMISSIONS [...] (SBU) The Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) appears to have adopted a new strategy to steamroll their proposals through the Constituent Assembly's (CA) twenty-one commissions, violating the voting rules agreed upon on February 14, 2007 (reftel). The strategy is aimed at preventing PODEMOS, the [...]	2007-06-12 08:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1621	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION OF BOLIVIAN MINISTERS [...] The June 10, 2007 edition of La Razn ran a background article on each of President Evo Morales' cabinet members and their socialist formation. Newly appointed Minister of Education Magdalena Caijas de la Vega was not included. What follows is a summary of that article. 2. JERJES MERCADO, Mi [...]	2007-06-12 13:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PINR PREL BL
07LAPAZ1625	MAS STEAMROLLER CONTINUES DESPITE SETBACK [...] (U) A Constituent Assembly (CA) Directive ruling on June 11 provided a minor setback for the Movement Towards Socialism's (MAS) new strategy of controlling both the majority and minority reports issued by the CA's commissions (reftel A). The MAS' strategy consists of splitting its vote within [...]	2007-06-12 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1664	IMPEACHMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL JUDGES: THE PROCESS [...] (C) The GOB's impeachment case against four of five of the constitutional tribunal justices (REFTEL A) will be a protracted process. Nonetheless the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) is trying expedite the case. On June 12, two MAS lower house deputies, who are members of a preliminary inves [...]	2007-06-15 14:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1669	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: FISTS FLY, MILITARY ANGRY [...] (C) On June 14, a small group of opposition (PODEMOS party) constituent assembly (CA) delegates was involved in a confrontation with police within the Colegio Junin, the site where the CA's twenty-one commissions are working. An opposition delegate told poloff on June 15, that the incident beg [...]	2007-06-15 18:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ167	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DORIA MEDINA AND UN PARTY [...] (C) On January 20, National Unity (UN) party leader Samuel Doria Medina and several UN party officials told the Ambassador, DCM, and Ecopol officers they believe cooperation among opposition political parties has improved, although obstacles remain to close coordination. Doria Medina claimed [...]	2007-01-23 20:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1675	TARIJA LEADERS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT STATE OF AFFAIRS [...] (C) Tarija political and business leaders expressed pessimism and a growing concern about the state of Bolivian affairs in a June 14 meeting with Emboff. The president of the Tarija Civic Committee, president of the Tarija Chamber of Commerce, and the governor's chief of staff all predicted [...]	2007-06-18 20:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1678	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: VP'S VIEWS AND SANTA CRUZ [...] (U) La Paz daily newspaper La Prensa on June 17 published an interview with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera where he opined on the Constituent Assembly (CA) and the CA's hottest issue, autonomy. Garcia Linera reiterated his oft stated remark that "departmental autonomy is guaranteed" and [...]	2007-06-18 21:43:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ168	PRESIDENT MORALES' STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH [...] President Evo Morales marked his first year in power on January 22 by giving a rambling four-and-a-half-hour State of the Union speech attended by the Ambassador and DCM. Morales triumphantly highlighted his government's accomplishments (hydrocarbons nationalization and macro-economic growth) [...]	2007-01-23 20:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ169	MORALES' ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY RALLY [...] (U) On January 22, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) threw President Evo Morales a one year anniversary party in La Paz's Plaza de los Heroes. The event started late due to Morales' four and one-half hour address to Congress (Reftel). Surprisingly, only about 4000 MAS party loyalists atte [...]	2007-01-23 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ17	PRESIDENT MORALES' NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) President Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party have been very active in the days leading up to and following the start of 2007. On December 30, taking legal advantage of the Congress not being in session, Morales announced the appointment of four interim supreme court [...]	2007-01-04 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1702	"MEDIA LUNA" TO DECIDE CIVIL RESISTANCE MEASURES [...] (C) A June 18 manifesto released by the Democratic Autonomous Board of Bolivia, which is comprised of the prefectural governments and civic committees of Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni, and Pando states, calls for "democratic civil resistance" and a "national encounter for a democratic and united [...]	2007-06-20 21:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1718	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: SEVEN COMMISSIONS FILE [...] (U) Despite a June 21 deadline only seven of the Constituent Assembly's twenty-one commissions issued their final reports. Of the seven, only the Coca and Rural Development commissions have issued consensus reports, while the other five commissions have each issued majority and minority repor [...]	2007-06-25 12:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM KDEM BL

07LAPAZ1739	PRESIDENT MORALES ASKS FOR SUPPORT IN OVERTURNING [...] SUMMARY: Bolivian President Evo Morales hosted a breakfast June 21 for Ambassadors/Charges from countries represented on FIFA,s (the International Soccer Federation's) governing board to seek support for overturning FIFA's May 27 ban on international matches above 2,500 meters. Vice President [...]	2007-06-25 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL SCUL
07LAPAZ1761	COCHABAMBA CONFLICT CASES SHOW LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Poloff visited Cochabamba on June 20 and met with the human rights ombudsman's local representative and the district attorney (DA) to discuss the status of the investigations into the Cochabamba conflict of January 8-11. In only one of the three deaths is there a suspect and in that cas [...]	2007-06-27 15:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1775	SOCCER IN THE ANDES [...] SUMMARY: FIFA's (the International Soccer Federation's) May 27 ban on international matches above 2,500 meters has provoked a sharp backlash in Bolivia. President Evo Morales has initiated an international campaign to overturn the decision, asking governments to contact their soccer federation [...]	2007-06-28 15:36:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL SCUL
07LAPAZ18	GOB PROPOSES PARALLEL INDIGENOUS LEGAL SYSTEM [...] (SBU) On January 1, President Morales proposed a new law to establish parallel indigenous (referred to as a "communitarian") legal systems whose authority will be binding. The GOB's plan calls for communitarian justice to be obligatory, at "the same level" as the formal legal system, and wit [...]	2007-01-05 12:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1811	PRESIDENT MORALES' "SUCCESSFUL" TRIP TO SWITZERLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: While President Morales has publicly claimed that his trip to Switzerland was a success, post has learned from the Swiss delegation in La Paz that he may have alienated more people than he befriended and even put at risk future Swiss assistance with his delegations' disorganization [...]	2007-07-02 15:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1812	COCHABAMBA CIVIC COMMITTEE ASKS FOR HELP [...] (C) On June 28, members of the Cochabamba civic committee met with the Ambassador and DCM to voice their fears over what they call the MAS' "anti-democratic" agenda. The committee's Cochabamba-specific concerns include GOB budget cuts, failure of the GOB to deliver on infrastructure projects, [...]	2007-07-02 16:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ183	MINING MINISTER SAYS GOB WILL RAISE TAXES [...] (SBU) Bolivia's mining minister told the Charge January 23 that the GOB would raise mining taxes, reiterating proposals presented to U.S. and other foreign firms and asserting the government's right to take a greater share of companies' income. The Charge reminded the minister of firms' need t [...]	2007-01-24 16:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1833	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S MEETING WITH VP ALVARO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 28 Ambassador Goldberg met with Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera. The meeting was scheduled before the detention of the AmCit friend of MilGroup commander's son on June 27 (Reftel A). While the Vice President agreed with the Ambassador that the case should not [...]	2007-07-03 14:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1860	HUANUNI MINERS DEMAND AUTONOMY AND HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) Huanuni's miners are blocking roads between La Paz, Oruro, Potosi, and Cochabamba (note: reports as of 1745 indicate that the police have broken the blockades using teargas.) Press coverage has been unsympathetic, focusing on the suffering of average Bolivians stranded in bus stations an [...]	2007-07-05 22:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EMIN ECON BL
07LAPAZ1862	DINH AFFAIR FALL-OUT UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's Fourth of July reception was marked by a lower turnout of high-level Bolivian officials compared to last year's. This appears to have been the result of a conscious GOB decision after the Donna Dinh affair (reftels). The most senior current GOB official to atten [...]	2007-07-06 12:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1877	BOLIVIA'S EASTERN DEPARTMENTS DEFINE AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) To celebrate the one year anniversary of their vote in favor of "autonomy" large crowds gathered in the department capitals of Bolivia's four eastern departments on July 2. Each of the four departments also unveiled their unilaterally formulated "Autonomy Statutes." The statutes, essen [...]	2007-07-06 21:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ188	A NEW YEAR, A NEW CABINET [...] (C) Despite recent public statements that he would not make any cabinet changes, President Morales announced a shake-up late January 23, replacing seven ministers (government, education, agriculture, justice, public works, planning, and labor). The announcement came as a surprise for many, ex [...]	2007-01-25 15:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1906	SOFA UPDATE: GOB OK EXCEPT ONE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Per instructions in reftel, poloff delivered the draft Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 5. The MFA official in charge of the SOFA negotiations indicated to poloff on July 9 that the GOB was comfortable with the latest draft minus the fina [...]	2007-07-10 19:00:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS BL
07LAPAZ1928	HUANUNI UPDATE: MARCH ON LA PAZ OR MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) After deadlocked meetings with the ministers of mining and labor, Huanuni's state-salaried miners were driven from their road blockades by police July 6. The miners retreated with 14 wounded but swore to continue their protests with a march on La Paz. According to press accounts, the po [...]	2007-07-11 20:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EMIN ECON BL
07LAPAZ1940	HUANUNI UPDATE: BACK TO WORK [...] (SBU) After more than a week of lost production, the state-salaried miners at Huanuni returned to work July 12. Both sides are claiming victory, but it seems that the GOB made significant concessions to the protesters (including dropping charges against those who had attempted to enter La Paz [...]	2007-07-13 14:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EMIN ECON BL
07LAPAZ1948	SOME TRANSPARENCY AND MAS COMPROMISE IN NEW [...] (SBU) After nearly two months of deliberations, Bolivia's congress successfully voted on the appointment of four new supreme court judges in a process that while not fully transparent, was a marked improvement over the past. Historically the congressional approval process was opaque, based on [...]	2007-07-13 22:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1949	OPPOSITION POLITICIAN PHYSICALLY ATTACKS [...] (C) On July 10, Adolfo Chavez, president of the Confederation of Indigenous and Original Peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB, an umbrella group of lowland indigenous groups, see reftel) was attacked by Podemos assembly member Fernando Morales. Chavez had flown in to Sucre and was stopped in the airport [...]	2007-07-13 22:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1950	OPPOSITION POLITICIAN PHYSICALLY ATTACKS [...] (C) On July 10, Adolfo Chavez, president of the Confederation of Indigenous and Original Peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB, an umbrella group of lowland indigenous groups, see reftel) was attacked by Podemos assembly member Fernando Morales. Chavez had flown in to Sucre and was stopped in the airport [...]	2007-07-17 11:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1976	COOPERATIVE MINERS MARCH ON LA PAZ AND PLAN TO [...] Press reports indicate that thousands of cooperative miners arrived the morning of July 17 in El Alto on their way to La Paz. On orders from the Ministry of Government and Ministry of Defense, the police and military are searching all vehicles entering La Paz in an attempt to seize explosive [...]	2007-07-18 05:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EMIN BL
07LAPAZ198	THE OPPOSITION WINS THE SENATE PRESIDENCY [...] (C) On January 24, after five days of intense negotiations and four rounds of voting, National Unity (UN) Senator Jose Villavicencio was elected president of the senate for the 2007 session, replacing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) Senator Santos Ramirez. The three opposition parties succ [...]	2007-01-25 21:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL PINR
07LAPAZ1980	LIMITING DISCOURSE: AN AUTHORITARIAN BENT IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 20, 2007 the Government of Bolivia issued Supreme Decree 29174, which expands the coverage of telecommunication technologies in rural parts of Bolivia. The decree also includes articles affecting community-based radio stations. While government-funded communitarian-statio [...]	2007-07-18 13:50:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1981	BOLIVIA'S CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: WHAT'S AT STAKE [...] (U) On July 13, twenty of the Constituent Assembly's (CA) twenty-one commissions issued their reports, most issuing a majority and minority version. The reports in total contain 708 articles. The majority Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and the opposition (led by PODEMOS) only agree on 255. [...]	2007-07-18 14:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1992	MARCH FOR PROVINCIAL AUTONOMY, SANTA CRUZ INVITES [...] (U) Some five thousand people peacefully marched in Montero, Santa Cruz on July 17th in favor of provincial and indigenous autonomy within the department of Santa Cruz. A commission was named to draw up a provincial autonomy proposal. On the same day, Santa Cruz Civic Committee President B [...]	2007-07-19 14:27:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1993	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S AND PDAS SHAPIRO'S MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a one-day visit to La Paz July 11, PDAS Charles Shapiro and Ambassador Goldberg met with Foreign Minister Choquehuanca and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera to review bilateral relations. Shapiro laid down a strong marker that better bilateral relations require rhetorical [...]	2007-07-19 14:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2008	MASSIVE DEMONSTRATION TO KEEP LA PAZ AS BOLIVIA'S [...] News organizations are reporting that up to 2 million residents of El Alto and the city and department of La Paz gathered July 20 in El Alto to show their support for La Paz as the legislative and executive capital of Bolivia (see ref A for an explanation of the capital-movement debate.) Spea [...]	2007-07-20 20:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2020	LA PAZ "UNITY" DEMONSTRATION [...] (SBU) Local press and opinion makers are touting the July 20th demonstration (cabildo) in El Alto as a complete success. Logistically the event was a success, with no violence and only a few minor injuries. Numerically the event was a success: over a million people attended, with some esti [...]	2007-07-23 22:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2030	EVO MORALES' WAR ON BIOFUELS [...] (U) Recent food shortages, increased food prices, and rising inflation in Bolivia have prompted President Evo Morales to strike out verbally at biofuels. In recent weeks, President Morales' anti-biofuel statements have become heated, echoing those of his political allies Fidel Castro and Hug [...]	2007-07-24 23:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR ECON BL BR
07LAPAZ2031	GOB CREATES NEW "INCIDENT" TO DISCREDIT USG [...] (C) On July 24, the Vice Minister of Culture Pablo Groux and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Fernandez held a news conference alleging an Emboff had attempted to illegally export Bolivian cultural patrimony. The facts do not reflect the accusations. Graham Alexander, Deputy for the Offic [...]	2007-07-25 00:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2063	SUCRE HOLDS RALLY FOR RETURN TO FULL CAPITAL STATUS [...] (SBU) On July 25, over 100,000 (perhaps over 200,000) people rallied in Sucre calling for the executive and legislative branches to return to Bolivia's historical (and still constitutional) capital. This rally followed La Paz's demonstration on July 20 where over a million "pacenos" gathered [...]	2007-07-26 22:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2092	COURTS OVERTURN BARRING OF HIV POSITIVE NAVAL CADET [...] (U) In a case that set a precedent for the Bolivian military, the La Paz Superior District Court ruled that HIV positive naval cadet Richard Condori should be reinstated to the naval academy. Condori is also alleged to suffer from lymphatic cancer. The Navy claimed Condori, a fifth year stud [...]	2007-07-31 16:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2098	FOUR VIEWS OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY AND BEYOND [...] (C) From July 18-24, Emboff met with four Constituent Assembly (CA) members representing different political parties. PODEMOS delegate Gamal Serhan Jaldin of Cochabamba argued that there is a real threat that the eastern (lowland) departments will seek separation from the western (altiplano) [...]	2007-08-01 11:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PINR BL
07LAPAZ21	CORRECTED COPY-AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with Vice Foreign Minister Maurico Dorfler and Vice President Garcia Linera (Septel) on January 3 to discuss the GOB's presidential decrees requiring all American citizens to obtain Bolivian visas. The Ambassador acknowledged that the GOB is within its righ [...]	2007-01-05 15:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2104	INTRODUCTION TO BOLIVIAN INDIGENOUS ISSUES [...] Bolivia has the highest percentage (from 35 percent to as high as 75 percent, depending on the survey) of indigenous citizens in South America, and Evo Morales' near-iconic status as the first indigenous president of Bolivia has made indigenous issues both highly-visible and contentious. But [...]	2007-08-01 19:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2111	GOB APPROVES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DIP NOTE [...] (U) On July 31, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship David Choquehuanca approved our humanitarian assistance diplomatic note (reftel A). 2. (U) An informal translation of the GOB,s response reads as follows: The Republic of Bolivia Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship Classifica [...]	2007-08-01 21:50:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BL KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
07LAPAZ2112	COMRADE CHAVEZ'S CHECKS COVER THE COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Over the past week, President Morales has handed out Venezuelan checks or goods amounting to over USD 18 million. During a July 31 visit to Oruro where he delivered over USD two million in Venezuelan aid checks President Morales likened Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Simon Bolivar. [...]	2007-08-01 22:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2129	TENSIONS HIGH AHEAD OF AUGUST 6 INDEPENDENCE DAY [...] (C) Tensions are high ahead of Bolivian Independence Day on August 6 and Armed Forces Day on August 7. Seven of nine departmental civic committees issued a declaration on August 1 calling for the resignation of five ministers, a two-thirds majority vote for the new constitution, and departme [...]	2007-08-02 21:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2141	MILITARY-INDIGENOUS PARADE PREPARATIONS IN FINAL [...] (C) The Bolivian Armed Forces are in the final stages of preparing for the August 7 Armed Forces Day military-indigenous parade in Santa Cruz. Eighth Division Joint Chief of Staff Colonel Cueto told Post that the armed forces will only protect El Trompillo military airport, implying the nat [...]	2007-08-03 20:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2155	BOLIVIAN CONGRESS MODIFIES LAW TO EXTEND [...] (SBU) Late in the evening of August 3, the Bolivian Congress approved a law modifying the original legislation (Law 3364) that convoked the Constituent Assembly (CA). The modifying legislation extends the CA's timetable to December 14 and sets forth a number of additional requirements, includ [...]	2007-08-07 20:57:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2156	BOLIVIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS BAD FOR [...] (C) President Morales's public image took an unexpected hit during the Bolivian Independence Day celebrations August 6 in Sucre, when he received jeers and insults from the crowd and negative press following the event. President Morales's nearly four-hour-long speech included aspersions again [...]	2007-08-08 15:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2186	MILITARY-INDIGENOUS PARADE NON-VIOLENT [...] (U) The August 7 Armed Forces Day parade held at El Trompillo military airport in Santa Cruz went off peacefully (Reftel A). Approximately 6,000 spectators watched thirty indigenous groups (including the poncho rojos) march with the Bolivian Armed Forces. President Morales, Vice President [...]	2007-08-09 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2205	CHAVEZ VISITS BOLIVIA [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Bolivia August 9 for an official visit. President Morales and Chavez signed documents creating Petroandina, a joint venture between the Bolivian state energy company YPFB and Venezuelan state energy company PDVSA. On August 10, President Moral [...]	2007-08-10 22:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2223	MORALES THREATENS TO RULE BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE [...] (C) Presidents Morales and Chavez, on the last stop of Chavez' official visit to Bolivia, announced the construction of a 100 megawatt hydro-electic plant in the Chapare on August 10. President Chavez told the crowd of several hundred hardcore Morales supporters that "the hour to liberate t [...]	2007-08-13 22:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2234	INDIGENOUS "FOURTH POWER" POWERLESS [...] (SBU) On August 10, Emboffs met with members of the "National Mechanism for Social Control" to receive a briefing on their operations. The group, composed of leaders of national civic organizations and unions, is trying to position itself as a "fourth power" on level with the legislative, exe [...]	2007-08-14 21:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2243	EVO'S DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Government party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) advisors and consultants, including Spanish and Venezuelan advisors, submitted a draft constitution to the Constituent Assembly on August 14. This draft represents only the MAS government's wish-list, including unlimited reelection of the P [...]	2007-08-15 19:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2244	EVO'S DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Government party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) advisors and consultants, including Spanish and Venezuelan advisors, submitted a draft constitution to the Constituent Assembly on August 14. This draft represents only the MAS government's wish-list, including unlimited reelection of the P [...]	2007-08-15 19:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2251	MAS MOVES TO SQUASH CAPITAL ISSUE [...] (SBU) On August 15, Constituent Assembly members from the ruling party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) submitted a resolution removing from the agenda of the Constituent Assembly the issue of where Bolivia's capital should be located. Voting in a block with opposition members representing La [...]	2007-08-16 20:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2255	BOLIVIAN EMBASSY IN U.S. UNDER CORRUPTION [...] Bolivian press is reporting the Viceminister Against Corruption Nardy Suxo has opened a corruption investigation against several employees of the Bolivian Embassy in Washington. Viceminister Suxo has acknowledged receiving complaints against Consul General Oswaldo Cuevas and local DC hire Vi [...]	2007-08-16 21:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2270	PETROANDINA: A STILL BIRTH? [...] (C) The birth of Petroandina took place with great fanfare during the August 9-10 visit of President Chavez to Bolivia. Petroandina was one of a myriad of announced projects, donations, and associations that were portrayed as the answer to Bolivia's energy puzzle. Detailed plans, however, [...]	2007-08-17 21:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EPET VE BL
07LAPAZ2305	MAS TAKES STEPS AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL [...] (SBU) On August 16, the Constitution Commission in Bolivia's lower house of Congress submitted a report recommending legal action against all but one of Bolivia's five Constitutional Tribunal judges (the Constitutional Tribunal rules on the constitutionality of laws, while the separate Suprem [...]	2007-08-21 19:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2320	GOB APPROVES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DIP NOTE [...] (U) On July 31, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship David Choquehuanca approved our humanitarian assistance diplomatic note (reftel A). 2. (U) An informal translation of the GOB,s response reads as follows: The Republic of Bolivia Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship Classifica [...]	2007-08-22 20:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BL KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
07LAPAZ2333	PUNCHES AND PROTESTS IN CONGRESS AND SUCRE [...] (C) Fisticuffs in Congress forced the opposition and ruling party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) delegates to retreat to separate buildings on August 22. The MAS delegates were later reconvened in the Vice Presidential offices and voted by "majority of those present" (that is, the majority [...]	2007-08-23 19:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2355	MAS' LATEST DRAFT CONSTITUTION: RADICAL RUMORS [...] (C) On August 15, national newspaper La Razon published a draft constitution purportedly written by the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and President Evo Morales' Venezuelan and Spanish advisors. In the days following the publication, some MAS officials repudiated the draft while [...]	2007-08-27 16:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2385	DEPSEC'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH BOLIVIAN VP [...] (C) Although the Morales government states it wants good relations with the United States, officials often use anti-U.S. rhetoric to distract from domestic problems, as when the Bolivian government recently groundlessly accused the United States of financing opposition groups. The key areas of [...]	2007-08-29 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV EMIN SNAR BL
07LAPAZ2386	TWO THIRDS OF BOLIVIA STRIKES AGAINST EVO [...] (C) The departments of Cochabamba and Chuquisaca joined Bolivia's media-luna (Pando, Beni, Tarija and Santa Cruz) and held a 24-hour general strike (paro civico) on August 28. The opposition is calling the strike an overwhelming success, since it paralyzed the six departments and demonstrated [...]	2007-08-29 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2387	GOVERNMENT MINISTER SLAMS USAID [...] (C) Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana made an unannounced press briefing, on August 29, in which he leveled untrue charges against USAID. Quintana presented his briefing as the government's evidence to substantiate President Evo Morales' and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera' [...]	2007-08-29 21:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2400	OPPOSITION, OTHERS DEFEND US AID [...] (U) Following Minister of the Presidency Quintana's August 29 attacks on USAID in which he accused the USG of supporting the opposition and told USAID to get in line with government policies or leave the country, the opposition, NGOs and pundits are defending USAID and criticizing the governmen [...]	2007-08-30 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PHUM EAID BL
07LAPAZ2406	SUCRE SLIPPING TOWARD THE EDGE [...] (C) The city of Sucre is inching closer to a potential confrontation as both the government and opposition have asked their partisans to take to the streets. Saying he does not want to be responsible for any confrontation and placing the blame squarely on President Evo Morales, Governor Davi [...]	2007-08-31 19:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2407	VP TO "INFORM" U.S. CONGRESS OF "USAID CONSPIRACY" [...] (SBU) Summary. Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera announced on August 30 that he will use his September 4-6 visit to the United States to inform the U.S. Congress and the American people about how U.S. assistance is "used to manipulate Bolivia's domestic politics and conspire against the M [...]	2007-08-31 19:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2416	MORE ATTACKS ON USAID, CHARGES OF PAYING THE PRESS [...] (SBU) Government Minister Juan Ramon Quintana continued his barrage of false accusations against USAID on September 2, once again charging USAID with funding groups to destabilize Bolivia. Quintana also accused the USG of paying journalists to write articles that foment conflict. While Qui [...]	2007-09-04 22:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2442	MORALES CHECKED AS JUSTICES REINSTATED [...] (C) The opposition-controlled senate voted on September 5 to reinstate the four Constitutional Tribunal judges that the government MAS party controlled lower house had suspended on August 22. The suspension of the judges had ceated a void that could have enabled Morales' MAS party to ram thr [...]	2007-09-05 22:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2456	BOLIVIA MOVING TOWARDS FORMALIZING TIES WITH IRAN [...] (U) Bolivian press reported that President Evo Morales signed a commercial agreement September 5 with Iran's Ambassador to Venezuela Abdulat Zisan (alternate "Zifan") for the establishment of six milk processing plants. Morales noted the "historic" commercial agreement would be a start toward [...]	2007-09-06 23:03:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2465	POSSIBLE VIOLENCE AHEAD IN SUCRE [...] (SBU) Pro- and anti-government forces are converging on Sucre, seat of the Constituent Assembly, poised and prepared to clash with each other in Sucre's streets on September 10 (if not sooner). The debate over restoring Sucre as Bolivia's full capital (it is currently only home to judiciary [...]	2007-09-07 20:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2467	BOLIVIAN GAS: THE PRESSURE IS BUILDING [...] (SBU) The first signs of an emerging crisis in the Bolivian gas sector are becoming apparent. Gas supply can no longer meet current contractual obligations. Production has fallen to 38.3MMm3/d and contractual obligations are up to 39.4MMm3/d. Moreover, investment in the sector is tentative [...]	2007-09-10 12:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EPET BL
07LAPAZ2488	SUCRE - A STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK [...] (SBU) A decision by the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) dominated Constituent Assembly directive on September 7, and a court decision on September 8 served to reduce tensions in Sucre, site of Bolivia's Constituent Assembly. Pro- and anti-government groups had descended on Sucre prepared to [...]	2007-09-10 21:11:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2500	BOLIVIA ANNOUNCES FORMAL TIES WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca dropped the other shoe September 11 after both he and President Evo Morales hinted at pursuing formal diplomatic relations with Iran the previous week (reftel). Choquehuanca announced diplomatic relations with Iran at the end of a pre [...]	2007-09-11 23:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2501	SUCRE SOCIAL SUMMIT - MORE BOMBAST THAN TURNOUT [...] (SBU) Pro-government groups held their planned "Social Summit" on September 10 in Sucre to rally support for the embattled Constituent Assembly, but the gathering was a failure given that only twelve percent of the expected 100,000 people attended. Despite fiery speeches where participants [...]	2007-09-11 23:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2510	BOLIVIA'S MIXED MESSAGE ON IAEA-IRANIAN ACTION PLAN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez on September 7, 2007. Fernandez told the Ambassador that the French, German and British Ambassadors had covered the same topic with him several days earlier. Fernandez claimed that the European Ambassador [...]	2007-09-12 21:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC BO
07LAPAZ2524	BOLIVIAN GAS: SHORTAGES OF LPG TO COME? [...] (U) The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) market in Bolivia is a good test case of what is happening in the overall hydrocarbon sector. Prices are held artificially low, demand is stimulated, supply and investment decrease, and the growing threat of shortages presage possible political turmoi [...]	2007-09-14 05:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EPET BL
07LAPAZ2525	DOMESTIC BACKLASH TO IRAN/VISA ISSUES BEGINS [...] (C) Although not as massive, immediate, or united as Bolivian domestic defense of USAID after the Bolivian Government attacked it in August, public opinion is beginning to come out against the Bolivian Government's September 11 announcements on establishing diplomatic ties with Iran and implem [...]	2007-09-14 11:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2526	DOMESTIC BACKLASH TO IRAN/VISA ISSUES BEGINS [...] (C) Although not as massive, immediate, or united as Bolivian domestic defense of USAID after the Bolivian Government attacked it in August, public opinion is beginning to come out against the Bolivian Government's September 11 announcements on establishing diplomatic ties with Iran and implem [...]	2007-09-14 11:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2572	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE: AN UPDATE FROM BOLIVIA [...] (U) Despite recent hostile pronouncements against US assistance from the national government, Bolivia continues its pursuit of a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact for US$650 million. There are signs however, that the GOB is not united in its pursuit of such a Compact. Despite [...]	2007-09-20 17:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BL PGOV
07LAPAZ2587	BOLIVIANS MUTE ON IAEA PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Ruben Vidaurre, Director of Multilateral Affairs, September 20. Despite prior assurances that Bolivia would act to hold Iran to it's "international commitments" and UN resolutions (ref b),Vidaurre explained Bolivia's Vienna delegation was called dur [...]	2007-09-21 17:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN BL
07LAPAZ259	MOD MEETING READOUT, COUNTERRORISM CONFERENCE [...] (C) The National Defense University (NDU),via its Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS),co-sponsored a January 23-25 security and defense workshop which focused on counter-terrorism (CT) in La Paz with the Ministry of Defense. Participants identified the top four threats to Bolivian [...]	2007-02-01 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PINR MARR MASS MOPS BL
07LAPAZ2607	POTOSI MAYOR: A POTENTIAL CHALLENGER TO EVO? [...] (C) On September 18, Emboffs visited Potosi Mayor Rene Juaquino who is emerging as a potential (albeit long-shot for now) alternative to President Evo Morales. Juaquino who is Quechua, the largest indigenous group in Bolivia, is considered by most observers a very effective politician and c [...]	2007-09-26 14:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2626	BOLIVIA'S NEW "PEACEFUL" RELATIONS WITH IRAN/LIBYA [...] (C) Summary: With the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and signing of $1.1 billion in cooperation agreements September 27, Bolivia and Iran have fundamentally deepened both their commercial and political relationship. In his signing ceremony speech, Morales emphasized Bolivia's r [...]	2007-09-27 23:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR BL
07LAPAZ2647	SUCRE'S STATUS COULD KILL CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Emboffs recently held separate meetings with three of Sucre city and Chuquisaca department's leading figures; discussions focused on: the fate of the Constituent Assembly, the likelihood of a referendum on returning Sucre to full capital status, and the Prefect's surprise reversal of his [...]	2007-10-01 20:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PINR BL
07LAPAZ2648	EVO TO UN: CHANGE OF ADDRESS REQUESTED [...] (U) Building on President Evo Morales' September 26 suggestion to move the UN Headquarters out of New York, the Bolivian Government September 30 launched a "global campaign" to persuade nations to move the UN. Presidential Minister Juan Quintana said the proposal was prompted by the poor and [...]	2007-10-01 20:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN BL
07LAPAZ2658	STUDENT DEAD IN POSSIBLE NEW HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] (SBU) A September 28 clash between student protesters and security forces left one student dead (Osmar Flores Torres) and four others wounded in the Arani province of Cochabamba. The students (or normalistas) were threatening to disrupt a gas pipeline if their demand for a new school was [...]	2007-10-02 20:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07LAPAZ2663	FM CHOQUEHUANCA: SEX, ROCKS, AND CHILD LABOR [...] (U) In an interview with the Spanish press agency EFE on October 1, Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca made several curious comments on a variety of subjects from the imperialist tendencies of the West, to the sexual activity of rocks. Though the interview offered several critiques [...]	2007-10-03 13:22:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL ELAB PINR
07LAPAZ2686	LA PAZ ON IRANIAN NUKES: SEE NO EVIL [...] (U) Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca defended Iran's nuclear program October 3, contrasting Iran's development of "peaceful" nuclear technology with countries like France, Russia, Israel, and the United States that use the technology to make "atomic bombs." He also lumped Iran in [...]	2007-10-04 20:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR BL
07LAPAZ2687	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 20:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV BL
07LAPAZ2689	CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL IN LIMBO [...] (C) On October 3, the Superior Court of La Paz, ruled against the opposition-led senate's September 5 decision to "shelve" (not proceed with) impeachment proceedings against four of five constitutional tribunal magistrates, leaving the tribunal in limbo. The superior court's decision, if fo [...]	2007-10-04 22:34:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2700	BOLIVIA: LATEST FLAP DEFUSED [...] (C) Following a series of continuing verbal attacks on the United States over the past few weeks, including President Morales's UNGA speech asking that the UN be taken out of the United States, the Ambassador when asked what he made of a campaign to move the U.N., said that after all these a [...]	2007-10-06 00:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL
07LAPAZ2712	EVO CELEBRATES CHE DAY; NO TO U.S. BASES [...] (U) Summary. During his remarks at an October 8 event honoring the 40th anniversary of Che Guevara's death in Bolivia, President Evo Morales unleashed a torrent of anti-U.S. rhetoric, said a new Bolivian Constitution would not permit U.S. military bases in Bolivia, and urged other Latin Ameri [...]	2007-10-09 21:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2714	DFM INVOKES IRAN-CONTRA TO JUSTIFY VISA ON AMCITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 22:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PREL PINR BL
07LAPAZ2716	DFM INVOKES IRAN-CONTRA TO JUSTIFY VISA ON AMCITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 10:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PREL PINR BL
07LAPAZ2725	EVO JUST SAYS NO TO U.S. ANTI-DRUG FORCES [...] (U) Following on comments he made October 8 about implementing a constitutional ban on U.S. bases (reftel),Bolivian President Evo Morales unveiled plans October 9 to end cooperation "soon" with U.S. military elements providing support to Bolivian counter-narcotics forces. He said it was a q [...]	2007-10-10 21:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2726	EVO JUST SAYS NO TO U.S. ANTI-DRUG FORCES [...] (U) Following on comments he made October 8 about implementing a constitutional ban on U.S. bases (reftel),Bolivian President Evo Morales unveiled plans October 9 to end cooperation "soon" with U.S. military elements providing support to Bolivian counter-narcotics forces. He said it was a q [...]	2007-10-10 21:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2730	USDA IN BOLIVIA: FEEDING CHILDREN, FORTIFYING [...] (SBU) Since 2005, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has donated about $7.3 million through NGOs to Bolivia. One program provides a daily hot meal to approximately 20%-25% of rural school children in the nation. The program has helped build school greenhouses, chicken coup [...]	2007-10-11 16:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL
07LAPAZ2758	POTOSI: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE PERIPHERY [...] (U) Potosi, Bolivia's south-western department (or state),with Argentina to the south and Chile to the west, is focused on mining and tourism as its best options for escaping the poverty that afflicts most of its population. Despite the historic wealth of the mining sector in Potosi, prospec [...]	2007-10-15 15:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV EIND PINR PGOV KCRM KIPR BL
07LAPAZ2764	BOLIVIA: MORALES RAISES THE RHETORIC [...] (U) President Evo Morales, in a speech given to an indigenous gathering (attended by Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu) in the Chapare on October 12, continued to ratchet up his anti-American rhetoric. Morales opened the speech by yelling "long live coca, death to the Yank [...]	2007-10-15 20:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2777	GOVERNMENT UPS THE ANTE WITH NEW SOCIAL PROGRAM [...] (U) In the face of considerable regional resistance to diverting over $100 million in hydrocarbons taxes (IDH) from the prefects, municipalities and universities to a national pension system (Bonosol),President Morales announced over the weekend that he would seek to dissolve Bonosol and [...]	2007-10-17 12:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2778	INDIGENOUS COHESION CRACKING IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Emboffs met with Fabio Colquechuima, the international relations officer of CONAMAQ (National Council of Ayllus and Markas of Qollasuyu),a group consisting of 16 indigenous groups from across Bolivia, mostly concentrated in the highlands to the west. In what is [...]	2007-10-17 16:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2792	AMERICAN AIRLINES FORCED TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS [...] (C) American Airlines was forced to cancel its flights into/out of Bolivia on October 16 and is scheduled to resume normal operations on October 19. A dispute over transfers of funds from the national office of airport services (AASANA) to the Santa Cruz office of AASANA led to AASANA Santa [...]	2007-10-17 22:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL CASC EAIR ECON PGOV PREL
07LAPAZ2817	BROTHELS, BARS, AND ANGRY EL ALTO PARENTS [...] (U) Summary. Angry parents burned more than 50 bars and brothels in the city of El Alto October 15-17. The apparently impromptu protests started as a peaceful march protesting lack of funding for school classrooms, but grew into violent reaction to the proximity of schools to bars, which par [...]	2007-10-18 19:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC BL
07LAPAZ2824	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY SCENARIO I: DEAL AVERTS CRISIS [...] (C) The Constituent Assembly is officially on recess until October 22 but risks total collapse if the government's Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and the opposition cannot reach agreement on key issues. This cable lays out the first of two most likely scenarios regarding the Constitu [...]	2007-10-19 12:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2827	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY SCENARIO II: NO DEAL = CRISIS [...] (C) The Constituent Assembly is in recess until October 22 but is in danger of complete collapse if the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and opposition cannot reach agreement on key issues. This cable lays out the second of two likely scenarios regarding the Constituent Assembly's futu [...]	2007-10-19 13:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2854	BOLIVIA'S PRESS INCREASINGLY UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recently released its annual press freedom index and Bolivia dropped from 16 to 68. RSF's report stated, "(Bolivia) has fallen many places because of serious press freedom violations." While RSF cites many physical attacks on reporters, perhaps the most [...]	2007-10-23 12:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2856	THREATS TO KICK OUT DEA/MIL: REAL OR RHETORIC? [...] (C) Bolivian President Evo Morales caused a stir with his confused calls to kick out foreign forces and barbs at U.S. counter-narcotics efforts October 8 and 9 (reftels). The cable is our assessment and effort to provide some context for the Washington audience to help navigate the "revoluti [...]	2007-10-23 16:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2873	WINE AND GAS IN TARIJA: ONE FLOWS FREELY [...] (SBU) The Department of Tarija forms the southern base of the so-called half moon, a grouping of departments resistant to the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) agenda. It is home to both vineyards and almost all of the major Bolivian gas fields. As a result, Tarija may be the wealthiest of [...]	2007-10-24 21:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR PREL EPET BL

07LAPAZ290	RIC, RESIGNED, SEES BOLIVIA MOVING LEFT [...] (C) Former Minister of Public works Salvador Ric told Emboffs on February 1 that he resigned in January because of the tight, central control exercised over the ministries by President Morales and his inner circle, which took away Ric's voice. He expressed concern over the government's involv [...]	2007-02-06 12:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL

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